A buoyant yet bittersweet ode to nostalgia, Australian alternative rock icons Eskimo Joe returned in March armed with ‘The First Time’; the band’s first new music since 2021’s 99 Ways. Appearing at the hugely popular Lookout Festival alongside Live and Incubus before […]
Southern rock stalwarts Robert Jon & The Wreck are back with a brand-new single, “Trouble,” a rollicking southern rock burner from their highly anticipated album, Red Moon Rising, set for release on June 28th via […]
Rock singer-songwriter Tristan Tritt today released his new single “Sick of It” from his debut EP What Are We Doing?, due out this July 18, 2024. “Sick of It” combines crunchy guitars with Tristan’s passionate […]
Just like it says on the chip packet, all three Dirty Three shows for Rising Melbourne have sold-out! Add in a full house at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre and that’s an outstanding result two weeks ahead […]
German metalcore veterans NEAERA have unveiled a video for latest single, “All is Dust,“ the title track of their upcoming new full-length, set for release June 28th via Metal Blade Records. Comments guitarist Stefan Keller, […]
Following their latest, much discussed studio album Sound & Fury released in February, German metal frontrunners DUST BOLT have released a live version of their 2010-track “Children of Violence”! DUST BOLT’s frontman, Lenny B., reveals:“Bam! The song “Children of Violence,” […]
In time for their upcoming performance at this year’s Wacken Open Air, August 2, Swedish modern metal act MISTER MISERY have released their much-awaited, self-titled studio offering! Following a series of previously-released album singles, today, MISTER MISERY have shared a brand […]
Following the recent, previously-released single, entitled “Wings of Twilight”, featuring a guest performance of AD INFINITUM singer Melissa Bonny, Finland’s melodic metal frontrunners ARION are sharing their brand new, powerful track “Wildfire”! After skyrocketing out of nowhere to the public eye as […]
Wormwood is undoubtedly one of the leading bands on the Swedish metal scene right now. The band now returns straight into the hot air to follow up the highly praised predecessors “Nattarvet” and “Arkivet”. Albums […]
Queensland’s Fake News have come roaring back with their new EP Time And Place. Half a dozen tracks of punk rock goodness that perfectly captures the bands high octane spirit whilst also displaying some serious chops! To celebrate the […]
Today, symphonic melodic metal overlords Rhapsody Of Fire are celebrating the release of their much-awaited and critically acclaimed, new studio epos ‘Challenge The Wind’ via AFM Records. A lyric video for their final single, the album closing track “Mastered by the Dark” […]
Tickets for the upcoming Belle and Sebastian Australian tour are flying, with West Australia becoming the first of the cities to sell out their leg of the run. For fans who missed out on tickets […]
Though music is his first passion, award-winning artist ZIGGY ALBERTS has also been thriving as a writer in recent years, with poetry becoming a natural extension of his songwriting expression. Releasing his second published book […]
Perth’s best day out for rock n roll is back! After a record breaking event for the brand in 2023, Perth Rocks Festival will return to the Port Beach Brewery for another 10 hour original […]
Melbourne hard hitters, Cicadastone release their new album, Future Echoes today! With its lumbering down tuned riff and the bands familiar but oh so welcome vocal harmonies, Take The Fall is another perfect slab of 90’s influenced […]
Melbourne 90’s flavoured rocks Cicadastone are back with their album “Future Echoes”. Their first album for XMusic and how does it stack up to the first two? My introduction to the band was in 2018 […]
As they begin a monumental new chapter, multi-Platinum-selling, BRIT Award-winning, arena-filling giants Catfish and the Bottlemen announce their much-anticipated return to Australia this September. The tour will kick off on Wednesday the 4th of September at […]
FROM ECLIPSE: “Folks! It’s time we let a new song out into the world. You can find it on your favorite music service by clicking this link: https://ffm.to/eclipsefallingtomyknees” We will be in the YouTube chat […]
Exactly one month after the release of ‘Lady’, their first single in over three years, Perth-based rockers The Silent Deeds will drop the video on Monday June 3rd. ‘Lady’ will premiere on The Silent Deeds […]
Sparta celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their seminal and legendary debut album ‘Wiretap Scars’ by performing the album in full, closing the tour at Rosemount Hotel in Perth, supported by Gyroscope. Sparta formed from the ashes of At The […]
Guttered The first band of the night are a four-piece doom-core band made up of Perth locals that go by Guttered. They started the night with over driven, fuzz laden guitars that roared into life […]
Displeasure are a kiwi angry anarchist punk trio from New Zealand and the first support of the night. They are also known as the ‘digital subsidiary’ of band Unsanitary Napkin, in a remixed format. This […]
Self-Education is the new solo album release by guitarist Theo van Niel Jr. This album marks van Niel Jr’s second full-length release as a solo artist, and it’s a stunning display of his musical prowess […]
Embarking on its third year, much loved concert series Night At The Barracks returns to thrill music lovers with an outstanding line-up of Australian superstars and special live shows, running across 4 weekends from September 13 – […]
Attention all PARKWAY DRIVE Perth fans, this is the news you’ve been waiting for! After previously selling out within one hour, the Perth leg of PARKWAY DRIVE’s huge 20 Year Anniversary Tour on Monday 30 […]
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