If new music and bands is what you crave, go no further than Brissie deathcore act Roronoah, who unleashed their Accustomed To Hurt EP and played some big shows around the traps in support of it.
Guitarist Ryan Hopewell takes us through the band's biggest accomplishments this year, their plans for 2026 and a look back at the music he was frothing all year long...
TOP 5 RELEASES OF 2025
5. Whitechapel - Hymns In Dissonance
4. Unprocessed - Angel
3. Pain Body - Hymns Of Melancholy
2. Shadow Of Intent - Imperium Delirium
1. Lorna Shore - I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me
TOP 5 SONGS OF 2025
5. Pain Body - 'Death Bed'
4. Fit For An Autopsy - 'It Comes For You'
3. Unprocessed - 'Snowlover'
2. Shadow Of Intent - 'Infinity Of Horrors'
1. Lorna Shore - ' War Machine'
WHICH AUSTRALIAN BAND' CAN'T YOU GET ENOUGH OF?
Pain Body has been heavy in the rotation as of late, Gravemind and Body Prison have also featured a lot in my listening history. Arkangel never seems to miss either, especially with their latest single 'Haunting My Dreams'.
BEST GIG YOU PLAYED THIS YEAR AND WHY?
Our best gig would definitely have to be our Brisbane show with Gravemind. We were so stoked to be able to join such a stacked line up, every band's sound was unbelievable!
TELL US ABOUT A CAREER HIGHLIGHT YOU HAD IN 2025
The first thing that comes to mind was our show with Unprocessed for the first stop of their Australian/Asian tour, it was a dream come true to be able to support such an amazing band. However the only thing that would top that was us releasing our Debut EP Accustomed to Hurt and taking it on the road for our first Headline Australian East Coast Tour.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF NEW MUSIC?
New Music is on the way! By the time this is out we would have already released our next single
ANY SNEAK PEEKS OF INBOUND PLANS NEXT YEAR?
A ton of new music, we already have our 2nd EP ready to go, that will drop early 2026. Then an album is definitely on the cards for late 2026
BEST ADVICE GOING INTO 2026?
Just keep turning up and trust the process
Words by Ryan Hopewell @el_hopewell
.webp)
