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Grand Magus - Hammer of the North (Roadrunner)

Iron-willed Swedes pile into the Dragon Ships again for another assault on our ears...

Opeth to release album: Live in concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Continuing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their illustrious career, Opeth are set to release audio and video footage from their recent performance at Royal Albert Hall in London.

“The remarkable Swedish group Opeth…[is] on a level where fantasy becomes art.” – New York Times

Ratt - Infestation (Roadrunner)

Twenty years after the fact, Stephen Pearcy's rodents are out of the cellar and invading your privacy again...
Release Date: 
19 Apr 2010 (All day)

In 1985, Ratt were a big band.

Lamb of God, DevilDriver, Shadows Fall @ Thebarton Theatre (Adelaide), 16 Dec 2009

A night of speed-infused heaviness, invoking a party some atmosphere amongst bands and fans alike. Told early on this was no ordinary concert: this was a party, all three bands, Shadows Fall, DevilDriver and Lamb of God, performed with enthusiasm encouraging revellers to a frenzy.

Lamb of God, DevilDriver, Shadows Fall and High on Fire @ Festival Hall (Melbourne) 15 Dec 09

Festy Hall once again hosted a mini-American festival Down Under, brimming with hot, sticky and hungry-for-metal maniacs. Oh, and let's not forget Metal Santa...
Event Reviewed: 
Lamb of God with DevilDriver, Shadows Fall and High on Fire @ Festival Hall (Melbourne) 15 Dec 09

Built some time in the 70s, Festival Hall has played host to countless metal acts over the years, leaving it a little worse for wear - cream colored ceilings, ancient creaky seats and wooden floors

Ironically both rustier and more peaceful: (review: Megadeth - Endgame)

We've all heard the press releases and reviews of this album – hell, I heard the bloody things from over in Malaysia and you couldn't find a Megadeth album anywhere in that country. Greatest thing since Rust in Peace, Dave's remembered how to write thrash metal again, guitar work is the best we've heard from the band in ages, Mustaine is really happy with the new lineup and it should stay stable... am I the only one this sounds painfully familiar to?

 

Megadeth - Endgame (Roadrunner)

It’s official boys and girls: After more than a decade of glass is half empty releases, Mr. Mustaine has found his [previously lost] mojo.

The moment Dialectic Chaos erupts in a flurry of smoking leads, it seems the heavens have parted for the Good Lord to shine his blessings on Megadeth, thereby allowing the