News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
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 […]
The second installment of Localised Chaos is set to be a night not to miss with these 5 banger bands!!! Tempest Rising launch their new single ‘Downfall’ at Rosemount Hotel on Saturday January 23 […]
Quickly rising from the local Australian metal scene are LïVEWïRE. Originating from Sydney, Australia, LïVEWïRE are a force to be reckoned with in the world of Heavy Metal music. Wasting no time in hitting […]
KINGSWOOD have risen to meet the demands of their fans today, announcing two new dates at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel in addition to the six SOLD OUT shows currently lined up to go down this […]
Delivering slick blues riffs in a stampede of heavy rhythms, Band Of Missfits‘ latest single Crickets is an exercise in faithful rock’n’roll – complete with hand claps, face-melting solos and a fiery overdriven chorus. The Perth quartet make […]
Melbourne based band Shotgun Mistress has returned with another nose-to-the-grind indie hard rock onslaught, Collide, out now via Crusader Records. The band have now premiered a new video clip to go with the track […]
Melbourne-based alternate hard rockers Cicadastone premiere their new video for their latest single Out of Sight out now via Golden Robot Records. Out of Sight is the follow up to the recently release singles Dying […]
Less than a year since their debut album The Dead Are Screaming, WEREWOLVES are back with their sophomore full-length What A Time To Be Alive – due to be released on January 29, 2021 […]
Perth Rocks Festival is back! In 2021, The Perth Rocks team is kicking it up a notch, the staff and performers are buzzing with excitement and we can’t wait to reunite with our hard […]
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