News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Nitro Zeus, the alternative rockers from Brisbane, Australia, have released their first single from the upcoming EP i.anomaly on 1 March. All Fail is available on Youtube, Spotify and iTunes. i.anomaly, Nitro Zeus’ debut […]
Avant-psych-noise-skuzz weirdo’s Tropical Fu*k Storm release their newest track… The Planet Of Straw Men. The first new music since 2018’s terrifying debut A Laughing Death In Meatspace, The Planet Of Straw Men is a […]
To borrow a saying from a very popular TV show, “WINTER IS COMING!”. Melbourne bred progressive alternative rock juggernaut Circles are today announcing their ‘Winter’ Tour across Australian landscapes, and to the shores of […]
Brisbane’s melodic hardcore quartet She Cries Wolf took the Australian Heavy Music scene by surprise late in February with the surprise-release of their third full-length ‘Liar‘! Teasing the record anonymously with the hashtag #everyonelovestheliar […]
Australian prog outfit VOYAGER are premiering a brand new single and stunning video via Prog Magazine. The song “Brightstar” is streaming at the link below. Directed by Red Empire Media, the music video encompasses […]
Hellfire N’ Hairspray is a new Australian music festival dedicated to the new breed of heavy rock bands. The new waves of Hairmetal/Classic Rock/Glam/Sleaze are enjoying a massive resurgence in popularity internationally and Australia […]
Since forming in late 2018 with a line-up made in music heaven and releasing their debut EP Restless Noise in the same blow, it seems LOSER have wasted no time in carving a path for themselves. Now they’ve dropped […]
Sydney’s future metallists, SETMEONFIRE have released their brand new album of cyber fuelled progressive tech metal, Lowtech, today! To mark the event, the band have released another incredible music video. This time for the track, Nerve. […]
The Last Martyr are today announcing the release of their EP ‘Creatrix‘ on Friday April 26. Originally slated for an earlier release – and under the name ‘Out of the Black’ – the band […]
Melbourne based touring, bookings and management company, Wild Thing Presents (together with its label arm, Wild Thing Records) who have been at the heart of Australia’s world renowned progressive and alternative rock scene, are thrilled to […]
UNFD are thrilled to announce the signing of Sleep Talk. The Adelaide band will release debut album Everything In Colour on Friday May 3 and have today unveiled the video for the title track. Heavy bands […]
With only four days until Farmer and the Owl Festival lands in Wollongong, we want to reassure everyone that although the headlines (and policies) are changing by the hour ….. THE FARMER AND THE OWL […]
Following the swag of announcements earlier this month, Brisbane’s all-female, all-screaming VOIID are backing up new single ‘Vile‘ with the music video, premiering on Rage over the weekend. Taking no prisoners with an authentic riot […]
Echo Del Tusker will release their debut EP “Words To Live By” on Friday, March 1st, 2019. In addition to featuring the band’s first two singles, ‘Can’t Keep Your Man’ and ‘Fix Your Face’, […]
The search for WA’s best songs is on! Presented by Act-Belong-Commit, WAM’s Song of the Year competition is open to West Australian songwriters, bands, and producers from 12pm Monday February 25th until 5pm Monday […]
Roadies are amongst the most essential figures in the entertainment world. The reality is, no roadies = no show. Despite their hard work and dedication to the artists and events they work with and […]
The Australian music scene exploded into the 90s with a deluge of hot, hungry and sometimes heavy new acts! It was a decade to remember, there were more bands than ever, all jostling for […]
Myoora is proud to announce the release of their debut EP, Moon Grotto – a courageous three track instrumental rife with complex and intriguing guitar, textured instrumentals and a coy balance between dreamy segments […]
2019 is set to be a mammoth year for Perth veterans The Date. Not only are they on course to release their fourth album Premedidated, they will do so unveiling one track per month, […]
Perth melodic hard rock act The Silent Deeds have dropped a new video for the track ‘The Race‘ which can be seen below. Drawing influences from a variety of musical styles including Tom Petty, […]
2018 was pretty bloody good to Perth’s Black Stone from the Sun; the release of their debut album Dreamalysis, national touring, festival slots, airplay far and wide…the grunge-punk duo made up of Sean Mackay (Vox, guitar) and Jack […]
Japam is set to release Sickboy, their first EP since 2016, on April 12th with pre-orders open February 22. The band have officially dropped their first single off the EP in anticipation, “Roak“, accompanied […]
A truly one-of-a-kind live experience not to be missed. Don’t Change captures all the passion and energy that is INXS. Featuring a line-up of 6 exceptional musicians fronted by the charismatic Blair Dwyer, Don’t […]
Australia’s partying pirate kings Lagerstein are back this April for a tour like no other! The folk metal titans will embark on a 6-date trek across the Australian east coast before the head off […]
Dear Music Lovers, Thank you so much for all of your support, over 111,000 signatures on the Don’t Kill Live Music Petition in one week, you have made it very clear that you refuse […]
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