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Mortem return with a new ode to the dark: Mørketid. Combining brooding, mid-paced monumental riffs with bursts of hyperspeed black metal, the album set for release via Peaceville on July 3, marks a clear progression from their 2019 debut, Ravnsart. Across eight tracks of savage, eerie, and often epic black metal, the band is joined […]

Deep Purple have released a new song, Arrogant Boy. The powerful, fast-paced hard rock tune is the first musical statement from SPLAT!, Deep Purple’s new studio album, out July 3 on earMUSIC. Frontman Ian Gillan says of Arrogant Boy: “This is the story of Billy who couldn’t read or write. He is unhappy with things, […]

Live Nation has today announced a very special second Sydney show from revered American rock band A Perfect Circle, to meet the overwhelming demand for tickets. A Perfect Circle will play Carriageworks, Sydney on Thursday 10 December, the day before their sold-out TikTok Entertainment Centre, Sydney show. This is the final date to be added […]

Zakk Wylde spent years playing guitar for Ozzy, fronts Black Label Society, has taken the place of Dimebag Darrell in the current Pantera… and these are some of his stories

The funeral bell is tolling, the ravens have left the tower – the long-awaited fourth album from the UK’s lords of the riff Green Lung is finally upon us. Necropolitan will be released on Friday September 11 2026 by Nuclear Blast Records. A monumental portrait of the power of nature over the dreams and dominion […]

The world’s greatest Simpsons-themed doom metal band, Dr Colossus, and Melbourne theatrical extremists Hybrid Nightmares are headlining Brisbane’s Nowhere Festival next month.

Küntsquad, Where the Devil, Whisperhead and Destruction of the Healer are also part of a 40-band line-up across two days at the Archive Beer Boutique in West End on June 13 and 14. Under 18s welcome. Tix and further info here.

Finnish symphonic metal band VOV returns with “Longing”, a fast, driving single built on groove, double-kick power and an anthemic chorus. The song keeps moving direct, physical and uplifting, while carrying a sharp emotional charge. “Longing” captures the pull of a connection just out of reach. Desire and distance collide; hope stays alive, but it doesn’t come easy. The […]

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Formed in Sydney in the 1980s, Sadistik Exekution were a violent, confrontational force that went beyond metal and into realms of chaos never seen before.

40 years later, their legacy continues and two of the band’s key figures are presenting a merch market and hang out on May 27 in Sydney.

Rev Kriss Hades and Rok will be showing and selling original artworks, plus exclusive Sad Ex merchandise from 7pm at the Crowbar. Tickets are free.

The German Black Heavy Metal force THE FALS present “Pyramids”, a new single taken from their forthcoming album Where Cold Steel Gleams. A work forged in cold steel and ancient dust, the album explores dark rituals, destructive sorcerers, and the harsh legends of the land of Fals. The vinyl edition of Where Cold Steel Gleams will be released in May 22th, 2026 through Undercover Records, limited […]

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