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Reviews / Album

Album Review: August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem

"Some may deem it formulaic, but these guys also inject just enough of the progressive and the unexpected to keep it interesting."

Reviews / Album

Album Review: The Black Dahlia Murder - Nightbringers

"Eight albums in and positioned as this generation's Cannibal Corpse, gruesome extremity will stay in capably blood-stained hands."

Live Review: Dashville Skyline

"Dashville Skyline - where people come to hang out, meet new friends, revel in the beautiful surrounds and be entertained."

Live Review: Cloud Control

"Wright is amped-up and by the third song is jumping up to reach sky-high limits."

Live Review: At The Drive In, Le Butcherettes

"... Like most abrasive acts heavy with legacy, the blistering heat that radiated off them 20 years ago has been tempered somewhat."

Photos by Simone Fisher

Live Review: Dune Rats, Wavves, Hockey Dad, WAAX

"Starting off in suits - which were promptly torn off to reveal board shorts below - surf rock headliners Dune Rats brought their salty circus to town."

Live Review: Alice Ivy goes old school with a twist on new track, 'Be Friends'

Alice Ivy blends Motown, hip hop and electro influences into an euphoric tune that will definitely make you want to be her friend.

Live Review: At The Drive In, Le Butcherettes

"This is a night that will stay with those who witnessed it for a long, long time to come."

Live Review: Eilish Gilligan breaks the mould on intriguing new single 'Creature of Habit'

Melbourne's very own Eilish Gilligan has released a new track, and it's all kinds of interesting, blending dreamy vocal gymnastics with unsettling beats.

Live Review: Emma Russack, Jordan Ireland

"It built into something transcendent, and had us swallowing our tongues it was so good."

Web Story / Gallery

Caligula's Horse @ Max Watts

Support: I Built The Sky, Branch Arterial. Photos by Mark Hoffmann

Live Review: At The Drive In

"'Get aWAAAAY!/Get aWAAAAY!' There are lots of crazy single arms slicing the space among crowd members."

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