News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Melbourne melodic metal quartet ENVENOMED have moved the goal posts yet again unleashing a Heavy Metal tribute to the iconic Lenny Kravitz smash Are You Gonna Go My Way. Off the back of their […]
Melbourne’s own classic rock champions, Riff Raiders have just released their Double slab of pure rock n roll, with two killer videos to match! Both songs rock in very different but equally thrilling ways. Loaded Gun, with its driving […]
Annual boutique guitar-driven festival MOJO BURNING drops a host of epic internationals and touring acts on Brisbane come Saturday March 28 including TEMPLES (UK), KADAVAR (GER), Steve Smyth, DEVILLE (SWE) and many more. REGISTER […]
After a successful & commanding blitz back to Europe including playing alongside US thrash legends Flotsam & Jetsam, an appearance at the annual Headbangers Open Air Festival, sharing the stage with Dark Angel & […]
As the excitement rises and the countdown begins for the release of Polaris‘ second studio album, The Death Of Me, out next week on February 21 via Resist Records, the band reveal their heaviest […]
‘Big Smoke’, the new single from The Smith Street Band, was recorded in the band’s own, newly built studio which operates entirely off grid, hidden in the wilderness of regional Victoria, and aptly named Bush House […]
Seventeen year old Cassidy Paris from Melbourne, Australia has just released her new single Give Me your L O V E. Produced by Paul Laine (The Defiants), this track is all about attitude, charisma […]
Echo Del Tusker kick off 2020 with their brand new single What Am I To You, coming to your favourite digital music outlets on today. The band once again returned to Lighthill Sound Recording […]
Pavement Entertainment (U.S.A) recording artists and Australia’s biggest sleaze rock band, Snake Bite Whisky will release the second video from their critically acclaimed debut album, “This Side Of Hell” on February the 12th. “Last […]
To say 2019 was a breakthrough year for Brisbane based outfit WAAX, would be an understatement. Their debut album Big Grief was released to critical acclaim and much love from their ever-growing fanbase. Playing […]
Brisbane based rock outfit MARSHALL have just released their new single ‘DumbStruck’, exclusively premiering here at The Rockpit. The band have also announced the upcoming release of their new EP ‘A Thousand Years High’ […]
Good things must come to an end and to celebrate 11 years of a remarkably iconic career, Dream On Dreamer are hanging up their hats and are bidding farewell. But before they do, they […]
Melbourne rockers, Sordid Ordeal have got a bonafide Aussie rock anthem ready to be unleashed in the shape of Great Ocean Road! With nods to the greats like Violent Soho, Dune Rats, Pist Idiots & Amyl […]
Perth blackened death metal outfit EARTH ROT are now unveiling the second track of their upcoming opus ‘Black Tides of Obscurity’, which will be released on March 06, 2020 via Season of Mist. The […]
Glitoris have earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most fearlessly political, uncompromising and unforgettable live acts. After extensively played and widely received singles, ‘Trump Card’, ‘Spit Hood’ and ‘The Policy’, Glitoris were crowned ‘Queens […]
Luca Brasi have released their new single This Selfish Love, out today via Cooking Vinyl Australia. From Vocalist Tyler Richardson- “This tune is a bit of a deep dive into watching life unfold in front of you. Sometimes […]
Grasshole are a stoner-punk three-piece from Melbourne that exemplify the hard work required to make it in today’s music industry. Since the release of their debut EP (Grasshole), a second EP (The Unification Proclamation), […]
Heavy music lovers can rejoice today at the news Dashville’s very own “slightly heavier” music festival, Thrashville , will return in 2020, after a brief hiatus in 2019. The one day camping festival will […]
Australian thrash metallers Warrior Within are about to release their second EP In Light Act II this week on Saturday 8 February 2020. The EP follows In Darkness Act, released on 12 May 2018. […]
Canberra based newcomers BIILMANN have released their face-melting debut single ‘Bad Man // Good Intentions’. The single is high-energy Rock at it’s finest and makes for an extremely powerful debut release. The single is […]
One of the fastest rising acts of the burgeoning Australian progressive music scene, Ballarat’s Ebonivory are teaming up one of the scenes most prominent bands, Sydney’s Glass Ocean this February and March for a […]
With the 15th annual Gum Ball fast approaching comes the announcement of more acts confirmed to join the festival over the April 24-26 Anzac Day weekend. Dashville is thrilled to announce the addition of […]
Storming in 2020, Perth’s most legendary monthly metal night shows no signs of slowing down! Back at The Boston for a classic Hornography event in February, we are treated to 3 heavy bands, metal […]
Nine/Eight Touring, in conjunction with Heavy Magazine, Behind The Scene, and BHSS are proudly holding ProgAid, a benefit concert for fire victims across Australia featuring some of the nations finest progressive metal and rock acts. Tickets […]
Music fans are in for a real treat this March as WANSTOCK returns to suburban Victoria with an enviable glam-rock line-up. The third year for the mini-festival, WANSTOCK launched as organiser Geoff Wansbrough’s ode […]
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