Beaten To Death – Vntrve Album Review Upon opening the email from Jai that contained the Dropbox link for this review, I noted that in his summary was a sentence I couldn’t ignore: “These guys definitely don’t seem interested in playing grindcore by the usual Read More …
More than four decades into VADER, Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek has found a pretty effective way of avoiding one of the biggest enemies facing any band that survives this long: routine. When the Polish death metal veterans return to Australia this November for the Reign Forever Read More …
Theo from Obscura Qalma talks Faust, AI, grief, philosophy, The Cure, The Smiths and the nightmare of being human in 2026. Read More …
There aren’t too many musicians who can lay claim to having helped shape the sound of extreme metal across multiple generations, but Gene Hoglan is certainly one of them. From the ferocious thrash of Dark Angel and the technical evolution of Death through to his Read More …
Swiss metalcore wrecking crew Days of Ruin went from starting a band “just for fun” to winning the Wacken Metal Battle Switzerland and playing Wacken Open Air. We talk metalcore, influences, live authenticity, gear, songwriting, zombies and their new EP Age of Ignorance.
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Some gigs stay with you because of the bands on the bill. Others stay with you because the entire room feels like it is one bad decision away from descending into absolute chaos. New Dead Metalfest at Fowlers Live in Adelaide in October 2017 gave Read More …
KillerTube catches up with Brujeria’s El Criminal ahead of the band’s Putrefying Down Under Australian and New Zealand tour with CARCASS. Read More …
Nyctalor arrived without names, roles or a trail of individual personalities to follow. Formed in the Australian Capital Territory in 2025, the anonymous collective have deliberately pushed attention towards the music, artwork and atmosphere surrounding their debut EP, I: The Collapse. Across two extended compositions Read More …
This Is Me Breathing refuse to hold back on Serenity in Suffering, delivering a crushing deathcore assault packed with savage vocals, devastating riffs and relentless energy. Read More …
Psycroptic frontman Jason Peppiatt discusses the making of The Pulse Of Annihilation, working with Jason Keyser, recording with Joe Haley and why Australia’s technical death metal pioneers are still pushing themselves after more than two decades. Read More …
Australian death metal outfit Complexant deliver one of their heaviest and most emotionally devastating tracks yet with ‘Afterlife,’ the latest single from their upcoming debut album Apex. Read More …
Original Frankenbok frontman Adam Glynn opens up about returning to the band after more than two decades away, rebuilding old friendships, and why The Arriba War Honkle represents the truest version of Frankenbok yet. Read More …
