Interviews
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Amorphis – “Good music is good music for me” (An interview with Tomi Koivusaari)
Amorphis – Tomi Koivusaari Amorphis return with the release of their brand new album, “Circle”, a story of survival. The album is now available via Nuclear Blast Records. Amorphis are currently gearing up for their first ever tour of...
- Posted 12 years ago
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We ask Toshi from Palm (JAP) a few questions before their Aussie tour
This weekend sees Japan’s Palm hit Australia for a huge tour alongside A Secret Death. Not only are they hitting the big cities, but also place like Mildura, Newcastle, Alice Springs and even the remote indigenous community of Santa Teresa. Not only...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Soilwork – “We have actually talked about a triple album” – (An interview with Dirk Verbeuren)
Soilwork – Dirk Verbeuren Melodic death metal grand masters, Soilwork are back with their latest album, “The Living Infinite” This release proves that Soilwork is working stronger than ever, a collection of 24 tracks with no filler. Metal Obsession...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Enslaved – “There are a lot of skilled promoters there who really know what they are doing” – (An interview with Ivar Bjørnson)
Enslaved – Ivar Bjørnson Metal Obsession recently had the pleasure to speak with a man consider to be a living legend, Ivar Bjørnson. He is one of the founding members of the band Enslaved. Since beginning their career in...
- Posted 12 years ago
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“…the newer released album is actually older than the one before it.” – an interview with Quiet Child
Excuse us while we remove out metal hats for a moment, and delve into the world of progressive rock. A few months ago the Adelaide band released their new album The Coming Storm (which is absolutely superb). Even though, as...
- Posted 12 years ago
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“Once that intro music goes on, something changes inside…” – an interview with The Defiled
A few days ago, British industrial band Defiled released their second studio album Daggers; a fan-funded album born through PledgeMusic, and their first on Nuclear Blast Records. With the album now out in the world, we asked programmer/keyboardist The A.v.D a few...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Lamb of God – “We’ve wanted to tour with Meshuggah forever.” (An interview with John Campbell)
Lamb of God – John Campbell After what seems to have been the biggest year in American metal titans Lamb of God’s career, the band is stronger than ever. Right now, they’re preparing for their Australian tour with Meshuggah...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Orpheus Omega – “At the end of the day, people will always want to make music” (An interview with Chris Themelco)
Orpheus Omega are currently gearing up for a massive national tour to support their latest release, ‘ResIllusion’. The tour will take them up and down the east coast of Australia, plus include shows in Hobart and the A.C.T. Metal...
- Posted 13 years ago
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“Music is design, and much like great design, the power of the graphic is in the colour palette” – an interview with SEIMS
We had a bit of a laugh the other day after we reviewed the debut album from solo project SEIMS, and the artist involved, Simeon, reviewed our review on his blog. We figured that was good enough reason to...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Lochlan Watt chats to Enabler’s Jeffrey Lohrber
Enabler hail from the middle of nowhere, USA. Having done time in Harlots, Trap Them, Dead To Fall, Shai Hulud and more, guitarist, vocalist and mastermind Jeffrey Lohrber decided it was time to do his own thing a couple...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Album Reviews
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El Colosso – Forgotten Ancestors
Another heavily underrated local act, this Melbourne band has...
- Posted 5 years ago
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Markus Saastamoinen – Puzzle Pieces
A little background on Markus Saastomoinen: he is a...
- Posted 5 years ago
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Plini – Impulse Voices
The new album from Sydney instrumental guitar prodigy Plini...
- Posted 5 years ago
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HJELVIK – Welcome to Hel
Ex-Kevelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik is about to open the...
- Posted 5 years ago






