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“It was a long process doing this album” – An interview with Lord Tim (LORD)

Australian metal legends LORD have returned with their new album Fallen Idols. I caught up with Lord Tim to chat about the process of making the album, the way that the band works and Australian metal in general. Fallen...
- Posted 6 days ago
“We want to meet everybody and say thanks” – An interview with Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church)

Metal Church is a no-bones thrash band from Seattle via San Francisco who have produced exceptional heavy metal for well over a quarter of a century. Through that expanse of time, and except for his absence from The Human...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
“The songwriting process, it’s so fantastic” – An interview with Tarja Turunen

The likely prospect of talking about Disney’s Frozen with a globally renowned heavy metal vocalist is hardly related to topical subject matter such as touring and the most recent album. But there is only one Tarja Turunen. Alongside Within...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
“I’m so damn proud of it” – An interview with Joacim Cans (HammerFall)

Right now, melodic heavy metal is du jour: DragonForce, Sabaton, Powerwolf, and the evergreen Iron Maiden all prosper and are afforded critical acclaim. Cast your thoughts back to the turn of the millennium: the genre has been stripped back...
- Posted 3 weeks ago
“It feels awesome to be selling out shows here in Australia” – An interview with Henri Sison (Disentomb)

Brisbane brutal death metallers Disentomb have recently released their third full-length album The Decaying Light and completed a tour of Australian alongside Whoretopsy. I caught up with drummer Henri Sison to chat about the recent developments in the Disentomb...
- Posted 3 weeks ago
“A Real Nostalgia Trip” – An Interview With Jim Grey (Caligula’s Horse)

Artists’ creative processes and journeys are eternally fascinating areas of study and discussion. Where do creative people’s ideas come from? How do they form? How do creatives develop and nurture their ideas? How do they take them from raw...
- Posted 4 weeks ago
“We don’t need too much tough guy metal stuff.” – An Interview with Hemina

The world of heavy music is a pretty macho one, some might say quite sexist at times. Women’s involvement in the genre, and even attitudes and behaviours perceived as being anything less than hyper-masculine, are often disdained and ridiculed...
- Posted 1 month ago
“No Deadlines” – An Interview with M0dal1ty

Some bands don’t just have themes and concepts running through their songs and imagery. Some bands don’t just do full concept or themed albums. Some have entire band-concepts. Bands like Nile (ancient Egypt) and Fear Factory (man vs machine/technology)...
- Posted 1 month ago
“We’ve got a ton of new material” – An interview with Joe Buras (Born of Osiris)

Sometimes when a band has been on a break from recording and touring for a while, a new tour can be a reunion of bandmates of sorts. Such is the case with American progressive heavy act Born of Osiris....
- Posted 2 months ago
“The music should be harsh, violent and dark” – An interview with N.H (Heresiarch)

Aggressive yet immersive, jarring yet relentless: these are the hallmarks of blackened death metal. At this complex nexus of enraged fire and dissonant nihilism, one finds Heresiarch. Hailing from New Zealand, this four-piece has become renowned for its dark...
- Posted 2 months ago

Shadow of Intent – Melancholy
Wow, what a bolt out of the blue. When...
- Posted 1 day ago
9 Foot Super Soldier – Party Violence
9 Foot Super Soldier is set to unleash their...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
LORD – Fallen Idols
Australian power/trad band LORD is back in full force...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
Envenomed – The Walking Shred
Melbourne thrash/power band Envenomed return with their second full-length...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind
I remember when the first Slipknot album came out,...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
All is Violent – Cartographers of Human Purpose
Don’t let the fact that this EP is only...
- Posted 2 weeks ago

Interviews

“It was a long process doing this album” – An interview with Lord Tim (LORD)

“We want to meet everybody and say thanks” – An interview with Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church)

“The songwriting process, it’s so fantastic” – An interview with Tarja Turunen

“I’m so damn proud of it” – An interview with Joacim Cans (HammerFall)

“It feels awesome to be selling out shows here in Australia” – An interview with Henri Sison (Disentomb)

“A Real Nostalgia Trip” – An Interview With Jim Grey (Caligula’s Horse)

“We don’t need too much tough guy metal stuff.” – An Interview with Hemina

“No Deadlines” – An Interview with M0dal1ty

“We’ve got a ton of new material” – An interview with Joe Buras (Born of Osiris)

“The music should be harsh, violent and dark” – An interview with N.H (Heresiarch)

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