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Def Leppard @ Sydney Qantas Arena 2015 Review
After a week of rain, rain and more rain Sydney’s heavens finally cleared, setting the scene for a balmy summer evening (17 November).
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Orpheus Omega: To Hades And Back
Melbourne death metal outfit, Orpheus Omega, take their name from a Greek god who could charm rocks with his music and was one of the few gods to visit Hades and
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5 US Tour Highlights With DARKC3LL
A gothic, shock-rock quartet hailing from the land down under, DARKC3LL have been tagged as a ‘modern day KISS’.
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20 Things That Make Zakk Wylde
We gave Zakk Wylde a call recently and the way he answered blew us away! Singing loudly, in his deep, thick Jersey/ New Yorker accent, "Hellooooww
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MMK Productions' Swansong
Another local promoter pulls-up stumps and calls it a day, citing economic difficulties, attendance downturns and the loss of a venue as the main reasons for her
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Northlane Want To Be Surprised
Having already sold out several dates of their ‘Node’ November tour, Northlane fans will now be able to catch the lads at Soundwave 2016.
2015 has, so far, seen the... -
Mergatroyd: Finding The Rush
The drummer from Brisbane metallers Mergatroyd enjoys a range of music, even listening to Talking Heads and Johnny Cash.
Rhys Edwards, who goes by the moniker... -
Tesseract @ Fowler's Live Review
Fresh off of the release of ‘Polaris’, their latest, brilliant addition to their already stellar discography, Tesseract’s current Australian tour marks the first stop on
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Gay Paris: Entertaining The Devil, Again
Rock & roll music has a long and storied history with the fallen angel known by many names, but more commonly called The Devil.
From preachers proclaiming rock... -
5 Fun Things To Do With A Handheld, Document Scanner With Valtozash Bigband
Behold Brisbane's newest and most brutal jazz orchestra, the Valtozash Bigband.
They play jazz-metal. It’s a jab in the eye with a sopranino saxophone; a punch in... -
Gay Paris @ Newtown Social Club Review
"When I say hail, you say satan."
Dreadlocks, Viking beards, flesh tunnels and rockstar tattoos assembled at the Newtown Social Club for a night (26 September) that... -
Parkway Drive Showcase Their Ire
Parkway Drive will complete their national tour this weekend, after the recent release of their fifth album, ‘Ire’.
After releasing their single ‘Vice Grip’,... -
Megadeth Countdown To Australian Tour... And Dystopia
The last few months have seen Megadeth's homepage feature a countdown clock.
Megadeth fans expected/ hoped/ wanted it to be a ticking deadline for a release date... -
Metal United Down Under 2015 Line-Up
Metal United Down Under, round 2: 16 promoters organising bands for 15 shows in 8 states/ territories supported by 12 media partners for 1 night under the same banner and
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Is This The Real Kyzer Soze?
Metal United Down Under returns in October for a day of metal festivities across the country, including a Brisbane show that will feature local, black metallers Kyzer
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Dave Lombardo's Drumming Repercussions
Founding member of Slayer and drumming guru, Dave Lombardo is bringing his percussive showcase to Allans Billy Hyde stores around the country in October.
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Why We Don’t Have Soundwave '16 Line-up Yet
Just Announced: A ninth band, British emo/punk/rockers Moose Blood, have been added to the line-up.
With only nine bands thus far on the Soundwave '16 list we are... -
Sebastian Bach @ Forum Theatre Review
It was a nice, warm night in Melbourne (25 September) 13 degrees celsius. Well, warm for Melbourne.
The alleyways around the Forum Theatre were littered with... -
Uniting And Celebrating Heavy Music: Unify 2016 Line-Up
Unify Gathering's heavy music festival is back for a second year after a highly successful, sold-out 2015 event.
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Bullet For My Valentine: Bringing Venom To Soundwave 2016
On the very same day Bullet For My Valentine (BFMV) announced they would be playing at Soundwave 2016, they also released their brand new album, ‘Venom’.
‘Venom’ is...