“After more than ten years of being a band we know what we’re doing and we’ve found our own niche… our own space in the music industry.” Kevin Ratajczak Electric Callboy are a band like no other. By blending modern trap with alt rock, pop punk and many other genres, the German entertainment machine transcend […]
Interview by Erin Eddy Most musicians will tell you that creating music is their lifeline. Most serious music fans will also attest to this. Almost all of us can summon a song or album to mind that we really connected with at a turbulent time in our lives, and in turn, it became the soundtrack […]
“Everybody who has been with us from the get-go seems to understand it and like it.” Eric Butler US alternative rock outfit Mom Jeans are returning to Australia after a three-year absence early next year for the Sweet Tooth Tour with fellow US rockers Microwave. The band’s latest album Sweet Tooth, released at the start […]
“It’s amazing how in sync we were. It was a lot of fun. It feels like a Karate class, just somewhere to go once a week and let out some aggression.” Hutchy Back in the Summer of 1997 the seeds of a band who have thrived over the ensuing quarter of a century were sewn […]
To pigeonhole Melbourne outfit Unscored into one set genre would be worse than difficult. It would almost be criminal. With a musical disparity that belies their youth, these four high school friends are refreshingly yet to be tainted by the expectations of the music world at large. Instead, they are still encompassed in their own […]
“We were teenagers going through some dark times and existential grief. Like the album artwork, the dark black and blue, it was dark times as well.” Laurence Colbert It’s not often a band can lay claim to having an entire musical movement named in their honour, but that’s precisely what was bestowed on UK rock […]
For just over 20 years American hard rock/metal outfit Fozzy have been riding a gradual wave of success. After starting life as a cover band in 1999, Fozzy released two albums mainly comprising other band’s material before deciding to release an album showcasing their own orginals with All That Remains in 2005. That album spawned […]
Today, Jackson® launched the Rob Cavestany Signature Pro Series, designed in concert with the Death Angel founder and lead guitarist and heavy metal innovator. Previously only available as a made-to-order Jackson Custom Shop model, this new Pro Series model is as visually striking as it is optimized for playing, properly honoring a musician of Cavestany […]
Globally acclaimed breakthrough Mongolian rock act THE HU are honored to announce they’ve been named UNESCO’s Artist For Peace at a ceremony on November 25 at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, FR by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. They are the first-ever artist in the rock/metal genre to receive this prestigious designation and follow previous Artist for […]
Better Noise Music, home to bands including Five Finger Death Punch, The HU, Nothing More,Asking Alexandria and many more, have released their latest edition of The Noise. Their monthly trailer highlighting the label’s newest music, this month’s trailer of The Noise features Asking Alexandria, Awolnation, Cory Marks, Eva Under Fire, Classless Act and new project, […]
Brisbane’s iconic and cherished live music venue, The Zoo will celebrate 30 years of live music, art, and community with festivities commencing this weekend. Today, the venue has revealed that cherished friends of The Zoo and Brisbane/Meanjin rock and hip-hop royalty, REGURGITATOR and BUTTERFINGERS will join the monster ‘OG All Stars’ line-up on December 10. […]
Following the announcement of the new project Shock Rock Movie, directed by Lord Zane and Dagon Destroyer, a teaser has been released giving a short glimpse into what’s to come. The clip features never before seen footage of Wayne Static commenting on Lord Zane’s world record for longest body suspension. “It was just one of […]
Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award Winning alt-rockers SWITCHFOOT finally return to perform Fan Favourites and Greatest Hits from their entire career including Meant to Live, Dare You to Move and many more. Formed in San Diego in 1996, Switchfoot is Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass), Jerome Fontamillas (keys, guitar) and Chad Butler (drums). Since their […]
American alt-rock juggernauts Everclear have announced an extensive 17-date Australian tour, and it’s going to mean Everything to Everyone. Fresh from a year of gigging their 30th anniversary tour around the U.S, it’s Australia’s turn to live the glory days. The multi-platinum band that helped shape the ’90’s punk rock scene will kick off their […]
Frontier Touring are pumped to announce US pop provocateur Ashnikko will play her first-ever Australia and New Zealand shows in April 2023. The cross-genre hyper-pop artist whose music ricochets around themes of empowerment, vengeance, and sexual positivity will play Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland. Frontier Members pre-sale kicks off Wednesday 30 November at 10am […]
Black Star Riders, the Anglo American rockers featuring Ricky Warwick (lead vocals/guitar), Robert Crane (bass guitar) and drummer Zak St. John, have announced the replacement for Stone Sour/Corey Taylor guitarist Christian Martucci, who parted the band earlier this year. Sam Wood, from Wayward Sons, joins the band and his first dates will be the UK […]
