Switchtense: Metalcore Revivalists
Switchtense: Metalcore Revivalists As seen on www.voltagemedia.com It’s a fusion that has been laboriously duplicated in heavy metal scenes across the world. While some consider hardcore-infused heavy...
View ArticleMorbid Angel: Live @ The Manning
Morbid Angel @ The Manning Bar With guests Ouroboros and The Amenta Saturday, 28th May 2011 After waiting 13 years for an Australian tour, Floridian death metal giants Morbid Angel returned for the...
View ArticleSWITCHTENSE: “We will never quit!”
SWITCHTENSE: “We will never quit!” Internationally praised for revitalising the irksome ‘metalcore’ genre, Portugal’s Switchtense have released their second self-titled album and consequently...
View ArticleTHE HAUNTED w/ Dawn Heist, Recoil and Buried In Verona – Sydney
THE HAUNTED w/ Dawn Heist, Recoil and Buried In Verona Ever since their 1998 self titled, debut album release, Swedish thrash/metalcore quintet The Haunted, has drawn greater admiration from their...
View ArticleGeorge Kollias Australian Drum Clinic Tour w/ Dave Haley
George Kollias Australian Drum Clinic Tour w/ Dave Haley (Psycroptic) As a leader of the extreme metal drumming scene, George Kollias is nothing short of a technically fascinating and slightly comical...
View ArticleOUROBOROS – Glorification Of A Myth
OUROBOROS Glorification Of A Myth By musical definition, technical death metal is a sonic onslaught of fast-paced instrumental and vocal precision which, combined, evokes a vivid sense of power and...
View ArticleInterview with Matt Martorana of RECOIL v.o.r
Matt Martorana RECOIL v.o.r “Go Nuts!” Sydney-based metallers RECOIL v.o.r have always had an indisputable reputation for leading the hardcore metal scene in Australia. Currently on the final leg of...
View ArticleBeyond Terror and Into the Abyss
Beyond Terror and Into the Abyss an Interview with Beyond Terror, Beyond Grace Beyond Terror Beyond Grace has come a long way since their inception in 2004. In just a few short years, the Sydney...
View ArticleThe Delusion Sets In
The Delusion Sets In Eloquent. Passionate. Provocative. These are just a handful of words that can be said to try and describe the classic Richard Dawkins’ book The God Delusion. As a deliberately...
View ArticleClassic Rock Review: Pink Floyd – The Wall
As Pink Floyd’s most elaborate, rock opera release, The Wall tells the story of narcissistic and deranged rock star ‘Pink’ whose life has been crippled by all of the excesses of the rock ‘n’ roll...
View ArticleNew metal review: As I Lay Dying ‘Awakened’
Review by Lilen Pautasso, as featured on New York webzine Puluche.com (http://puluche.com/reviews/as-i-lay-dying-awakened-62-5/) Awakened is the sixth studio release by metal core long-timers As I Lay...
View ArticleLive Review: Slayer, Anthrax and Kingdom of Sorrow
Heavy metal tragic, Lilen Pautasso, reviews the thrash metal onslaught at The Big Top in Sydney as part of Australia’s Soundwave Festival. As published on Foxtel’s Channel [V] ‘Loud’ website...
View ArticleNew Release: Gojira – L’Enfant Sauvage
Review by Lilen Pautasso, as featured on New York webzine Puluche.com (http://puluche.com/reviews/gojira-lenfant-sauvage-87-5/) L’Enfant Sauvage is the fifth studio album from acclaimed heavy metal...
View ArticleNew Release: The Raven that Could Not Sing – Steve Wilson
Lilen reviews the exceptional new album by Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson, as featured on New York webszine Puluche.com (http://puluche.com/reviews/steven-wilson-the-raven-that-refused-to-sing-97-5/)...
View ArticleClassic Rock Review: ‘Nevermind’
Review by Lilen Pautasso, as featured on New York webzine Puluche.com (http://puluche.com/reviews/nirvana-nevermind-100/) It’s not very often that a style of music can completely change the music...
View ArticleNew Review: Fear Factory ‘The Industrialist’
Review by Lilen Pautasso, as featured on New York webzine Puluche.com (http://puluche.com/reviews/fear-factory-the-industrialist-67-5/) Fear Factory has always been recognized for their illustrious...
View ArticleNew Review: Aerosmith ‘Music From Another Dimension’
Review by Lilen Pautasso, as featured on New York webzine Puluche.com (http://puluche.com/reviews/aerosmith-music-from-another-dimension-57-5/) With over a decade since their last album release,...
View ArticleLinkin Park @ the Sydney Entertainment Centre
Linkin Park played at the Sydney Entertainment Centre for the Soundwave Festival earlier this year. Check out some photos taken by Lilen Pautasso on behalf of Australia’s most dedicated metal webzine,...
View ArticleOpeth @ The Enmore, Sydney
Swedish death metal band, Opeth made a welcomed return to Australian shores earlier this year for no other reason than to rock-out some of their classic songs. Spanning as far back as their first...
View ArticleFlashback: Blind Guardian @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney
In October 2011, German Power Metal pioneers, Blind Guardian made their first appearance on Australian soil. In front of a packed-out theatre fans watched as the show they had been waiting years to...
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