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  • Demonhead – Bring on the Doom

    The Melbourne scene lately has seen a surge in party metal bands and Demonhead are another band that exemplifies the party metal mindset. Alongside a couple of other loosely grouped Melbourne bands such as Party Vibez and Batpiss there...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Trivium – Silence In The Snow

    Trivium is a band that needs no introduction. They are loved and hated by many on this planet. I was a bit – okay, very – late to the party with this band. I listened to them for the...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • Five Finger Death Punch – Got Your Six

    Memphis, Tennessee, May 1st 2015, and a bizarre onstage meltdown (which can be viewed here) had many fans wondering whether Five Finger Death Punch were finished. After many technical difficulties plagued the band during their opening three songs, a...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • Children of Bodom – I, Worship Chaos

    Children of Bodom, a band that hail from the dark frosty depths of Espoo, Finland, bring with them music that is unlike any other. Yes, there are a number of melodeath , progressive bands and the like but none...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • A Trust Unclean – Reality Relinquished

    For every generic deathcore band America churns out of its ass, somewhere else in the world a decent one is born. With the oversaturation of deathcore in the current metal scene, it can all become a bit mundane for...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • Harlott – Proliferation

    Recent Metal Blade Records signees, Harlott, have put out all the stops on their second full-length album, ‘Proliferation’. For anyone familiar with Harlott, it is not difficult off the bat to see this band’s influences. Pulling heavily from the...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • Nile – What Should Not Be Unearthed

    What do ancient Egypt and metal have in common? Intense, gut-wrenching violence, great fashion sense and Nile (well, in spirit anyway), the mythological-influenced technical death metal band from South Carolina. For over 20 years, Karl Sanders has spearheaded a...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • Buried In Verona – Vultures Above, Lions Below

    It seems to have been an anticipative year for post-hardcore fans. Aside from the self-titled album We Came As Romans released this past month, and the fantastic album Skydancer by In Heart’s Wake, the majority of releases have been...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • Nemesium – Sentient Cognizance

    Fans of Morbid Angel, Death and early Lamb of God take note! Nemesium, an extreme metal quintet hailing from the city on Port Philip Bay that isn’t Melbourne (Geelong), are one of the many Australian bands out to represent...

    • Posted 11 years ago

  • Slayer – Repentless

    The release of Slayer’s 11th studio album, and first album in six years is upon us. So much has happened between ‘World Painted Blood’ and ‘Repentless’. With no Jeff Hanneman (RIP) and no Dave Lombardo in the band, Slayer has been half-dead to...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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