When it comes to groundbreaking bands in the Christian hard-rock genre, STRYPER is renowned for its distinctive brand of “heavenly metal,” extraordinary crossover success, with both Grammy nominations and Dove Awards to their name, and their venerable endurance. In 2023, the band celebrate their 40th anniversary and do so on the back of both consistent […]
Christmas has come early in 2022 for Ocean Grove fans, with the Oddworld icons announcing today a very special hometown Christmas show on Friday 17 December at Stay Gold. Following a huge 2022 with the release of their third album Up In The Air Forever, appearances at Monolith Festival, headline shows and performances in the […]
Melbourne-based outfit Unscored are channeling the uneasy side of Indie Rock on their new single Big Fkn Aorta, the first single from their upcoming debut album. Reminiscent of the Pixies thrown into a melting pot with heavier sludgy riffage ala Helmet the track explores the dark underbelly of suburbia with a deliciously eerie video created […]
Boston-based hard rock act LANSDOWNE have announced the release details of their upcoming studio album. Medicine will be coming out on February 3 through AFM Records, and is already poised to top Album of the Year lists to reign as one of the best rock records in 2023. Following previously-released singles Burn Brighther and the […]
Setting off into a new era, metal greats DELAIN have recently returned with a new lineup, impressively proving that they are stronger than any machine with their standalone single The Quest and The Curse. Fueled by massive support and enthusiasm all around the globe, the multi-million streaming leading outfit now finally sets the stage for […]
Coffin Feeder is an 80s-90s action movie obsessed death metal band featuring Aborted vocalist Sven de Caluwé, alongside members of grindcore band Leng Tch’e and goofy metalcore maniacs Fleddy Melculy. OVER THE TOP’s incredible artwork was realised by Dan Goldsworthy (Corpsegrinder, Alestorm, Aborted, …) and has more movie references than the band has snare hits […]
Post-hardcore outfit OUR MIRAGE have released their highly anticipated new album Eclipse and close their trilogy with the last chapter, out now worldwide via Arising Empire. Hailing out of Marl, Germany, this four piece post-hardcore group really hits you deep in your emotions. From the ambient music to the emotional lyrics that really strike a […]
Having recently completed a SOLD-OUT North American tour with labelmates Lorna Shore plus Aborted, Ingested and Angelmaker, Ov Sulfur – the world’s first blast-phemous metalcore ov death band – has dropped a new standalone single via Century Media Records. Death Ov Circumstance goes light on the “blast” and heavier on the “metalcore” side of the […]
Artist, fashion designer and musician Chloe Trujillo is a multi-faceted wonder, and she has been teaming up with Mark Dalbeth (Rav Medic) from the rock act BELLUSIRA. The duo released their debut EP HEAVY PEACE earlier this year via Golden Robot Records and have now released a music video for STONE COLD SOBER, the fifth track on their EP. The music video is set in a […]
Saturated with honesty and raw emotion, 5-piece Melbourne easycore band This Space is Ours return with their sophomore single My Name. Marked by singalong power-packed hooks, sharp drums and electrifying guitars, the result is nothing short of dynamic. “I wrote the lyrics about the frustrations of being perceived as fragile when you have actually been […]
Following their recent signing to Golden Robot Records, Shepherds Reign have re-released Le Manu and Aiga as a double A-side single. The most dominant of Samoan warriors, Manu Samoa, provides the utterly crushing thunder of this war cry, adopted by Shepherds Reign as they look to their ancestors and families for guidance and further strength […]
Richmond USA’s hard-charging, metal maniacs MUNICIPAL WASTE have released a new video for Crank The Heat featuring appearances by IRON LUNG, SICK OF IT ALL, WARTHOG and more. Directed and produced by David Brodsky and Allison Woest of My Good Eye Visuals (Clutch, Cannibal Corpse, Gwar), the clip follows the band and friend’s wild shenanigans […]
San Francisco Bay Area metalcore band Swept to Sea have just revealed another new music video for their latest single Crown in Ashes. This is the third music video and single taken from their upcoming debut EP album Tides which is scheduled to be released worldwide on December 2, 2022 via Eclipse Records. The music […]
3 times Grammy-nominated rock outfit NOTHING MORE are thrilled to share their new lyric video for Don’t Look Back. The single is taken from the band’s recently released album SPIRITS, in which NOTHING MORE pair unapologetically massive anthems, catchy hooks, and progressive music with introspective, philosophical lyrics and thought-provoking emotionalism. Frontman HAWKINS has previously elaborated […]
British metal sextet Bury Tomorrow have shared the video for their new single Boltcutter, another crushing taste of their forthcoming seventh album, the aptly titled The Seventh Sun. Watch the video below. The record will be released on March 31 via Music For Nations. Lead guitarist Kristan Dawson says, “From the second we put the […]
One of the most promising and complete Brazilian hard rock/melodic rock band of the last decade, MARENNA, have released a new music video Out Of Line, the fourth single taken from the recently released album Voyager. Along with the release on streaming platforms, Voyager was also made available in physical format on September 30 by […]
Unarmed, a new project from current and former members of It Prevails and American Me have announced their debut single The Perfect Summer. The post-hardcore-tinged effort blends elements of past projects and early influences with a reimagined vocal approach from singer Ian Fike (also of It Prevails). The band is putting the final touches on […]
