This October Numetal Mayhem is delivering to Australasia two of the most iconic men from two of the biggest Nu Metal bands ever. For the first time in history lead singers from rival bands, Slipknot and Mushroomhead, will share the stage together, ending the legendary feud that has been waged in the press and across […]
Pioneering New Zealand outfit Kaosis first introduced Australia to their high-energy brand of impossible-to-classify music pre-covid with a whirlwind assault that was as visually terrifying as it was sonically stunning. Blending metal, hip hop elements, dance undertones and whatever else fit into their musical magic ball, Kaosis made an immediate impact and were quickly claimed […]
King Parrot have always epitomised the working class of Australian metal. Brash, confident, unflinching and honest to the core, the boys have never wavered from their passion, bringing to the surface a newfound generation of Australian music that has its roots deeply entrenched in laconic Aussie humour laced with massive doses of pent up attitude […]
Megadeth are a band that has polarised music lovers almost from the outset. Despite a successive string of hit albums, the band has always been more defined by past members and their ongoing feuds with vocalist Dave Mustaine. While music will always be the victor, these public disputes have always threatened to overshadow the music […]
After 5 years of hiatus Sunshine Coast Alternative Scene Movement has returned. This time with their biggest, most epic event yet at the Commercial Hotel Nambour on Saturday, July 15. Welcome to Aeon 4560, the first-ever annual Sunshine Coast Metal festival, featuring Flesh Torrent, The 5th Column, The Final Conflict, Ineffigy, Zagtar, Mezmik, Aborto de […]
In 2023, the Stack is well and truly back. Recently sharing a brand new single, the 90s-soaked bop Shotgun Wedding, today Budgewoi rockers Short Stack are pleased to announce another tantalising treat: the release of their 2009 album Stack Is The New Black which will be available on vinyl for the very first time on […]
The Mighty Boosh are back, this time as the stars of Behind The Boosh – a captivating photo exhibition that delves deep into the whimsical world of the iconic comedy troupe. Presented by Behind the Gallery on the twenty-year anniversary of The Mighty Boosh pilot. This exclusive showcase invites viewers on a mesmerising journey through […]
ARIA Award-winning, acclaimed Australian rock band You Am I will pay homage to one of their greatest influences, The Who, as they play their legendary album Tommy, as well as a set of Who classics, live across the country this July and August. They will be fronted by two of Australia’s most accomplished female rock […]
UK, progressive metal masters TesseracT will make their triumphant return to Australia in May 2024. Their devoted fans have endured a seemingly endless six-year wait for this momentous occasion. Prepare for an unforgettable experience as TesseracT unleash their mind-bending live show across all five capital cities, leaving both loyal followers and newcomers awestruck. Since the […]
Greg Puciato has never been able to sit still. After rising to global prominence as vocalist of the revered and pioneering extreme music act The Dillinger Escape Plan, Greg Puciato began to spread his wings towards the end of their illustrious and controversial tenure, becoming a key member of other such acts as the heavy […]
KISS have announced two local support acts for their final Australian show, which is set to take place at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Saturday 7 October. The Final Curtain will see KISS supported by Oz rockers Regurgitator & The Delta Riggs and special guests, as previously announced, are Californian rockers Weezer. Get ready for an […]
KINGS OF THRASH “The MEGA Years” featuring David Ellefson & Jeff Young are set to perform live the MEGADETH albums Killing is my Business….and Business is Good as well as So Far, So Good… So What albums in their entirety on their upcoming Australian shows, starting tonight (July 12) in Canberra. KINGS OF THRASH “The […]
Choose Your Cruise, Australia’s leading music cruise charter company, is thrilled to announce the highlyanticipated Rock the Boat 2024 cruise, set to take place from October 23 – 30, 2024. This year, Rockthe Boat will make history as it sails for the first-time on-board Carnival Luminosa, offering music loversa new and fresh approach to the […]
New Indie Record Label XMusic have started to put on gigs to highlight the best of their original music lineup. First up is on Saturday July 22 at Quakers Inn Sydney where XMusic artists Whiteford, Wicked Things and Kris Petersen will be playing. XMusic boss Tim Mclean Smith says, “It’s the only way to give […]
Fearless US hardcore punk band Drug Church is thrilled to announce additional dates and support acts for their highly anticipated debut tour ‘Down Under’. They’ve added a show at Whammy Bar in Auckland on August 12 and an additional show at Stay Gold in Melbourne on August 19. The band have recruited Sydney’s Beerwolf to […]
