As is the case with any band that moves onto a major label, there was speculation prior to Ghost Reveries' release that Opeth's move to Roadrunner would spell the end of their unique brand of progressive death metal. Read more

For a country that has been notoriously devoid of regular international tours in the past, Australia is pretty lucky that Opeth have played three tours in the space of five years. Read more

Ask any progressive metal fan who the two premiere prog bands of the 90s and 00s are, and more often than not you will get the same two bands: Dream Theater and Fates Warning. Read more

It appears that Australian metal is taking a very distinct, unique path: that of nu-metal influenced hard rock. We've seen The Butterfly Effect, we've seen Cog, we've seen Full Scale... and now there's Perth's Karnivool. Read more

Until recently I would have only named The Devin Townsend Band and Opeth as the only super-heavy-metal bands I really love, but now there's another band to add to that list, Daysend. They happen to be Australian too. Bonus. Read more

Template are, to put it simply, an amazingly talented progressive rock trio. Read more

There are few bands in the world whose concert reputation would even come close to that of Metallica. Sure, the show I was seeing was in a tour to promote the release of an absolute piece of shit (St. Anger), but that didn't matter much - I knew their concert would be one of the best experiences of my life, and I was right. Read more

While it might not deserve be be among the truly great albums of the last 10 years, A Perfect Circle's sophomore offering will definately be remembered for many years to come as a fantastic album, and perhaps the best album to be released in the year 2003. Read more

The Screaming Symphony radio show has, for many years, been the sole outlet for Melbourne's power and progressive metal fanbase to get their fix, so it is only right that every now and then these bands (and Screaming Symphony's listeners) repay some of what they've been given. Read more

For me, being a religious DT fan (and I make no effort to conceal the fact that DT are my all-time favourite band), the best part about this CD isn't the music itself. Read more