Mortal Sin: Forty Years of Mayhem, Fifty Shows Back and No Signs of Slowing Down

There are some bands you simply cannot talk about Australian heavy metal history without mentioning, and Mortal Sin are absolutely one of them. From those early Sydney thrash days and the impact of Mayhemic Destruction through Face of Despair, international touring, breakups, reunions and later Read More …

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Harlott’s Andrew Hudson on Exsequiis, 20 Years of Thrash & Australian Metal

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 …

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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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Branded Review: Aussie Metal Powerhouse Headbore Delivered

ABOUT FUCKEN TIME! Firstly, I’d like to personally apologise to Headbore. It took over a year for this review to be written. Branded was released March 21, 2025, and it took this long for the album to receive its first long-awaited review. When I interviewed Read More …

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