While Good Things 2024 boasts a stellar line-up of hard rock and metal bands – including Korn, Kerry King, Northlane, Alpha Wolf and From Ashes To New – the band on everybody’s lips as a must see on the day is Mastodon. Since emerging in 2000 the Atlanta quartet have defied both sonic and thematic […]
Wendy James‘ musical career has mirrored the life of many of her fans. From the rebellious punk stage to the seasoned, reflective artist, James has endured a lifetime of music many in the profession only dream of. Starting with the wildly successful, provocative and infectious Transvision Vamp in the 1980s – a band who oozed […]
If you don’t know who Me First & The Gimmes are by now, then you either have little taste in music and/or a sense of adventure, or you don’t listen to music at all. If you have been figuratively touched by these fun loving punk reprobates then you will already know that the band only […]
Throughout their career, New Jersey heavy outfit Fit For An Autopsy have remained stoic to their music and beliefs, following their own trends and passions rather than bow to the will of the masses. As such, the band have developed a staunch and loyal fanbase, which, despite Fit For An Autopsy finding themselves thrust into […]
“We feed off the energy of the audience and it’s always great to have an excited and enthusiastic audience that knows what to expect from our show.” Matt Young After a relatively quiet year by their standards – which included shows earlier this year with Pantera – Australia’s favourite slice of brutality, King Parrot, are […]
Hollywood glam rockers Steel Panther have started their On The Prowl Australia Tour with seasoned guitar virtuoso John 5 as support. After many sold-out and added dates across Europe and the US, Steel Panther are set to deliver On The Prowl down under with a series of shows that kicked off at Metro City in […]
Fancy sharing even more space with Cog in 2024? Kicking off The Vinyl Tour Continued earlier this month, today prolific Aussie rockers Cog are pleased to announce an extra live show for 2024, with a performance locked and loaded on Saturday 30 November at Brisbane’s revived live music venue: Crowbar. Following the recent news that […]
Wasting no time upon his return from the UK, Australian comedic legend Steve Hughes has announced a run of new shows across NSW for November. Known the world over for his hard hitting, take no prisoners comedy, Hughes always tells it like it is – at times confronting, always engaging and to some even a […]
The wait will be over for thousands of loyal festival goers keen to secure tickets to the iconic 2025 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash with tickets on sale now at www.mundimundibash.com.au The 2025 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash event will feature a stellar rollcall of top Aussie acts who will rock Australia’s biggest Outback music event – the Broken […]
Metallica has confirmed that its record-breaking M72 World Tour will be coming to Australia and New Zealand in November of 2025. This leg of the M72 World Tour will see the band visit stadiums in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland. These dates will feature Metallica performing at the end of each stadium and […]
Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival? Good Things season returns with a head-spinning line-up fit for a fever dream. Across three East Coast dates, this year’s Good Things Festival will deliver a trip down the rabbit hole with a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, […]
Naarm/Melbourne-based metal band The Last Martyr have today revealed their zealous EP Requiem, produced and mixed by Chris Lalic (Windwaker, Days Like These). Requiem is seven tracks of subversive, soul-stirring metal led by the versatile vocals of lead singer Monica Strut as she chronicles the EPs evolving narrative of apocalypse, destruction and disrespect of Mother […]
American band Bad Omens have announced their highly anticipated return to Australia in January 2025. Supported by multimedia artist and visionary Poppy and alt-metal outfit House of Protection, Bad Omens will bring the ‘goodbye, friend’ tour down the east coast of Australia, with shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Bad Omens are ready to entertain […]
Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival? Good Things season returns with a head-spinning line-up fit for a fever dream. Across three East Coast dates, this year’s Good Things Festival will deliver a trip down the rabbit hole with a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, […]
British rock luminaries Asking Alexandria have released a digital EP featuring remixed versions of popular tracks from their acclaimed 2023 album Where Do We Go From Here? via Better Noise Music. The band shared two of the EP’s songs in September including the fan-favorite track Bad Blood which was remixed by the record-breaking Indonesian DJ […]
Eora/Sydney-based photography and videography studio Good Loco return in 2024 celebrating Australian Music Month with another helping hand to the music community, providing complimentary dry hire of their studio to independent artists across November. In addition to their offer, returning in its third year, the senior management team (Rob Carroll, Nick Moran and Rick Bridgman) […]
