Dream Tröll is a traditional, melodic metal band hailing from Leeds, UK. Their debut album The Knight of Rebellion was released back in May this year. After spending the last few months wading through a plethora of...

Leprous are a standout band in the new wave of progressive rock, a genre that seems to be having a renascence of sorts.  I wont claim that Leprous’ 5th album Malina  is a metal release (even though I’m acutely aware of the...

Mountains of Madness are a three piece stoner band from Tasmania. Their second EP is entitled Kick It In The Guts was released last month and contains six high quality, fuzz laden  tracks which will definitely appeal to fans of...

Thy Art Is Murder are a seminal Deathcore band hailing from Sydney, Australia. They have legions of fans around the globe and right now you’d have no problems forming a compelling argument to say that they are...

Dying Fetus have been a major part of the extreme metal landscape since the 90’s. Wrong One to Fuck With is the overtly confrontational title of their 8th studio album. Unsurprisingly the 10 tracks on this release are as tough as the...

Battlegrave is a two man thrash attack from Melbourne. Clint Patzel and Rohan Buntine have joined forces to churn out a no-nonsense brand  of metal that reflects their love of classic 80’s thrash and aggressive music in general. After...

Wednesday, September 8th 2010 – the day Mike Portnoy shocked his band mates and legions of fans around the world by announcing that he was leaving Dream Theater. Portnoy parted ways with his long time friends and bandmates...

Enthrall is the debut EP from the up and coming Perth act Solum.  If old school style death metal with a bit of a blackened vibe is something that appeals to you then I’d definitely recommend checking out this release....

Municipal Waste is a crossover thrash band from Richmond, Virginia. It’s been five years since the self-dubbed ‘speed metal punks’ released their last record (The Fatal Feast, 2012), but they’re back with a vengeance on their 6th...

Conformicide is the 4th studio album from the American Thrash band Havok. In my opinion Havok are one of the better new wave thrash bands. Their sound is definitely ‘thrash’ but they have a little bit more...