“The album breathes. It can punch you in the face and keep stomping you and then let off.” Clint Boge It seems these days every second touring band is doing an anniversary run for an album from their back catalogue. Almost to the point where the whole concept is starting to lose its appeal, mainly […]
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 […]
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 […]
“I think another thing that the Jets have that puts them in really good stead is just the songs. Mammal relies on this pure visceral, punk energy, but you go back through the Jets catalogue and songs like ‘Shiver’ and ‘Helping Hand’ are beautifully crafted tunes.” Ezekiel Ox Australian music is on the rise – […]
You don’t get more punk than completely bamboozling people without trying, and for this reason alone Melbourne duo Another Rotting Corpse (ARC) have won before even playing a note in anger. On face value with a name like that, it would be natural to assume ARC were, at the very least, a deathcore sounding band […]
Rising Australian metal outfit Sienna Skies continue to cement themselves as pioneers of Australia’s heavy and alt music scenes, thanks in part to the inking of a new record deal, support slots with some of the world’s largest rock and metalcore acts and a sold-out headline tour in early 2024 that saw the group ignite […]
Interview by Angela Croudace Melbourne’s burgeoning music scene is buzzing with the emergence of Druid, a band turning heads with their unique sound blending and captivating performances. Guitarist Daeyul Baggins discussed the band’s journey, their new single Chokehold, and their distinctive musical influences. “We started a few years back under a different name,” Daeyul explains, […]
“The new album is going to be a progression from the last record.” Dellacoma Rio Raw, honest, explosive. DELLACOMA is a brash and hard hitting rock n roll project featuring the talents of passionate and energetic frontman Dellacoma Rio. With a relevant yet familiar sound, a relentless work ethic and an exotic yet somehow natural […]
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, […]
Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival aka Good Things Festival? It’s fast upon us with its head-spinning line-up fit for a fever dream, and we’re not kiddin’ when we’re saying tickets are selling fast with Melbourne at 86% sold, Sydney at 81% and Brisbane at 87%. As Good […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Hard to believe it’s been ten whole years since Yours and Owls Festival emerged from the walls of an art café in the back streets of Wollongong, evolving from a one-stage beach party featuring local prodigies to the multi-stage mainstay on the national festival calendar we have today. Ten years of bringing international superstars to […]
Australia are you ready for some more from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes? Joining the Gimmes for all shows are the self proclaimed ‘last punk band’ Dwarves who have been kicking their unique blend of punk, garage, thrash and experimental music around for 40 years if you can believe that! Local supports have just […]
Beloved indie trio Wild Rivers, comprised of Khalid Yassein (guitar, vocals, keys), Devan Glover (vocals), and Andrew Oliver (lead guitar, synths) have announced their very first tour down under slated for March 2025. After years of anticipation, the band is bringing their captivating live show to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, for what is sure to […]
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, […]
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 […]
Sydney’s masters of mayhem, Black Rheno, return with their first new music release since 2022, and it’s a goddamn banger! Well known for mixing up the heavy flavours and bringing more energy to the stage than a cyclone on steroids, Black Rheno’s new single Snake Will Rattle captures all that high-energy rage mixed with full-blown […]
The new year introduced a new era for RinRin, and FCKNRUN is the third offering in the new narrative, and the third in a string of fantasy-fuelled releases. Previous singles im sad lol and PRN explored the dystopian and fictional story of Rin, based on real life – a multiverse where ‘variants’ of RinRin reside […]
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 […]
Eora/Sydney heavy alt-rock powerhouses RedHook today flip the switch on their volatile new cut, Bomb.com, 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 which is out Friday, November 22. Dripping with maniacal sass and purpose-built for the pit, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Zealand based Heavy Rock outfit Haast Hunter have unleashed their fierce new single and music video called Trial Unknown, which was premiered exclusively via HEAVY. The new single is taken from their explosive forthcoming album. The new single was recorded by award-winning producer Scott Seabright and mastered by the legendary Ted Jensen (Post Malone, […]
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 […]
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 […]
