October not busy enough on the touring front for you? Here you go… “Chicago’s OCEANO have announced their first ever Australian tour, which is due to kick off on October 4th in Adelaide. After being forced to...

The Soundwave Festival lineup is probably the biggest metal announcement to happen in Australia every single year. And after last year’s monstrous 10th anniversary lineup, this year had people even more intrigued than ever. It seems the Nine...

Not only is it new, but it’s also probably some of the best local death metal we have heard in quite a while. Flesh of the Earth is the culmination of a bunch of guys playing together for a...

Trying to decide which of the four trillion international tours to catch during October? Maybe these lineup additions will help… October 24th @ Capitol Theatre Perth w/ Advent Sorrow Tickets from Oztix.com.au October 25th @ Esplanade Hotel,...

One-man band Judd Madden is a doom machine. 2010 saw the release of his debut full length Waterfall, 2011 followed with Float and Drown, 2012 had Doomgroove and Artesian, and now that we’re into 2013 it’s time for another. Glacial is the new one, and once again the album...

Taking over all three stages at St Kilda’s Esplanade Hotel, Sonic Forge Festival has quite easily become one of the biggest locally-focused metal festivals in the country. What makes it truly exciting though is that this year...

Metal and horror go together like beer and more beer, so it’s no surprise that this “fake trailer” for Night of the Garbage Monster is pretty damn rad. Made in homage to the 80’s splatter genre, the guys are...

“United Forces, kind of like S.O.D were raving on about…Brisbane HC fuckwits Sick People thrashin’ down the east coast of Australia with Melbourne Death-Thrash madcunts Sewercide to launch the Sick People “Fakes Rule” 7″ out thru Urban...

“Welcome to Dronepunk; a mix of sludge-infused, punk and doom-laden hardcore. Intense, negative vibes for fans of Gaza, Botch, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trap Them and Cursed.” That should, really, be enough to grab your attention, but...

Agave Maize was a pretty cool band name but, citing general evolution as the reason, the Melbourne black metal band have decided to go with something that’s, well, clearly much more black metal. Rather than repeat things, here...