One of the world’s most popular and acclaimed live bands, SIMPLE MINDS return to Australia this February as part of their V Tour 2027, celebrating five decades of music. Since the release of their debut […]
JD Fortune was thrust into our living rooms and arenas around the world when at thirty two he was named the new frontman of INXS via the TV show Rockstar:INXS. That was twenty one years […]
Following the release of their highly anticipated album DEATHMATCH last year, Finnish alternative metal powerhouse LUNA KILLS are already charging forward with a brand-new single LOWER via Sharptone Records. Speaking about the single, the band […]
Perth singer-songwriter Justin Davies returns today with powerful new single No Tomorrows, the stirring next chapter from his deeply personal project The Tortured Souls. Following the remarkable response to debut release Unforgettable Days, which has already amassed more […]
Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders celebrated the release of their third studio album Welcome To Mars, over the long weekend. Featuring three banging singles, Nothing To Lose which features an amazing music video shot at ABC Southbank, title […]
Fresh from the huge success of his unforgettable 2025 appearance, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Leo Sayer is heading back to the legendary Mundi Mundi Bash in 2026 after winning over thousands of music fans in the […]
On the back of their AMP Award-nominated debut album Strange Love, latest single ‘Black & White’, their headline tour, festival appearances including Golden Plains and handful of shows as special guests of Pulp, Bleak Squad – […]
Pretty Boy Floyd and Enuff Z’Nuff are heading back down under this November as a part of the RU Pretty Enuff Tour and are supported by some of this country’s finest emerging rock bands. On […]
In this interview, Adam Thompson talks to The Rockpit about the exciting next chapter for Chocolate Starfish. We discuss the band’s long-standing relationship with the iconic Mundi Mundi Bash, an event Chocolate Starfish have performed […]
July 3 sees the release of one of the most anticipated live albums of the metal year, a full all-format release for Live From The Guild Theatre, recorded almost exactly one year earlier at the […]
Live Nation has announced today that iconic rock band Evanescence will make a welcome return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027, for a huge run of headline arena shows. Responsible for one of […]
“Let the fire rise, you were born for this, stay the course.” – Dez Fafara The fans and critics have made their voices heard, DEVILDRIVER has levelled it up! In anticipation their rabid new album, Strike […]
KINGDOM OF GIANTS return with the video for new single RESPAWN. Buckle up because you are about to get throttled. The track boasts thick grooves, buzzsaw riffs, and pulses with kind of raw kinetic energy that […]
Sludgy noise superstars CHAT PILE have just sold out their Melbourne headline show & announced the supports for their first ever Australia and New Zealand tour for June 2026. Fusing elements of post-punk, nu metal, […]
Foxy Shazam have announced the support acts for their first ever headline Australian tour for June 2026 after releasing their latest critically acclaimed album Box Of Magic late last year. It marks the band’s first […]
Toledo, OH rock powerhouse, Citizen, recently announced their highly anticipated new album, Halcyon Blues, and today they’re back to share its moving title track. Arriving August 7th via Run For Cover Records, Halcyon Blues is a dynamic, confident release that draws […]
Reggae Royalty, THE ORIGINAL WAILERS, led by legendary guitarist Al Anderson, return to Australia in March 2027 for the One Love Tour. Al Anderson is the sole surviving member from the mid-1970s Bob Marley & The Wailers classic […]
Distilling the intensity of an incredibly difficult year, Mastodon have returned with a sonically massive and richly melodic new single, Your Ghost Again. Written and recorded amidst an unimaginably chaotic and difficult time, the track […]
Acclaimed Australian rock artist Dallas Frasca will perform two intimate Melbourne send-off shows this June before travelling to Vancouver to record her fifth studio album with renowned Canadian drummer Pat Steward (Bryan Adams) , producer […]
On Episode 20 of 50 Shades Of Slaids we catch up with guitarist and Producer Andy La Rocque who has a new band Lex Legion. Who is Lex Legion you may ask? Lex Legion was […]
Australian deathcore juggernauts To The Grave will return home this September for the Nail Australia To The Walls Australian Tour, delivering eight shows across the country as they prepare to unleash the next chapter of their already […]
Las Vegas post-hardcore heavyweights Escape The Fate and US metalcore mainstays The Word Alive begin their 7 date tour of Australia next Friday, June 5 in Sydney with Melbourne’s fastest rising act, The Gloom In The Corner opening all shows except for […]
From child prodigy to cancer survivor, from global stages to mental health collapse, Nathan Cavaleri’s journey is anything but ordinary, and now he’s taking his life story to theatres across Australia this year for Growing Pains […]
Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders return with Broken Halo, the latest single from their long-awaited third album Welcome To Mars, due out June 7. Blending modern hard rock with big hooks, sharp riffs and an unmistakable live energy, Riff […]
Frankenbok’s music embraces heaviness, humour and brutality! This Australian legacy metal band boasts a diverse sound, unafraid to try anything and are ALWAYS impulsively applying that to their craft. Since their inception in 1997, they’ve […]
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