2016 was difficult for metal festivals in Australia given the big hole Soundwave Festival amongst others had left since their cancellations. One such festival that put on a smaller scale event was Redfest which […]
Baroness returned to Australia in 2016 this time as headliners for the first time. The southern rockers showed their explosive full set to the Aussie fans, Perth was the last on the line as […]
Swedish melodic metal heavy weights Katatonia returned to Australia this past week and ended their tour in Perth to finish what ended up being a great run of shows. We caught all the action […]
Tonight we catch Swedish hardcore veterans Raised Fist return to Perth for the “From The North” album Tour. I expected tonight to be brutal as hell and it was. Supporting act, Worlds apart […]
Melbourne mighty Progressive Metal giants, Ne Obliviscaris, return to Perth tonight for ‘The World Their Canvas’ Tour. We pulled on our very best black attire to catch these guys exceptional sounds Support band […]
Back at Metropolis Fremantle for night two of the epic 15 year Anniversary tour with The Used. Tonight we see The Used’s Self Titled album played in it’s entirety. I must make note at […]
What a marvellous warm night to be heading into Freo to see the greats themselves, The Used, celebrate 15 years. Tonight marks the first night of The Used’s 15 year Anniversary Tour in Perth. […]
I was ecstatic to be seeing the return of Superheist tonight, having been away from the scene for near on 10 years and equipped with new singer Ezekiel Ox and Drummer Benny Clark. Tonight […]
Perth rockers Birds Of Tokyo kicked off their Australia tour in fashionable style in their hometown on Thursday night in support of their latest album “Brace”. Our newest reviewer Melissa was at the show […]
There was more spikes on stage in their fully clad outfits than there is on a railroad track but Aussie black thrash veterans Destroyer 666 showed more than just just shiny metal bits as […]
Caligula’s Horse returned to Perth on Friday night as part of their ‘Hands Shape Stone’ Australian Tour which sees the band jump out of writing mode in preparation for their next album to bring […]
A massive line up of some of Australia’s best heavy rock bands, both from Perth joined metal legends Deftones in what has to be one of the best tour packages we have seen in […]
Lamb Of God have become regular vistors to Australia over the years, whether it’s supporting acts like Metallica or making appearances at Soundwave Festival or in more recent years as headliners, one thing is […]
Perth does get some good things first and tonight it’s the first date of The Dandy Warhols’ ‘Distortland’ Tour. If you don’t know the Dandy’s you’ve probably heard them, but tonight is all about […]
On a very cold Thursday the 20th October 2016, I eagerly lined up outside Metro City in Perth, braving the cold to see Bullet For My Valentine Kick off their 2016 Australian Tour with […]
For Aussie Scorpions fans that have waited patiently for the legendary Germans to hit our shores, last night’s performance at a sold out Palais Theatre certainly proved well worth the wait. The band tore […]
Back in the 1980’s Dire Straits was one of those bands that were larger than life. Those hit songs like “Money For Nothing” and “Sultans Of Swing” were played heavily on the radio and […]
The final Australian stop on Mayday Parade’s world tour at the Astor Theatre was a nightly spectacle of mostly pop-punk sensibilities. Supported by other pop-punk comrades Avastera and The Early November, the all-ages show […]
Tonight in Melbourne a packed house saw the return of Queensryche to Australian shores for the first time in almost ten years and the news is the band who surged to the top of […]
A sold out show in Perth’s Amplifier Bar kick started Lacuna Coil’s first ever headline tour of Australia in style and it seemed even the weather chimed in to welcome Italy’s finest with an […]
The all female grunge/punk rockers known as L7 returned to Australia after almost 2 decades to give the Aussie fans a taste of what the band were all about back in the day before […]
Margaret Court Arena on a chilly Spring Melbourne night was the scene for RSO, aka the pairing of former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora and Adelaide born guitar shredder Orianthi, on their headline National […]
Joe Bonamassa never disappoints, whilst some artists trot out the same show and the same songs year in year out every time Joe reaches our shores it’s with a new setlist and a new […]
Yonkers, New York death metal kings Immolation have finally made it to Australia for the first time ever in 28 years and the first stop on the tour was Perth, here is how it […]
Finnish cello masters Apocalyptica returned to Australia, less than 2 years after their explosive appearance at the final Soundwave Festival in 2015. This time around they came back as headliners for a club tour […]
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