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Oceano’s first ever Australian tour, with Aversions Crown and Feed Her To The Sharks
October not busy enough on the touring front for you? Here you go… “Chicago’s OCEANO have announced their first ever Australian tour, which is due to kick off on October 4th in Adelaide. After being forced to postpone a...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Soundwave 2014; Rob Zombie, Megadeth, Testament, Amon Amarth and more
The Soundwave Festival lineup is probably the biggest metal announcement to happen in Australia every single year. And after last year’s monstrous 10th anniversary lineup, this year had people even more intrigued than ever. It seems the Nine Inch Nails rumours...
- Posted 13 years ago
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There’s a new death metal band in Melbourne; Flesh of the Earth
Not only is it new, but it’s also probably some of the best local death metal we have heard in quite a while. Flesh of the Earth is the culmination of a bunch of guys playing together for a few years,...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Behemoth/Hour of Penance support bands announced
Trying to decide which of the four trillion international tours to catch during October? Maybe these lineup additions will help… October 24th @ Capitol Theatre Perth w/ Advent Sorrow Tickets from Oztix.com.au October 25th @ Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne w/...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Judd Madden releases crushing new album “Glacial”
One-man band Judd Madden is a doom machine. 2010 saw the release of his debut full length Waterfall, 2011 followed with Float and Drown, 2012 had Doomgroove and Artesian, and now that we’re into 2013 it’s time for another. Glacial is the new one, and once again the album name has...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Sonic Forge Festival 2013; Ne Obliviscaris, Ulcerate (NZ), Hypno5e (FR), The Amenta and more
Taking over all three stages at St Kilda’s Esplanade Hotel, Sonic Forge Festival has quite easily become one of the biggest locally-focused metal festivals in the country. What makes it truly exciting though is that this year is, quite...
- Posted 13 years ago
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The Mung, The Red Shore, Picture The End members in “Night of the Garbage Monster”
Metal and horror go together like beer and more beer, so it’s no surprise that this “fake trailer” for Night of the Garbage Monster is pretty damn rad. Made in homage to the 80’s splatter genre, the guys are hoping the...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Victoria’s Sewercide and Queensland’s Sick People touring together
“United Forces, kind of like S.O.D were raving on about…Brisbane HC fuckwits Sick People thrashin’ down the east coast of Australia with Melbourne Death-Thrash madcunts Sewercide to launch the Sick People “Fakes Rule” 7″ out thru Urban Rage Recs...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Introducing: Jackals (members of Serious Beak, Snakes Get Bad Press, Ebolie, etc)
“Welcome to Dronepunk; a mix of sludge-infused, punk and doom-laden hardcore. Intense, negative vibes for fans of Gaza, Botch, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trap Them and Cursed.” That should, really, be enough to grab your attention, but the fact...
- Posted 13 years ago
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Taberah to release new album this September (Pre-orders available)
Tasmanian based traditional power metallers Taberah (that was a mouthful…) are gearing up for their second album, ‘Necromancer’, the follow-up to their 2011 effort ‘The Light of Which I Dream’. The new album is due for release this September through...
- Posted 13 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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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 6 years ago
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Plini – Impulse Voices
The new album from Sydney instrumental guitar prodigy Plini...
- Posted 6 years ago
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HJELVIK – Welcome to Hel
Ex-Kevelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik is about to open the...
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