Putting all of the amazing albums I’ve heard in 2014 into a “best of” list and ordering them is a lot more challenging than it’s been in previous years. That’s because this year has been amazing for music. So many...

Image: John Raptis Photography Desecrator – Riley Strong Since their formation in 2008, Desecrator have proven time and time again to be Melbourne’s premiere thrash band. The skullet-wearing 4-piece have desecrated venues all across Australia with their high...

South Australian thrashers Alkira are on a roll at the moment. After the release of their debut album ‘Juggernaut’ and successful shows to promote it, Alkira have released a music video for the first single ‘Submission Therapy’. The...

Featuring King Parrot bassist and funny bastard, Mr. Slattery.

We’ve been a little slow on writing about this one, but Sydney based heavy rockers Whisky Smile have released a hilarious tongue-in-cheek video for their cover of the B-52‘s classic ‘Rock Lobster’. The B-52’s cover is from their...

Last month’s monster giveaway featured two Metal Down Under prize packs, new CD’s and a double pass to the heavy metal boat festival, Hell On The Bay, this Saturday. Congratulations to the 6 people that won something;...

This is our fourth month of doing monthly giveaways on Metal Obsession. The response to these has been excellent, thanks to everyone who has entered and we hope the winners enjoyed their stuff. This month’s giveaway will have...

We’ve been a little slow on the news over the past week. So slow that we didn’t share the ridiculous new video that Melbourne brutal death metallers Whoretopsy released last week. Whoretopsy debuted the hilariously titled new song ‘Bashed...

I’ve been waiting on news from Melbourne thrash powerhouse MetalStorm for a while now, and here it is. The band has been relatively quiet since February when they played shows with King Parrot and Havok. Their scheduled tour with...

If you thought Thy Art Is Murder‘s upcoming tour in December couldn’t get any better after Disentomb and Revocation were announced as supports, you were dead wrong. As the Facebook event page hit 2500 attendees last night, Tasmanian death metal giants Psycroptic...