[Gig Review] THE DILLINGER Escape Plan @ Northcote Theatre Melbourne (AU), 13.08.25.
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[Gig Review] THE DILLINGER Escape Plan @ Northcote Theatre Melbourne (AU), 13.08.25.

[Gig Reviews]: Truly a special blessing and an honour for Inner-Strength Check! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I was joined on Wednesday, 13th August to witness The Dillinger Escape Plan’s final Australian procession in Melbourne, with a Calculating Infinity-centric set helmed by original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis! TDEP were joined by fantastic hip-hop punk/electro-heads Ho99o9 to make up one amazing evening!

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[#MusicMondays 11.08.25]: Top 10 Upcoming Releases [#1] OLD MACHINES - ‘The Cycles of Extinction’ LP
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[#MusicMondays 11.08.25]: Top 10 Upcoming Releases [#1] OLD MACHINES - ‘The Cycles of Extinction’ LP

#MusicMondays, 11.08.2025: In addition to a brief recap of the many things we’ve been up to music-wise on the ISC blog/podcast, I’m trying something different this week - bringing out my top ten recent releases from underground picks across the globe! First up, we have the scoop, links and more for Mass Effect/dystopian sci-fi inspired death metal cosmic warlords Old Machines, via ‘The Cycles of Extinction’ (out 22nd August). Get amongst it!

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[Heavy News] DESPISED ICON Reveal New Album SHADOW WORK, Release Music Video For New Single 'Over My Dead Body'
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[Heavy News] DESPISED ICON Reveal New Album SHADOW WORK, Release Music Video For New Single 'Over My Dead Body'

Heavy News/ Music Monday, 11.08.25: Oh hell yeah dude, I am all about this! Montreal-based deathcore mainstays Despised Icon are back in the saddle with their first album in six years with Shadow Work, via Nuclear Blast. Check the link for crushing new music video for ‘Over My Dead Body’ feat. Matt Honeycutt of Kublai Khan TX, album info, preorder/artist links and more!

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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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[Heavy News] Finnish Deathgrinders I, CURSED Release Single ‘Nothing From The Ruins’ From Upcoming EP Out September.
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[Heavy News] Finnish Deathgrinders I, CURSED Release Single ‘Nothing From The Ruins’ From Upcoming EP Out September.

[Heavy News, 07.08.25]: Finnish deathgrind underground legends I, Cursed are slated to release a savage EP in Heretical Onslaught on 11.09.2025, via Inverse Records/Meara Music. Check the link for details, latest single ‘Nothing From The Ruins’ music/streaming links, preorder/artist links and more! Suomi madness FFO: Gadget, Nasum, Rotten Sound etc.

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[Heavy News] ELECTRIC SIX Announce March 2026 Greatest Hits Australian Tour
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[Heavy News] ELECTRIC SIX Announce March 2026 Greatest Hits Australian Tour

Adding to the veritable deluge of tour announcements for Australia in the last few days - here’s a slice of funky-punk/metal fun! Electric Six are well-known for a raucous stage show, and they’ve managed to now pull an Aussie tour hat-trick for the 3rd year in a row, thanks to Metropolis Touring. Check the link for tickets, tour info and more!

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[Review] BRUXIST - Self-Titled LP.
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[Review] BRUXIST - Self-Titled LP.

It’s been a minute between album reviews from your podcast host, and I’m glad I settled on this pick! Comprised of several Aussie underground veterans, Bruxist brings you a cleverly devilish mix of crust, d-beat, Swedish buzzsaw/riffage and even a healthy drop of Norwegian blackened darkness. Read on for full review, and be sure to support the latest self-titled LP via links, courtesy of Gutter Prince Cabal.

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[Heavy News] THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Australia Braces For The Arrival Of The Greatest Live Band On The Planet!
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[Heavy News] THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Australia Braces For The Arrival Of The Greatest Live Band On The Planet!

