Behemoth have released a new cover of the Bathory song “The Return of Darkness and Evil”. The track was recorded as the official anthem for this yearâs Mystic Festival in Poland. Check out the official music video below.
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The Pretty Reckless Vocalist Taylor Momsen Has Now Been Bitten By A Spider & A Bat While Touring With AC/DC
She’s expecting superpowers any day now.
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YES Ready To Release âAuroraâ
That a fresh album from YES – a follow-up to the ensemble’s quite impressive “Mirror To The Sky” from 2023 – would be called “Aurora” has been known for some time. Now, however, it’s confirmed by the appearance on the … Continue reading
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Review TRUCKFIGHTERS âMasterflowâ
Ărebro, Sweden, is the home of renowned two-piece stoner rock outfit Truckfighters, formed in 2001. The band has returned with a compelling new studio album, âMasterflowâ, marking their first full-length release in a decade. After what they describe as a ‘long, long hiatus’, founding members Ozo and Dango returned to the studio to record the… Continue Reading → -
Saints of Saturn drop new single âBroken Crownâ
Saints .
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HOT MULLIGAN Are Back For Seconds And Australiaâs Clearly Still Hungry
Interview by Ali Williams Hot Mulliganâs latest chat with HEAVY finds the band exactly where good bands tend to be after years of grinding away: confident, funny, slightly unhinged in the best way, and still refreshingly free of self-important rubbish. Speaking with Ali Williams ahead of their April return to Australia, the group as a […] -
Album Review: The Melvins with Napalm Death â Savage Imperial Death March
Album Review: The Melvins with Napalm Death – Savage Imperial Death March
Reviewed by Dan Barnes
On the surface of it, stoner trio (the) Melvins and Godfathers of Grind Napalm Death should be worlds apart; but scratch a little beneath the surface and youâll see a synchronicity between the bands, beyond their rabid fanbases and Dorian Grey-like longevity. The above are admittedly lazy labels that barely begin to define either bandâs musical journeys, both of which started in the Eighties, and both of which are going strong to this day.
Named after two co-headlining tours, one in 2016 and again in 2025, Savage Imperial Death March is a true collaboration, the result of a coming together of alternative, experimental musicians, for whom boundaries are mere inconveniences and limits are meant to be broken.
Available previously only on the 2025 tour and in an abbreviated form, Savage Imperial⌠has now been expanded by twenty-five percent and made more readily available on digital, CD and four limited edition, variously coloured vinyl editions.
Of the previously available tracks, they exist closer to Melvinâs sensibilities rather than Napalmâs. Some Kind of Antichrist is the recordâs longest tune, at almost ten-minutes, and starts with an upbeat sludge progression. Barney can be heard providing backing vocals, his growls a sharp contrast to Buzzâs clean delivery. A big low-end keeps everything anchored, but spiralling, screeching guitars allows the mid-section to take flight. At the halfway point, following a robotic, electronic section from Napalmâs vocalist, Some Kind⌠takes a very unexpected turn and heads off in an ethereal, almost Hawkwind cosmic jam, full of unnerving beeps, unsettling intersections and ghostly voices.
Closing track, Death Hour, follows the same path, though in a more succinct package, layering frenzied guitars atop a driving low end, giving way to ghoulish sounds and an overall jazzy, jamming vibe. As the record draws to its conclusion, weâre presented with a host of whispering voices, unintelligible, but certainly saying something that may be recognisable. Oh, and it ends with a few bars of Van Halenâs Jump played on a keyboard, before fading out.
Savage Imperial Death March begins with the only Napalm Death-sounding tune, reminiscent of the Brummie grindersâ more experimental ventures, such as Dear Slum Landlord or Inside the Torn Apartâs title tune, but with a more Melvins musicality. Tossing Coins into the Fountain of Fuck again incorporates a loose and sludgy riff over which Barney can bark.
As this is a true collaboration, there are points where the creativity of all artists concerned comes together. Rip the God crawls as guitars scream in tortured agony, never increasing its tempo, but ramping up the intensity with every repeat of the riff; Nine Days of Rain and Stealing Horses come with dual vocals courtesy of Buzz and Barney, Nine Days⌠offers a more straightforward, almost progressive approach, with infectious drums, while StealingâŚ, also employing a groove-laden rhythm, opts for a more upbeat sound.
The two additional tracks for this reissue are more Noise-oriented, with Awful Handwriting clocking in at just a couple of minutes, filled with beeps and grunts and growls; Comparison is the Thief of Joy takes its time and is a very capable piece of gothic-tinged electronic instrumentalism.
