News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
From a backyard gathering to a local institution, Yours & Owls Festival has escalated into a must-attend event on the national festival calendar. An event that showcases Wollongong at its finest, the beautiful beach […]
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect have had a stellar year in 2019 so far, first supporting the legendary Phil Anselmo & The Illegals alongside King Parrot at this year’s sold out Slayfest and […]
Melbourne rockers Palace Of The King have released a brand new rock n roll belter in the shape of One Of These Days. The track is the first new music since the release of […]
Born Free, Melbourne hardcore outfit signed to Resist Records, have returned to form in a big way after a few years out of the limelight. So far the five-piece have unleashed ‘Blinded’ and ‘Wasted’ […]
With their second studio LP, ‘Is This Real’, exploding onto the airwaves tomorrow Wollongong weirdos The Pinheads have today announced an east coast album tour this August. Thing are going to get sweaty as […]
Perth’s home of metal HORNOGRAPHY is putting on an extra special event this June – HEAVY METAL QUIZ NIGHT! Test your metal knowledge against your friends and foes, plus win great prizes all night! […]
Announced earlier this month, the Perth Prog royalty double bill tour featuring VOYAGER & CHAOS DIVINE has today, due to popular demand, added an Adelaide show at Jive on Thursday 11th July, kicking off […]
Desert Highways and The Bendigo Hotel are very proud to present the 3rd annual A Celebration of Chris Cornell. A night to celebrate the music of the late Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple Of […]
Brewtality Festival is back! Once again; 3 stages, 2 venues, 1 massive day! The event will be held once again between two of Melbourne’s most iconic music venues, The Tote and The Bendigo hotel’s, […]
Australian progressive metal quartet Hemina have released the first single from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘Night Echoes’, which will release in full on 9th August 2019. The single release of ‘We Will’ has […]
“Chimney” is the tantalising first taste of new music from WA’s The Southern River Band and a preview of their upcoming second album Rumour and Innuendo due in August 2019. Hot off the back […]
A unique and powerful live band, Western Australia’s Tempest Rising hit the road as often as they can. Since 2012 they have toured anywhere and everywhere – from gleaming capital cities to dusty outback towns – forging […]
WAM member & Perth Artist Keshet has teamed up with professional production company Platinum Entertainment to mount a revival of The Diments Rock Opera. Keshet is known in the Perth scene as a multi-media […]
In their 10th year since conception, Disentomb has emerged as one of the most unique and dynamic bands in modern death metal. The brutal death metal band has forged a completely unique sound, combining […]
After revealing their sophomore record Aura in April, Brisbane metallers The Brave are amping up the momentum with the announcement of a national headline tour throughout August. The album garnered a whopping 9/10 rating from Discovered Magazine, nabbed compliments […]
Melbourne’s alt-rock queens The Beautiful Monument will release their new record, I’m The Reaper, on June 28 on their new home Greyscale Records. The second taste of their new album comes via their darkly […]
Known as the charismatic , no nonsense front man for International Alternative Rock powerhouse STONE EMPIRE, his brutal on stage presence, killer vocals and absolutely killer guitar riffs it may come as a shock […]
Polaris, arguably Australia’s fastest rising, elite heavy music exports announce a string of shows in August through out North Queensland and Western Australia. Brisbane’s Stepson will support the Sydney five-piece on the North Queensland dates while […]
Australian thrash metallers Warrior Within have released the song Opus from their deput EP In Darkness Act 1 as video. Warrior Within are purveyors of good wholesome thrash metal. They do not stick to […]
On Saturday 31 August, four of WA’s finest heavy acts hit the lights at Capitol for a huge metal salute to Metallica… in tribute to one of the all-time greats. Set to unleash a […]
Simon Chainsaw – the man who helped make Daibutsu Rock N Roll 7″ happen and famed for being an instrumental part of the Vanilla Chainsaws, has announced tour dates down the East Coast of […]
Gippsland, Victoria metalcore legends ATLVS has just announced their debut EP Memoir! Produced, Co-written/Mixed & Mastered by Ionei Heckenberg (Ocean Sleeper) at Zanari Records, the EP will be released into the world on Friday […]
In a Beardfoot Bookings and Perth Prog royalty double bill, VOYAGER & CHAOS DIVINE combine powers in what is essentially a VOLTRON of Australian prog in July! The Perth pairing have linked up to […]
With satisfyingly crunchy guitars and booming beats, Terminal Zero blend the bounce of old school Linkin Park with the more recent electro-rock leanings of Bring Me The Horizon to hypnotic effect. Combined with the angst laden geo-political focus of Peter Nattrass’ vocals, this […]
New Perth band Spyres have released their debut single ‘Dominoes‘ which can be heard on digital streaming platforms now. Formed in mid-2018, Perth based band Spyres fuse together elements of rock, Britpop and the […]
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