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The latest edition of The Weigh-Up finds us shred testing the brand new Charvel Pro-Mod Plus Dinky® DK24 HH FR EB 

Hellfest's artist department manager & booker, Christie Medina-Gonzalez, is heading to BIGSOUND and we've picked her brain about three things bands shouldn't mess up when heading overseas for the first time...

One of Australia’s most isolated metal institutions, The Black Wreath, needs our support to continue changing lives for remote NT artists. We chat with Pirate about their fundraiser, Eclipse Trilogy events and Blacken Forever simultaneous showcases!

Another BIG beefy month of new tunes we've been blessed with from the likes of Rise Against, Wage War, Virtues, Barriers, Illan Kaapan, Cancer Bats, Thrown, Broken Earth, Zuko, Deficit, Mastodon, PEUR and more!

Hook in and discover a new fav!

From being scrapped to currently taking over the world with raving reviews... Coyote Vs ACME will have audiences in fits of laughter and we're inviting Wall Of Sound readers to walk the red carpet at both Melbourne and Gold Coast Premiere Events!

There's no denying the stranglehold horror has had on movie-goers in 2026 thanks to the success of Obsession, Backrooms and Evil Dead Burn... but what else is on the horizon that you should be locking in to catch on the big screen?

"This has been Parkway Drive, our biggest metal band, free of all the pyro, platforms and spectacle that they’ve earned over their career. It’s a backdrop, a few lights and an intensity that brews between the five of them, shared among the sold out crowd..."

"For what it's worth, I did manage to enjoy aspects of Ice Cream Man. There were glimpses of potential... If the film removed the generative AI, provided a better edit, and rewrote the questionable dialogue… maybe it wouldn't be half-melted, at best."

Ahead of the announcement at 10am, let's share our thoughts here on the 2026 outing and what we can expect come December...

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