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Portland-based progressive sludge metal unit LORD DYING today unveils their captivating new video for “Freed From The Pressures Of Time” via Metal Injection. The powerful track comes off the band’s Mysterium Tremendum full-length, released […]
With the 15th annual Gum Ball fast approaching comes the announcement of more acts confirmed to join the festival over the April 24-26 Anzac Day weekend. Dashville is thrilled to announce the addition of […]
Pretoria based quartet Joy Club Cassidy Cassidy is everything a punk band should be and more, sarcastic, serious, satirical, fun, fast and ferocious. They’re releasing their new single Anti-Fan on all digital platforms tomorrow […]
Storming in 2020, Perth’s most legendary monthly metal night shows no signs of slowing down! Back at The Boston for a classic Hornography event in February, we are treated to 3 heavy bands, metal […]
Nine/Eight Touring, in conjunction with Heavy Magazine, Behind The Scene, and BHSS are proudly holding ProgAid, a benefit concert for fire victims across Australia featuring some of the nations finest progressive metal and rock acts. Tickets […]
Music fans are in for a real treat this March as WANSTOCK returns to suburban Victoria with an enviable glam-rock line-up. The third year for the mini-festival, WANSTOCK launched as organiser Geoff Wansbrough’s ode […]
Omaha based, hard rock band EVANDALE has released the official lyric video for their single, “Black Heart Southern Queen.” off of their recent, self-titled LP. Produced by Chad Riche, “Black Heart Southern Queen” is […]
It’s time to put on your red shoes and dance, as Perth Symphony Orchestra presents STARDUST: The Music of David Bowie. And you can choose the songs! In honour of the 30th anniversary of […]
Melbourne’s own classic rock champions, Riff Raiders hit the road in support of their double A-side single LOADED GUN/BEST DAY EVER out Feb 18. Riff Raiders live shows are an epic journey of rock with frisson-inducing […]
Five of Perth’s best and brightest metal acts unite for a night of sweaty summer chaos at the Civic Hotel! After 5 months of simmering in the rehearsal oven, debutants Ghidorah are set to […]
Metal United Down Under returns to Perth in 2020! A stellar lineup of 8 heavy local acts have been hand picked by the Krunch Entertainment team for this year’s Metal United Down Under event […]
After the release of their critically acclaimed fourth album, Trapped In Chaos, released in 2019 via Napalm Records, German collective DUST BOLT enters the 21st century by embracing their creative energy while considerably re-directing […]
Up and coming Canadian metal band DEMISE OF THE CROWN has released the first single, “My Mind Is Free,” the first single from the upcoming Life in the City album, scheduled for release on […]
Seemingly out of nowhere comes one of the year’s most impressive and largest collaborations in the rock/metal scene. LOST SYMPHONY, a band founded by brothers Benny (multi-instrumentalist, producer) and Brian Goodman (compositions, arrangement), along […]
After a 12 month hiatus, Perth industrial rockers SPARROW return with a tribute to the influential late frontman, Keith Flint (1969-2019) of iconic UK group ‘The Prodigy‘. With two new members expanding the lineup, the band’s latest […]
Perth hardcore legends Ratking have just released their epic cover of ‘Come Out And Play’ by The Offspring. The band have announced an upcoming show supporting Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, as well as […]
Come & support a great cause as Rock Against Racism Australia in conjunction with Turbo Nun Entertainment Group & Marrickville Bowling Club present: Grass Roots – A helping hand for the Fire Crisis… Cost […]
Released on 25 July 1980, “Back In Black” is arguably one of hard rock’s most influential records. It was AC/DC’s seventh studio album – their sixth internationally – and an album that was an […]
The current fire crisis in Australia seems to have had a remarkable effect on the music industry, especially the live scene. The hundreds of sold-out fundraiser shows happening everywhere in the country – from […]
Norwegian black metal formation 1349 are now releasing an official music video for the song “Through Eyes of Stone“, taken from the band’s latest effort ‘The Infernal Pathway‘ (released in October 2019). The film […]
Memphis-based psychedelic blues rock veterans, THE HEAVY EYES, will release their long-awaited new full-length, Love Like Machines, March 27th via Kozmik Artifactz. Their fourth full-length and first new offering since 2015’s critically lauded He […]
Nefarious Industries proudly announces the signing of long-running Sacramento, California thrash assassins PSYCHOSOMATIC, and is lining up the band’s rabid new LP, The Invisible Prison, for release this summer. A brief teaser video, the […]
The first show of what we hope might end up being more than just a handful of dates for the all original reunited Bang Tango takes place this Saturday at The Whisky. If you’re […]
When the Sydney Band Together event ran in December 2019, it followed the catastrophic New South Wales fires of November and December which had a disastrous effect on local communities and wildlife. Things did not improve […]
When keyboard wunderkind Lachy Doley took a bow in front of thousands of people at the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival last year it was the culmination of eight years of recording, relentless touring, personal […]
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