News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Melbourne’s Sci-fi Thrashers Sithlord release the title track From Out Of Darkness as an animated lyric video by Moshriff Creative. The song has been taken from their current album From Out Of The Darkness. […]
Melbourne’s Casanovas have released their latest single and video, “Reptilian Overlord“, taken from their recent album of the same name. The album was produced by legendary Australian producer Mark Opitz (AC/DC, ANGELS, DIVINYLS, COLD […]
On November 13th, Harlott will release their new album, Detritus of the Final Age, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Detritus of the Final Age, the title track can be heard now below. The first […]
Melbourne bruisers High As Hell crashed onto the scene last month with their monstrously huge debut single, House Of The Holy. Today, the band deliver an equally abrasive knock-out punch with the release of the video for […]
Just in time for Halloween, dark brooding blues-rockers The Blackwater Fever burst back onto the scene with ‘The Boogie Woogie’, an ode to the Boogie Man! Frontman Shane Hicks explains that ‘The Boogie Woogie’ […]
Melbourne Australia’s Zenith Moon have created quite a stir over the last few months by releasing 3 critically acclaimed singles Going Under, Gypsy and Fight For Me via Golden Robot Records. Zenith Moon’s latest single, Illuminate is a run […]
“An iron will is only ever hardened within the forge” words that echo from the announcement of Alpha Wolf‘s sophomore album ‘a quiet place to die‘, through to the the album debuting at #6 […]
Australia’s progressive music specialists Wild Thing Records recently welcomed Melbourne post-traumatic prog-death metal three piece, Growth, to their label roster. The band plan to release a trilogy of albums, through Wild Thing Records, that explore the very human aspects of […]
2020 saw the return of KINGSWOOD, the Melbourne favourites delivering a career-defining, critically acclaimed third studio album in Juveniles. The album, signalling a new era for the band, landed at #13 on the ARIA […]
Perth rock act The Silent Deeds have released their new EP “Down With Me” officially today. After releasing two videos for “The Race” and “Come Alive” plus the most recent new track and third […]
Having been out-of-print for a couple of decades, the Cosmic Psychos have dug up some old masters, given them a spit and polish, and are ready to release TWO absolute classics on coloured vinyl […]
Melbourne Alt Rockers Elephant Gun have returned from the wilderness to release their first new music in two decades! Their new album, Now To Survive, will be released on November 20 via Dinner For Wolves. […]
Following the success of 2017’s critically acclaimed ‘Denalavis’ EP, Australian based musician James Norbert Ivanyi, has released his new independent full-length instrumental album Omen Faustum! To celebrate the release, James has released a video […]
The second track/video for In Malice’s Wake’s upcoming album The Blindness of Faith has been released. Graven Image is one of the most violent pieces of music In Malice’s Wake have created to date. It is a […]
Melbourne based band Shotgun Mistress has returned with another nose-to-the-grind indie hard rock onslaught, Collide, out now via Crusader Records. Collide highlights the band’s now trademark style of combining stupefying guitar riff grenades, a combustible rhythm section […]
Cousin Betty is the brainchild of Damien Stofka a guitarist/songwriter, who has created riffs and written songs for Molten Universe, Death Mattel, LITTER and various other projects for the last 15 years. Drone, which is out now via Golden Robot Records, […]
One of Australia’s founding fathers of heavy metal is about to unleash his first new music in 22 years! Watch the video for “Beyond What You See” now, below. Steve Hughes, known to the […]
When Bendigo rock band Black Aces heard the title of heroes AC/DC’s storming new single ‘Shot In The Dark’, it raised a few smirks in the camp. Often cited, or simply dismissed, because of […]
Perth rock act The Silent Deeds recently announced the release of their new EP “Down With Me” which will be out October 23rd. After releasing two previous singles and videos for “The Race” and […]
Brisbane heavy hitters, Harbor The Code have returned with, Phoenix, their first single as a rejuvenated 3 piece. Phoenix dives deep into the thoughts of Harbor The Code vocalist, George Gana during the brink of the […]
It’s that time of the year again! The annual A Very Filthy Xmas event is set for Saturday December 12th at Amplifier Bar, Perth and is loaded with some of Perth’s top metal acts. […]
Cult Etiquette is an all-new Australian PR team servicing the world of rock, punk, hardcore, metal and every sub-genre in-between. These are the guys you bring in to help your band form release strategies […]
‘Only One‘ is the brand new single by Australian singer/songwriter Joe Matera. Recorded in two countries, against a background of a world pandemic and lock downs. Matera recorded his vocals and guitars in Australia […]
Sydney groove metal quartet Red Sea have a new single and video, Hopelessly…and it is one hell of a departure from their usual pace! Hopelessly… is the first ballad we’ve heard from Red Sea and […]
Australian heavy rock band Wicked Smile have released a new single called ‘Wait for the Night’. Like in many parts of the world, living in Melbourne, Australia has been tough for the greater community. […]
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