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The Melvins frontman announces solo tour
King Buzzo (aka Buzz Osbourne), frontman of The Melvins will be trekking across Australia for a special ten date solo acoustic tour this August. With a career spanning over 30 years in the music industry, 30 albums, and to...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Cannibal Corpse and Hour of Penance are coming back to Australia!
Thanks to Soundworks Touring (once again), death metal legends Cannibal Corpse (USA) and Hour of Penance (Italy) are coming back to Australia in September! Cannibal Corpse were last here in 2012 in support of their ‘Torture’ album, and they will be back here...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Voyager touring nationally this July
Perth progressive metal heavyweights Voyager have announced a national tour to promote their brand new album. After the overwhelming positive response from their recent Kickstarter campaign, Voyager will present their stunning new album ‘V’ across Australia this July. Presented by...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Queen return to Australia this August
Legendary rock royalty Queen will be touring Australia for the first time in almost 30 years. The tour dubbed ‘Once In A Lifetime’ will see Brian May and Roger Taylor, team up with a replacement for Freddie Mercury; former...
- Posted 11 years ago
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The New Dead V – Metalfest Returns To Adelaide This May
After the great success of last years The New Dead metalfest, the day-long event sponsored by Truth Inc Records has returned to Adelaide’s shores for their fifth outing at the tail-end of this month. Taking place at Fowler’s Live...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Orpheus Omega Announce Pozible Campaign For Live DVD In Asia
The ever-busy Melbourne quintet Orpheus Omega have today announced a campaign via Pozible to help fund a professionally filmed live DVD for their impending trip over to Asia for their Archways Across Asia tour; set to kick off in a couple...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Envenomed unveil album artwork and snippet of new music
As we get closer to the release of the new album from Melbourne’s Envenomed, the band have officially release the artwork and a snippet of new music. The album is titled Evil Unseen, with Jan Yrlund of Finland’s Darkgrove Design handling the cover...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Belligerent Intent Unveil New Album Cover Art
Melbourne based blackened death metallers Belligerent Intent have today unveiled the official cover art via Facebook for their upcoming second opus Eternity of Hell & Torment. Illustrated by multi-skilled graphic artist Ken Sarafin, a digital painter among his many talents,...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Neurosis To Tour Australia For The First Time Ever!
Thanks to the great folks over at Life is Noise, Metal Obsession is proud to announce the first ever tour from influential US post-metal institution, Neurosis! Set to commence this August, Neurosis will be performing a nation-wide Aussie tour (with the exception...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Perth’s Stormrider Festival Kicks Off Next Saturday!
Due to commence next week is Perth’s first ever annual Stormrider Heavy Metal Festival. Helmed by a who’s-who of power metal bands (with some fresh-faced metal bands of the traditional and extreme variety on the side). Taking place at Perth’s...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Pioneering Aussie metal drummer Matt ‘Skitz’ announces 2021 national tour.
One of Australia’s pioneering metal drummers, Matt ‘Skitz’ Sanders (Damaged,...
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Be’lakor tease new album studio updates.
Melbourne’s Progressive Death Metal masters, Be’lakor has recently dropped new...
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Psycroptic release details of upcoming EP “The Watcher Of All”.
Tasmanian death metal masters, Psycroptic have unveiled their latest single...
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Chaos Divine releases their brand new album ‘Legacies’.
Perth progressive metal masters, Choas Divine has released their long-awaited...
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Tyr and Arkona reschedule Australian tour dates for 2021.
Overdrive Touring, the crew behind the upcoming Týr and Arkona...
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El Colosso – Forgotten Ancestors
Another heavily underrated local act, this Melbourne band has...
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Markus Saastamoinen – Puzzle Pieces
A little background on Markus Saastomoinen: he is a...
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Plini – Impulse Voices
The new album from Sydney instrumental guitar prodigy Plini...
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HJELVIK – Welcome to Hel
Ex-Kevelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik is about to open the...
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