Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Seance Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Forming almost twenty years ago, Australia’s Pestilential Shadows are no strangers to the themes of death and disease. They have returned 18 months into the pandemic with their sixth full-length Revenant, following up 2019’s compilation album The Fate…
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Interview with Pestilential Shadows
Pestilential Shadows Interview with Balam (vocalist, guitarist, bassist, lyricist) Interview by Kira Levine Hello and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in Pestilential Shadows. Hails Metal-Rules! Balam from Pestilential Shadows here. I take care of guitar, bass, lyrics & vocals. As an introduction, could you…
Ashen – Godless Oath
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Bitter Loss Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes As has been said before, not every band or release needs to break the mould. Sometimes, doing something tried and tested can be great if you just do it well enough. And Aussies Ashen are damn good…
Butterfly – Doorways Of Time
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva The Australian foursome of highly experienced musicians who found themselves together in heavy metal band Butterfly are promising to take their listeners to the unique trip through a musical landscape that relive the 70’s and 80’s traditional metal. At…
Sonic Circus – Everything
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Rebecca Bush Sonic Circus released their debut single ‘Princess Blues’ and made their live debut to a sold out show at the Cherry Bar, back in 2018. Now the Australian rock trio make their return with their debut album, ‘Everything‘, produced…
Temple Nightside – Pillars Of Damnation
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Iron Bonehead Productions Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Hailing from Australia and founded just a decade ago, Temple Nightside will be releasing their fourth full-length Pillars Of Damnation on August 7th, via Iron Bonehead Productions. Their label states: “By now, Temple Nightside require little to…
Australian band MESHIAKK announce release of second album “Mask Of All Misery”
MESHIAAK return with their blistering second album ‘Mask Of All Misery,’ which will be released on 15 November through Mascot Records. Watch the music video for the incredible first single “Bury The Bodies” It has been three years since the Australian quartet’s debut album “Alliance of Thieves” dropped, which married…
LORD release video clip for “Kill or Be Killed” from the Fallen Idols album
LORD frontman L.T. explains: “We recently were out on the road doing an Australian tour and ‘Kill or Be Killed’ was a consistent new live favourite. We encouraged everyone to bring along their phones and film our set. After looking back at the footage we were sent, we knew we…
RED SEA Release video for new single “The One” and announce tour dates
“… a rich mix of prog rock, metal and more melodic leanings…surging rhythms ravaging riffs and powerful melodies…immense vocal presence and an emotional weight that grips and ceases to let go…*newly charted musical ground*.” The Brag Sydney progressive metal quartet Red Sea have just released their new single “The One”.…
Rose Tattoo @ O2 Islington Academy, London
Rose Tattoo + Girlschool O2 Islington Academy, London 13th September 2018 Live review and pictures by: Ryan Whitwell / Shotison Media