News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Kingswood will round out 2017 in spectacular style, with a mammoth national tour that sees them landing all over this wide and wonderful land and will be the first time new tracks from their […]
Melbourne’s Devil Electric are gearing up to release their self-titled debut album. The 37minute, 9-track LP will be released digitally, in various colourways on 180g vinyl and in a variety of pre-order merchandise bundles on […]
Currently tearing around the country on their (almost) sold out Wild & Weak tour, WAAX are upping the anti with even more live shows announced today. Propelling themselves into the latter part of 2017, […]
Muse inspired trio Mecha Mecha have released second single Your Choice, the aggressive follow up to their lighter single Dealbreaker. Your Choice is the second taste Mecha Mecha have given from their upcoming, sophomore EP ‘Blink & […]
Australian Alternative Rock combined with modern progressive heaviness – the Unique Power that is STONE EMPIRE are back with their first release since securing their new line up. The song entitled ‘ROME BURNS’ will […]
Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust have recently completed recording their full length debut album which will be called Terra Cerebral and released on July 28 via Rockpit Records, through Firestarter Distribution. The band have just […]
Northlane have announced headline dates for the Australian leg of their Mesmer World Tour. Kicking off on October 19 in Adelaide, Northane will take their critically acclaimed fourth album Mesmer to capital cities around […]
Melbourne heavy outfit Alpha Wolf promised to come out swinging this year, between massive responses to singles ‘Golden Fate; Gut Ache’ and ‘Ward Of The State’, as well as announcing tours with Thy Art Is […]
Just when you thought you’d hibernate all winter, the creators of Yours and Owls Festival are ready to lure you back into the light with The Last Frost. Not just a warm up for […]
Indie rockers The New Yorks have today announced their new single We Enjoy This Too Much, a seriously fun, guitar-driven bop reminiscent of The Wombats, out July 14. An endearing clip, featuring the charismatic […]
BIGSOUND Festival just keeps growing with a second round of international and national speakers added to Australia’s biggest music event. BIGSOUND is pleased to welcome two new keynote speakers, co-founder of one of the […]
Daybreak absolutely decimated airwaves and all expectations last month when they released the first taste of their new EP ‘Death Dreams’ with single Lost Sentience, featuring Mark Poida. The EP will see it’s release […]
In Hearts Wake have dropped a new video for “Nomad”. Lifted from their triumphant new album Ark, which debuted at #3 on the Aria Album Chart, “Nomad” arrives just as In Hearts Wake prepare to hit […]
In September, The Getaway Plan will be embarking on a tour performing their critically acclaimed album, ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms’. The band’s breakthrough album reached #3 ARIA Australian Album chart and #1 on the […]
Australian Power Metal’s Rising Force, Silent Knight are poised to release the re-recording of their 2013 debut album The Masterplan. Citing reasons such as inexperience, over eagerness and a limited studio budget, the original […]
Australian metal veterans, Frankenbok are set to return with a triumphant new album entitled Vicious, Lawless on July 14. Fresh from dates with Superheist & Dreadnaught, Frankenbok will hit the road through August & September […]
The red-hot line-up of entertainment and stalls at the July 30 Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market will melt off the winter blues. The July market is a shopping treasure trove of unique […]
Fiercely independent and at risk of blowing a fuse, Sydney’s Wild Honey come through today with new single ‘Break Away’, the first track off their upcoming debut full-length album. Recorded with Jack Moffitt (The Preatures, Mosquito Coast) and […]
Brisbane three-piece Electric Suede deliver their blistering debut track, ‘Futuristic Lady‘ and announce what’s set to be one voltaic launch show. Evocative of the electric days of rock era, listeners are transported by hard […]
Perth’s biggest and best new Hard Rockers Maverick are just about to officially celebrate the release of their debut album, ‘Firebird’, with a rock’n’roll extravaganza at Badlands Bar on July 14. Book a day off […]
It’s a hell of a story. And now it’s all on one massive album – Brothers, Angels & Demons. The Brewster brothers – John and Rick – from seminal Australian rock band The Angels are […]
Oh/Villain’s EP ‘Pilot’ is out now and to celebrate, they are giving the world a stark, black & white video for their EP track Constant. The boys from Sydney have been making waves early on. Though […]
Sunshine Coast nu-metal outfit, New Clear Vision have slammed a whole load of riffage, guttural vocals and drum blasts into their new single, ‘No More Screams’, the first official track off their upcoming debut […]
Melbourne Deathcore outfit Gravemind are today unveiling that they are the ones behind mystery website thedeathgate.com, which has been the source of a mystery that many media outlets have been trying to solve for […]
The Playbook are anything BUT “by the book” – the five-piece pop punk outfit from Melbourne have been carving out their own niche and fanbase from day dot and doing it their way. A […]
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