Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
Black Label Society–guitarist Zakk Wylde’s home away from Ozzy for a full twenty years now–rallied its Colorado “chapter” with a pair of deep-voiced and vigorous shows that celebrated the band’s origins as well as […]
Riding high on the success of their latest album “When Legends Rise”, Godsmack have been hitting the road hard this past year or so with the now veteran act hitting NOrth America for yet […]
American deathcore stars Whitechapel just kicked off the tour Chaos & Carnage, co-headlining with American death metal mainstays from Maryland Dying Fetus. They are supported by Revocation, Fallujah, Spite, Uncured and Buried Above Ground. […]
Belgian death metal mainstays Aborted are touring North America in a tour bluntly named Hell Over North America, delivering brutal death metal to the masses of this great continent. They are doing so with […]
Although widely known as Rob Zombie’s guitarist for the last 14 years, and Marilyn Manson’s before that, John 5 has garnered many fans during his solo career, having recorded eight instrumental albums with one […]
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul reached the final leg of the Soulfire Tour here in Australia in breath taking fashion in Perth on Saturday night with a vibrant and powerful show both […]
Greek rockers 1000Mods have been trekking all across Australia as part of their first ever tour in the country and it all came to an end in WA this weekend with a double run […]
Scarborough was the place to be on Saturday 6th April, as Perth rock n’ roll quartet Legs Electric premiered the video to accompany their new single release ‘Tuesday Girl’ to a packed house at […]
Punk Rock legend Billy Idol is known for his electrifying performances that drive crowds crazy all around the globe. So why not slow down for a little bit and do an acoustic tour for […]
With their collective feet planted firmly in the roots of modern rock and metal, Pop Evil delivered the larger than at least I anticipated crowd at the Prince Bandroom an ass kicking, on this […]
Almost a month ago Los Angeles based band Buckcherry released their new album called Warpaint. Since the beginning of the year the band have been on the road touring in support of their newest […]
Motor Ace hit Perth Saturday night on their 20th anniversary ‘A 5 Star Reunion Tour’ but it wasn’t without a couple of hiccups. None of which were Motor Ace related. A mishap with flights […]
One of the best things about live music is it’s innate ability to transport you to another place. Though sometimes when you anticipate a show for such a long time it’s hard for it […]
Five shows into a lengthy tour of North America and Europe, Dream Theater is nicely limbered up, as crisply professional as always, but radiating newfound focus on a clean and streamlined stage. The archbishops […]
Warrant has been around since the 1980’s and still rocking out, especially at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. The California rockers opened up to “32” followed by “Down” which seemed to get the […]
Perth has always been a hit and miss affair as far as metal gigs are concerned, the pulling power determined by a number of factors. But when something like Slayfest comes along along with […]
It’s not often I’ll decide to jump on a plane & travel 3300kms to see a band but when you feel they have that special something then it’s worth taking a punt & a […]
A year and a half ago we saw Max & Iggor Cavalera reunite for the Roots anniversary in front of packed houses, a sign that metal fans hold nostalgia close to their hearts. Sepultura […]
It’s been an amazing ride so far for New Zealand rising metal act Alien Weaponry who have literally taken the world by storm in recent times, grabbing the attention of everyone around them and […]
When Download Festival continued it’s expansion into Australia it was no surprise that Adelaide was not part of the festival circuit. Hey, …we made our bed, we lie in it. But with Slayer on […]
While Download Festival in Australia has come and gone this past weekend, some of the bands on the bill continued with additional shows across Australia much to the delight of fans who were not […]
There were many popular rock bands emerging to the music scene in the early 2000’s with rock altogether getting a huge boost with the rise of nu-metal. A lot of bands even if not […]
After the successful first Download Festival in Sydney this past Saturday it was time for Melbourne to take over the reigns and continue the massive event which has already seen such great acts such […]
When conversations between friends will turn to death metal and most notable bands in the genre, without a doubt you will hear the names Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel. The genre trailblazers joined forces […]
The Tommyhawks made the most of a near full house to showcase their debut album ‘Underground Raptor’ at The Navy Club in Fremantle. Following on from recent appearances at Hotter than Hell & the […]
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