Australian extreme metal outfit The Amenta recently released a brutal album called Plague Of Locus, boasting an assortment of cover songs that have inspired the band and their music. The selection of bands paid homage to has a number of surprises amongst some expected tributes, ranging from local black metal bands like Nazxul and Lord […]
Main photo Zo Damage Article photos Richard Iskov The modern age of music is far more demanding than it was even ten years ago. To be able to give your band the best chance of success, often band members multitask with other roles within the music industry, trying to give themselves and their bandmates the […]
The beauty of being a solo artist is the complete freedom of total creativity. While the burden can weigh too heavily on some performers, not so New Zealand-born and Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist Rachel Trainor, who releases her debut album The Way Back Down under the name Nighteyes on November 10. “You really want it to be […]
Since bursting onto the local metal scene in 2021 with their debut track Forever Know My Name, Blue Mountains based metalcore outfit Naugrim have wasted little in asserting their music, already sharing the stage with international acts such as Unearth and Darkest Hour as well as making a name for themselves at local festivals Canberra […]
Ten tracks, ten vignettes. Ten moments of insight into the wild and wonderful brain of Jack McEwan and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. First teased in October with the release of single Dilemma Us From Evil, the long-awaited new album from the West Coast psych-fuzz lords is finally here – welcome to FRONZOLI. It feels like it […]
Maniacs! Adelaide’s festival dedicated to old-school metal, melodic metal and rock n’ roll returns for its seventh installment this coming Aussie summer, Saturday, February 17, 2024 in the sunny cloisters of Unibar Adelaide. Join the hordes. Dust off your leather, battle jacket, and high tops, crack open a beer and bang your head to some […]
What’s better than live music on a New Year’s Eve? Not much actually, unless you have the rare opportunity to celebrate New Year’s twice, which is exactly the option you have this year thanks to Brewhouse Productions. Rather than wait until the traditional changing of the calendar year, the guys from Brewhouse have brought things […]
Today, climbing from the Empire State Building in New York City, Oscar winning actor Jared Leto announced Thirty Seconds to Mars’ monumental Seasons 2024 World Tour. The extensive tour includes a run of Australian dates, with the band performing at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on September 12, 2024, ahead of further shows at Sydney’s Qudos […]
Following a busy year of sold out shows across Europe and North America, guitar prodigy Plini will return to Australian shores next March in celebration of his new EP Mirage, due out on Friday, December 1. Joining Plini and his band for the Mirage Tour will be New York-based international future jazz group Sungazer and […]
Where once Atreyu were heralded as the early innovators of the nascent metalcore scene, their place in heavy music’s diverse and boundary-breaking scene has never felt more relevant drawing from inspirations of pop-punk, hardcore, thrash, ‘80s rock and more melding into a unique and varied sound in an increasingly genreless world. The band now returns […]
Sunny Coast punks The Chats are back in Australia and have rounded up their friends and labelmates for the Bargain Bin 2024 Tour. Hitting the East Coast this February, The Chats will be joined by an all-star cast of special guests, featuring Mean Jeans (USA), The Prize, Ghoulies, The Unknowns and Boondall Boys. Tickets are […]
POP WILL EAT ITSELF aka PWEI aka POPPIES return to Australia to play a Greatest Hits Set for the First Time Ever. The career spanning set list will include Ich Bin Ein Auslander, Everything’s Cool, Can U Dig It?, Def Con One, Wise Up! Sucker, There Is No Love Between Us Anymore, Their Law, Dance […]
Frontier Touring are excited to announce the long-awaited return of Chicago, Illinois multi-Gold and Platinum four-piece Rise Against, performing two exclusive, not to be missed live shows in Melbourne and Sydney in February 2024… the punk band’s ONLY headline dates down under this summer! Fans don’t want to miss these special shows, the band bringing […]
Following in the footsteps of a 2nd show in Melbourne, SYDNEY you have been heard and due to phenomenal demand MACHINE HEAD + FEAR FACTORY have added a second Sydney show on Sunday March 17 at the Enmore Theatre. Tickets on sale now from:Â https://metropolistouring.com/machine-head-2024/ In an electrifying announcement that will cause anticipatory convulsions through the […]
