Articles by Andrew Massie

Calling all LAGWAGON fans, this tour is especially for you! The legendary punk rockers have announced they’re heading back to Australia & New Zealand this October and November for a special ‘By Request Tour’ inviting fans to choose their favourite Lagwagon […]

In the recent history of heavy metal, there have been few emerging bands that have shaken up the scene in the way Alien Weaponry has over the past few years. Since releasing their acclaimed debut […]

  Hellfest returned this past weekend with another massive lineup that included Kiss, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Pantera and many more. Metal-Roos was on site to capture a few moments from the festival which ran over […]

With “One In A Million” the four hard rockers from AIRSTRIKE presented a pretty strong track from their new album “Red Born Reborn“. While the song was still able to convince with cool rock vibes, […]

Swedish power metal masters BLOODBOUND are currently gearing up for the release of their much-awaited, new studio offering entitled Tales From The North. The band’s tenth album will be coming out as a 2-CD digipak including a live CD, […]

“The Fell Tyrant” is the debut full-length from death metal/blackened thrash three-piece IDLE RUIN, released by Bitter Loss Records. Comprising nine songs, “The Fell Tyrant” follows on from Idle Ruin’s 2020 self-titled EP and 2022’s MALEFACTORS split EP […]

Paving the way for Death-Folk crossover metal, Carthus invites you on a journey exploring the brutal potential of a humanity frozen in time. ‘Images of Tyranny‘ presents punishing ideas of a collapsing societies, deteriorating order, […]

On 27.10.2023, the 19-song masterpiece Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud will be released worldwide via Nuclear Blast. Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud is a phenomenal album and the result of intensive, hard work that took the […]

Norwegian death metallers, CADAVER will unleash their sixth studio album, The Age Of The Offended, on July 21, 2023, via Nuclear Blast Records. True to the band’s primitive roots and an audacious, ground-breaking, psychedelic horror show, the album is an angry, fucked up […]

Death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE will unleash their sixteenth studio album, Chaos Horrific, on September 22 via Metal Blade Records, today revealing the record’s artwork, pulverizing first single, and preorders! Since 1988, CANNIBAL CORPSE have been at the […]

Throughout the years, Akercocke has become known for its savage and prodigious live work. Now, with a stunningly produced and meticulously delivered torrent of high-octane blackened death metal captured live in at the Underworld in London in […]

20 shows to celebrate 20 Years! Established in 2003, from humble beginnings Destroy All Lines has grown to become one of Australia’s largest and most trusted concert and festival promoters. Specialists in rock, punk and metal […]

ALKALOID are mad scientists. With each album, the extreme metal concocters have poked and prodded at mysterious phenomena both of this world and far beyond. They’ve written a song about what lies beneath the Antarctic crust, […]

Rock and roll royalty PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS have announced details of their upcoming third album Kings Of The Asylum. The album will be released on 1st September through Nuclear Blast Records, and will be the first studio […]

After hinting at the upcoming album with the super-catchy “I’ve Got A Feelin’”, Sweden’s groove rockers ELECTRIC BOYS are back with a real party starter, “Domestic Blitz“. This time, punk has kicked funk’s ass, with […]

With their latest single “Everything” currently hitting radio worldwide, GRAMMY® Award-nominated SEVENDUST is releasing another piece of music for fans. “Holy Water” is the new song being released from Truth Killer – the band’s 14th studio album slated for worldwide release on July 28  […]

Baroness return with their highly-anticipated sixth album, STONE, on Sept. 15 via Abraxan Hymns. “An important through line in Baroness is we don’t like to repeat ourselves,” John Baizley explains. “It’s all about the willingness to […]

In celebration of their 40th anniversary last year, British thrash metal pioneers ONSLAUGHT reissued their latest three studio albums “Sounds Of Violence” (2011), “VI” (2013) and “Generation Antichrist” (2020) as red 180 gram Vinyl editions in gatefold […]

Metal legends CAVALERA recently re-recorded SEPULTURA’s first EP Bestial Devastation and first full-length album Morbid Visions which will be released on July 14th via Nuclear Blast Records. A lyric video for the second single, ‘Bestial […]

HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents, a deadly double, crossover thrash bill. DRI & HIRAX in Australia. Hardline are pleased to announce the return of DRI and welcome, for their first time in Australia HIRAX. Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney – Get ready – DRI & […]

Releasing their debut single ‘The End‘, Brisbane band Sound Affliction will be laying the groundwork for the heavy and melodic sounds they will soon be known for. With lyrics addressing the stresses of life and […]

Talk about Firepower. That is, of course, the name of the Judas Priest record that represents guitarist Richie Faulkner’s finest moment with the legendary Birmingham band, one that Richie – also British – has been […]

After a wild year so far for Perth prog legends Voyager, it was a huge welcome home party on Saturday night for the band that made a huge splash at Eurovision, something many of us […]

Metal heavy weight ANY GIVEN DAY, from the heart of the German Ruhr area have released their flaming new hit single ‘Get That Done‘, out now worldwide via Arising Empire! A high-octane metalcore track designed to unleash your inner beast […]