Currently on tour in Europe with Powerwolf and Warkings, DragonForce have dropped a new video today for fans, as a special holiday surprise. Inspired by Skyrim, the epic clip for The Last Dragonborn can be viewed below. The Last Dragonborn is the first DragonForce music video to feature new bassist, Alicia Vigil, who checked-in from […]
Connecticut metalcore dynamos Currents have dropped the visualizer for the new song Vengeance. “Vengeance is the manifestation of pent-up aggression over the last few years since the release of our album The Way it Ends,” says singer Brian Wille. “It’s becoming disillusioned, taking yourself to places you never thought you’d be, and the rage and […]
Following their chart-topping, new album Black And Gold, frenetically acclaimed summer shows in Europe and an extensive tour with the SCORPIONS in North America, Swedish heavy rock act THUNDERMOTHER has premiered a new music video for the song Borrowed Time. “Borrowed Time captures perfectly the melancholy feeling we all get from time to time after […]
On March 13, 2007, American gothic metal band TYPE O NEGATIVE released their seventh and final studio album, Dead Again. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the band’s final record before the passing of bassist/vocalist Peter Steele. The wait is over, the Dead Again reissue is now out. Watch the music video for The […]
Progressive death metal outfit METASPHÆRA have released their second single, Katharsis. The song details a spiritual cycle through decline, realization, death and rebirth. “By abandoning illusory personal identity and surrendering to impermanence, the recipient experiences a repetitive cycle of suffering and awakening,” the band said. “With a mastery of tension and release, advanced counterpoints, and ambitiously […]
World-renowned Melbourne-based rock band Electric Mary have released 3 Days Gone, the follow-up to last year’s smash The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll. The revered ARIA charting band’s latest is an unrelenting classic rock firestorm featuring the band’s trademark guitar attack, a soaring blues rock vocal and a pummelling rhythmic core. As the band says […]
Metallica has confirmed the title and release date of its forthcoming 12th studio album: 72 Seasons will be available April 14, 2023 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track 72 Seasons is Metallica’s first full-length collection of new material […]
Today, the new era of progressive power metal highflyers INDUCTION officially begins. The band’s sophomore full-length album Born From Fire is out now via Atomic Fire Records and is filled with 12 progressive symphonic metal anthems and catchy earworms, mixed and mastered by none less than Jacob Hansen. “Louder, bigger, better, faster, stronger. Let me […]
The Amity Affliction return with their first new music of the year, leaning into their heavier side with the new single Show Me Your God. “’Show Me Your God’ is the first song of our first self-produced record,” the band said. “The song is the first in a series of explorations and internal meditations on […]
Out Now Every so often I actually get a chance to listen to and appreciate new music that comes across my desk. Not because of a lack of quality – far from it – but more so out of time. As in I never have any. But sometimes you have to make time, especially when […]
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With Supports Vermantics & Riff Raiders Well…A thirty-two year wait to finally, once again, witness one of my favourite and most listened to bands at home has been and gone so fast! I am trying with all of my old man-ness, to recall every magical moment of seeing the magnificent Disneyland After Dark live in […]
November 30 Fair Dinkum Records Words by Jimmy Glinster If it only happens once a year, it’s a good year. Luckily, unlike Veal (insert shameless self-promotion here), the mighty Frankenbok have delivered twice this year, and this second time around they’ve delivered a two-for-one. And lucky for me, I’ve been given a chance at a […]
Sam Benjamin not only stars in The Pay Day he also co-wrote it. This week he sat down with Dave Griffiths to chat about the film at length. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
It has been described as one of the most warped films of 2022 – so what did our team of experts think? Take a listen as Alex First, David Griffiths, Greg King, Jacqui Hammerton and Peter Krausz review The Menu.
One ahted it and one loved it – but what did the rest of our film journalists think of Bones And All? Take a listen to what Alex First, David Griffiths, Greg King, Jacqui Hammerton and Peter Krausz thought below:
Is there really one Kingdom to rule them all? Well the answer may well be hidden away in Alex First, David Griffiths, Greg King and Peter Krausz’s review of new epic Danish film – Margrete: Queen Of The North. Take a listen to the review below:
It’s wilder than you can imagine. DAMIEN CHAZELLE and the cast of BABYLON; BRAD PITT, MARGOT ROBBIE, DIEGO CALVA, JEAN SMART, JOVAN ADEPO, LI JUN LI and TOBY MAGUIRE, take us behind the scenes of their timeless Hollywood epic. Paramount Pictures Presents A Marc Platt / Wild Chickens / Organism Pictures Production A Damien Chazelle Film “BABYLON” OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS From […]
Director/screenwriter Andrew Semans chats to Dave Griffiths about his brand new thriller Resurrection. Take a listen to the full interview below: ‘RESURRECTION’ WILL BE AVAILABLE TO OWN OR RENT ON ALL MAJOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS FROM 30 NOVEMBER
