Brendan Crabb, Journalist

"We are truly driven by these sounds that we’re lucky enough to have discovered."

"Darker Half are beginning to realise their sizeable potential."

Walking headline Michael Crafter returns, sporting a new incarnation in metalcore moshers Confession.

"Heartwork’s title track concluded a blisteringly triumphant return before an appreciative, packed room. Now, go study those medical textbooks and give us another record lads."

"It should have been the best times of my life, but at the same time I was dealing with some of the most horrible things I’ve ever had to deal with."

It’s also a timely reminder of their early raw, fire-breathing, blood-spitting prowess.

For Baz diehards only.

A now–defunct local act joked that metal is like a car – best without breakdowns. This Melbourne squad’s inaugural full–length missed that memo; it’s bristling with thunderous beatdowns ensuring nightly pit carnage.