After being one of the many bands to have their plans thwarted by COVID, Swedish lords of riff Deville finally make their Australian debut when their tour kicks off in Adelaide on June 15. Blending a sublime mixture of rock, stoner and metal influences, Deville have managed to fabricate their own sound in a genre […]
Moondoll 2023 hits the Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane this Saturday, and, as usual, has a bumper line-up including PistonFist, Avalanche, Bluntfield, The Silencio, Jollee, Chavez Cartel, East Coast Alien, Mecha Mecha, Dirty Liars, Viper Syndicate, Clam Sandwhich, Engraved and more. To be held over two stages with lots of entertainment variety to keep you interested […]
Interview by Erin Eddy There aren’t too many bands that are as Australian as Frenzal Rhomb. The tongue-in-cheek humour, the larrikin antics, the accented vocals, and the disorderly, rowdy energy are all traits synonymous with the punk rockers, who have been spreading their infectious high jinks and raucous music for 31 years now. Here at […]
The Hard-Ons are the ultimate Aussie punk rock larrikins and purveyors of great music. Over thirteen previous albums, the quality of the Hard-Ons music has only been superseded by their attitude and humour inherent both in their songs, their general demeanor, and their now legendary live performances. At the turn of this decade the band […]
Brisbane indie guitar pop outfit Screamfeeder are another band from the 1990s that is still commanding attention on the national touring circuit. The band has released a total of seven albums – the most recent of which was Five Rooms last May – and are one of the few remaining bands from that era that […]
When Grinspoon burst onto the Australian music scene with the sensational debut album Guide To Better Living in the late 1990s the whole rock/punk landscape in this country changed forever. Here was a brash, outspoken, talented as fuck group of individuals who showed no respect for the conventional laws of music and were more than […]
Interview by Erin Eddy If ever there was a time to be in Queensland, it’s right now. In parts of the country where the weather has taken a chilly turn, the Sunshine Coast is a welcome reprieve. But the favourable weather isn’t the only drawcard this week. On Saturday, June 3, the Sandstone Point Hotel […]
One of Australia’s most influential rock bands, Magic Dirt, are thrilled to announce their upcoming tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of their acclaimed second album, Young And Full Of The Devil. Released on Friday, April 7 via Emergency Music/Remote Control Records, the reissue of this seminal album marks a significant milestone in the band’s illustrious […]
Block out the cal for Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September and get hopped up for the seventh annual Crafted Beer Festival, held at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. The 2023 edition is frothier than ever, where, in a pitcher-esque setting, you can experience 400+ brews including exclusive Crafted Beer Festival brews and limited release beers, from […]
Do you remember what you were doing when you heard your first Winger song? Was it Madelaine? Or maybe Headed For A Heartache? Or any one of a number of other Winger classics such as Miles Away? Now, for the first time EVER, Australian and New Zealand fans get the chance to see Winger live […]
Swedish riff lords Deville make their first trip to Australia this June after Covid halted their plans in 2020, having again announced plans for an extensive national tour on the back of multiple festival appearances and their latest album release Heavy Lies the Crown. Born in 2004, Deville have developed through a haze of Rock, […]
The fates have aligned in 2023, with Sydney heavy icons POLARIS today announcing their Fatalism Australian Tour this September. Set to launch their third full-length album Fatalism with a giant run of shows around the country, POLARIS will also be joined by three special guests all the way from America, including Pennsylvanian metalcore merchants AUGUST […]
Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022 with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, the world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe continue their 2023 co-headline The World Tour with the announcement of three exclusive Australian dates. Produced by Live Nation and presented by […]
Legendary punk rockers Lagwagon have announced they’re heading back to Australia & New Zealand in October/November for a special By Request Tour, inviting fans to choose their favourite Lagwagon songs and curate the band’s setlist for this tour. The tour promises to be an exceptional experience for fans who can dig deep into the band’s […]
Multi-platinum hard-rock heroes, EXTREME, are touring Australia in 2023 with their friends, LIVING COLOUR. Their first Melbourne show has sold out and due to huge popular demand, a second and final show has been added on Thursday, 14 September at The Forum. With the force of a Boston wrecking ball, EXTREME swings between unapologetic fits […]
California’s bad boys of rock & roll, Eagles of Death Metal, are making their way down under for the first time since 2016 – the Palm Desert band set to perform eight huge shows across Australia and New Zealand this July/August. With tickets selling fast (the band’s Wellington show is now officially sold out), in […]
