News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Ahead of their ‘Freezing In The Sun’ East Coast tour, Melbournian hellions CLOWNS drop one more distortion drenched, fast and furious single titled ‘I Shaved My Legs For You‘, which will be their final […]
When Greyscale Records was formed, it started with the idea of building a family, and now the two heaviest hitting siblings of this family have decided to sort out their differences on the road. […]
Diamond Cut Diamond, the second full-length album from Australian true metal quartet CONVENT GUILT, is set for a November 9 release via Gates Of Hell Records. The follow-up to 2014’s Guns For Hire was recorded […]
Sydney’s colourful rocking identities THE HARD-ONS come bearing good news for WA music lovers and sports fans alike, announcing “No Sleep Til Western Australia”, hitting WA venues in November and December 2018 This explosive […]
Renowned for their spellbindingly powerful live shows and hypnotizing tribal flavours, Australian 6-piece progressive rock livewire AlithiA will release their highly anticipated sophomore record The Moon has Fallen worldwide on Friday October 26th 2018 […]
If ever there was a pairing more perfect or written in the stars than COSMIC PSYCHOS , PIST IDIOTS and UTE ROOT, we’d like to see it. Synonymous in name and naughtiness, the Psychos […]
Dan Howls is an appropriate name for an artist with such a bellowing roar. Big, gritty and acidic, it is a voice that belongs to the blues… a human being merely wields it. Tried […]
Tasmania is known for two things; the Tasmanian Devil and having produced one of the leaders of the modern death metal scene, Psycroptic. Since their formation in 1999, the band have constantly evolved and […]
You’ve got to hand it to a band like South Coast NSW trio The Swamp Stompers. Forging your own beaten path on Australia’s indie roots touring circuit is no mean feat these days, and […]
Tasmania is known for two things; the Tasmanian Devil and having produced one of the leaders of the modern death metal scene, Psycroptic. Since their formation in 1999, the band have constantly evolved and […]
Following the sold out opening night of Perth’s new monthly metal club night, HORNOGRAPHY is back for it’s second edition! Coming in the form of a ‘Heavy Metal Swap meet’ theme, this session will […]
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 […]
Now that spring has well and truly sprung, there seems no finer time to announce the second round of artists coming on down to WA’s iconic musical adventure, Blues At Bridgetown, back for 2018 […]
Sydney, Australia technical/progressive death metallers Diminish The Gods have released a killer 360° video for their new track Combust Into Infinity. Diminish The Gods will also be returning to Japan for the first time since […]
Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders released their debut album – Live Like You Mean It late last year and have been bringing the rock ever since! This hard working rock band from Melbourne […]
Port Royal, Brisbane’s rock n roll kings, are set to continue their epic tour in support of their just released EP, Love, Passion, Satisfaction. The boys have already put a stack of miles on […]
Heavy-Hitters Deez Nuts are set to hit the ground running from September 20th for their “Deez Nuts Does Australia” tour, presented by Destroy All Lines! Today, they are announcing the suitably heavy and hard-out […]
Following hot on the heels of last month’s exciting album reveal, Brisbane favourites Dead Letter Circus have now announced a huge summer tour and plans to drop a brand new piece of music. Kicking […]
Melbourne thrashers, The Ascended, have released their second single ‘Drag Me To Hell‘. From their debut full length album, Awaken Within, ‘Drag Me To Hell’ has proven to be a crowd favourite during live […]
Rock ‘n’ roll never dies, it simply changes hands – and Melbourne rapscallions GRIM RHYTHM have risen to carry on a torch that was lit lifetimes before they were born. Today the band announce […]
Premiering his new single ‘Lawyer’ on Short.Fast.Loud on triple j, XIII releases today his double A-side single Lawyer | I Want An Axe To Break The Ice – Available Here and announces his debut album Bloody Banks […]
The Deadvikings return to claim their stake and expand their domination over Sydney come September with a lineup that can only be viewed as the ultimate heavy protopunk this town has seen in years. […]
Dear Seattle are back and they’ve brought their brand-new single “Maybe” with them, out today on Domestic La La. That’s not all, to celebrate the release of the first taste of long-awaited new music, […]
Brisbane symphonic metal outfit Seraphic are today revealing their filmclip for new single “The Monster Within” (out now at Spotify, iTunes/Apple Music, Amazon, Google Music, Deezer and Pandora!) and announcing their Single launch show […]
Melbourne’s Stuck Out charged into the spotlight of the Australian alternative scene earlier this year with their critically acclaimed debut EP You Won’t Come Home. Don’t Bore Us called it “the essential pop punk […]
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