Maggot is a first for both Von Grimm Records (if you like your doom and vinyl, be sure to have a look on there) and Sydney-based sludge band Yanomamo; the first release for both. The band are hitting the stage two...

Melbourne progressive metallers Divine Ascension are big James Bond fans apparently (as everybody should be). To celebrate the launch of the new movie Skyfall in Australia, they thought it’d be a bit of fun to cover the new theme...

Here’s a tour announcement that a whole lot of people have undoubtedly been waiting for; Deftones! With the fantastic new album Koi No Yokan under their belts, the band will be heading our way in May next year (yeah, it’s...

One-man symphonic black metal project Aberration Nexus is currently working on a debut album, and while instrumental demos have been on the internet for quite a while, the release is finally getting closer. The one man behind the project Chris Meyer,...

After the absolute disaster that was The King Of Metal, it’s nice to hear Blaze Bayley‘s voice over the top of some decent music again. Vessel is a new one-man project out of Victoria somewhere, and it’s a bit of a shame...

Some of the best postrockmeetsblackmetal that you'll ever hear.

There are only two weeks until Melbourne black metallers Sanguinary Misanthropia hit the stage to celebrate their debut full length Loathe Over Will, which lyrically deals with “sinister spirituality, Luciferian philosophy, Diabolic Gnosticism, traditional/theistic Satanism and devil worship, with inspirating being taken...

It’s hard believing that Swarth is three year old now. The album is still just as horrifying, and absolutely intense, as it was upon release. But, it’s time to move on, to Vexovoid. Now, as with a lot of words that...

We’ve said many times before how killer No Anchor are, but we can never say it too much. The band (two bassists and a drummer) are constantly releasing all sorts of raw, sludgy rock releases, and they’re consistently fantastic....

Like your music chaotic? Then Melbourne’s Jack The Stripper are the band for you. The hardcore/grindcore four-piece have just completed their debut album, Raw Nerve, which is due out in the coming weeks, and judging from the single below (and...