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Changes to VoltageMedia Due to the lack of contributing writers able to dedicate their time and commitment to writing news articles (including myself) I've decided to take the Australian and International news section offline until further notice. As for previous articles you will be able to still access them via our... |
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Alcest - Musical Magic Alcest’s musical history stretches back, past two full-length albums (Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde and Ecailles de Lune) and one EP (Le Secret – re-recorded and re-released earlier this year in stunning quality). The sum of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Neige’s discography, however, says... |
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TABERAH Live Sydney 7th Octoberr & Newcastle 8th October The Australian Metal scene has produced some amazing Metal bands, some of which have gone on to international success and recognition, and others, who unfortunately, didn’t or are not, getting the relevant breaks or support they deserve. TABERAH are a young outfit from Tasmania. The first time I... |
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Opeth - Heritage(deluxe edition) As possibly one of my most anticipated albums of the year, Opeth's Heritage makes for an interesting listen, particularly when compared to their earlier work. After an excruciatingly long wait for this album to be released, since it was recorded in late January and eventually released on September... |
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The Meaning Of I will show VOYAGER yet again as "dark yet playful" What an incredible year 2011 has been for Perth prog metal masters VOYAGER. Having nationally supported the huge Alestorm ‘Back through Time’ Australian tour in May, completing their first USA trip to take part in the prestigious Prog Power Festival USA in September, and recently been selected as... |
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MORTAL SIN - Psychology of Death This album is absolutely relentless! From the opening note until the end, this CD will tear you apart. Mortal Sin has never released such a fast and heavy album. Psychology Of Death isn’t a very long album but I don’t think you could take much more than the forty two minutes of the albums duration... |
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Black metal occultists ABSU to embark on their 1st Australia Tour January 2012 will see the legendary mythological black metal occultists Absu perform on Australian soil for the first time – headlining the Australian Connexus Conjuration Tour. Formed in 1991 in the depths of the bleak and arid Texan desert, Absu have immortalised themselves as one of the most... |
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Janne Warman of Children of Bodom: "I can't wait to get back to Sydney!" Children of Bodom are a band that have carved their own piece of metal history. They have developed and moulded a sound that is totally unique. Listening to COB I hear older heavy bands such as CORONER, thrash bands like LAAZ ROCKIT and traditional melodic bands such as- and I stand by this- MOTLEY... |
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Soundwave 2012 lineup fulfilling all expectations The lineup is here people! After the much debated Soundwave Revolution Tour- planned to have hit Australia late September 2011- had reportedly been cancelled, Soundwave Touring release the much awaited lineup for next year's Soundwave Festival. We heard that a lot of the bands, that had been on the... |
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Psychology of a deathless MORTAL SIN- Interview with Andy Eftichiou 2011 and Mortal Sin have just released their next studio album Psychology of Death. It is without a doubt their heaviest release to date and an album dripping with venom and energy. But where do Mortal Sin go from here? They have been back for over eight years and have re-established themselves as... |
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The Contortionist to destroy Australia city by city in November 2011 While hardcore punk may be the sound that rules the day in progressive metal band's THE CONTORTIONIST hometown of Indianapolis, it is the band’s signature brand of forward-thinking heavy metal that has made them stick out as hometown favourites. THE CONTORTIONIST's 2010 released album titled... |
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ISAW to launch debut album on 7th October Adelaide metal outfit ISAW are about to release their debut full lenth album The Identity on 7th October, having the official launch party at their local The Cavern Bar on 11th November. The band's style spans over numeroous genres of metal, allowing ideas of different origins and intensities to... |
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Biohazard's new studio album to drop in early 2012 Reborn In Defiance, the long-awaited new studio album from New York hardcore metal legends Biohazard, has been confirmed for a January 20, 2012 release date. The band will celebrate the launch with a record release party in their hometown of Brooklyn, New York before setting off on an... |
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TesseracT release instrumental version of ONE Progressive metallers TesseracT go back to their roots with the release of an instrumental version of their highly acclaimed debut album One. Fans from the guitar forum days, where founder Acle Kahney and TesseracT began, have been requesting instrumentals ever since the band rose from the internet... |
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Irish experimental metallers Censura about to unleash long awaited debut EP If you haven't heard of Irish experimental metal 5-piece Censura yet in the land of Down Under, don't be alarmed: these charismatic and hard-working lads have just finished recording their debut EP The Island which will be unleashed soon! The one word being used over and over again while recording... |
