Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
It had been seven years since the Sisters of Mercy headlined an Australian tour so it was a long time coming for this highly anticipated show with tickets being announced halfway through last year, […]
Widely considered an institution in the Australian heavy rock scene, particularly in the underground, The Mark Of Cain were in some ways ahead of their time when they first appeared back in the 80’s, […]
Exit 111 is a new festival that started this year off with a bang. Many were skeptical when it was first announced because the line-up was so good, but the festival delivered without a […]
Pennsylvanian metalcore quintet August Burns Red returned to Australia this past week to celebrate their 10 year anniversary of their third studio album ‘Constellations’ as part of their worldwide tour. Perth was lucky enough to […]
Saturday night marked the 10-year anniversary for The Rock Pit boys and it’s safe to say the team celebrated in style! Mark, Sean & Andrew, hand-picked extremely talented musicians and chose The Evelyn Hotel […]
Swedish viking death metal giants Amon Amarth stormed into Chicago to a packed crowd at The Riviera Theater Monday evening to kick start peoples week with a good dosage of extreme metal. Featuring 4 […]
After rave reviews from the first couple of shows on the Australian tour, the hard rock juggernaut trio of Buckcherry, Hardcore Superstar and Bad Moon Born was too good to miss in the […]
Buckcherry & Hardcore Superstar’s much anticipated Australian Tour kicked off at The Rosemount in Perth in spectacular fashion for what could very well be one of the tours of 2019. The Perth rock n’ […]
Tour packages often times fall into a one genre mindset where bands start to blend in with one another. Dropkick Murphys however have brought out a package with 3 other bands all of different […]
Arguably one of the most unique and captivating metal bands on earth, Apocalyptica returned to Australian shores this past week to play the biggest rooms they have ever played in Australia. Our resident Perth […]
This summer the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey was the place to be for your favorite outdoor concerts. Who would pass up a beautiful sunset glowing behind the stage and a beach […]
From the Jam completed a successful Australian Tour with an energy filled night at Bar1 in the Northern Suburbs of Perth to a near full house, having sold out many of the shows countrywide. […]
American rock band Alter Bridge has embarked on their fall 2019 North American tour called Victorious Sky co-headlined by Skillet and Dirty Honey. The tour kicked off on September 22nd in Maryland and will […]
Japanese metal band, BABYMETAL are currently on tour across the U.S. with special guests Avatar. The tour is in support of their new album “Metal Galaxy” which will be released on October 11th through […]
The Superjesus have been going from strength to strength since reforming in 2013 after a nine-year hiatus as a band. When lead singer Sarah McLeod announced in November 2012 on Triple M radio station […]
The Reading Festival has been moving away from its rock/metal nucleus ,and has recently embraced hip hop ,dance and the like ,reducing the average age at the festival ,but increasing the vomit count.Medical crews […]
Italian gothic metal legends Lacuna Coil just kicked off their Disease Of The Anima North American tour co-headlined by All That Remains, and supported by Bad Omens, Toothgrinder and Uncured. In just a few […]
For two exclusive Australian dates only, classic UK Death Metal institution Bloodbath annihilated Sydney and Melbourne audiences as they headlined the very first Southern Slaughter Festival. The 2 days event features one of 2019’s […]
Devin Townsend, the mad genius of metal returned to Perth last night – sans band – for an intimate revue of songs and a story or two from throughout his career. Just a crazy, […]
The Who came to town in St. Paul last night on their Moving On Tour 2019. I made a promise to myself many years ago that I would see every major rock band/artist I […]
Drawing rave reviews for their two sold out Sydney shows, Greta Van Fleet totally lived up to their reputation of being one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands today as they returned to […]
Thursday night saw Melbourne’s rock faithful turn out to see a 3 band bill headed by Canada’s powerhouse trio Danko Jones. Opening the evening was local band The Credits, their brief set opened […]
Kiss has started the 2nd leg of their End Of The Road Tour across the US and I was able to take in a few shows over the past few weeks. I had seen […]
Cradle Of Filth, whether you like them or not, have been a force to be reckoned with in the extreme metal world for almost 30 years. Now, only a little over a year since […]
When you find yourself in the Mediterranean Ocean, on board a cruise ship heading to Mallorca to experience a Music Festival, you realise music has expanded way beyond what we used to have back […]
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