News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Trophy Eyes have announced an Australian headline tour. Kicking off on October 11 in Brisbane, Trophy Eyes will embark on their biggest national headline run to date in support of their new album, The American Dream, […]
Sydney teenage punks, The Kids, have been on a non stop rollercoaster ride since releasing their debut single School back in February. They opened for hard rock legends LA Guns across Australia and New […]
Victoria Bitter has proudly confirmed the return of VB HARD YARDS for 2018. Staunchly backing live Aussie rock, Hard Yards will head on tour this year, inviting bands to earn a spot in the tour […]
Perth progressive metal act Nucleust are set to continue their New Symphony tour with a string of east coast Australia shows starting this Thursday in Melbourne. On top of their already completed Queensland shows […]
Attracting an impressive 40,000 people, WAMFest 2017 blew the record books wide open. The expanded and reimagined festival brought 57 iconic local venues and public spaces to life over two weekends; with live music […]
Australia’s favourite Rock ‘n Roll Border Bandits HAMMERS, have clocked up an impressive first year since a line-up change mid 2017. Supports with Cog, Dead Letter Circus, Black Rheno and Captives, an invitation to […]
Hot on the heels of announcing their upcoming tour of Asia, South Australian metal band Shatter Brain have just released a video clip for the song ‘Discard’. This video documents the band’s tour of […]
Brisbane’s Sum of Us have made themselves known to the world with their single “Forrest“. Now, with their very first, sweaty, secret, jam-packed-to-the-walls Crowbar Church show under their belt, they are announcing the details […]
Western Australian Blues-rock up-and-comer Matty T Wall is itching to get out on the road in support of latest release ‘Sidewinder’. He’ll be doing his thing all over Australia this winter, with shows on […]
Melbourne rockers Zenith Moon have today announced their ripping debut single Inhibition, an inspiring track about overcoming a negative experience and coming out the other side a stronger person, out June 14. The group […]
Brisbane’s Aerials are soaring high today, announcing the imminent release of their new single and video “Drawing Blood.” Bursting with neck-breaking riffs and “Blade Runner” inspired synthesizers, “Drawing Blood” is the latest and certainly […]
We are stoked to announce Yours & Owls Festival has officially SOLD OUT…. in one day! With an all Aussie line up, and an increased capacity across the two days, Yours & Owls continues […]
Mammal – one of Australia’s most fierce, outspoken & storied rock artists, shook off the hibernation sickness of their hiatus in late 2017 to make a ferociously triumphant return to the Australian live music […]
SEVSONS are a band who have been paving their own way to notoriety within Sydney’s alt-rock circles. With blistering live shows alongside some of the country’s best including Closure in Moscow, Circles and Caligula’s […]
Claim The Throne are gearing up to head to Europe. But first, they will be playing in their home town to ensure their chops are up to scratch and to raise money for steins […]
Hitting the ground running with a premiere spin on triple j’s Short.Fast.Loud with Josh Merriel, frenetic new single No Fracture is The Lizards at their most inspired and focused. Transitioning from simple and sturdy to blisteringly technical in the blink of an eye, No Fracture summons the […]
Long running blues rockers, Steve Grieve and The Mourners will be playing a selection of shows this month in support of their recent release, Caterpillar Maze. Taking influence from Dylan, ZZ Top, Joe Bonamassa, […]
With the release of their eagerly awaited fourth album Stay just weeks away, one of Australia’s favourite young rock bands, Luca Brasi, share their new single ‘Clothes I Slept In’, as premiered on Triple […]
For Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Tyler Millott, creating music that shines with its own identity has been at the centre of his artistry from day one. Exploring these threads of inspiration and creativity has brought Millott here, […]
Huge instrumentation meets raw and evocative vocals; this is Club Yorke. With their new single ‘Stop the Bleeding’ the Melbourne based indie rock band have embraced a new chapter of their artistry along with […]
Capital Enemy are an unrelenting force with one goal in mind, to create powerful,driven music for the frustrated, forgotten and downtrodden and they have offered up a brutal taste in the form of Graves […]
Sydney’s Power Metal maestros Darker Halfbegan their “Are You Ready” tour last week with shows in Newcastle, Wollongong and Sydney. The response was summed up in this review at wallofsoundau.com:“The sky is the limit with these […]
Wreath has unveiled the official video and digital stream for their first single “Revolutionary Suicide” at www.funerarycult.com Previously known as Legions, Wreath is the manifestation of over a decade of cutting teeth in the […]
Sydney punkers SPEEDBALL are soon to embark on their most ambitious tour yet in support of their 3rd release, 2017’s How Will I Slam Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Mosh Today. The EP has […]
New Zealand experimental, atmospheric, post-metallers Spook The Horses have released a new video from their third album People Used To Live Here released late 2017. Says the band: “The video is centred around an […]
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