The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara (TCOMAS) are premiering the official video for their track, Feed the Beast via HEAVY today. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming new album, Origins, which is due to be released on November 1, 2024. The album is now available to pre-save as well as digital pre-order on […]
Polish black metal icons PATRIARKH (formerly Batushka) return with a clear and fresh vision as they unveil their new concept album, ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (Lat. PROROK ILJA), out on January 3, 2025. The Napalm Records debut unveils eight new compositions and immerses the listener in the true story of Eliasz Klimowicz, the titular Prophet Ilja, set […]
With the approach of their 25th anniversary, acclaimed Canadian rock band Silverstein took to the deserts of Joshua Tree to challenge themselves in more ways than ever before. The result is the band’s most eclectic and prolific body of work yet: Antibloom/Pink Moon. A double album that draws from across Silverstein’s diverse influences, Antibloom will […]
L.S. Dunes has announced their highly anticipated sophomore album, Violet, which is set to be released on January 31 via Fantasy Records. To celebrate, fans can stream the band’s new single Machines. On the new album, Travis Stever shares, “Violet is a sonic journey into the depths of every band member of L.S. Dunes. The […]
Italy’s parody metal icons NANOWAR OF STEEL recently announced the release of their live album, XX Years of Steel, out December 6, 2024 via Napalm Records. Recorded during their sold-out performance at Alcatraz in Milan in October 2023, which drew 3,000 fans, this landmark live album celebrates two decades of fusing humour with metal. In […]
Closely following their recent sold-out Australian headline tour, extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH have released a brand-new, entrancing single. Malignant Perfection arrives just in time for the Halloween season, haunting with eerie keys, vampiric atmosphere, intricate riffs and revered frontman Dani Filth’s iconic soaring vocals. The track is accompanied by a deliciously dark new […]
Fronted by Ronnie Simmons (Rose Tattoo, Richie Ramone, ex-Faster Pussycat), Sydney rockers Ronnie Simmons & The Redback Spiders unleash their second single Little Misunderstood. Featuring Richie Ramone on drums and Johnny Martin from LA Guns playing bass, this anthem serves as a message of hope for future generations to stay true to yourselves, never give […]
Platinum certified rock band 311 are back with their highly anticipated 14th studio album, Full Bloom, out this Friday, October 25. Need Somebody is the latest single from Full Bloom. The track speaks to avoiding isolation and staying connected with the people that love you. With more than 10 million records sold in just the […]
Anxious have returned! The Connecticut-based punk favourites have announced their sophomore album, Bambi, is due out February 21 via Run For Cover Records & Civilians. Bambi follows Anxious’ acclaimed 2022 full-length, Little Green House and finds the band fully embracing the widescreen alternative rock songwriting they’ve always hinted at. It’s a record of growth and […]
Following the success of their recent tour in Finland, melodic death metal juggernauts WOLFHEART are excited to release a new music video, The Gale, in support of their acclaimed album Draconian Darkness released on September 6, 2024 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Though it serves as the album’s closing track, The Gale masterfully combines moments […]
Fresh from supporting Australian heavy music royalty Mindsnare on their first voyage across the Bass Strait in 20 years, nipaluna/Hobart horticulturally-tinged hardcore heroes Threats will soon unleash their long-awaited second album Backward Alchemy – due for release independently on November 15 and available to pre-order on 12” silver swirl vinyl now. Recorded at Mona’s Frying […]
Hobart-based rock band She Walks Through Dusk have released their new single Ghosts. Described by the band as a “gothic power ballad”, Ghosts begins by evoking a dark, moody atmosphere with piano and strings, then gradually builds to a symphonic metal finale. The lyrics, written by singer Imogen Duske and pianist Amelia Kohl, tell the […]
Italian power metal force FROZEN CROWN have released their guitar-driven new single, I Am The Wind, taken from their upcoming studio album and Napalm Records debut, War Hearts, out this Friday! Dominated by the dynamic vocal duo of frontwoman Jade and guitarist Federico, bold guitar riffs and flawless drumming once again underscore their passion for […]
Wendy James has now shared new single Do You Dig It? Do You Love It? Is It Groovy?, taken from her forthcoming album The Shape of History. Written, produced and mixed by James and recorded in West London and New York City, The Shape Of History is her tenth solo album and will be available […]
Globally acclaimed genre-bending band CHASE ATLANTIC have unleashed their latest single, RICOCHET, a haunting glimpse into their upcoming fourth studio album LOST IN HEAVEN, due out November 1 via Fearless Records. RICOCHET plunges into the heart of emotional turbulence and self-destruction, exploring themes of addiction, misfired intentions, and inner chaos. With hypnotic production and breathy […]
