Melbourne power metal favorites Winterstorm will be battling it out against hard rock band Bogan Nation on September 3rd, to be granted the title of ‘Last Band Standing’ in a series of knock out shows presented by...

The Underworld Regime is an impressive effort for a debut album from black metal super-group Ov Hell. 10/10

Astriaal @ The East Brunswick Club, Melbourne w/ Ignivimous, Disentomb and Stormbane 14th August 2010 The long-awaited follow up to Astriaal’s brilliant 2003 release Renascent Misanthropy is one that Australian black metal fans have been patiently waiting...

Black metal fans, get ready to wet your pants; Séance Records Presents BLACK MASS Nazxul (NSW) Astriaal (QLD) Drowning the Light (NSW) Sanguinary Misanthropia (VIC) Wardaemonic (WA) EREBUS ENTHRONED (NSW) Moon (QLD) Spire (QLD) Séance Records presents...

Axel Rudi Pell - Great performance captured on a great DVD. 7.5/10

The German guitar maestro is back with much of the same. Melodic rock that is well done throughout, but it's been done before. 7/10

Melbourne death metallers Demonium will be launching their debut recording, Horrid Engorgement, this weekend. Dubbed ‘Rock vs Metal’, the vaired lineup features hard rockers Dread and Winterun, and progressive death metallers Elysian. The EP, which focuses on “technicality...

One of the most brutal bands in the country, Brisbane’s Disentomb have released the first track off their upcoming debut full length album Sunken Chambers of Nephilim. “Purity Severed By The Antediluvian” is the first of the...

A fresh, interesting prog metal release that forgoes the usual pointless wankery. 9.5/10

A strong death/thrash debut with plenty of speedy riffs to keep heads banging 7/10