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Skinwalker is the seventh offering from The Eternal. Having formed in Melbourne a couple of decades ago, they currently spread their lineup between Melbourne and Helsinki, Finland. Amoprhis alumni Jan Rechberger and Niclas Etelavouri have […]

This was my first musical outing for the year, and I was surprised to walk through the main room of Canberra’s home of heavy music being overtaken by a One Direction tribute night. After weaving […]

  The dissonant black metal sounds of Canberra’s Ploughshare have captured some attention across the world over the course of their releases, with many positive reviews for their sound. Many of these international reviews seem […]

Brisbane’s Wildheart have released their second album, Searching for Life Beyond Tragedy. The band has welcomed Byron Bay’s Dane Evans (Crime Scene) on the main vocal duties with Axel Best making the move to guitars […]

Kosmosis is a one-man band project from Poland’s Alexander Brando. With his guitar and vocals and programmed bass and drums, he has created the sound of a full band for this Kosmosis project. Beginning with […]

Canada’s Hell is Other People have released Moirae, a blackened journey examining those famed Three Fates of Greek mythology. There are various descriptions of the band’s sound, from blackened post hardcore to atmospheric black metal. […]

Counterparts have been running for about fifteen years, so for them to drop an EP out of the blue comes as a bit of a surprise. “This is the most authentic representation of this band […]

I attended Good Things about five years ago and had a great time but hadn’t been back since. With festivals falling by the wayside, it’s great to see Good Things continue to put on diverse […]

Newcastle’s Dropsaw has certainly made a revival in the past year or so. Since returning with their belated celebration of their debut Missing Limbs midway through 2023, the band have picked up the pace. This […]

Hailing from the Blue Mountains, Carmeria have released Tragédie D’amour, their follow-up to their 2021 debut Advenae. Their take on a gothic symphonic metal sound attracted attention both in Australia and abroad. Part of that […]

There’s that old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and the music on The Amity Affliction’s Let The Ocean Take Me still holds up fine as they come up to a decade since […]

Chile’s Pentagram came to prominence with its demo tapes in 1987. This attracted the attention of tape traders like Max Cavalera and influenced bands such as Napalm Death and At The Gates. This influence was […]

Fresh from their Suffer Forever tour, Perth’s Make Them Suffer have come out with their self-titled album. It comes out four years after How to Survive a Funeral and is the band’s fifth album. Some […]

It was a busy day at Homebush. Aside from Parkway Drive attracting a full house of 20,000 people, there was the Bledisloe Cup match and Comic Con all in the same Olympic area. This business […]

Emberglow is the fifth album from Melbourne’s Orpheus Omega. With five albums and a few EPs under their belt, I’m not sure why this Gothenburg-inspired band has escaped my attention until now. After an interlude, […]

Following on from their arena-level concerts supporting Iron Maiden, Killswitch Engage played a number of shows in smaller venues. Their last night in town for this tour was at Newcastle’s Bar on the Hill. Newcastle’s […]

Dicey Riley’s is your traditional “Irish” pub in Australia. While many of these types of establishments will have a cover band playing, “Dicey’s Saturdays” gives the stage to all types of bands. Even better for […]

Mortality made a triumphant return to Sydney’s live scene at Darling Nikki’s in St Peters. This was my first time at the venue and it seems like a great place, with the band room taking […]

The latest incarnation of Byron Bay metalcore band In Hearts Wake is called just that, their sixth album is called Incarnation. It’s a new look for the band, with bass player and clean vocalist Kyle […]

“Stigma” is the first offering I have heard from Wage War. It is their fifth album. I can’t say I was really expecting to be invited to a dance party in “The Show’s About To […]

I caught RUN a couple of times on their recent tour with Svalbard. In that review I said their live show could hold a candle to many international acts. They’ve backed that up with an […]

Like Moths to Flames is onto their sixth album, though this is my first experience listening to them. The heaviness of opener “Angels Weep” probably doesn’t prepare the listener for the balance that exists throughout […]

The first Australian tour by England’s Svalbard came to a close in Melbourne on a Sunday night at Howler in Brunswick. Having been to the Sydney show I was interested to see comparisons between each […]

A few months ago I did a review of Svalbard’s most recent offering, The Weight of the Mask for this very site. Up until that point I had never heard of them. Fast forward to […]