95% Five albums in and The Neptune Power Federation continue to find way to surprise and fascinate their growing legion of fans. Always a band no stranger to concept albums, this time they…
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FRANKENBOK – Overdose
90% Not too many bands could go through five vocalist changes and a seemingly endless cycle of other personnel reshuffles and still come out not only swinging, but landing punches. 25-year Australian…
KILLRAZER – The Burial Begins
85% Sydney thrashers Killrazer have been promising this one for a long time – at least half a decade and possibly longer. Those who have followed the band will know that Killrazer has…
DISKUST – A Dark Place
85% DisKust have been kicking dust up and working pits up around Australia for the last few years. Drip feeding singles here and there of their output to keep their hungry fans…
SWEDISH MAGAZINES – I Wish Life Could Be…
90% In the early 00s, punk rockers The Swedish Magazines were something of a fixture on the inner-Melbourne scene, cementing a good reputation and playing shows with bands like Cosmic Psychos where…
BODYJAR – New Rituals
90% Bodyjar have always been a glimmer of Americanised melodic pop-punk in Australia, ruling the punk roost in one way or another since finding recognition amongst the boom of skate punk in…
DESCENT – Order of Chaos
85% Brisbane based Descent are among a group of excellent metal of all kinds making their way out of Australia’s underground into broader notice – at least until the world when arse up….
LAGERSTEIN – Live in Brisbane
75% Pirate metal is the weird and weirdly popular off-shoot of folk metal, which is often just as strange. Lagerstein are by far Australia’s sharpest and wildest exponents at this caper and…
TEMTRIS – Ritual Warfare
85% While their line-up has been far from stable, Temtris have slowly come into their own as one of Australia’s shining lights of pure heavy metal. The band’s last two albums exhibited…
INTRØSPECT: Midnight Sun
90% Sydney’s Intrøspect is another in a strong clutch of newer modern prog bands raising their hands on this country’s increasing vibrant scene. With influences as far afield as Northlane, Evanescence and…