News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Perth KISS fans were left heartbroken when the US rock icons postponed their Perth show then subsequently cancelled their Australian tour altogether. None more heartbroken than Perth tribute band KISStake, a faithful and fun […]
Melbourne progressive metallers, Ironstone burst onto the Australian heavy music scene in 2018 and quickly earned a reputation for their slick, energetic live show and infectious grooves. Today, the band return with another monster track called […]
SharpTone Records is proud to announce the signing of rising post hardcore / punk outfit STEPSON and has released a brand-new video for single “The Entire History of You” ahead of tour with Ocean […]
Australia’s elite metallers Northlane have released the video for latest single, 4D, taken from their critically acclaimed album, Alien. The video celebrates the energy of the song and was filmed during the band’s Australian […]
Gold Coast rock duo Salt & Steel have just announced a huge run of tour dates across Australia dubbed the ‘Just Coz’ tour. Salt & Steel recently released their single ‘The Beast, The Devil […]
From a dusty dirt track deep in the Mallee come the Dip Road Dogs, who have today announced their dreamy, driving new single Labour Day, a thoughtful, heavy track, in the vein of Tame […]
Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris announce the details of their highly anticipated second studio album, The Death Of Me, out February 21, 2020, via Resist Records. The Death Of Me will be available for pre-order on Friday, […]
It’s that time of year again as we head into the Christmas Season and so that can only mean one thing – A Very Filthy Xmas! The 6th annual metal event, partnered with Prime […]
Riding the wave of their worldwide critically acclaimed first full-length album, Rock n Roll, the Dirty Rats are set to release their brand new album End in Tears on the 13th of December. The […]
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 End of Days. Recorded at Wick […]
Today, Friday 8th November 2019, Sunnyboys release Can’t You Stop their first recording of all new music since Comes As No Surprise, their swan song 7” in 1984. Recorded in 2018 at Airlock Studios Brisbane […]
Australian Metal Band LORD are continuing to ride the success of their latest album Fallen Idols with the announcement of a 10 part podcast series named Nod to the Old School, hosted by the band’s very […]
It’s been two years since Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, The Mortal Coil which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and, thanks to an extensive international touring schedule, […]
Moana, the creative project of artist Moana Mayatrix, once described by Triple J’s Gemma Pike as one of Australia’s fiercest front women will release their debut album In The Allure this Friday, November 8 via Mysteria Maxima Music. Since the group’s inception in […]
Perth melodic death metal thrashers Remission have just unveiled a music video for the title track from their forthcoming debut album “The Tether’s End”, which is set for release on November 15th. Recorded between […]
After a five year hiatus that threatened to extend a lifetime, the Bondi (now living in Byron Bay) three-piece Cog continue to shift gears with the announcement that they’re finally releasing more of their back catalogue, […]
Off the back of a huge sold-out national headline tour, Australia’s elite metallers Northlane announce the 4D regional tour. The tour sees the band hitting up the east coast of Australia throughout January 2020 […]
Perth’s heavy metal home HORNOGRAPHY returns for November with another local metal release party and a great variety of 3 sensational heavy live acts. Throw in a metal DJ, merch market, crowd photographer, slideshow […]
Melbournian hell raisers Clowns have had a MASSIVE year with the release of their fourth studio album Nature/Nurture bringing with it many a milestone. The album that had been dubbed “their strongest record yet” by Stack Magazine debuted at #6 in the […]
After touring Australia, Europe and America over the past 12 months, Melbourne’s Kingswood return with new single “You Make It So Easy“. An instant classic from the KW songbook, You Make It So Easy […]
Darwin’s metalcore five-piece, Summit, are back with a brand new single “The Good Life” and to accompany, the band is also excited to announce ‘The Good Life Tour’, their first tour of the East […]
Ahead of this weekend’s WAMFest & WAMCon program, the 2019 WAMAwards lead the way in shining a dazzling light on an incredible weekend of local music to come. Returning to it’s luxe home at […]
Blue Mountains songwriter Claude Hay is hitting the road this spring to launch his new band project ‘Claude Hay and The Kung Fu Mustard’. The new band takes its cues from old school funk, one of […]
Melbourne hard rock icons, Bigger Than Jesus will be playing a special show at Chasers in Melbourne on November 29! Back in the 90s, Bigger Than Jesus’ gigs were a sight to behold. Fronted by […]
Melbourne-based melodic metal outfit The Last Martyr have returned with a new single, ‘Like A Ghost‘, a track that tackles the contemplation of giving up on goals and aspirations when the going gets tough, […]
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