Images & Words: Prarthana Venunathan When you love metal and travel as much as I do, Hellfest is certainly the happiest place on Earth. From the moment you enter through the Gates of Hell (which ironically resembles the...

Alex Wilson – sleepmakeswaves If you’re paying close attention, you’ll be well aware of the growing love the world has for Sydney post-rockers sleepmakeswaves; and rightly so! Formed in 2006, the band have been on a musical...

2016 has been a good year for Australia and the luck continues as the first details have been revealed about the newest heavy music festival in the country: BLACKEN OPEN AIR. That’s right, from the ashes of...

Sydney’s very own melodic metalcore act, For All Eternity, are gracing venues across Australia with their brutal elegance for the first time in three years, courtesy of Backbone Bookings and Facedown Records. They have previously played alongside the...

Burton C. Bell – Fear Factory Fear Factory are one of the most dedicated bands in the world that truly bring something powerful with the music they create. The band will be making it’s way Down Under...

So here I am, 11 months later (almost to the day), from when I made an impulsive decision to pack a bag and leave for France to embark on a journey that every metalhead must endure at...

GEORGE CLARKE – DEAFHEAVEN Every now and then, you come across a band that completely bends the stereotypical definitions of a musical genre. Merging the blissful extremities of black metal with the eerie, soothing elements of shoe-gaze...

Hailing from the historical city of Hyderabad, India come the heavy sounds of Godless, a rising death metal band that incorporate an array of sounds and influences into their brand of heavy music. Mixed and mastered by...

Joey Belladonna – Anthrax Anthrax – a household name in the world of metal, synonymous with all things thrash. The New York thrash metallers have been around since before, a large chunk of you reading this, were...

Mitch Alexander, Melbourne’s resident heavy metal comedian and vocalist of melodeath metal band Eye of the Enemy, embarked on a two-week long tour of Asia with his band and decided to base his next show on all...