Articles by Andrew Massie

Instead of paying off their massive gambling debts, Canadian Tech Death outfit ARCHSPIRE decided to record the most ridiculous and expensive music video in the history of technical death metal! The new offering premiered live on the […]

Can you hear the sirens howling? »Code Red,« the highly anticipated new offering by German metal commandos PRIMAL FEAR, will finally be unleashed upon the world in 6 weeks! Following the release of celebrated first track ‘Another Hero,’ the group […]

The UK’s heavy metal machine SYLOSIS unveils the title track of their brand-new album, ‘A Sign Of Things To Come‘. The new song speaks from Josh Middleton’s position as a new father and his fears of the world […]

If you’ve been anywhere near an Australian live music venue in the last 7 years, you’ve likely heard the tales of TRIPLE KILL, either from the high-energy music or their deranged promotional materials. The same band […]

Gold-selling, billion-streaming rock band Beartooth — Caleb Shomo, vocals; Zach Huston, guitars; Will Deely, guitars; Oshie Bichar, bass; and Connor Denis, drums — have announced their fifth album The Surface, arriving October 13 via Red Bull Records. Pre-order […]

Platinum-certified hard rock heavyweights BAD WOLVES fuse unpredictable metallic intensity and impressive musicianship with arena-ready hooks. The group are excited to today (July 21) release across all digital platforms the first single, “Bad Friend,” from […]

Swiss eclectic rock trio Dirty Sound Magnet will release their fourth full length album, Dreaming In Dystopia, on October 20 via Australian label, Wild Thing Records. Today they share the record’s opening track, ‘Melodies from Distant Shores‘ as the first […]

WEDNESDAY 13 and his current band – which features former MURDERDOLLS alumni Roman Surman and Jack Tankersley – will be performing a full set of MURDERDOLLS songs, taken from the band’s celebrated 2002 debut album, ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ and […]

Alice Cooper has released his new single “White Line Frankenstein” from his upcoming album “Road,” coming out August 25 on earMUSIC. “White Line Frankenstein” is built on a rocking riff as it goes into a memorable chorus, “They call me […]

UK rock band NECK DEEP today announce their return to Australia with a tour confirmed for September this year. The boys will kick off the tour on September 5 at The Forum in Melbourne before heading to […]

For nearly two decades, Harm’s Way has evolved from whispered underground favourites to favourite sons with an arsenal of songs that helped shape heavy music’s trajectory – creating a roadmap for legions interested in “reinventing” […]

Brisbane’s hardest rockers, PistonFist have unleashed their debut full length album, Redline. After teasing us for years with balls out singles including On The Run, Resent The Day and Rise Up, PistonFist are revved up to […]

NAPALM DEATH. One of the most influential and legendary acts in the history of heavy metal, and considered by all, as the fathers of grindcore. Over 40 years on and seventeen albums in, NAPALM DEATH are in […]

GRAMMY® Award-nominated act In This Moment have released their brand new single, “The Purge” from their forthcoming new studio album Godmode out October 27 via BMG. The song is accompanied by the official music video directed by Jensen Noen (Ice […]

Melbourne-based blackened deathcore group Mélancolia share the video for HissThroughRottenTeeth, title track from their debut album of the same name released April 21 via Greyscale Records and Nuclear Blast Records. ‘HissThroughRottenTeeth’ immerses listeners in a torturous tale of birth, life and death, chronicling a […]

The most brutal tour of the year just got more devastating. Two of the most cutting-edge bands in extreme metal, Cattle Decapitation and Fallujah, are teaming up for a tour that will take you on […]

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, the band’s 15th full-length studio album “Goliath” will be […]

Yorkshire melodic metallers, Caskets, who release their new album, Reflections, on August 11th through SharpTone Records, have released an empowering new single, Believe. Speaking of the track, frontman Matt Flood says, “Believe is a song about realising and recognising your own worth. […]

Legends of wild, hairy humanoid creatures exist in cultures around the world. Dubious evidence surfaces now and again; blurry photographs, hair samples, footprints, followed closely by sceptics heard hollering “hoax” and “man in a suit”. […]

‘Method In The Madness‘: A brutal and melodic imagining from Carthus‘ new upcoming debut album ‘Images Of Tyranny‘. Prepare yourselves for an epic journey through the realms of darkness as Carthus explores human insanity with their latest release […]

Baroness, who recently announced the Sept. 15 release of STONE, have debuted a second track from the eagerly-awaited collection, sharing “Beneath The Rose” and its accompanying video. “It feels great to be releasing music again,” […]

Mexican death grind band BRUJERIA put the world of cartels and ritualistic murder on wax with a brutal power equivalent to when Compton arrived in pop culture via NWA. On September 15th, the band will unleash their […]

Continuing with the success of their new independent label, 361 Degrees Records, Nonpoint released their latest track “A Million Watts” today alongside the official music video. The band decided to take a different approach with this video and show the […]

“Fortune’s Gate”, the debut album by the FURIES, was released on October 16th, 2020. But since then things have been quieter about the French band. But now FURIES are back, albeit as a duo at […]