New Zealand’s Ulcerate are quite honestly one of the greatest death metal bands going around at the moment. Utterly intense, and even better live. And thankfully, they have announced a few Australian dates too. We don’t know any further...

As you may have heard, it was recently announced that Melbourne black metallers Adamus Exul have been removed from the Dark Funeral lineup, due to the personal ideologies of a member that is no longer in the band. We’re a tad unsure...

After months of planning, former host of Triple J’s The Racket Andrew Haug has unveiled his latest project; a 24/7 online radio show dedicated to rock & metal, featuring – The freshest local and international rock /...

Be’lakor’s third album Of Breath and Bone was by far one of the most anticipated local releases of recent times, and the general consensus seems to be that it certainly lives up to expectation. With two more...

More great Bastardfest news! The second group of acts to be performing at this year’s magnificent events are ready to be unleashed. Joining those right pricks Fuck… I’m Dead and Astriaal as the headlining acts, we have...

Press release: Apocalyptica are coming. Twenty years from inception, one of the biggest names in European metal is finally touring Australia. Combining classical nuance with brutal breakdowns, this fantastic Finnish four-piece are quintessential Eurock with a difference....

Sydney grindcore 2-piece thedowngoing are set to release their newest aural atrocity ATHOUSANDYEARSOFDARKNESS. The 12 track, 10 minute noisegrind experiment will be released via “Cancerous” Slimline CD and be available for streaming/purchasing/pirating at thedowngoing.blogspot.com from Friday July...

Undoubtedly one of the best power metal acts to come out of Australia; Melbourne’s Black Majesty are only a month away from releasing their fifth studio album Stargazer.  And just announced is the fact that we’ll actually get an Australian...

Press release: Metropolis Touring and Ragged Company Presents Swedish Black Metallers Dark Funeralreturn to Australia once again to terrorise our stages with “vast walls of sound” and their “classic black metal, with clouds of red dry ice...

Yeah, that description in the title does seem like an odd concept doesn’t it? But, surprisingly, it works. One man band Khaan (by the same fella behind Carcharoth, and guitarist in Rainshadow) has, after a little bit of convincing, uploaded The Eternal Blue Sky...