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“Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” – Barney Greenway feature (Napalm Death)

Napalm Death is back with a ferocious collection of cuts via the imaginatively titled album, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism. Vocalist Barney Greenway is in his eighth week of press obligations. In an interview conducted over...
- Posted 4 years ago
“It’s been a long time coming” – An interview with Kragen Lum (Heathen)

Reactivated Bay Area thrash quintet Heathen is back, and in a big way in 2020 courtesy of the album Empire of the Blind. The blistering assault is proof musicians from one of heavy metal’s most hallowed eras needn’t have...
- Posted 4 years ago
“Our bass player actually had coronavirus” – An Interview With Mish Sharma (Torizon)

Coronavirus has rocked our world. It has especially rocked the rock world, the music industry, the arts and so on. But new Queensland heavy alternative rock act Torizon have been truly and directly touched by the disease. Frontwoman Mish...
- Posted 5 years ago
“The world’s changing so quickly around us!” – An Interview With Jake Ewings (Ebonivory)

As has been proven over the years, full-blown concept albums can be hard to pull off. For every instance where the artform was executed to seeming perfection, for every Operation: Mindcrime, The Wall or Scenes From a Memory, there...
- Posted 5 years ago
“A Really Heavy Pop Band” – An Interview With Adam and Emil (With Heavy Hearts)

The name With Heavy Hearts may not be the most well-known amongst Aussie heavy music fans, but that situation may very well change over the coming 12 months or so. The Swedish melodic death metal four-piece recently entered into...
- Posted 5 years ago
“It’s all about that light at the end of the tunnel.” – An Interview With Sam Vallen (Caligula’s Horse)

Most big corporations and other organisations have ‘mission statements’. Some bands even have them. Iconic Brisbane progressive heavy act Caligula’s Horse actually have a formalized one, and in these very heady and uncertain times when the band is on...
- Posted 5 years ago
Download Festival Australia 2020 cancelled. What does this mean?

This is rumour control. Here are the facts. At 9:30 am on Friday, 13th March 2020, organisers of the Download Festival Australia regrettably announced the cancellation of the festival in Melbourne and Sydney, including all subsequent sideshows. The promotional...
- Posted 5 years ago
Metal Obsession’s Best Albums of 2019

Here we are again, folks. As the earth nears its complete orbit around the sun, metalheads around the world share their insight and knowledge into what they believe is the best album of the year. We asked some of...
- Posted 5 years ago
“I’m jumping on the ship, we’ll see if it sinks or not.” – An Interview With Rohan Stevenson (I Built the Sky)

Rohan Stevenson, the man behind burgeoning Melbourne-based instrumental guitar project I Built the Sky, recently made the very bold move of quitting his day job to focus entirely upon the creation and marketing of his music. In this day...
- Posted 5 years ago
“A lot of people who like heavy metal music are also Star Wars fans” – An Interview with Carson ‘Bass Commander’ Slovak (Galactic Empire)

While they both have wildly differing degrees of mainstream/commercial acceptance, it cannot be denied that both Star Wars and heavy metal music are true cultural phenomenons. If you get something that combines both you have something rather special on...
- Posted 5 years ago

“Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” – Barney Greenway feature (Napalm Death)

Napalm Death is back with a ferocious collection of cuts...
- Posted 4 years ago
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“It’s been a long time coming” – An interview with Kragen Lum (Heathen)

Reactivated Bay Area thrash quintet Heathen is back, and in...
- Posted 4 years ago
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“Our bass player actually had coronavirus” – An Interview With Mish Sharma (Torizon)

Coronavirus has rocked our world. It has especially rocked the...
- Posted 5 years ago
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“The world’s changing so quickly around us!” – An Interview With Jake Ewings (Ebonivory)

As has been proven over the years, full-blown concept albums...
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“A Really Heavy Pop Band” – An Interview With Adam and Emil (With Heavy Hearts)

The name With Heavy Hearts may not be the most...
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El Colosso – Forgotten Ancestors
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Markus Saastamoinen – Puzzle Pieces
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Malcura – Malcura II
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Plini – Impulse Voices
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HJELVIK – Welcome to Hel
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AC/DC – Power Up
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Articles

“Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” – Barney Greenway feature (Napalm Death)

“It’s been a long time coming” – An interview with Kragen Lum (Heathen)

“Our bass player actually had coronavirus” – An Interview With Mish Sharma (Torizon)

“The world’s changing so quickly around us!” – An Interview With Jake Ewings (Ebonivory)

“A Really Heavy Pop Band” – An Interview With Adam and Emil (With Heavy Hearts)

“It’s all about that light at the end of the tunnel.” – An Interview With Sam Vallen (Caligula’s Horse)

Download Festival Australia 2020 cancelled. What does this mean?

Metal Obsession’s Best Albums of 2019

“I’m jumping on the ship, we’ll see if it sinks or not.” – An Interview With Rohan Stevenson (I Built the Sky)

“A lot of people who like heavy metal music are also Star Wars fans” – An Interview with Carson ‘Bass Commander’ Slovak (Galactic Empire)

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“Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” – Barney Greenway feature (Napalm Death)

“It’s been a long time coming” – An interview with Kragen Lum (Heathen)

“Our bass player actually had coronavirus” – An Interview With Mish Sharma (Torizon)

“The world’s changing so quickly around us!” – An Interview With Jake Ewings (Ebonivory)

“A Really Heavy Pop Band” – An Interview With Adam and Emil (With Heavy Hearts)

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