Mudvayne are one of the most influential bands when it comes to the genre of music they helped to pioneer. When they dropped their debut album L.D 50 in the year 2000 it is fair to say the entire sonic landscape of heavy metal shifted irreversibly and the nu-metal movement that had until then just […]
The annual Lagerfest traveling musical sideshow is legendary in this country for its combination of music and mayhem, with Lagerfest 2023 promising to continue that tradition. Joining hosts Lagerstein will be The Halo Effect, Beyond The Black and Devilskin, making this year’s run a truly international affair. “It’s been a challenging couple of years for […]
In just over a week’s time Australia will fall victim to musical mayhem seldom witnessed in the modern sanitised age. With the wonders of technology taking much of the mystery and mystique out of the rock and roll lifestyle, fans are becoming increasingly receptive to fleeting brushes with fame and adulation and finally the music […]
After blind-siding the whole country last week with the announcement of Machine Head and Fear Factory heading Down Under early next year for a dream double header, Nuclear Blast Records have done it again, this time throwing In Flames and Kreator into the ring as a touring duo. Dubbed Klash Of The Titans, these two […]
Tickets to Iron Maidenâs FUTURE PAST TOUR went on sale this week and due to huge demand, a second Sydney show has been announced on Friday, September 13, 2024 at Qudos Bank Arena. Tickets to the second Sydney show go on sale at 2.00pm today from TICKETEK, all other shows are on sale NOW! THE […]
EVERGREY, Gothenburgâs finest export of darkness, celebrates 30 years of metal mastery with a very special treat to be released via Napalm Records: their anniversary album, entitled From Dark Discoveries to Heartless Portraits, will see the light of day on December 15, 2023. From Dark Discoveries to Heartless Portraits will be available in various formats […]
Due to phenomenal demand MACHINE HEAD + FEAR FACTORY have added a second Melbourne show on Friday 15th March at the Forum. In an electrifying announcement that will cause anticipatory convulsions through the world of metal, Bay Area icons MACHINE HEAD have announced their Slaughter The Martøur Australia 2024 Tour. Forgoing their An Evening With⌠[…]
Queens of the Stone Age will headline some special events, as part of the LOOKOUT Festival, when they arrive in Australia for their The End Is Nero Summer 2024 Australian and New Zealand tour. These exciting events will see the international rock icons joined by Aussie favourites Spiderbait, The Chats, Pond, Gut Health, and Lola […]
Hardline are excited to announce, for their first time in Australia, Canadian Power Metal ground breakers UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, to tour Australia & New Zealand in 2024. UNLEASH THE ARCHERS were formed in 2007 by front-woman Brittney Slayes, together with drummer Scott Buchanan, while attending the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. […]
In what promises to be a momentous occasion for heavy metal fans down under, two legendary bands, KREATOR and IN FLAMES, are set to embark on a colossal Klash of the Titans co-headline tour across Australia in 2024. This monumental collaboration promises to deliver unforgettable performances, showcasing the very best of European metal to fans […]
Alright, where to even start with this thing? How about we start with its name, this is the Tone Master Pro, and it even has that little R in the circle which means that the name is a registered trademark or something like that. Registered by whom you say? Fender of course, and they were […]
Thrashfest New Wave Of Australian Thrash Metal returns to The Bendigo Hotel in Melbourne for a monster day/night of metal mayhem on December 9. Featuring double headliners Elm Street and Harlott, Thrashfest also sees Deathnir, Incrypt, Reaver, Sithlord, Firestorm, Warrior Within, Rawtism and Firing Squad take to the stage with doors open at 4pm and […]
The Veer Union & 2 Shadows team up for their new haunting and melodic metalcore single Marionette. TVU has had a #1 hit on Sirius XM Octane and has over 250 Million career audio streams and 100 million Youtube views, with 350,000+ Social Media followers. 2 Shadows have gained serious momentum over the last year […]
With top-notch music videos for tracks like Norwegian Reggaeton and successful hits such as Valhalleluja under their belts, Italian comedy metal masters NANOWAR OF STEEL celebrated their 20th anniversary recently. Providing the world with laughter for two decades, the band proved their status as the genreâs most unconventional band with their latest album, Dislike To […]
Symphonic metal supergroup EXIT EDEN, feat. ClĂŠmentine Delauney (Visions of Atlantis), Anna Brunner (League of Distortion) and Marina La Torraca (Phantom Elite), are back to mesmerize audiences with their second studio album – illustrating strength and female empowerment with the title Femmes Fatales – set for release on January 12, 2024 via Napalm Records. EXIT […]
Today, Taking Back Sunday: John Nolan (lead guitar, piano, vocals), Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass) and Mark OâConnell (drums) shared Keep Going, the fourth and final preview track from their upcoming new album 152, due Friday, October 27, 2023, via Fantasy. Reflecting the darkness in betrayal and the light of forgiveness, the percussive, […]
