There’s only a week to go until the awesome Enabler (USA) hit Australia for the first time, with Melbourne’s Urns playing all dates. And to get everybody psyched for what will no doubt be a string of great shows, Urns have...

The first three of these posts (here, here, and here, although we can’t promise the links are still active) have been some of the most popular articles ever run on Metal Obsession, so some fifteen months after...

Here’s a tour for those of you who dig the blackened side of things. July will see Sydney’s Norse and Melbourne’s Agave Maize hit the road for a short four date mini-tour. The former you may have seen supporting Absu (USA), Mnemic (DK), Psycroptic or Dark Funeral (SE) at...

Tour promoter Heathen Skulls made a Facebook post last week that they had something to announce involving the legendary Scott Kelly very soon, and while it’s not a full Neurosis tour, it’s definitely exciting. After touring as a solo musician...

Pure aggression is the name of the game when it comes to Sydney/Wollongong based three piece Pure Evil Trio. Not that you’d really expect anything less from the name. Despite having recorded them back in 2007 at the now...

But, no, it’s not a greatest hits album. If you’re an avid follower of Bro Fidelity Records (the home of Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Spider Goat Canyon, Fire Witch, etc), then you probably already know about TTTDC. If not, the basic summary...

Brissy-based label Monolith are continuing with their trend of bringing absolutely killer bands to Australia, with the announcement that the insane Rolo Tomassi will be here in a few months, playing some delightfully intimate venues. The fact that Totally Unicorn and...

Thanks to the awesome folk over at Madman Entertainment, we have a couple of huge gift packs to give away. By answering the question below, two lucky people will win all four seasons of the brilliant Metalocalypse...

Doom legends Saint Vitus hit Australian soil in July which is certainly exciting enough in itself, but one extra special bonus is that French funeral doom band Monarch are coming as the main support. It seems that’s not the only...

In a few days, New Zealand fastcore band Shitripper hit the road (and skies) with thrashers Municipal Waste across both Australia and New Zealand, but if you can’t make it to one of those shows, the band have announced a bunch...