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  • Dream Tröll – The Knight of Rebellion

    Dream Tröll is a traditional, melodic metal band hailing from Leeds, UK. Their debut album The Knight of Rebellion was released back in May this year. After spending the last few months wading through a plethora of...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Leprous – Malina

    Leprous are a standout band in the new wave of progressive rock, a genre that seems to be having a renascence of sorts.  I wont claim that Leprous’ 5th album Malina  is a metal release (even though I’m acutely aware of the...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Mountains of Madness – Kick It In The Guts

    Mountains of Madness are a three piece stoner band from Tasmania. Their second EP is entitled Kick It In The Guts was released last month and contains six high quality, fuzz laden  tracks which will definitely appeal to fans of...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Thy Art Is Murder – Dear Desolation

    Thy Art Is Murder are a seminal Deathcore band hailing from Sydney, Australia. They have legions of fans around the globe and right now you’d have no problems forming a compelling argument to say that they are...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Dying Fetus – Wrong One to Fuck With

    Dying Fetus have been a major part of the extreme metal landscape since the 90’s. Wrong One to Fuck With is the overtly confrontational title of their 8th studio album. Unsurprisingly the 10 tracks on this release are as tough as the...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Battlegrave – To Hell With War

    Battlegrave is a two man thrash attack from Melbourne. Clint Patzel and Rohan Buntine have joined forces to churn out a no-nonsense brand  of metal that reflects their love of classic 80’s thrash and aggressive music in general. After...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress – An in-depth live review

    Wednesday, September 8th 2010 – the day Mike Portnoy shocked his band mates and legions of fans around the world by announcing that he was leaving Dream Theater. Portnoy parted ways with his long time friends and bandmates...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Solum – Enthrall

    Enthrall is the debut EP from the up and coming Perth act Solum.  If old school style death metal with a bit of a blackened vibe is something that appeals to you then I’d definitely recommend checking out this release....

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Municipal Waste – Slime and Punishment

    Municipal Waste is a crossover thrash band from Richmond, Virginia. It’s been five years since the self-dubbed ‘speed metal punks’ released their last record (The Fatal Feast, 2012), but they’re back with a vengeance on their 6th...

    • Posted 7 years ago
  • Havok – Conformicide

    Conformicide is the 4th studio album from the American Thrash band Havok. In my opinion Havok are one of the better new wave thrash bands. Their sound is definitely ‘thrash’ but they have a little bit more...

    • Posted 7 years ago