Melbourne’s #1 Rock Family, the Band of Brothers known as Sisters Doll, are back with new track, United. Each of the band’s last four singles have debuted at #1 on the Australian iTunes Rock Chart – Can they make it FIVE IN A ROW? You bet they can! With a monstrous four on the floor […]
SharpTone Records October 25 I feel as though before I commence this debut album Highly Irresponsible review by Better Lovers I must preface it by stating that in my humble, honest and 100% correct assertion (just ask me, and I’ll tell you!) that everything Greg Puciato touches or is involved in is always WITHOUT QUESTION […]
Pure Noise Records Out Now “These guys have a shit tonne of stuff going on here and to their credit resist the temptation to play their hand completely on each track, preferring to offer an even splattering of unorthodox malevolence that is catchy as fuck.” I have to be honest straight up here. I am […]
Concord Records Out Now “I’m more than Hanging by A Thread here; the intro to this track has got me hook, line and sinker. This album just continues to finish stronger and stronger.” Jimmy Glinster It seems like this band has almost been around as long as me, and as I read their press release, […]
Pix by Mark Bodna After a fitty cent train ride up to Southbank, a short walk across the Goodwill Bridge gets me into the Riverstage just in time for a quick chat with my hot date for the night Tom Wilson of Sense Media before The Mavis’s take the stage. Now, I remember the name […]
InsideOut & HevyDevy Records October 25 Devin Townsend’s latest album was as much a surprise to us as its evolution, writing and recording process was to Devin himself! Following on from the more subdued yet complex creations such as Snuggles, The Puzzle and Lightwork – Nightwork we are gifted an album that evolved into something […]
Words and pix by Donna Lunan Hailing from Byron Bay, the mighty prog rock band COG has been creating music for the past two decades and don’t seem to be slowing down; in fact they are only becoming bigger and better and, in more demand, than ever. Originally forming in 1998 in Sydney, drummer Lucius […]
Nuclear Blast Records Out Now Grand Magus return with Sunraven, an album that firmly plants its roots in the fertile soil of classic heavy metal, hard rock, and blues influences. What blooms from this soil is a beautifully cohesive blend of all those genres. Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the Swedish trio has formulated a collection […]
In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the […]
Virtuosic juggling, innovative lighting and relentless energy collide in this daring new show that does for juggling what Tap Dogs did for tap dancing. Effortlessly blending musicality and movement, Escalate is stylish, playful and curious. From 9-20 October at the Circus Oz Hub, audiences have a unique opportunity to catch one of the hottest new circus shows before […]
From director Michael Keaton comes the new crime thriller ASSASSIN’S PLAN. Diagnosed with a rapidly debilitating illness, a contract killer gets the chance to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged son. Assassin’s Plan stars Michael Keaton, James Marsden & Al Pacino. In Cinemas October 17. Thanks to our good friends at StudioCanal […]
Nicole Pastor stars in brand new thriller Freelance which is screening at Monster Fest. She this week spoke to David Griffiths about the film. Take a listen right here:
David Griffiths chats to Luke Sparke about his new film Scurry which will be premiering at MonsterFest ahead of its 2025 cinema release. Take a listen to the interview right here:
The problem with making a brilliant film is where do you go from there? Do you leave it as a stand-alone piece of cinematic brilliance, or do you try to expand on what you have created. That is the question that filmmaker Todd Phillips was left with after the success of Joker back in 2019. […]
Review by Isabella Pinkstone Joaquin Phoenix revisits his role as Arthur Fleck (Joker), and is accompanied in the sequel by songstress Lady Gaga, playing the notorious Harleen (Lee) Quinzel. After thoroughly enjoying Joker (2019), I had high hopes for Joker: Folie a Deux (2024). The colour, symbolism and costuming were arguably the best part of […]
Richard Wolstencroft chats to David Griffiths about his brand new film The Debt Collector which is available on streaming platforms and on DVD now. Take a listen to the interview right here:
Jason Summers chats to Dave Griffiths about I Should Have Been Dead Years Ago the brand new documentary screening at Monster Fest. You can buy tickets to the screening here – https://www.monsterfest.com.au/australia/ You can listen to the interview right here:
The star of Hellboy: The Crooked Man Jack Kesy chats to Subculture about taking on the iconic role. The film is screening at Monster Fest and tickets can be bought right here – https://www.monsterfest.com.au/australia/ You can also listen to the interview here:
St. John McKay chats to Subculture about his new 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival show – The Passion Of Pauline. Take a listen to the interview right here:
One of the shows at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival is Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence and this week we recorded an interview to take a look at it.
