Bad Wolves hit the jackpot with their 2021 album Dear Monsters, satisfying existing fans of the band with their output, while also drawing a new breed of followers to their music. It was a success in every way, which made their follow-up album Die About It – out now – all the more significant. Die […]
It’s hard to believe that after 13 years Brisbane two-piece Environmental Nu Thrash outfit F.U.C (or, as they are known in the Andes, Forests Under Construction) are finally set to bust their cherry at Wallapalooza 2023. After hosting some of the finest bands this country has to offer from humble beginnings at the Wallaby Hotel […]
HEIRLOOM is a metalcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Their debut EP “The Furthest Corners” was produced by Chris Davis of The Ghost Inside and Texas In July. In 2022, the band confirmed plans to record with multi-platinum selling producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Three Days Grace, Saosin, Of Mice & Men, Issues) at his acclaimed West Valley […]
With “Wrath Of The Witch”, the teutonic death metal force Corrosive presents its seventh and, at the same time, most unusual album. Instead of simply peeling first-class death metal riffs from their ribs year after year, the quintet surprises anno 2023 with a concept album, whose foundation stone was already laid on their 2019 album “Nourished by Blood” […]
Band Member: Jason BrownContent: Album track by track of Between Birth & Death 5 Years Of SilenceThis song was written very late in the piece, and it was written separately to the other tracks. Between Birth & Death was sort of written in two parts, and this one was written by me and my brother […]
Australia, prepare to enter the new era of alternative rock and punk with NEW BLOOM FEST, a brand-new touring festival set to launch in 2024. Turning the spotlight firmly on the freshest up-and-coming artists in the scene, NEW BLOOM FEST’s inaugural events next March will kick off with an unforgettable bang, with American rockers CITIZEN, […]
Celebrating the release of their long-awaited new album 152 in a very special way, American rockers Taking Back Sunday gave two of their longtime fans, Sammi and Adam Seman, a day they’ll never forget, stunning the newlyweds with a surprise performance before astonished family and friends at Trout Lake in Stroudsburg, PA. It all started […]
If there’s one thing The Order of Mo is known for, it’s this. Growing a Mo is our symbol for better men’s health. It also grabs attention and starts important conversations. So give it a go – it shows the world you stand for healthier men and a healthier world. MOVEMBER is our time to […]
Swedish heavy metal band, SABATON, and 119 museums around the world have joined hands for the most anticipated museum event of the year – the global premiere of The War To End All Wars – The Movie, which kicks off this week. This unprecedented global premiere falls under SABATON’s History Rocks charity project, developed to […]
Off the back of their sold-out capital city tour of Australia, Metal Core heavyweights The Amity Affliction have announced they will hit the regional parts of Australia for the first time in four years. The world renowned metalcore act will be playing 16 shows throughout Australia with an amazing lineup of home-grown talent. Alpha Wolf, […]
SLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS will be heading to Australia in February 2024 as part of The River Is Rising-Rest of the World Tour ’24 with special guests THE STRUTS and ROSE TATTOO. A decade and four albums into their career, the universally acclaimed album 4 -which charted at #2 on the ARIA […]
What better way to celebrate your 13th birthday than to return to your spiritual home; the place where it all began? Which is exactly what Wallapalooza are doing this year when the festival returns to its birthplace at The Wallaby Hotel on November 4 for a music extravaganza unlike any seen on the local circuit […]
Nu-Metal/Rap hybrid outfit New Clear Vision have embraced Halloween with a special horror-themed music video to get you in the mood. A typically in-your-face slab of metal from New Clear Vision, The New Rage is the first in a series of three intertwining music videos that together form a sinister and entertaining story. Without giving […]
Melbourne chaotic alt metal outfit The Last Martyr share their angry new single Burn It Down and prepare to launch it live at headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne later this month. Targeting the tyrannical systems that control our society, Burn It Down is an aggressive outpour of emotional catharsis. “Burn It Down is about […]
This year, Tarja is bringing the festive season early with the November 10 release of Dark Christmas, the highly anticipated sequel of her 2017 album From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas). Utilizing the sound of a grand orchestra and the playfulness of a children’s choir, the Finnish solo artist once again perfectly […]
