Stellar musicianship and sheer-catchiness from the Brisbane three-piece. 8/10

US sludge-ish band Baroness, who are supporting Metallica on a few dates later in the year, have thankfully announced a few sideshows. Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be treated to headline shows in some relatively small venues,...

The oh-so insane Portal have, a completely unexpected move, uploaded a live bootleg from a Los Angeles date of their US tour. The 11 track recording isn’t exactly the greatest quality, but is definitely worth a listen...

Despite the fact that most people outside the Northern Territory have no idea, the area does indeed have metal. Sydney heavy metal band Lord will be making their way right up North to headline Darwin’s third Terrorfest....

Brisbane’s Embrace Eternity have set August 20th as the release date of their new, self-titled album, due out through Demonicon Records. The launch will coincide with a live show at Brisbane’s Globe Theatre, alongside Toe Cutter, Ashes...

“Pack the bong, get comfortable and inhale the debut Shellfin album Secondhand Family, set to be released nationwide (and internet-wide) September 1st” After selling out their Stay For Tea EP in it’s physical format, Brisbane stoner rock...

NSW metal band Recoil have announced additional shows, simply titled “The Will To Sin – Extended Tour”, to promote their new full-length album of the same name. The album is now available via New Justice Records, or...

An astonishing death doom album that will keep you on your toes. 10/10

With relatively lengthy samples of every track, highlighting their move away from their gothic metal roots.

In simultaneously awesome but shit news, Brisbane technical death metal band The Schoenberg Automaton have posted a new track online but announced they’ve lost a guitarist. Good news first; the band have released a pre-production demo of...