News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
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 […]
It’s that time of year again… After a long hot summer we descend into the dark, cold and bitter months. There’s only one thing that can breathe life back into the Victorian heavy metal […]
Back to Eden guitarist/bassist/songwriter Edan Hoy has returned, this time under the moniker of Edan H. Hailing from Melbourne/Australia, the solo artist now puts his stamp on the Melodic Hard Rock genre with a […]
2019 is already on course be a mammoth year for Perth rockers The Date. Not only are they set to release their fourth album Premedidated, they are doing so unveiling one track per month, leaving no […]
One of Australia’s greatest and most treasured songwriters, Steve Kilbey has released the second single from his 2018 album Sydney Rococo. Director Clint Lewis from Red Tape Pictures describes the music video for When […]
Perth’s Daybreak have been on the lips of the Australian heavy community for some time now. Recently, they were announced as one of the supports touring the country with Alpha Wolf, and today they […]
OBEY THE RIFF AND RAISE THE SWORD! New Zealand’s Beastwars are back with their brand new single and video – Raise The Sword. Premiering at huge metal blog Metal Injection yesterday, the band have […]
Brisbane modern metal outfit Meliorist are today releasing their brand new charismatic track ‘Wanderer‘ – it sees its way into the world ahead of their their debut album ‘Patterns‘, out Friday May 10, which […]
Following packed houses across the recent UK and European tour, the world’s biggest Led Zeppelin show comes to Perth. For 3 decades the Zep Boys have flawlessly dedicated their careers to the Led Zeppelin […]
Adelaide Rock outfit Colibrium have just released their new EP ‘Carried’ and have announced a run of Australian tour dates. Colibrium are again bringing the world their own brand of modern rock music, with […]
Melbourne’s The Gloom In The Corner, recently released a stunning video for the lead track off their forthcoming new EP, Flesh & Bones due out on May 30. Misanthropic was an epic undertaking in storytelling. Telling the story […]
Dirty Rascal head out on their ‘What Would Love Do’ Tour in in May/June 2019. To coincide with the tour they release the radio edit of ‘What Would Love Do’ on Friday May 24 […]
Live music entertainment is a great love for Marianna Bouyiouris & Olivia Reppas. They have come together and founded The Muses, running niche music festivals that have a solid imprint on Victoria’s annual music calendar. […]
Yours & Owls Festival took things up a notch in 2018, with its largest sold-out crowd to date and an all-star line-up featuring some of the largest international and local acts, there’s no wonder […]
Sydney metallers, Northlane, announce the upcoming release of their fifth studio album, Alien, out August 2 via UNFD. For a band that have traditionally focused on wider issues in the outside world, Alien is […]
Perth Symphony Orchestra invites you to take the trippiest of orchestral rides, to a time when the counterculture and free love movements of the 60s rebelled against the Vietnam War and assassinations of JFK […]
Get your rib bib on, one Sunday a month Freo.Social‘s being taken over by a celebration of the three B’s! Beer, BBQ and Blues (as the title suggests.) We’ll be showcasing special brews from Otherside […]
Melbourne prog band, Teramaze have announced that their new album Are We Soldiers will be released on June 21, 2019 via Mascot Label Group. To celebrate the announcement the Australian band also released a new video for […]
Melbourne rockers Palace Of The King are saying goodbye to the album cycle surrounding last years scorcher of a record, Get Right With You Maker, (released a year ago in April 2018 via Golden […]
Hailing from the glorious suburb of Dapto, the band formed as a three piece in 1998 over a shared love of punk and surfing and have continued to engage in both ever since.Vocalist Shane […]
DREGG are back! The band who are NEVER backward in coming forward with putting society’s issues right in front of your nose and making you smell the hypocrisy – are today returning with their […]
The Omnific are today releasing the latest, meticulously crafted, gorgeous piece of music from their new EP ‘The Mind’s Eye‘. The record is out on Friday May 10th and this new track Moonstruck is […]
Stormrider Touring presents the annual Stormrider Heavy Metal Festival! Returning for it’s 6th year in a row, this year is no exception in bringing Australia’s best Heavy Metal bands to the west coast for a […]
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