![[NEWS] WACKEN METAL BATTLE DEBUTS IN AUSTRALIA](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RESIZE-290x290.jpg "[NEWS] WACKEN METAL BATTLE DEBUTS IN AUSTRALIA")
[NEWS] WACKEN METAL BATTLE DEBUTS IN AUSTRALIA
The legendary Wacken Metal Battle—the world’s largest heavy metal battle-of-the-bands—is making its triumphant debut in the great southern land, giving unsigned Australian metal acts the opportunity to battle it out for a spot at the world’s largest and greatest heavy metal festival: Wacken Open Air. 30 years have passed since the creation of Wacken Open Air...
![[LIST] 7 METALHEAD CHRISTMAS ITEMS THAT DON'T EXIST BUT SHOULD](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stockvault-tree-lights133398-290x290.jpg "[LIST] 7 METALHEAD CHRISTMAS ITEMS THAT DON'T EXIST BUT SHOULD")
[LIST] 7 METALHEAD CHRISTMAS ITEMS THAT DON’T EXIST BUT SHOULD
Following our ultimate muso gift guide, we’ve compiled a list of metalhead Christmas must-haves that we can sadly only pine for. 1. AC/DC-branded Bonbon Scotts 2. Behemoth-style nativity set Image: ‘Isenheimer Altar’ given the Behemoth treatment, painted by Sylwia Makris 3. Pentagram tree topper 4. Dissection carving knives 5. KISS-branded mistletoe 6. Candlemass mass candles 7....
![[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] SLAYER BID FAREWELL TO ADELAIDE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ANTHRAX AND BEHEMOTH](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/resize1-1-290x290.jpg "[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] SLAYER BID FAREWELL TO ADELAIDE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ANTHRAX AND BEHEMOTH")
[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] SLAYER BID FAREWELL TO ADELAIDE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ANTHRAX AND BEHEMOTH
Slayer, one of the founding ‘Big Four’ bands of thrash metal are saying goodbye. With a career spanning almost 40 years, and 12 studio albums under their belts, this much-loved band will be sorely missed. Supported by special guests Behemoth and Anthrax on their farewell tour last night, they were part of a rare combination...
![[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] SKID ROW REWINDS THE CLOCK AS THE YOUTH GOES WILD AT THE GOV](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SKID-ROW-TheGov-23.10.18-40-290x290.jpg "[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] SKID ROW REWINDS THE CLOCK AS THE YOUTH GOES WILD AT THE GOV")
[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] SKID ROW REWINDS THE CLOCK AS THE YOUTH GOES WILD AT THE GOV
The prospect of seeing a Sebastian Bach-less Skid Row has been a difficult one for fans to come to grips with ever since his departure from the band in 1996. Skid Row’s constant lineup changes have become infamous, but with their current incarnation featuring original members Dave ‘The Snake’ Sabo (guitar), Scotti Hill (guitar) and...
![[INTERVIEW] SKID ROW GUITARIST DAVE ‘SNAKE’ SABO ON SKID ROW THEN AND NOW](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slider-5-290x290.jpg "[INTERVIEW] SKID ROW GUITARIST DAVE ‘SNAKE’ SABO ON SKID ROW THEN AND NOW")
[INTERVIEW] SKID ROW GUITARIST DAVE ‘SNAKE’ SABO ON SKID ROW THEN AND NOW
They’ve sold over 20 million albums worldwide and now Skid Row are working on the final installment of the United World Rebellion trilogy, and will be heading out to tour Australia this October. The New Jersey heavy metal band has had numerous lineup changes, but founding members, bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarists Dave Sabo and Scotti Hill...
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[NEWS] ’80S HEAVY METAL HEROES SKID ROW GEAR UP FOR 2018 AUSSIE TOUR
Multi-platinum selling band Skid Row will embark on a full Australian tour this October whilst also hitting Auckland, New Zealand. It will be the first time Australian fans get to see former Dragonforce singer ZP Theart up front and he will be joined by guitarists Snake Sabo and Scotti Hill, bassist Rachel Bolan and drummer...
