Aaron and Nathan Weaver formed a potent musical partnership back in 2003 which spawned the critically revered Wolves in the Throne Room, trailblazing a Cascadian themed North American black metal movement. The brothers Weaver receive support from outlets who...

Without Marty Friedman’s face-melting solos and precision riffing, Megadeth main man Dave Mustaine would never have achieved his goal of besting Metallica in one critical metric: releasing the most excellent album of any of the so-called ‘big...

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 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....

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...

Amon Amarth drummer and percussionist Jocke Wallgren is on the promotional trail talking up the new studio album Berserker. Wallgren is a relatively new arrival to the Amon Amarth camp as he joined the band in 2016,...

The venerable Phil Anselmo graced suburban Brisbane headlining a weeknight of thrash, blast and grind according to promotional material. Sharing the bill with Phil’s recent musical incarnation known as Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals were Sydney’s...

Henkka Blacksmith is the bassist from Finnish melodic death metal outfit Children of Bodom, he is performing promotional duties as the band have just released Hexed, their 10th full-length studio offering. Hexed features all of the characteristics...

Alongside Metallica, Pantera will surely inspire more young hands than any other band to pick up a guitar, bass guitar or drum kit and forge a musical path under the broader banner of heavy metal. Phil Anselmo,...

A recent conversation with Watain frontman Erik Danielsson revealed that the band would be touring Australia without many of its You Tube famous stage props and livery. Thus, an opportunity opened for Australian fans to witness Watain...