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Australian heavy-hitters The Amity Affliction have added another impressive accolade to their increasingly growing musical CV, with the band entering the ARIA Charts in the number one position. The group released their new album ‘Chasing Ghosts’ last Friday and in the recently released weekly Aria Charts debuted in the top spot. The Amity Affliction outsold new albums by The xx and Presets respectively, which marks a massive achievement in the local heavy music community.

He might have once screamed, `Despite all my rage I’m still just a rat in a cage’ during the iconic Smashing Pumpkins’ anthem `Bullet with Butterfly Wings’, but Billy Corgan has certainly toned it down in his older age, recently announcing he’s opened his own tea shop.

Australian metallers Thy Art is Murder are preparing to release their new studio album, with a video teaser and album details recently emerging.

Progression done right.

Like NOFX, but without the fun.

Norweigian atmospheric metal duo Posthum have posted the second single from their upcoming second album, Lights Out. The track, titled `Red’, can be streamed below. The band have described their upcoming album as “atmospheric and gloomy with a melancholic undertone, even though songs are aggressive and feature progressive elements”.

The Wedding have debuted the music video for the title track off their upcoming album, No Direction.

Missed out on tickets to Soundwave festival next year? Well don’t fret because you’ve got one more chance to snap up tickets with the announcement the festival will release a small number for sale next Friday, September 21.

Horsell Common will hit the road soon for three reunion shows. "A decade after their formation, Melbourne institution HORSELL COMMON are coming out of hiatus for three intimate club performances.

Arizona pop/rock band This Century have released a new single titled ‘Skeletons’.

Finnish love-metallers HIM are celebrating 20 years as a band by releasing their first career retrospective compilation, XX – Two Decades of Love Metal.

Members of US metal/hardcore bands including The Ghost Inside and iwrestledabearonce recently competed in a battle of the bands paintball competition, with an official video now available.