ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 17 OCTOBER 2010 Taramis were one of the very early contenders on the Australian metal scene in the 1980s, and just like other early local groups like Nothing Sacred, Taipan…
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AVERSIONS CROWN: Dare to be Different
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 29 AUGUST 2012 Eight-string guitar-favouring Brisbane deathcore bruisers Aversions Crown aim to craft a more technical slant on what has been a much-criticised genre. Having released their debut album Servitude last year,…
ASTRIAAL: Return of the Dark
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 28 MAY 2012 Brisbane black metal battalion Astriaal have been silent since making some brief appearances in early 2011. As winter settles over the country, the band returns to the…
GAY PARIS: Gritty, Edgy Horror
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 6 MAY 2011 With a sound comparable to Clutch teaming up with Chrome Division and then roping in Tom Waits for a few songs, the unlikely-named Gay Paris are a…
BURIED IN VERONA: Sharing the Fever
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 18 OCTOBER 2010 Sydney metalcore crew Buried In Verona’s 2008 debut album Circle The Dead was a heavy, well-produced, yet ultimately generic and highly dispensable first-up effort. Two years on, the…