News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Northern Beaches hard rock brotherhood Wicked Things have today unleashed their new single, ‘The Rocker’, produced, mixed and mastered by Melbourne’s Mark Ward. A heavy grooving tune-bomb of swaggering guitar riffs, anthemic vocals and […]
Sydney metalcore titans Polaris are packing their bags and heading back on the road in October with some great friends in tow. The spring tour will see them hitting all national cities with very […]
Australia’s number one Heavy Outlaw Sleaze Rock band, Snake Bite Whisky, has released a second single and video off their acclaimed second album, Black Candy. Choke is a gloriously over the top, pulsating sleaze rock anthem, dripping […]
The rock and edgy pop anthem, Wannabe, sees Melbourne based 18 year old Cassidy Paris delivering a song based on personal experience about society’s obsession with popularity. “It focuses on the obsession today’s youth has on popularity and […]
Today, melodic death metal newcomers Besomora are releasing their debut single Disgraced on 23rd July along with a lyric video that is available for preview on YouTube. What a debut! Michael from Metal-Roos: “I […]
West Australia metal veterans EnforcE release the official video video Where Did She Go? Live footage off girls mixing it up in the mosh pit from shows like in Rock in Solo. The song […]
Aussie rockers Massive release their brand new single Rise out now exclusively on NWOCR Volume 1 compilation. Massive’s brand new single is a 3 minute high octane, no holds barred, fist pumping, head banging, […]
Astrodeath release their second single “Invasion”, from the anticipated follow up full length “ASTRODEATH VOL.2.”. Not a band to be held back by the scourge and uncertainty of Coronavirus, Sydney’s heavy hitting duo are […]
Melbourne fusion metallers, Alarum and Adelaide prog merchants Dyssidia have joined forces for a run of shows across October. Following the release of Alarum’s long awaited fourth album Circle’s End and Dyssidia’s long awaited […]
Melbourne’s CLOWNS continue to revel in what’s been a powerful return, following up the release of May’s ‘Does It Matter?’ with the energetic new track ‘Sarah‘. As fans anticipate the band’s return to stages […]
Adelaide rockers AUDIO REIGN announce the release of their brand new music video for the single RELENTLESS. The video was premiered worldwide on BraveWords.com and is now available on the band’s YouTube channel, seen […]
Brisbane based Hard-Rock Aficionados GUTTERFIRE! unveil their driving new single ‘I’ll Be Along’ taken from their upcoming album ‘Chill‘ due for release on September 10th, 2021. Sizzling in their doom-based sound, ‘I’ll Be Along‘ brings alternative-hard rock into the modern era with […]
Sydney-based alternative-rock trio RedHook have just unveiled their hyperactive video clip for ‘Kamikaze‘ featuring Will King from Windwaker – filmed, directed and edited by Brandon Lung (Stand Atlantic, Polaris) with assistance from Yeah Rad Creative […]
In a world first, Golden Robot Records have today announced ROCK THE VAX, an initiative to unite music lovers and inspire the rock public of Australia to go and get vaccinated in exchange for […]
Street Creatüre are a horror band formed in the shadows of the pandemic, four individuals with one vision of captivating its audience with sleazy rock sounds reminiscent of the LA Sunset Strip, whilst adding […]
Melbourne vintage rockers THE UGLY KINGS will release their highly anticipated new album, entitled Strange, Strange Times, on August 13, 2021 via Napalm Records. Following 2018’s Darkness Is My Home, which was lauded by the likes of Classic Rock Magazineand Loud […]
Today, Sydneysiders Visualis are proud to release the new single Delirium on Spotify & YouTube. The single is a teaser to increase the fans’ appetite for the upcoming EP Sunrise in Black. Visualis began recording […]
Thrashville, the ‘slightly heavier’ music festival held at Dashville in the Hunter Valley, is psyched to announce the full line-up for its auspicious September 11 return. Held in lush bushland confines, the popular one-day […]
Southeast Desert Metal, the most isolated metal band in the world, are sharing their story with households around the country. As we celebrate NAIDOC week, the new documentary Desert Metal Dreaming is streaming on […]
Australian Progressive Metal/Hard Rock band Age of Emergence released the third single/lyric video, Ascender, from their EP The War Within Ourselves. The EP was released on 27 March 2020. The band was supposed to […]
Beats Cartel presents a post-apocalyptic national display of strength and solidarity in AFTERMATH, a touring heavy event this Winter. With the shackles of the two years that was slowly being loosened, there has rarely […]
Still fresh from their “L.A. Collection” classic rock’n’roll dive into the past release, rockers LUCER return to the present with the song “Trouble“. The new single from the Danish four-piece is the first taste […]
Melbourne progressive instrumental trio The Omnific – featuring the unique line-up of two bass players and a drummer – will release their long-awaited debut LP Escapades, worldwide on September 10 via Wild Thing Records. […]
Northern Rivers heavy-hitters HAMMERS will be taking their latest EP ‘Kicking Goals’ on the road (finally!) this August – September as part of their YEAH MATE Australian tour. Walking a fine line between stoner […]
Six long years following the release of their critically acclaimed debut full-length album “Heavy Over The Home“, Perth-based death-metal band Sanzu finally break the silence and announce a new album “Our Behaviour When Drowning“, […]
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