News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Resist Promotions has announced the fourth Blister Heavy Metal Festival scheduled for October 20, 2018 at The Tote Hotel in Collingwood. This year’s festival will be bigger and better than ever, featuring a variety of […]
Canberra four-piece Glitoris unleash politically-charged sonic and visual hit of punk rock fury, ‘Spit Hood’ ahead of upcoming tour with Regurgitator and announce debut album. The dynamic first cut of Glitoris’ debut album is […]
Following the release of his debut double A-side single “Hell Mary | Don’t Leave Me Alone” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia), XIII today shares his first official video for single “Hell Mary”. Directed […]
Adelaide two-piece rock outfit, Fyre Byrd, are back with their new single, Anywhere I Am Is Home, released on Monday, July 23 through Golden Robot Records and produced by Steve Balbi. The band have […]
Melbourne’s The Last Martyr have today released a video for, “Into the Black.” Their debut single was mixed and mastered by Circles’ Ted Furuhashi and video was directed by Dave Hunter of Band Factory […]
Brisbane based Easycore/Hardcore Punk outfit Grizzlyshark have just released their debut two-track EP ‘Restart’. They have also released a new video for single ‘Sonic’ which can be seen below. Grizzlyshark formed in 2017 from […]
Gather round, gather round for the biggest show in town. Festival of the Sun (FOTSUN) is turning 15 years old and in the spirit of still being young, fun and never growing up, we […]
The Iron Eye are today returning to the fray with a glut of news – and new content in tow. The hard-out Brisbane rock outfit are today offering up their new single “Conscience Cleaner“, […]
Riding high from their most successful two-and-a-half years together yet – which included an ARIA Top 10 debut and three back-to-back sold out headline tours of Australia – Hands Like Houses return with -Anon., […]
Skorched are Australia’s newest Nu-Metal outfit. Combining the sounds of late 90’s Nu Metal with crushing guitar tones and two somewhat imposing vocalists who spit syncopated rhymes over each other like a well-oiled machine, […]
The BEST NIGHT EVER is back this December and punk party-starters Dune Rats are set to make sure you see out 2018 in style! Returning to the Gold Coast’s NightQuarter in a nearly-New Year’s […]
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect recently announced their new EP “Survival Or Ruin” earlier this month with the first single “Until Dusk” receiving rave reviews and positive feedback from fans and press alike […]
Hot on the heels of their shows supporting international stoner heavyweights Red Fang and Greenleaf, Sydney riff-merchants Hypergiant have released a music video for Island 3, from their debut album Father Sky. Named for […]
Brisbane progressive maestro’s Opus Of A Machine have released a new track from their upcoming new album Stray Fire, which will be released on August 3, just in time for their tour with fellow […]
Brisbane melodic hardcore band Wildheart are announcing their brand new EP, entitled We Are. The five-track release will see its way into the world on Friday August 31 2018. The announcement comes with the […]
‘Freezing In The Sun’ is a taste of what is yet to come from Clowns. The new single sees bright and jangly guitars juxtaposed with politicised lyrics of discontent. The lyrics demanding ‘tell me […]
Australian based Futuristic Theatrical Rock Warriors, CROSSON, have returned with their new album Invincible. Invincible is the follow up the bands critically acclaimed 2016 album Spreading The Rock ‘N Roll Disease. Once again mixed […]
NZ thrash metal trio ALIEN WEAPONRY unleash their brand-new music video for “Whispers” of the recently released debut album, Tū. While previous hits “Rū Ana Te Whenua” and “Kai Tangata” have related to historic battles […]
Only a few more sleeps until Australia’s favourite exports The Wombats storm the stages of our fine country, an annual event that has become so engrained in Australian culture you would be forgiven to […]
Hadal Maw are today unleashing “White Elephant” – their brand new cut from forthcoming EP Charlatan. The crushing new single is the second cut from the EP, following the release of Idolatry a few […]
With two massive announcements already made for the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR in 2019, festival promoters have organised an incredible line-up for the highly anticipated Series Three. Headlined by the legendary John Farnham, with special […]
The opening night of Hornography is here! A Perth Metal Club embracing and reviving the local metal scene. In this first edition you can expect killer bands, extended breaks with great metal tunes, speakers, […]
Adelaide metal band Shatter Brain has just released a video for ‘The Ship that Never Sinks’ from their upcoming split vinyl with Melbourne legends Blunt Shovel. Aptly titled ‘The Twelve Inch Split’, the vinyl […]
Australia’s post-metal/sludge legends, Lo! released their third full length album, Vestigial late last year via Pelagic Records. Today the band have released a striking new video for the track, Gods Of Ruin. The concept […]
South Australian thrash bangers Hidden Intent have released their highly-anticipated and hilarious new music video for the track ‘Drop Bears Are Real‘, which features their touring comrades Lich King, the return of actor ‘Damo […]
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