News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
The Mark Of Cain return to the stage this October performing their debut album Battlesick in its entirety. Originally released in 1989 via indie Adelaide label Dominator Battlesick sounded like no Australian album before it or since. […]
Instrumental Prog-Metal band Nightmares of The Sun release Sol, a progressive metal concept album that serves as the soundtrack to a story of the bizarre, the cosmic and the terrifying! Come on a journey that takes you on an […]
Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets today share the raucous video for their latest single ‘Hymn For A Droid’, lifted from their recently released album And Now For The Whatchamacallit. Filmed across their recent storming UK/EU […]
All four shows of Ed Kuepper’s September Brisbane residency at Junk Bar have sold out so we have decided to extend it into October for two final shows: October 2 & 9. But be […]
Brisbane’s Hard Rock/Metal newcomer legends Pavilion are today announcing the imminent and explosive arrival of their brand new single ‘HELLFIRE‘! The four-piece outfit are unleashing the single into digital stores and streaming platforms this […]
After spending the past year pulverizing the world with their stupefying live performances, Tropical Fu*k Storm return home to tour their new album Braindrops and put the Antipodean public to the sword! Braindrops, the […]
New Zealand’s mighty Beastwars have proven that the people OBEY THE RIFF! The metal outfit’s 4th album ‘IV’ took home the #1 spot of the NZ Top 40 Music Charts over the weekend – […]
Australia’s post-metal/sludge legends, Lo! recently released another mind bending visual feast, this time for the track As Fools Ripen. Directors Toby Pike comments; “The idea for this clip really came from the first time […]
Aussie acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Lloyd Spiegel is pleased to unveil a brand spanking new song ‘Track Her Down’ – a deep and soulful blues number about the fleeting, yet precious nature of connections he […]
Melbourne’s High Tension have unveiled a fierce new video for their track Veil, taken from their latest album Purge, out now 15 on Cooking Vinyl Australia. The video was directed by High Tension bass player Matt Weston and features animation […]
Bush Bands Bash will return to Alice Springs this September to uncover the booming underground world of Indigenous rock, and showcase the powerful talents residing across outback Australia. Alice Springs’ Telegraph Station will come […]
After releasing their much lauded debut album Back To Zero in 2016, Perth rockers Ragdoll are back with their new single Rust, a direct and potent slab of hard rock with a sound that owes as much to the […]
5 Piece Death Metal outfit Gutter Tactic have dropped a brand new track and video for the song “Induced Paralysis” ahead of their upcoming tour with West Australia metal band Bayview Suspect. The scorching […]
Melbourne melodic metalcore merchants, Ironstone burst onto the Australian heavy music scene six months ago with their first single, Machine. Today, the band return with another monster track featuring their lead guitarist Ed Warren on vocals. […]
Sedition 2019 is a Celebration of Public Art and Protest in Sydney during the 1970s running across various venues and spaces this August-September. To celebrate Feel Presents have put together a live music component […]
The Hard-Ons are back with their rampaging 12th studio album “So I Could Have Them Destroyed” which is released on Friday 11th October via Music Farmers. Today, they deliver the first taste of the album […]
There’s been a buzz of energy around Melbourne post-hardcore act Drown This City since the announcement of their EP Alpha // Survivor. A fierce six-track package of pain and triumph, the release was quickly announced as […]
Swan is the brainchild of Matt Swan. A founding member of genuine worldwide rock phenomenon Royal Blood, “Swanny” is today announcing his debut release, an absolute hip-swinger of a single and video entitled “Sweat […]
Australian rock quartet Black Aces are back with new single ‘Feverdreams’, an ode to overindulgence of the highest order. A fast paced rocker in the vein of the Australian rock greats that have come […]
EMP Pathways, a new not for profit organisation creating entertainment industry opportunities for the youth of Adelaide, is pleased to announce it will be hosting a Metal Fundraiser at The Gov on Sunday, August […]
19th July 2019 is the detonation date for Melbourne heavy act Wither! They are set to unleash a whole new level of panic into the world with the announcement of their new single ‘Use […]
The world-first of its kind festival A Hitch To The Sticks returns in 2019, bringing Tex Perkins & His Fat Rubber Band, Magic Dirt, Stonefield, Ella Hooper, Dallas Crane and more to stages across […]
Leading audiences and listeners through a journey of uncompromising arrangements, crushing heavy riffs and soaring melodies, Perth’s enigmatic prog metallers CHAOS DIVINE return to their roots with False Flags – the blistering second single lifted from the band’s upcoming […]
The Little Lord Street Band have released a new video for the track “Frankies Back In Town” and have announced tour dates taking the band all around WA. “We can’t stay away from the […]
Young Ballarat alt-proggers Ebonivory have released the video for their brand new single, Patting the Black Dog, coinciding with them linking up with Melbourne riff specialists Circles on The ‘Winter’ Tour, which traverses 8 […]
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