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  • Our Last Enemy announce remix artists & tour dates

    Almost exactly a month ago, Sydney’s Our Last Enemy announced their next project; a remix and rarities album titled Engineering The Enemy. Who’s doing the remixes? Well excitingly Mortiis (ex Emperor), Angel (DOPE), Angelspit and The Berzerker are the first few to be announced. It’s certainly a promising start....

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Orpheus are no longer Orpheus

    Yep. Melbourne melodeathers (it’s a word…) Orpheus have undergone a bit of a name change ahead of their new album. Goodbye Orpheus, hello Orpheus Omega. “On the verge of releasing our second album, ‘ResIllusion’ we’ve had to make an official...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Free things! (Perseverance things, to be specific)

    Early last month Melbourne’s Perseverance released their second full length album, the beautiful titled Silence, Forever; Endless. And if the more depressive end of black metal is your sort of thing, then it’s certainly an album worth getting. The guys in...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • New, free track from Involuntary Convulsion

    While still being hard at work on their debut EP Ineffable, Melbourne’s oh-so brutal Involuntary Convulsion have released a new track, “Purified Exsanguination” for free download (plus a lyric video, below) over on Soundcloud. “Involuntary Convulsion have decided to take the Brutal...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Witchgrinder’s “The Demon Calling” video and tour

    There’s only a week or so until Melbourne-based industrial metallers Witchgrinder hit the road to launch their new album. In the lead up, the band have dropped the first single and title track below (which you can download free...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Dave Haley returns to The Amenta, Timothy Pope taking break from touring

    The Amenta are in full force at the moment. With a ridiculously killer album out and heavy touring on the cards (including Jakarta’s Hammersonic Festival with Cradle of Filth, Cannibal Corpse and Obituary), things have gotten even more exciting with Dave...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • The end of Futility

    With six years under their belts, Canberra doom band Futility have come to an end. The lack of activity over the last few months means it’s not exactly a surprise, but it’s still a real shame. Especially considering the...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Boris performing the whole of “Flood” on Australian tour

    Boris fans, it’s time to get very, very excited. This June the Japanese three-piece will return to Australia for an appearance at the incredible Dark Mofo Festival down in Hobart, plus Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane shows, where they’ll...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • “I rethought my purpose in life and what truly mattered…” – an interview with Encircling Sea’s Rob Allen

    When it comes to powerful, enthralling music, Melbourne’s Encircling Sea are up there with some of the best. Their nature inspired style of atmospheric metal is the type that sweeps you off your feet; it’s as intense...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • We Lost The Sea’s “Barkhan Charge” video is out

    It has been a while coming now, but today Sydney’s We Lost The Sea premiered the video clip for “Barkhan Charge” over at themusic.com.au, featuring vocalist Chris Torpy who sadly took his own life earlier this year. It’s a superb video,...

    • Posted 12 years ago