News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Just about to play to multiple sold out crowds across the nation, WAAX are coming in hot in the lead up to their Wild & Weak EP tour with a rousing video for the title […]
Brisbane’s Stepson are today revealing their brand new video/single ‘Come With Me’ and announcing their celebratory Australian tour – alongside mates Stateside and Aburden. ‘Come With Me’ will be available in iTunes and Spotify […]
Come gather round, children, it’s high time ye learned ’bout a hero named Homer and a devil named Burns, as Dan Cribb releases the ninth track in his year-long tribute to The Simpsons, Worst […]
Four of Australia’s toughest thrash metal acts and four of Adelaide’s most outrageous punk bands have teamed up for a sick evening of relentless, unapologetic punk/thrash/crossover anthems at The Producers Bar – The Old […]
Brisbane’s metal lords Lavidius are taking things up about 20 notches today with their brand new single and video – Cold & Alone. Cold & Alone will be released into the world this Friday […]
BIGSOUND Festival 2017’s first artist announcement has exploded today, with over 60 acts making up the initial list of Australia’s hottest musicians heading to Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley live music precinct this September 5-8. 2016 […]
Coming off the back of a hugely successful tour alongside Aversion’s Crown and Boris The Blade, Melbourne’s Alpha Wolf share the blistering opening track to their debut album ‘Mono’ which is slated for release […]
Hellions have dropped their new double single “24 (Feat. Josh Franceschi) / “Jesus of Suburbia” Green Day cover. Hellions may have only just wrapped up their biggest headline tour to date, but there’s […]
Sydney heavy metal outfit Justice For The Damned have announced the upcoming release of their highly anticipated Greyscale Records debut album Dragged Through The Dirt. The album will be available on vinyl, cd, and digital August […]
Trash Boat released a new music video for their song “Tring Quarry” on the Hopeless Records YouTube Channel today. The band shot the music video, directed by Adam Webb, during their first US […]
Melbourne rock outfit Drunk Mums return with a new single ‘Ode To Death’ The first single of their forthcoming EP Denim. The track continues from their recent homage of hard rock and punk heard […]
Sydney rockers, The Lockhearts, have announced a run of East Coast tour dates in support of their upcoming single release, Ride Home, out 24 July; the first track lifted from the bands much-anticipated debut album, […]
Australia’s ground-breaking metal quintet A BREACH OF SILENCE have announced another round of Australian tour dates in support of their latest album ‘Secrets’. The Skitz AF Tour starts on July 1 in their hometown […]
It’s not all that often that artists have to share their awards, but that’s what happened to Aussie Blues legend Geoff Achison, and young Melbourne outfit The Justin Yap Band at the 2017 Chain Awards when they […]
Continuing a run of top notch recent releases from Batpiss, Cable Ties, TV Haze and Mere Women, Melbourne’s cult Poison City label is stoked to welcome Melbourne post-punk quartet BENCH PRESS to the family. The […]
With two critically acclaimed EPs under their belt and more broken guitar strings and tour damaged gear than they’d care to recall, The Cherry Dolls are ready to reveal their album cover and looking […]
The National Indigenous Music Awards have today announced a star-studded line up of Australian talent, set to perform at this year’s award ceremony. Taking to the stage under the stars in Darwin’s historic Amphitheatre […]
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! The first single to come off the album […]
Australian metal veterans, Frankenbok are set to return with a triumphant new album entitled Vicious, Lawless on July 14. Pre orders for the album are now available here www.nervegas.com.au/frankenbok-vicious-lawless-cd-lp-t-shirt-deluxe-bu www.nervegas.com.au/frankenbok-vicious-lawless-lp-t-shirt-bundle Setting the tone for […]
Multiple Australian tours, performances at SXSW, Canadian Music week, Music Matters in Singapore, shows in Hanoi and a five week tour of the USA with a 15 seater van and a George Foreman grill… […]
Today, Drown This City are giving the world the filmclip for their new single, BEND/BREAK. The clip (created by Sink or Swim Productions) features the band and vocalist Alex Reade venturing through urban settings in their […]
Tassie’s favourite sons Luca Brasi have returned with a brand new song, Got To Give as heard last night on triple j Good Nights. Got To Give will be available on all digital platforms on Friday 16 […]
Lincoln le Fevre & the Insiders are back with a new record, and in the evergreen words of poignant nu-metal poets, Staind, it’s been a while. New album Come Undone has been officially slated […]
Mount Defiance pride themselves on two things; their ability to spin musical yarns that might make you both and happy and sad, and they also have heaps of fun. Hailing from Melbourne, four-piece take […]
Newcomers to the Brisbane scene Mecha Mecha have burst out of the stable at a sprint with the music video for their sinister single Dealbreaker. The 90’s rock inspired have also announced their sophomore EP ‘Blink & […]
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