[Heavy News]: DEADLIFTS & DEATH METAL - Melbourne Metal Gym 1st Birthday Bash TOMORROW, Sun 8th Nov! Featuring: GRIMLOCK, BLACK JESUS, VIRULENT INVOCATION, tattoo artistry by local inkster GOATMOTH and more. Check the link for a Very Serious Promo Video, ticket links, artist music streams and more!

[Podcast] Ep. 89: [Interview] with MARTIN MENDEZ, Drummer of Swedish prog-metal titans SOEN is now live in both video-form and audio-only podcast format.

Check it out via the link, plus a huge slew of Heavy News articles from us to you directly in our Show Notes, AND a Featured Artist showcase for this episodes’ tracks from: SURGENT (EST), OMNIKOLOSS (GER), TORII (USA) & DELIQUESCE (AUS)!

[Heavy News]: Triple-Threat! LUCIDITY FESTIVAL Lineup + CONVERGE (USA) & OATHBREAKER (BEL) 2027 Australian Tours.

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Melbourne based genre defying metalcore heroes Windwaker(AUS) launch their new album Smile Your on Camera with The Pretty Wild(USA) on their Australian debut. With support from RinRin(AUS) and Dregg(AUS) - read our thoughts on this mammoth show!

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[Podcast] Featured, Ep. 89: SURGENT (EST), OMNIKOLOSS (GER), TORII (USA) & DELIQUESCE (AUS).

Ahead of the release of Episode 89 of the Inner-Strength Check Podcast, we’re releasing our Featured Artists early! Get in, have a listen, check out what’s on offer from four picks-of-the-bunch who’ll be featured on our next iteration of ISC Radio, alongside the next podcast guest.

[Heavy News]: BLOODBATH (SWE) Announce Australian Tour with NERVOCHAOS (BRA) – February & March 2027.

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[Heavy News]: ENSLAVED (NOR) Celebrate MIð Album Release With Focus Track Visualizer For 'I AM ICE (FT. JOHAN SARA JR.)’.

See within for album details, tracklist, ‘I Am Ice’ music video, order link and more! The Norse gods come through with the goods once again.

Music News courtesy of: Nuclear Blast Records.

[Heavy News]: NORTHLANE (AUS) Release New Single ‘Deathwish’ + Announce Album & Tour Date Change.

Music News provided with thanks to: Deathproof PR.

It’s been 19 years since Swedish progressive maestros Evergrey have been to sunny Melbourne Inner-strength Check has been lucky enough to cover this phenomenal return!