Out of a year of live music misery, one shining beacon of hope was the recent announcement that UNIFY is planning on holding their annual concert next year from January 20 to 23 at Tarwin Lower, South Gippsland. The all – Australian lineup is already impressive after just the first announcement, with The Amity Affliction […]
Sunshine Coast purveyors of noise, Pandamic are finally releasing their latest EP How To Be Happy on October 29. While the band doesn’t profess to know exactly how to do so on a global scale, they bring forth a number of good examples within the six tracks on the EP that is brimming with the […]
The rise of Aussie metalcore outfit Patient Sixty-Seven over the past 12 months has been nothing short of amazing. Hailing from Perth the band’s mantra of delivering heavy music with meaning has really paid off over the past few years with the band amassing 2 million streams in just the last year alone. Now the […]
Faced with the harsh reality of a band imploding around them earlier this year, Nic Martin and Kody Naidoo from New Zealand hard rock outfit Seas Of Conflict were left with two options. One, inherently easy, but also terminal, the other to salvage the remnants and push on, confident in their own ability as the […]
Brisbane hard rock outfit Gutterfire! are one of those bands where genre classification is virtually impossible. In an era where bands are forced into neat genre specific packages and titles, Gutterfire! have refused to be drawn in, allowing for a creative musical freedom unrestrained by labels and expectations. Self-coined as ‘upbeat doom’, Gutterfire! draw from […]
New Zealand rock outfit Shihad sound younger and fresher on their upcoming album Old Gods, much more so than a band who have been around for just over three decades should! Shihad have continuously churned out the hits, with songs like My Mind’s Sedate, Home Again, Pacifier and Bitter reaching another level on the live […]
Eleven Dive Bar in Maroochydore has a double dose of FREE live entertainment this weekend, presented by TTC and DoubleOne Entertainment. Friday, September 24 sees Puka Shell Necklace, Sailing In Space, Flira and Monsters Up North take the stage, while the following night Speedracer deliver their high energy show with December’s Deadline and Kentucky Green […]
Melbourne progressive instrumental trio The Omnific – featuring the unique line-up of two bass players and a drummer – have streamed their new single Fountainhead, from their forthcoming debut record Escapades. The Australian trio’s much anticipated first LP will be released on October 8 via Wild Thing Records.
Sydney-based alternative-rock trio RedHook today unleash their new single Sentimental Surgery. A loving tribute to the emo music that shaped RedHook’s teen years, Sentimental Surgery lyrically brims with lead singer Emmy Mack’s trademark self-deprecating, tongue-in cheek humour. 90’s-inspired funk rhythms set the stage for a feverish collision of musical elements from pop-punk and modern emo-trap, continuing RedHook’s celebrated affection […]
Australian metal outfit Kimura have dropped their latest single, Hangman. The song is about losing someone you love who didn’t want to be here any more, and is directly inspired by a close friend who took his life and the damage it caused.
