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Hobbs' Angel of Death are an Australian thrash metal band that began in the mid 1980s and continue to this day, together with Mortal Sin they are one of the earliest successful Australian thrash metal bands. The band began in 1985 as a solo project for ex-Tyrus guitarist Peter Hobbs, with the help of ex-Nothing Sacred members Mark Woolley (guitar), Sham (drums) and Karl Lean (bass), who recorded a number of demos which attracted interest from overseas labels.

“Music is what powers the soul. We make the music. We are engineering the soul.” – Jake Grigg Engineering The Soul is the stunning new album from Something With Numbers. Beyond an exhilarating listening experience, this third full-length effort signals an emphatic coming-of-age for the quintet, and redemption for their front man, Jake Grigg. Formed on the Central Coast of New South Wales seven years ago, Something With Numbers – Lachlan Scott (guitar), Dave McBeath (drums), Tim Crocker (guitar), Scott Chapman (bass) and Jake Grigg (vocals) – have built their success from the ground up.

After shaking the foundations of Australia’s extreme metal underground for over 10 years, founding members of Melbourne black metal warlords, Anarazel, Dean (vocals) and Roman (drums) have joined forces with guitarists Scott (ex-Severed Crow) and Josh (ex-Agave Maize), and bassist Andrew (ex-Grim Lock) to produce a formidable new outfit, Malichor. The 5-piece whose name translates to “the tainted blood of gods”, brings a variety of influences to the table, ranging from old school thrash, to 90’s style death...