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The Black Arts The Black Arts is a long running heavy metal radio show in Australia that airs every Wednesday night at 9.00pm AEST.

The Black Arts - 17th December 2025While we wait (im)patiently for new music from Vanishing Point, hopefully in the comi...
17/12/2025

The Black Arts - 17th December 2025

While we wait (im)patiently for new music from Vanishing Point, hopefully in the coming year, this week we revisit their second album "Tangled In Dream", released 25 years ago. Even today it remains a distinguished example of melodic power metal, and possibly their finest moment, so listen live from 9.00pm at www.gippslandfm.org.au to dance with the devil and hear the following:

Vanishing Point - Tangled In Dream (LMP)

Olde Outlier - From Shallow Lives To Shallow Graves (Iron Bonehead)

Rotting Sound - Mass Extinction (Season Of Mist)

The Harbinger - Gates Of Hell (Inverse)

Vreid - From These Woods* (Indie)

Helstar - The Devil's Masquerade (Massacre)

S***m - The Arsonist (Steamhammer)

The Crown - Crown Of Thorns (Metal Blade)

Stygian Crown - Funeral For A King (Cruz Del Sur)

Hammerfall - Avenge The Fallen (Nuclear Blast)

Insomnium - Anno 1696 (Century Media)

Nattehimmel - Morningstar (Hammerheart)

Power Paladin - With The Magic Of Windfyre Steel (Atomic Fire)

Moonspell - Hermitage (Na**lm)

*Single

New This Week: Olde Outlier - From Shallow Lives To Shallow Graves (Iron Bonehead Productions) (Australia)For those that...
16/12/2025

New This Week: Olde Outlier - From Shallow Lives To Shallow Graves (Iron Bonehead Productions) (Australia)

For those that remember the now defunct Innsmouth, who only released one album in "Consumed By Elder Sigh" over a decade ago, Olde Outlier could be considered a continuation with their debut "From Shallow Lives To Shallow Graves". Through four lengthy songs in just over half an hour they create a unique sound that draws from a wide array of influences, one that foregoes pretension for an organic atmosphere while always finding ways to keep proceedings interesting, resulting in an intriguing first effort that is anything but shallow.

New This Week: Rotten Sound - Mass Extinction (Season of Mist) (Finland)Recorded during the sessions for their last albu...
16/12/2025

New This Week: Rotten Sound - Mass Extinction (Season of Mist) (Finland)

Recorded during the sessions for their last album "Apocalypse", the always intense Rotten Sound return with yet another EP, in "Mass Extinction" and they remain as incisive as ever. Comprised of just eight tracks, with a duration of under ten minutes, it is certainly a burst of relentless grind with strong social criticism, from a band that has shown little sign of relenting, even after three decades of intensity.

New This Week: The Harbinger - Gates Of Hell (Inverse Records) (Finland)Even though they have been around for nearly a d...
16/12/2025

New This Week: The Harbinger - Gates Of Hell (Inverse Records) (Finland)

Even though they have been around for nearly a decade, there is no way to accuse The Harbinger of rushing things as their latest effort, "Gates Of Hell", is just their second EP in that time, along with a series of singles. With that in mind, it is reasonable to say that they are certainly heading in the right direction as their melodic death/doom has a great deal of sombre class while suitably imposing, hopefully they will find their way to a full length sometime soon.

As the year rapidly draws to close, we start to look forward to upcoming releases such as the tenth album from VREID, "T...
16/12/2025

As the year rapidly draws to close, we start to look forward to upcoming releases such as the tenth album from VREID, "The Skies Turn Black", due to be released in March on Season of Mist. The first indication of what is to come arrives in the first single "From These Woods", a song that shows that they continue to evolve in interesting ways, as will be shown when it makes an appearance on this weeks show.

Just announced, Sepultura will be bringing their final tour here in March thanks to Destroy All Lines.
11/12/2025

Just announced, Sepultura will be bringing their final tour here in March thanks to Destroy All Lines.

The Black Arts - 10th December 2025From the beginning, Mob Rules have always been a reliable source of melodic power met...
10/12/2025

The Black Arts - 10th December 2025

From the beginning, Mob Rules have always been a reliable source of melodic power metal, a perfect example being their second album "Temple Of Two Suns" released in December 2000. While we have not yet managed to get to their latest effort, "Rise Of The Ruler", it is great to see that they are still going strong so listen live from 9.00pm at www.gippslandfm.org.au to fly the flag of life and hear the following:

Mob Rules - Temple Of Two Suns (LMP)

Azketem - Amid (Darkness Shall Rise)

Darvaza - We Are Him (Terratur)

Omnium Gatherum - May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way (Century Media)

Windswept - The Devil's Vertep (Season Of Mist)

Wings Of Steel - Winds Of Time (High Roller)

200 Stab Wounds - Manual Manic Procedures (Metal Blade)

Triumpher - Spirit Invictus (No Remorse)

Firewind - Stand United (AFM)

Thornbridge - Daydream Illusion (Massacre)

Dying Fetus - Make Them Beg For Death (Relapse)

Phlebotomized - Clouds Of Confusion (Hammerheart)

The Temple - Of Solitude Triumphant (I Hate)

Fear Factory - Aggression Continuum (Nuclear Blast)

Fittingly, Ensiferum will be bringing their frosty folk metal to our shores during the upcoming winter courtesy of Hardl...
09/12/2025

Fittingly, Ensiferum will be bringing their frosty folk metal to our shores during the upcoming winter courtesy of Hardline Media.

New This Week: Azketem - Amid (Darkness Shall Rise Productions) (Germany)The work of just one man, Azken, the third albu...
09/12/2025

New This Week: Azketem - Amid (Darkness Shall Rise Productions) (Germany)

The work of just one man, Azken, the third album from Azketem, "Amid", sees the project gradually moving away from pure black metal into something more atmospheric and intriguing. The darkness is still there, yet it is tempered by gothic elements that add shades of grey to each song and, while it is certainly well done overall, it is also clearly another incremental step in a wider vision yet to be fully realised.

New This Week: Darvaza - We Are Him (Terratur Possessions) (International)Even though the duo Darvaza have been around f...
09/12/2025

New This Week: Darvaza - We Are Him (Terratur Possessions) (International)

Even though the duo Darvaza have been around for over a decade, "We Are Him" is just their second album after releasing a series of shorter efforts, patiently biding their time. In a year that has yielded quite a lot of quality black metal, this can be added to the list as it is also built upon classic foundations while forging its own dark presence, one that is equally sinister and dramatic.

New This Week: Omnium Gatherum - May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way (Century Media Records) (Finland)A band that we h...
09/12/2025

New This Week: Omnium Gatherum - May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way (Century Media Records) (Finland)

A band that we have been following since their debut, it has been great to see Omnium Gatherum always move forward and develop their sound, which brings us to their tenth album "May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way". While the artwork could be considered underwhelming, the music certainly is not as it once again shows them to be one of the leading proponents of melodic death metal, shaped by the trials and tribulations of their journey so far.

New This Week: Windswept - The Devil's Vertep (Season of Mist) (Ukraine)With their third album "The Devil's Vertep", Win...
09/12/2025

New This Week: Windswept - The Devil's Vertep (Season of Mist) (Ukraine)

With their third album "The Devil's Vertep", Windswept continue to develop their black metal based around 18th century witch trial records, inspired by "The Black Book Of Kremenets Castle (1747-1777). They convey this history through six tracks that are raw and visceral, never offering any great surprises or revelations, yet it is to their credit that it succeeds in evoking all of the requisite feelings associated with a still burgeoning genre.

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