Australia, I think we need to have a talk. Just what is this obsession you seem to have with glorifying your worst possible traits? Granted, this is a nation of laconic and easy-going values, as well as,...

Bane of Bedlam is a band with a somewhat troubled past, but then what band in the local scene hasn’t had its share of shake-ups and misfortune? In this instance I refer to matters made more public;...

Vanishing Point’s Distant is The Sun is superb.  I could end the review there to be honest, as I can make no further commentary on the album that can’t be summed up from listening to it. I’m...

Well, 2014 is here! Last year saw an embarrassment of notable, and no shortage of lackluster, releases; now a new year is upon us, will it meet up to the standard set by its preceding year, or...

Metallica; you know the name, you know the music and whether or not you are a fan of them one has to admit that the Metal world would be an entirely different place without them. You can...

The Ophidian Ascension have been a band of some interest (to me, at least) for quite a few years. Being, for want of a better term, obscure since their beginnings in 2009, they have secured a small,...

Taberah have certainly gotten their names out there lately, haven’t they? You can look on several Australian metal sites, Metal Obsession included, for mention of these guys and you will hear good things about them. Rightly so,...

Children of Bodom are a band that hearken me back to the nostalgic times of my high school years; impetuous, impudent and immature, and Bodom played a huge part in the soundtrack to that arc of my...

Malakyte have earned themselves quite the reputation for their onstage presence and it is not hard to see why. Their pulsing, heavy, nigh-imposing sound live is bolstered by the sheer aggression and force the members bring to...