Two of Australia’s most iconic and legendary acts, Melbourne punk rock stalwarts Bodyjar and Perth rock gurus Gyroscope announce they are heading out on the road together in what will be one of THE tours of 2023. Bodyjar will be celebrating 25 years of their classic album No Touch Red, playing the album in full, […]
Between now and July the anticipation will be high for the return of one of UK’s most successful modern rock bands, YOU ME AT SIX, to Australia. As part of their Truth Decay Tour with special guests Los Angeles-based trio SET IT OFF, YOU ME AT SIX are also delighted today to announce the addition […]
As the book The 100 Best Australian Albums highlighted, The Angels can lay claim to being Australia’s longest-lasting band. And with the band closing in on their 50th anniversary in 2024, they are embarking on an exciting new era, with the announcement of a brand-new lead singer. The band’s new frontman is a name very […]
“40 years ago, I was a skinny 18-year-old kid living in Darlinghurst in Sydney having the time of his life – playing gigs, taking and drinking everything within arm’s reach! Constantly meeting and bonding with people in other bands who would turn out to be lifelong friends. When my band up and left me in […]
Beloved Aussie rockers Grinspoon have today announced their Easy Detention national tour, celebrating iconic albums Easy (1999) and New Detention (2002), with first-ever vinyl pressings of both records set for release on Friday, September 8 and available to pre-order now. The tour will make its way around the country later this year in October and November, […]
In celebration of the label’s first 12 months, Reckless Records announces its first label showcase, taking place at Sydney’s Bank Hotel, Newtown on June 8, headlined by acclaimed singer-songwriter Ella Hooper, with Sydney’s The Hollywood Waltz, and introducing the all new Josh Owen Band. Reckless Records label head Scot Crawford said today, “We thought it […]
Promoters One World Entertainment, TEG Live, and Pure Gold today announced that the rock legends, icons, and kiss-tory-making gods will turn it on one last time in the way that KISS only can. They will perform one epic and monumental farewell show – THE FINAL CURTAIN – exclusively at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Saturday October […]
American shoegaze-meets-black-metal trailblazers DEAFHEAVEN have announced their most extensive Australian and New Zealand headline tour to date, scheduled for May and June 2023. Their first visit in over four years will see them play in Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, as well as Wellington, Auckland and finally wrapping up the tour at Hobart’s Dark […]
Drug Church are stoked to announce their first ever Australian shows. The US hardcore punk band will play two very special gigs at Crowbar in Sydney on August 17 and Stay Gold in Melbourne on August 18. Drug Church is a band without fear. For over a decade, the Albany and Los Angeles-based five-piece have […]
Prepare to fall in love all over again this August when Los Angeles-formed indie punks SPANISH LOVE SONGS head down under for a national headline tour. Renowned for their intimate lyricism and magnetic blend of punk, emo, alt-rock earworms as much as they are for their emphatic live performances, these upcoming 2023 Australian shows will […]
MoonDoll Festival is an annual festival held in Brisbane at the iconic Mansfield Tavern, with this year’s extravaganza to be held this Saturday, June 3. The Rock Arena stage at the Mansfield Tavern has a huge history of Aussie and international bands playing there since the 70s and 80s and is the setting for Moondoll’s […]
After a tumultuous couple of years of cancellations and determined reschedules, the ‘slightly heavier’ music festival Thrashville, is ready to take a stand, delivering its biggest lineup in its 6-year history, with heavyweight progressive rock three-piece COG headlining the festival in 2023. Whilst COG will headline the stacked Saturday program, the Friday will be headlined […]
The Superjesus return with brand new single LIGHTS OUT, the follow-up to recent airplay hit Money (We’re Only In It For Love) on June 16. The driving, melodic track – written by Sarah McLeod and Stuart Rudd and produced by drummer Murray Sheridan – provides the perfect backdrop for McLeod’s distinctive vocal. Sarah McLeod said […]
Scandal Tree is proud and eager to announce the immediate release of their follow-up single, BWS. BWS is a song that original vocalist, Jase and Rip jammed on before the formation of Scandal Tree in 2019. ‘We belted out the structure during our hiatus from a band environment as a duo. Eventually, we formed Scandal […]
Sydney pop-punk trio Forever Ends Here announce their return after five years away with their flirtatious new single, Cherry Chapstick. The song will be toured across Australia in July on The Return Of Forever Ends Here Tour, tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines. New single Cherry Chapstick exudes irresistible charm and captures the […]
Brisbane/Meanjin dynamic emo rock duo Upsetter have made their powerful debut with the release of not one, but two poignant new singles, Blossom and Hate Me. Upsetter teamed up with three-time ARIA-Award-winning producer and long time friend Cody McWaters (The Chats, King Stingray) to record their defining new music, sharing honest self-reflections, the journey of […]
Hiraeth, the debut album from Newcastle-based melodic hardcore five-piece Dayshifter is due for release next Thursday, June 8. The album centres itself around the themes of mental health, depression and anxiety. Through songs about love, loss, death and the inner workings of the mind during life’s darkest moments, Hiraeth aims to break down the stigma […]
