Some albums arrive according to a carefully mapped plan. Others sit unfinished for years, waiting for the world around them to catch up. For Robin Staps, Solaris became something even more important. It became the unfinished story that convinced him The Ocean still had a Read More …
There are albums that introduce you to a band, and then there are albums that immediately make you stop what you’re doing and pay attention. For me, Sarcator’s Alkahest was absolutely the latter. I first came across the Swedish band properly when that record landed Read More …
Five years can disappear bloody fast. When I last caught up with Joey Arena in March 2021, we spoke about his ARENA synthwave project, Sammy Hagar giving his blessing to Joey’s version of Van Halen’s “Dreams,” and an Outlier catalogue already holding enough material for Read More …
Andrew Hudson talks Exsequiis, creative freedom and the strength of Australian thrash Twenty years ago, four teenagers from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs came together for a high school thrash metal performance. They chose the name Harlott largely because they thought it would look good on a Read More …
When Edwin Premberg begins creating a new METALITE album, he does not sit down with every planet, character and destination already mapped out. He starts with the music, captures whatever melodies and riffs arrive, experiments with the sounds and allows the story to reveal itself 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 …
METALITE mastermind Edwin Premberg talks DISCOVERY, the band’s evolving sci-fi universe, heavier production, songwriting, Jacob Hansen and new drummer Erik Junttila. 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 …
Mongolian Hunnu Rock pioneers THE HU have opened another chapter in their remarkable journey with the release of their third full length album, HUN. Released on July 24 through Better Noise Music, the 11 track album expands the band’s collision of traditional Mongolian instrumentation, throat Read More …
From The Hollies to Kill ’Em All Vince’s earliest core musical memory does not begin with distorted guitars or a screaming metal crowd. It begins at around four years old with a Walkman belonging to his uncle Vincent and a cassette featuring The Hollies’ “Bus Read More …
There are farewell tours, there are final releases, and then there are moments like this that feel bigger than either of those things on their own. As Sepultura bring one of heavy music’s most important journeys toward its final chapter, The Cloud of Unknowing does Read More …
For over two decades, Ulcerate have existed in a space that few bands can truly claim as their own. Their music has never been about easy categorisation. Instead, it has always felt like something to be experienced, something that unfolds over time rather than reveals Read More …
