Another day, another tour announcement from Metropolis Touring. This time, it’s for Canadian heavy metal warriors 3 Inches of Blood. The band last ventured down-under on the one-off No Sleep Til touring festival in 2010, and almost two...

Found frozen in Antarctica by a criminal named Sleazy P. Martini are American metal band GWAR. After their first Australian tour in 2010 as a part of the one-off No Sleep Til Festival, GWAR are bringing their...

Beneath the Waters Jarryd Chircop – Vocals Steve Ugrevski – Guitars Stephen Duerkop – Bass Jay Zammit – Drums Hailing from Melbourne, Beneath the Waters are a new metalcore band, with a sound reminiscent to Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying...

When he's not showing off his 1004 moves and breaking the walls down in WWE, the "Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla" Chris Jericho is touring the world with his heavy metal band Fozzy. Since their fifth album...

Testament – Chuck Billy Originally formed under the name Legacy, Testament have ruled the Bay Area thrash movement in San Francisco since the mid-80’s, alongside bands like Metallica, Exodus and Death Angel. Since their reunion in 2005, Testament have toured...

The sixth-annual River Rocks Festival in Geelong is happening at The Barwon Club on Saturday November 9. With 20 bands playing the two stages (with no sets clashing) from 1:00pm ’til 1:00am, this has to be the...

Metal Obsession are proud to give you the premiere of a new song by Melbourne thrash band Harlott, off their debut album ‘Origin’. After two punishing EP’s since 2011, titled ‘Virus’ and ‘None’, Harlott went into Monolith Studios with...

Melbourne’s Elm Street have been involved in a lot of exciting things since their return show in May. Their 20 minute documentary on YouTube titled ‘A Year On The Street’ and a massive European tour announcement with Iced Earth...

Featuring ex-members of Whoretopsy, Blackwater, Empty the Throne and Anarchsphere, The Arbiter are the newest band from Melbourne. Influenced by plenty of bands, notably Pantera, Meshuggah and Hatebreed, The Arbiter deliver a ridiculously heavy groove metal sound. They recently recorded their debut demo with Roman...

Click here to view full photo gallery. Excluding the festivals that they have been a part of, America’s groove metal giants Lamb of God and Sweden’s extreme metal masters Meshuggah had never toured together. No one would...