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One can’t overstate the size of the FEAR FACTORY boot print on the neck of heavy metal. Unleashing influential albums with devastating anthems for 35 years now, they are widely recognized as both crucial and innovative in […]

Australian iconic heavy music and dark arts festival, Dead of Winter, has today announced its full 2026 lineup in preparation for the event’s triumphant return after a six year hiatus, in what will be one […]

Paradise Lost remain the undisputed monarchs of metal’s dark frontier. Formed in Halifax in 1988, they quickly carved out their legacy as pioneers of gothic metal; a brooding fusion of crushing heaviness and shadow‑drenched melody. Never […]

Welsh ragga metal legends Skindred have released their brand-new track ‘This Is The Sound’. A fiery, fizzing, hook-laden blast of Skindred craziness, it’s the second track to be taken from their upcoming new album You Got This. Frontman […]

Choose Your Cruise today reveals the full lineup for the much-anticipated January 2027 cruise. Global metal heavyweights Parkway Drive will return to headline Hellbound II, alongside metal icons The Amity Affliction, Tassie trailblazers Alpha Wolf, metalcore […]

One week after announcing their 15th studio album ONE, GRAMMY® Award–nominated metal icons SEVENDUST return with their first new music of 2026, releasing the powerful new single “Is This The Real You.” The track showcases the unmistakable sound that […]

“I wrote a song called “Huntington Beach Nazis” in 2022 when I spent 6 sober weeks there. There’s actually an intersection of Rhein and Heil streets. Kinda weird…. anyway, after all the recent heartbreaks in […]

Finnish progressive metal legends AMORPHIS will return to Australian shores for the first time in 13 years this September 2026, bringing their atmospheric power and mythic storytelling to Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and Sydney. AMORPHIS will bring their […]

Following an unforgettable sold out launch show for their debut EP in late 2024, Melbourne/Gippsland outfit All Regards have spent the past year working towards their next chapter. Influenced by the state of the world and the […]

Six months after announcing its release, today marks the debut of MEGADETH’s self-titled final studio album and the initial critical acclaim is one befitting the Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum metal titans (see the pull quotes below). […]