News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Modern rock has just been delivered a massive shot in the arm! Featuring the soaring powerhouse vocals of Englishman Pete Shoulder and drummer Brian Tichy who has played with everyone from Whitesnake, Ozzy, Slash, Billy Idol, Foreigner and many more legendary artists, along […]
Flickertail, Sydney’s finest single malt rock and roll export are beyond excited to announce their brand new single, Right Behind The Eyes. Following rave reviews for their debut EP Hurry Up and Wait, the boys carved […]
The journey Sydney band YEEVS has been taking to get to this point is one marked by consistently strengthening songwriting, captivating live shows and a thriving sense of musical identity that drives each release. […]
In releasing a brand new cut of music in ‘Fade Away’, Perth’s WAM song of the year nominees Shangrila make an impassioned return for 2019. Bursting forth from the melodic alt-rock territory they’ve been […]
“Come Unstuck”, the third full length album from The Floors was unearthed and born in a rural abode in France while the band toured Europe in 2018. Luke Dux speaks about the writing process: […]
Melbourne rockers The Ugly Kings have just released a video for Black Widow from their acclaimed debut album, 2018’s Darkness Is My Home. The band comment: “Black Widow is about seduction and manipulation. It’s […]
Rock, Blues & Metal media publication The Rockpit is celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary in 2019! The rock media company recently announced the first event in Perth for September and now continue the celebrations […]
Nestled at the junction of five major highways, Goondiwindi is set to host a massive Australian music line-up – the largest to converge on the Border Town. In its inaugural year, Sounds from the […]
‘Thrashfest – New Wave Of Australian Thrash Metal‘ Brings together all metal heads alike who like their Thrash Metal in all its glory, This will commence at The Bendigo Hotel 21st Sep 2019 celebrating […]
AUSTRALIS ÜBER ALLES (Australia’s Dead Kennedys Tribute Band) are heading across the Nullarbor to WA this November, bringing with them their incendiary live show and their uncannily faithful recreation of the classic DKs sound. […]
Acoustic Blues trailblazer Lloyd Spiegel is pleased to announce the release of his 10th album ‘Cut and Run’ and is headed out on a mammoth Australian tour to get people acquainted with the new […]
Perth’s Make Them Suffer are set to bludgeon the senses of regional Australia this September. Joining them for an evening of brutality is local smashers Windwaker and Diamond Construct. Make Them Suffer deal in […]
Age shall not weary The Beasts, although the years may condemn. After the emotional and frankly devastating loss of their fellow footsoldiers and Australian musical icons Brian Hooper and Spencer P Jones in 2018, […]
There’s an irrepressible spirit that is present in every decade of hard rock. Tenacious and uncompromising, it lives or dies on its ability to slay a live audience — boasting a lethal combination of […]
Best described as “Oddly Timed Stoner Jazz Rock with a Dash of Goth”, Sydney’s Magnus spearheaded by enigmatic frontman Arne Heeres are back with “Humbugger“, their second single from forthcoming album Detachment. The tour will take the band […]
Aussie legends the Cosmic Psychos are excited to breathe new air into their 2011 album Glorius Barsteds by way of a Mikey Young remaster and a fresh lick of paint from illustrator Ben Brown. The […]
Perth, Australia kings of depressive black metal, Deadspace will release their fourth album The Grand Disillusionment on August 15. After touring their last record “Dirge” throughout Europe and Japan, Deadspace re-emerge with their fourth […]
Northlane’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, Alien, is released this Friday via UNFD and to add to the excitement, the band have released a brand-new video for Eclipse as a Youtube premiere. “Eclipse is […]
Sydney teenage punks, The Kids, have been have been on a non stop rollercoaster ride since releasing their debut single School a year and a half ago. They opened for hard rock legends LA Guns, Guns N’ Roses keyboardist, Dizzy Reed, icons Living […]
After only performing sporadically since the end of touring for their third studio album The Dark Arts (2015), Sydney’s Gay Paris return to stages this August and September for three special shows across three […]
Perth’s newest home of metal HORNOGRAPHY has established itself as the place for local metal fans, bands, artists, media, creatives and a monthly lock in the metal calendar! What started as a small idea […]
Eat Your Heart Out‘s debut album ‘Florescence’ dropped in May via Caroline Australia and Fearless Records! The record is available now at https://caroline.lnk.to/florescence. In celebration of the amazing record’s release, Eat Your Heart Out, […]
Australian national treasures, The Chats, have given us their cracking new single ‘Identity Theft‘ (out via their own label Bargain Bin Records) and a tour of the same name set to take place in September […]
After receiving glowing reviews for their debut EP “Words To Live By,” Echo Del Tusker return with a brand new single Gold In The Silver out today. The track was recorded at Lighthill Sound […]
Rock, Blues & Metal media publication The Rockpit is celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary in 2019! The rock media company will kick off celebrations with a special 10th birthday show in Perth on Saturday […]
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