What’s better than watching the universe get torn apart by a brutal death metal band? Watching it get absolutely ripped to shreds by two death metal bands! That’s right, grab your helmet and start training now as New York death metal legends Suffocation and their very special guests, Boston progressive death metal masters Revocation team […]
For the very first time in Australia, Overdrive Touring presents Swedish melodic Death Metal powerhouse, Scar Symmetry. With the release of the long-awaited second album of their transhumanist Singularity trilogy, Phase II – The Xenotaph, Scar Symmetry continue to tap into one of the most profound evolutions over the course of humanity – that of […]
Nighteyes, the evocative solo project of New Zealand-born and Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist Rachel Trainor, unveils her haunting debut album The Way Back Down on November 10. This ethereal collection of dark rock, folk and electronica navigates an intricate narrative through realms known and unknown, traversing themes of trauma, love, sorrow, environmental consciousness, connection, and transformation. Rachel […]
Brisbane alt-rock sweethearts Days Like These return off the back of their recently released EP, ICON, with the brand new, electro-charged single, PRIMADONNA. The arena-ready anthem pulls together an eclectic array of sounds to form a fast-paced, hook-laden rock song that muses on the beauty of life and human connection. “PRIMADONNA is our positive outlook […]
Melbourne/Naarm alt-rockers Catholic Guilt share their nostalgic new tune Can You See Me?, out via Wiretap Records, and prepare to share it live at The Tote in Melbourne on November 18. Drawing inspiration from the Australian indie and punk scene from the 2000s, Can You See Me? is a tale of lost identity and feeling […]
They say a change is as good as a holiday, and for Melbourne heavy metal boy band Banks Arcade, a hypnotic diversion is just what the doctor ordered with their brand new single Change out today via UNFD. A second new Banks Arcade single for 2023, Change follows on from the recent blazing track Worship […]
Will Conn new single MARATHON is a genre-blending alt-pop gem that resonates with the universal theme of love’s rollercoaster journey. Infused with a touch of country, this song is an infectious blend of melodies, relatable lyrics, and an energizing chorus that will have you tapping your foot and singing along. Will’s versatile vocals take the […]
All This Filth, the dynamic and trailblazing metallers known for their industrial-tinged groove metal sound and impassioned lyrics, have set the stage ablaze with the announcement of their signing with US record label Brutal Records for their much-anticipated new album titled Tomorrow Will Be Better?. Alongside this exciting news, the band has also dropped a […]
Perth hardcore outfit Pincer+ share their second single Visions Of Angels from their long awaited second EP, Hunting God Tapes. Vol 2: Romance, available on vinyl and out via Greyscale Records on November 24. Almost one year on from the release of their cult classic debut EP, Hunting God Tapes. Vol 1: Violence, Pincer+ return […]
Out now Isn’t it funny how one word can have two meanings so completely opposite from each other but still almost mean the same thing? Take Brisbane-based Environmental Nu-thrash noise merchants F.U.C. Reading it as it is spelled you would (or probably should) have reservations about asking your 7-year-old daughter to read the CD cover […]
Words by Greg Walker Out Now Nuclear Blast Records Not having been on my radar at all, I was surprised to find Fuming Mouth have been around for a decade, and I enjoyed a dive into their catalogue researching for this review. I was shocked to find that in those ten years Fuming Mouth had only […]
Guest review of Azreal by Simon Benham Pix by Kaotic Images After fucking around at home way longer than I needed to thanks to the young fella’s mates rocking up with some guitars, including a Slash Les Paul which I just had to have a jam on, I finally make it to the Wallaby Hotel […]
ear music November 10 Helmet are the musical chameleons of hard rock/metal. Founding member, lead guitarist and vocalist Page Hamilton is the only part of Helmet’s music that has remained consistent since 1989, but it is because of his willingness to experiment that Helmet have proven impossible to lump into any one genre. Without an […]