This ain’t your average promo-piece - and why should it be when such a once-in-a-lifetime run of shows from the briefly-reformed The Dillinger Escape Plan is at stake? Check out a fantastic Q and A with John Howarth on behalf of ThePhoenix.au, plus links to tickets etc - grab those if you haven’t already, BTW! This one cannot be missed!

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[Podcast] Ep. 54: [Interview] w/ IAN AHLES & WILL TOWNE of AHLES (AU).
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[Podcast] Ep. 54: [Interview] w/ IAN AHLES & WILL TOWNE of AHLES (AU).

For Music Mondays at ISC, yesterday evening I caught up with the talented and humble duo in Ian Ahles (Vocals/Guitar/Lute) & Will Towne (Guitars) of up-and-coming Brisbane-based progressive metal unit Ahles (AU)! Check out the link for video and audio-only versions, links to latest artist media/socials links, further album/artist details and more. Raise an Ahle in celebration!

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[Podcast] Ep. 53: [Interview] with TOMI KOUVISAARI & JAN RECHBERGER of AMORPHIS (FIN).
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[Podcast] Ep. 53: [Interview] with TOMI KOUVISAARI & JAN RECHBERGER of AMORPHIS (FIN).

In our third podcast interview for this week, your host Brady was recently joined by two great dudes in Tomi Kouvisaari (Guitars) & Jan Rechberger of influential metallers Amorphis! We discuss latest album Borderland, touring and much more. See link for video/audio-only versions plus album preorder/info, artist bio/links, latest music videos ‘Bones’/’Light & Shadow’ and more!

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[Gallery] of Brewicide VI: THE HIVES @ The Forum, Melb (AU), 20.07.25.
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[Gallery] of Brewicide VI: THE HIVES @ The Forum, Melb (AU), 20.07.25.

Now that’s a spicy Svenska meatball! Peep the link for our 6th iteration of the Gallery of Brewicide photography series. Massive thanks to photographer Kaza Black (IG: @kaza.black_photography), staff at Forum Melbourne & Frontier Touring and today’s stars The Hives! Links included for further visual and auditory enjoyment, too.

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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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[HEAVY NEWS] Melbourne’s TERMINAL SLEEP Sign To Nuclear Blast Records; Release Music Video For New Single 'They Circle Below'
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[HEAVY NEWS] Melbourne’s TERMINAL SLEEP Sign To Nuclear Blast Records; Release Music Video For New Single 'They Circle Below'

Never one to let a milestone for the local Melburnian hardcore scene go astray, we’re proud to announce as part of our Heavy News coverage that Terminal Sleep have signed to major label Nuclear Blast Records! Peep the article for statements from band/label, links to latest single/music video for ‘They Circle Below’, artist links and more. Up the punx!

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[HEAVY NEWS] Dubbo Metallers WHISPERHEAD Drop ‘STERILISE’ Tour Across Victoria & Queensland
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[HEAVY NEWS] Dubbo Metallers WHISPERHEAD Drop ‘STERILISE’ Tour Across Victoria & Queensland

If you’re on our social media, you’ll note a couple of announcements, including a tribute to The Ozz-Man. Out of respect to the metal Don, we’re protecting literary real estate for Music Mondays. What’s more in the spirit of metal legacy than stoking the fires of regional Australian metal? A rhetorical question, as you’ll find out via Dubbo (NSW) crew Whisperhead.

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[PODCAST] 50th Episode Special: [Interview] w/ DAN CATANIA of HEADBANGERS AUSTRALIA.
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[PODCAST] 50th Episode Special: [Interview] w/ DAN CATANIA of HEADBANGERS AUSTRALIA.

A massive milestone for Inner-Strength Check Podcast! After nearly five years of operating, we’ve reached our 50th-episode milestone. See link for a very relevant conversation for the occasion, with Dan Catania, metalhead, entrepeneur, musician and head of rising Australian music-industry force Headbangers Australia. Thank you, everyone, for supporting us to the big 5-0!

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