Devin Townsend is a relentless force, fearlessly pushing the boundaries of artistic expression. A genius, an eccentric mastermind, an orchestrator, and a comedian all rolled into one. His ability to seamlessly transition from creating crushingly heavy sounds to crafting ethereal and otherworldly ambience is not merely a display of immense talent; it lies at the […]
With six of eight shows sold out on their national Easy Detention tour, iconic Aussie rockers Grinspoon have today announced second and final shows for Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, with limited tickets still available in Hobart and Newcastle. The tour will make its way around the country later this year in October, November and December, […]
It’ll be a never ending run of magic this November when iconic UK folk-punk troubadour FRANK TURNER and his band THE SLEEPING SOULS return to New Zealand and Australia for The Never Ending Tour Of Everywhere, alongside special guests MOM JEANS and EMILY BARKER. This marks FRANK TURNER’s biggest Australian headline tour. As one of […]
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 line up 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 […]
Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce Scottish indie icons Teenage Fanclub will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2024, performing their first live shows down under since 2019. The renowned Glasgow five-piece – led by founding members Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, with drummer Francis Macdonald, bassist Dave McGowan and keyboardist Euros Childs […]
Following on from a huge first announcement of conference speakers – which will see top industry tastemakers from around the globe descend on Australia – BIGSOUND has officially dropped the mic and unveiled over 140 artists set to showcase in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley from September 5 – 8. Now in its 22nd year, BIGSOUND has […]
Yours and Owls will be throwing the housewarming of all housewarmings this October, and they invite you all to help them christen their new home for the next three years, The University of Wollongong. B.Y.O willingness to lose yourself in the music, the moments, own it, and never let it go for two whole days. […]
Brisbane rock machine PistonFist are counting down the days to the release of their debut album Redline on July 21. To celebrate the boys have today unleashed the title track, a high-octane number that captures PistonFist in all of their rock glory. The accompanying video was shot at this year’s Rockynats, where PistonFist rocked tens […]
Sydney’s Dirt City have emerged onto the scene with their debut single, Squelch, by reclaiming and reintroducing the industrial roughness absent in modern heavy rock. Squelch fearlessly embraces the grit, angst and dirt that defines Dirt City’s sound. Produced by Nathan Sheehy (DZ Deathrays) and mastered by Grant Berry (Stand Atlantic, Fangz), Squelch showcases the […]
Melbourne’s rock’n’roll kings The Casanovas have today released the riff-rocking new single The Devil In Me. It follows the surprise release of When You Want Something From Me last October on the eve of the band’s long-awited European tour, and is the second single from their forthcoming fifth album, Backseat Rhythms, which will be released […]
Newcastle metalcore outfit Vilify address internalised homophobia in their menacing new single From The Inside. A tale of anger, self-loathing and torment, the track delivers a heavy groove from the onset that carries the weight of raw emotion throughout. From The Inside speaks to the relentless questioning that takes place on the journey of self-discovery, […]
Brisbane alt-rockers Joy In Motion welcome a new member to the fold and return to their rock roots with vengeful new single, Wasting Away. Featuring stadium-worthy drums, blistering guitars and synthy soundscapes, Wasting Away sees the band explore a DIY approach to their craft as vocalist Jake Solway steps into the producer role with their […]
Brisbane/Meanjin dynamic emo rock duo Upsetter release another set of two powerfully emotive new singles, Deserve and Martyr, a taste of what’s to come from the band’s debut EP Doomgaze, out Friday August 11. Upsetter teamed up with three time ARIA-Award winning producer and long time friend Cody McWaters (The Chats, King Stingray) to record […]
Aussie Industrial Titans, Our Last Enemy will release their new EP As Within So Without on August 18. The band recently released the second single from the EP, the pummelling Still Breathing featuring long time friend of the band and deathcore royalty, CJ McMahon from Thy Art Is Murder. Still Breathing shows OLE leaning into […]
Following the release of the once-seen-never-unseen video for their previous single Apartment For Two, the completion of their 20th European tour and their latest Australian tour, The Hard-Ons today release their latest single from their #3 ARIA Australian Album Chart debuting new album Ripper ’23, In Falls Everything. The song is a punch in the […]
