Escarion's first LP, 2021's Pillars of the Faith, was very much a progressive death album. Their follow up album, Towards a Futile Existence, is something very different.
The guitar shredding mastery is still present and as impressive as it ever…
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Their first LP release since 2021's Revelator, Plague of Locus begins with a short intro which guides us into an album of eclectic covers. I like a good cover version as much as the next metalhead, but I much prefer…
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From the name and the logo, gotta say I expected flat out straight-forward thrash metal. And whilst some speed and riffs are there, I was surprised to hear a more modern melodic sound with a bit of substance and a…
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Werewolves have been consistently and frequently pumping out solid releases since their 2020 debut The Dead Are Screaming. This super trio of some of Oz metal’s most brutal musos should be familiar to any fans of fast death metal.…
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Labelling themselves as 'outlaw' grind, Melbourne's Choof are an abrasive bunch to say the least.
Their awesomely titled debut EP ‘Dimwitted Amoral Exploitation’ has just been released, and with 8 songs clocking in at around 14 mins, they ain't mucking…
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Melbourne's Orpheus Omega have given us a new EP in ‘Portraits’ and boy did they all sharpen their tools before going into the studio for this one! They have trully excelled themselves by turning it up a notch in all…
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Starting as a death/grind band in 2016, Melbourne's MUNT have been evolving into a terrifying beast and now in 2023 present their fourth EP ‘Pain Ouroboros’.
This 5 track EP shows Munt at their newest and finest, with a hybrid…
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Have you been watching the new Lord of the Rings series, Rings of Power? Any fellow hobbit-heads out there will have noticed the incredibly breathtaking scenery. The snowy mountain ranges and awe-inspiring landscapes of New Zealand are on full display…
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If your auditory tube is in need of a good unblocking, then might we suggest throwing on 'Bad Moon Blues', the third album from Melbourne's doom/stoner/psychadelic mob Motherslug. It's thunderous, it's fuzz filled & the low tuned, thickly coated riffage…
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Melbourne metal band PRIMITIVE are here with their new 6-track EP 'With The Rats and Snakes'!
Pressing play delivers a creepy intro piece with stunning clean guitar chorus tone, sounds very evil and cool. Then you get what PRIMITIVE is…
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