News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Meltdown Festival is Australia’s newest touring festival that looks to target the nations ever growing alternative and heavy market. Booking, Management and Promotions company the Dirthouse Agency have been simmering away over the last […]
Do you remember when you were 16? It was you against the world ‘cause the world was against you. Being a kid in today’s world is harder than ever before. Social and family pressures, […]
Sydney act Undercast have released their new single ‘Let Go‘ today, along with a new music video produced by Kieran Ellis-Jones of Crystal Arrow (The Hard Aches, Stand Atlantic). The song was produced by Nathaniel Sherwood […]
Open your windows, call your mates, stretch your feet, and cancel your plans – The Southern River Band are here, and they’re packing the soundtrack to the rest of your life. ‘Cigarettes (Ain’t Helping […]
It’s a big day for Melbourne’s Thornhill. Today the five-piece drop their hotly anticipated EP Butterfly and, in celebration of the release, the boys have unveiled the video for their latest single “Reptile” and announced […]
Tasmanian rock outfit Luca Brasi have today announced a small run of intimate shows along the east coast. With the band’s last tour selling out big rooms across the country alongside appearances at Falls, […]
“…they’re just these young, broke kids who don’t give a fuck except to play music in front of people. I love it and it’s inspiring on a daily basis. That’s the spirit of rock […]
The 2018 Nannup Music Festival returns this year with a whole range of great artists to check out. Taking place on the beautiful banks of the Blackwood River, the event will return this for […]
Perth’s Sparrow are set to release ‘Digital People’ into the world! Friday April 6 will see the five-track EP set free in the digital and real world, with the video for their new single […]
Brisbane hardcore groove metal act, Massic will release their debut album, Redshift, on March 30. The band began life in 2015 as a strict song writing project but the parties involved quickly realised this […]
Melbourne Pop Punk legends Loose End are today dropping their brand new filmclip for single ‘Without a Trace‘! The video transports the viewer to a wedding where something just isn’t right – the bride […]
PRESS CLUB are bringing their hell-for-leather, restless, musical assault to the Grace Darling in March. Bookending their first year as a band, PRESS CLUB are throwing a hometown headliner. After their two 2017 Melbourne […]
Today, Australian powerhouse POLARIS have released a brand new live video for ‘Consume’. The footage from the video was filmed during Impericon Never Say Die! European Tour with EMMURE back in November 2017. Check out the […]
Hearken is the fourth full-length record from Australian outfit Encircling Sea. Since 2009 the band has toiled deeply within Melbourne and various regional surrounds. Possessing a creative sensibility that merges the hustle of industrialised […]
Get ready for a double shot of Hardcore as Canada invades Australia with SILVERSTEIN and COMEBACK KID joining forces (and now they are joined by Australia’s BELLE HAVEN to head our way in May […]
Sydney’s Endless Heights have found pure catharsis within their recently released “dense and darkened” (- KillYourStereo) sophomore album Vicious Pleasure. “To me this record is about a new chapter in my life.” explains vocalist Joel Martorana “Where a lot of our music […]
After months of hard work Reaper proudly present you with the “Run in Fear” tour. Hitting 7 major Australian cities with our soon to be announced debut EP “Run in Fear…”, theres no reason […]
Lycanthrope‘s debut full-length album, Chapters will see it’s release this Friday February 16 – and they are heading out on the road straight way. New single from the record, Skin & Bones, dropped last […]
Perth Dark Progressive Rock band Agnesis are poised to release their debut album In Places We Keep on Sunday, March 11 via Bandcamp and all good digital outlets. At once uplifting as well as […]
Perth progressive metal band and current Rockpit artist Nucleust have announced the departure of their drummer Shay Smith who has decided to leave the band on good terms for personal reasons. It comes after […]
Captives‘ “Over The Rainbow” record drops Friday 30th March 2018, but today rock fans are getting a few special treats – an explosive video for their single ‘Paint it in Blue‘ (the track is […]
Bird’s Robe Records, in collaboration with US label Equal Vision Records, have announced they will be releasing First Temple, the cult classic debut full-length from Australian progressive rock outfit, Closure in Moscow, on vinyl […]
Australia’s heavy music scene has a brand new label – Wild Thing Records, embracing all things progressive / alternative rock & metal! Headed up in partnership by Eli Chamravi and David Roy Williams, the […]
Sydney’s Maverick are a band that could not care less what you think. And that’s why they will have Longevity. Coincidentally, that’s the name of their new single, the first taste of their new […]
Melbourne power metallers Horizons Edge have signed a global deal with record label Dinner For Wolves. The band will release their long awaited third studio album, the follow up to their well received 2015 […]
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