Duane’s World: Issue 1 – Show Stopping On-Stage Antics
“If you can think of it, someone is in to it.” It’s an old saying. Fair really. I once heard of a bloke that had in excess of 40 genital piercings, just so he could set off [...]
Opinion Pieces
An Open Letter to the QLD Government: Please Keep Our Live Music Alive!
Dear Queensland Government, I know I’m beginning to come off sounding like a broken record, but I am desperate to obtain your attention so you can see how your slow and steady [...]
Rolling Coverage: Knight And Day Festival Confirms, Clues, Predictions and more…
A brand new festival has entered the game with Destroy All Lines unveiling their plans to bring Metal/Punk/Rock bands to the Medieval Theme Park Kryal Castle in Ballarat this [...]
20 Monumental Covers Of Metallica Classics…
With Metallica’s Black Album turning 30, there’s been a fair bit of celebration around the impact of metal’s biggest selling album ever. Here at Wall of Sound, we thought [...]
15 Of The Best Covers By Metallica Throughout The Years
We told you about the most monumental covers of Metallica songs, but Metallica are a pretty capable cover band in their own right. There is a wealth of Metallica covers to choose [...]
Rolling Coverage: UNIFY 2022 Confirms, Clues, Info and more…
Well, here we are again, getting ready for the announcement we’ve been waiting for – the return of UNIFY Gathering in 2022 and you better believe we’re keen AF for [...]
Let The Silver Scream 2 Song Inspiration Speculation Begin…
If you haven’t guessed already, “we all go a little mad sometimes” at Wall of Sound HQ over horror/core kings Ice Nine Kills and when we heard that they’d be [...]
An Icon Has Fallen – Joey Jordison: The Murderdolls: A Love Letter To Horror – Part Two by Simon Valentine
A devastating blow for the metal world this week with the loss of Joey Jordison, founding member and drummer for Slipknot. I managed to see Slipknot live back in 2004 in Melbourne, [...]
2021… The Year So Far – We Name Our Top 7 Releases
Well, here we are, halfway through what seems like groundhog day for heavy music in a COVID world. On one hand, things are slowly (like at a snail’s pace) returning to normal [...]
20 Heavy Musicians Who’re Smarter Than You Think They Are
It’s no secret fans of heavy music are smarter than your average music listener. I mean look at you, right now you’re smart enough to be reading the leading alternative [...]