News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
With the days getting longer and the nights shorter, the countdown is on until your favourite springtime festival hits the shores of Wollongong for another year of sun, tunes and booze! The team at […]
Adelaide’s foremost progressive metal act, Dyssidia present the music video for their track Dead Smoke The track comes from their Of Delight & Despair EP which was released on Nov 4, 2016 Watch it here […]
Renowned for their attention to detail when laying down new musical compositions, twin brothers Paul and Andrew Haug are set to return with the brand new Contrive album, Slow Dissolve. However the detail, this […]
Shit, son. There’s great new heavy music pouring out of Western Australia at the moment and Perth’s THE INFINITE has today rolled out their brand new track ‘A View from Nowhere’ with a guitar […]
New Zealand experimental, atmospheric, post-metallers Spook The Horses are the latest signing to Berlin based Pelagic Records! The Wellington based 6-piece will release their third album People Used To Live Here on November 10. […]
Sunshine Coast heavy-hitters, New Clear Vision only recently released their newest single, ‘No More Screams‘, and now they’re going all out with the launch of their full-length self-titled album – a release that has […]
Foxblood’s debut self-release ‘The Devil, The Dark & The Rain’ was a fierce statement from a band hellbent on blowing audiences away, a year since it’s release, Foxblood are pleased to announce the release of […]
Still flushed from their recent name change and the addition of smashing new drummer Caitlin Thomas, Adelaide’s seven-headed rock-hydra WEST THEBARTON are lined up for a whirlwind tour. Kicking the party into gear, the no-frills max-vibe […]
Melbourne band, The Heartache State, fronted by Nick Barker, are set to release their brand new album, Last of the Buffalo on September 1 via independent rock label, Golden Robot Records, available to pre-order now, […]
Sydney rockers Interim have announced the release date for their upcoming debut album Escapism, along with a string of dates around the country to celebrate its release. Escapism, recorded at Airlock Studios in Brisbane […]
The National Indigenous Music Awards today announce their finalists while acknowledging the passing of 14-time NIMA recipient, 2016 NIMA Artist of the Year and giant of the Australian music industry Dr. G. Yunupingu. The […]
Blind Love, the sonically infectious, ethereal and groundbreaking new album from AWAKEN I AM is set for release on September 29th, 2017. The Australian Gold Coast quintet have delivered a captivatingly hypnotic and visually liberating […]
One of Brisbane’s most accomplished and under-rated heavy bands, Apate, are today announcing their brand new EP, ‘Spit you Out’ and rolling out their tour dates to go with it, a triple threat release […]
Following on from last year’s debut EP Crooked Tales that featured the singles Hell Cat and Black Whip Lovin’, Perth’s Foxton Kings are set to launch their most frenetic offering yet with Mookaite. Recorded at Debaser with local […]
Perth progressive metallers and current Rockpit Records artist Nucleust today release their debut album Terra Cerebral via Rockpit Records / Firestarter Music. Terra Cerebral was produced by the bands guitarist, Max Palizban and recorded […]
Following wildly successful debut headlining tours across Europe and North America, October will see Sydney prog-wizard PLINI return home for unique performances in two of Australia’s most prestigious small venues. With the aid of an […]
Rolling into some serious momentum this week, Wild Honey have launched their very own record label Spillway Records, just been announced on the BIGSOUND 2017 lineup and today share the rousing new video for their single ‘Break Away’. Following it’s […]
Melbourne’s Acolyte have been on a meteoric rise in the past 12 months. The release of their ‘Shades of Black’ EP saw them support Twelve Foot Ninja, tour Australia in support of the record […]
BIGSOUND Festival have dropped the mic today on an undeniable second announcement, filling an epic four-night adventure of sound and setting yet another benchmark for new live music discovery in Australia. Proving that Australia’s […]
Early July saw Melbourne Deathcore outfit Gravemind unveil that they were behind mystery website thedeathgate.com. The site countdown eventually revealed that their EP ‘The Deathgate’ will be released on Friday August 11 (Pre-Orders here). Today, they […]
Brisbane’s Lavidius are today announcing the release of their brand new LP, “Helisma” on Friday September 1st. The five-piece brutal crew out of Brisbane premiered their new single ‘Days Get Darker’ (featuring from massive Swedish […]
2017 has been a whirlwind start for the experimental, pop-punk outfit from Sydney, having completed a run of support shows for THE DARKNESS (UK) as part of their Australian Tour, appeared at Secret Garden […]
Hot off the Heels of the Bands very successful June release ‘ROME BURNS‘ comes the bands second instalment in as many months! Titled “STATE OF CONTROL” The bands first release ‘ROME BURNS’ has been […]
Twenty years after their Australian classics Weir and Mascara catapulted them to top of the national charts, Killing Heidi are back on the road celebrating their 20 year reunion with a massive eleven date tour; taking their live show to regional […]
Caligula’s Horse, a band at the forefront of Australia’s progressive rock scene, will hit the road for a national tour over September and October in support of their new album In Contact, to be […]
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