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Eternal Rest crew announces new vocalist Brisbane death metal youngsters Eternal Rest have announced Josh Robinson(previously in The Fevered and Tazer Torture) as their new vocalist late last week. Jake Kaiser(guitars) states that Josh's "broad range of techniques and styles" has already imprinted on the band during the recording of their... |
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BLIND GUARDIAN live at The Metro/ Sydney 30th September 2011 This is a gig that most Sydney metal fans have been waiting for, to quote Hansi(Kürsch, lead vocals), “twenty five years.” BLIND GUARDIAN is one of the stalwarts of power meta. They have released some of the most iconic metal albums of all time and have created a sound that is untouchable and... |
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German thrash metal legends Destruction to rock Aussie shores! Destruction are legendary in thrash circles, and the best news of all is that they are back. Not only with a new album, but thrash fans all over the country will be warming up their necks for some serious head-banging at the news that Destruction will be touring Australia this November. Joining... |
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Frankenbok announces Album launch tour dates Some 4 odd years after their last full length album Murder Of Songs hit the shelves, Melbourne based thrash metal 5-piece Frankenbok have just announced a string of dates for an album launch tour to support their upcoming release The End Of All You Know(to be released 10th October 2011). They will... |
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Doomsday Festival 2011 666 Entertainment presents Doomsday Festival - an annual Australian live music festival this October in Brisbane (14th), Sydney (15th), Adelaide (21st) and Melbourne (22nd). Doomsday Festival debuted in 2009 and primarily showcases a selection of Australia's finest sludge, doom metal,... |
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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 quartet has evolved from pub-playing-grindcore-band to international show-casers of the Australian extreme metal niche, and are now on the verge of releasing their third studio... |
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Dawn Heist release long anticipated EP this October Sydney based electronic metallers DAWN HEIST will be releasing their damaging debut EP titled Time Wave Zero next month. After having an unprecedented first year as a band, signing with UK management heavyweights The Flaming Arts Agency and touring heavily both nationally and internationally... |
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'Worship The Bled" by Aussie Thrash Metallers Truth Corroded released in Europe+Japan Australia's extreme thrash metal band Truth Corroded -who started out almost 15 years ago in Adelaide- have just released their 4th full length album "Worship The Bled" over Belgian based label Ultimhate Records, it hittinng the European and Japanese market last week Friday. Having shared stages... |
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Lynchmada will release teaser for upcoming album To The Earth tomorrow Just off duties supporting US metalcore band Suicide Silence on their Brisbane leg of their Australian Tour, Gold Coast metal outfit LYNCHMADA will unleash a sample of its long awaited new album To The Earth online on the 17th of September. Relic will be the first song to emerge from the bands... |
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SEPTICFLESH - The Great Mass I'm usually okay with admitting that the album I'm reviewing is the first I have heard of a band, but in the case of Greece's Septicflesh I'm actually quite disappointed that I had not even heard of this band until now. The Great Mass being their eighth full length release, it was recorded in... |
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OPETH Australian Tour Announced! Swedish metallers and masters of their niche, Opeth, have announced their latest Australian trek in support of the massive tenth studio album, Heritage! Following over two decades and ten studio albums, Opeth returns to our shores this December for a run of four brilliant dates, including... |
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ALCEST Announce Second Melbourne Show! French black metal/shoegaze duo Alcest will be taking off on their first Australian tour this October, and with the recent news of a sold out show in Melbourne on October 22nd, the band has announced a second Melbourne show, scheduled for Thursday, October the 27th at The Curtin Bandroom. Joining... |
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Hollywood Undead - ready for the beaches and the bars! Rap metal outfit Hollywood Undead has been around the block a good few occasions since their formation in 2005. With two studio albums, 2008’s Swan Songs and this year’s American Tragedy, and the Desperate Measures live album under their belts, their appearance on the Soundwave Revolution line-up... |
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Anno Domini to Enter Studio Following Final Live Dates Sydney-based metallers, Anno Domini, have revealed that their final shows for 2011 will mark the end of live performance for the outfit, as they will enter studio hibernation to record a single and album follow-up to their debut full-length release, Atrocities. In a message from guitarist... |
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Initiating the Bastards - Psycroptic on BASTARDFEST Technical death metal troupe, Psycroptic, has been a mainstay of our national death metal scene for a while now, and in the past couple of years they’ve graced stages across the world with top-name bands and released the stellar live DVD, entitled Initiation. Since their debut release The Isle of... |
