Melbourne is the undisputed heavy music capital of Australia. With a world-class live music scene, dedicated metal venues and a fiercely passionate community, Melbourne punches well above its weight on the global metal stage.
Melbourne is widely regarded as the heavy music capital of Australia. The city has nurtured generations of metal talent across every subgenre, from the progressive complexity of Ne Obliviscaris to the crushing metalcore of Polaris. The underground scene is fiercely active, with shows running every weekend across a network of dedicated venues.
The diversity of Melbourne's metal scene is its greatest strength. On any given weekend you can find underground death metal in a sweaty basement, a polished progressive metal headline show at a mid-capacity theatre, and a hardcore matinee at a community hall.
Melbourne's heavy music story stretches back to the 1980s when acts like Hobbs Angel of Death and Mortal Sin were forging a distinctly Australian brand of thrash metal. Through the 1990s and 2000s the city produced internationally acclaimed acts that toured the world.
Today Melbourne continues that tradition with a new generation of bands pushing boundaries and building international followings. The local metal community is passionate, knowledgeable and deeply supportive of both established and emerging artists.
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