“The fastest way to turn people off is by chasing their approval.” Jim Adkins As far as tours go this one is a ripper. Not only do Australian fans get My Chemical Romance for a run of shows this March, but they also get the added bonus of Jimmy Eat World as part of the […]
For years people thought the most formidable things to come out of Scotland were William Wallace and the Loch Ness Monster, but James McBain and his project Hellripper are quickly changing that perception. Essentially a one-man battering ram, Hellripper started the descent into darkness with 2017’s Coagulating Darkness before solidifying his intentions with The Affair […]
Setbacks and complete failure are part of trying to do something extraordinary. “It seemed like the right thing to do at the time.” This might be the single line that sums up my life. Henry Rollins Legendary performer Henry Rollins will be returning to Australia in June and July for an 18-date spoken word run […]
Founded in February 2009, DISMINDED knew relatively quickly in which direction they should go musically: dramatic melodies, hard grooves and fast thrashy parts meet profound, unadorned lyrics, straight from the deepest abysses of the soul: despair, fear, addiction, betrayal, and violence. The best ingredients for solid death metal with a decent old school touch! After two highly […]
Day Clinic is the screeching and kicking child of four sound-nomads who have left their homes in Israel, Spain, Germany, and the UK and relocated to the Berlin in order to start forging in 2018 their mixture of cold, 80´s inspired Post-Punk, Alternative Rock and Heavy-Psych as relentless and heterogenous as the city where it´s created. […]
The law are on tour! Unwritten Law are embarking on a huge 17-date Australian tour with primary support from Mickey Avalon. A rapper from the mean streets of Hollywood who screamed to fame with signature sausage song My Dick, Avalon uses his past as a sex worker and drug dealer to wax lyrical in his […]
Brisbane’s iconic party venue The Paddington Tavern – The Paddo as it is affectionately known – welcomes live music back through its doors with a special album launch party for local rock outfit Infectious Rogues on Sunday, April 23. Not only will Infectious Rogues be showcasing their new album The Alpha Display, but they have […]
YOUR band could be opening for The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Addiction at The World Is A Vampire Festival at the Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast on Sunday, April 30! Rebel Fm and One World Entertainment are giving one lucky local band the opportunity to open on the biggest stage of all with a special band […]
The lights are equally bright away from the city, and Melbourne Oddworld heroes Ocean Grove are set to bring their luminous live show on an 11-date regional East Coast tour this April. Kicking off their BORED OF THE CITY East Coast tour in Newcastle on Wednesday 12 April, the OG trio will then head to […]
It has been a whirlwind 12 months for Don Broco. In the span of 52 weeks they released a UK number 1 album in Amazing Things, had four hit singles with Manchester Super Reds, Gumshield, One True Prince and Fingernails; headlined the Slam Dunk Festival; and impressively were one of the four artists selected to […]
As diverse and as electrifying as their name, ELECTRIC CALLBOY is thrilled to announce they will be returning to Australia for their first headlining tour as part of their TEKKNO world tour this November. “Australia! After playing the sold-out club shows and the amazing shows at the Good Things Festival at the end of 2022, […]
The Melbourne Guitar Show has added another haul of artists to the already impressive lineup, with the iconic show set to rock Caulfield Racecourse on March 4 and 5 – tickets are on sale now from www.melbourneguitarshow.com.au. It’s been 3 long years since the last show was devoured by over 5,000 guitar and music loving […]
Words by Kyra Jade-Coombs When it comes to Architects in recent years, fans sure do have a lot to say. Is it a sense of ownership they feel they have over the band? Or perhaps an idea of what they THINK the band should be that they just won’t let go of? Who knows, but […]
Motörhead, the iconic Godfathers of heavy metal, unleash a new video for the previously unreleased track Greedy Bastards, taken from the upcoming release Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC. Greedy Bastards is the second rare gem found in the recording session vaults for the 23rd (and final) studio album, Bad Magic in 2015. Instantly hailed as […]
EMG Senior Artist Manager and Talent Scout Greg Shaw is excited to announce and welcome London-based death metal act KARYBDIS to his roster. Described by Metal Hammer as an ‘eclectic blend of melodic death metal, 21st-century metalcore and prog-tinged technicality’ the UK act have worked alongside some of the leaders in the industry since the […]
