Shat out of hell? Indeed. The epically unpronounceable, utterly indecipherable and altogether uncompromising gore merchants, Sanguisugabogg, are returning to Australia in June 2026 with special guests PeelingFlesh. And fans simply cannot get enough. Even with a venue update. Perth has just sold out! Melbourne’s huge 170 Russell – sold out! Adelaide, literally down to the […]Blog
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SANGUISUGABOGG Shows Selling Fast
Shat out of hell? Indeed. The epically unpronounceable, utterly indecipherable and altogether uncompromising gore merchants, Sanguisugabogg, are returning to Australia in June 2026 with special guests PeelingFlesh. And fans simply cannot get enough. Even with a venue update. Perth has just sold out! Melbourne’s huge 170 Russell – sold out! Adelaide, literally down to the […] -
“Marrying the idea of death to an upbeat, singalong chorus has always been interesting”: This band love sneaking prog into record collections
American quintet are more inspired by Billy Joel than Jethro Tull – except their keyboardist – practice a non-virtuoso style of prog, and limit themselves to one 19-minute song per decade -
LOU GRAMM – Released (Album Review)
The great Louis Grammatico – arguably the greatest rock vocalist of a generation (or ever) – treats fans to a 10 track insight into the past, with a selection of songs recorded in the late 80s, remastered and in some cases, finished off in recent months. Most of the material I would vouch comes from between the first and second solo albums (‘Ready Or Not’ & ‘Long Hard Look’), plus at least one from the underrated Shadowking project. That song in particular is the lead track featuring Vivian Campbell on guitar. ‘Young Love’ is an instant Lou Gramm classic. Hard to comprehend why it was left on the shelf at any stage. So too for most of the tracks really. Yes, there probably reasons why they never made it – especially when competing with the near perfect line-up of songs on those 3 albums. At times it comes down to simply that some songs sound close to others, or the tempo doesn’t fit the flow of an album. Most other tracks feature co-writes and instrumental accompaniment from long-time musical partner Bruce Turgon (who should always be praised whenever possible). You’ve got tracks like the sharp edged ‘Walk The Walk’ – in the vein of ‘Hanging On My Hip’ (from LHL), a gorgeous mid-tempo rock ballad ‘Long Gone’; the answer to where the title track from ‘Long Hard Look’ went (and also the first use of the name Shadowking in the lyrics) and the ‘Ready Or Not’ era rocker ‘Word Gets Around’, a track I’ve loved since 1987 on a live concert broadcast Lou did at the time. A piano version of ‘True Blue Love’ is a nice change from the traditional ‘acoustic’ versions offered. Not ever vocal is perfect – which leads me to believe there are a few new ones in amongst the tracks, but whatever production has been done to get this release ready is AOK with me. Basically an essential release for any Lou Gramm fan. A perfect bookend for his career outside of Foreigner. Speaking of which – ‘Walk The Walk’ features some very Foreigneresque saxophone and ‘Time Heals The Pain’ clearly morphed into the classy ballad ‘Until The End Of Time’ from the band’s classic ‘Mr. Moonlight’ album. -
LOU GRAMM – Released (Album Review)
The great Louis Grammatico – arguably the greatest rock vocalist of a generation (or ever) – treats fans to a 10 track insight into the past, with a selection of songs recorded in the late 80s, remastered and in some cases, finished off in recent months. Most of the material I would vouch comes from between the first and second solo albums (‘Ready Or Not’ & ‘Long Hard Look’), plus at least one from the underrated Shadowking project. That song in particular is the lead track featuring Vivian Campbell on guitar. ‘Young Love’ is an instant Lou Gramm classic. Hard to comprehend why it was left on the shelf at any stage. So too for most of the tracks really. Yes, there probably reasons why they never made it – especially when competing with the near perfect line-up of songs on those 3 albums. At times it comes down to simply that some songs sound close to others, or the tempo doesn’t fit the flow of an album. Most other tracks feature co-writes and instrumental accompaniment from long-time musical partner Bruce Turgon (who should always be praised whenever possible). You’ve got tracks like the sharp edged ‘Walk The Walk’ – in the vein of ‘Hanging On My Hip’ (from LHL), a gorgeous mid-tempo rock ballad ‘Long Gone’; the answer to where the title track from ‘Long Hard Look’ went (and also the first use of the name Shadowking in the lyrics) and the ‘Ready Or Not’ era rocker ‘Word Gets Around’, a track I’ve loved since 1987 on a live concert broadcast Lou did at the time. A piano version of ‘True Blue Love’ is a nice change from the traditional ‘acoustic’ versions offered. Not ever vocal is perfect – which leads me to believe there are a few new ones in amongst the tracks, but whatever production has been done to get this release ready is AOK with me. Basically an essential release for any Lou Gramm fan. A perfect bookend for his career outside of Foreigner. Speaking of which – ‘Walk The Walk’ features some very Foreigneresque saxophone and ‘Time Heals The Pain’ clearly morphed into the classy ballad ‘Until The End Of Time’ from the band’s classic ‘Mr. Moonlight’ album. -
ANTHRAX, ALIEN WEAPONRY: Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane 23/03/26
Photos by Fozz Rock Photography Review by Kris Peters It’s been seven long years since Anthrax last toured Australia, and if you don’t think that is a long time, then you obviously weren’t at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall for the opening show of Anthrax‘s four date hit and run mission last night. But first, let’s […] -
EP Review: Party Cannon – Subjected To A Partying
EP Review: Party Cannon – Subjected To A Partying
Reviewed by Dan Barnes
Dunfermline’s ultimate party package, the slamtastic Party Cannon is to release their new extended player, Subjected to a Partying, at the end of the month. It being the first recordings of the band with new vocalist, Daryl Boyce of Scordatura, this disc collects the three singles that were released in 2025, a new tune not previously available, and a series of remixes and live material, all contained within half-an-hour or so.
The as-yet unreleased Parisian Bedbug opens things up with some serious bounce and Daryl hits the ground running matching the face-ripping tune with his own savage voice. There’re squeals and grunts aplenty and, if I’m not mistaken, a little bit of the froggy going on in there too. Chris Ryan has been providing the low-end for Party Cannon since their inception, and there’s no mistaking his earth-splitting bass amid the massive beatdown.
Issued between May and November last year, the singles Thirst Trap, High Tariff Behaviour, and Improper Use of a Speculum show the many faces of the band’s extremity. Thirst Trap ups the tempo with some whiplash riffing courtesy of Craig and Mike, and drummer Martin provides a piercing snare. High Tariff Behaviour is a dense, nay impenetrable, wall of sound built on rampaging musical chaos and huge slamming beatdowns, it’s Party Cannon doing what all great party slam bands need to do.
Improper Use of a Speculum seems to take everything we’ve heard so far and throws it into the pot over a high heat. The measured pace of Parisian Bedbug is set up against rampant tempos; Daryl’s range is laid bare through grunts, squeals, ribbets and possibly even coughing, and choppy guitars lead into some of the most tailor-made pit destroying music you’ll hear this year.
The second part of the EP is a collection of Remixes and live material, recorded in Glasgow as the band supported Nekrogoblikon last Autumn. Both High Tariff Behaviour and Human Slime show Party Cannon is a band who know how to conduct themselves when curating a shindig. High energy performance and uncompromising delivery make any and every one of their shows a must-attend event.
Between the recorded and live material are three remixes: including a heavy electronic dance version of Thirst Trap from Kmac 2021 that takes the original’s high tempo approach and drops a tab to party until dawn. Just to mess with your head, there’s a piano pop up, like this is an Igorrr album, or something. High Tariff Overture by Ritual, which turns this brutal slammer into an impressively grandiose soundtrack from an epic not yet filmed.
Party Cannon have a busy 2026 in store. Not only will they be Bloodstock guests both in the summer at Catton Park, but also at the Winter Gathering at KK’s alongside Rotting Christ, 1914 and others. Before either of those there’s the small matter of April’s tour with Long Island legends, Internal Bleeding, destroying a town near you into May.
As the world gets more and more – well, shit – we need to find any excuse to party like there’s no tomorrow as, looking at the state of things, that might not be too far from the truth. I’m no medical expert, but I think it’s reasonable to suggest anyone not ready to party with the Cannon might well be dead on the inside, and should seek the advice of a physician as soon as possible.
Everyone else should blow up those inflatables, prepare to be partied in half and remember that injuries are inevitable, as are volumes of vomit.
