Metal Blade Records July Wrap Up: Harlott, RAM And Gradience Deliver New Singles

Metal Blade Records have delivered another heavy round of new music, with Australian thrashers Harlott, Swedish heavy metal titans RAM and Danish metallers Gradience all pushing toward major upcoming releases. From politically charged Australian thrash, to classic heavy metal rebellion, to a wild collision of Read More …

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Flotsam and Jetsam’s Michael Gilbert on Rats in the Temple and First Australian Tour

Nearly forty years after Doomsday for the Deceiver first tore its way into the metal world, Flotsam and Jetsam are not interested in surviving on history alone. Their sixteenth studio album, Rats in the Temple, arrives on August 28 through Napalm Records, carrying the precision, Read More …

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Nyctalor Interview: Anonymity, Decay and I: The Collapse

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 …

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Famous Strangers Open Up About Healing, Freedom And Their Debut Album

The Alberta quartet open up about the long road to their self titled debut, creative freedom and the seven songs that finally brought their story together. Famous Strangers may be a relatively new name in heavy music, but there is nothing inexperienced about the four Read More …

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THE ETERNAL: Mark Kelson On Obscured Horizons, Mortality And Finding Hope In The Darkness

Some albums arrive at exactly the right moment. Others feel like they have walked beside you through the darkness before helping point towards whatever might be waiting beyond it. When I first caught up with Mark Kelson from The Eternal two years ago around the Read More …

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Stellar Circuits Release Powerful New Single In The Smoke

North Carolina alternative metal standouts Stellar Circuits have released their new single “In The Smoke”, continuing what has already been a massive creative run of standalone releases throughout 2026. The new track is available now via Nuclear Blast Records, alongside an official visualizer. Stream “In Read More …

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Shadowmare Interview: Transfiguration, Survival and a New Era of Portuguese Technical Thrash

Formed in southern Portugal in 2015, Shadowmare have spent more than a decade developing a sound built from the aggression of thrash and death metal alongside the precision and complexity of progressive and technical metal. Across the EP From Hell to the Future, the albums Read More …

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Besomora’s Devotion to the Fear: Nine-String Guitars, Demons and Metal Rebirth

There are some bands you discover because a press release lands in your inbox at the right moment. Others become part of your world slowly, one song and one encounter at a time. Besomora fall firmly into that second category for me. I first came Read More …

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The Kovenant Are Here To Stay: Nagash Talks Australia, Nexus Polaris And An Almost Written New Album

Some bands return to relive a celebrated chapter from their past. The Kovenant have returned because that past unexpectedly opened the door to an entirely new future. When I caught up with Nagash for Crannk, the immediate reason was historic enough. This September, The Kovenant Read More …

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From Ashes To New Announce First Ever Australian Headline Tour With Banks Arcade

American rock chameleons From Ashes To New are set to return to Australia this October for their first ever headline tour, joined by special guests Banks Arcade. Following their debut Australian performances at Good Things Festival in 2024, From Ashes To New will bring their Read More …

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Sheri Moon Zombie Releases Debut Single And Video I Love My Robot

Cult icon, actress, designer and longtime horror favourite Sheri Moon Zombie has officially stepped into music with the release of her debut single and video “I Love My Robot”. The track was produced by acclaimed producer Zeuss and arrives with a music video directed by Read More …

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From First To Last Sign To Fearless Records And Share Your Name In Red Ink

Fearless Records has welcomed iconic 2000s post-hardcore outfit From First To Last to its global roster, and the band have marked the new partnership with the release of their new single “Your Name In Red Ink”. Listen to “Your Name In Red Ink” here:https://fftl.ffm.to/redink For Read More …

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