Melbourne-based brutal groove metal 4-piece, The Arbiter, don’t mess around when it comes to releasing new material. Just the other week, they released a lyric video for a new song they recorded with Roman Koester at Complex Studios, titled ‘Us...

Another day, another tour announcement… and we didn’t see this one coming! Thanks to Old School Cartel, New York Hardcore legends Merauder will be hitting our shores in November for the first time in their near-25 year history....

Thanks to Soundworks Touring (once again), death metal legends Cannibal Corpse (USA) and Hour of Penance (Italy) are coming back to Australia in September! Cannibal Corpse were last here in 2012 in support of their ‘Torture’ album, and they will be...

So… do you like… stuff? “Imagine if we started the heaviest band in the world, like real doomy, Sabbathy kinda stuff. What would we call it…what’s huge?…’Colossus’?…” “…Or like Dr. Colossus from the Simpsons… Why don’t we just...

After exclusively announcing Bane of Winterstorm, Hybrid Nightmares and Ruins for the second installment of Hell On The Bay (not to forget Demolition already being announced), Metal Obsession bring you the headliner for the event. If you haven’t been paying...

This is the first edition of Metal Obsession's monthly CD/LP/DVD giveaways. These monthly competitions will specialise in the latest metal releases from signed and independent bands across Australia.

Another Sunday, another band announced by us for Hell On The Bay II: Judgment Bay! With the return of Demolition already announced, Metal Obsession have been announcing the other four bands playing this extreme metal boat cruise. Two weeks...

Last Sunday, we revealed that we’re exclusively releasing the line up for Hell On The Bay II: Judgment Day, a heavy metal boat cruise on the Victoria Star Cruise Ship in Docklands. With the return of Melbourne thrashers Demolition already...

After the huge success of the Brimstone Bookings event in 2013, Hell On The Bay festival is returning to Melbourne this September for its second installment; ‘Judgment Bay’. For those unaware, Hell On The Bay is a...

Thanks to the staff at Impericon Australia, Metal Obsession are giving away 2x $50 vouchers for their Australian webstore. Find out how to win one here!