Northern NSW hard rock/metal outfit Beast Machine have emerged from the shadow of COVID armed with a new resolve and a fresh arsenal of music.
With a solid reputation for their live performances, the duo have spent the last 18 months readying themselves for when the inevitable time comes that they can hit the road but once more, but rather than store up existing material and delay its release, Beast Machine instead elected to utilize the time to write songs for what will be a ...
From the tranquil serenity of the Blue Mountains comes the insanely aggressive and brutal new metal outfit 12Gauge Rampage.
Formed just before the onset of COVID in January 2020, this trio bonded over a love of all things chaotic and destructive and have moulded themselves in to possibly one of the most fearsome acts currently doing the rounds of Australian metal.
With their debut video for track “#killedmorecuntsthancovid” 12Gauge Rampage deliver a ...
Melbourne metal outfit To Octavia have returned with their latest single āThe Sound Of The Rainā, a punchier and more dynamic release to what fans of the band have come to expect.
A shift in the band’s line-up and time away from music has left the young band hungry for more success, with vocalist Merry Kirk-Holmes and guitarist Justin Keurntjes sitting down with HEAVY to discuss the new single and their upcoming sophomore EP Somewhere in a World, Not of the ...
Just when you thought things were beginning to level out in the music world and the pieces were beginning to slowly filter into place, Melbourne punk outfit Clowns decide to deliver their new single and prove to the world that while certain things may stay still, others continue to build momentum.
āDoes It Matterā is not a complete genre backflip for the lovable punksters, but it also isnāt the aggressive and in your face response to COVID that many would have ...
Punk animals Amyl and The Sniffers have risen up from the sticky carpets of Melbourneās underground music scene to storm the world stage.
Renowned for their chaotic, ball-tearing live show, Dec Martens (guitar), Bryce Wilson (drums) and Gus Romer (bass) smash through the hooks at breakneck pace while āhuman fireworkā Amy Taylor lights up the stage ā an exhilarating ride that routinely leaves fans covered in blood, sweat and saliva.
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Like most band members, music is their life.
Brisbane’s The Lost Knights are no different. They’ve been a band for 7 years now – and have given it their all in the hopes that one day they may achieve their dreams.
Now, they are releasing their new single and video “Paper Skies”, their tongue in cheek single written in frustration about the fact that their dreams and the dreams of thousands of other musicians the world over, may never come ...
Dr. Colossus have just released their second full-length studio record entitledĀ Iām A Stupid Moron With An Ugly Face And A Big Butt And My Butt Smells And I Like To Kiss My Own Butt and theyāre taking this sheer Springfieldien wonderment on tour!
The Melbourne four-piece have been dishing out Simpsons inspired doom-rock for a good part of the last decade and have built a solid reputation for being a highly engaging band that’s not afraid to poke a little fun while ...
Brisbane-based post-hardcore quartet Deadlights have revealed their long-awaited immeasurable sophomore record The Uncanny Valley which was produced by their guitarist/vocalist Tynan Reibel and mixed and mastered by Chris Vernon (Belle Haven, Windwaker, Stuck Out).
The Uncanny Valley is eleven tracks of relentless, trenchant hardcore music that explores a vast range of subject matters while exposing the diverse yet habitual musical elements that have come to define ...
Newcastle’s heavy metal rising stars Where The Devil just dropped their crushing new single “Misery”.
Incorporating influences such as Deftones, Hellyeah, Drowning Pool and Stone Sour, their latest offering is a powerful down-tuned brooding composition peppered with catchy melodies, savage riffs and atmospheric interludes.
Taking a more melodic approach “Misery” highlights the dynamic side of Where The Devil, whilst maintaining their ...
Having made a powerful re-entry for the year with new single “Does It Matter?”, Melbourneās Clowns now present the songās official music video.
Directed by Nick Manuell across locations in Footscray and Melbourne city, the visuals capture the hectic energy of the song itself. A song that thrives on big anarchic vibes, “Does It Matter?” is the perfect track to get Clowns fans revved for the return of the Melbourne punk legends.
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Sydney sludge act Burial Pit release their terrifying debut album Subhuman Scum.
This onslaught of slow, brutalising, crushing riffs, blended with vocal lines laced with venom and death metal grooves, all come together in a spectacular display of songwriting, hatred and well-focused aggression.
The recurring theme of Subhuman Scum is the violent retribution for the atrocities of man and a vehement hatred towards abusers of power and people.
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Melbourne progressive instrumentalists The Omnific have released “Wax & Wane”, the first single from their forthcoming album due later in 2021.
Toby Peterson-Stewart from the band comments on the track āAfter 2 years of being hidden away working on our craft, itās exciting to finally share new music. “Wax & Wane” explores the natural ebbs & flows of musical inspiration, a concoction of riffs developed during the Covid lockdown.
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Fresh from the release of their Remix EP 5G in February, Northlane have released their latest EP 2D in full today.
The five-tracker features stripped-back acoustic versions of fan-favourites from the band’s Alien era, including album favourites “Bloodline”, “Rift”, “4D” and “Sleepless” (which originally debuted in the band’s 2020 documentary ‘Negative Energy’), as well as 2020 single, “Enemy Of The ...
Piercing through the dark winter clouds, innovative leaders of the modern death metal scene Psycroptic have decided that the time has arrived to lunge out of the darkness and back onto the stage.
Since their formation in 1999, the band have constantly evolved and broken through boundaries to write intense sonic creations that are heavy, catchy and worship the riff. Coupled with their incredibly tight and dynamic live performances, Psycroptic have persistently dominated ...
