News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
You know, when you can’t label a band your onto something unique. Better yet, you slide into a hard groove and skip into styles you didn’t expect of a metal core band. Expect this […]
Melbourne two-piece metal machine, Contrive, consisting of twin brothers Paul and Andrew Haug released their new album, Slow Dissolve late last year to global acclaim! They recently shot their foot stomping and head crushing […]
Perth’s favourite sons Verge Collection invite more friends to the party, introducing a healthy mix of supports to their national tour in support of debut album Flaneur, out March 30. As Aussie as bare […]
Melbourne’s Pretty City are soon bound for the wild vibes of Texas and SXSW but before the band departs, they’re leaving fans with a sneaky parting gift in new single, ‘Simone’. Taken from the […]
BLACKEN OPEN AIR returns to Alice Springs this Easter with a massive lineup of heavy acts from around the country. This is the sixth incarnation of the annual festival which takes place over two […]
High Tension have returned with a powerful new single titled Ghost To Ghost, the first bite of new music from the Melbourne based heavy quartet since their 2015 breakthrough album, Bully. Following the release of Bully new members, Mike […]
Metal never dies. In the 50 years since it first spewed forth from northern English guitars, heavy metal has grown into a world dominating and ever expanding genre of endless subgenres. But sometimes, you […]
Geelong rock n rollers Dangerous Curves will release their long awaited debut album So Dirty Right on April 6. Inspired by the likes of Bon Jovi, Kiss and Van Halen, Dangerous Curves formed in […]
Following on from the release of their 2017 EP which featured exalted single ‘Love Your Man’ Donnarumma have well and truly departed from their previous roots sound. The Adelaide trio come out swinging with […]
As Paradise Falls are hitting the road once again, this time on the Friends Far From Home tour with Aussie friends We May Fall, and Caution: Thieves. The Australian mini-tour begins March 3rd in […]
The team behind Creative Events Perth are excited to announce the debut of Perth’s latest music and socially inspired event REVERB Set to take place in the the glorious Autumn month of April, REVERB […]
Bleeding Gums Murphy’s brief appearance on The Simpsons is probably one of the show’s most emotional and iconic. When Dan Cribb decided to record the season six tune that fuelled that episode for his […]
The Nations capital as yet again coughed up some quality metal. Five piece death metal beast Hostel have come slithering out of the political wastelands of Canberra to deliver their debut track Malevolent. Formed […]
Sydney’s Flickertail have dropped the second single, Back of My Mind, from their upcoming 5-track debut EP, Hurry Up and Wait, due for release on 16 March via Golden Robot Records and available for […]
Press Club’s freshman year in the game was by no means small. In their first 11 months on stage they racked up 60 notches in their belts. Now ’18 is guaranteed to be bigger […]
New Zealand based cinematic rock quintet Written By Wolves has released a live video for their new single “Follow Me“. The video takes place at the sold out Bay Dreams Festival in Mount Maunganui, […]
Dark and neon the clip shows the band performing their new song in a dilapidated warehouse surrounded with junk and smoke. They perform with ferocity and angst. Watching singer Sam Thomas writhing on the […]
Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust have had a giant 2017. After releasing their debut full length album, Terra Cerebral in July via Rockpit Records, through Firestarter Distribution, they toured it nationally to ever increasing crowds […]
Melbourne’s Arcane Saints are releasing their brand new Britpop and classic rock inspired single “Something Real.” Never a band to shy away from change, the song is a step in a different musical direction […]
Melbourne rockers The Ugly Kings are all set to drop their highly anticipated debut album, Darkness Is My Home, on Friday, April 13 via German label Kozmik Artifactz. The band have just released a […]
The Psychos are back, mate! Australia’s most legit export since Crocodile Dundee have announced the release of their eleventh studio album, ‘Loudmouth Soup’ on April 6, 2018. They’ve also got a ripper new vid […]
This Friday – NQ’s most hardcore outfit Sanctum & Solace are dropping their brand new EP Made Wrong – and now it’s time to drop new track from it, “Social Suicide.” The EP is […]
Since the release of their 2015 debut EP ‘Limbo’, Sydney quintet Bad Pony have set a furious pace on the path to success. National radio play – check. Music Matters Singapore 2016 – check. […]
This March Sydney’s Housefox Studios will be launching the very first episode of Housefox Sessions. This all new Youtube channel presented by Black Rheno’s front man & studio owner Ryan Miller, will be bringing you interviews and […]
Inhale, Exhale – Grasshole‘s album ‘Fuzz of Flavour‘ is going to be out in the world this Friday, 23rd of February! Pass it around. New track from the record, ‘The Reckoning‘ is a new […]
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