![[INTERVIEW] SOILWORK’S DAVID ANDERSSON ON THE BAND’S EVOLVING SOUND, TOURING AUSTRALIA IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER AND RELEASING BRAND NEW MUSIC](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Soilwork2018c-RESIZE-290x290.jpg "[INTERVIEW] SOILWORK’S DAVID ANDERSSON ON THE BAND’S EVOLVING SOUND, TOURING AUSTRALIA IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER AND RELEASING BRAND NEW MUSIC")
[INTERVIEW] SOILWORK’S DAVID ANDERSSON ON THE BAND’S EVOLVING SOUND, TOURING AUSTRALIA IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER AND RELEASING BRAND NEW MUSIC
Swedish metal giants Soilwork are heading our way next month as they tour their majestic new album Verkligheten. We spoke with guitarist David Andersson on what to expect, the musical changes and what the band is currently working on. TEO: You are about to arrive back in Australia to promote Verkligheten. What can fans expect...
![[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...
![[ALBUM REVIEW] VIRULENT HOST BY APOPHIS](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/37288293_1716415965074684_5786338434054356992_n-290x290.jpg "[ALBUM REVIEW] VIRULENT HOST BY APOPHIS")
[ALBUM REVIEW] VIRULENT HOST BY APOPHIS
The second offering from Adelaide’s multi-instrumentalist metal prodigy Aidan Cibich, Virtulent Host proves that time may heal but memories and emotions never die. Initial track ‘Sunlight Drowns In Apathy’ commences with a hauntingly reverberated solo guitar. Saturated by feelings of solitude, it lulls the listener into the false sense that a calm journey is to...
![[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...
![[PREMIERE] ADELAIDE METAL BAND ZERO RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BURN THE PAGE’](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RESIZE3-290x290.jpg "[PREMIERE] ADELAIDE METAL BAND ZERO RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BURN THE PAGE’")
[PREMIERE] ADELAIDE METAL BAND ZERO RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BURN THE PAGE’
Adelaide’s newest metal band Zero are announcing themselves with the blistering track ‘Burn The Page’ and a music video to match—Adelaide metalheads won’t know what hit ’em. The men behind this new project are Matt Mitris (guitar) and Chris Gard (vocals). It all began when Matt left his old band in 2015, “I wanted to...
![[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....
![[LIST] MESHUGGAH THROUGH THE AGES: TEO’S TOP PICKS](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/meshy-290x290.jpg "[LIST] MESHUGGAH THROUGH THE AGES: TEO’S TOP PICKS")
[LIST] MESHUGGAH THROUGH THE AGES: TEO’S TOP PICKS
Metal titans Meshuggah have released eight albums over their extensive career, while continuously upholding their own echelon of filthy sounding, convention defying heavy music. To celebrate their impending Australian tour, we’ve selected our favourite tracks from each of their genre defining LPs. The Violent Sleep Of Reason (2016) Easily their most malice ridden and spite...
LIVE MUSIC REVIEW: PERIPHERY AT FOWLER’S LIVE
Last night, the iconic Adelaide Venue, Fowler’s Live accommodated Washington, DC’s metal juggernauts, Periphery, with their proud Australian support acts, Circles and Polaris. The sticky Adelaide weather didn’t deter diehard fans as they filled the floor space, ready for a night of metal. Melbourne boys, Circles opened the night with a smooth blend of gutsy...
EP REVIEW: BLIND LEADING THE LIFELESS BY ICE ON MERCURY
It’s been a little over two months since Adelaide’s Ice On Mercury released their third EP and the votes are in: it slayed. Titled Blind Leading The Lifeless, it sees the band take their next step towards a much heavier sound than their previous releases—yet still maintaining their signature melody fans know and love. The...
LIVE MUSIC REVIEW: PERIPHERY AT THE METRO THEATRE
Six-piece progressive metal giant, Periphery is back in Australia to satisfy hungry fans with the band’s signature brand of pounding, melodic and mathematical sounds. And satisfy they did; filling the room with complex triple guitar noise, harsh but beautiful vocal melodies, and drums that pounded hard enough to kick your heart right out of your...
LIVE MUSIC REVIEW: KATATONIA AT THE GOV
Friday nights are for metal and on Friday the 9th of December, Swedish metal band, Katatonia filled The Gov with all that was heavy. There was a certain vibe as everyone gathered: the pierced, the tattooed, the corset wearing, the fans with cutting edge haircuts—it was expectant of great things. The two opening acts were...
SWEDISH METAL BAND, KATATONIA TO TOUR OZ NEXT MONTH
With 10 albums down, Swedish metal band, Katatonia is heading to Australia for the band’s first ever headline tour! The sound has definitely changed since the band’s conception in 1991, drawing away from the original death metal sound and morphing into more progressive and melodic metal. Australian fans are very excited to meet the five...
