Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
Apocalyptica – wow that’s hard to spell – 4 cellists that play metal music; with only 4 instruments. As I’m standing in the corner before the show starts, smoking in this little grassy knoll […]
It’s been a long time coming but Perth finally got to witness the return of Brazil thrash legends Sepultura after what seems like years and years since their last time on the west coast […]
A little bit of the old Sunset Strip came to Perth on Friday night as the legend and original drummer of Guns N’ Roses, Steven Adler brought his Adler’s Appetite band to the sunny […]
Europe’s first ever date in Australia, after an incredible career spanning 39 years and counting, had a Perth crowd in the palm of their hands all night and left us all begging for more. It’s […]
It’s been a long time between drinks but UK metal icons Cradle Of Filth returned to Australia this past week with a final stop in Perth on Monday night, or as Dani Filth put […]
Everyone’s favourite travelling music festival, Groovin The Moo has come and gone for another year but as usual we were on hand to capture some of the best moments at the Bunbury show this […]
Heavy rockers Stone Sour rolled through Oklahoma City this weekend as part of their headline US tour in support of their latest album “Hydrograd”. Supporting the Corey Taylor led band were rock duo ’68 […]
Five Finger Death Punch hit the road this Spring across North America in support of their latest album “And Justice For None”, an epic effort that has grabbed the attention of fans for all […]
On the back of his latest album Ámr and after playing over east with the likes of Belphegor and Revocation, Ihsahn brought his band to Perth for a chilly Tuesday night of heavy metal […]
It was a match made in heaven for modern tech metal fans as American progressive band The Contortionist and UK metallers Sikth teamed up for an Australian tour this past week, a return for […]
BulletBoys made it all the way to Australia for their first Australian Tour and over the last few days have treated audiences to a glimpse of what we’ve been missing out on all these years. […]
If you want a chance to witness one of the great British bands of the seventies then this is the tour for you. Tonight Adelaide was treated to a first glimpse of British Rhythm and […]
Squeeze are one of those bands that in the late seventies and early eighties especially couldn’t put afoot wrong, but even aside from their much lauded early catalogue they never stopped making great music, though […]
When you talk of icons of classic metal they don’t come much bigger than Manowar. Whilst Aussie fans have been starved of their opportunity to catch Manowar in the flesh, this was the next […]
If you didn’t manage to get down to The Northshore Tavern on the 27th, you missed out. To kick off the night were some familiar acoustic covers, which always goes a treat. Warming up […]
I have been a fan of Jonathan Davis and Korn for many years. Davis’s solo show in Oklahoma City brought a whole new appreciation of the man and his music. Davis hit the stage […]
Tom Keifer and his band treated fans to a great show at the Gas Monkey Bar and Grill in Dallas, Texas on April 20. While many rockers from when Keifer rocketed to stardom have […]
The mighty Destruction, part of the big 4 of the German thrash wave of bands, made their debut performance in Perth, Australia last night after 36 years in the business and 2 previous stops […]
Metro City welcomed back the juggernaut that is PRIMUS to our shores for the first time since 2014 on the back of their latest album The Desaturating Seven on Friday night. With The Dean […]
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 was […]
IF THIS AIN’T THE DAMN TRUTH, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS!! During SXSW Weekend in Austin, bands in vans infiltrate Dallas coming or going to play one of the largest music and film festivals […]
If you’re a fan of going to live shows I can’t imagine it matters where you live in the world, going to an awesome venue just enhances the experience. That’s what I was treated […]
After seeing John Waite live for the first time tonight all I can say is that for those that missed out on this first visit to Australia you really missed something very special indeed. Waite, […]
A lineup of some some great classic rock and metal hit Detroit at the tail end of March as Judas Priest brought long with them Saxon and Black Star Riders for a show that […]
The final show for Swedish metal juggernaut Arch Enemy in Australia hit Perth like a ton of bricks as a packed to the brim crowd witnessed the melodic heavy offerings of a band who […]
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