Image: Rebecca ReidWords: Gene Banyard Click here to view the full gallery of photos. Once upon a time in 1996 Finland, Eino Matti “Eicca” Toppinen decided that he wanted to channel his classically trained cello skills to...

Zeal & Ardor have made a name for themselves as innovative pioneers of Metal since forming in 2013. Led by Swiss American, Manuel Gagneux, Zeal & Ardor’s sound is an avant-garde hybrid of African American spirituals and...

The Zoo in Brisbane hosted quite a show last night, the penultimate show of Enslaved’s 2018 Australian Tour and I was fortunate enough to be there, thanks to Metal Obsession. First up, Kaerulean, Brisbane’s progressive death technicians. Promoting...

Ensiferum are a Finnish “Melodic Folk Metal” band whose sound has the spirit and energy of Viking Sagas and a name which translates as “sword-bearing”. Founded in 1995, Ensiferum has released 7 studio albums to date including...

Cradle of Filth, one of the most polarising bands in metal’s history. From their symphonic black metal roots in the early 90’s, to their more Gothic even mainstream rock sound of recent times, they have been simultaneously...

Images: Rebecca Reid Words: Gene Banyard Body Count are back and they are more brilliant, outspoken and brutal then ever! Fronted by legendary gangster rapper Ice T, Body Count hails from Los Angeles, California and formed in...

Wednesday 13 (Joseph Poole) has always been a fan of the macabre and the theatrical. Taking his moniker from two of his favourite TV shows – Wednesday from The Addams Family & 13 from the street address...

Originally made up of three friends from Iceland, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, Halldór Einarsson and Guðmundur Óli Pálmason, Solstifar’s music is as panoramic and as fiercely undulating as their native landscape. Typically Icelandic in nature, Solstifar‘s music is innately...

Old School Metal has made quite the comeback of late. Stalwarts of the scene Iron Maiden still wave the 80’s banner high and bands like Steel Panther have taken up this mantle in more recent times (if...

Brian Posehn is a professional comedian, actor & writer whose credits include The Sarah Silverman Show, Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects and co-writer on the 4th season of Metalocalypse. He is also a chronic stoner, a passionate...