News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Deaf Forever is Melbourne’s newest metal nightclub and its grand opening has just been announced! Deaf Forever is a Heavy Metal Nightclub with a focus on live music, give aways and a DJ driven […]
Mountain Wizard Death Cult are the hidden diamond of the Sydney heavy scene with an underground buzz set to explode with next month’s visceral release ‘Wretch‘, an onslaught of epic proportions. The Sydney-based 4 […]
Queensland’s Fake News have delivered their brand new slab of punk goodness in the shape of Checking In. The first single from their forthcoming album, Everyday Warrior, to be released on July 21. With its infectious energy and classic […]
What happens when you cross a gifted graphic designer with a renowned local event promoter? You end up with Perth’s hottest new venue dedicated to those who dabble in the darker, alternative side of […]
With a string of sold-out shows already happening in June-July, WA blues firebrand, Matty T Wall, has now announced his first-ever headline appearance at the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, August 7. 2021 has already […]
Not a band to be held back by the scourge and uncertainty of Coronavirus, Sydney heavy duo ASTRODEATH are powering up and shipping out again this Winter. Second single “Invasion”, from the anticipated follow […]
EnforcE release a visualiser for the title track Deep Blue today from their long-waited 4th full-length release. The album Deep Blue will be officially released on 1 July 2021. Singer Guy says about the […]
Australian rock act LEADFINGER are back with their latest single ‘Nobody Knows’, their first release since their highly regarded 2016 album Friday Night Heroes! ‘Nobody Knows‘ is out NOW through Golden Robot Records and is available on all digital platforms! Like a […]
Melbourne stoner rock outfit Planet of the 8s team up with King Carrot (Death By Carrot) to release the first single “Holy Fire” off their upcoming EP “Lagrange Point Vol I“. Along with grabbing […]
In an industry crumbling under the weight of a crisis, DESECRATOR are here with something to believe in. Hailing from Australia, a country known best for heavy drinking, hard living and well…Mad Max, DESECRATOR […]
THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY, a 6-piece Celtic punk band from Melbourne, recently released their latest single ‘Rise and Fall‘ via Riot Records and are set to back it up with their new EP Highflyer. It will be released on all digital platforms on […]
Melbourne hard rockers Dangerous Curves have delivered a slab of pure rock n roll glory via way of new single, Good And The Bad. With its intro riff reminiscent of Poison’s Fallen Angel and huge 80’s style […]
Coming together in early 2019, Perth’s King Brown have fast developed as an exciting name on the Western Australian rock scene. Their music, thriving on versatile arrangements and songwriting technique, evokes feelings of nostalgia […]
ORPHEUS OMEGA will ALSO be celebrating the release of an upcoming split covers EP, ‘Career Suicide’, with good friends and tour buddies TRIPLE KILL! The EP will consist of a collection of 6 pop […]
After 18 long, long months of being made to sit still, and like it, The Southern River Band are finally getting the show back on the road (and air!). Off the back of their […]
With new single ‘On Repeat‘, Fremantle five piece Figurehead are cracking open a brand new chapter for themselves as a group. They’re part of West Australia’s current wave of young artists adding their own […]
West Australians Innasanatorium release their lyric video Science In The House Of God today. The song is part of the upcoming album Odyssey Of The Mind. The album will be independently released on 10 […]
In response to the overwhelming success of the ARIA charting release, Undercovers Vol.1, Australian metal band LORD have released a video clip for their Savage Garden cover “To the Moon and Back“. Directed by […]
In support of local live music, Krunch Entertainment is showcasing up and coming bands in the Perth music scene in the form of a new event called “Pandoras Rock Box” which will hope to […]
After a Covid caused hiatus in 2020, STORMRIDER HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL is back for its 7th year with a best of WA line up which is sure to please even the most discerning of metal […]
Dashville is excited to announce the first five acts for ‘slightly heavier’ music event Thrashville, as it makes a gallant return, Saturday 11th September 2021. A one-day festival, currently featuring around sixteen spots on […]
On the first of February 2020, after a 20-year absence, Horsehead returned to the stage at The Corner Hotel Richmond. It took less than a week for this show to sell out and has […]
Metallic Hardcore outfit ‘Sedative‘ are Perth, Western Australia’s newest heavy exports! Today, they are releasing their debut single and video – ‘Cough Medicine‘! It is available on all online stores and streaming platforms now […]
Melbourne vintage rockers THE UGLY KINGS have revealed the first details of their upcoming, highly anticipated new album, entitled Strange, Strange Times, slated for a release on August 13, 2021 via Napalm Records. Following 2018’s Darkness Is My […]
Perth rockers SISTER SWITCHBLADE unveil new single and lyric video ‘Comatose’ as a free download for fans worldwide. “Comatose has been hanging around for a while now. We thought it would be nice to […]
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