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Interviews
Interview: Shannon Over from Ashen, Australia (Death Metal)
Who doesn’t love some proper Death Metal? Well, if you answered “YES!” … then you’ll love Western Australian outfit, Ashen. Steve, from Aeons Abyss, just interviewed their guitarist, Shannon Over … and here is the result! Introduce yourself, who is in your band, and when did you first start? Hi There, My Name is Shannon…
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Interview: Chris Long from Beleth, Australia (Death / Groove Metal)
Aussie 2-piece band Beleth released their debut album Silent Genesis on the 25th of June 2021. Chris Long, who handles the music, took some time to chat with Steve O’Brien from Aeons Abyss – here is the interview. Introduce yourself, who is in your band, and when did you first start? At the moment we’re…
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Interview: Mortuary Spawn from Leeds, UK (Death Metal)
When Jack from Mortuary Spawn reached out to Noob Heavy with some information on their debut EP, Spawned from the Mortuary (2021), I quickly checked out their music … and then thought I better interview these lads, cos their tunes rip! I am Steve from Aeons Abyss, and here is my interview with Mortuary Spawn…
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News Heavy
HATEBREED Announce Eighth Album Weight Of The False Self Nov 27th
Welcome to the ongoing series of articles called #EliranWatch2020 because when I see an album cover by Eliran Kantor, I write about it somewhere.
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SPIRIT ADRIFT release new single “Astral Levitation”, off of new album “Enlightened In Eternity”, out October 16th
Here’s the details and a taste of the upcoming Spirit Adrift album, following their 2019 underground hit Divided By Darkness which caught the attention of many metalheads with it’s classic stylistic artwork by Joe Petagno. Newcomers prepared to be warmed by the classic Heavy Metal sound wrought with modern tones. There’s also details surrounding a 2021 European tour with Corrosion Of Conformity which is quite an interesting combination, both very classic bands in their sound but of different styles and aesthetics. I also wasn’t…
News Heavy: Tribulation Announce New Album “Where the Gloom Becomes Sound” Jan 2021
Most of us know Tribulation by now they’ve had an incredible run of albums. Down Below was in my top 5 for 2018 and is one of my favorite cassette so I’m really looking forward to this one.
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NAPALM DEATH announce new album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism”
Just a quick one before I go away for the weekend, as I know how many of you love Napalm Death. My relationship with them isn’t as tight as I’d like and this is another daily reminder that I need to take a deep dive into their work. I’ve heard a fair bit of their music and dig it, as well as the general message within, I just haven’t heard with much context or chronologically. Feel free to drop your favorite albums in the…
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Australian Heavypedia
Album Review: Beleth – “Silent Genesis” 5.5/10 (Death/Groove)
During the death metal renaissance that’s been happening over the last couple of years it feels like a few other related styles have all but fallen by the wayside. Groove metal is one of these, with releases hitting here and there but all being overshadowed by a particularly strong stretch for the big brother subgenre. Maybe that’s due to a lack of notable new blood, or the fact that the titans of groove metal are all in their senior years in the scene now
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Album Review: Dr Colossus – “I’m a Stupid Moron With an Ugly Face and A Big Butt and my Butt Smells and I Like to Kiss My Own Butt” 9/10 (Stoner Doom)
This is a big one for me, Dr Colossus have been my favorite Australian band since flooring me with The Dank in 2018. They combined good old Aussie stoner rock and stories told using The Simpsons. Fans of the show will have unlimited fun picking apart the references, I know I did with The Dank when I reviewed it. For this one, I’ll let the readers discover them for themselves since the band was cool enough to get me such an early listen of the…
Album Review: Feculent – “The Grotesque Arena” 8/10 (Death Metal)
Releasing on March 19, The Grotesque Arena is the debut album from Brisbane’s own Feculent, one of a number of fantastic bands to come recently out of Australia. This could almost be called a supergroup, if that term meant anything these days, as it features a whole slew of great musicians that you might know from other bands: Matthew Budge of Resin Tomb, Siberian Hell Sounds, and Consumed on vocals, Kaleb Doherty of thrashers Idle Ruin on guitar, Jim Dandy of Descent on bass, and…
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Album Review: Spire – “Temple Of Kronos” 8.5/10 (Avant Garde)
Last year I started following the Sentient Ruin Laboratories record label on social media. Fast forward to February of 2021 and they are just promoting the hell out of this new album from a band of which I had never heard. That band is the Australian duo Spire and the album is TEMPLE OF KHRONOS. Having enjoyed previous bands from this label like Shaidar Logoth and Novae Militiae, I FINALLY, almost reluctantly was like “Alright, fine. I’ll give it a listen. Stop taking up my…
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Album Review: The Amenta – “Revelator” 9/10 (Avant Garde)
The pre-release promotion on this one was immense and filled with curious dark aesthetic, so am I quite excited to delve into this return LP, the Revelator from Australian big boys The Amenta. They did a promotional thing that is right up there on my list of favorite things bands have done, they gave away a haunting full head mask of the lead singer’s visage, very cool memorabilia unique to the band.
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Album Review: Khan – “Monsoons” 8/10 (Stoner/Prog)
Here I am, fumbling through the digital ether of Spotify again. Another day at work, another familiar album, another podcast. Tap, skip, scroll, skip, scroll. Then my little eye spies a dreary sky, with, wait, what is that? A melting planet amongst the clouds? Yup, sign me up. Tap. I’m instantly rewarded with a rubbery, chubby bass line sliding around under a shuffling drum groove. You got me guys. In chimes the guitar. I’ve found a chill place to let my mind float off through…
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