There are albums that look backwards simply because the past feels comfortable, and then there are albums like IGNEA’s Monumental, where looking back becomes considerably more complicated. Nostalgia here is not treated as an easy escape into better days. It can be beautiful, unsettling, deceptive Read More …
After 30 years, 13 albums and thousands of shows, Amon Amarth bassist Ted Lundström is still here. We talk surviving metal, touring, songwriting and The Allfather Awakens. Read More …
There is a moment early in my conversation with Falsimonian guitarist, keyboardist, composer and producer Jesus Fuentes Valverde where a lot of what sits behind the band suddenly starts making sense. Before the jazz degrees, before melodic death metal collided with Latin rhythms and before Read More …
Finnish metal legends Amorphis are finally back on Australian soil, and with their first tour Down Under in 13 years kicking off tonight, longtime keyboardist Santeri Kallio has plenty to say about the band’s return. Few bands have managed to evolve quite like Amorphis. From Read More …
Blood of Angels guitarist Aaron Robinson talks Tampa’s legendary metal history, the band’s European tour, Les Angst Ov Thanatou, seven-string guitars, musical influences and why Blood of Angels refuse to stay inside a genre box.Blood of Angels guitarist Aaron Robinson talks Tampa’s legendary metal history, the band’s European tour, Les Angst Ov Thanatou, seven-string guitars, musical influences and why Blood of Angels refuse to stay inside a genre box. Read More …
There are bands you listen to because the riffs hit hard, the songs get into your blood and they sound fucking enormous when you crank them. Then there are bands that send you somewhere beyond the music itself. Amon Amarth have always been both of Read More …
Destruction of the Healer are entering their heaviest era yet. We spoke with the Wollongong death metal band about A Universe Bereaved, DIY recording, and building the future of Australian heavy music. Read More …
Sydney melodic death metal outfit Besomora are back with a brand new single, and this one feels like a serious step forward for the band. Their new track “Imminent Lies” is out now, giving fans the first glimpse into their upcoming EP Devotion To The Read More …
Spanish melodic death metal force BLOODHUNTER return with Sons Of The Abandoned, a record that feels like a defining moment for the band. It is fast, aggressive, melodic, emotionally charged and packed with the kind of extreme metal fire that has long sat at the Read More …
AVATAR frontman Johannes Eckerström talks Don’t Go In The Forest, Australian tour plans, stage transformation, literature, fear, ritual and why the scariest thing in the forest might be yourself. Read More …
Some records feel like a debut in name only. By the time you get to the end of Scream into the Void, it does not sound like the work of someone dipping a toe into a side lane just to see what happens. It sounds Read More …
VANTA aren’t just writing songs—they’re building collapsing worlds and dragging you into them. Perpetual Selection feels less like an album and more like a warning signal, blurring the line between cosmic horror and human reality in a way that’s as unsettling as it is addictive. Read More …
