Dubbed “a pissing contest of low end, high output and DIY cred”, We Empty Rooms are bringing Norwegian noise rock/avantgarde trio MoE to Australia for a string of dates alongside duo DEAD.  If you’re not familiar with the two powerhouses,...

Sure they may be based over in the Netherlands now but we like to think that the mighty Destroyer 666 are still Aussie at heart. Almost 10 years on from their debut album we arrive at Wildfire, and as you can...

“Knowing that intergalactic exploration wouldn’t be possible without transcending into frightening Artificial Intelligence, they tried to avoid the disappearance of the last human link, desperately executing a powerful virus. Its purpose: the destruction of robots. However, they...

Seven albums in and Finland’s Rotten Sound are still pumping out some of the most killer grindcore going around. A lot of bands by this stage would feel the impulse to try something different or “expand their sound”, but...

Sydney one-man-band Ill Omen has released some pretty killer black metal in the past so news of another release is more than welcome. Little did we expect something sitting so heavily on the funeral doom end of things. There’s...

Here’s an interesting mix of members if there ever was one; C. Altena (The Monolith Deathcult, ex Izegrim Official) – Synths T. Binetter (ex-sleepmakeswaves, ex-Dessant) – Guitar D. Nahum (The Veil, Dead River Runs Dry, Ironwood etc.) – Drums...

The first piece released a few weeks ago from the Skuggsjá debut, a collaboration between Enslaved and Wardruna members celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution sat squarely on the folk side of things and while the second single still doesn’t break...

“When Trondr Nefas sadly passed away of natural causes at the age of 34 on May 13th in 2012 this also sealed the end of URGEHAL. Out of friendship, respect and as a tribute to their late singer...

We were pretty excited to have the relatively new Melbourne band Greytomb play our 7th Birthday show late last year. Citing influences including Altar of Plagues, Krallice, Deafheaven and Hope Drone, their few live performances have been some truly mesmerizing displays of atmospheric black...

2015 was a spectacular year for Australian doom. Adelaide’s Space Bong and Perth’s Drowning Horse absolutely knocked it out of the park with a couple of the best releases of the year, ones that don’t really suit...