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  • Rainshadow – Cold Years

    In the olden days of last century if you released a song from an album and threw in a couple of remixes and a new track it was called a single. At first glance that’s what EP Cold Years...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Feed Her To The Sharks – Savage Seas

    From the shores of Melbourne comes relatively new metal band, Feed Her to the Sharks (or FHTTS if acronyms are your thing). Forming in 2008, and emerging in the scene in 2010 when they released their debut full-length, The...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Cauldron Black Ram – The Poisoner

    The unhinged maxi-EP titled The Poisoner from Cauldron Black Ram deforms and crushes everything you know about heavy  (or “deatheavy” as the band calls it) metal. A spissitude of riffs dribble throughout The Poisoner while satanic qualms are vocalized...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Atra Vetosus – Voices From The Eternal Night

    Currently flying the Tasmanian flag for heavy metal, Atra Vetosus have put together a release worthy of approbation. The 2013 release, Voices From The Eternal Night, tells a story of a dissonance, debauchery and darkness with feisty guitars, pummelling...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Lord – Digital Lies

    Lord (ex-Dungeon) can certainly lay claim to being one of Australia’s hardest working and most enduring metal bands, and with good cause, with band leader Lord Tim having lead the band out on countless national/international tours and helming the...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Advent Sorrow – Before The Dimming Light

    Leave the punters wanting more. It’s what Perth six-piece Advent Sorrow have done with their concept EP Before The Dimming Light, in which they challenge the notion a record needs to be long to tell a story. If you don’t...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Orpheus Omega – ResIllusion

    Melodic death metaller’s Orpheus Omega (formerly known as Orpheus) made quite a splash when they first released their debut full-length Bleed the Way back in 2011. Released to substantial reviews, it certainly turned heads to this young and new,...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Vessel – Introspective

    Created as a musical project in Victoria, Australia, and with guest vocals from ex-Iron Maiden singer, Blaze Bayley (who became the vocalist for the band from 1994 – 1999 while Bruce Dickinson focused on his solo career), as well...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Beastwars – Blood Becomes Fire

    The cover art of Blood Becomes Fire, the latest release from Beastwars, is a damn fine representation of what’s inside. It’s heavy, ominous, oppressive, dark and gloomy, and offers nothing but despair as it unrolls its quest for total...

    • Posted 13 years ago

  • Witchgrinder – The Demon Calling

    Call fourth these powers of darkness… the demons of hell. Finally, Melbourne’s industrial metal powerhouse, Witchgrinder, have finished their debut album, after 3 years of waiting for a follow-up to their well-received ‘Through the Eyes of the Dead’ EP....

    • Posted 13 years ago
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