Spiritbox take an ethereal, melodic detour on ‘Blessed Be’
Have I ever told you how much I love Spiritbox?
News
Trivium offer another melodic metal anthem on new single, ‘Catastrophist’
Trivium gives their fans something new & something old on ‘Catastrophist.’
Hopesfall embark on a nine-minute atmospheric journey with ‘Hall of the Sky’
Hopesfall are masters of their atmospheric, post-hardcore craft.
Retrospective
Celebrating A Decade Of Counterparts’ Debut Album, ‘Prophets’
Looking back at Counterparts’ first record, ‘Prophets,’ ten years after the fact.
Retrospective
Millencolin’s ‘Pennybridge Pioneers’ at 20
Happy 20th birthday to one of the best pop-punk records of all time.
Blood Command explode on newest single, ‘Saturday City’
Norway’s Blood Command goes all-in on ‘Saturday City.’
Employed To Serve release re-working of ‘Harsh Truth’ with Drew Dijorio (Stray From The Path)
Employed To Serve reenvision ‘Harsh Truth’ with help from Stray From The Path’s leading man.
Dance Gavin Dance to drop ninth album, ‘Afterburner,’ on April 24th
And it’s first single, ‘Prisoner,’ is a confirmed banger!
fleshwater (featuring members of Vein) release their first demo
Members from Vein have pulled together to create an alt-metal/shoegaze band in the shape of fleshwater, releasing their first demo.
Vengeance (ex-Honest Crooks, ex-Caged Existence) unleash debut single, ‘Anguish’
Former members of Caged Existence, Justice For The Damned, & Honest Crooks pull together to make Vengeance.
‘Trilogy’ 2020: Silent Planet unleash new mental health anthem
Silent Planet with an introspective, masterful new metalcore jam about mental health & being human.
Falcifer join Greyscale Records, release new single ‘Pain’ from upcoming EP
*Converge’s ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’ plays in the background.*
August Burns Red announce new album, ‘Guardians’
August Burns Red, defenders of the riffs.
Enter Shikari merge the old & new on ‘The Dreamer’s Hotel’
A reboot for Enter Shikari’s sound in 2020 with their next album out in April.
Lamb Of God challenge cyclic campaigns & elections with new song, ‘Checkmate’
Checkmate, atheists.
Former Volumes guitarist & producer, Diego Farias, dies age 27
Rest in peace, Diego; gone far too young.
Feature
Our five hot picks for Download Festival Australia 2020
The five artists that we’re really hanging out for at Download Festival 2020 in March!
Feature
From The Editor: The Best Releases Of The 2010s
Putting this thing together gave me a severe headache. Enjoy!
Shady Nasty’s ‘AA’ is a reality-blurring trip into mental health & tension
‘AA’ is the third single from the band’s forthcoming EP, ‘Bad Posture,’ which drops February 21st.
Michael Barr re-joins Volumes, returns on new single ‘Holywater’
A new song & some big line-up changes for Volumes this week.
sleepmakeswaves to release three EPs in 2020, starting with ‘No Safe Place’ in February
sleepmakeswaves are back!
Feature
Viva The Underdogs: new Parkway Drive doco is an inspirational feat
Against the grain. Against the odds.
Live Review
Invasion Fest 2020: a mighty return for the Australian all-ages hardcore festival
After two years off, Invasion Fest returned this month with a real vengeance.