The UK’s ridiculous Rolo Tomassi are one of the latest bands that the good guys at Monolith are bringing to Australia, and oh boy it’s an extensive tour.  And to extend things even further, shows in Cairns and Perth have...

If you went along to catch Enabler and the rest at Melbourne’s Bendigo Hotel a Thursdays ago, you may have seen a pretty killer band called Diploid. The grind/punk/hardcore/whatever band released a fantastic little EP mid-last year, and are thankfully back...

It has been quite a while since Adelaide prog rockers Quiet Child had a new release out, but as of July 4th, the follow-up to their 2011 release Thumper is out in the wild. “The Coming Storm is the bands third...

If there’s one thing we like to see more than local metal bands thriving in Australia, it’s local metal bands spreading the word overseas. This month it’s Adelaide thrashers Hidden Intent heading international, with four shows throughout South East...

A while ago we ran a news article about new Adelaide band Voros, formed by members of Double Dragon and A Red Dawn. At the time they were releasing the first part of their Sky Burial trilogy, and as of a few weeks ago, The Sky...

Adelaide’s Truth Corroded have announced The Saviours Slain as the title of their new full length album, the first written with guitarist Wayne Batters who replaced founding member Mark Lennard back in 2011. “Writing a new album without Mark has been...

“With songs so steeped in THC that pot smoke seems to emanate from the speakers, Sleep is perhaps the ultimate stoner-rock band.” THE GUARDIAN Seminal stoner/doom band, Sleep from San Jose, California will play two shows in Sydney and...

Untitled Touring and MetalObsession.net present The Eternal’s “Circle of Light” Australian tour. The “Circle of Light Australian tour” is something truly special for Melbourne’s The Eternal, marking not only the release of their fifth studio album ,...

Enabler hail from the middle of nowhere, USA. Having done time in Harlots, Trap Them, Dead To Fall, Shai Hulud and more, guitarist, vocalist and mastermind Jeffrey Lohrber decided it was time to do his own thing...

Ne Obliviscaris – Dan Presland Melbourne’s Ne Obliviscaris are gearing up for their first tour of Asia this August. Metal Obsession had the pleasure to speak with drummer Dan Presland, regarding the upcoming Asian tour, new material,...