Month: November 2019

23 November 2019 at Metro Theatre Ross The Boss, Manowar’s co-founder and definitive guitar god, takes no prisoners when he and his earth shattering band pounds out “Hail to England” in all it’s decibel meter […]

Metal-Roos: Greetings, Kristian. Welcome to Metal-Roos, it’s a pleasure to have you here. Greetings to you! Thanks for taking an interest in Brotthogg. M-R: Tell us a little bit how Brotthogg was born. Brotthogg is […]

Nice melodic riffs, strong bass lines, power riffs that underlay the rhythmic strong drums. Deathwhite’s new album Grave Image is definitely one of those “take you for a journey” kind of albums. The powerful stance […]

When you review new releases, it is easy to get caught on the flashy side of things. The releases that a polished within an inch of their life so that they almost sound inhuman. But […]

Sydney based Black Rheno released c on October 25th. This album is the second full-length release by the talented trio. If you have not yet heard of these groovers, grinders and out and out death […]

Witchbones is a ritualistic and very dark black/death metal one-man band from Portland USA. The creator of this devastating and pulverising solo project is Vardlokker and I caught up with him recently to discuss his latest […]

The album itself is a similar take on the already defined mainstream rock world, however, you do fall into thought while listening to it. As you sink in and out of it you notice quite […]

Where to start with a review for NWOBHM (New wave of British heavy metal) giants Angel Witch’s latest record. I think first a little history of these giants; though never rising to the heights of […]

15 November 2019 at The Flamin’ Galah After crushing stages across Australia earlier this year alongside Alaskan’s 36 Crazyfists as part of the inaugural HeistFest Tour, Australian monoliths of nu-metal SUPERHEIST announce that they are […]

16 November 2019 at The Crowbar Back to the dungeon of the Crowbar & the Home of the Heavy strikes again with Direct & Soundworks Touring bringing us some good old Sludge Metal.  Beginning the […]

14 November 2019 at The Crowbar EYEHATEGOD MAKE THEIR LONG AWAITED RETURN TO AUSTRALIA… New Orleans’ EYEHATEGOD have spent the last three decades at odds with a corrupt music industry, using their music as a […]

High gain and raw comes to mind with this album. Although it sounds similar to that of the early roots of Black Metal, one can’t seem to look past the raw aggressive musical assault these […]

Just a quick note before I get into this album review: There is such a hard market for Black Metal these days with different styles and the ever-critical fan base. Helleborus‘ album Saprophytic Divinations was […]

Fragments of changes, under layered power ballads and melodies, is what’s on offer by the duo which makes Chaos over Cosmos so much more than just a band. Delicate guitar work with samples of synth […]

Melbourne based Myriad Drone released their debut full-length album Arka Morgana in mid-October. The album is comprised of eight impressive instrumental progressive-rock and metal songs which can only be described as brilliant. Arka Morgana is […]

Cattle Decapitation’s most recent full-length Death Atlas is best described in the following three words: consistent, heavy and technical. The album begins with the introductory track Anthropogenic: End Transmission. The opening track sets the scene. […]

Sounding like a manifestation of raw anger and emotion, Acrolysis combine a musical style reminiscent of old school metal bands and combine politically charged lyrics, in an attempt to honestly reflect, criticise, and comment on […]

8 November 2019 at The Vanguard Swedens purest Stoner Rock export Greenleaf are back again in Australia ready to give us a dose of their latest album “Hear the Rivers” in November 2019. The boys […]

8 November 2019 at The Fortitude Music Hall Legendary Aussie rockers Grinspoon have announced their epic Chemical Hearts national tour, set to make its way around the country this October and November, supported by The […]

7 November 2019 at The Star Gold Coast Legendary Aussie rockers Grinspoon have announced their epic Chemical Hearts national tour, set to make its way around the country this October and November, supported by The […]

4 November 2019 at The Basement The evening of Monday November 4th was warm and hummed with anticipation and excitement in the northern Canberra suburb of Belconnen. The primary reason for such a mood was […]

Thrash metal band Strident with their new release March of Plague execute their brand of metal with clarity and precision. I’m not sure whether this is the only metal band to come out of Israel […]

The name Blind Guardian has been at the forefront of epically bombastic and intricate power metal for decades. They have been pushing musical boundaries their entire career and now they are ready to unleash their […]

2 November 2019 at Lion Arts Factory Another year and the Aussie metal scene descends on Adelaide for the New Dead festival in its 10th year of existence. Unfortunately, I was a little late so […]