I’ll be the first to admit, writing the review for album The Theory of Everything was a rather difficult task. Mainly because I’m not sure it can even be really classified as an ‘album’ in the first...

For what is perhaps one of the biggest understatements of the year, it’s been a great time to be a metalhead living in Australia. With a number of international bands touring down here in past months, needless...

It’d probably be an understatement to say that Mystery is a young band. Having formed in 2010 when most of the members averaged between the ages of 12 and 15, they’re regardless one of those bands that...

Epic. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. And for this reason, it can occasionally lose its meaning. But with The War of Shadows I: The Last Sons of Perilyn, the debut album...

Images: Anwar Rizk Words: Jonathon Besanko Click here to view the full gallery. It’s a Monday night, and through the sporadic bouts of wetness and cold, many have weathered a tired, hard day’s labour. But still, despite...

In the vein of bands like Sodom and Destruction, Melbourne based thrashers Septerrus have self-released their debut album, Tacit, a compilation of dark, sweeping tracks that immerse you in a mindscape of raw, unbridled thrash. Having formed...

First things first, it should be noted that House of Thumbs’ third release, Home, hits with about the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the face. Right off the bat there’s a clear influence here from bands like...

This quintet from Wellington, New Zealand wastes no time thundering into their debut full-length, Another Dimension. “The Conjuror (Shaman’s Wrath)” explodes with all the wrath of Hell as the speed metal frenzy ensues. That high-energy, vigorous spirit...

Amon Amarth is back! It’s still surreal to think it’s already been two years since the band released Surtur Rising. Marking the 20th anniversary of their 1993 demo Thor Arise, and the 15th anniversary of their debut full-length...

Here we have Silent Knight. While on the surface this band may seem like any of the countless other power metal bands that exist in the scene today, and there is an undeniable familiarity here, there is...