News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Northlane have released their new stand-alone single “Vultures” today via UNFD. Northlane’s most aggressive track in years, “Vultures” is the band at their dark and scathing best – but entirely on their own terms. […]
Australia – We told you we weren’t done yet! After record pre-sales across the country, the second annual Hotter Than Hell has expanded its run to Adelaide, dragging the southern state into ‘hell’. Last […]
Melbourne blues rockers, Ablaze, are gearing up for an epic second half of the year via a new single and a stack of rock n roll shows.. Kicking things off with the high octane […]
National not-for-profit Youngcare have teamed up with Brisbane post-alternative rock outfit Between Kings to ask Australians to ‘buy a brick’ and help build a home for young people with high care needs living in […]
Australian melodic death-thrashers Naberus have revealed a new music video for the song ‘My Favorite Memory’. The video was directed by Cat Argiriou and edited by Consta Theoharpoulos. This is the third music video […]
Ahoy Australia! Lagerfest returns this September to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and is bigger and better than ever! PARTY TIME IS NOW! Following the success of their ‘Yeast Coast’ plunder of breweries, Australia’s premiere […]
After releasing their powerful single Run from their upcoming 5th studio album Rapture, Sydney metal band Temtris has announced their Australia and New Zealand tour. The tour will start in October just after the […]
When Mammal decided to reform in August of 2017 they sat down and scribbled out a “things to do” list. 1. Play a massive hometown reunion gig – “Tick” 2. Start writing some new […]
Australia’s foremost authority on progressive rock, Caligula’s Horse, recently announced a European tour for October – November 2018. To coincide with this, InsideOutMusic will issue the band’s first two albums, Moments from Ephemeral City […]
Melbourne rockers Redro Redriguez & His Inner Demons will release their second full length album, Denim Daddy on July 26! No one is sure just whats in the water (or other substances) in Melbourne […]
Slowly Slowly have revealed their next single and video “Smile Lines” today. The next single lifted from St. Leonards will be accompanied by a national headline tour of the same name, kicking off on […]
Skegss return after being Up In The Clouds and get Smogged Out on their brand new single, released today. Smogged Out is the second single lifted from their just-announced debut album My Own Mess […]
Crack out that old band shirt, dust off those Doc Martens and bust open that ancient box of glowsticks. It doesn’t matter which scene you were in or which scene you thought you were […]
Circles are going from strength to strength – the four-piece prog powerhouse band has wall-to-wall tours and shows from now until the end of 2018 – and show no sign of slowing down (they […]
The Waifs have always had an affectionate, close relationship with fans in regional Australia, thanks to relentlessly touring every corner of the country over the past 26 years. Late last year they made a […]
Brisbane based Easycore/Hardcore Punk outfit Grizzlyshark have just released their debut single and music video ‘Game Over’ which recently premiered via Depth Magazine. Grizzlyshark formed in 2017 from the proverbial ashes of multiple local […]
Young Henrys and Hysteria Mag, in association with print media partner Scenestr and outdoor media partner Dead of Winter Festival, present a celebration of all things loud: Halloween Hysteria! Halloween Hysteria is a day-long […]
Western Australia’s progressive metalcore sensations, Icarus Lives are heading to Japan this August in support of their latest record ‘Vantablack‘, where they will be supporting Canadian metalcore legends THE AGONIST and Europe’s CELLAR DARLING […]
Mass Sky Raid are standing at the ‘Edge of the Unknown.’ Today they are announcing the release date and details for their brand new album ‘Science of Fiction.’ Gold Coast alternative/rock outfit Mass Sky […]
Planet Perth’s Daybreak are quickly being recognised as the next big thing in Australian Heavy Music. Having recently toured nationally with acts like Polaris, Alpha Wolf and Honest Crooks – the words SOLD OUT […]
Sydney metallers LETHAL VENDETTA have released a new single and Video ‘’Salute To The Gods’’ which comes off their recently released album ‘No Prisoners No Mercy’. ‘’Salute To The Gods’’ is a tribute to […]
The immediacy of Hideous Sun Demon’s thrashing brand of psych-punk music has returned in all its glory, with the release of their new single, ‘Antithesis’. Capturing hectic riffs and frenetic percussion in a tightly […]
Of Misery is Brisbane’s newest downtempo and bone-crushing heavy band. Today they are announcing the release of their debut EP “Black Noose“. The 5-piece brutal crew are celebrating this release with a first taste […]
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect are ready to shake things up and get some heads banging again with the release of their new EP “Survival Or Ruin” due out September 14th through Rockpit […]
Hurst are a head-banging, mosh-inducing, alt rock band hailing from the deep suburbs of Western Sydney. They’ve been doing their thing since 2014 and have a good time doing it! During February of 2018, […]
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