News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Melbourne hard rockers THE VENDETTAS are back with a brand-spanking new album THE VENDETTAS III! It’s out now via Golden Robot Records, available as Digital Download and Limited Edition 180g Vinyl. The band recently released their cracking new single ‘Guardians‘, and to […]
Sydney-based Industrial Metal Heavyweights Our Last Enemy have just released their merciless new single ‘Decline Atrophy‘ via Octane Records taken from their upcoming EP ‘As Above, So Below‘ due for release on May 14th, 2021. ‘Decline Atrophy’ takes […]
After releasing his debut single Down in Flames in 2019 and Final Wrath late last year, Australian solo artist Edan H returns with his third sizzling single Gets You Off. Both dark and ominous, […]
Melbourne metalcore risers Drown This City have announced their new EP Colours We Won’t Know will be released on Friday May 28 via UNFD. Following their new single and video ‘New Burn Order’ last month, […]
Fiji-born, Melbourne-based progressive rock guitarist and songwriter Narayan releases debut single ‘Fight Friend Flee’ ,the first of a trio of songs that will feature on forthcoming instrumental EP, ‘The Reptile Mind’. ‘Fight Friend Flee’ […]
Perth’s monthly metal event HORNOGRAPHY keeps pumping along in 2021, and now in May we have our first interstate act of the year! Finally with border restrictions easing, we can start welcoming some touring […]
Melbourne hard-rock quartet Dracorex have announced their next hometown headline show at The Bendigo Hotel on May 21st 2021 with support from The Crookeds, Torrential Thrill and Hellz Abyss. The event has been named […]
Perth’s Metal Powerhouse Silent Knight are charging into 2021 with the release of their Power-Metal fuelled rendition of ‘Bad Romance‘ originally performed by Lady Gaga! This fearless track introduces itself with the widely known and loved vocal melody […]
It’s a big week for fans of The VANNS, as the South Coast favourites make their return with the charged up new single ‘Red Light’. The single, the band’s first new music since the […]
Voodoo Bloo, a powerful NZ based alt-rock act unveil a dark and energetic (part) live performance video to their latest single ‘Her Name Was Human‘ – out now via Plastic Groove Records. The track […]
Perth rock act The Silent Deeds have released a brand new video for their latest single “Ghosts”. The video comes off their latest EP “Down With Me” which was released last year and follows […]
Tribute shows excite and polarise equally but there is no denying the thirst for nostalgia currently in Australia with the re-emergence of a vibrant tribute scene. Long gone is the stigma of “just a […]
After a busy two months of local gigs galore, the dedicated monthly night for HORNOGRAPHY returns for April! And just the way we like it, we have 3 killer local acts including a comeback […]
Melbourne heavy rockers Wicked Smile will release their debut full length album titled ‘Wait for the Night‘ on September 24th. Wicked Smile are all about bringing back fist pumping heavy rock to the forefront with a […]
Described as “rock that rolls with primitive swagger,” Holy Roller Baby’s latest album release offers rock lovers the intensity of a rock album with the heart of a soul record. Seeking to illuminate the […]
Sydney’s hardest-rocking four piece Avalanche have today announced their rollicking new single Second Hand Band, a powerful track that encapsulates what it’s like for a rock n roll band on their way to the top, out today […]
Australian stoner groove & grind masters Black Rheno return with a brand new track entitled “Battle Ready” accompanied by another stellar video clip and east coast tour to go with it. This is their […]
Australia has produced some quality hard rock in the last 50 years and that honest, straight up no bullshit rock n roll attitude is still prevalent and very much a part of today’s music […]
Melbourne outfit Drown This City return with their thrashing new single and video ‘New Burn Order‘ today after the track’s premiere on triple j’s short.fast.loud last night. The release marks the first taste of new music from Drown […]
Acclaimed local instrumental trio Yomi Ship are collaborating with the Explosive Dance & Theatre Co to present a special performance of their EP, Pyramids Of Yonaguni, by way of headlining the City of Armadale’s […]
Melbourne hard rockers THE VENDETTAS are back with a brand new single ‘Guardians‘ out now on all digital platforms via Golden Robot Records. There’s nothing better than guitar-driven, hook-laden, straight-up rock ‘n’ roll and Melbourne based band, THE VENDETTAS fit right into that […]
Aussie punk rock reprobates THE OWEN GUNS have released their new single and video ‘Out of Time‘ via Riot Records/Golden Robot Records. It’s the second single from the upcoming release EP 2 Electric Boogaloo and is a pummelling old school […]
Australian female fronted powerhouse Temtris are releasing a lyric video as an appetiser for their sixth studio album. They have chosen the album’s title track, Ritual Warfare. The album Ritual Warfare is due for […]
The extraordinary career of the prodigious, multi-talented and unclassifiable Australian singer songwriter, Joe Matera, takes a further twist…with a dash of Abba! Matera’s infectious, pulsating new single, ‘Take A Look‘ is the third in […]
Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris are stoked to announce the Vagabond Tour which will see the band hit regional spots on the east coast throughout June with special guests, Deadlights. “It’s turned out to be kind of ironic that […]
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