News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Windwaker are having a DREAM year. Their EP ‘Empire‘ dropped in March to a rabidly excited audience – who responded in kind by eating the EP up on iTunes, Spotify and all online outlets. […]
Sydney punk rockers, Bare Bones, are back on the scene with their brand new single ‘Crawl The Night‘, the first offering of new tunes since the debut album Bad Habits dropped in May of […]
OBEY THE RIFF legends – New Zealand’s Beastwars are edging ever closer to the release of their new album ‘IV‘ on Friday June 28 (out through Destroy Records) and today are releasing an emotional […]
Australia’s biggest new music event BIGSOUND has today unveiled its first drop of tomorrow’s superstars with Tones And I, Milan Ring, Tasman Keith, Bad//Dreems, yergurl, EGOISM, and Electric Fields leading a list of 76 […]
While the concept of pain is universal to all living beings, the understanding of phantom pain is one that eludes most. Gravemind‘s vocalist Dylan Gillies-Parsons channeled the imagery of the experience into the band’s emotionally […]
THE AMITY AFFLICTION, arguably Australia’s most successful heavy music exports have announced the addition of TROPHY EYES and MAKE THEM SUFFER to the huge “Heaven And Hell’ line up as part of Brisbane Festival’s […]
Sunshine Coast power trio, Muules have spent the last two years digging deeper, further exploring their progressive alternative rock sound, while still limiting themselves to just bass, drums, synth and vocals, and this new […]
Freshly signed to UNFD and armed with their colossal new EP Alpha // Survivor, Melbourne post-hardcore band Drown This City are marking a definitive new era. With lead single ‘In Your Image‘ at the helm, the […]
Australian hit machine Diesel has today announced the Sunset Suburbia project: a trilogy of EPs leading into an album in 2020. And to coincide with the release of new music, Diesel will hit the […]
It’s been a busy few months in the Hornography Camp with quiz nights, CD launches and interstate touring acts. In July we are back to our usual proceedings with a killer all-local metal lineup […]
The VANNS are gearing up for a massive second half of 2019 with the release of their striking new single, ‘Mother’. Taken from their long-awaited debut album, The VANNS have served up another slice […]
Melbourne, Australia: Alternative rock band Rival Fire has announced details of their new single, Lost, out today. Rival Fire may sound menacing…but at their core, there is a deep, emotional connection to the human spirit. […]
Following the success from their 2018 EP release, Rise and Fall, My Secret Circus are back with purpose and resolve. The band have dropped a new single called Gone, which is a taste of what’s […]
Sydney progressive metal quartet Red Sea have just released their new single, The One. Following their epic, and acclaimed progressive metal single and video The Art of Transcending (TAOT) released in September 2018, the band have returned with The One. After the […]
Australia’s alt-rock queens The Beautiful Monument have announced they will be heading out on a headline tour around Australia in August to showcase their brand new album, I’m The Reaper (out June 28 via […]
Australian metallers, LORD, have announced August 1 the release date for their new album “Fallen Idols” . Frontman L.T.explains: “Well, it’s been ages coming but the time is nearly upon us for the new […]
Brisbane’s own pirate metallers, Lagerstein, are offering up the first touch of pure gold from their recently announced ‘25/7‘ album – with a brand new video & single “Dig, Bury, Drink!“, with pre-orders for […]
Australian alternative rock outfit, Fyre Byrd, have just dropped their third single through Golden Robot Records. Put Me In A Dress is peak Fyre Byrd. A song that the band say, is a reminder […]
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect have had a stellar year in 2019 so far, first supporting the legendary Phil Anselmo & The Illegals alongside King Parrot at this year’s sold out Slayfest and […]
Australian Power Metal outfit Silent Knight have released a new cover song, Dethrone Tyranny by Gamma Ray on digital platforms available now. The idea came from Hungarian record label Burning Sun Records who had previously released a Helloween tribute […]
Australian Metal-Band Envenomed release “Metal United” – the Festival Anthem of the eponymous festival series Metal United World Wide! “Metal United” is the bonus track on the upcoming album “The Walking Shred” out on […]
“Tear it down and start again,” goes the infectious thorough-line of All The Colours’ new single; a fitting return from one of Melbourne’s beloved rock bands, ‘Tear It Down’ heralds a new chapter. One marked […]
Australia’s foremost authority on progressive rock, Caligula’s Horse, have announced the Let It Grow tour for August. The tour will celebrate their cult classic The Tide, The Thief & River’s End and breakout progressive […]
Adelaide’s traditional heavy metal newcomers Plague 9 are releasing their debut EP MR ASS on 5 July 2019. The stunning artwork was created by Dusan Markovic who has worked with Dragony, Mystic Prophecy, Dragonheart […]
In April, Envenomed signed to the pirate label El Puerto Records, giving the band from Down Under a signed worldwide contract with the Europeans. Now the band release the artwork and tracklist for The […]
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