![[Album Review]: BEARTOOTH - ‘Pure Ecstasy’.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1787991390330-D59OJOWWD43GPEHB9D5S/PureEcstasy-cover-streaming-FINAL.jpg)
![[Gig Review] WAGE WAR (US) w/ Special Guests ORTHODOX (us) & HEAVENSGATE (AU) @ FORUM, MELBOURNE (AU) 02. 08. 26.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1785913506008-7G75QO6K4YSWBGS7N3P6/WageWar+Nowthatsagood+pic.jpg)
[Gig Review] WAGE WAR (US) w/ Special Guests ORTHODOX (us) & HEAVENSGATE (AU) @ FORUM, MELBOURNE (AU) 02. 08. 26.
US metalcore warriors’ Wage War descended on Melbourne’s The Forum after being upgraded from 170 Russell, with special tour guests Orthodox and local metal talent Heavensgate.
![[Gig Review] ESCAPE THE FATE (US) W/ THE WORD ALIVE (US), THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER (AU) @ 170 RUSSELL MELBOURNE (AU).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1781594480204-5684ERPW0RH66JY609SM/%5BGIG+REVIEW%5D+ESCAPE+THE+FATE+%28US%29+w+THE+GLOOM+IN+THE+CORNER+%28US%29+%26+THE+WORD+ALIVE+%28AUS%29+130626+Photography+Ofir+Gee+%40ohfear.mp4.png)
[Gig Review] ESCAPE THE FATE (US) W/ THE WORD ALIVE (US), THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER (AU) @ 170 RUSSELL MELBOURNE (AU).
[Gig Review]: Escape The Fate, The Word Alive and The Gloom in the Corner successfully satiate their audience at Melbourne’s 170 Russell for a Saturday night triple whammy of metal. Writer: Mal Keecher, Images: Ofir Gee (IG: ohfear.mp4)
Aussie Tour-News Trio: TO THE GRAVE (AU); CARCASS (UK) & BRUJERIA (MEX); THE SISTERS OF MERCY (UK).
The tours don’t stop! Presenting a triplicate of diverse Music Mondays 2026 Australian Tours: TO THE GRAVE (AU)/NO CURE (US), CARCASS (UK)/BRUJERIA (MEX) & THE SISTERS OF MERCY (UK). Tour info, artist info, ticket links, dates, singles/other media, artist links and more all inside!
![[Gig Review] OF MICE AND MEN (US) + CRYSTAL LAKE (JPN) W/ PATIENT SIXTY-SEVEN (AU) @ 170 Russell, Melbourne (AU), 08.05.26.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1778486929282-AUP8ZMEL55H5TJCH6623/Of+Mice+and+Men+horns+and+hands.jpg)
[Gig Review] OF MICE AND MEN (US) + CRYSTAL LAKE (JPN) W/ PATIENT SIXTY-SEVEN (AU) @ 170 Russell, Melbourne (AU), 08.05.26.
Of Mice and Men enthralled a dense audience at Melbourne’s 170 Russell, complemented by the craft of Japan’s Crystal Lake and Perth’s Patient Sixty-Seven.
![[Heavy News] CRYSTAL LAKE (JP) Announce PK from PROMPTS (JP) As Guest Vocalist for Upcoming OF MICE & MEN (US) Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1777615408754-5A67RRFJFA13S7HEBJBI/crystallakenew.jpg)
[Heavy News] CRYSTAL LAKE (JP) Announce PK from PROMPTS (JP) As Guest Vocalist for Upcoming OF MICE & MEN (US) Tour.
[Heavy News]: Crystal Lake (JP) Announce PK from Prompts (JP) As Guest Vocalist for Upcoming Of Mice & Men (US) Tour. See within for full Q & A from the band, as well as relevant links related to the upcoming tour.
![[HEAVY NEWS]: WAGE WAR ANNOUNCE 2026 OZ TOUR W/ SPECIAL GUESTS ORTHODOX (USA) + HEAVENSGATE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1777444518385-CB0JQPNYGWZZGSGIYRYS/Wage+War+band+pic.jpg)
[HEAVY NEWS]: WAGE WAR ANNOUNCE 2026 OZ TOUR W/ SPECIAL GUESTS ORTHODOX (USA) + HEAVENSGATE
[Heavy News]: Wage War (US) announces 2026 ‘It Calls Me By Name’ world tour, with special guests Orthodox (US). Joining them for their Australian leg will be Melbourne heavies Heavensgate.
![[Gig Review] MEMPHIS MAY FIRE + BLESSTHEFALL w/ SIENNA SKIES @ NORTHCOTE THEATRE, 24.04.26.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1777193039191-VY2XB19Y0URFKJWY1TN1/MMF13.jpg)
[Gig Review] MEMPHIS MAY FIRE + BLESSTHEFALL w/ SIENNA SKIES @ NORTHCOTE THEATRE, 24.04.26.
Memphis May Fire fired on all cyclinders at Northcote Theatre, with fellow American metal icons Blessthefall and local supports Sienna Skies.
![[Heavy News]: AUGUST BURNS RED Announce ‘Season of Surrender’ 2026 Australian/NZ Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1776315820186-NVDDNVUO6F4Q4QJH2M5V/augustburnsredbandphoto.jpg)
[Heavy News]: AUGUST BURNS RED Announce ‘Season of Surrender’ 2026 Australian/NZ Tour.
[Heavy News]: August Burns Red (US) announce Season Of Surrender Tour Australia & New Zealand 2026 With Special Guests Bloom & I Promised The World (USA), care of destroyalllines. See within for tour dates, ticket links and additional artist media/links. It’s breakdown-time.
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[HEAVY NEWS] I PREVAIL RETURN WITH VISCERAL SINGLE ‘VIOLENT NATURE’
I Prevail return with their heavy visceral track ‘Violent Nature’, assaulting the ears with an onslaught that you might not be ready for.
![[HEAVY NEWS] THE GHOST INSIDE ANNOUNCE 2025 AUSTRALIAN TOUR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1747824981510-O9O12MVI2IMODJT8EQ9W/promo-2024-hires.jpg)
[HEAVY NEWS] THE GHOST INSIDE ANNOUNCE 2025 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
[Heavy News, 22.05.25]: Don’t give up The Ghost Inside, ‘cause they’re set to hit Australia up in the near future with a whole slew of dates alongside fellow heavy-wreckers Bleed From Within! The tour comes courtesy of destroyalllines - check out the blog post for dates/general tour info, artist links, tickets and more!
![[Heavy News] MALEVOLENCE Announce New Album WHERE ONLY THE TRUTH IS SPOKEN + Release Music Video For 'If It's All The Same To You'.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1742356431661-LU4WQFZZ479WHCGAVV8R/malevolencecover.jpg)
[Heavy News] MALEVOLENCE Announce New Album WHERE ONLY THE TRUTH IS SPOKEN + Release Music Video For 'If It's All The Same To You'.
[Heavy News, 19.03.25]: Steel City beatdown-lords Malevolence have only gone from strength to strength recently. To prove their mettle, you can check out both details, pre-order/pre-save links etc for Where Only The Truth is Spoken LP, music video/stream links for singles ‘If It’s All The Same To You’ & ‘Trenches’ - and even go catch them live [recommended!] during their massive Australian national tour. Ticket links inside!