Vaz are the long standing cult band from Brooklyn via Fargo that everyone almost knows. For over a decade they’ve remained underground despite putting out a stack of amazing records on labels like Load, Wantage USA, X-Mist...

If you were excited about hearing the new Blood Duster album then… too bad. The appropriately titled KVLT album is not being released on CD or digitally. The only format that you can purchase it on is vinyl; unplayable vinyl that the...

As reported over at musicfeeds.com.au, there’s some good news for all you Sydney folk, with the opening of a brand new venue. The Newtown Social Club (which, we assume, is in Newtown) is owned by the same...

A not-so-memorable split release of modern metal/hardcore.

Canadian label Hypnotic Dirge Records have an absolutely stellar roster of bands, especially for those who love the darker, slower side of things. And one of their latest signings, is Australia’s very own Lycanthia. The Sydney-based gothic doom band...

A truly memorable and extremely varied doom release from Melbourne's 'burbs.

It’s not long now until the rather huge Whiplash Festival kicks off around the country, featuring international headliners Mnemic plus a huge list of locals. One of those locals is Queensland’s Lynchmada, who have dropped their new single “Immerser” to coincide with...

Melbourne-based melodic death/doom band Myridian have been hitting the live scene hard lately, but have only had a few demos online for people to download, which aren’t exactly the best representation of the band. But within the next...

Ballarat’s Noûs released a brilliant little debut at the very beginning of the year. It really did blow us away. Since then they’ve hit the live scene quite a bit, playing alongside Agonhymn, DEAD, Roussemoff and a whole bunch of...

You may have noticed that we’ve been a tad slower than usual on the news front lately (with the exception of the past 48 hours where we’ve been playing catch-up). That’s because there’s a whole lot of...