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After a Covid caused hiatus in 2020, STORMRIDER HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL is back for its 7th year with a best of WA line up which is sure to please even the most discerning of metal […]
Dashville is excited to announce the first five acts for ‘slightly heavier’ music event Thrashville, as it makes a gallant return, Saturday 11th September 2021. A one-day festival, currently featuring around sixteen spots on […]
On the first of February 2020, after a 20-year absence, Horsehead returned to the stage at The Corner Hotel Richmond. It took less than a week for this show to sell out and has […]
Los Angeles-based heavy rock avant-gardists PHILM, featuring vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Gerry Nestler (Civil Defiance, Kkleq Muzzil) and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (War, Ultraphonix), have released a video for the song “Cries of the Century” off their latest album, […]
Metallic Hardcore outfit ‘Sedative‘ are Perth, Western Australia’s newest heavy exports! Today, they are releasing their debut single and video – ‘Cough Medicine‘! It is available on all online stores and streaming platforms now […]
Only a fool would underestimate The Compulsions founder and frontman, Rob Carlyle. Armed with merely a shoestring budget and a crazy dream, the underground New York rocker remains an undeniable force to be […]
The Barcode Bandits are a South African trio dealing in powerful rock that explodes out of each song they perform. The band feel that music is the best medium for them to express their […]
Melbourne vintage rockers THE UGLY KINGS have revealed the first details of their upcoming, highly anticipated new album, entitled Strange, Strange Times, slated for a release on August 13, 2021 via Napalm Records. Following 2018’s Darkness Is My […]
Perth rockers SISTER SWITCHBLADE unveil new single and lyric video ‘Comatose’ as a free download for fans worldwide. “Comatose has been hanging around for a while now. We thought it would be nice to […]
Sydney deathcore wrecking crew, To The Grave recently released their crushing new record, Epilogue via Unique Leader Records. Today they unleash a brand new lyric video for the track, Death By A Thousand Cuts… […]
Innasanatorium are ready to take their music and vision as far as they can, all around Australia and abroad. Armed and ready with their astonishing debut album Odyssey Of The Mind ready to drop, […]
After coming to our attention in 2020, GHOSTS OF SUNSET have really been establishing themselves as a major player on the hard rock scene. 2020 was a fantastic year for the band with singles ‘Miles In-Between’, ‘Never Goodbye’ and […]
With lockdowns & restrictions coming and going, we have no idea when we have the opportunity to rock out to live metal, but this one is stamped into the Hornography calendar and ready to […]
West Australian metal veterans EnforcE finally release the artwork and tracklist for their long-waited 4th full-length release. Deep Blue has been a decade in making. The album will be officially released on 1 July […]
Perth’s Metal Powerhouse Silent Knight have just dropped their Speed-Metal fuelled rendition of ‘Dreams‘ originally performed by Van Halen! Opening with the widely known mellifluous riff saturated in the band’s signature European-infused flavour, this track kicks into full force with double-timed drum […]
The Kids are now embarking on their first (legally-aged) headline national tour in celebration of their last single ‘Go Back To Canberra’. The three shows are ones not to be missed, thrown at some […]
Polish death/black metallers Sarmat have released their debut album RS-28 and a lyric video. RS-28 Sarmat is a Russian super-heavy ballistic missile (known also as SATAN 2), the weapon of ultimate destruction. RS-28 consists […]
Cosmic Psychos are back with their epic new album, Mountain of Piss, featuring new single/video “Sin Bin“, slated for release on July 9 via their own label Go The Hack Records. Like a fine […]
“REMIXED, REVAMPED…REMARKABLE” is the best way to describe this brand new compilation album from UK classic rockers CATS in SPACE. To be released this autumn, the 11 track clear vinyl LP and 14 track […]
Jane Lee Hooker received rave reviews from fans and music press around the globe when they released Jericho in January 2021 – the band’s first new music since 2017. Jane Lee Hooker follow up […]
Gaining a solid reputation for their banging rock tracks and dynamite videos; the fifth single, Rise Up from Melbourne Hard Rock heroes, Head of Clay, is no exception! With its powerful vocals, dirty guitars, […]
Perth’s latest musical act, Jamart have released the first single “Wanted Dead” from the upcoming debut self-titled album, set for release on August 13th 2021. Check out the single available on all major digital […]
Sydney’s punk, rock & emo community is banding together for one night of musical mayhem to help keep local live music venue Crowbar alive and kicking. Members of Tonight Alive, Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, […]
Since forming in January of 2020, in a small town of the Blue Mountains, 12Gauge Rampage has stormed in to take the Aussie metal scene out with a fusillade of sonic missiles, delivering their […]
After a lengthy hibernation period since their last release in 2019, Yomi Ship are thrilled to invite you to preview/review the long awaited and much anticipated debut single ‘ICE DRAKE‘ from their forthcoming fifth EP. Recorded and produced at award […]
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