News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
After the calm and sublime People Used To Live Here, SPOOK THE HORSES, hailing from Wellington, New Zealand deliver their ferocious new album, Empty Body. With distortion levels cranked up, tempoes sped up and songs condensed and […]
Alternative rock band Bad Moon Born have spent the last four years tearing up stages in their home country of Australia and the US, as well as on playlists and radio. The band showed […]
Just a month ago the female-fronted Alternative Hard Rockers Accidental President released their self-titled debut album. This week, the band has released a music video for their song Hateful. The video was premiered at Chicago’s […]
Melbourne melodic metal veterans Vanishing Point will release their first album in 7 years, Dead Elysium on Friday, August 28! Known for their incredibly lush sound, dark atmosphere and melodies that sweep you off your feet, […]
Perth rock act The Silent Deeds announce the release of their new EP “Down With Me” which will be out October 23rd. The 4 track EP comes after their successful single and video last […]
The year 2020 marks 10 years for Lachy Doley as a solo artist. In 2010 Lachy was Australia’s top session keys man for the likes of Powderfinger and Jimmy Barnes. Come 2020, he’s become […]
Melbourne’s Devil Electric set the vintage rock scene alight in 2017 with the release of their mesmerising self titled debut album. The 37 minute, 9-track LP received rave reviews the world over! Earlier this year they came […]
Perth’s post-black metal quintet Illyria are back with a new line up and a brand new single “Frostbite“. The new single marks a new direction for the band since last year’s sophomore album release […]
Following the worldwide success of initial singles Beyond Us, Voyage & Bolero, Sydney’s breathtaking alternative prog rock outfit Glass Ocean release their stellar 4th single Almaida from their debut album The Remnants of Losing Yourself in Someone Else out […]
After taking a king hit from Covid in March, SLAYFEST rolls up the Sandgroper sleeves to announce the WA MADE EDITION at BADLANDS BAR in PERTH on SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2020. Featuring 16 of […]
Following the incredible success of their sophomore release Save Me From Myself, SHOTGUN MISTRESS are back with another all-out rapturous sonic assault, Glorious Machine. This latest slice of pure contemporary rock doubles down on the band’s indomitable style. […]
Time to blow out the metal candles, HORNOGRAPHY is turning 2! You’ve all taken care of this child so well, you deserve a celebration! Born in August 2018, the Perth metal scene embraced a […]
Perth rock trio The Silent Deeds are looking to capitalise on the ease of lockdown restrictions in WA with a series of live performances through out August. After having stayed out of the live […]
Perth black metal legends Dying Kings are set to release their brand new EP “Salted Earth, Ashen Air” on September 4th and will celebrate the release with a launch show at Amplifier Bar on […]
Chocolate Starfish guitarist Zakk Zedras is a man of many hidden talents. His first taste of live music was with the band Serpentine Sky (formerly Serpentine) who collected a huge following between 1989 & […]
Australian Singer/songwriter/guitarist Joe Matera recently launched his new writing Patreon site that features a weekly lengthy blog about his experiences and meetings with some of the world’s biggest music artists. Joe interviewed over 600 […]
Over 5,000 music-lovers tuned in live from around the globe to join one another and help celebrate WA’s music community and songwriting talent. It’s a true testament to our WA artists and industry to […]
Melbourne rockers The Casanovas’ new single – out today – and first album in five years – out August 26 – both produced by Oz Rock Architect Mark Opitz of AC/DC & The Angels […]
Perth, Western Australia’s favourite industrial sons, SPARROW, are returning today with the news of their new single, the first taste of an upcoming album! This new single release ‘Machina‘ is available for pre-order now […]
Melbourne’s hard rock juggernaut Torrential Thrill are pleased to announce the release of their second single ‘Itch’ from their as yet untitled forthcoming third album, on 28th July. Formed in 2013 in Melbourne Australia, […]
There’s nothing better than guitar-driven, hook-laden, straight-up rock ‘n’ roll and Melbourne based band, THE VENDETTAS fit right into that category. Face To Face is the new single from THE VENDETTAS, released via Golden Robot Records. Face To […]
Metal United Down Under returns to Perth in 2020! A stellar lineup of 8 heavy local acts have been hand picked by the Krunch Entertainment team for this year’s Metal United Down Under event […]
The 7th installment of Metal United Down Under (MUDU) was planned for 4 April 2020 when COVID-19 hit us with a big rain check. Now that are restrictions easing in most states, we hope […]
Melbourne melodic metal veterans Vanishing Point have just released Salvus, the second single from their forthcoming album, Dead Elysium, their first in 7 years! It’s been four weeks now since the band surprised the metal community worldwide with their […]
New Zealand noise makers Spook The Horses, have released a video for Cell Death. Taken from their new album, Empty Body to be released on August 28 via Pelagic Records The band say of the clip “Spook […]
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