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT are getting listeners in the mood for Halloween season by releasing their new EP SOUNDS FROM BEYOND THE ABYSS (VOL.1). The four-track EP features four occult-driven tracks which cater to the band’s potent blend of modern rock anthems molded with emo and pop-punk theatrics. Of the four tracks, two are covers of […]
Globally lauded Mongolian rock sensation and UNESCO 2023 Artist of Peace designees THE HU shared their first-ever animated music video for the deeply moving, environmentally conscious song Sell The World. It is featured on their sophomore 2022 album RUMBLE OF THUNDER and its deluxe version. The compelling animated video depicts environmental villains taking nature’s limited […]
CROSSBONE SKULLY – the exciting new multidimensional project led by mastermind Tommy Henriksen (guitarist and musical director for Alice Cooper’s band & member of Hollywood Vampires) released their incendiary new video for their single The Boom Went The Boom, featuring Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen. The track is the second taste of new music from […]
Just in time for Halloween season, BETTER NOISE FILMS – the production company behind Netflix’s hit Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt – have released their critically acclaimed 2022 revenge horror-thriller THE RETALIATORS overseas in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand on VOD/Digital. In conjunction with the new release, a new LYRIC VIDEO was […]
Off the back of announcing their debut album Liminality, Naarm/Melbourne-based metal quintet Future Static have revealed another single off the record Chemical Lobotomy, as well as a national tour with Electric Callboy through November and December. The highly anticipated album is due Friday, November 24, via Wild Thing Records. Chemical Lobotomy erupts with thrashing rhythmic […]
King’s Vengeance have delivered a cocktail of rock, funk and some boogie blues via their new single Keep Moving. This is their fourth single to date which is lifted from their forthcoming debut LP. While maintaining focus on the present, the Melbourne hard rock band have drawn upon the inspiration of past musical heroes and […]
Canberra-based metalcore heavy-hitters Deathbeds return, with their latest emotionally and sonically visceral undertaking, No Caller ID. The track strikes the listener with lyrics that explore the tumultuous emotions surrounding a painful experience of parental abandonment, delivering a powerful message – the desire to sever all ties and leave no room for reconciliation, even after they […]
Premier rock outfit PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS have revealed a new video for their track, Maniac, ahead of their headline UK tour that kicks off this November. The band comments “We dedicate this song to anyone who’s pissed you off today, yesterday and probably tomorrow too. We’ll see you all on our upcoming […]
OF VIRTUE combine an eclectic taste for the melodic, catchy and ethereal with a foundation seeping with brooding, thick guitars thanks to guitarists Damon Tate & Mike Valadez along with a penchant for multifaceted vocal tonalities shared by vocalists Tyler Ennis & Damon Tate. All of this is brought together by the monstrous rhythm section […]
Taking their cue from the bands of the low desert, doom metal, and psychedelic garage, INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH creates something dark and heavy, druggy and trippy. This is fuzz from Los Angeles. Play it Loud! The band has just released not one, but two singles. Paint The Ground Red is about what happens […]
Shameless are a trio from Soweto, South Africa, where they are one of a small but growing number ofrock/alternative bands. Their music is influenced by the music they grew up with, they have dubbed theirsound Nkabi Rock/I Rock Yase Kasi (Assassin Rock/Rock from The Township, in isiZulu). They describe their sound as “an extension of […]
Stockholm based heavy rock megalith LUCIFER have announced the release date of their magnificent new album, LUCIFER V, which is due out on January 26, 2024 on Nuclear Blast Records. Consisting of nine unholy hymns, LUCIFER’s fifth offering can easily be regarded as their magnum opus and sees the band channelling all their strengths known […]
After months of anticipation, FLOYA are back with a bang. Following their audacious blend of Rock and EDM in Willows, the duo has been hard at work perfecting their unreleased album tracks. The result is Stay, a song that effortlessly encapsulates FLOYA’s distinctive sound. FLOYA, committed to limitless creativity, merges Rock, EDM, and World Music […]
