Music is the very best medicine, a bad day can be turned around by a glimpse of a song, a bad week by a great live show. On another level there are nights when live […]
Melbourne multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Steph Strings already has many strings, literally and figuratively, to her creative bow. But in early 2026, a brand new chapter will arrive in the form of Steph’s long-awaited debut album Feel Alive, set for […]
JUNO-nominated and Maple Blues Award winning Miss Emily returns with her new album, The Medicine. Released by Gypsy Soul Records on November 7th, the album is produced by Grammy winner Colin Linden (Keb’ Mo’, Bob […]
Thrash metal legends DEATH ANGEL have returned to lay waste to 2025 with their colossal new single ‘Cult of the Used.’ Their 2nd new song in 6 years, is intense pit fuel that that ignites into a […]
Celebrated Canadian roots rock band The Commoners return to the UK in December 2025 for a 10-date headline tour. Special guests are North Devon alt-rock duo Candar. Tickets are available from Planet Rock and Commoners.ca. […]
The brand-new single “One Massive Hit” is out now on all major platforms, alongside the release of our new live album and concert film Hot Nostalgia Radio Live. At 152 bpm and just under 3 […]
American post hardcore / emo outfit Rain City Drive are set to make their headline debut in Australia next year, with a run of shows in March 2026. Proudly presented by TEG MJR, the band […]
‘The Accidental’ by Francis Rossi, released by earMUSIC on 30th January 2026 on CD, LP and Digital formats, comes as something of a surprise… It was a surprise certainly to Francis, who had no plans to record […]
In December, SUBWAY TO SALLY will once again host their annual Eisheilige Nacht concerts. In celebration together with this year’s tour partners SCHANDMAUL, they have released a brand new collab single, “Räuber und Narren”! But […]
“TAILGUNNER personify everything that is heavy metal.” – Guitar legend K.K. Downing Carrying the torch of NWOBHM are TAILGUNNER! Recently signed to Napalm Records, the young British band announces their upcoming sophomore record, Midnight Blitz, out […]
Today, LORD OF THE LOST have revealed the third single cut from the upcoming new full-length, OPVS NOIR Vol. 2, out on December 12, 2025 via Napalm Records! On “Would You Walk With Me Through […]
Coinciding with 35 years since Novembre’s original inception under the Catacomb moniker, the newly reinvigorated Italian pioneers of atmospheric doom/death metal return with their most elaborately adorned and sonically refined opus to date – Words […]
HEALTH have unveiled their brand-new single, YOU DIED the latest track from their forthcoming album CONFLICT DLC, out December 11th 2025 via Loma Vista Recordings. Stripped of metaphor and artifice, YOU DIED is heavy and mournful, yet […]
A perfect spring day fit for a perfect day of live music is what we were given at Victoria Park in Ballarat. The team from Face To Face have delivered one of their finest series […]
Peaceville Records will delve into Abscess’s depraved world of sickodelic gore metal this December with a special series of CD and vinyl reissues. The band’s three albums – Through The Cracks Of Death, Horrorhammer, and […]
Sydney’s most iconic shoreline will take centre stage next year with the arrival of GOLDEN HOUR, a new live music series produced by Fuzzy. Launching in February 2026, the event will turn Bondi Beach into […]
Welsh ragga metal legends Skindred have released their brand-new single ‘You Got This’, accompanied by a brilliantly entertaining video. The title track of their forthcoming ninth album, which has just been announced with a release date of […]
Connecticut metalcore outfit CURRENTS have released their new EP All That Follows via SharpTone Records. The band has also shared the video for Rise & Fall, which features career archival footage. “ALL THAT FOLLOWS is the end […]
15 years into their career, Volumes have weathered ups, downs, time, trends, and everything else life could throw at them only to come out stronger on the other side. Against all odds, a devout audience has ridden […]
Fresh off the announcement of their highly anticipated new album Listen Up!, New Found Glory is excited to share their new single Treat Yourself. The third track to be released from Listen Up!, Treat Yourself […]
Doom Metal Godfather Joe Hasselvander is set to release his new solo album, Fire On The Mountain on November 7 via Savant Guarde Records! Having played in legendary, groundbreaking bands such as Raven, Pentagram and Blue Cheer, Joe is an icon of […]
Meanjin/Brisbane indie-rock outfit Lucid Safari return with their shimmering single ‘Running‘ – produced by Blake Malone (Amy Shark, Tia Gostelow, Budjerah). Pre-Save HERE ‘Running’ fuses alt-rock nostalgia with a contemporary indie sensibility, glittering guitars and dynamic rhythms that capture the ache of unspoken […]
Two of Australian rock’s leading forces – Sarah McLeod and Dallas Frasca – have spent many formative years of their career developing their craft and entertaining audiences right around the country and abroad. Well-versed in […]
Black Eyed Sons have released the official video for their deeply personal new track, “Autumn Reigns,” featuring Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke. Written by Guy Griffin, the song holds special significance, inspired by the tragic […]
GET READY FOR THE PUNK ROCK PARTY OF 2025! PUNK ROCK FACTORY is on the way back Downunder. PUNK ROCK FACTORY bring everything you love about 1990s/2000s punk rock and deliver the classics and hit songs […]
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