Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
Melbourne metal monsters King Parrot returned to Perth on Wednesday night to an expected packed crowd with fellow locals Disentomb, Pagan and Rat King. This tour marks not only the hugest venues the band […]
It was the final show on the Australian tour for innovative metal juggernaut The Acacia Strain with Kublai Khan joining them for the ride. A hot day in Perth and even hotter at Amplifier […]
Arriving at Rosemount I discovered a lot had changed since I was last there. Thankfully the main room no longer had a bar directly in the middle, as that had been an issue with […]
Supporting their new release, “(how to live as) GHOSTS”, veterans 10 YEARS embarked on tour with CHEVELLE, making stops across the US. Stopping in Dallas, where 10 YEARS has a strong fanbase, seemed to […]
Sometimes you just need some nostalgia, and memories of care free days, and for me that’s the sounds of the 80’s and the era of the New Romantics, and synthesisers. So, when this line up […]
It’s been 25 years since the iconic “America’s Least Wanted’ album was released by fun lovin’ rockers Ugly Kid Joe and while a lot has changed in that time, those songs which included “Everything […]
Seether fans were treated to a stunning performance at the Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania on November 28, 2017. The crowd scattered into the venue on a Tuesday night to see this Alternative Rock/Metal […]
American alternative rockers Fuel finally returned to Australia after 17 long years as part of the “The Sunburn 20th Celebration Tour”. Perth was first on the line and the iconic songs that the fans […]
THE BASTARDS, THE LEGEND, A GHOUL AND A GWAR… …walk into a bar in Dallas, Texas. No, this isn’t the start of a bad joke, although I thought about trying to whip one up […]
A staple of the global metal circuit since their formation in 2007, Miss May I have gone from strength to strength throughout their decade-long career, and not a stranger to Australian shores either. Shadows […]
Pinpointing my first experience with what’s now known as the broad umbrella of synthwave is a difficult moment to pin down, and one I could at best pin to one of three separate experiences. […]
It was time to head to Bunbury again to watch some metal acts in the fourth installment of the Global Metal Machine, a mini fest who is supporting victims of domestic violence or violence […]
When news rolled out that Mike Portnoy had performed the entire 12 Step Suite from Dream Theater’s back catalogue earlier this year during Yes’s Cruise To The Edge as part of his 50th birthday, […]
The legend that is Anvil, a band that has truly seen the ups and downs of a career in the music industry returned to Perth on not only the final show of the Australian […]
BLUE OCTOBER has been around since their inception in 1995 and I have see this band come up in rank and file. Yet even after seeing them play a gazillion times, tonight was the […]
The All American rock band Third Eye Blind took the stage at Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey on Thursday October 19, 2017. The band was nearing the end of their Fall of […]
Imagine Dragons put on an amazing performance at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The show on October 24, 2017 was in support of their newest album “Evolve,” which was released in the […]
As I approached the long queue of wet and excited party goers waiting outside Gilkison Dance Studio on Saturday night, an earie thought confronted me. The sudden onset of wind and rain seemed to […]
THOSE THAT WALK AMONG US When you have a band that often draws out some pretty deep or to say the least, buried emotions, you know that connection is more than just rockin’ out […]
Whatever your views on the early 80’s Metal and Rock scenes and whatever your take on ‘theatrical rock’ of that period there’s little doubt that back in the day W.A.S.P. were a force to be […]
It’s 9pm on a Sunday night in the city of churches… Adelaide, Australia… which for some strange, unknown reason seems to have become the preferred timeslot for touring acts that choose to include Adelaide […]
Following the surprise release of Northlane’s latest studio LP: Mesmer, Australia’s leading metalcore giants have embarked on their ‘Mesmer Tour’ across Australia with some of the biggest names in metalcore. Taking the stage at Perth’s […]
Over the years Sebastian Bach has become an ever more frequent visitor to Australia, usually with a new album for us when he arrives. This time though his latest release has been his Autobiography ’18 […]
2017 marks the 10 year celebration of Mayday Parade’s release of their debut album A Lesson In Romantics. Younger and older audiences from across Perth rejoiced at Metro City to relive some the most […]
Now this is the sort of bill Rock fans dream of: not only do we get one of Rock’s all-time great showmen, but we also get a nice side-order of Kiss’ original guitarist Ace Frehley, […]
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