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 [...]
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Bury Me – After The Suffering (EP Review)
Bury Me – After The Suffering EPReleased: 18 June 2021 Line-Up Brendan Clark // Vocalist Daniel O’Brien // Lead GuitaristIan O’Brien // Rhythm Guitarist Tim Rutledge // [...]
Machine Head Release 3-Track Single ‘Arrows in Words from the Sky’
The almighty Bay Area thrash gods Machine Head have been teasing 3-track single ‘Arrows in Words from the Sky’ for a little while now, and today they’ve finally [...]
Have The Devil Wears Prada Considered A Zombie III EP?
If you haven’t been streaming the fuck out of The Devil Wears Prada‘s latest masterpiece ZII (our review here) you’re failing at life. If you also missed our [...]
Mike Hranica – ‘Withholding Comparison of The Devil Wears Prada’s Zombie EP with ZII’
When someone uses the term ‘metalcore’, or even the umbrella term ‘metal’, The Devil Wears Prada are undoubtedly one of the go-to bands that come to mind. Originally from [...]
Josh Smith – ‘Full Speed for Full Tilt and Northlane’s Future’
After a really difficult year for the music industry, it was a breath of fresh air for Australian heavy music fans to see the emergence of Full Tilt, a festival initially only [...]
Serj Tankian – ‘Stretching the Elasticity of Sociopolitical Responsibility’
It’s not everyday you get to chat to one of the biggest musicians in heavy music, and probably the most intellectual musician I’ve ever spoken to. Serj Tankian is a [...]
Thrasher – ‘Escaping The Fate of Musical Limits And Shaping An Album’
Alternative rockers Escape The Fate have been back in the studio and have just released Chemical Warfare (our review here), their COVID-induced effort and equally their seventh [...]
Starve – Gig Review 1st April @ Stay Gold, Melb VIC
Starve Friday 1 April Stay Gold, Melbourne VIC Supports: Infinite Illusion, OVTSIDER and Furious George. Restrictions are easing in Victoria and the capacity at Melbourne’s [...]
Mike’s Dead – ‘A Journey From Hip-Hop to Goth Metal’
From the point of view of staying on the forefront, we always try to keep an eye out onto some of the potential players ahead. Mike’s Dead is a bit of a post-goth sensation that [...]