News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
The all Australian metal festival Metal United Down Under (MUDU) is announced today along with the release of this year’s official artwork created by Tristan Tait Illustrations! The 8th instalment of the event will […]
Heavy alternative rockers CICADASTONE have released their long-awaited new album Cold Chamber via Golden Robot Records, available on CD, vinyl and digital, with the record launch at Melbourne’s Stay Gold tonight. The past year saw the release of 3 […]
“The last year for JFTD was difficult.” Justice For The Damned‘s guitarist Nick Adams states, summing up the experience of the pandemic-era musician. “The last 12 months felt like an utterly chaotic & unending series […]
Ramblin’ Gold are a mid-70s inspired rock ‘n’ roll band born and raised in Abbotsford, Melbourne. Overdriven electric guitars, rumbling bass and explosive drums form the bedrock of their sound,which is coloured by soaring […]
Australia has long held a reputation as a breeding ground for world class bands across the entire rock spectrum. In 2021, this continues to ring true. Silverback Touring are proud to announce “Home Brewed”, […]
They don’t come much bigger than METALLICA. Now celebrating their 40th anniversary, the metal giants have released many classic albums and play an integral part in the history of heavy music. Two such albums […]
Australia’s very own Rue Morgue Records started off as a dream for acclaimed music photographer John Raptis. That dream started off as wanting to set up an online record store that would eventually become a bricks and […]
Terrorential, Australian Thrash/Death Metal outfit hailing from Sydney, are releasing their much anticipated debut album Visions today. As a teaser, Terrorential also release a visualiser for the title track Visions. Beware, this release definitely […]
Melbourne’s heavy alternative Rockers CICADSTONE release their new album Cold Chamber this Friday 19th March via Golden Robot Records. Boasting 3 huge singles to date ‘Box Of Anger’, ‘Dying in Sunshine’ and ‘Out Of Sight’, […]
On the 20th of June 2020 Temtris released the powerful single and filmclip “Forever” as a taste of what was to come on the highly anticipated, 6th studio album “Ritual Warfare“, that will be […]
Perth’s Metal Powerhouse Tempest Rising release their relentless new single ‘Awakening‘. The song introduces itself with a merciless punch and sets the scene for the visceral soundscape to follow. Featuring heavy dropped tuned and rhythmically […]
Western Australia-based Female Fronted Melodic Metal band Icarus Lives are charging into 2021 with the release of their rendition of ‘Holding Out for a Hero‘ originally performed by Bonnie Tyler! The song opens with […]
Sydney Punks THE KIDS have release a video clip for their recent single ‘Go Back To Canberra‘. The video was created with the good folks at Pinebox Clothing. ‘Go Back To Canberra’ has all the melody of a shark […]
The Date are one of Perth’s most beloved and enduring bands. Now into their fifth album cycle, the band remain true to their ethos of ‘write for yourself but play for your fans’ on the […]
Australia’s Death & Roll Duo Tensiion are ready to release their new EP Subterfuge independently on April 3th. The band will also unleash the song Dead Weight. Guitarist Phill Corpe gives us some context […]
Australia’s brutal groove masters Black Rheno return with a massive east coast tour throughout May & June to celebrate their soon to be released new single entitled “Battle Ready“. It’ll have been just over […]
Long-running metallers LORD have announced their new covers album, “Undercovers Vol. 1” due out 2 April 2021 on Dominus Records. Featuring first single “To the Moon and Back” by Australian Pop Group Savage Garden. […]
Australia’s number one Heavy Outlaw Sleaze Rock band, Snake Bite Whisky, release the first single and video off their highly anticipated second album, Black Candy which is being released globally by Sliptrick Records (Europe) […]
Launching their first ever Live Album and Proshot Concert, Brisbane pirates Lagerstein are set to deliver a night of partying you can enjoy again and again. In typical pirate fashion, they’ve pulled together some […]
Melbourne rock n rollers, Riff Raiders have signed to the 4W1 Agency. Represented by Ronnie Stewart (Them) with Gerry Casey (Radio Home of Rock) for the UK & Europe with Joe Mazzari and Dixie […]
West Australian Music (WAM) is excited to reveal the nominees for the WAM Awards, occurring as part of WA Music Week presented by Act Belong Commit. The impressive nominee list is a true testament […]
Avalanche are 4 misfits from Sydney’s west, playing electrifying, roof-crashing, piss-off rock n’ roll for a new generation. Forming and rehearsing in an old steel factory in 2018, the band have firmly cemented themselves […]
Melbourne’s FLYNN EFFECT are back in 2021! They return from a 2020-sized absence from the scene with the first taste of the record they wrote and recorded last year, a planet-sized song called ‘Andromeda‘. […]
After a sell-out event in Perth in September 2020, SLAYFEST heads south to FREMANTLE on SATURDAY 27 MARCH to serve up a west coast smorgasbord of WA MADE METAL in the open air surrounds […]
“Life is like a licence, to do what you please” descants Julian the DDD‘s singer over the ringing out of the first bluesy riff, “There’s no time for silence, I’m already on my knees……HEY!” And it’s on, into a rhythmic […]
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