News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Rock four-piece Carvel have released their latest soulful and reflective single Dark Side of Me, from their upcoming self-titled EP, set for release Friday, April 27. Carvel’s latest single Dark Side of Me is an exploration about breaking […]
Perth progressive metal act Nucleust have announced further shows for their upcoming ‘New Symphony‘ tour which sees the band head back out on the road across Australia, this time with a new drummer. On […]
Brisbane heavy music and arts festival, DEAD OF WINTER, is really making a run for being the largest heavy festival north of Victoria having just added 15 Australian and New Zealand acts to an already massive […]
Melbourne’s Devil Electric released their mesmerising self titled debut album in August 2017 to rave reviews to world over! The 37minute, 9-track LP is a riff heavy, doom encrusted rock n roll ride of […]
Gravemind are not a band who do things by the book. They are known for their off-kilter rollouts, their insanely detailed and perfectly-crafted videoclips and their ability to stand out in a niche-within-niche genre […]
There are a seemingly infinite number of bands out there releasing new music, but there is only one Windwaker – who are today releasing the first taste of their new music. An all-out assault […]
Driven by escalating guitars and production, Nighthawk’s new single ‘Right Time’ is strong step into 2018 from one of Melbourne’s exciting new crop of artists on the scene. The sounds that Nighthawk have been […]
Blasting out of the speakers with herculean riffs and razor sharp vocal hooks, the debut single Thrill Pill by Pacing The Cage is like a case of hand grenades with their pins pulled out. Working away on a […]
Perth muso Dan Cribb has passed the 20 track mark on his ongoing tribute to The Simpsons, with Adelaide powerhouse vocalist Mane and Brisbane punk rocker Emmy Hour the latest guest vocalists to sign on. […]
Slithering psychopaths from the shady sands of the Dead Centre of Australia… SNAKES is a mysterious entity, a manifestation of the shadow of the collective unconscious. Their isolation and introspection has spawned a venomous […]
Brisbane hardcore groove metal act, Massic will release their debut album, Redshift, tomorrow on March 30. They have just released a music video for the track Preconceptions. Watch it below. Watch the recently released […]
Crowd favourites Crocodylus have returned to freshly unleash surf-drenched jam ‘My Love’, along with a run of reverb charged launch dates this May. Taken from their forthcoming debut album and coming in under three […]
RED BEE are tremendously excited to announce that Silent Enemy will be released via Melbourne’s Dinner for Wolves (home of The Screaming Jets, Dead City Ruins and Superheist) – their first release for the […]
The mighty Like Thieves are returning to the fray of the Australian music scene today with the announcement of their brand new single ‘Never See it Coming’ and a national run of live shows. […]
“2017 Provided the best year in all of our lives yet, we want to do something special for the fans we see at every show.” A simple but honest sentiment from one of the […]
Cheeky little doggoes SOPHISTICATED DINGO are sick of your smashed avo, craft beer and buzzfeed articles about the yoof and their inability to save money and they’re telling you where to go in their […]
Kaosphere, Australia’s up and coming metal act from the Gold Coast, has released their single Chokehold together with the official video of the song. Chokehold is a taste of Kaosphere’s energetic and relentless live […]
Following the 2017 release of the debut single (TENNIS) from Sydney band PARTICLES and the follow up single ‘Rift’, the band are certainly kicking off 2018 in style with the release of their third single […]
When it comes to having a rock n roll party, it doesn’t get much better than embracing the music of the King himself, Elvis. That is the concept behind the 2018 Cruise N Groove […]
Sydney teenage punks, The Kids, have come crashing into 2018 like their lives depended on it. Last month the band released their first single, School, to the praise of Australia’s punk and hardcore media and scored a spin […]
Adelaide’s duo, The Hard Aches unveil new single, Happy. Happy is the follow up to title-track, Mess taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Mess out April 13 via Anchorhead and will see them tour in April nationally with special […]
Melbourne’s Slowly Slowly may have only just announced their St. Leonards headline tour but, due to insatiable demand, the band have announced the addition of two new shows in Sydney and Brisbane. The announcement […]
Sydney progressive metal quartet Red Sea have just released their brand new single Hurricane! With its titanic guitars and rack-tom heavy drumming offset against the angelic yet powerfully striking vocals of frontwoman Erica Bowron, […]
Melbourne rockers The Ugly Kings are all set to drop their highly anticipated debut album, Darkness Is My Home, on Friday, April 13 via German label Kozmik Artifactz. The band have just released the […]
Captives‘ new album will take you “Over The Rainbow“! Their brand new album is out next Friday, 30th March 2018. They are celebrating today with a new single and raucous house party video – […]
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