“Since Day one it was always go fast, do d beat heavy, and blow people’s faces off. Even now after 14 years it still has to be the objective.” Dark Horse After fourteen years of metal in the Australian music scene, d-beat hardcore outfit Dark Horse feel they are only now just starting to hit […]

Perth-based alternative rock rising star RinRin adds another chapter to her dystopian world with the angsty new single I’m Sad lol. The new year introduced a new era for RinRin, and I’m Sad lol is the second offering in the new narrative, and the second in a string of fantasy-fuelled releases. Previous single PRN explored […]

“When you’re so busy and caught with your blinkers on, it’s really rare to take a step back and just appreciate the journey that you’ve been on.” Christian Tryhorn In just five years, Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Heads has established itself as a leader player in the Australian music industry, providing a venue that […]

Monolith launched on to the Australian festival circuit in 2022 to incredible success. Scenestr remarked, “If I’m asked if the festival was good – that’d be a big hell yes! Monolith’s Brisbane leg was a crushing success” whilst Wall of Sound commented that “Leaving Monolith on that high, felt like leaving a church service, where […]

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, […]

Australian comedic legend Steve Hughes has returned to Australia after spending the winter touring the UK. Taking to the stage in Melbourne and Sydney in January of this year after a massive four-year absence from performing to his Australian fans, Steve showed that his wit is as razor-sharp as ever. Chasing the sun, Steve will […]

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, […]

All-female, Indonesian metal trio, VOICE OF BACEPROT, are excited to embark on their inaugural Australian headline tour, next month! Yes October! This young hijab-wearing, all-female band recently made history as the first Indonesian band to ever play Glastonbury, and received lavish praise from iconic rock musicians including Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Tom Morello (Rage […]

The Screaming Jets are set to go hard with their LIFE BLOOD Tour, which will feature 8 unforgettable rock events across the country at some of Australia’s most iconic theatres and venues with a kick-ass multi-artist bill. This tour promises to be one hell of a BIG NIGHT OUT and an EPIC Aussie rock ‘n’ […]

Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce one of the most influential and exciting live bands in modern music – Scottish pioneers Primal Scream – will return to Australia in January 2025 for their first shows down under since 2018. Responsible for one of music’s most groundbreaking albums in 1991’s Mercury prize-winning Screamadelica, the legends behind […]

Frontier Touring is excited to announce Empire of the Sun’s Ask That God Australian Tour will be an all-Aussie affair – with alt-dance group Crooked Colours and Tasmanian alt-electro duo Sumner joining the electro-pop wizards as special guests on their tour this October & November. Kicking off next month at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (sold […]

Ahead of their new single DOUBT IT, releasing September 20, Chase Atlantic have today announced their 2024 Australia and New Zealand tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will kick off at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Saturday 7 December with stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide before wrapping at Perth’s HBF Stadium on Friday […]

Pioneering the sound of Death Metal since the 1980s’, Left To Die – a reborn tribute to the band DEATH including original members and other members hand-picked to do the job – present to you DEATH METAL in its purest form Scream Bloody Gore & Leprosy. The Quartet will slash and cast curses upon the […]

Perth emo-pop-rock sweethearts Those Who Dream today announce their long-awaited EP Therapy Machine, set to be released Friday, October 18, and share leading single Mannequin as the first teaser. They’ll head out on their own headline tour of the East Coast in October to launch the EP live – tickets on sale now via Destroy […]

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 have shared the first single from their soon-to-be-released second album. On Hurricane, Threats are in full flight as the cathartic maelstrom music lovers from all corners of lutruwita/Tasmania have come to […]

Perth-based alternative rock rising star RinRin add another chapter to her dystopian world with new the angsty new single im sad lol. The new year introduced a new era for RinRin, and im sad lol is the second offering in the new narrative, and the second in a string of fantasy-fuelled releases. Previous single PRN […]

Naarm/Melbourne-based metal band The Last Martyr have followed up the announcement of their EP and release of the title track, Requiem featuring Alt.‘s Daniel Cullen-Richards, with a visceral music video directed by Andrew Vaughan (Windwaker, Days Like These). Designed and built within Fabrik Studios, the nature-themed DIY set features flowers, grass and a mound of […]

Kim Salmon’s SMOKED SALMON – the latest project for the Scientists/Beasts of Bourbon co-founder member and internationally revered avant-garde artrocker – has premiered a new video for How Did They Ever Manage, the first single from the forthcoming new album on Cheersquad Records & Tapes. The video was put together Benny J Ward (of Rinehearts […]

Up and-coming death-thrash quintet Common Evil hail from Gippsland, Victoria (Aus). The group boast a distinct, powerful feel to their live performances that, paired with their old-school style, punishing riffs and raw songwriting approach, result in a devastating sound heavily influenced by the 80/90’s metal scene. Common Evil have just released their debut single, Disturbing […]

Australian Rock guitarist Ronnie Simmons and his new band The Redback Spiders debut their killer punk influenced hard rock single Alone With You from their upcoming EP Bite! Part One today. Based in Sydney Australia now, Ronnie Simmons (Rose Tattoo, Richie Ramone, ex-Faster Pussycat) fronts The Redback Spiders who are influenced by classic punk and […]

Encapsulating melodic, heavy and emotive grittiness, Brisbane’s renowned alt-metal trio KRAVE are turning heads after raising the bar with their recent delivery of metal ballad Charade. With their Eeagerly anticipated Only Human EP [Out Friday, October 18, 2024], KRAVE return to elevate the stakes as they showcase a heavier side for explosive sequel track and […]

Fresh off their biggest Australian headline tour, Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock shapeshifters RedHook unleash a towering collaboration today, Dr. Frankenstein, with UK rock juggernauts Holding Absence – produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore). It is the latest single off their forthcoming sophomore record Mutation – out Friday, November 22. […]

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Words: Simon Russell-White & Jimmy Glinster Pix by Mark Bodna Did someone say, Matinée Show? Yes indeed, a matinée show featuring Southern Massachusetts metalcore godfathers, Killswitch Engage, and local ‘lows the go’ lads from Brisbane Descent. As my dear Mum would say “Well, I never!” To be clear, my Mum wasn’t at the show, as […]