Words: Jonathon Besanko Images: John Raptis (Click here to view the full gallery) There are not many instances where I float around the phrase, “gig of the year”, but after the performance tonight, it’s a damn good contender...

Melbourne thrashers Mason have just revealed a gut-ripping new music video. Sounding as if it were right out of the Teutonic thrash scene of the ’80s, check out the video for “Tears of Tragedy” below! Being their...

Ivo Henzi – Forest of Fog After first forming in 2003, and following the release of three full-length albums in the early 2000’s, Forest of Fog, the brainchild of ex-Eluveitie guitarist and Swiss musician Ivo Henzi, is back...

Sydney’s Buried In Verona last night kicked off their last ever set of shows, at Prince of Wales, Bunbury (with We Run With Wolves and Longshore). Tonight sees the band hit up the Rosemount Hotel in Perth,...

Sydney’s Black Rheno are set to cap off a very productive 2016 with the release of not only their new EP, Let’s Start a Cult (out now via Rocket), but also their new music video, “No Time...

Sydney punk-heads Speedball have made the colossal announcement that, in support of the first anniversary of their Back From The Dead EP, they are jumping back out on the road to top their previous 13-date national tour...

Italy-based extreme metal act, Hierophant, have released the first track from their forthcoming fourth studio album, Mass Grave. Entitled “Crematorium”, Metal Obsession is very proud to present the Australian premiere for the new track! Mass Grave is out...

Adelaide thrash revivalists, Hidden Intent, have made the exciting announcement that they have joined the ranks of the New York based EMG (Extreme Music Group). With EMG known for its management of the likes of Suffocation, Cattle Decapitation, King...

It’s amazing how we’re only just approaching the midway mark of October, and we’ve already lost count of the number of tours that have been announced for the New Year. Bring on 2017, we say! The newest...

Tony Kakko – Sonata Arctica Finland’s Sonata Arctica is a band with a long and rich history in both the Finnish metal scene and the world of power metal. There are few metalheads you’ll meet that wouldn’t...