News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
The night after The Darkness laid waste to Perth on their Australian Tour they hit Adeliade – check out our gallery from Rock Tsar Photography.
We’ve already reviewed The Darkness this year as the band’s Motorheart Tour rolled into Minneapolis back in March and now it’s Australia’s turn! After a stunning couple of nights in Melbourne The Darkness hit […]
Melbourne’s Amyl and The Sniffers have dominated the list of nominees for the 2022 ARIA Awards, with the band bagging six nominations for their already-acclaimed, increasingly adored, sophomore album Comfort To Me – out now via B2B Records. The band is nominated for Album […]
Acclaimed Aussie rockers The Poor have released new single LET ME GO, the follow up to Cry Out and Payback’s A Bitch. Download / stream HERE. In exciting news for fans, they have also revealed the title and release date of their […]
Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm along with Canadian rockers, Theory (Theory Of A Deadman) will be touring Australia and New Zealand in early 2023! Halestorm will make “After years of keepin’ the faith, we are finally returning to Australia and […]
ARCH ENEMY are bigger and better than ever. Delivering a maelstrom of diamond-hard riffing wrapped around cinematic melodies, thunderous drumming and towering vocals, ARCH ENEMY are unstoppable and sound incredibly energized and they are headed back to Australia and […]
Bat Out Of Hell – the album and show that kicked off Chocolate Starfish’s acclaimed Classic Album Series – is back in 2023 by overwhelming demand, after reigniting the stage at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre in […]
It’s the meeting of the “Mega Powers” October 14th at The Milk Bar… Two of Perth’s mainstay hard rock outfits HAILMARY and AMBERDOWN join forces to bring us a MASSIVE dual launch October 14th at […]
As they prepared to take to the stage in the town of Arrasate, in Spanish Basque country, for the first show of their long awaited 2022 European tour, Melbourne’s rock’n’roll kings The Casanovas surprised us all by dropping […]
Brash, unashamed, loud and in your face, GLAM FEST is here Australia. Catering to fans of throwback glam metal (think ‘80s era Sunset strip), sleaze, shock rock, hard rock and everything in between, GLAM FEST offers […]
Melbourne hard rockers Dead City Ruins are gearing up for two massive shows in November to support the recent release of their fourth studio album, Shockwave. Straight off the back of supporting the hottest band in […]
There is no doubt the Gippsland Country Music Festival has cemented itself as a formidable regional event. Celebrating its third year in 2023, the country festival has already celebrated two sold-out shows headlined by the […]
Melbourne band Excuse for an Exit announce fierce and fast LGBTQ+ anthem ‘Not Here For You’ following explosive 2021 lockdown anthems ‘Ugly Cry’ and ‘Death of Me’. Pre Save ‘Not Here For You’ HERE Since […]
Sydney metalcore quartet Bloodshot are set to release their crushing new single ‘Move’ on Friday, October 7th. Representing a bold and assertive new direction, Bloodshot are taking no prisoners with this high-octane concoction of drop tuned fretwork, […]
‘Long Gone’ is a blues infused rock track and the latest hit from The Vendettas, available digitally now via Golden Robot Records. This song hooks you in straight away with an atmospheric howl of guitars. There is a dark […]
HARDLINE MEDIA are proud to present, direct from Canada, the mighty, the legendary, the Metal pioneers… ANVIL!!! Touring their latest release “Impact Is Imminent”, out now on AFM Records. ANVIL are heading down under for 5 shows in 5 […]
Perth Power Metal Sensations Silent Knight just released their crushing new single ‘Dark & Mysterious Times’. This hot new offering is the ultimate display of high-calibre power metal, showcasing impressive vocal range, momentous riffage, and […]
When you’ve got a back catalogue like Daryl Braithwaite’s it’s hard to find new material that will slip easily into an established canon of classic hits. In 2020, when almost no one expected it, Braithwaite […]
Sydney garage rock quintet Dazed are set to drop their new single ‘Paralysed’ on Friday, September 30th. Exploring their heavier sound with ‘Paralysed’, Dazed hits hard with groove metal riffs, infectious melodies and a mid […]
I remember fondly seeing the Hoodoo Gurus final Australian tour, the nationwide three-month ‘Spit the Dummy’ tour, in back 1997 catching shows in Sydney where I lived and later in Perth when I was on […]
Four-piece Australian alt/rock project Hyperdrive Stereo, signed to Golden Robot Records, recently announced that their debut will be released in November 2022, after 20 years in the making. In the lead up to the album release […]
Perth power metal powerhouse Silent Knight just released their third full-length album ‘Full Force’. ‘Full Force’ hones in on Silent Knight’s signature infusion of European power metal melodicism coupled with the razor-sharp aggressiveness of American […]
Melbourne rock n roll legends, Electric Mary, have released their first new music in a year and it’s exactly what’s needed right now. On 3 Days Gone everything is bigger and badder than it was before. Big […]
Sydney alt-funk rockers Trigger Jo are set to release their immersive debut single ‘Better You’ on Friday, 23rd September. This bold new release shapeshifts between alt-rock, indie and funk genres to serve up a delightfully addictive concoction […]
Legendary vocalist GEOFF TATE is coming back to Australia after his highly successful shows performing OPERATION MINDCRIME in its entirety back in pre-Covid 2020. This time, Aussie fans are in for a real treat, GEOFF TATE and band will perform two […]
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