After much anticipation, modern heavy symphonic titans KAMELOT have announced the upcoming release of their most introspective, uplifting, vital release to date – their first full-length in five years – The Awakening, out March 17, 2023 via Napalm Records. The Awakening enters the KAMELOT legacy as their most massive and diverse offering yet – mixing […]
British metal sextet Bury Tomorrow have premiered the video for Heretic, featuring While She Sleeps frontman Loz Taylor. Heretic is another crushing taste of their forthcoming seventh album, the aptly titled The Seventh Sun, releasing March 31 via Music For Nations. Dani Winter-Bates states, “‘Heretic’ is here, and we knew from day one of recording […]
With less than two weeks until the release of their sixth studio album On The Prowl and to celebrate Valentine’s Day, California rock lotharios Steel Panther are back with their latest music video from the album. The NSFW video is for the track Friends With Benefits and is a song that lyrically explores a mutually […]
Melbourne outlaw grind act Choof have been busy making a name for themselves over the past few years as one of the most outrageous, yet entertaining and extreme bands Australia has produced in years. Now the fruits of their labour have come to a head with the release of their debut 10” vinyl EP Dimwitted […]
It’s been a cold and dark 6 years, but don’t worry, Frenzal Rhomb are back! And they’re taking you on a journey. So put the child seat in the back of the Hyundai Accent, drop the bottom string down to C# and let’s go to a place where the train line ends, and you have […]
Argentinian artist ANTI has released his new single Ør Incinerate Me. The track is the third to be released from ANTI’s upcoming album Second Death Volume 1. “I wrote “ØIM” as a portrayal of battling with your own devious mind and thoughts,” ANTI explains. “It’s like a little friendly (self)reminder that chaos is good, otherwise, […]
Jax Hollow is a revival rock artist and singer-songwriter hailing from Nashville, TN. Jax has debuted on the scene with a fresh and unique blend of rock, blues, and Americana. Her music stands out with a refreshing pop spin on the throwback rock music explosion. Like a blend of Jimmy Page, Brandi Carlile, and Chris […]
London based, alternative rock artist CHAIDURA has released the official music video for his newest single, With You. Written and performed by the artist, With You was directed by CLARE CHONG. Sonically, With You is a blend of electronic, emo and metal compiled into one unique product. The song begins with an arpeggiated synth that […]
Queensland’s Fake News have a Valentine’s Day present for you all. The music video for the track Rise & Fall which comes from their forthcoming EP, Take Me Away, to be released on March 16. The track is another slab of punk rock goodness with a video that perfectly captures the band’s good time spirit. […]
South Dakota metalcore band Earth Groans will release the Tongue Tied EP on March 3 via Solid State Records. Today, the band has shared the video for Overgrown. As the vision of frontman Jeremy Schaeffer, Earth Groans have tallied millions of streams and built a devout fanbase — and the project has truly found its […]
Time stood still when the calendar shifted into a new day: February 10 marked the beginning of a new era not only for Swedish modern metal visionaries IN FLAMES but for the whole metal community with the release of the band’s new album Foregone. Foregone, the furious new studio album, combines the greatest aggressive, metallic, […]
THE HU—Mongolian rock sensation and UNESCO “Artist For Peace” ambassadors have shared a new version of their 2022 groundbreaking single This Is Mongol. With featured guest vocalist/guitarist William DuVall of Alice In Chains now appearing on the updated track, This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) further highlights the song’s original message of promoting Mongolian culture and […]
The Plain White T’s are back with a new single and video. Spaghetti Tattoo is an acoustic love song in which frontman Tom Higgenson recounts a memorable first date. The video finds the band appearing as puppets, with scenes that pay homage to famous moments from film history. It’s a dreamy, airy track propelled by […]
Following a return to their heavier roots with 2022 single Show Me Your God, The Amity Affliction have today released their new track I See Dead People. The track features kiwi rapper Louie Knuxx, a close friend of the band, who sadly passed away in 2021 of a heart attack. Frontman Joel Birch details the […]
Only a few weeks left until the long-awaited reissue edition of Blackmore’s Night’s debut album Shadow Of The Moon (1997) will be released in stores worldwide. Today, Blackmore’s Night deliver another exciting foretaste with the launch of the 25th Anniversary Mix of Play Minstrel Play. On Play Minstrel Play, Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night teamed […]
After twelve years of band history by now, it’s time to take the power metal hope WINTERSTORM to a new level. The band‘s fifth studio album, entitled Everfrost, will be their first offering since 2016 and their debut on AFM Records. Winter stands for nordic viking and folk metal, Storm for fast-paced power metal, combined […]
