Month: May 2019

22 May 2019 at Manning Bar Wednesday isn’t the typical time I listen to folk metal but last night I made an exception and I’m certainly glad I did. Korpiklaani, supported by Troldhaugen and Saralisse, […]

Sabaton are one of the biggest metal bands on the planet, your high energy performances headlining massive festivals to hundreds of thousands of fans all over the world. You have your own personal Sabaton Open […]

To the uninitiated, All This Filth are a Metal band from Perth, Western Australia. They blend many different Metal and heavy sub genres including Groove Metal, Thrash, Hardcore, Death Metal, Industrial Metal and even hints […]

18 May 2019 at Croxton Bandroom It’s a very rare occasion to see a band that you love and adore come to the brink of dissolution, to then not only recover, but to return so […]

18 May 2019 at Crowbar The final show of the tour to celebrate the release of Darkcell’s self titled album was kicked off with Brisbane locals Torizon. The heavy rock group warmed up the crowd […]

17 May 2019 at Crowbar Your Mate Bookings, Young Henrys and Get on The Stage brought this onslaught into the depths of the Crowbar for the first leg of Bongzillas Oz Kiwi tour. Local instrumental […]

17 May 2019 at Manning Bar Saralisse packed some serious punch for the already dense manning crowd, with songs about dragons and other fantastical subject matter. The consummate entertainers had their stage presence on show, […]

12 May 2019 at The Metro Wow Wow WOW! When I heard The Scarecrow about ten years ago, I was completely hooked on Avantasia. Tobias Sammet (Edguy) has created something amazing, including several of the […]

12 May 2019 at The Triffid Thanks to Welkin Entertainment, Evolution Touring & Wild Thing Presents for assisting Ne Obliviscaris in bringing one of the best Heavy & Progressive line ups to the Triffid in […]

10 May 2019 at The Back Room After meeting as support acts for the mighty Seether in 2018, These Four Walls team up with Brisbane born/Melbourne based Flynn Effect for an epic co-headline reunion, with […]

11 May 2019 at Manning Bar The metal fans of Sydney turned out in true force tonight for this powerful line-up, and it truly was a fantastic bill, headlined by two of Australia’s best technical […]

9 May 2019 at Lion Arts Factory  It is with great anticipation that the night of this show is finally upon me. The line-up is massive, three international acts supporting two of Australia’s biggest underground […]

10 May 2019 at Crowbar Heavy Metal legends Loudness from Japan were in Australia for the first time. Line-up: Loudness, Temtris, MetreyaPhotocredits: Michael Lueders

4 May 2019 at Wooly Mammoth I was told to expect a great line up of bands, and I wasn’t disappointed. Having already seen Inovo once before I was definitely keen to see them again. […]

Skateboards, baggy pants, a starter cap, spray cans, matching band clothing, dreadlocks and cornrows are all things that come to mind when I think about Nu Metal. And I know it has always been a […]

Let me introduce you to Uncle Jayden. Jayden has long black hair that he washes with Pantene for men. He wears an old leather jacket, with patches of eagles and flags and band names and […]

The new self-titled album from Brisbane gothic shock rockers Darkcell, has retro-futuristic pull, throwback vibrations and LOTS going on. First off, it’s worth mentioning that Darkcell is stalwarts of the scene up in Brisbane (and […]

3 May 2019 at The Metro Considering it was a sell out show, and a few fans arrived early, the pit wasn’t full and there was no queue for the merch stand. The night kicked […]

Thrillogy is a Moroccan metal band, founded in Casablanca back in 2012, with a lot of different influences, a style that’s ever-changing release after release, and an identity on its way to flourish and become […]

Where to start with a band that sounds like Nitro Zeus… Nitro Zeus is currently a four-piece that hail from Queensland, Australia. Apparently struggling with line-up changes until finding vocalist Zichxyna in late 2017, the […]

Metal-Roos: Pestilence has voyaged through several genres since your forming in 1986. What was the motivation and desire to move away from your Thrash roots and into Death and Extreme Metal sounds, and why? Well, […]

They say that appreciation of art is in the eye of the beholder, but I would say, art is anything that stirs something inside you. It could be a positive or negative emotion, but as […]