Words: Dilini Fredrick Images: Cameron Stewart (Click here to view the full gallery) Hollow World were up first. I imagine it must have been as daunting as Presland’s drum kit looming over Hollow World drummer Michael Hodgson’s...

We have reached a lull in the journey. When I say “lull”, I refer to a time of limbo, of great uncertainty. The tug and pull of one side over the other resumes and persists throughout this...

I see now. The First Age achieved a sense of being on the verge of coming together musically, to create something new. It also hinted at a story. I love a good story so, if you will,...

Words: Dilini Fredrick Images: Clinton Hatfield It was another night of braving the weather; the streets awash with rain and people struggling to get inside. I was running late and it’s always at these times when everything...

Images: Wylie Burchall Words: Dilini Fredrick As far as venues go, the Prince Bandroom seems to be the choice of many an extreme band. Doors opened at 9pm and it was the first gig I attended by...

Images: Jason Fados Words: Dilini Fredrick Despite the ambiguous entrance through the Kitchen, I actually made it on time. I shook hands with the lovely Ms. Jen, the voice of Divine Ascension. A thank you to her for...

So apparently it was Easter Weekend? Still arrived a little late, but Arbrynth had just started their first song so please don’t crucify me. Ha ha? Okay, no more Easter puns, I promise. We walked into a...

“Satya” lulls you into a bubble of acoustic craftsmanship. Just the beginning of a whirlwind of an EP that can’t be tamed. Likening it to other bands will ultimately leave you confused and unwilling to accept this recording...

Orphaned Land, intriguing as it is, are an Israeli band, but what is more intriguing is to hear the story, that spans 23 years, about their contribution to the world wide metal scene. “We thought we could...

Rotting Christ, the pioneers of Greek extreme metal and a predominant act in Europe’s underground metal scene, return to Australia next January to promote their brand new album, ‘Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy’ (translated: “Do What Thou Wilt”...