Australian metal

"Music is another form of counselling, right?” – Adrian Fitipaldes of Northlane

On a busy night in Sydney, Northlane singer Adrian Fitipaldes found the time to talk to us about staying humble in the face of success, the evolution of the metal community in Australia, and the audiobooks behind his lyrics.

When their second album Singularity was released in late March, Northlane was suddenly the name passing lips in the Australian Metal scene, and many people had an opinion.

"We have a lot of new stuff in the works" - Ne Obliviscaris' Tim Charles

Ne Obliviscaris were recently in Brisbane, offering the perfect opportunity for Metal as Fuck to find out what the Melbourne based six-piece metal band have planned to follow their successful 2012 release Portal of I, and what impact signing with Season of Mist may have.

In recent times in Australia it is increasingly rare to see a local metal festival without Ne Obliviscaris as one of the headliners.

The Bloodline Festival @ The HiFi (Brisbane), 17 March 2013

Amanda Brenchley Photography covered all thirteen Australian bands at Bloodline Festival. Held at the HiFi Bar in Brisbane, this all Australian metal charity festival raised money for Autism QLD. Bands donated their time, energy and music to this worthy cause organised by Maria Bloodline at Bloodline Productions.

As Silence Breaks' Sam Rilatt - "We want to make it memorable"

Metal as Fuck caught up with singer Sam Rilatt recently to see what 2013 is going to bring for the Sydney based melodic death metal outfit.

This particularl Sunday afternoon found me standing in an alleyway in Brisbane’s West End, chatting to Sam Rilatt of As Si

"I believe life is a war" - Timothy Pope of The Amenta

Timothy Pope, the Noise and FX supremo from Sydney's The Amenta, talks about the war of the psyche, musical experimentation and the new release Flesh Is Heir.

Last Friday night, I settled in for a phone chat with Timothy Pope about The Amenta’s new release Flesh is Heir

Segression, Shotgun Halo, Devilskin, Messiam - Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane 16/3/12

An evening of pleasant surprises...

I'd had a bit of a rough week but with Battle Beast's Steel album pumping through my headphones, I stepped out into the night knowing things were going to get better.

Whiplash Brisbane - Less Than Two Weeks to Go!

August 13th is the date for your diary. Do people still use diaries?

By now you've all started to catch wind of the Whiplash Fetival that's making its inaugural trek up to Brisbane on the 13 th of August.

Australian Tour, Fest & Release Support!

In the first of his monthly roundups, Assidian trawls the stygian depths of the Australian underground scene to bring you the latest in extreme news...

There's a lot happening in Australian metal at the moment. Less international touring and more Australian bands notably touring on their own accord and really pushing their music out there again.

Truth Corroded sign with Ultimhate Records

Australian thrashers Truth Corroded have signed a European/Japan deal with Ultimhate Records for the release of their upcoming album, Worship the Bled

Bassist Greg Shaw commented on the deal; 'The band is extremely pleased to be a part of the label.