Articles by Andrew Massie

Canadian technical death outfit ARCHSPIRE exude talent, drive, creativity, and absolute dedication. A supremely tight live performance, where impressive speeds come grinding to a halt, and in even less time twist and contort into complex passages rife […]

After the Sun is taken from Accidental President’s forthcoming 2nd album Was it meant to be this way? – out Q4 2023. Showcasing the expressive voice of Dahlia Neville, After the Sun is an expansive, […]

Purveyors of the legendary Gothenburg sound THE HALO EFFECT have presented us with a visualizer for the song ´Path Of Fierce Resistance´, which was previously released as a Japanese exclusive on the band’s globally acclaimed debut […]

After “Blackthorn”, the NWOBHM unsung heroes TRESPASS are back with a new digital single from the upcoming fourth studio album of the UK collective. “Daggers Drawn” has the urgency of a band hunger for more […]

VADER – Polish death metal veterans, one of the most consistent bands in the European death metal scene. Being around since 1983 they have developed classic yet catching and aggressive style. During all these years they […]

After touring Australia and Japan as well as kicking off this year’s festival season by introducing new bassist Peter Baltes last month, U.D.O. – the iconic heavy metal five-piece led by legendary vocalist Udo Dirkschneider – let the next cat out […]

For almost 3 decades, the US/French Canadian-based melodic death metal syndicate KATAKLYSM has delivered unapologetic waves of powerful sound across the entire globe. On August 11th, 2023 the band’s 15th full-length studio album Goliath will be unleashed unto the […]

Since their formation in 2002, British thrash masters EVILE have been turning heads and taking names, delivering pure thrash offerings blended with an uncompromising metal assault. Not only have the band played a notable role as the […]

Destroy All Lines are proud to announce that Cape Cod-based rock band Highly Suspect will be returning to Australia in November 2023. Early bird pre-sale tickets will be available at 10am AEST on Monday, May […]

Ten years ago The Dead Daisies burst onto the music scene with a mission to gather some of the finest musicians in the world and simply put, play some good old fashioned, no bullshit Rock’N’Roll!! […]

FROM ASHES TO NEW‘s upcoming album BLACKOUT, due July 28 via Better Noise Music, conceptually acts as a prequel to their 2016 debut album DAY ONE and encapsulates the distress of a pre-apocalyptic world; it mirrors the frame of mind the […]

In under 3 weeks Japanese metal sensation BABYMETAL will be returning to Australia for their very first headline tour as part of their World Tour 2023. Brisbane show is now sold out with limited tickets still available […]

10 Years In The Making: Following the 2021 launch of UNFD‘s eco-friendly vinyl series that featured LP reissues for In Hearts Wake’s Earthwalker and Skydancer, 2023 continues the celebrations for UNFD’s 10 year anniversary with even more exclusive vinyl treasures officially […]

Los Angeles-based progressive death metal practitioners THE ZENITH PASSAGE will unleash their towering Datalysium full-length on July 21st through Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record’s cover art, first single, and preorders. While far too […]

Stockholm based heavy rock megalith LUCIFER have released a promo video for their new single, ‘A Coffin Has No Silver Lining (The Sistine Version)‘, which is out today via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. This first single under the roof […]

Los Angeles-based heavy metal powerhouse BUTCHER BABIES have dropped a new single, “Red Thunder,” which explores the band’s darker side by leaning into their thrash/djent roots with an explosive guitar solo. The single comes with […]

Prepare to experience a tour that will blow your mind and leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about heavy music. Two of the most cutting-edge bands in extreme metal, Cᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ Dᴇᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ and Fᴀʟʟᴜᴊᴀʜ, […]

German Heavy Metal/Hard Rock band SHOWDOWN have announced the release for their new EP ‘Feel The Heat‘, out June 9th, 2023. Tumbleweed comes rolling through empty streets under a burning desert sun as all falls silent. It’s […]

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce their new double LP album, PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation, out June 16th on KGLW, and present its […]

One of the most successful Finnish melodic death metal bands ever, BEFORE THE DAWN, is back after their decade-long hiatus and introduces their second new single, “Chains“! Since their burial, the band has gained hundreds of thousands […]

GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum singer-songwriter, actor, and New York Times best-selling author Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) reveals details for his new solo studio album, CMF2, including the release of the electrifying new single, “Beyond,” out today. The […]

Hold on to your hats, folks, because Wicked Things are about to unleash a sonic storm upon the world of rock n roll! These four brothers from Sydney’s Northern Beaches are on a mission to revive the […]

West coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH will return to Australia this December to round out 2023 with the last Metal tour for the year. They also return with their 13th studio album, Congregation of Annihilation, on May 26,2023.  […]

Formed in Sweden in 2004, Scar Symmetry were a unique proposition from the start. Although clearly owing a debt to the pioneering melodic death metal bands of the ‘90s, guitarist Per Nilsson and his comrades […]