As you hopefully saw, New Zealand’s Ulcerate are returning to Australia for a few shows. We’re all ridiculously excited enough as it is, but it just got better, with Tasmania’s Départe (formerly Ørannis) being added to all dates. If you’re not familiar,...

Must-have droning, psychedelic doom out of Sydney.

Melbourne’s A Million Dead Birds Laughing are by far one of the most unique metal bands in Australia, and have proved time and time again to be consistently intense live. Last year saw them release their debut Force Fed Enlightenment to...

Who doesn’t love a bit of controversy? Melbourne thrashers 4ARM were set to play on the Zombie Apocalypse tour across the USA alongside Casket of Cassandra, Prey For Sleep, Short Fuse and also-Australian Deprivation. This morning however, the band have pulled out of the...

A forgettable release, and a step backwards for the Sydney's "industrial metal demons".

Sydney’s Avarin really started on a high with their debut album Requiem (which received an impressive 9/10 on this very site), and we’re assuming they’re somehow going to get even better. Working slowly but surely on the follow-up, with some huge...

Hauntingly beautiful doom metal from Sydney, for fans of My Dying Bride.

Fantastic, groovy, heavy, straight-up metal out of Adelaide.

Press release: Heathen Skulls and Life Is Noise are proud to present the 3rd Australian tour by drone doom metal legends Sunn O))). This October they’ll be touring nationally with fellow Southern Lord recording artists, Chicago’s now...

Press release: Clagg from Melbourne and Summonus from Sydney are about to embark on a two show mini tour of immensely loud ‘n’ heavy proportions. Over the past ten years Clagg – described by Hellride Music as...