A new festival entitled ‘Heavy S.A. Fest’ has been announced, promoting itself as a celebration of South Australian metal bands. Presented by Truth Inc. R.M.T., ARMI & Explosive Promotions, this will be the first time South Australia has...

Canadian tech-death maestros, Cryptopsy, will be making their return to Australia this September for the first time since 2006 for a tour entitled, ‘The Tour of Suffering’. One of the most brutal, technical and dynamic bands in...

After the sellout Melbourne show on Wednesday 13, April, US metallers Trivium, who will be touring here in Australia next month, have added a second and final Melbourne date to their tour; securing the day before, on Tuesday 12th....

It has been a little over a week since we posted the news about the launch of Melbourne extreme metal band Ne Obliviscaris‘ new Patreon campaign, designed to create a line of finance to the band from...

Legions of Steel Festival returns this year for its consecutive third year in a row. Presented by Espionage Bookings and Channel 31’s The Hard Rock Show, after two hugely successful ventures in 2014 and 2015 at The...

Melbourne based heavy metallers Electrik Dynamite today made the sad announcement of the departure of longtime vocalist, Dan “Danny B” Brittain, who left on amicable grounds, citing real estate issues which had forced the vocalist to move...

Simone Simons – Epica Dutch symphonic metal sextet Epica have forged quite the name for themselves since their inception back in 2002. With six albums now under their belt, and their seventh currently in progress, I had...

The local supports for Anna Murphy‘s (Eluveitie) solo shows which kick off next week have been announced, with the honours going to Lycanthia and Orpheus Omega for the Sydney and Melbourne shows respectively. Both bands have revealed...

Everyone’s favourite ’80s glam metal satirisers Steel Panther have announced that they will be returning to Australia this June to tour the major cities, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. Returning off the back of their incredibly...

So in a very interesting and unexpected development, Melbourne based extreme metal maestros, Ne Obliviscaris, have announced a highly ambitious and brand new movement to the way bands and their fans can connect with the creation of...