Known for delivering emo-infused belters stacked with rousing riffs and self-examining lyrics, Meanjin-based punk/rock outfit Talk Heavy are making their turbocharged return today with brand new single The Song That Plays (When Marissa Shoots Trey). The four-piece emo/punk dynamos made a head-snapping debut in 2022, landing milestone successes at every turn, from their hit single […]
Naarm’s Psychic Social Club are following up their newest indie-rock single We Don’t Talk with its hotly anticipated music video, depicting the tenacious track through a story of a relationship that’s run its course. We Don’t Talk is a cathartic unbottling of emotions; a meditation on past relationships that have faded over time. With its […]
After the success of their first album Odyssey of the Mind Western Australian thrash outfit Innasanatorium are back with the epic first single from their upcoming EP This Too Shall Pass, drawing from their old-school thrash roots and adding elements of prog and groove they have refined their sound with heavy hitting, groovy with soaring […]
Following on from their widely-embraced EP All Things Considered, Tandanya/Adelaide-based pop-punk band Down And Out have just revealed their defiant new single Paper Skin, produced and mixed by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, RedHook) and mastered by Grant Berry of Fader Mastering. Paper Skin detonates with the confronting vocals of frontman Luke Ganeo, before […]
Formed in Ballarat, Vic in April 2021, The Sinsemillian is a psychedelic metal outfit led by bassist/vocalist Jay Barrett along with guitarists Hayden Farlow & Val Perkins, keyboardist Sam Cougar, and drummer Zac Fernandez. There is no one way to describe The Sinsemillian sound. All five contribute ideas to each song written, and those ideas […]
Atticus Chimps have announced the upcoming release of their new single Eyes Speak as well as a subsequent show at Gold Coast’s Burleigh Bazaar on Friday, June 9. Eyes Speak is a hard-rock and disco-infused bop that is a timely shake-up in the band’s sound. Joining them at the single launch are local bands October […]
It’s time to get weird with Cairns odd-balls Forest. Their new stoner rock-inspired single Possession, taken from their upcoming album Parts Work, is out now. Sludgy riffs, harmonies, chord organs and a bit of Russian-inspired riffage helps to cement Forest. into their own little pocket in the world of heavy music. The single is the […]
Following the successful release of Wake Up to kick-start 2023, surging metalcore outfit ENGRAVED erupts the industry with another new single Deadline. Deadline is a track innovative to the global metal roster, possessing fast and upbeat riffs and inspiring any guitarist to pick up their tools and jam along. Influenced by the lifestyle the band […]
Australian/Anglo Indie rockers NOASIS have just released their new single Walk On. “Walk On is inspired by early years of my life in the UK and listening to bands such as the Stone Roses, Gorillaz and Sneaker Pimps. I have a fondness for that period in my life, and the music around our home, and […]
After just getting added to the Splendour In The Grass line-up, The Dandys –the punk/ alt-rock newcomers hailing from Brisbane/Meanjin– have released their hard-hitting and razor-sharp new single, Smile More. With a commanding presence and an unapologetic attitude, The Dandys bring their fierce energy to the forefront, tackling the urgent and important subject of sexual […]
Brisbane metalcore outfit Revoid release their foreboding new single Burn With Me ahead of live dates supporting metalcore stars Dayseeker (US) and an AM//PM Emo Night show with Stepson. Armed with livid intensity, and rife with emotional charge, magnetic vocals, and catastrophic breakdowns, Burn With Me is the group’s heaviest single to date. Featuring catchy […]
Melbourne alternative rock band Bad Juju have announced the release of their long-awaited debut album, Blue Heaven, and shared the ferocious new single Nothing To Give in the lead-up. Nothing To Give is the band’s heaviest and most exciting release to date. Exploring harsher vocals, angry hooks and deeply impassioned moments, the new single invites […]
With their signature blend of influences and sounds, Super Ghost takes audiences on a winding rollercoaster of emotions in their new triumphant indie-rock track Friendless. Following an incredible year in 2022 and the success of their debut EP Left For Dust in 2021, Super Ghost continues to impress with Friendless. This refined track delves deep […]
The Hard-Ons are the epitome of the Australian spirit and approach to life in general. A mainstay on the punk music scene for just over four decades, the band have released thirteen albums to date, all laced with their laconic humour and catchy beats that ooze warmth and fun. The band dropped a bit of […]
The Hollywood Vampires are an interesting blending of three seasoned musicians and one actor that are about as far removed from a supergroup as you could get. These guys play music together purely for fun, choosing covers which have impacted them throughout their life and career and adding that ever-elusive sense of genuine enjoyment to […]
Epitaph Records June 2 For more than three decades now American punk outfit Rancid has epitomized the word punk in music. Led by vocalist/guitarist Tim Armstrong, Rancid have released album after album of anarchic punk rock in the truest sense of the word. But thirty years in the music industry is a long time, especially […]
