Month: November 2013

Chronolyth is a 5 piece band from sunny Brisbane Qld and they sure can pack a huge punch in the face with their debut album Sovereign, it’s Hard it’s Heavy and it will surely rip […]

Legacy is the latest offering from the band T.O.C, a four-piece heavy metal group with a clean traditional sound. Immediately upon starting this album you notice the great sound quality with a fantastic all slick […]

Not sure if there has been another band in the history of Metal, that has tried as unashamedly as Orchid to try and sound like Black Sabbath. But if there is I’m unaware of them […]

What can you say about a band like Testament that has been around for 30ish years and has been at the forefront of the thrash music scene since day one? A Double CD Live recording […]

Save The Devil by Tyrant is a very good easy to get into the traditional-styled heavy metal album. Upon playing this recording there is an instant comforting satisfaction about it that you are probably going […]

16 November 2013 at Transcontinental Hotel West End Music Stage Kunvuk – Headlining the West End Stage. Kunvuk are an unusual type of extreme metal that changes song structure very unpredictably. No drummer tonight, which […]

9 November 2013 at Herman’s BarRattling, shattering and a wall of sound announce Sydney's industrial metallers, Noveaux, who conquered the stage one by one; DJ and synths and then guitar, bass and drums. Together they […]

Metal-Roos: How did you guys become a band? Kurt: In high school Danyn played in one band and me in another. Marcus (now Gorefield manager) and Len (now road manager) played in a band with […]

Norwegian punk/metal hybrid 5 piece outfit. “Is this where we are” opens the album with authority, and it’s a good choice. Anders makes his statement with authority and it’s a song that gets your attention. […]

The newest addition to Epica’s music catalog isn’t really new at all. Retrospect is a tenth-anniversary live album, which was recorded in Eindhoven (Netherlands), and it showcases some of the best music the band has […]

Binkery is an experimental hardcore band from Tasmania and by experimental, they basically mean, you’ve probably never heard anything like this before. To start off with the positives: musically the band sounds really great (minus […]

5 piece Paraguay thrash/death metal An instrumental intro opens this album, with some athletic playing, and you get an idea of what you are in for. Black leaf comes next starting with a blast beat, […]

Great guitar work but the Vocals is where it all falls apart for me with this release. This EP is made up of the title track plus 3 extra songs recorded live at the Bloodstock […]

Out of Munich, Germany is this little-known band going by the name of Amplified Memory, formed in the summer of 2008. This is their first release “The Ever Spinning Wheel”. The opening track “The Inception” […]

The Eagle Has Landed is the debut EP from Western Sydney groove metal band Whiskey Smile. The five members of this band have created an extremely professional and fantastic-sounding EP that for the first four […]

Sudden State has released their first EP Another Time, Another Place and it is an absolute ripper. This four-piece heavy metal band from Melbourne has absolutely nailed this five-track EP from start to finish. Falling […]

Thrashback is a crossover (thrash mixed with hardcore punk) band hailing from France. Their debut album is Possessed. This band really nailed the intensity and chaos which thrash is known for and at the same […]

In Arkadia are a French Deathcore band. Being around for 6 years they have released 3 studio albums and have been pretty successful. Their last release was Eyes of Archetype. The opening track is Behold […]

Eclipsed is the rather short 3 track demo by the band Infernal Outcry. I found it difficult to get an overall reading and flavor of this release due to the shortness of it, as it […]

Profanity and Innuendo is the name of the album by hard rock outfit, Roadkill. A title that comes easily because that is pretty much what you get on this recording. Generally throughout this is basically […]

Before Ciada is an NSW band who tell us in their bio that their EP ‘Birth to Burial’ would be a ‘brutal thought choking and soul crunching album’ and they were not wrong! ‘Birth to […]

It’s been 30 years since Brazil’s much-loved metal gods Sepultura graced us and took over the world with their South American thrash attack. Born out of the urban jungle of Sao Paulo, they have consistently […]

Ashes of Ares seem to be a bit of a supergroup of sorts made up of former members of the bands Iced Earth and Nevermore. Their riffs immediately bring to mind 80’s bay area thrash […]

I would like to start this review by paying my respects to Cryptic Scorn’s fallen bass player Jay Ramirez who suddenly passed away on the 10th of March this year! This Sydney-based band has been […]