While the whole “judging a book by its cover” thing is often reasonable when it comes to music, don’t do it with Norse. Despite the name and (rather nice) artwork below, there are no atmospheric seventeen-minute songs within. Instead, the...

Could 2013 possibly top 2012 on the live front? It seems like it’s getting pretty close already. Cock And Ball Torture, Marduk, Nightwish, Sabaton, Alestorm, Hypocrisy (if that tour still goes ahead…), Earth Crisis, Deep Purple, Firewind, Black Sabbath,...

While solo musician Judd Madden‘s first four albums were great, his new one is a massive leap forward. Apparently inspired by the harsh Australian outback, Artesian has more heavy stoner grooves than most bands have in their entire career. The little...

Sydney’s Pirate are a quirky one; think funky, technical avant-garde rock with a saxophone. If it sounds like your cup of tea then now is a pretty good time to check them out. The band just announced “Time Minus Five”...

Less than a month ago, Melbourne’s Myridian released a stack of information about their upcoming debut album, and while that was all well and good, it was new recordings we wanted the most. Well, here we have one! “Veil...

We somehow missed this news back when it was actually new(s), but Adelaide death metallers Beyond Mortal Dreams have released a new EP. It’s the follow-up to their 2008 debut From Hell, and features four tracks, including a cover of Beherit‘s “Beast...

Sydney 2-piece thedowngoing are fucking intense. They’re one of those bands that just sound like pure adrenaline-fueled aggression. They’re also rather productive. It was only a few months ago that they dropped ATHOUSANDYEARSOFDARKNESS, and now they have announced a new split...

Not too long ago, “new” doom project Subterranean Disposition signed to and released their new album through Hypnotic Dirge Records. It’s a stunning release, as you can find out in our review, and has been spinning regularly since. The...

As mentioned in a recent article, we’re moving away from our lazy habits of just re-posting the press releases that we receive. Ones like this warrant an exception though… “After a four year hiatus, the legendary good...

One man with a lot of fuzz and some great riffs.