Melbourne-based experimental math metallers Vendors Rich have released the free follow-up to April’s demo recording. The short but sweet Cactus EP manages to squeeze in quite an impressive amount of variety considering it’s 7 minute runtime and is...

Just like usual, it’s tough to keep track of who has been announced so far. Unless you’re watching festival organiser AJ’s every tweet, then chances are you missed some of these. While we assume there won’t be...

Folk metal isn’t exactly one of the most widespread genres in this country, however Perth’s Claim The Throne are definitely proving the quality over quantity rule to be a good one. And it’s not long until they...

After spending the early months of 2011 with Lord Tim (Lord, Dungeon) at SLS Studios in Wollongong, rockers Electrik Dynamite are hitting the road to celebrate the launch of their debut full length Hair. Denim. Sex. Metal, with...

Consisting of “10 tracks of melody, melancholy, darkness, light and some catchy choruses all put through the doom metal filter”, Rainshadow’s second full-length album Waters Imperium is only a fortnight away from release. According to the Melbourne-based...

Extreme metal outfit Norse - who is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2010 debut full-length effort ‘Hellstorm’ - has today announced the addition of new studio and live session bass guitarist Gavin Miller ...

Heavy metallers Darker Half are teaming up with melodic death metallers Aeon of Horus for one huge show at Sydney’s Bald Faced Stag (or “The Wall”, take your pick) on September 16th. The former are launching their...

This Friday night, black metallers Erebus Enthroned will launch their debut full length opus Night’s Black Angel at Sydney’s Valve Bar “in a bloodstained ceremony heralding burning acrimony unto the world; will of the living god and...

It’ll only be another week or so before we close this competition, so make sure to get your entries in: To celebrate the relaunch of Metal Obsession, we’re giving away ten copies of the rather incredible debut...

Melbourne thrash band 4ARM are soon to release Submission For Liberty, their third full length album. Recorded at Melbourne Records, and mixed by UK engineer Matt Hyde (Machine Head, Slipknot, Trivium), and mastered by by Ted Jensen...