Brazilian death-thrashers TORTURE SQUAD have released the brand new video for their latest single Flukeman, off of their new album, Devilish, out now via Time To Kill Records. Flukeman is a mysterious horror story inspired by a character from the X-Files series, a mutant humanoid that hides in water to attack its victims. Devilish is […]
Kissing Candice commence their rebirth with the release of their new single Skeletons featuring Heidi Shepherd from Butcher Babies. Every time the opportunity arises for the band to take their theatrical antics and on-stage chaos to the next level, they do not pass it up, and this track is no exception. The band seamlessly melds […]
Today marks the grand unveiling of DORO PESCH´s latest magnum opus, Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud. This album release also celebrates the 40-year anniversary of the Metal Queen and is not only a musical journey, but a testimony to resilience, strength and unwavering passion. Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud is a phenomenal album […]
Better Noise Music November 3 2021’s Dear Monsters firmly entrenched US metal outfit Bad Wolves as a band to be respected. With crushingly heavy riffs combined with harmonious beauty, Dear Monsters saw vocalist Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz excel in his role as frontman, uniting the band musically with a renewed vigour and sense of purpose. With […]
22nd October 2023 Metal gigs in daylight freak me the fuck out but here I am at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse with the sun shining in the background. The start time has been pushed back though and the sun is starting to disappear behind the hinterland, so I may get some comfort in darkness shortly. If […]
Words by Greg Walker Out Now Newly independent Red should be on everyone’s radar. The gold certified and Grammy nominated arena band have 20+ US #1s under their belt for hits comprised of their consistent blend of Nu-Metal /Alternative rock enhanced with symphonic and electronic atmospheres, all layered behind one of the biggest voices in […]
Out Now What to do when you are a young punk band without a care in the world? Write an album with a central theme of immortality, that’s what! Which is exactly what Melbourne-based punk outfit Clowns have done for their new album Endless. Opening up with a surprisingly beautiful piano intro on the title […]
The release of The Origin Of Evil in cinemas just happens to coincide with the launch of our very own Patreon e-zine. So thanks to our good friends at Potential Films we are giving away ten double passes to see the film to the first ten people that sign up and become a full subscriber […]
Brand new Australian film Slant hits cinemas next Thursday and this week Dave Griffiths sat down to chat to the film’s director James Vinson in a bid to find out a little more about the film.
We sent Dave G to check out the closing night film of Monster Fest. It now heads around Australia as the festival hits the road – check out Dave’s thoughts on The Emu War.
When director Martin Scorsese decides to work with Leonardo DiCaprio on a project the result is normally nothing short of spectacular. Together in the past the duo have made screen classics like Gangs Of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island and The Wolf Of Wall Street. Now the pair come together for a […]
Apple Original Films unveiled three new “Character Chronicles” featurettes, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio (Ernest Burkhart), Robert De Niro (William Hale) and Lily Gladstone (Mollie Kyle), for Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated “Killers of the Flower Moon.” “Killers of the Flower Moon” will premiere in cinemas, on October 19. At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the […]
With Scarygirl hitting cinemas this week Dave Griffiths sat down for a chat with the creator Nathan Jurevicius and producer Sophie Byrne. Take a listen to the interview right here:
David Griffiths, Harley Woods, Kyle McGrath and Lee Griffiths present The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #031. This time they review The Emu War, Mercy Road, Head Count, Scary Girl, Time Addicts, Five Nights At Freddy’s, Dumb Money and Humanist Vampire Seeks Suicidal Person.
With Foe hitting cinemas this week David Griffiths sat down for a chat with the film’s director Garth Davis. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
The compelling follow up to the ground-breaking 1973 classic described as the ‘scariest film ever made’, The Exorcist: Believer is a terrifying supernatural thriller, a movie experience to be shared and seen on the big screen. For over 50 years, one story has terrified millions. Witness the next chapter of evil: The Exorcist: Believer – […]
