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... shall hopefully be an epic one. Welcome to 2009 everybody. I was thinking about posting a bit of a look back on what's happened on this site over the last year, but that would be ridiculous considering that it didn't even exist twelve  months ago. This site and our forum has grown at a very unexpected pace, and we will try to keep it that way. News has been quiet over the past few weeks as bands and press spent their ... Read More

The scheduled Whitechapel show on the Gold Coast for Wednesday January 7th has had a change of venue. It is no longer at the Logan Entertainment Centre. Please note the new show details: Wednesday Jan 7th @ Expressive Grounds Tallebudgera Dve, Elanora, Gold Coast Doors open 6pm All tickets purchased for the Logan Entertainment Centre are still valid! www.oztix.com.au Read More

Bane of Isildur are proud to announce that we now exclusivley play BC Rich guitars and basses. We would like to thank Jay from ProMusic Australia and Rocco from Music 101 for making this possible. Be sure to come along to the gigs over the next month and check out our new axes. Ray uses a Heritage Classic Mockingbird bass, both Aaron and Valnostt use Ironbirds. On a side note we have finished mixing the full length album, which will be mastered soon and ... Read More

Melbourne's Be'lakor have posted an update concerning the repressing of their debut album 'The Frail Tide', due to be released this month. "The Frail Tide's reprint is underway, and we are now taking pre-orders. All pre-ordered CDs will be mailed out on the 16th of January, well ahead of their arrival in stores, and also ahead of The Frail Tide's availability on iTunes. You can place your order by clicking on the 'buy now' buttons on the left-hand side of our Myspace profile. This album has been ... Read More

Sydney's brilliant post-rock band, sleepmakeswaves, have released their recent EP, 'in today already walks tomorrow', online as a free download after (almost) selling out of physical copies. This band, while not actually metal, is a favourite amongst the Metal Obsession staff and one we highly reccomend everybody gives a shot. You can download the full EP and all artwork from the following places: http://www.archive.org/details/LostChildren059 http://beta.legaltorrents.com/torrents/325-059---sleepmakeswaves---in-today-already-walks-tomorrow If you, for some crazy reason, require extra convincing then read our review here. Read More

Please be aware that on the 24th of January, the entire AdelaideMetal forum will be scrapped and rebuilt from scratch. Therefore, you have until this date to retrieve any information from the site that you require. Please be aware that at this stage, you will NOT have to re-register. If this changes, we will keep you informed. The new AdelaideMetal.com will be vastly different from the current setup. It well be far more focused on bands and gigs and the promotion of Adelaide ... Read More

Adelaide, Australia's Double Dragon have already started work on their follow up too their debut album "Devastator" , five months after Devastators release, and with major labels knocking at the Adelaide quintet's door, DD has wasted no time at all in taking the next steps of their metal career. After spending this year touring Australia as a headline act pushing DEVASTATOR and touring as main support for SOILWORK, CARCASS and THE HAUNTED and with new guitarist Davin Buttery (A Red Dawn) ... Read More

Victorian melodic death metal band Be'lakor have finally hit the studio to begin recording their second release. No real details have been released but those of you who have seen them live will probably have heard a few of the songs that are to be recorded. The following is the first part of the bands studio diary - Today was our first day in the studio. We got there around 10.30am and left at about 10.00pm! There were two main things that we needed ... Read More

National broadcaster Triple J radio has announced that voting in the annual Hottest 100 song poll has opened for 2008. With over 700,000 votes entered in 2007, the Hottest 100 poll is the world's biggest annual radio song poll. Recent winners of the poll include Muse (Knights of Cydonia, 2007), Augie March (One Crowded Hour, 2006) and Bernard Fanning (Wish You Well, 2005). Read More

Soundworks Touring has regretfully announced the cancellation of the scheduled Whitechapel show on Monday 12th January due to unforeseen venue closure. "This is completely out of our hands & we apologise to all fans who were looking forward to the show. However a second all ages show has been scheduled in Geelong as a replacement. Purchased tickets can be refunded from point of purchase or will still be valid at the second Geelong show." Read More

Proudly bringing together some of the biggest names on the Soundwave bill, Sidewaves will be showcasing the sheer pop perfection of Anberlin, the brutal, technically complex Devil Driver, pop punk upstarts New Found Glory, the blistering metal and progressive hardcore of Poison The Well and the unrelenting ferocious live show of Goldfinger . Tickets go on sale Tuesday 6 January and are strictly limited so without further ado… Read More

Hardline Media is proud to announce for the first time ever in Australia, the legendary original frontman from Iron Maiden, Paul Dianno. Playing all the classics from the first two Maiden albums like Prowler, Running Free, Phantom Of The Opera, Killers, Murders In The Rue Morgue, plus many more, as well as some of his amazing solo stuff. This is a must see event for all Iron Maiden fans, all Metal fans in fact. The Beast Down Under! With special guests Killrazer Fri 29 May ... Read More

Tasmanian's Psycroptic will tonight be filming a live DVD at their Melbourne show at the Hi-Fi Bar. Supported by Ne Obliviscaris, The Ocularis Infernum +2 more, Psycroptic's set will be filmed professionally by 5 cameras throughout the venue. Anyone who has already purchased tickets through The Hi-Fi Bar website and Missing Link Records will receive a free Psycroptic DVD previously unreleased in Australia. Read More

Australian metallers LORD have issued the following update: Recording has begun on the follow up to 2007's 'Ascendence' album, entitled 'Set In Stone'. Commented LORD mainman Lord Tim: "Work has finally started on the next LORD album! This album has a lot to live up to as 'Ascendence' was very well received and we're all still fiercely proud of it, but I think what we've written will easily stand up to the quality of anything we've done before. Of course every artist says ... Read More

Truth Corroded have returned from their Asian tour and thus have posted a tour diary online full of information about the bands antics and how their gigs went. There are a couple of excerpts below, but to read the full thing, check out their Myspace blog. Oct.23- Well here we go- off to Hong Kong, China and Thailand for a two week tour and we just have no idea what to expect. We are hell excited but also ponderous about how it will ... Read More

Australia's Contrive has just confirmed some shows in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2009. Saturday February 7th 2009 DEMONSTER CONCERT @ Suksabai Bar, Khaosan Rd Bangkok w/ some of Thailand’s finest acts IN VEIN, CARNIVORA, VOICELESS OF FEAR and more. Sunday February 8th 2009 Immortal Bar, Khaosan Rd Bangkok. The band is close to completing pre-production on their forthcoming album set for release in early 2009. Drummer Andrew Haug comments, "We're really excited to be playing in Bangkok, its one of my favorite cities after visiting there 4 times and checking out their great established ... Read More

SOUNDWORKS TOURING presents "THE MOST EXTREME TOUR OF THE YEAR" THE SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR AUSTRALIA MARCH 2009 FEATURING - Necrophagist (Germany), Dying Fetus (USA), Aborted (Belgium), The Faceless (USA) and The Red Shore (Aust). SUPPORT BAND ANNOUNCEMENT! Your bands chance to win the opening slot at this amazing festival! Soundworks Touring along with The Summer Slaughter USA team have developed the unique opportunity for your band to be the opening act for the most extreme tour of the year in a battle of the bands playoff. For your chance ... Read More

Victorian melodic death metal band Be'lakor have parted ways with their short-time label Descent Productions. The band posted the following release on their Myspace: "Due to unacceptable delays, we have decided to leave Descent Productions. We have waited for the re-release of The Frail Tide for several months and unfortunately we now feel compelled to take matters into our own hands. The Frail Tide will be re-pressed independently. It will not be released as a digipack, but rather, as a re-pressing in the original format. ... Read More