News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Majora are makers of beautifully heavy music – instrumental pieces crafted with care and intricacy that take the listener on deep journeys of introspect and bliss. Today they are returning to the fore of […]
Sydney’s Lo! literally made a splash last year with the ingenious video clip for ORCA, produced by bass player Adrian Shapiro himself: The clip showed vocalist Sam Dillon as a vicious creature emerging from […]
Sydney’s Mercury Sky are back with new music – and though the single is called ‘Nausea’ – it won’t make you nauseous. It’s the first single from their forthcoming ‘Infra’ EP. The EP will […]
Melbourne is the spiritual and physical home of pure bread rock n roll in Australia and the Riff Raiders are testament to that! They play like they mean it, with monstrous riffs, thundering drums […]
After nine years performing live and producing three acclaimed studio albums, The Peep Tempel announce a final run of national dates before entering a period of hiatus. Australia has a happy knack of throwing […]
Caligula’s Horse, a band at the forefront of Australia’s progressive rock scene, will hit the road for a national tour over September and October in support of their new album In Contact, to be […]
It’s been 7 years and 9 months since Mammal collectively drove their raw brand of Lamborghini rock ‘n’ roll straight off a cliff, but today the flaming fireball of visceral energy and groove known […]
The ball has well and truly begun rolling for Sydney’s Justice For The Damned, and now there is no sign of it slowing. Half way through their sold out tour with Ocean Grove, they’ve […]
Destroy All Lines and Friends Like Us proudly present “HEAVY: MUSIC FOR MENTAL HEALTH” on Saturday 19th August. An open invitation for friends, family and even strangers to create awareness and break down the stigma of mental […]
Sydney punkers SPEEDBALL have just completed their 3rd release, titled How Will I Slam Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Mosh Today. The EP has all their crowd favourites finally committed to tape. Tracks like […]
The Brave are thrilled to announce they are heading out on a long awaited headline tour! Hitting the east coast in September, The Brave are also taking their new single “Ethereal” along for the ride too. In […]
With the days getting longer and the nights shorter, the countdown is on until your favourite springtime festival hits the shores of Wollongong for another year of sun, tunes and booze! The team at […]
Adelaide’s foremost progressive metal act, Dyssidia present the music video for their track Dead Smoke The track comes from their Of Delight & Despair EP which was released on Nov 4, 2016 Watch it here […]
Renowned for their attention to detail when laying down new musical compositions, twin brothers Paul and Andrew Haug are set to return with the brand new Contrive album, Slow Dissolve. However the detail, this […]
Shit, son. There’s great new heavy music pouring out of Western Australia at the moment and Perth’s THE INFINITE has today rolled out their brand new track ‘A View from Nowhere’ with a guitar […]
New Zealand experimental, atmospheric, post-metallers Spook The Horses are the latest signing to Berlin based Pelagic Records! The Wellington based 6-piece will release their third album People Used To Live Here on November 10. […]
Sunshine Coast heavy-hitters, New Clear Vision only recently released their newest single, ‘No More Screams‘, and now they’re going all out with the launch of their full-length self-titled album – a release that has […]
Foxblood’s debut self-release ‘The Devil, The Dark & The Rain’ was a fierce statement from a band hellbent on blowing audiences away, a year since it’s release, Foxblood are pleased to announce the release of […]
Still flushed from their recent name change and the addition of smashing new drummer Caitlin Thomas, Adelaide’s seven-headed rock-hydra WEST THEBARTON are lined up for a whirlwind tour. Kicking the party into gear, the no-frills max-vibe […]
Melbourne band, The Heartache State, fronted by Nick Barker, are set to release their brand new album, Last of the Buffalo on September 1 via independent rock label, Golden Robot Records, available to pre-order now, […]
Sydney rockers Interim have announced the release date for their upcoming debut album Escapism, along with a string of dates around the country to celebrate its release. Escapism, recorded at Airlock Studios in Brisbane […]
The National Indigenous Music Awards today announce their finalists while acknowledging the passing of 14-time NIMA recipient, 2016 NIMA Artist of the Year and giant of the Australian music industry Dr. G. Yunupingu. The […]
Blind Love, the sonically infectious, ethereal and groundbreaking new album from AWAKEN I AM is set for release on September 29th, 2017. The Australian Gold Coast quintet have delivered a captivatingly hypnotic and visually liberating […]
One of Brisbane’s most accomplished and under-rated heavy bands, Apate, are today announcing their brand new EP, ‘Spit you Out’ and rolling out their tour dates to go with it, a triple threat release […]
Following on from last year’s debut EP Crooked Tales that featured the singles Hell Cat and Black Whip Lovin’, Perth’s Foxton Kings are set to launch their most frenetic offering yet with Mookaite. Recorded at Debaser with local […]
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