I like a lot of Machine Gun Fellatio and it was hard to pick one. This is one of the slow ones so I may end up linking Pussy Town or Mutha Fukka On A Motorcycle later.
This one is Unsent Letter. #AusMusic #AusMusicMonth #MachineGunFellatio #MGF
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Aus music for today will start with The Gadflys. We saw thier shows a few times but we saw them a lot more at Good News Week.
This is one of my favourites. It's from 1997. I love a double bass and violin. #AusMusic #TheGadflys #AusMusicMonth
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The Living End are also awesome live. Haven't got their new album yet but have seen them many times. The way Scott Owen throws around that double bass & climbs on it is one of the hottest things I have seen on stage #AusMusic #AusMusicMonth #TheLivingEnd
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In line with it being #Ausmusicmonth, I thought I'd share some of my favourite Australian songs of 2025.
Srarting with an artist from Triple J unearthed, her name is Aleksiah and yeah, "The Hit" is pretty likely going to hit the top ten best songs of the year for me
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Album art for Golgothan Remains 2024 EP 'Bearer of Light, Matriarch of Death'
Nov 26
Golgothan Remains - Bearer of Light, Matriarch of Death (2024)
A visceral 21 mins of blackened death metal, the 4 tracks flow as one. Where Hadal Maw attack with groove, this channels the spirit of black metal with relentless blasts/tremolo, spaced with atmospheric breaks.
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Album art for Dyssidia’s 2020 album, ‘Costly Signals’
Nov 25
Dyssidia - Costly Signals (2020)
A wild ride of extreme prog metal that keeps you guessing, esp the vocals! Shares members with other features in this thread, Freedom of Fear & Hadal Maw, so you know they’ve got chops. Even better, they have a new album out this Friday!
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Album art for Hadal Maw's 2021 EP 'Oblique Order'
Nov 24
(finally caught up!)
Hadal Maw - Oblique Order (2021)
A brief but potent release of crushing dissodeath. It's more accessible than a band of this style ought to be, which I attribute in part to the groove that pervades each song.
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Album art for Blood Sky's debut album, 'MMXXV'
Nov 23
Blood Sky - MMXXV (2025)
A recent release that I've only just heard the once, but really enjoyed. A boisterous, full throated prog/power album that I discovered through the mighty Mike Mills of Toehider, who contributed the (fantastic!) vocals.
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Album art for Deciduous Forest's debut album, 'Fields of Yore'
Nov 22
Deciduous Forest - Fields of Yore (2025)
Another melodic/atmospheric black metal pick from this year. Fairly up-tempo, with plenty of keys in the mix.
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Album art for Opus of a Machine's 2018 album, 'Stray Fire'
Nov 20
Opus of a Machine - Stray Fire (2018)
More Aussie prog metal. This one is a little less 'straight ahead' than Hemina, having more of a post-rock flavour. There's quite a diversity amongst the tracks, but huge closer Beacon showcases some of the best of the band's toolkit.
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Album art for Rise of Avernus' 2013 album 'L'Appel du Vide'
Nov 19
Rise of Avernus - L'appel du Vide (2013)
The second death metal album in this thread with this title 😅 Both quite distinct styles though. I'd forgotten how much I love this album. An emotive form of melodic death/doom, with some symphonic and gothic aspects.
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Album art for Hemina's 2019 album 'Night Echoes'
Nov 18
Hemina - Night Echoes (2019)
Excellent Australian prog metal, and this is probably my favourite albums of theirs. A concept album in a multi-album concept series, featuring huge vocal hooks & harmonies.
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I fell behind with my #AusMusicMonth posting so apologies for incoming spam as I catch up. Should be good spam though!
Sunday morning pancakes brought to our family by #ARIA awarding winning @ninajirachi whose management really needs to lock down this that handle.
Superfine album.
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Listening to classic #Ausmusic album - Strange, Fantastic Dream by Ariel. Incredible musicianship but one track shows me how times have changed. Though its wholly satirical and musically brilliant, 'Confessions of a psychopathic cowpoke' would be cancelled today. Still love the album! #AusMusicMonth
Album art for Aquilus' 2011 release 'Griseus'
Nov 17
Aquilus - Griseus (2011)
Absolutely MASSIVE (in scope & production, but a bit in run time too!) orchestral black metal. As much a piece of classical music as it is a metal one, it takes a while to unpack, but is easy to lose yourself in.