Melbourne-based emo-punk quartet Bukowski have just returned with their latest dignified offering “elevator song” which was produced, mixed, and mastered by Jack Newlyn (Paradise Club, Stuck Out).
The track begins with palliative drums and sedative guitars, while the verses are guided by the melancholic vocals of James āBassyā Karagiozis. Taking cues from influences Jimmy Eat World and Turnover, the song flows gracefully into a chorus filled with emotion and ...
Despite the uncertainty surrounding their long term future, Frankies Pizza is still keeping their commitment to live music alive and this weekend host another rendition of FreakFlag.
The Erotic Nightmare continues with another barbed offering from the Freakflag field of fortune. A playing field fertile with fetish, alive and pulsing, a pressure valve of potent perversion, pointing, pushing, piercing.
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After the dearth of festivals the last 18 months itās great to see more and more quality lineups emerge.
One of these is Hell on High Water, a festival created by musicians for music lovers everywhere and featuring an assembled lineup of established and emerging artists.
To be held in Coffs Harbor on June 12, Hell On High Water is providing the old adage of āif you build it they will comeā, with well over half of the tickets already snapped up.
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Father Deer Hands are performing a “Factory Reset” with their latest single and video.
The clip and new song come as the band gears up to play a show in memory of Jack Sheppard at The Lansdowne in Sydney on April 28, with tickets at https://linktr.ee/Anightforjack, Diamond Dogs music lounge, Dapto on May 1 and a headline show at Burdekin Hotel, Sydney on May 22in celebration of the release of “Factory Reset”.
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The Sunshine Coast has been quiet on the live music front of late, but that is about to change quickly with the opening next month of Eleven Dive Bar in Maroochydore.
Even the mere promise of a return to live entertainment has been enough to generate excitement in the region, but with today’s announcement of bands over the opening weekend that excitement has turned into something more.
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Sydney brewers and purveyors of Aussie music, Young Henrys have today announced the return of their live music series Best Served Loud to Melbourne for a memorable night at Max Watts on Friday, June 11.
Teaming up with ANTI FADE Records and Triple R, Best Served Loud will have the honour of hosting UV Race, Hierophants, R.M.F.C., Parsnip and Green Child DJs on stage for a rapturous long weekend kickoff.
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Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce the return of legendary Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus to stages across Australia this December.
The announcement celebrates Hoodoo Gurus 40th Anniversary since their first live show in 1981 plus the release of their new single “World Of Pain” (out today via Universal Music Australia).
With special guests, iconic US indie-darlings The Dandy Warhols on the bill, this is a stellar line-up you wonāt want to ...
Tribute shows excite and polarise equally but there is no denying the thirst for nostalgia currently in Australia with the re-emergence of a vibrant tribute scene. Long gone is the stigma of ājust a cover bandā or as Danny BazziĀ from Silverback TouringĀ puts it, ātribute shows are now far from those which you would just catch, conveniently, while hitting your local for a ten buck t-boneā.
The tributes that Bazzi refers to are world-class, professionally produced, hit-laden ...
Hailing from Geelong Australia, Warped are a three-piece band that have been around the traps for 30 years and are highly respected scene veterans.
Warped have now released their new single “Match Fit” via Golden Robot Records, which can be listened to below:
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Revered Australian band Nick Barker and The Reptiles return to the spotlight this October for one exclusive show in Sydney and Melbourne.
They will play at the Bridge Hotel in Rozelle in Sydney on Saturday, October 16 and the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on Saturday, October 30.
Watch “Won’t Get You Loved” below:
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Who would have thought after the cancellation of Bluesfest last Easter by a Public Health Order, less than 24 hours before gates were due to open and due to one local case of transmission, that six weeks later we would be announcing the re-scheduled festival, and a week later, today the line-up.
This October, Bluesfest will be the first major festival to return, since COVID-19 struck, with a multi-day, multi-stage, camping event and almost all the artists due to play at ...
“Dehumanise” is the third single to be released from the forthcoming album Eye to Eye from New Zealand’s Lords of Loud, The Datsuns.
Released digitally and on limited edition 7″ single, the set-to-stun dystopian riff rocker is accompanied by the dramatic non-LP B-side “Negative Swing”.
Emotions railing against the system. A homogenous future, devoid of the very thing that makes man, man.
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The following is a direct re-publish of what we received from Frankies Pizza:
The news broke that Frankie’s Pizza’s Hunter Street home will be demolished to make way for the new Sydney Metro line.
The outpouring of support has been sensational. The personal accounts, memories, and sentiments shared from customers, fans, ex-staff, performers, and media from all over the world has really illuminated how much this venue means to so many people out ...
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Words couldn’t do justice to how great Southside of Hell was last weekend so we tracked down our photography team to ram it home!
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Since forming in January of 2020 in a small town of the Blue Mountains, 12Gauge Rampage has stormed in to take the Aussie metal scene out with a fusillade of sonic missiles, delivering their own brand of violent, slamming death metal that could grind the beak off an ibis.
Hell-bent on catching the unwary eye, 12Gauge Rampage offer an interesting and unique twist with their extremities, playing riff-heavy deathgrind without the use of guitars or synth.
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If the recent solo performance by Grinspoonās Phil Jamieson taught me one thing itās that I am a selfish prick when it comes to the music I like.
In a strange way, you get protective over music that formed part of your adolescent soundtrack and, even subconsciously, you tend to claim ownership of it in some respects.
Rightly or wrongly.
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