News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Sydney’s inaugural Good Saturday Festival steps out with a stellar first line-up for its one-day, all ages block party; combining iconic rock royalty, nourishing eats and top-notch brewers, all converging on a Marrickville laneway […]
Melbourne’s progressive prodigies, The Omnific, and Perth booking agency, Beardfoot, are thrilled to announce they’re teaming up to tackle the band’s Australian bookings. Consisting of two bass players and a drummer, The Omnific has […]
Melbourne underground noise makers YLVA released their debut album, M E T A late last year via Pelagic Records. Following on from the release, their extreme volume contrasts and stoic patience will be on […]
On the verge of releasing their long-awaited debut full-length album Americana Doom Fuzz, due to hit stores on Friday, 13 April, The Lockhearts are amped to announce their Australian tour dates, plus they’ll be […]
Geelong rock n rollers Dangerous Curves will release their long awaited debut album So Dirty Right on April 6. They have just released a new lyric video for the albums title track and the […]
The long wait is over for those outside of Canada, with the release of The Lazys latest single, Nothing But Trouble, to the rest of the world, with pre-order for their new album, Tropical […]
Tapestry, the NT’s premier melodic hardcore outfit, are today announcing the news to the world about their brand new EP, ‘Ghost of Me’, which will see its release on Friday March 30th. To celebrate […]
Melbourne power metallers Horizons Edge have just dropped a stunning music video for the first track off their forthcoming new album, Let The Show Go On – Out April 20 via Dinner For Wolves. […]
Melbourne indie rockers, Shiva And The Hazards have today announced their dreamy new single East India Empress, a mesmerising modern throwback track, out March 16. The group have also dropped a spellbinding clip to […]
It didn’t take long for Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust to fill the vacant throne left by recently departed drummer Shay Smith. After being inundated with submissions from all over the country, the band set […]
Sydney’s Maverick are really ramping things up in the lead-in to the release of their new EP State of Mind! The Sydney “No-F#cks-Given” band are today releasing the second taste of the record, a […]
It is our pleasure to notify the public of an impending Australian tour being undertaken with the desire of advancing national recognition of the existence and resplendence of Tropical F*ck Storm’s forthcoming compendium of mellifluous compositions dubbed ‘A Laughing Death in […]
EL COLOSSO is touring Europe this Northern Summer with their debut album, “Pathways”, courtesy of Teenage Head Music. The 5-week tour takes them extensively through Western Europe, starting in Bremen, Germany, on June 13, […]
Hailing from Canberra, Australia, HighView are a power rock quintet not to be trifled with. Fusing uplifting and empowering melodies with a streamline stadium level chorus, the band are certainly becoming ones to watch in 2018. […]
Now in its fifth straight year, the Stones Corner community have announced another stellar curation of the their 2018 festival, further cementing the area as a leader in their support of the arts and […]
The team behind Creative Events Perth are excited to announce the debut of Perth’s latest music and socially inspired event REVERB. Set to take place in the glorious Autumn month of April, REVERB celebrates […]
The Australian landscape for pop punk is thriving at the moment, with energetic and impassioned young acts from all corners of the country with stories of heartache, yearning, as well as scathing opinions of […]
Yes, only two more months to the biggest underground metal event! Metal United World Wide (MUWW) is getting into the last stage of preparations. There was a bit of country shuffling with some who […]
Stormrider Heavy Metal Festival is back for its 5th year and has once again gathered Australia’s best Power, Thrash, Progressive & Melodic bands to join forces for an epic event. The 2018 festival will […]
Party In The Park is set to rock Sydney on March 24, with an absolutely stellar lineup that’s sure to please all music lovers. This one-day festival, dedicated to sparking up the creative scene […]
Sydney’s favourite fuzz faced retro-positive rock band, The Lockhearts, have announced the commencement of presales for their long-awaited debut full-length album Americana Doom Fuzz, due for release on Friday, 13 April and available on […]
The teenage bad-boy Reece Mastin, who stole hearts across the country back in 2011, is no longer. In his place stands Mastin, a full-grown man; someone contemplative, and earnest – a man who has […]
Sydney’s The Elk Collective are dropping their new EP on Friday March 16 and it is CHOKKAS full of Post-Hardcore bangaz. Their new single Chokkas is out today and to celebrate, they have a […]
Foxblood have become synonymous with evolution in the Australian heavy music scene since the introduction of 2016’s critically acclaimed debut album The Devil, The Dark & The Rain. They continue to surpass artistic barriers as […]
Brisbane hardcore groove metal act, Massic will release their debut album, Redshift, on March 30. Watch the recently released video for first single Devolve here In support of their debut album Redshift the band […]
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