News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Sydney’s Deiformity just released their crushing debut album Corpse Stomper – 11 tracks of heavy and catchy old school death metal. Their album includes the single Master of War which is a tribute to […]
After receiving glowing reviews in Australia and beyond for their debut single Can’t Keep Your Man, Echo Del Tusker return with Fix Your Face – a track that The Rockpit has called “another fine […]
In a world full of breakdowns, blast beats, ‘post’ genre’s and genres within genres, sometimes it’s all a bit overwhelming and you remember the days of gigantic stadium sized riffs and catchy choruses you […]
Sydney two piece PARTICLES, are proud to announce the release of their debut EP (‘Quark’) on NOVEMBER 12 and to celebrate, the band are hitting the road for a string of dates throughout November […]
Maverick are straight fire. The 5 piece punk/metal band from the South Eastern suburbs of Sydney are today dropping serious heat with their brand new filmclip for single Nothin’ To Lose. Filmed around a […]
Resist Records welcomes Recovery Room to its roster. Recovery Room is a Sydney-based emo / indie rock band that began in 2016 as a necessary outlet for frontman Dylan Mallia. At that time, the […]
As if LOSER‘s debut EP ‘Restless Noise‘ being out now was not enough, the Melbourne outfit have released a video for their latest single ‘Phase Me‘, and announced a handful of east coast tour […]
Brisbane progressive maestro’s Opus of a Machine released their highly praised new album, Stray Fire, in early August. The band went on to tour with Caligula’s Horse on three epic east coast shows that […]
Last week, Perth’s kings of depressive black metal, Deadspace dropped a single and music video for ‘Rapture’ off their upcoming album ‘Dirge’ with absolutely no warning. For those of you that caught them live […]
The original members of Melbourne’s 1990’s dynamic post-punk pop trio, Moler, are celebrating 25 years since they first formed with a special one-off reunion show in Melbourne. Gracing the stage of The Curtin Hotel […]
Port Royal, Brisbane’s rock n roll kings, are gearing up for a huge homecoming show at The Triffid on Friday, November 2. A fitting end to their epic tour in support of their EP, […]
Perhaps the greatest pairing since The Sausage Roll and Tomato Sauce, the ENDLESS BUMMER tour will see two of Australia’s sickest pub-punk bands join forces for a HUGE double headline tour this summer. Including […]
There’s an irrepressible spirit that is present in every decade of hard rock. Tenacious and uncompromising, it lives or dies on its ability to slay a live audience — boasting a lethal combination of […]
Coinciding with the Hay Mate: Buy A Bale – A Concert For The Farmers concert, Jon Stevens is releasing a charity single, Rain Down On Me, with all proceeds going to help the drought-stricken […]
A massive lineup of local bands (Featuring Felicity Groom, Moonlighter, Dan Howls, Sealamb, and Pukka (DJ) have put together put together a special benefit show for S.A.R.C (Sexual Assault Resource Centre). These people are an […]
Following positive reviews from last months ‘Age of Outrage’ single release, Sydney rockers Lese Majesty are announcing a new 6 track EP entitled ‘Patterns and Signals‘ to be released on Friday November 16, as […]
Sons of regional Australia Ocean Sleeper have broken through the quiet with a five-date national tour and brand-new single Save Me. Save Me takes the band on an emotional journey, as vocalist Karl Spiessl describes; […]
The musical pedigree and backstory of the members of Dept. Of Gloom would take hours to dissect. The sum of their collective parts reads like a short history of Australian rock! Created in 2016 […]
Last month Melbourne’s BLKLST announced the imminent arrival of their new EP “Hard to Swallow“. Out on Friday October 26, the heavy record saw it’s announcement and the premiere of the first single “Hypocrite” […]
Australia-born, blues-rock artist Hamish Anderson announces his new video, “No Good” with a premiere on Billboard , who deems Anderson as a singer, songwriter and guitar hero. The track, which debuted on Relix Magazine, […]
The fifth round of MUDU is done and dusted. It was a great round featuring 106 Australian metal bands in 13 cities. All Australian states and territories participated with Darwin returning to MUDU with […]
Maverick are a 5 piece punk/metal band from the South Eastern suburbs of Sydney. Fitting a genre isn’t an option and their track history of shows is testament to that. From playing with US […]
When it comes to legendary musicians, two names that stand out in the Australian music scene are undoubtedly Ross Wilson and Richard Clapton. Both have extensive careers, spanning more than four decades, a swag of […]
There is something in the water in Adelaide that creates excellent heavy music. Among the absolute dearth of heavy music that comes from Adelaide comes 23/19. Today, 23/19 return to the fray with what […]
Australian enigmatic psych-prog rock trailblazers AlithiA are today releasing their new single and video ‘Diamonds’. A pulsating melancholic and ethereal track that lashes out riffs and beats, it is the second taste of the […]
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