It’s hard to pin point exactly what makes something “good.” While you can personally say “I like this or that aspect,” you’re usually explaining what you like, not why you like it. Or why you like why...

I like this genre of music quite a bit, and so it’s always nice to be introduced to bands not yet at the Chariot/Norma Jean/Dillinger level. I think it’s good to keep in mind that bands don’t...

I’m not sure if I just don’t know enough about this genre (whatever genre this happens to be), or if there really aren’t that many bands that do heavy music quite like this, but in my limited...

It took me a couple of listens to appreciate Senium, but I’m really (begrudgingly) glad that I stuck with it. This is Australia’s answer to Necrophagist. And while I’m sure a number of die-hard Necrophagist fans will...

Words: Mitch Alexander Images: Tony Proudfoot Click here to view the full gallery! As I wandered about 170 Russell, it warmed the cockles of my heart to hear so many people still using death growls as a...

For most of the night I was sure this review was going to be a lambast of the live music scene in this country, focusing in particular on those young, spindly dickheads in the middle of the...

As someone who has been a vocalist for a little while, I have a soft spot for instrumental music. While my favorite genre is the heavy metals, if you rip out the shrieking pop banshee or the...

I thought I knew what heavy was. I was wrong. Seeing Neurosis live was an epiphany of sorts; that bands can be as physically crushing as you always suspected, and they can do it with substance and...

Super Fun Happy Slide are like the smart kid that never applied himself. They’ve got all the potential, all of the innate talent and learned skill, and none of the fucking drive to do anything other than disrupt...

Just because you don’t know what to call it doesn’t mean you can’t like it. I think modern day metalheads will look back on the current proliferation of sub-genres the same way celebrities look back on their...