Burning Bitumen

The devastating force of monolithic doom band ISUA will be coming in to Burning Bitumen this July 15. Having exploded onto the Melbourne scene in 2018, the band is set to play at The Bendigo Hotel on July 19, and at Blacken Open Air Festival from September 19 - 22. Tune in from 10pm to hear the latest from this local group.

Credited as being one of the first death metal groups to write songs about Viking/Scandinavian history and heritage, instead of more typical subjects like death and gore, Swedish band Unleashed are back with a new album 'Fire Upon Your Lands'. Kene and Leah catch up with founder of the band Johnny Hedlund, tune in to hear them chat about all things death metal.

An intuitive art project born from raw passion; musical ecstasy fueled by impulsive composition and enactment, Swiss band BØLZER describe their own stage experience as a form of spiritual rapture. With a name that closely translates to something like 'smasher' or 'bulldozer', the duo will be in Melbourne on August 16, playing at Max Watts. Tune in as Leah and Kene catch up with the band ahead of their Australian tour.

Pizza Death are crashing into Arockalypse Now with a live set that’s as greasy as it is gnarly. Hailing from Naarm, this cult thrash-punk crew serves up blistering crossover anthems about three things: pizza, death, and—you're on the money—death by pizza. Riding high on the global buzz of their sophomore record 'Reign of the Anticrust', Pizza Death has topped Coretex Records’ charts and left sold-out crowds sauced and stunned. Catch the most brutal dinner-and-a-show experience on August 2.