News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
South east Queensland riff commanders, The Black Swamp will independently release their new EP, Witches on February 1, 2018 Recorded at Housefox Studio’s in Sydney with studio head Ryan Miller (Black Rheno) at the […]
Melbourne, post-grunge monsters Jarface have announced their debut album ‘Now They See‘ will be release on Friday, December 8.To celebrate the release of ‘Now They See’, Jarface have released a taste of the album […]
Lets Kill Uncle are a modern melodic death metal band from Perth, Western Australia. The band made their live debut in 2011 and over the course of the subsequent years built a reputation as a quality live […]
Sydney rockers, The Iron Horses, have released their latest single, April Rain, through Golden Robot Records, as they get ready to hit the recording studio for their 2018 album. A track about the regret […]
Sydney five piece, Endless Heights announce their sophomore album, Vicious Pleasure out February 16th 2018 via Cooking Vinyl Australia. Pre-order Vicious Pleasure HERE “To me this record is about a new chapter in my life. Where a lot of our music in […]
Heavv music festival Thrashville is proud to announce the bumper line-up for its second year, which will return on Saturday January 20, 2018, to the Hunter Valley, NSW. After its breakthrough debut in January […]
Bolting straight out the gate with triple j airplay, Hobart’s Verticoli have served up new single ‘Free Will’, the blistering title track from their EP to be released December 1. With support slots under their belt for the […]
Acclaimed Australian blues rock’n’roll artist, Hamish Anderson has released a brand new video entitled ‘U’, the third single release from his debut album, produced by Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Ryan Adams). The song features Chris Bruce (Doyle […]
Groom Epoch, a luminous outfit created by former drummer of The Church, Richard Ploog, are set to release their new album, Solar Warden, through Golden Robot Records in April 2018, with Cosmic Artifice, the lead […]
Six piece Sydney melodic death metal merchants, Artemis Blade, will release their debut album on February 1, 2018 A music video for The Fall filmed in the Snowy Mountains of NSW and Victoria will […]
THE PLOT IN YOU have announced that their new album for Fearless Records, ‘DISPOSE’, will be released on 16th February, 2018. The Ohio rock band – composed of Landon Tewers (Vocals), Josh Childress (Guitar), […]
If there’s ever been a more likeable rock band than WALKEN, we’ll eat our shoes. The bombastic Brisbane maestros of lovable grungy pop punk have a brand new song to bounce off your brain […]
Sydney doom masters Hypergiant have just released their debut album Father Sky! To celebrate they have unleashed the epic video for Colossi, with a riff as big as its title suggests! Featuring riffs that […]
Perth’s best boutique all-ages festival is back in 2018 with a huge line-up of scorching hot local and national talent. HyperFest is set to take over Midland Oval once again on Saturday 24 February […]
There’s something about the sweetly melancholic indie rock of Fragile Animals that just tingles the spine. From their blissfully catchy-but-sombre melodies, to the exquisite daydreamy voice of singer Victoria Jenkins, the Sunshine Coast three-piece create music that moves […]
Lincoln le Fevre & the Insiders are at the height of form following the release of Come Undone and a tour culminating in a sweaty sold out show at the Poison City Weekender. It […]
Legendary Australian rock band Horsehead have signed with powerhouse independent record label Golden Robot Records who will be re-releasing the band’s catalogue and previously unreleased material internationally throughout 2018. The band’s first two albums, Horsehead and Onism, will also be made available digitally for […]
Melbourne punk band CAMP COPE are thrilled to release their new single ‘The Opener’, available on all platforms today. The first piece of recorded music from the trio since ‘Keep Growing’ late last year, […]
Perth cerebral prog metal act Nucleust have released video footage from their recent extensive tour around Australia in support of their latest album “Terra Cerebral” where the band hit all regions across the country […]
Yesterday was a BIG day. Australia voted YES. And The Smith Street Band supported Midnight Oil at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. To highlight the serendipity of those two things and to show the […]
Seems like peace is worthless in Sydney death metal wrecking crew as Daemon Pyre premiere their new video for Unto A Dying World. Get smashed on it below: The single premiered last night on […]
A Black New Era is Upon Us! As lightning cracked across the skies of the Dead Centre of Australia, The Black Wreath announced the opening of their new headquarter. Coinciding with the labels sixth […]
Brisbane’s As Paradise Falls have revealed a crushing new music video for their latest single Captive to the Creation. The video captures the awe-inspiring energy of As Paradise Falls in a live setting. Directed […]
Kismet: When you encounter something by chance that seems like it was meant to be. The Omnific want the world to experience Kismet and bathe in its gloriously djent-soaked goodness. The Omnific are releasing […]
Cursed Earth have announced they will pummel their way through Australia one last time in 2017 this December. Kicking off in Brisbane, the band will headline shows around the nation with support from Shackles. […]
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