Perturbator announces new album Age of Aquarius. New single ‘Apocalypse Now’ ft. Ulver is out now. “It’s a song about the systematic destruction we cause to our own kind... our inability to get along with – and often vilify – the others,” says James Kent.

Higher Power return with their third album There’s Love In This World If You Want It, out now. “It’s the first time we’ve consciously self-produced something that feels truly authentic to us,” says vocalist Jimmy Wizard.

Japanese metal juggernaut KNOSIS, the visionary project led of acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Ryo Kinoshita, returns with a blistering new single, TANEBI, the latest offering from their forthcoming debut full-length album, GENKNOSIS.

Kingdom of Giants announce new EP ‘Burning Chrome’, out August 29 via SharpTone Records. Watch the video for their industrial-tinged new single ‘Collide’.

Swedish rock powerhouse Solence return with their heaviest track yet, ‘Dead_Alive’ — a high-impact anthem tackling apathy and chaos, taken from their upcoming album Angels Calling.

RUN release their new two-part track “Ash + Soil”, featuring guest appearances from Pat Kearney (Post Heaven) and Nic Simonsen (Caution: Thieves). The limited 7-inch is available now via Thirty Two Records, with a B-side remix by King Yosef.

To celebrate the album release, Karly Jewell has dropped a video for the title track.

“This song proves to the world that you can be a small-town country kid and still write epic big rock songs,” says Jewell. “I had to get out, and music would lead me on a journey. I also knew this would be the album title.”

King Parrot has received high praise from Phil Anselmo as they approach the final dates of their Australian tour. With remaining shows in Victoria and New South Wales, the band will soon head to the United States for a July tour, continuing their momentum on an international stage.

REVOCATION creates extreme music for extreme times. On New Gods, New Masters, their fifth record for Metal Blade, the quartet - spearheaded by founder/vocalist/guitarist Dave Davidson - delivers nine potent and portentous songs of brutal lyrical and musical significance.

As thrash legends Testament gear up for their long-awaited return to Australia, here are five essential anthems that capture the power, precision, and fury of their legacy — and showcase why they remain one of the genre’s fiercest forces.

“We are excited to finally reveal Fallujah’s new album Xenotaph, marking the sixth chapter in our discography. This is our most ambitious record yet, and is certainly the band’s most technical, dynamic and progressive material to date.” Vocalist Kyle Schaefer has said of the new album.

Swedish symphonic metal force Eleine have announced their upcoming EP We Stand United, set for release on September 5, 2025. Alongside the news, the band have unveiled a blistering live video for ‘Never Forget,’ filmed at Masters of Rock 2024.

The band shares the album’s lead single Upside Down, a neck-snapping blend of warped guitars, woozy melodies, and driving bass-lines.

“This Is Mongol” receives a dynamic remix treatment by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, working under his remix alias Teerawk. Teerawk brings his signature energy to the track, layering in additional vocals and lyrics that both complement and expand upon William DuVall’s (Alice In Chains) original vision.”

Dutch gothic metal outfit Blackbriar have unleashed their new single ‘Harpy,’ a dark and enchanting glimpse into their upcoming album A Thousand Little Deaths, set for release on August 22.

Nicolas Cage Fighter have officially joined the Blood Blast Distribution roster and dropped the blistering title track from their new album I Watched You Burn. Partnering with Bleeding Art Collective, the Ballarat heavyweights are back with a vengeance — and it’s brutal.

A Voice From The Outer Dark captures AVERSIONS CROWN in a new phase of creative intensity. The EP distils everything the band is — and everything it’s becoming — into three tracks of sheer ferocity. Conceptually, the band continues to explore existential and cosmic horror themes, blurring the lines between science fiction and spiritual annihilation, channelling the sound of a world tearing itself apart from the inside out. The arrival of new vocalist Alex Teyen (formerly of BLACK TONGUE) signals a seismic shift.

"Dawn of the Exultants and the Hunt for the Shepherd is the prequel to ‘Rise and Demise of the Motorsteeple’.
The inception of the Exultants and their search for the second messiah ‘Sanctum Robotos’ (The Golden God) who becomes the pilot for the Exultant’s greatest machine ‘The Motorsteeple.”

King Parrot frontman, Matt Young adds; "It's been a long time coming, but we are beyond stoked to finally release our new record today. The response and feedback we've received so far has been beyond our expectations and getting out on the road with this new set of songs has been a total blast.

"The four of us, Anthony, Craig, Drew and Tom, have been touring together as a unit for almost 10 years, and now it feels like the right time to put the band to rest. We've gone on to make amazing records together, tour the world, and have been fortunate to gain the support of people, more than we could have asked for.”