[#MusicMondays]: BEARTOOTH Australia Headline Tour 2027 With Special Guests FIT FOR A KING & VOLUMES + Announce New Album 'Pure Ecstasy'.
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[#MusicMondays]: BEARTOOTH Australia Headline Tour 2027 With Special Guests FIT FOR A KING & VOLUMES + Announce New Album 'Pure Ecstasy'.

[#MusicMonday]: Hope y’all like your ‘core and your tour announcements, ‘cause we’re far from done! Next up in our slew of Heavy News tour-coverage articles - see within for details, ticket links and more re: Beartooth (US)’s huge tour with fellow barn-burners Fit For A King (US) & Volumes (US).

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[#MusicMondays]: SANGUISUGABOGG (US) Add New Show At Stay Gold; Melbourne Tour Begins On June 12.
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[#MusicMondays]: SANGUISUGABOGG (US) Add New Show At Stay Gold; Melbourne Tour Begins On June 12.

[Music Monday]: First in our Monday onslaught of Heavy News Australian tour announcements: Sanguisugabogg (US) bring their gore-soaked carnage to Australia with an additional Melbourne show at Stay Gold, alongside Peelingflesh (US). See within for info, ticket links etc. Be quick, they’re selling FAST.

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[Heavy News] SOULFLY Announce New Album CHAMA + Release Lyric Video For New Single 'Storm The Gates'.
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[Heavy News] SOULFLY Announce New Album CHAMA + Release Lyric Video For New Single 'Storm The Gates'.

[Heavy News, Tue 2nd Sept]: SOULFLY Announce New Album CHAMA + Release Lyric Video For New Single 'Storm The Gates'! Brazil’s most metal família keep it tribal with a crushing new single and accompanying kaleidoscopic music vid. You can check out both here, with more details/bio on Chama, artist statement/links, merch/LP preorders and more! Groove on.

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[Podcast] Ep. 55: [Interview] w/ SIMON CALABRESE of DAYSEND, Ahead of The ‘Revisiting Severance’ Tour.
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[Podcast] Ep. 55: [Interview] w/ SIMON CALABRESE of DAYSEND, Ahead of The ‘Revisiting Severance’ Tour.

A massive privilege and honour to have frontman Simon Calabrese of influential Australian melodic death metal legends Daysend, ahead of their upcoming national tour revisiting the massively-acclaimed album Severance. We discuss Simon's thoughts on said tour, stepping back into the band for the first time in 19 years and more! Video/podcast interview link, tour info and ticket/RSVP links contained within - get on it!

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[Podcast] Ep. 52: [Interview] with ISAIAH MITCHELL of EARTHLESS (USA).
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[Podcast] Ep. 52: [Interview] with ISAIAH MITCHELL of EARTHLESS (USA).

I was joined this morning by Isaiah Mitchell, chill dude & guitarist of influential US heavy-psych unit Earthless whilst he was on a summer's eve walk. We discuss touring, improvisation, our First Nations cultures and much more. Check out the link for video and podcast versions of the interview, as well as the official press release for the upcoming September Australian tour!

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[Podcast] Ep. 47: Interview with BRANDON SALLER, Vocalist of US Metalcore Titans ATREYU.
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[Podcast] Ep. 47: Interview with BRANDON SALLER, Vocalist of US Metalcore Titans ATREYU.

Break out the eyeliner, ill-fitting jeans and stretch up for the mosh - Atreyu are headed back to Australia in July for a jam-packed tour alongside fellow metalcore giants Memphis May Fire! I spoke with Brandon Saller around all things Atreyu this morning - the upcoming tour/recent shows, thoughts and reflections on both band and The Curse around the 20th-anniversary LP tour, and much more! Peep the link for podcast interview plus all the tour info you’ll need. Best get in quick, though!

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[Review] BRUTEFEST 2025 @ The Tote Hotel, Melbourne (AU), 17.05.
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[Review] BRUTEFEST 2025 @ The Tote Hotel, Melbourne (AU), 17.05.

Brutal Truth have an album titled Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses, yeah? Well, extremely-stacked extreme-metal lineups demand extreme reviews!

Check here for our written/photographic coverage of Brutefest 2025 at The Tote in Collingwood, Melbourne (AU) 17.05, feat: Burnout, Mortuary Sickness, Black Jesus, Sufferance, Resistance, Vexation, Choof, Pizza Death and co-headliners Abigail (JP) & Stalker (NZ)!

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[Gig Review] PALLBEARER Feat: CONAN/MAMMON’s THRONE/ GHOSTSMOKER @ Max Watt’s Melbourne, 12.03.25.
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[Gig Review] PALLBEARER Feat: CONAN/MAMMON’s THRONE/ GHOSTSMOKER @ Max Watt’s Melbourne, 12.03.25.

What an Earth-shattering night. A true spectacle of the full aural gamut available via the trade of doom mercantile trade, Brady and photographer Richie Black were lucky enough to witness a cosmic, tectonic performance at Max Watt’s, Melbourne (AU) on Wed, 12th March. Check the link for stellar photography, reviews of the full performance by Ghostsmoker, Mammon’s Throne, Conan and Pallbearer, as well as all related artist links, tour info and more!

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[Heavy News] SYLOSIS Set To Lay Waste To Australian Crowds - Tour Kicks Off!
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[Heavy News] SYLOSIS Set To Lay Waste To Australian Crowds - Tour Kicks Off!

Sylosis have just dropped onto our shores and are ready to spread modern thrash-metal havoc across Australian shores from today onwards! Check the link for tour dates, ticket links, background info on artist/recent singles and links for same in the scorchers ‘Deadwood’, ‘Servitude’ and ‘The Path’. Their first time here since 2013, we can personally vouch for an energetic and grandiose show. Get amongst it!

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