On the back of their 2010 release Perpetual Motion Machine, Melbourne’s Synthetic Breed have announced a signing with digital label Rogue Records America. As well as handling their North American distribution, Rogue Records will be re-releasing the...

The rather extensive Bastardfest is almost upon us, with over 70 bands playing in 8 different cities, the first of which being Brisbane this weekend. And for those attending (which, let’s face it, should be all of...

Tracking is under way for the album by Sydney progressive/djent project ONAN. Breaking the Fourth Wall, the follow-up to the III:Metal|Porno|Space|Opera EP (which is available free over here) will be the third full length under the name, with a...

Thrashers Mortal Sin have announced September 23rd as the Australian release date for their new full length Psychology of Death, through RIOT! Entertainment. As usual, the album will be available at all JB HiFi’s as well as...

Every now and then you find metal in an unexpected place, and this time, it’s the Sydney Underground Film Festival. This year’s festival, taking place from the 8th til 11th of September features, amongst other fantastic film,...

The ever-so-heavy Doomsday Festival comes around again this October, headlined by an international band for the second time. While Japan’s Church of Misery unfortunately had to pull out of the spot, USA’s Cough have more than filled...

Filthy blackened-something from Adelaide that will send shivers down your spine.

Natural Causes, the long-awaited follow-up to Alarum‘s 2004 release Eventuality, is getting closer and closer to seeing the light of day. Currently, the band are in rehearsals for their extensive tour with newish guitarist John Sanders, and now-permanent-member...

Stu Marshall, guitarist and mainman behind progressive metal project Empires of Eden has announced a new partnership with Radix Guitars. “Working with Radix has been a great experience with some talks on a custom signature (Stu Marshall)...

Brisbane-based stoner rockers Shellfin are hard at work on the follow-up to their debut full length Secondhand Family (which you can read our review of here) with the the writing process close to completion, with vocals still...