Global rock superstars Green Day â Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and TrĂŠ Cool â have returned with a fiery call to action on The American Dream Is Killing Me, the first single and opening track from the groupâs 14th studio album Saviors, releasing 19 January 2024 via Reprise/Warner Records. The band debuted The American […]
Columbia A & R Out Now Blink 182 are a band that appeared amidst the pop-punk explosion of the early to mid 90s. They are a band that I wanted to hate so much back in the day, but just couldnât. Not only because it was pop punk, and I was a metal guy, but […]
Brisbane rock machine A Somerset Parade have dropped their new track Mirror White. Mirror White is the second single taken from A Somerset Parade’s forthcoming album Carcosa, which is set for release in early 2024 via Wormhole Death Records. The song is about self-reflection and fighting your inner demons coupled with the constant struggle to […]
GYPSY PISTOLEROS have released their new video for the single Like Tears In The Rain, out now, new album Duende A Go Go Loco! out November 3 via Earache. GYPSY PISTOLEROS released the homage Like Tears in the Rain, from one of the greatest scenes in Sci-Fi history – featuring in the original Blade Runner […]
Gold-selling, billion-streaming rock band BEARTOOTH â Caleb Shomo, vocals; Zach Huston, guitars; Will Deely, guitars; Oshie Bichar, bass; and Connor Denis, drums â have released their fifth album The Surface. Accompanying the record, the band released an official video for the track, I Was Alive, which Shomo says is “about the fact that none of […]
Alt-Punk sensation Muscle Mary is breaking barriers once again with their thought-provoking and impromptu single Optics. The band, known for their raw, and subversive sound, confronts the prevailing norms of the music scene with a powerful statement about identity, expectations and the pursuit of authentic recognition. In a music scene that is evolving and striving […]
Columbia A & R Out Now Blink 182 are a band that appeared amidst the pop-punk explosion of the early to mid 90s. They are a band that I wanted to hate so much back in the day, but just couldnât. Not only because it was pop punk, and I was a metal guy, but […]
Pix by MrBrad Media I sneak in just before doors at 7 to score a seat up in the corner lounge and just as I do the mixing console starts getting packed up in its road case. I think to myself, this is an odd thing to happen before the show., but as it turns […]
Out now After showing Australian crowds just how good they actually are on a national run supporting Emperor earlier this year, Sydney metal outfit The Amenta have delivered on their promise with their new EP Plague Of Locus. Essentially an album showcasing the bandâs many and varied influences, Plague Of Locus also acts as the […]
The release of The Origin Of Evil in cinemas just happens to coincide with the launch of our very own Patreon e-zine. So thanks to our good friends at Potential Films we are giving away ten double passes to see the film to the first ten people that sign up and become a full subscriber […]
Apple Original Films unveiled three new âCharacter Chroniclesâ featurettes, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio (Ernest Burkhart), Robert De Niro (William Hale) and Lily Gladstone (Mollie Kyle), for Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated âKillers of the Flower Moon.ââKillers of the Flower Moonâ will premiere in cinemas, on October 19. At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest […]
Brand new Australian film Slant hits cinemas next Thursday and this week Dave Griffiths sat down to chat to the film’s director James Vinson in a bid to find out a little more about the film.
We sent Dave G to check out the closing night film of Monster Fest. It now heads around Australia as the festival hits the road – check out Dave’s thoughts on The Emu War.
When director Martin Scorsese decides to work with Leonardo DiCaprio on a project the result is normally nothing short of spectacular. Together in the past the duo have made screen classics like Gangs Of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island and The Wolf Of Wall Street. Now the pair come together for a […]
Apple Original Films unveiled three new âCharacter Chroniclesâ featurettes, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio (Ernest Burkhart), Robert De Niro (William Hale) and Lily Gladstone (Mollie Kyle), for Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated âKillers of the Flower Moon.ââKillers of the Flower Moonâ will premiere in cinemas, on October 19. At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest […]
Apple Original Films unveiled three new âCharacter Chroniclesâ featurettes, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio (Ernest Burkhart), Robert De Niro (William Hale) and Lily Gladstone (Mollie Kyle), for Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated âKillers of the Flower Moon.â âKillers of the Flower Moonâ will premiere in cinemas, on October 19. At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the […]
With The Emu War confirmed as the closing night film of 2023 Monsterfest this week Dave G sat down with Jay Morrissey and Lisa Fineberg to find out a little more about the film.
