Adelaide shock rock/metal outfit KcaveMen is a musical project with a difference.
Not only does the band take little except their music seriously, but they also have developed an engrossing back story to their formation that is the perfect segue to their music and appearance.
With a menacing look and aura combining to create some seriously kick-ass tunes, KcaveMen have finally released their second album Evolution, more than ten years after announcing their arrival on ...
Melbourne heavy outfit Dregg are a band that is not only constantly evolving, but also one that are dragging more people into their zany and fun-fuelled world seemingly with each passing breath.
Their energetic and carefree approach to music while constantly blurring the lines between musical genres is almost groundbreaking in its intensity, with the band not just proclaiming their intent to fly against acceptable parameters, but proving it time and time again with the ...
Seven years is a long time in music, especially in terms of public expectation, but when a band plays rock as well as New Zealand outfit The Datsuns seven years is just a prolonged gap between one slab of rock goodness and the next.
At the turn of the century, The Datsuns were seemingly everywhere, on both the local and national touring circuit, with overseas festival slots at places like Ozzfest part of a days work for their rising rock star.
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Your favourite punk rockers Goatzilla are back…
Or are they?
Forget what genre you think Goatzilla are moulded into and open your ears for a sonic transformation that showcases everything we love about music!
Channelling the spirit of AC/DC, The Angels, The Poor and all of those who have come before and between, Goatzilla have expanded their sonic territory and in the process produced a monstrous slab of rock goodness that will have you dancing on the ...
Melbourne powerhouse heavy quartet To Octavia have released their second single “Sleep”.
The song is taken from the bands forthcoming EP Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream and can be viewed below:
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On the first of February 2020, after a 20-year absence, Horsehead returned to the stage at The Corner Hotel Richmond. It took less than a week for this show to sell out and has been a highlight for many, as the following 12 months saw the world – and live music – change for all of us.
It’s time to do it all again.
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This weekend Coffs Harbour comes alive to the sounds of hard rock to metal with the area hosting Hell On High Water.
Headlined by Byron Bay metal titans From Crisis To CFollapse, Hell On High Water is rounded out by Sydney outfit Astrodeath, Minds End, The Outcome, Bakasura, The Black Tusk and Flying Giant, with limited tickets still available through hellonhighwater.com.au.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released their new album Butterfly 3000 via KGLW/Virgin Music Australia.
It might be their most fearless leap into the unknown yet: a suite of ten songs that all began life as arpeggiated loops composed on modular synthesisers, before being fashioned into addictive, optimistic and utterly seductive dream-pop by the six-piece.
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Australian death merchants Zeolite stand ready to make their mark with new music for a new era.
Roaring through the senses like the dissonant discomfort of a buzzsaw carving through frozen bones, new single “Indoctrinated” shows a band that has firmly gripped the technical and brutal foundations of their prior work while pummeling themselves into a sinister and ultimate new form.
Having displayed a stoic and determined work ethic with various single and EP ...
Raising Ravens have announced their first full-band tour in support of the next single, “Evil On Call” (out on July 2).
Kicking off at Sydney’s Metro Theatre on June 17, the tour also takes in Newcastle, Erskineville, and Port Kembla and will be filming behind the scenes and live footage during the tour for the creation of a follow-up film clip.
“Evil On Call” is the 4fourh single from the upcoming Raising Ravens album due for release in ...
Chaos Divine are returning to the stage this weekend with a Perth show at Milk Bar, Inglewood, on June 12.
The band will be playing tracks from their latest album Legacies as well as all of the fan favourites.
Supported by Ohm Rune and Remission, doors open at 8 pm with tickets on sale now through oztix.com.au and beardfoot.com.au and will be available on the door.
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Sydney’s melodic death metal quartet ENDVS have signed a worldwide management deal with Australian artist management group Hard Drive Agency.
Comprised of individuals who possess extensive touring and writing experience, ENDVS have been spending time methodically curating their craft under wraps to take Australian metal to new heights. A unique combination of soaring melodic hooks, guttural vocals and harmonically consonant guitar call-and-response build the core ...
Australian deathcore quintet To The Grave have released a lyric video for “Death By A Thousand Cuts”, taken from their new album Epilogue which is out now via Unique Leader Records.
To The Grave have announced their Epilogue Australian headline tour in August, and with dates already selling out in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, three extra show have been added.
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Tasmanian heroes Luca Brasi announce a tour of mainland Australia, showcasing their fifth album Everything is Tenuous, which debuted #7 on the ARIA chart when released in February 2021.
Most of Australia spent the last 12 months suffering extreme FOMO as Luca Brasi played sold-out acoustic tours and headline shows across their home ‘island state’. But now, finally, the time has come for mainlanders to get their fix of one of Australia’s most loved rock bands.
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Hailing from the great down under but headed straight to the top, Melbourne, Australia based alternative rockers The Ugly Kings have revealed the first details of their upcoming, highly anticipated new album, entitled Strange, Strange Times.
The album is slated for release on August 13, 2021 via Napalm Records.
Watch “Technodrone” below:
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“BRING A MASK AND EARPLUGS… COZ WE’RE COMING BACK LOUD!”
So says the message from The Bendigo Hotel who have been eagerly awaiting lockdown easings in relation to this weekend’s Melbourne shows.
“Shows are going ahead this weekend… BIG thanks to Desecrator, Harlott and Gutless… it’s bands like these that are keeping our venue afloat right now!
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Melbourne metalcore outfit Drown This City have unleashed their latest EP Colours We Won’t Know on the world, and what a treat it is!
The follow up to universally lauded 2019 EP Alpha//Survivor, much of the talk surrounding this EP in the lead up to its release was the addition of Toby Thomas on bass, but, more importantly, the transition of most of the harsh vocals from vocalist Alex Reade to the bands newest member.
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