News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
After an epic run on the Australian Progfest tour sharing stages alongside the likes of The Ocean (Germany), Monuments (UK), Skyharbor (India/USA) and many more, Sydney’s Glass Ocean and Brisbane’s prog-quartet, Opus Of A […]
Producers Phil Bathols and Tim Woods announce the popular New Year’s event, All You Need Is Love will return to the Sydney Opera House in January 2020 for the sixth year in a row. […]
Perth prog sensation Voyager are now releasing the next brand new track of their upcoming opus ‘Colours in the Sun‘, which will be released on November 1 via Season of Mist! In celebration, Voyager […]
With a number of singles under the belt and still panting from the release of ‘Hostage’ in July, Perth’s Old Devil have dropped the last single ahead of their debut album release L’appel Due […]
Sydney punk rockers, Bare Bones, are today releasing their brand new track “Rust“, which comes as the second single to be plucked from an upcoming album entitled ‘Rival Minds‘, out Friday November 1! The […]
Preparing for a busy end of 2019, The VANNS have shown no signs of slowing down as they prepare for the highly anticipated release of their debut album, Through The Walls. A project that […]
One of Australia’s most endearing and celebrated rock bands, Gyroscope, have just announced national tour dates and a self-produced new EP ‘4YRLV’ (pronounced ‘For Your Love’) – the first taste of music since their […]
‘Ghost Gums‘ is the debut full-length from native Melbourne born singer, guitarist and songwriter Ed Fraser, set for release via This Charming Man Records tomorrow on September 13. Ed is the frontman from Berlin based Noise Rock Band HEADS. […]
Meshiaak return with their blistering second album ‘Mask Of All Misery,’ which will be released on 15 November, via Mascot Records. Watch the music video for the incredible first single, Bury The Bodies, below. It has been three years since […]
Melbourne’s favourite rockrodents Rat!hammock have just announced that they will be teaming up with Adelaide’s Horror My Friend for a double-headline tour, hitting the road in November. As this year’s Chinese zodiac foretold, 2019 […]
Witchgrinder have released their new single and video “Demonic Death Machine” which is also available on all streaming and download services. iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, ext. This is the first track to come out with […]
Melbourne Melodic Thrash Metal band Incrypt and Perth industrial groove act All This Filth are set to team up for a double run of shows in Western Australia this November. The tour will take […]
There’s that dreaded G word! Doug Galbraith’s penned biography of Kim Salmon entitled ‘Nine Parts Water One Part Sand. Kim Salmon And The Formula For Grunge’ has the word in its title! The subject […]
Rick, resides in Nashville, and returns to his roots on the ‘Heaven Knows’ Album cover-to-cover tour in solo acoustic mode. Rick tours Australia twice a year and in 2018 his ‘Heaven Knows’ cover-to-cover’ shows […]
Forming in early 2016 from the most unlikely late-night encounter, The Dead Amigos have been unrelenting in spreading their unique sound across Australia. A blend of blues-y stoner rock, psychedelia and funk, the St Kilda four-piece is back […]
The Hard-Ons are back with their rampaging 12th studio album “So I Could Have Them Destroyed” which is released on Friday 11th October via Music Farmers. Today, they deliver the next taster from the […]
Northlane are in full swing into their Alien world tour in support of their #3 ARIA Chart debut, Alien, hailed album of the year and receiving flawless reviews by fans and critics world wide. After slapping a […]
Having spent the past year between Australia, Europe and America, Melbourne’s Kingswood have finally returned. Confident, eager and energetic, the stadium rockers are back to reclaim a rock-and-roll crown that’s rightfully theirs with thumping […]
Wollongong prog act Are We Dreaming have released the single and video for the song Tranceformation. The band teamed up with studio owner, director & cinematographer Adam Jordan for the recording and filming of […]
Ahead of the imminent release of their second long player Rumour & Innuendo, WA favourites The Southern River Band have released the brand new single Do You Miss Me? The third single to be […]
The world’s biggest heavy metal battle of the bands is coming to Australia for the first time ever! The legendary Wacken Metal Battle will be making it’s triumphant debut in the great southern land, […]
BEACH PANIC! want you to get those hips shaking with them in their new music video for their latest single “Dance ‘Till Your Feet Bleed“, the second track off their forthcoming debut EP ‘Ride […]
Melbourne metalcore five-piece Thornhill today announce details of their hugely-anticipated debut full-length album The Dark Pool, due for release on Friday October 25 via UNFD. Introduced by pelting lead single and video ‘Nurture’ (which enjoyed a rabid premiere […]
Voyager have announced their brand new album, ‘Colours in the Sun’, set for a November 1st 2019 release via Season of Mist. To celebrate the launch of the band’s new opus, Voyager have launched a new music […]
Hearts will be stolen when singer-songwriter Corey Legge takes his new single ‘Rose’ on tour throughout September, playing major and regional centres backed by a three-piece band. ‘Rose’ is the second single to be lifted […]
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