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Review MYRATH “Wilderness of Mirrors”
Myrath have stood as a defining force in Tunisian metal since 2006, though their story reaches further back to their early days as Xtasy, formed in 2001. With “Wilderness of Mirrors,” the five-piece unveils their latest studio effort—a ten-track album that reinforces both their identity and their evolution. True to their roots, Myrath continue to… Continue Reading → -
Who Will Rise as This Week’s Champion on the MDR Battle Of The Bands?? 03/23/26 – 03/27/26 – @thebeast
🔥 Who Will Rise as This Week’s Champion on the MDR Battle Of The Bands? 🔥
And who will dominate next month as Band of the Month on Metal Devastation Radio?
Last month’s winners, HETSHEADS , crushed the competition with a staggering 322,430 VOTES , claiming the title of Band of the Month on Metal Devastation Radio! You can check them out HERE !
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Who Will Rise as This Week’s Champion on the MDR Battle Of The Bands?? 03/23/26 – 03/27/26
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“I Don’t Wanna Live Like I’m Told” — Noir Addiction Breaks the Rules in Video for “Serve Me Some Crime”
Serve me some crime on a regular Sunday
Are you gonna wait just to say you’d kill me?
You wanna cross another line, then leave it up to me
If you want another round, I’ll keep sipping it slowlyNoir Addiction’s Serve Me Some Crime comes on like a switchblade grin in the church parking lot, all bad intentions, bright surfaces, and the kind of spiritual smirk that suggests somebody already knows how the evening ends and has decided to enjoy the wreck anyway. There is something deeply pleasurable about a band that understands how absurd modern composure can feel, how daily life can settle over the nerves like office dust, and then answers that condition with a track built around taunt, abrasion, and a wink that lands somewhere between nightclub ritual and petty delinquency.
Serve Me Some Crime shamelessly toys with its ancestry without turning into a museum piece. You can hear Noir Addiction breathing in the perfume and poison of Depeche Mode, the corroded mechanical lust of Nine Inch Nails, a little of Gary Numan’s chrome-eyed chill, the gothic perfume of Bauhaus. There is also a streak of Stabbing Westward in the way the track lunges at emotional mess with industrial muscle, while the cleaner darkwave contour around the edges may catch the ears of people who have kept Twin Tribes and She Past Away in steady rotation.
Sonny Lanegan loads the song with thick guitar, synthetic pressure, and a vocal presence that carries the right amount of sleaze and self-amusement, as though he is leaning into the microphone to confess, mock, and provoke in the same breath. Behind him, Nessie Zorba and Roberto Catanzaro keep the whole thing tense and alive, giving the arrangement a hard spine and a nasty little swing. The result has industrial bite, rock ’n’ roll rot, and a pop instinct sharp enough to smuggle all that mischief into your bloodstream before you realize what happened.
The lyrics swagger through the stale air of a day built for manners and roast dinners, turning domestic routine into a private little riot. The singer toys with temptation, dodges sincerity with barbed humour, and treats emotional confusion like a party favor. Underneath the mischief sits a real hunger to break rank, crack the script, and stop living by somebody else’s rules.
Lanegan puts the song’s purpose plainly: “The word ‘crime’ in the song isn’t literal, it’s more about breaking small, invisible rules,” he says. “It’s about those moments when you don’t want to behave exactly how you’re expected to. A regular Sunday can feel predictable, almost scripted, and the song plays with the idea of shaking that up adding a bit of danger, irony, or mischief to something ordinary…At its core, the song is about freedom not the peaceful, inspirational kind, but the messy kind. The kind where you allow yourself to be contradictory, to not have it all figured out, to embrace a bit of chaos instead of pretending you’re always in control. It’s me saying: if life insists on being absurd, I might as well play along.”
The performance video, directed by Jack Lucas Laugeni, seals the deal. It catches the band in its natural habitat: lit beautifully, moving with confidence, looking like they mean every grimy joke and every glamorous threat.
Watch Serve Me Some Crime below:
Serve Me Some Crime is a strong first cut from Pretty Things Don’t Last: smart, nasty, funny, and built to leave a bruise. Pretty Things Don’t Last album will be released on July 16 via SoulPunx Records.
Listen to the track below and order the single here.
Noir Addiction will be touring in support of this EP, beginning with two special shows in Prague. Purchase tickets here.
- May 14 at Subzero Prague
- May 15 at Chapeau Rouge
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