Australia’s Eurovision stars, synth-prog metal outfit Voyager have released their incredible new single and video, Ultraviolet, another glimpse of their world-beating new album Fearless In Love, set for release this July 14 (Season of Mist). The band head into darker and more cinematic realms with the huge new track, featuring Sean Harmanis from Australian metalcore […]
Australian death metal trio WEREWOLVES have released a new single and music video, titled Destroyer of Worlds. It is the third track to be taken from WEREWOLVES’ forthcoming fourth album, My Enemies Look and Sound Like Me, which is set for release via Prosthetic Records on August 11. Coinciding with a certain upcoming Hollywood blockbuster […]
Sydney’s Dirt City have emerged onto the scene with their debut single Squelch by reclaiming and reintroducing the industrial roughness absent in modern heavy rock. Squelch fearlessly embraces the grit, angst and dirt that defines Dirt City’s sound. Produced by Nathan Sheehy (DZ Deathrays) and mastered by Grant Berry (Stand Atlantic, Fangz), Squelch showcases the […]
Melbourne rock trio Sisters Doll are having the times of their lives right now! Their just released new single Change is their third #1 single on the Australian iTunes Rock Chart with the track AND the music video debuting in the Top Spots upon release today. With its driving bass, perfect tempo, soaring chorus and […]
Australia’s extreme metal titans Thy Art Is Murder have released their storming new single, Keres, the second taste of new music lifted from the band’s forthcoming album, Godlike, out September 15 via Human Warfare. A stadium-sized death metal anthem, Keres has it all: bone-crushing verses, colossal stomping choruses, an urgent guitar solo, and frontman CJ […]
Australia’s WINDWAKER have dropped the video for their brand new single SIRENS. SIRENS is like a sonic grenade — the musical tension, urgency, riffs, and beats build quickly and explode with a delirious fury. Shifting from clean vocals to earth-shattering screams amid a firestorm of guitars and synths, the Australian band will hurl you headfirst […]
Meanjin/Brisbane-based alternative-metal artist Machine on a Break has just unveiled her mesmerising new single Honestly. Honestly opens with sombre piano, eerie soundscapes and seamless backing vocals that compliment Machine on a Break’s rich melodic delivery. The verse percolates with intricacies, bursting to life through a full-throttle chorus, fuelled by bludgeoning drums and growling guitars. The […]
Naarm/Melbourne-based alternative-heavy act Future Static make their hotly anticipated return in an unexpected yet utterly electrifying fashion with a turbo-charged, metal fuelled cover of Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee‘s 2004 global reggaeton hit, Gasolina. Electric front-woman Amariah Cook, born in Melbourne and raised in Barcelona, unites the vastly different metal and reggaeton worlds of her […]
It’s been a few years between drinks, but Sydney punks Ebolagoldfish have returned with the first taste of their new album. Powers is out now in the form of a storm chasing video and on all streaming platforms. A slick piece of work that sees the group continuing their musical journey, Powers will appear on […]
Following the success of their first two single releases Save Your Breath and Robin The Hood, GLASSHAWK have released a new single titled Never Wanna Wait in the lead up to their debut EP Kolorblind. The latest single showcase’s the diverse musical journey this band has to offer, with the lyric video using a combination […]
Melbourne alternative band Bad Juju share their fourth nostalgic rock single, Raincoat, from their highly anticipated debut album, Blue Heaven, out Friday July 21. Raincoat is a reminder to appreciate the things that we have before they’re gone. Vocalist Russell Holland says, “whether it’s a relationship with a partner, the planet we live on or […]
It’s been what seems like a lifetime coming, but Australia has finally been awarded the opportunity to see musical legends David Ellefson and Jeff Young reunite together on stage. And not just for any reason. This is a reunion for the ages, witnessed live by only a small number of lucky punters in the US […]
Out Now Words by Greg Walker A surprise release, when I saw Blackbraid II was out my excitement was overwhelming. Without having heard it I’d jumped on Bandcamp and ordered the CD, anticipating it would be a strong contender for album of 2023. Last year’s Blackbraid I debut left an indelible mark on my heart, […]
Words by Jimmy Glinster Napalm Records Release date: July 14 I guess you could say that England and thrash metal kinda go hand in hand with the whole New Wave of British Heavy Metal thing that happened back in the early 80s with the likes of The Big Four. All of which were American bands […]