![[NEWS] ADELAIDE'S MATTERHORN BRINGS HEAVY METAL TO YOUR EARS WITH A NEW SINGLE AND AN ALBUM ON THE WAY](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/matterhorn-290x290.jpg "[NEWS] ADELAIDE'S MATTERHORN BRINGS HEAVY METAL TO YOUR EARS WITH A NEW SINGLE AND AN ALBUM ON THE WAY")
[NEWS] ADELAIDE’S MATTERHORN BRINGS HEAVY METAL TO YOUR EARS WITH A NEW SINGLE AND AN ALBUM ON THE WAY
Adelaide’s finest exponents of true heavy metal, Matterhorn are soon to be unleashing their debut album, Crimes Of Man, packed with 13 original tracks of metal mayhem. The album is set for release on the 16th of March and will feature vocalist Amanda Ozolins’ incredibly powerful vocals. There is something formidable about her voice that comes roaring out of the...
![[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] CLAIM THE THRONE AT ENIGMA BAR](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/slider-290x290.jpg "[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] CLAIM THE THRONE AT ENIGMA BAR")
[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] CLAIM THE THRONE AT ENIGMA BAR
Enigma had a night packed full of metal on Thursday 25th: four bands over four hours, featuring Perth’s melodic/folk metal band Claim The Throne. And with another gig on next door at Jive, and Parkway Drive playing the same night, there were some dedicated fans filling the room and really feeling the metal. Shadow Realm...
![[FEATURE] STEVE ‘LIPS’ KUDLOW FROM ANVIL: THE STATE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND WHAT MOTIVATES LIPS TO CONTINUE MAKING METAL](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lips1-1-290x290.jpg "[FEATURE] STEVE ‘LIPS’ KUDLOW FROM ANVIL: THE STATE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND WHAT MOTIVATES LIPS TO CONTINUE MAKING METAL")
[FEATURE] STEVE ‘LIPS’ KUDLOW FROM ANVIL: THE STATE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND WHAT MOTIVATES LIPS TO CONTINUE MAKING METAL
Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow, frontman and co-founder of Canadian metal band Anvil, has seen it all and more in a career spanning 40 years. Talking with TEO before Anvil’s recent Australian tour, Lips was in a friendly and talkative mood. Then again, when isn’t he cracking jokes? Having travelled from China, Lips made it clear he...
![[NEWS] SEPULTURA ANNOUNCE 2018 AUSSIE TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DEATH ANGEL](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/SLIDER-1-290x290.jpg "[NEWS] SEPULTURA ANNOUNCE 2018 AUSSIE TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DEATH ANGEL")
[NEWS] SEPULTURA ANNOUNCE 2018 AUSSIE TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DEATH ANGEL
Following their crushingly successful 2014 Australian Tour, Brazilian metal icons SEPULTURA unleash a heavy metal hurricane upon the Sepulnation in May 2018. Armed with their finest album in decades Machine Messiah, SEPULTURA emerge into a troubled world with extraordinary songs guaranteed to lift the spirits of any loyal metalhead. SEPULTURA are legends and are responsible...
![[INTERVIEW] STEVE ‘LIPS’ KUDLOW OF ANVIL TALKS SUCCESS AND STAYING TRUE TO YOUR SOUND](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/resize-290x290.jpg "[INTERVIEW] STEVE ‘LIPS’ KUDLOW OF ANVIL TALKS SUCCESS AND STAYING TRUE TO YOUR SOUND")
[INTERVIEW] STEVE ‘LIPS’ KUDLOW OF ANVIL TALKS SUCCESS AND STAYING TRUE TO YOUR SOUND
Some artists claim to be metal, however Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow is not one of them. A member of Canadian heavy metal band Anvil for over 40 years, with famous albums deliciously titled Metal On Metal and Hard N’ Heavy, Lips is metal. TEO chatted with the jovial metal legend ahead of their Australian tour this...
![[EP REVIEW] WAITING FOR NO-ONE BY ZERO](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FB-Cover-290x290.jpg "[EP REVIEW] WAITING FOR NO-ONE BY ZERO")
[EP REVIEW] WAITING FOR NO-ONE BY ZERO
Zero is Adelaide’s latest band on the block and their EP Waiting For No-One is one damn powerful introduction. The studio project is a partnership between Matt Mitris (guitar) and Chris Gard (vocals), and the end result is a match made in metal heaven. Zero have created an EP with depth, variety and killer riffs....
