News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
New Rule is the debut EP by Melbourne dirty / sleaze rock band The Mercy Kills. Written and produced in 2010, this five-track release has strong elements of the four members influences, with elements of post-punk, grunge and […]
The Smith Street Band have announced their return to live music in 2021, with a series of full band, stripped back, semi acoustic, seated shows in Victoria and New South Wales. As soon as […]
Live music lovers can rejoice today as postponed heavy music event Thrashville releases full line-up for its rescheduled date of February 13th 2021. Held at Dashville at Lower Belford, the one-day camping event features […]
Perth’s monthly metal event HORNOGRAPHY is here again for it’s first show of 2021! Only a few days after Australia Day, what a great excuse to celebrate Aussie metal in all it’s heavy forms! […]
Sydney thrash & death metal masters Flaming Wrekage have released ‘The Voiceless,’ the first single from their upcoming full-length studio album ‘Cathedral of Bones’. The forthcoming release will be unleashed via Blood Blast Distribution […]
Australian heavy rock band Wicked Smile have roared into 2021 with a brand new single titled ‘Killer At Large‘. This follows on from their 2020 debut ep titled ‘Delirium’ to very favourable reviews. The new single is […]
Stepping back into the spotlight for a brand new year, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets hit the ground running with the release of their latest single, ‘Pukebox‘. At just over three minutes, this new slice of […]
Capitalising on the earlier success of smash singles “Betrayal”, “Senses” and “Pill”, Australian rock outfit Audio Reign are preparing for the festive season by bringing you “One Way”, the fourth single lifted from their […]
With the shackles of lockdown finally broken, electric Sydney 2 piece Astrodeath are frothing at the mouth to get on the road and “responsibly” tear the country apart with bigger, better and badder new […]
Like everyone, Envy Marshall has been tested by the year that was 2020. Her debut single, Drown released back in February lit up the rock press with it’s authenticity and she was preparing for […]
2020 has been a big year for Melbourne-based Cicadastone having released 3 very successful and critically acclaimed singles Box Of Anger, Dying In Sunshine and Out Of Sight and in March 2021 they will release their new […]
KINGSWOOD are back in full effect for 2021, announcing a slew of live shows that will bring the Melbourne favourites back to fans along the Australian East Coast throughout January. Both the band and […]
In 2021 RTRFM start with something heavy, loud, rawkus and dis-orderly as Dis-Order takes over two stages at Rosemount Hotel as some of Perth’s finest heavy and punk acts start the year right, or […]
Legendary Australian rockers TASTE have released the music video for “2020’s Gone“, a new track from their upcoming EP Brothers Vol. 1 that will be available worldwide on December 23rd. Ken Murdoch sharing the […]
Brisbane heavy hitters, Harbor The Code have dropped a brutal bomb of discordant riffage by way of new single, Sirens! Listen here! The band recently returned to the scene as a rejuvenated 3 piece with […]
Car Park Social hit the end of 2020 with their alt rock, heavy hitting single “Blind”, set for release Thursday 10 December 2020. While 2020 has been a tough year for many, Car Park […]
‘Killing Time’, the new single from heavy rock band Red Bee, saw the band embrace their hometown roots of the Blue Mountains NSW (Australia) by choosing to write and record the music at their […]
Hailing from Geelong, Australia WARPED are a 3-piece band that have been around the traps for 30 years and are highly respect scene veterans. WARPED have earned a deal with Golden Robot Records and […]
Yours & Owls Festival, originally set for January 23 & 24 has now been moved to April. A statement from the festival organisers is below. Yours & Owls be nimble, Yours & Owls be […]
Australia Desert Rockers FULL TONE GENERATOR have signed to Golden Robot / Coffin & Bolt Records and have teamed up with OG Californian Desert Legend Nick Oliveri (QOTSA, Kyuss, Mondo Generator) for a double A side […]
Electric State are a rock band from Perth, a recipe mix of Alice in Chains, a dash of Black Sabbath, chopped with Rival Sons with a Pearl Jam infusion. Throw a little bit of […]
For the 5th anniversary celebration of their breakthrough album Partum Vita Mortem, Melbourne melodic death metal act Orpheus Omega have decided to create a remixed and remastered version to be released as a double […]
Seven years after the critically acclaimed “Flesh Is Heir”, whose vanguard approach brought to life a mesmerizing mixture of Industrial and Death Metal, EVP Recordings are thrilled to announce the fourth THE AMENTA opus, […]
With 2020 being a year no one could have ever predicted, Sydney hard rock sensations Lillye have taken advantage of the down time to get busy writing new material for their second full length […]
It’s holiday season in Hornography land, as we get ready to party amongst our local metal brethren with a heavy celebration for the last HORNOGRAPHY of 2020! For a big metal party we need […]
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