Savage Imperial Death March should appeal to those more open-minded music fans who have an interest in what a couple of inventive bands can do when they have like-minded musicians to bounce ideas off. Itâs not perfect, there are times that the momentum drops, but theyâre few a far between; the rest of the time, this collaboration is a breath of fresh air and could prove to be one of the most important records of the year.
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MORK Returns With New Album Monolitt Out June 19
Norwegian titan, Mork, was created by Thomas Eriksen in 2004, with the debut album âIsebakkeâ eventually surfacing in 2013. Since then, Mork has been ceaselessly rising through the echelons of Black Metal, and on the heels of 2024âs intense and groundbreaking âSyvâ opus – which has resulted in the band branching out with tours in the Far East & Australia – Eriksen continues on this evolutionary path with the new album, and what is undoubtedly set to be a new benchmark, MONOLITT, set for release on Peaceville on 19Â June.
Mork has now shared the first single from the album, titled âĂDELAGTâ.
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR âĂDELAGTâ
Director/camera: Trond-Atle Bokerød
Editing: Linda Bokerød mTabsSTREAM/DOWNLOAD THE NEW SINGLE âĂDELAGTâ
Dark, droning and suffocatingly heavy, âĂDELAGTâ moves like a slow collapse. Built upon stern riffs, oppressive atmosphere and a relentless sense of weight, the track channels a bleak introspection where defeat, disillusionment and self-destruction take centre stage. The music carries a brutal gravity, cold, punishing and hypnotic, while still maintaining the unmistakable spirit of Norwegian black metal.
Lyrically, âĂDELAGTâ explores the downfall of the self. It tells of a hollow existence built upon illusion; a throne constructed from falsehood and self-deception. As the echoes of nothingness ring out, the mask finally falls, revealing a life consumed by its own emptiness. What once appeared as purpose dissolves into resignation, where the final truth becomes unavoidable: everything was in vain.
With its unrelenting intensity and crushing weight, âĂDELAGTâ stands as a stark and uncompromising introduction to the world of MONOLITT.
MORK â MONOLITT
Under Vekten Av Verden [05:57] Ădelagt [05:20] Torden [03:52] Skrømt [05:06] Ferdamann [04:47] Inn i en annen sfĂŚre [06:34] Martyr [04:27] Jutul [04:48] Utryddelse [05:50]Pre Orders available now
https://mork.lnk.to/MONOLITTâA stark monument to the unrelenting brutality of reality, the monolith looms above us, immovable, indifferent, eternal. Its crushing presence bears down on the spirit, suffocating hope and testing the limits of endurance. It is an experience carved in stone, unyieldingâ. â Thomas Eriksen
âMonolittâ was recorded and performed primarily by Thomas Eriksen, with Asgeir Mickelson supplying drums, plus additional vocals coming from fellow Mork member Ăyvind Kaslegard. The album was mixed at Toproom Studio by Børge Finstad (Mayhem), before being mastered by Jack Control at Enormous Door (Darkthrone), and at Appelbaum Mastering by Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura). The bold and striking cover image was created by Norwegian artist Kjell Ă ge Melland.
Mork will be embarking on an extensive touring schedule in support of âMonolittâ
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OUR LAST ENEMY Drop Surprise Cover Track COMA AMERICA
Australian metal outfit Our Last Enemy have surprise dropped a studio cover of Coma America, originally by punk-metal agitators AMEN
Listen here!
https://li.sten.to/olecomaÂThe recording carries deep significance for the band, who acquired both the electric guitar and bass guitar once owned by AMEN frontman Casey Chaos following his passing in 2024.
Those instruments were used on the recording, which was tracked DIY in the bandâs home studio, deliberately paying homage to AMENâs fiercely independent punk roots.
Having already road-tested the song on their recent national tour supporting Combichrist to an overwhelming crowd response, Our Last Enemy decided to capture that energy and release a studio
version in the lead-up to their headline appearance at the Wacken Open Air 35 Year Anniversary Show in Sydney, Australia on the 18th April 2026.
The result is a visceral, heartfelt salute that adds the band’s signature industrial edge to an already blistering track, with lyrical themes that are once again uncomfortably current in today’s world.
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As part of a worldwide celebration marking 35 years of Wacken, 35 official Warm Up shows will take place across the globe on the same day, stretching from Europe and the UK through Asia, the Americas and Australia.
Sydney will host one of only a handful of events in the southern hemisphere, bringing a piece of the Wacken experience to local soil while connecting with a truly international metal community.
Taking place at Sydney’s Crowbar, the night will be co-headlined by Our Last Enemy and Witchgrinder and rounded out by KĂźntsquäd, Shatterface and Age of Emergence.
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