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Music and beer industry heavy hitters have combined forces to bring their brand new one-day festival format A DAY ON THE CANS to Melbourne this May, christening Moon Dog’s new craft brewery space in Preston. […]
Fault in and of itself is a blameless word; it’s the weight we decide to put behind the direction it’s thrown that defines who we are. Melbourne’s Alpha Wolf have spent the past few […]
US hard rock band, BULLETS AND OCTANE, have announced the vinyl release of their latest album “Waking Up Dead”, with two exclusive unreleased bonus tracks – as a limited edition of 300 pieces in red […]
Bon But Not Forgotten is the closest you will ever get to AC/DC in the 70’s! This show brings together some of the world’s greatest rockers to pay tribute to the legend behind one […]
Fresh off the back of their impressive performance at Download Festival, Melbourne rock outfit The Beautiful Monument proudly announce a headlining run of shows down Australia’s east coast in support of their Greyscale Records […]
Australian progressive music has become internationally renown as some of the world’s best! The most isolated capital city in the world, Perth, in Western Australia has produced an unusually high percentage of those acts. […]
Born in the blistering heat and surf of Western Australia, Ratking have emerged as one of the most exciting and dedicated hardcore bands around. In just a handful of years, the five-piece have released an impressive […]
For Wellington rockers Lucifer Gunne, the journey toward their chest-punching new single ‘Energenetic’ has been one of evolution and growth. The four piece bring a diverse list of musical influences to the table in […]
Together since 2008, borne from the wild Appalachian green of West Virginia, HORSEBURNER has never cowered from hard toil. From their first live show performed, a first EP ‘Dirt City’ self-released in 2009, an […]
Australians Enter 6 have finally released their 2nd studio album Black Dolphin. It took some years to find the right members and define and hone their sound. Black Dolphin is a unique entity that […]
Australia’s kings of all things dark and creepy, DARKCELL will release their long awaited new, self titled album, on April 12. The band recently released a brand new music video for the track ‘The Great […]
Born Free, Melbourne hardcore outfit signed to Resist Records, are back! Returning to the fold after a reasonable absence from the scene, they are today announcing a brand new single, ‘Blinded‘. The single is […]
Following on from last year’s singles Money, Money, and Burn, Perth’s Foxton Kings have added yet another smouldering rock song to their arsenal with the beautifully swampy Gold . Full of rhythmic swagger, Gold is taken from the band’s brand new EP With […]
Victorian Hardcore crew MIRRORS are returning to the fray of the Australian hardcore and heavy scene with their heaviest and toughest offering to date. They will be releasing their new EP ‘Cold Sanctuary‘ on […]
Mighty warriors of the galaxy, GLORYHAMMER, have returned from another epic quest, which led them from beyond the galactic terrorvortex through “The Land Of The Unicorns” right into the glorious “Battle for Eternity”. The […]
A Perth musician has made a teenage music fan’s day by giving him her drum kit. Kylie Soanes, drummer for the band Legs Electric, donated her beloved long-time drum kit to 14-year-old Rosco House. Ahead […]
Australian technical deathcore act, Zeolite, have announced a national tour set to kick off this May, which will see them hitting the East Coast of the country with the newly signed death metal outfit, […]
The World Metal Congress is about to make history by adding to its line-up speakers from metal’s unlikeliest place on the planet: Syria. Syrian metal musician Jake Shuker, lead singer of celebrated Syrian metal […]
Acclaimed guitarist Marzi Montazeri and vocalist Kyle Thomas – otherwise recognized as members of Louisiana-based metal pioneers Exhorder (named by Spin as one of the 30 Greatest Thrash Bands of All Time) – are […]
For the uninitiated, To Octavia is a melodic metalcore group from Melbourne, Australia, taking inspiration from modern metalcore and merging it with a variety of influences such as pop, and alternative rock. If that’s […]
It’s Wednesday! And Clowns have just dropped their new track ‘I Wanna Feel Again’, as premiered on triple j Good Nights earlier this week and taken from their highly anticipated fourth studio record Nature/Nurture, out April 12. […]
Melbourne’s blackened rock’n’rollers Pagan have announced the line up for their second annual THE HOLY COMMUNION II, as well as supports for their upcoming The Evil Eye tour – an extensive procession throughout Australia […]
• JOHN PAUL YOUNG • RUSSELL MORRIS • GLENN SHORROCK • DOUG PARKINSON • JACK JONES Five of Australia’s finest vocalists – JOHN PAUL YOUNG, RUSSELL MORRIS, GLENN SHORROCK, DOUG PARKINSON and JACK JONES – […]
Blue Mountains blues-rocker and award-winning independent artist Claude Hay stakes his claim on the Australian music landscape with the release of his new single ‘Give Me Something’. A fast-paced and upbeat foot-stomper with all […]
King King, the Glaswegian Blues Rockers, who have been going from strength to strength in recent years, are pleased to announce their new drummer ANDREW SCOTT. A favored session player for many years and a […]
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