Mélancolia will celebrate the release of their second album random.access.misery in August with a blitzkrieg four-date run in September. Hitting up Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, the band will be smashing out…
Category: Black metal
Mélancolia Team with Chris Mackertich on New Single
Melbourne extremists Mélancolia hit the road with Thy Art is Murder this week, and they have also have a new single from their forthcoming second album. Spit! is the latest track to…
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Deadspace Bring Dark Enlightenment
Western Australian enigma Deadspace have brought forth a new album. The Dark Enlightenment is the eighth album from the extreme collective, now available directly from the band, showcasing their expansive blend of…
Tyrannic Unleash Desolation
Blackened thrash/doom trio Tyrannic have returned to the metallic fray with the imminent release of their third album. Tyrannic Desolation will be released in limited quantities from 22 November, on purple (100)…
MHORGL: The Essence of Evil
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 14 FEBRUARY 2011 Perth band Mhorgl recently visited the east coast to unleash their hellish, old school black metal on appreciative audiences. With their second album Antinomian about to receive European release,…
Steel Assassins Shake Up
It would hardly be the Sydney metal scene without Steel Assassins, and it wouldn’t be Steel Assassins without a late reshuffle announcement. This year’s festival will be headlined by NWOBHM legends Raven…
THE AMENTA: The Final Curtain
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 15 JANUARY 2014 After more than a decade and a string of acclaimed releases across a range of formats, including highly-praised latest album Flesh is Heir, The Amenta will be playing…
BLACK LAVA – The Savage Winds to Wisdom
55% Black Lava’s second album starts out very similar to their debut, a long fade from silence into raw, old school Swedish-style death metal, except on Soul Furnace the tension was spread…
New Festival the Essence of Darkness
Keeping up with Canberra’s long tradition of excellent extreme music events, the first Essence Festival will take place across the weekend of 27 – 28 September at the Basement. Featuring a choice…