Brisbane alt-metal crew TWISTED LULLABY are bringing the noise to Tomcat for the Halloween Party Night featuring THE LOCAL ROMANCE, WHOROBOROS, SWIVELHEAD and VIXON, so it seemed like the perfect time to talk horror movies with frontwoman Shay.

One of the most intense and volatile live acts in all of heavy music, Seattle's GREAT FALLS are absolutely punishing in every sense of the word, combining the mental-breakdown-in-a-wind-tunnel energy of UNSANE with savage riffs and a bassist who looks like he's two seconds away from throwing down his instrument and fighting you. If that sounds like your idea of a good time, you can definitely hang with us, so check out this chat with the lads while taking a break from rehearsals for their new album "The Bite That Grows Up".

German hardcore bruisers HALF ME are heading to our shores, and will be unleashing their scorching new album "Dogma" while carving a path across the country. They talked some Sense about the German music scene, making sure that Tassie didn't miss out, and the tabletop gaming shenanigans keeping them busy backstage.

Adelaide's SUNDOWNER are about to open the valve and unleash another barrage of sludge into the Australian music scene with their latest album "Cesspool" coming out on Disdain Records. Having finally discovered that he likes sludge at 40 years old, Tom sat down with Josh to find out more...

Melbourne prog wizards I BUILT THE SKY are taking over Howler this Halloween with esteemed djentleman KEYAN for a celebration of two records, their latest release "Promise Me You'll Thrive" and fan favourite "The Zenith Passage." We sat down with Ro to find out more.

Enigmatic NZ/Australian artist iOTA has resurfaced with his first album in ten years, "Hours Disappear". He talked some Sense about his return to music, quitting drinking, changing his name, and how a gay kid in rural Western Australia grew up to ride a truck across Namibia as the "Doof Warrior" from "Mad Max: Fury Road".

Heading to Australia and New Zealand for a tour including a headlining spot at ZED51 in Brisbane's Roma Street Parklands, Seattle grunge legends MUDHONEY reflect on the media storm that surrounded the early 90s grunge scene, and why we should be thankful that they banned smoking on planes.

Swedish metal titans AMON AMARTH have returned with their 13th album "The Allfather Awakens", so sit down, grab an oar and start rowing as we talk some SENSE with bass monster Ted Lundström!

Aussie thrash veterans MORTAL SIN are on tour celebrating forty trips around the sun, and will be accompanying FLOTSAM & JETSAM as they embark on their first EVER tour of Australia. Mat Maurer talked some Sense about opening for METALLICA in 1989, surprising metal scenes around the country, and we find out if we're going to hear new music from MORTAL SIN.

It's been 40 years and 15 studio albums, so why has it taken this long for US thrash legends FLOTSAM & JETSAM to come to Australia? About to tear a path around the country with homegrown thrashers MORTAL SIN, SENSE sat down with guitarist Michael Gilbert to find out what took them so long!

Sydney brutes SLAUGHTERCULT have unleashed their latest album "Devoured By Perversion" and will be holding an album launch at Crowbar in Sydney on October 4th, which will also be your last chance to catch them onstage in Australia this year. We sat down with bassist and vocalist Sean to find out more!

Genre-twisting heavyweights BANKS ARCADE have returned with a new album that blends the crunch of metalcore with the sleekness of rap and R'n'B to create something absolutely state-of-the-art. I sat down with the lungs of BANKS ARCADE, Josh O’Donnell to learn how they built a "Second-Place Superstar" ahead of their dates with FROM ASHES TO NEW, and their listening party and live performance at Shotkickers in Melbourne on September 24th!

One of the coolest things about this job is being sent something so overwhelmingly awesome I can barely express it coherently when I get the band on a Zoom call. The opening track of new album "Super Rebound", "The Gums" is a CRUSHING pastiche of influences of everything from noise rock to black metal, sounding like UNSANE on their way to burn a church, and you need to listen to it immediately (link below). Folks, say hello to Belgium's 30,000 MONKIES...

When Aussie punk legends 28 DAYS announced a run of 30th anniversary shows in major cities, we were stoked to see how quickly they sold out. Now, they're back doing what they know best, loading up the van to set off on a regional run around the country to meet old fans and make a few new ones. We sat down with Jay to talk band history, Star Wars fandom, and much more.

Brisbane technical deathcore powerhouse RORONOAH have teamed up with Edward of Aussie heavyweights IRONSTONE to "Unleash the Kraken", so it seemed like the perfect time to track them down for a chat after their blazing set at SHREDFEST.