Everblack Podcast

Brisbane metal legends MINUS LIFE are back with their long awaited sophomore album ‘Contorted Reality’ out on October 1st. It’s been 17 years since the band released their highly acclaimed debut 'Eternal Urban Megacide' which saw them become one of the biggest metal bands out of Brisbane, touring nationally and sharing the stage with Arch Enemy, Slayer, The Haunted, Dark Tranquility, Nevermore, Ma...

Brisbane’s GUTTERFIRE! are a high-octane fusion of Hard Rock, Punk, Modern Rock and Post Rock genres. Their singles such as 'Eight', & 'I'll Be Along' have garnered the band global coverage and have seen GUTTERFIRE! sold-out shows with SixftHick, Electric Mary, Astrodeath, The Black Swamp, Dr Colossus and many more! With the release of their debut album 'Chill' and an upcoming National Tour, GUTTE...

Australian deathcore legends Justice For The Damned have recently announced that they will be taking part in the massive two day Knight and Day Festival At Ballarat’s Kryal Castle on New Years Eve. The festival boasts one of the biggest Australian heavy and Alternative line ups around with Byron Bay metal headliners Parkway Drive, Sydney’s Polaris as well as a ton of other great acts like Clowns,...

Brisbane's Swing Metal masters BARRELHOUSE are back with their latest single ‘Ride of Life’. Infusing swing era musical vibes with metal, blues, funk and even Bossa Nova, Barrelhouse will have you nodding your head, throwing back a few drinks and suiting up for the pit to take care of business. The Everblack Podcast sat down with Pip, Jim and Jacob from Barrelhouse to talk about the new single ‘Ri...

Influential rock legends THRICE have just released their incredible new album ‘Horizons/East’ via Epitaph Records. Horizons/East is the 11th studio record for the Orange County-based four-piece and sees the band push their sound even further into new territories and broaden their musical canvas, once again proving that Thrice are true sonic innovators beyond their genre. The Everblack Podcast sat...

English extreme metal legends and pioneers of goregrind and death metal CARCASS are about to release their long awaited new album ‘Torn Arteries’ on September 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. The Everblack Podcast caught up with CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer to talk about the new album and it’s musical direction, how Ken Owen inspired the title, writing their longest song to date for the record, his t...

Melbourne metal quartet The Ascended are set to release their sophomore album ‘The Dark’ on September 17. Bringing back mid-2000s style metalcore with crushing riffs and harsh vocals, coupled with breakdowns and lifting clean choruses.‘The Dark’ highlights their most impressive work to date, displaying refined technical prowess, while still holding true to themselves and what they have been over t...

Melbourne desert stoner rock masters Planet of the 8s have recently released their new collaborative project EP "Lagrange Point Vol I". Bringing together some of Australia's finest vocalists from the stoner scene, including King Carrot (Death By Carrot), Diesel Doleman (Duneeater), Jimi Coelli (A Gazillion Angry Mexicans, Sheriff) and Georgie Cosson (Kitchen Witch). Planet of the 8s "Lagrange Poin...

Gold Coast Alt-Rockers Eyethewild have recently released their captivating new single ‘Hollywood Dream’. Accompanied by a stunning visual experience, the song and video take you on a journey into a vivid and hypnotic world they have created with their methodically constructed soundscape. The Everblack Podcast sat down with Astrid, Dan and Ryan to talk about the new single ‘Hollywood Dream’, upcomi...

Swedish atmospheric black metallers, Wormwood have recently released their new album Arkivet via Black Lodge Records. Arkivet (The Archive) follows mankind’s inability to take care of the earth. The album takes you on a sojourn across lands soon devoid of people, a not-so-far-future where flames become citizens. It will also tell you about the men and women who lost their minds, their will to leav...

The undisputed masters of blackened deathcore CARNIFEX have returned to ignite sonic memories of albums past with the scorch of old school sound with their new album Graveside Confessions to be released on 3rd September via Nuclear Blast GRAVESIDE CONFESSIONS arose just in time to aid in celebrating the 15 year anniversary of the debut CARNIFEX album, DEAD IN MY ARMS. The band revisited their firs...

Melbourne's alternative rockers THE UGLY KINGS have recently released their incredible new album, Strange, Strange Times, via Napalm Records. THE UGLY KINGS may channel the flavor of groups like Queens Of The Stone Age or Danzig, but their distinctive, revitalizing infusion of dark energy is evident while preserving razor sharp, daringly introspective control with clever lyricism, addictive riffag...