Gold Coast Alt-Rockers Eyethewild have announced their new album Colours Of The Dark for release on November 12, 2021. Accompanying this exciting announcement is the band’s menacing new single Nothing To Fear, a mid-tempo melancholic sonic voyage through the spectrum of love and loss in a spaghetti western infused Goth-Rock package reminiscent of Smashing Pumpkins and The […]
Rock musician Aspy Jones has overcome a lot in his life. Aspy has Autism and high level anxiety and he uses that to fuel the music that now sees him labelled one of the most important up and coming musicians on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Aspy wishes to use his own struggles and perseverance […]
The Silencio have been releasing a steady stream of singles from their forthcoming sophomore album. They return today with the latest taste of their unique brand of alt-rock/acoustic-meets-electric-prog in the form of new single 173. The band have also announced new Queensland tour dates in Cairns, Townsville and Gold Coast in October. This weekend sees The […]
After finally releasing their highly anticipated debut album Help Me, Help You via label Sharptone Records, Brisbane Punk outfit Stepson have faced a tumultuous year. After multiple reschedules or cancellations of both Australian tours and their maiden European voyage due to the ongoing pandemic and Australian lockdown laws, Stepson are eager to take Help Me, Help You […]
The following is an announcement from the organisers of Scene & Heard Festival. September 22, 2021: In light of the ever-changing Covid restrictions, border closures and uncertainty around the Government’s guidelines for when mass gatherings can occur, it should come as no surprise (looking at you Delta!) that the highly anticipated Scene & Heard Festival (November […]
Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Heads has everything covered for this years NRL Grand Final on October 3. With the NRL electing for a night Grand Final, Mo’s have secured Aussie hard rock machine The Poor to kick things off in the afternoon. The iconic Aussie outfit – best known for the smash hit More […]
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! It’s time to rejoice and bring in the new year at the iconic 𝐊𝐑𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄, Ballarat,Victoria over 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐇𝐔𝐆𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 JOIN ⚔️ Parkway Drive, Polaris, Alex Lahey, Diamond Construct, Hellions performing Opera Oblivia in full, Justice For The Damned, Make Them Suffer, Saviour, The Chats, The Getaway Plan performing Other Voices, […]
MMK Music Promotions are ushering in the return of their popular Sunday live music sessions this weekend at your new home of live music in Brisbane, King Lear’s Throne. Headlined by rising Brisbane alternative/hard rock outfit Krave – who are also celebrating the release of their latest single Puppet – and rounded out by Skunkbone, […]
Yet another music festival has fallen victim to the hated C word, with Halloween Hysteria – which was set down for October 23 at the Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane – left with little alternative than to make an early call to abort. BUT it’s not all doom and gloom with a rescheduled date of April […]
Best known for being the charismatic bass player and backing vocalist of the Australian progressive metal band Voyager, Perth based musician Alex Canion takes the helm to navigate through the murky waters of alternative/heavy rock with his debut solo release, Birthmark. Recorded in a guitar shop after hours and over the course of 6 years, […]
New Zealand-natives Banks Arcade are the fresh dose of modern heavy this side of the ditch called for. Darting between elements of hard rock, electro and metalcore, lovers of names like Northlane, The Prodigy and SAINt JHN will hear licks of this influence across the BA catalogue. As of 2021, the band are now stationed […]
Queensland agency Beats Cartel has today released two raucous mixtapes to support fellow musicians Australia-wide during this period of intense Covid lockdown. Teaming up with Support Act, an organisation helping artists, roadies and music workers in crisis, Beats Cartel has assembled a massive list of roster artists and friends worldwide to kindly donate a track to the project, with […]
Thrashing from the depths of the hot Australian wasteland rises Killrazer, a volcanic inferno with an uplifting brutal blend of heavy metal. The band will release their album The Burial Begins on November 12 via Battlegod Productions, featuring ten smashing tracks featuring guest Ripper Owens on the awesome cover track.
New Zealand global metal frontrunners Alien Weaponry have dropped their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Tangaroa via Napalm Records. Tangaroa is a massive next step for the band – encompassing all of the elements that make Alien Weaponry heavy metal’s most authentic rising stars. Following their two hard-hitting recent singles Tangaroa and Buried Underground, Alien Weaponry have revealed a third new standout single, Hatupatu. Performed entirely in the indigenous language of […]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions, the Sydney and Brisbane Fist Full of Rock dates will be postponed to 2022. Featuring the cream of Aussie Rock in The Angels, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo and The Poor, Fist Full of Rock is now confirmed to deliver the ultimate Australian hard rock line-up in Brisbane on April […]
September 24 Melbourne five piece hard rock outfit Wicked Smile may not be a familiar band yet, but if the metal Gods are taking notice their debut album Wait For The Night will change that. And quickly. Album opener Date With The Devil starts with a cool bass line intro that soon gives way to […]