AUSTRALIA
Combining traditional Southeast Asian instrumentation with extreme metal, Karina Utomo, Rama Parwata and Mike Deslandes have come together to form the incredible Rinuwat. Their debut album, โDua Nagaโ (released just last week), is an atmospheric and enthralling 40 minutes. There are moments of somewhat unsettling calmness, with traditional Javanese elements giving the music a transportive … Continue reading 320: RINUWAT
Theyโre Australian rock royalty, one of the most successful bands in history, and made such an impact so early on that they directly influenced other bands we consider huge influences today. AC/DC are one of only a handful of worldwide stadium hard rock bands, capable of commanding enormous audiences across the globe. And, in reality, … Continue reading 308: ACโก๏ธDC
Mixing atmospheric black metal and synth-driven electronic trance, Mesarthim creates a sound that sounds strange on paper yet, once you hear it, you realise it just works. While industrial metal, another fusion of metal and electronic, often sounds mechanical and dirty, Mesarthimโs creation is clean, bright, and graceful. Thereโs some similarities to blackgaze, given they … Continue reading 281: MESARTHIM
Internal Rot is premium grade, no fuckinโ about, pure grindcore. Their 2020 album, โGrieving Birthโ, with 22 tracks, clocks in at just over 23 minutes. As is expected with the genre, the pace is blistering. This is a guitar-driven shotgun to the face. The riffs are fucking brilliant, switching it up throughout and remaining exciting … Continue reading 260: INTERNAL ROT
How the fuck is Portal a thing? How does this abrasive, confronting, utterly bizarre yet critically adored experimental metal band hail fromโฆ of all placesโฆ sunny old Queensland? To hear (and see) Portal, the outlandish appearance, the chaotic, frightening, explosive sounds - one would likely assume the bandโs origin to be some little-known country, tucked … Continue reading 234: PORTAL
As one of the most interesting heavy bands Australia has ever produced, Twelve Foot Ninja combine funk with alternative metal, progressive elements, and just general oddness, into a unique sound that defies genre and makes for amazing music. Twelve Foot Ninjaโs funky, constantly evolving, twist on alternative metal feels like something Mike Patton couldโve spawned … Continue reading 190: TWELVE FOOT NINJA
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