News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
‘The Family Situation’ is the latest single from Sydney punks, THE KIDS. It’s a passage into the depths of a teenage mind. Furious, cold, hateful, anxious, and upset, the track speaks of destructive home situations and provides […]
The SHIT TINNIES have released their new single ‘Point to Prove’ on 25th May via Riot Records (part of the Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group), the follow up to their recent single ‘Town’. ‘Point to Prove’ is an […]
Aussie Theatrical Rockers, CROSSON show their sentimental side with the release of their new video ‘Rest In Peace’. The song is dedicated to all our loved ones departed, “We’ll see you on the other […]
Perth’s metal elite Make Them Suffer have just shared their new song “Soul Decay“. The song lives on the quintet’s forthcoming album, How To Survive A Funeral, which arrives on July 24 via Greyscale Records. Following on from singles “Erase Me” and “Drown […]
The Australian Music Industry was shocked and saddened last week to learn of the passing of singer/songwriter/performer Richard Lane. In the days since a GoFundMe page has been created to help Richard’s young family […]
Surprise! Australia’s momentous punk-rock heavyweights The Meanies have today lifted the lid on details of their forthcoming record, Desperate Measures, while also sharing ‘Cruel To Be Caned’, the lead single from the new album. […]
Long-running metallers LORD have announced that pre-sales are now open for their forthcoming EP “Chaos Raining.” Frontman LT explains, “One of the biggest surprises from our last album, Fallen Idols, was the fan reaction […]
Australian progressive metal band IRONSTONE is set to release their debut EP Prophecy on 29 May 2020. Today they are thrilled to present Downpour, a new single and video from Prophecy. The video was […]
Metal Alliance was born from a burning need to connect Australia’s incredible local and national metal talent to its fans. Bringing bands together from across the country into Sydney NSW, where metal fans from […]
One of Australia’s most prominent up and coming acts, Glass Ocean will release their debut album, The Remnants of Losing Yourself in Someone Else on August 21 via Wild Thing Records. The Remnants of […]
Matt Cole may be a seemingly fresh face, but the solo Rock artist certainly has a lot to get off his chest. His debut single titled ‘From The Rooftops’ comes prepackaged with a hefty […]
Long running Melbourne metallers, Alarum have released, Sphere Of Influence, the first single from their long awaited new album due out mid year on the Dinner For Wolves label. One of the more adventurous progressive acts, Alarum effortlessly […]
Australian metal destroyers AVERSIONS CROWN will release their fourth studio album, Hell Will Come For Us All on June 12th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the second single entitled, “Born In The Gutter“. Watch the […]
The concept behind Justice For The Damned‘s upcoming album Pain Is Power was penned long before the world found itself in the middle of a cataclysmic pandemic, and the music industry slowed to a […]
Caligula’s Horse, hailing from Brisbane, Australia, a leading light in contemporary progressive metal worldwide, are set to release their fifth studio album, Rise Radiant, on the May 22. Produced by the group’s Sam Vallen, and […]
Rock fans looking for some new good old fashioned rock n’ roll look no further than Melbourne hard rock act Rockin Volts. The four piece act released their debut self-titled EP in September last […]
Australia’s veteran thrash band IN MALICE’S WAKE have finalised recording their 4th full-length album “The Blindness of Faith” and are currently organising details for release. During the studio sessions for this upcoming album, the band found some spare […]
New Zealand heavy rock band Halo of Ashes explode onto the scene with the debut single “Sick and Twisted“. The three-minute jaw-rattling track combines elements of the bands’ grunge, punk, nu-metal and thrash influences […]
Melbourne rockers Riff Raiders have dropped their brand new video for the track “Standing On My Own” which makes it’s premiere right here at The Rockpit! Rock’n’Roll Daydream is the second album from Riff […]
Even though they are based in Sydney Australia Punk act SHIT TINNIES, Introduce themselves to the dim-lit room of half-cut punters as “The Kiwi, the Brit, the Serb and the Canadian”, it’s impossible to […]
One of Australia’s most prominent up and coming acts, Glass Ocean have released, Beyond Us, the first single from their highly anticipated debut album due out later this year. Vocalist Tobias Atkins comments about the themes behind […]
Sydney death metal titans, Daemon Pyre are set to release their long awaited second album, Serpent Gods And A Dying Sun on May 22. Today they release the second track from it in the shape of […]
Combining unrelenting groove with a passion for heaviness and harmony, Tassie born/Melbourne based three piece Verticoli have once again served up a slab of hard hitting alt-rock with Uneasy. Recorded at Wick Studios and […]
Melbourne-based post punks DESTRENDS have a remarkable way of driving their gritty hooks straight through the core of their listeners. After recently releasing two stand out singles ‘Medication’ and ‘Missing People’ DESTRENDS have released their new EP Wasteland, containing the two aforementioned singles and two […]
Last week Sydney rockers Lillye released their incredible, scorching version of The Screaming Jets classic, Better. The fan response was immediate with the track coming straight in at #3 on the iTunes Rock Chart […]
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