The musical pedigree and backstory of the members of Dept. Of Gloom would take hours to dissect. The sum of their collective parts reads like a short history of Australian rock! Created in 2016 from some pretty cool lineage, their members coming from bands such as The Candy Harlots, Genitorturers, JERK & Dead Inside The Chrysalis, Dept. Of Gloom is an unholy alliance between Australia and the […]

“Everything’s there, it’s just getting to do it and as long as we keep doing what we do, and as long as we think that we’re doing the best we can with it and we’re not just fooling ourselves and we really are doing the best we can with it, then it’s all good.” The last time we spoke with […]

2011 was a big year for Sydney act Melody Black. Releasing their debut album, ‘Love Your Demons’ to critical acclaim and which Rolling Stone gave a 3.5/4 and called, a dazzling concoction. To their first video for lead track ‘Pretty Ugly’ which got hammered on MTV and Rage plus they hit the road for four months. Now after a three […]

The name Melody Black may not be familiar to the majority of you, which incidentally is why we are featuring Melody Black as one of our “best things you’ve never heard”, however those who have kept even just a casual interest in the hard rock scene in Australia over the last 20 odd years will certainly be familiar with bands […]