Australian Metal

Coffin Lust – Manifestation of Inner Darkness Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on May 8, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, Death Metal, Hells Headbangers Records, Reviews, Death Metal, 11 comments

“Before diving into the death metal that obviously flies under a banner like Coffin Lust, let’s briefly talk Cinderella. Whether or not you’ve had the feeling of being utterly awestruck by a woman to the point where you’d be willing to run around like a lunatic with a shoe for an hour and change trying to get her name and number the day after, I’m sure the sentiment is appreciated. With music you can have a corresponding experience, hearing a song that makes a huge impression that forces you to seek it out, along with the record it came from.” If the shoe fits, hammer smash it!

The Levitation Hex – Cohesion Review

By Grymm on May 3, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, High Roller Records, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, 16 comments

“Man, I really miss Alchemist. Much like Anacrusis, Alchemist were so far ahead of the curve with their heady blend of progressive melodies, Killing Joke-inspired riffs, and the raspy growls and otherworldly banshee shrieks of guitarist Adam Agius. The amount of times I spun Organasm and Spritech can’t even be measured, and when word got out in 2010 that the band dissolved after the sheer heft of 2007’s underrated Tripsis, yours truly was crushed. Wasting no time, Agius formed spiritual successor The Levitation Hex.” Cool name but weighty legacy to live up to.

Germ – Escape Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on April 27, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, Black Metal, Post-metal, Prophecy Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, Post-Metal, 24 comments

“So far this year, I’ve been tasked with reviewing—or simply listening to—a handful of shoegazing, post-black promos from a variety of little-known bands. Some of them are worth their weight in gold, while others are worth their weight in horseshit. For many, this genre petered out in the last decade or so when many o’ band jumped on the WitTR bandwagon, over-weighing the vehicle and driving its wheels axle-deep in the mud.” That navel isn’t going to contemplate itself, you know.

Ill Omen – Æ.Thy.Rift Review

By Mark Z. on March 17, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Nuclear War Now! Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, Doom Metal, 20 comments

“Sometimes the right setting is everything for a metal album. Fortunately for myself, through a pretty atypical series of life events I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy several records in environments that bring out their absolute best. I’ve listened to Ahab while snuggled below decks on a three-masted barque sailing in the North Atlantic, I’ve listened to Wolves in the Throne Room while hiking the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest, I’ve listened to Baroness while cruising through the humid towns of southeastern America, and I’ve listened to The Acacia Strain while cleaning my toilet. But Æ.Thy.Rift, the third album from Australian one-man black metal project Ill Omen, isn’t one of those albums that just benefits from a proper listening environment – it demands one.” So…give it up!

Decrepit Soul – The Coming of War!! Review

By Mark Z. on March 14, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, 14 comments

“I’ve always found the crude, no-fucks-given approach of Australian blackened death band Sadistik Exekution quite endearing. With their sloppy live performances, reports that their founding guitarist lived in a Sydney dungeon, and insistence on spelling ‘fuck’ with two ‘k’s (a tendency I’ve often found myself adopting in drunken text messages), everything about the band is appealing in the same way as a B-grade 80s horror movie: extremity for the sake of extremity, with an underlying camp nurtured by splatter-happy nastiness and an utter lack of technical aptitude. It was in search of other groups with this aesthetic that I decided to check out Aussie duo Decrepit Soul’s sophomore LP The Coming of War!!” Fuckks were given about this here review.

Deströyer 666 – Wildfire Review

By Mark Z. on February 18, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Season of Mist, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, 49 comments

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Things You Might Have Missed 2015: Captain Cleanoff – Rising Terror

By Saunders on December 7, 2015 in Australian Metal, Grind, Things You Might Have Missed 2015, Uncategorized, Grind, 10 comments

“Grind doesn’t do much for me these days. Sure I still get the itch for some manic, face-peeling extremity but one of the main reasons I’ve lost interest in the scene over the past couple of years is largely due to the difficulty of finding interesting bands capable of balancing the core speed and blasting ferocity of the genre with actual songcraft and hooks to keep me coming back.” Until now, that is.

Caligula’s Horse – Bloom [Things You Might Have Missed 2015]

By Angry Metal Guy on December 4, 2015 in 2015, Australian Metal, InsideOut, Post-Rock, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2015, Progressive Metal, 37 comments

“Caligula’s Horse is one of those bands I managed to get out in front of because of my Angry Metal Father-in-Law. Turns out that a guy who owns every cool record since 1975 is still on the hunt for great music—and the more obscure the better—so he has his ear to the ground in the progressive metal scene in a way I could hardly imagine.” Father-in-Law knows best.

Moon – Render of the Veils Review

By Grymm on August 31, 2015 in 2015, Austrian Metal, Black Metal, Moribund Records, Reviews, Black Metal, Space Metal, 28 comments

“Many people hold many things as precious in this wonderful floating rock we call Earth. Some value money over all else. To others, power is the key to happiness. Love is also a beautiful, unifying force in this cesspool of a world. The one thing we all can agree on and wish we could hoard, is time.” And Grymm will be getting none of the time spent with this album back. Not ever!

Destruktor – Opprobrium Review

By Mark Z. on July 20, 2015 in 2015, Australian Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Hells Headbangers Records, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 10 comments

“For those who like scorching deserts, scantily-clad temptresses, and animals that will poison you and then rip your face right off, look no further than the land down under. Hell? Close – Australia. It’s no surprise such a rugged environment has given rise to filthy bands that blur the lines between thrash, black, and death: Nocturnal Graves, Denouncement Pyre, Innsmouth, and the almighty Deströyer 666. Of perhaps lesser profile – though no less quality – is Victoria’s Destruktor.” Former penal colonies make the best metal.