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FOLLOWING the cancelation of a show due to “insurmountable obstacles”, ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died. He was 77. The Fort Bend County Medical...

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Q and A: Johannes Eckerström (Avatar)

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By BRIAN GIFFIN SWEDISH metal chameleons Avatar are returning to Australia next week for their second tour. Taking a short break between tours before winding...
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Q and A: Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost)

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By BRIAN GIFFIN DOOM-death pioneers and, later, goth rock explorers Paradise Lost are returning to Australia in October. After a gap of five years -...

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Northlane Release Album and Tour Details

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NORTHLANE will introduce further experimentation in their ever-evolving sound when their next album is released in October. Evidenced by the latest single "CUT_it", Anemoia will...

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Album review: Madball – Not Your Kingdom

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By DAN SOUTHALL DO YOU like hardcore? Do you like Madball, the quintessential NYHC band? Of course you do - and as such you are...

Album review: Loathe – A Stranger To You

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By DAN SOUTHALL LOATHE have spent the last five or six years getting pushed as the next great evolution in modern heavy music, pulling their...

Album Review: Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation

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AS the latest album from Psycroptic, The Pulse of Annihilation has a lot to live up to. But as the ninth release from a...

Album review: Bring Me The Horizon – Count Your Blessings Repented

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Album review: DevilDriver – Strike and Kill

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By DAN SOUTHALL DEVILDRIVER have been on the backburner for vocalist and mainman Dez Fafara as he resurrected his other well known band Coal Chamber...

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Alpha Wolf splits with singer, cancels all shows

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DEATHCORE band Alpha Wolf have cancelled all touring for the rest of 2026 following the sudden departure of their vocalist. The band announced the split...

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