Australian thrash metal masters DESECRATOR are back with their new album ‘Summoning’ out August 27. 'SUMMONING' is best described as a backwards sounding, yet forward moving statement in heavy metal. An album that challenges the bands thrash metal roots but reinforces their dominance in this field. A diverse cross section of song writing maturity, shown through tonal light and shade, rhythmic refr...

Byron Bay's Extreme Metal Rising Sensations From Crisis to Collapse announce their first headline tour since before the pandemic halted the live music industry. Set to take their signature infusion of heavy metal, thrash, and metalcore NATIONALLY in support of their new single 'Needlepoint', the band is hungrier than ever to hit the road and connect with fans in the flesh. Featuring performances a...

Brazilian metal legends SEPULTURA have released their new album SepulQuarta today via Nuclear Blast. During lockdown, the band recruited some of the biggest heavy hitters in metal like Scott Ian, Danko Jones, Devin Townsend, Matt Heafy, Rob Cavestany, David Ellefson and many more to record a SEPULTURA track together with the band for their YouTube podcast series resulting in the incredible compila...

The Everblack Podcast sat down with TesseracT bass player Amos Williams to talk about the release of the incredible P O R T A L S live cinematic experience and the massive task to make it happen, the bands online presence and fan interactivity, his thoughts on the future of creative processes using Twitch streaming, his love of Star Wars, Kevin Smith movies and which Marvel character he would writ...

As bassist of prog legends OPETH, Martin Mendez has gained world-wide popularity and now he returns with another virtuous death metal crusher that captures the fear, loss of control and despair of lockdown in eight new tracks. For Dancing Into Oblivion, his project WHITE STONES goes further down the path of progressive extreme metal with haunting growls, jazz induced intermezzi and an incredible l...

Chalky Hill is one of the most notable drummers and multi talented individuals in the Australian Thrash/metal scene. Known for his work with Odius and Deraign, Chalky recently released his debut solo album Remains With Pain under the name Militaria, a project that he has patiently crafted over several years and recruited some of Aussie thrash’s heavy hitters to contribute like members of Wartooth,...

12Gauge Rampage have hit the Aussie metal scene hard with their own brand of violent, slamming death metal and offer an interesting and unique twist with their extremities, playing riff heavy deathgrind without the use of guitars or synth. Everything you hear, tracked and live, is shredded and delivered at pace from bass, drums, vocals... and an abundance of rage. The band will release their debut...

The Everblack Podcast sat down with Astrodeath’s Tim Lancken and Mountain Wizard Death Cult’s Chris Chaplin to talk about the ‘Wretched Invasion’ Split 7” single, upcoming tour including Aftermath Festival dates, their mutual respect, radioactive beer, future releases and more! Astrodeath/Mountain Wizard Death Cult - The Wretched Invasion Tour 7" available now : https://www.tuffcuffrecords.com/pro...

FAKE NEWS are bringing back punk in a big bad way with their new album ‘Everyday Warrior’ (OUT NOW) Everyday Warrior is an album that covers so much across its 11 songs. From Aliens to the party life and growing up to being an everyday warrior rising above the struggles of everyday life that will beat you down.  Formed 2017 Fake News quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in...

Times Of Grace, featuring Adam Dutkiewicz and Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage, return after a 10-year hiatus with their second album Songs of Loss and Separation, out now via the band's own imprint label, Wicked Good Records. The Everblack Podcast sat down with Adam D to talk about ‘Songs of Loss and Separation’ and it’s different musical direction and very personal lyrics dealing with loss and m...

LIGHT THE TORCH have just released their new album You Will Be The Death Of Me via Nuclear Blast and it’s already made a massive impact around the world, smashing charts and becoming an instant fan favourite. The band consisting of Howard Jones (Ex Killswitch Engage), Francesco Artusato (Ex All Shall Perish), Ryan Wombacher (Bleeding Through) and Alex Rüdinger (Whitechapel) are a true force to be...

We sat down with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock for the Everblack Podcast to talk about their new album ‘The Golden Casket’, touring Australia, his insanely complicated vocal layers, playing Metallica’s ‘Orion Festival’, almost moving to New Zealand and more! Modest Mouse – ‘The Golden Casket’ is OUT NOW via Sony Music Order here : https://ModestMouse.lnk.to/TGC-PreOrd.. . ***EVERBLACK PODCAST*...

Australian metal legends Orpheus Omega are hitting the road to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Bleed The Way’. A record that saw the band tour rigorously both nationally and abroad, sharing the stage with some of the heavy weights of modern metal including Trivium, Children Of Bodom, Dark Tanquillity, Amon Amarth, Soilwork, At The Gates, Insomnium and more. Joining them on the...