PYRAMAZE are an exceptional phenomenon in the international prog- and power metal scene. Their sound brings along numerous traditional melodic and progressive metal trademarks, but gets an immensely high recognition value by their unique feeling for great melodies – in connection with a certain open-mindedness for contemporary arrangements and further development. It’s no secret that […]
Swedish/Norwegian melodic power metal band SAINT DEAMON has announced to return with a new studio album, entitled League Of The Serpent, about three and a half years after their quasi-“comeback” album Ghost. Known for their high-quality sound and an individual touch (which is often hard to find in the power metal genre), also League Of […]
Dedicated to providing the world with laughter, NANOWAR OF STEEL is ready to prove their status as the genre’s most unconventional band with their new album, Dislike To False Metal, out March 10, 2023 via Napalm Records. Traversing the multi-faceted and much too often self-important universe of modern heavy metal, the Italian quintet explores entirely […]
Modern metal outfit THE HELLFREAKS shatter all expectations – and a few bones, to boot – with their relentless second single, Chaos, taken from their upcoming album Pitch Black Sunset, out April 14, 2023 via Napalm Records. With no warning and zero excuses, Chaos will instantly have listeners in the pit as boisterous thrash lines […]
The Funeral Portrait are thrilled to announce the release of their new single Alien via Better Noise Music. Alien further showcases the band’s songwriting capabilities and ethos. In their own words: “The Funeral Portrait stands to represent the outcasts from all walks of life. The misunderstood, the different, the neurodivergent, LGBT+, marginalized, and any others […]
The wait is almost over. Metal greats DELAIN are finally back with their new studio album, Dark Waters, out now. To celebrate this milestone of a bright future to come, the unit around mastermind Martijn Westerholt reveals their final single, Queen of Shadow, together with a hauntingly beautiful official music video. The track merges the […]
Review by Kris Peters Pix by Helheim Photographic The koala, or, more inaccurately, the koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. Plus they are cute as fuck. You are probably […]
February 24 Words by Jimmy Glinster Love ‘em, or hate ‘em, you’ve gotta love this band, or hate them. That will mostly depend on if you’re offended by a guitar pedal named the Pussy Melter and/or are a complete fucking snowflake. Enough of that snowflake business though, but if you don’t find sexual innuendo comical […]
Words and pix by Robert Forte Anthrax has been plying their thrash metal wares to the masses for over four decades. Much like most long-standing outfits, Anthrax has had their fair share of up and downs from a popularity standpoint, band member turnover, inner strife and more close calls with retiring the band for good […]
Words by Jimmy Glinster Pix by Helheim Photography Before I get started with this one, I thought I’d better mention that I’ve been a fan of (hed) P.E. since their 2000 album Broke, which in my opinion was one of the best Nu-Metal releases of its time and is still one of my favourite albums […]
Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group present A Project X Entertainment Production, A Radio Silence Film: Scream VI, out March 9 Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. In Scream VI, Melissa Barrera (Sam Carpenter), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Mindy Meeks-Martin), Mason Gooding (Chad Meeks-Martin), Jenna Ortega […]
With Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey hitting cinemas in Australia tonight today Dave Griffiths sat down with the director, Rhys Frake-Waterfield for a chat about the film that has the whole world talking. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
The TV spot that debuted during today’s Super Bowl game for Lucasfilm’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” starring Harrison Ford as the legendary hero archaeologist and directed by James Mangold (“Ford v Ferrari,” “Logan”), is available now. The highly anticipated fifth installment of the iconic franchise will open in Australian cinemas on June 29, 2023. Starring […]
Today, during the Super Bowl game, Marvel Studios and James Gunn released a brand-new, action-packed trailer online for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the final film in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise, spearheaded by James Gunn. The trailer and a new poster are both available now to share with your readers. In Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy […]
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious […]
Warner Bros. Pictures presents “The Flash,” directed by Andy Muschietti (the “IT” films, “Mama”). Ezra Miller reprises their role as Barry Allen in the DC Super Hero’s first-ever standalone feature film. Worlds collide in “The Flash” when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. […]
