Here at Metal Obsession, we sure do love our stoner rock, and Shellfin do it good. The Brisbanites are currently working on their second full length, but have released the track “She Is A Robot” nice and early. It’s...

It’s always rad seeing something a little bit different happening in the music scene, especially when it involves a medieval tavern, which is what you can expect if you’re heading over to Footscray’s Revolt Artspace to see Be’lakor,...

If you haven’t heard Hadal Maw yet, then we’re here to help. The band are the latest addition to Melbourne’s death metal scene, and the two songs released so far are awesome.  The beginning of Hadal Maw was actually back...

Sydney’s Northlane seem to have really exploded since they dropped their debut album last November. The name is absolutely everywhere, and that’s totally fine, because in that whole hardcore scene they’re by far one of the better bands going...

In a bit of interesting news, Firewind‘s Australian tour which was scheduled for April 2013 has been postponed, according to a post over on the Whiplash Festival page. Dates will apparently be rescheduled as soon as possible. There...

Yesterday, the appropriately titled Blastasfuk Grindcore Records released the new album from Melbourne’s Fuck… I’m Dead. It’s 21 tracks in 26 minutes and features track titles like “Bury the Cunt in Shit”, “Boobs, Blood and Gore” and “Waft...

In what is some of the worst music news since Col left The Schoenberg Automaton, vocalist Adam Stewart has taken an indefinite hiatus from Melbourne’s brilliant A Million Dead Birds Laughing. The split is mutual according to a post...

In late 2011, two musicians who were frustrated at the lack of exposure that Canberra bands were receiving decided to do something about. As a way of showcasing the ACT’s best “grind/industrial grunt/math & glitch”, Eschatonic Records...

Canberra’s “satanic speed-metal thrashers” Hellbringer (formerly known as Forgery) dropped their debut full length Dominion of Darkness almost two months ago now, and the response seems to be pretty positive. Despite having not actually heard it yet, we’re assuming it’s awesome purely...

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