One week out from release, and three weeks from the start of their 10th anniversary/album launch tour, Melbourne’s The Eternal have uploaded the whole of their new album When The Circle of Light Begins to Fade over on Soundcloud. As our...

Here’s some excellent news for all you black metal fans. On September 13th Morgue from Mar Mortuum (previously known as Agave Maize) will release his first solo album Mortal, under the name Mordavia.  Morgue is responsible for all instruments and vocals on the album,...

October not busy enough on the touring front for you? Here you go… “Chicago’s OCEANO have announced their first ever Australian tour, which is due to kick off on October 4th in Adelaide. After being forced to...

The Soundwave Festival lineup is probably the biggest metal announcement to happen in Australia every single year. And after last year’s monstrous 10th anniversary lineup, this year had people even more intrigued than ever. It seems the Nine...

Not only is it new, but it’s also probably some of the best local death metal we have heard in quite a while. Flesh of the Earth is the culmination of a bunch of guys playing together for a...

Trying to decide which of the four trillion international tours to catch during October? Maybe these lineup additions will help… October 24th @ Capitol Theatre Perth w/ Advent Sorrow Tickets from Oztix.com.au October 25th @ Esplanade Hotel,...

The Eternal have been stalwarts of the Melbourne (and Australia in general) music scene. Over their 10-year history this is a band that has never been afraid to push the envelope on each of their releases and...

Silence, Forever; Endless marks the second album for Melbourne based atmospheric black metallers Perseverance, an ambitious and varied concept piece that deals with madness and suffering, centering on the main protagonist in the story- Naomi, who loses...

One-man band Judd Madden is a doom machine. 2010 saw the release of his debut full length Waterfall, 2011 followed with Float and Drown, 2012 had Doomgroove and Artesian, and now that we’re into 2013 it’s time for another. Glacial is the new one, and once again the album...

Taking over all three stages at St Kilda’s Esplanade Hotel, Sonic Forge Festival has quite easily become one of the biggest locally-focused metal festivals in the country. What makes it truly exciting though is that this year...