News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
After a Covid caused hiatus in 2020, STORMRIDER HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL is back for its 7th year with a best of WA line up which is sure to please even the most discerning of metal […]
Dashville is excited to announce the first five acts for ‘slightly heavier’ music event Thrashville, as it makes a gallant return, Saturday 11th September 2021. A one-day festival, currently featuring around sixteen spots on […]
On the first of February 2020, after a 20-year absence, Horsehead returned to the stage at The Corner Hotel Richmond. It took less than a week for this show to sell out and has […]
Metallic Hardcore outfit ‘Sedative‘ are Perth, Western Australia’s newest heavy exports! Today, they are releasing their debut single and video – ‘Cough Medicine‘! It is available on all online stores and streaming platforms now […]
Melbourne vintage rockers THE UGLY KINGS have revealed the first details of their upcoming, highly anticipated new album, entitled Strange, Strange Times, slated for a release on August 13, 2021 via Napalm Records. Following 2018’s Darkness Is My […]
Perth rockers SISTER SWITCHBLADE unveil new single and lyric video ‘Comatose’ as a free download for fans worldwide. “Comatose has been hanging around for a while now. We thought it would be nice to […]
Sydney deathcore wrecking crew, To The Grave recently released their crushing new record, Epilogue via Unique Leader Records. Today they unleash a brand new lyric video for the track, Death By A Thousand Cuts… […]
Innasanatorium are ready to take their music and vision as far as they can, all around Australia and abroad. Armed and ready with their astonishing debut album Odyssey Of The Mind ready to drop, […]
With lockdowns & restrictions coming and going, we have no idea when we have the opportunity to rock out to live metal, but this one is stamped into the Hornography calendar and ready to […]
West Australian metal veterans EnforcE finally release the artwork and tracklist for their long-waited 4th full-length release. Deep Blue has been a decade in making. The album will be officially released on 1 July […]
Perth’s Metal Powerhouse Silent Knight have just dropped their Speed-Metal fuelled rendition of ‘Dreams‘ originally performed by Van Halen! Opening with the widely known mellifluous riff saturated in the band’s signature European-infused flavour, this track kicks into full force with double-timed drum […]
The Kids are now embarking on their first (legally-aged) headline national tour in celebration of their last single ‘Go Back To Canberra’. The three shows are ones not to be missed, thrown at some […]
Cosmic Psychos are back with their epic new album, Mountain of Piss, featuring new single/video “Sin Bin“, slated for release on July 9 via their own label Go The Hack Records. Like a fine […]
Gaining a solid reputation for their banging rock tracks and dynamite videos; the fifth single, Rise Up from Melbourne Hard Rock heroes, Head of Clay, is no exception! With its powerful vocals, dirty guitars, […]
Perth’s latest musical act, Jamart have released the first single “Wanted Dead” from the upcoming debut self-titled album, set for release on August 13th 2021. Check out the single available on all major digital […]
Sydney’s punk, rock & emo community is banding together for one night of musical mayhem to help keep local live music venue Crowbar alive and kicking. Members of Tonight Alive, Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, […]
Since forming in January of 2020, in a small town of the Blue Mountains, 12Gauge Rampage has stormed in to take the Aussie metal scene out with a fusillade of sonic missiles, delivering their […]
After a lengthy hibernation period since their last release in 2019, Yomi Ship are thrilled to invite you to preview/review the long awaited and much anticipated debut single ‘ICE DRAKE‘ from their forthcoming fifth EP. Recorded and produced at award […]
Sydney progressives Intrøspect recently released their second EP, Midnight Sun to glowing reviews worldwide and have announced an Official Launch Show on the June long weekend! Sunday, June 13 @ Crowbar, Sydney with guests, Kaskeid and Infinite Illusion The […]
After releasing their monumental new album Cold Chamber via Golden Robot Records in March this year, CICADASTONE have lifted track one from the album ‘Red Eye Raven‘ as their next single to radio. ‘Red Eye […]
Melbourne progressive instrumentalists, The Omnific have released Wax & Wane, the first single from their forthcoming album due later in 2021. Toby Peterson-Stewart from the band comments on the track “After 2 years of being hidden away working […]
Beats Cartel presents a post-apocalyptic national display of strength and solidarity in AFTERMATH, a touring heavy event this Winter. With the shackles of the two years that was slowly being loosened, there has rarely […]
Aussie punk rock reprobates THE OWEN GUNS are asking the question “Is This Punk?” “Is This Punk?” is the third single and video from THE OWEN GUNS’ EP 2 Electric Boogaloo. It’s a fist-pumping sing-along punk rock tune, inspired by the […]
Melbourne melodic metal veterans Vanishing Point made a triumphant return to the fore after six long years away in August 2020 with their incredible new album Dead Elysium. Now, with the live music scene finally showing signs of […]
There is something special about rock ’n’ roll and the blues. Both unique in their own way and both ridiculously amazing when blended together. Don’t believe it? Ask Rival Sons, Black Stone Cherry and […]
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