Dead City Ruins are one of this country’s most recognizable names on the touring circuit. Their blending of old-school rock with blues and hard rock has seen the band win over new fans every time they step out on stage, with their 2018 album Never Say Die finally seeing them receive the critical and mainstream […]
Australian metal acts Deadlights and Mirrors both have a spate of unfinished business burning away at their daily existence. Both have put out albums in the last 18 months – Deadlights with The Uncanny Valley and Mirrors with The Ego’s Weight – but neither has had the chance to tour and spread the word. We […]
Gippsland heavy outfit Ocean Sleeper recently released their new EP Is It Better Feeling Nothing, taking listeners into a heavier, more personal side of the band than ever before. After teasing fans with a look into the meatier direction with singles Forever Sinking and Your Love I’ll Never Need, Ocean Sleeper revealed the full package […]
Of course, everyone has their horror stories from COVID but imagine for one minute being in a band that has released a multitude of singles to go along with an awesome EP but is still yet to play a show… Sound fucked up? Just ask rock outfit East York and they will reply with an […]
Melbourne melodic death metal masters Be’lakor just announced a very special performance to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their third studio album Of Breath & Bone. To honour this milestone, Be’lakor will be performing ‘Of Breath & Bone’ in its entirety for the first and only time on November 4 in their hometown of Melbourne. Renowned for their immersive songwriting which expands the melodic death metal genre by merging […]
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-LIFT OFF Robot God release new music video. Ready To Launch is the first song lifted from Robot God’s yet to be released second full length album titled Worlds Collide. The video clip takes the listener on a sonic journey through space and time to far reaching planets in an attempt to colonise Mars only […]
After a busy 12 months that has seen Australian Lux Rock band Twisted Horizon become an Australian powerhouse in the rock community, the project of Australian musician Jack McDonald is releasing their debut album Road To Revival. The result comes in the form of a thunderous album, delivering guitar driven anthem after guitar driven anthem, […]
After taking an extensive break from touring Caligulas Horse are back in action in a big way! Before they head across the country supporting The Butterfly Effect with Thornhill in September and October, the band will do a once-off warmup show, showcasing the bands latest album Rise Radiant and classic songs from their back catalogue. […]
Australian metal juggernauts PARKWAY DRIVE will drop their seventh album DARKER STILL on September 9 via Epitaph Records. Darker Still, their first full-length since 2018’s Reverence, can be pre-ordered here. Today, the band has shared the video for the title track. Watch it below. The song is unlike anything you’ve previously heard from Parkway Drive — it’s a monumental song in scope, with career-defining performances all around. Darker Still […]
Waikato rockers Medusa Glare have officially released their new song SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE. Written by Medusa Glare, recorded at Roundhead Studios NZ, engineered and mixed by Scott Seabright, produced by Scott Seabright and Medusa Glare, mastered by Chris Chetland at Kog Studio. SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE is available on Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube […]
Heavy rockers from Townsville Qld, Colloidal Silver have just released a brand new song and the four members are totally stoked with how it sounds. Clocking in at just over 9 minutes Blood n My Bone is an epic journey that’s filled with giant slabs of downtuned guitar riffs, grinding, groove heavy drum and bass […]
One year after the release of their critically acclaimed studio album Strange, Strange Times, Melbourne’s alternative rockers THE UGLY KINGS are heading off on the second leg of their Australian Do You Feel Like You’re Paranoid? Tour with 9 shows in September, October and November. Right in time before the tour, the four-piece, known for their foreboding alt-rock with blackened […]
There are just 10 days to go until Fist Full of Rock – featuring the ultimate line-up in Australian hard rock, The Angels, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo and The Poor – hits the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on September 2.  These four incredible bands will showcase the quintessential setlist of Australian rock anthems. The Angels are one of Australia’s most loved rock […]
Punk rockers of Australia and New Zealand unite! For the first time in history two of the most influential and enduring punk bands of all time are heading down under together. Fans never thought they would see the day, so get ready to tick this off your bucket list as LA heavyweights Social Distortion and Bad Religion team up […]
Following a two year recording drought, Gold Coast space rockers, Rinser are back with a vengeance this September with the release of the title track from their forthcoming, debut album, Existential Exodus; set for release in November 2022. The boys will be celebrating the long awaited release with a five stop tour of South East […]
Brisbane hard rock machine PistonFist are inviting lovers of meaty metal everywhere to Dig In with their latest single. After a whirlwind twelve months that has seen PistonFist play from Cairns to Blacken Open Air and everywhere in between, the boys are now concentrating on showering us with new music in the lead up to […]
The Poor photos by Lisa Perry KISS photos thanks to Jimmy Wah from Sense Media After several stop start efforts to get their End Of The Road World Tour to Australia due to the pandemic that shall not be named, KISS – the hottest band in the world – finally arrived on our shores earlier […]
Words by Erin Eddy I first came across Perth metalcore band Patient Sixty-Seven in September 2021, when they released their single Damage Plan and when the continued disruption to the live music scene by Covid lockdowns had well and truly carried me to the point of despair. I made it my mission to trawl the […]
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