Prior to the release of their feverishly anticipated fourth album 'The Weight of the Mask', we caught up with Svalbard guitarist/vocalist Serena Cherry for an engaging conversation about Svalbard’s journey to the verge of metal stardom, and in the process unearth a unique connection to the late Joey Jordison that’ll melt even the most blackened of metal hearts.

Everything emo is xRAWRx again and even Miami Heat shooting guard Jimmy Butler is getting in on the action.

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes have shared the new single 'Man of the Hour' and announced an Australian tour for 2024.  The first single to be lifted from the freshly announced full-length 'Dark Rainbow' (out January 26),  'Man of the Hour' makes it clear that we are entering into a whole new era for Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes.

Sum 41 have released a new single 'Landmines', the anthemic 'Landmines' is a nostalgic treat for old fans and proves that the band plans on going out with a bang, rather than a whimper as they look to close the book on their 27-year career. 

It's springtime and business is really blooming for Sydney melodic hardcore outfit Bloom. Fresh off announcing their new partnership with Pure Noise Records and releasing the emotive banger 'Bound To Your Whispers', the band will soon be touring the country as part of the massive Good Things Festival. To celebrate we caught up with the band to find out the five songs they're most looking forward to seeing when they hit the road for Good Things. 

Rap-rock veterans P.O.D have teamed up with Randy Blythe of Lamb of God to drop the bouncy new anthem, 'Drop'. 

Tony Iommi surprised the audience at the premiere of 'Black Sabbath: The Ballet' by performing Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' with the cast.

Northlane have announced a massive summer package tour of Australia.  The Dante tour  will see the Aussie metalcore heavyweights joined by ERRA (USA), Landmvrks (FRA) and Banks Arcade (NZ) on a five-show run that'll see them hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. 

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) have revealed the nominees for the 2023 ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album. The nominees are led by a couple of very familiar faces to Australian metal audiences, The Amity Affliction and Parkway Drive, who have been nominated for Not Without My Ghosts and Darker Still respectively. 

To celebrate their latest music video for 'Brightside' a heavy pop punk SMACKDOWN which features a whole heap of wrestling mayhem, Melbourne punks Drastic Park have given us a list of their top five music videos that perfectly blend punk rock with wrestling.