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Album art for Altars’ 2022 release ‘Ascetic Reflection’
Nov 16
Altars - Ascetic Reflection (2022)
Tried this before and didn’t get it, but I’ve started appreciating more dissodeath so I gave it another go and really enjoyed it. There’s variation in tempo and riffing to keep it engaging and it has a magnetic quality that draws me back
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Album art for Toehider's 2020 album, 'I LIKE IT'
Nov 15
Toehider - I LIKE IT! (2020)
A favourite album from a favourite artist, this is as diverse as it is enjoyable. Speed metal, funk, prog rock epic, power metal, synthwave, prog metal and various blends feature across the songs, but a tongue-in-cheek thread runs through them.
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November is #AusMusicMonth, so I thought I'd start a thread to share some good Aussie music of various genres and eras, and just add to it when I want.
First off is Dead Walk, my favourite track by my favourite band, RedHook.
#musicsky
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Well this was ten kinds of awesome!
Triple J 50th in Hobart with Gordon’s Grandson, Emily Warrumara, Luca Brasi and Courtney Barnett. AND Sarah fucking Blasko!
#livemusic #ausmusicmonth #triplej
Album art for Anubis’ 2024 release ‘The Unforgivable’
Nov 14
Anubis - The Unforgivable (2024)
Fantastic prog rock. An album to get swept up in, where the tracks flow effortlessly into one another across 47 mins.
Concept album ✅
Outstanding vocals (multiple vocalists) ✅✅
Earworm melodies ✅✅✅
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Album art for Illyria’s 2024 release ‘Wanderlust’
Nov 13
Illyria - Wanderlust (2024)
A highlight from last year, Wanderlust showcases a compelling melting pot of progressive metal with aspects of post-black, metalcore and melodic death. Third track Pragma is particularly powerful
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Album art for Skyborne Reveries 2025 self-titled release.
Nov 12
Skyborne Reveries - Skyborne Reveries (2025)
Another melodic/atmospheric black metal project. This one fits nicely into the ‘night time’ black metal mould for me, with some lovely synthy ambient sections and a melancholic sheen, particularly on the latter tracks.
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Album art for Fierce Deity’s 2021 release ‘Power Wisdom Courage’ Just looking at it makes me want to sing the chorus of Wisdom! Leave the forest - answer your call Pain, grief, love and life... It's all just wisdom after all
Nov 10
Fierce Deity - Power Wisdom Courage (2021)
A fantastic slab of groovy melodic metal with tremendous vocals. The grand concept plays out with cohesion across the three powerful tracks and 32 mins and invites much singing along
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Album art for Northlane’s 2025 re-recording of their 2015 album Node, titled Node: Reloaded
Nov 9
Northlane - Node: Reloaded (2025)
A re-recording of their 2015 album released on Friday. I don’t enjoy much modern metalcore, but these guys have always hit the spot for me. I listened to this one a lot during a tricky time in my life so enjoyed hearing the band renew it.
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#AusMusicMonth The Living End at the Fortitude Music Hall last night ROCKED! These guys NEVER disappoint. 🥰
Album art for Barrier’s 2025 release ‘Decay’
Nov 8
Barriers - Decay (2025)
A recent release I’ve been enjoying - a tight 28 min slab of heavy mid tempo sludge. Their Bandcamp page has several core tags, but there’s not really much of that here, just moody, riffy heaviness. The closing track is a highlight of their best.
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Album art for Suldusk’s 2024 album ‘Anthesis’
Nov 7
Suldusk - Anthesis (2024)
One of my favourite albums of last year, dynamics are the name of the game. Melancholic, explosive, introspective & entrancing are some of the adjectives that come to mind, wrapped up in a sublime vocal performance.
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Album art for Freedom of Fear's 2019 debut album 'Nocturnal Gates'
Nov 6
Freedom of Fear - Nocturnal Gates (2019)
Simply one of the best purveyors of that sweet blend of proggy-techy melodeath going around. This debut rips, with a super-replayable in-and-out 30 min runtime.
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Album art for Voyager’s 2017 album Ghost Mile
Nov 5
Voyager - Ghost Mile (2017)
I’d enjoyed Voyager’s albums before this one, but this is the one where it finally ‘clicked’ for me. Top tier, synthy, poppy prog metal, and this album has a slightly darker bent to the melodies.
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