News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Melbourne-based grunge rockers Cicadastone have given us a teasing glimpse into their forthcoming & much anticipated follow up to ‘Chance Collide’. ‘Cold Chamber’ has been in the making for a couple of years and […]
Perth’s Paige Savill has garnered attention in new-wave Synth-Pop band I Call Val with two WAM Award nominations and performances alongside the likes of Tonight Alive, The Faim and Theory of a Deadman; as […]
After postponing their tour due to venue lockdowns this month, WAAX are thrilled to announce rescheduled dates for all of their shows on their Big Grief album tour. “Our sights are set on getting […]
Jase Old has spent most of the past decade as the energetic front man of internationally renowned Australian melodic rockers The Radio Sun. Releasing 5 albums in as many years, with return performances at […]
Perth grunge rockers Electric State have unleashed their new music clip for their track we’re just blood which is now being spun all over the airspace internationally. The lads have come up with a […]
One of the fastest rising acts of the burgeoning Australian progressive music scene, Ballarat’s Ebonivory will release their highly anticipated new album, The Long Dream I on June 5 via Wild Thing Records! The […]
Perth’s Make Them Suffer have heralded a new decade with a blistering new album How To Survive A Funeral, set for release on June 5 via their new home at Greyscale Records. Pre-order the […]
All gigs are off but DEVILSKIN can transport you ONSTAGE during their Homegrown 2018 Performance. Unlike a typical live-stream, you can view the concert in 4K 60fps using the YouTube App on a VR […]
Two Minds, Two Voices, One Vision. Brisbane two-piece TRACE are today announcing the imminent release of their debut heavy grunge track ‘WHITE’ and the launch show for the single. This Friday, March 20, the […]
Australian thrash metal combo Shatter Brain have recently signed a worldwide deal with Wormholedeath for the release of their debut album “Pitchfork Justice”, scheduled to be released on May 1st. “We’re stoked to be […]
The 2020 Metal United Down Under event, originally to be held on April 4th has been officially postponed due to the new live event restrictions imposed across Australia in lie of the recent virus […]
Adelaide’s foremost progressive metal act, Dyssidia are set to release their brand new album, Costly Signals on Friday, March 27. Today, the band release their second single from the release, The Gutted Stag. The […]
The Jaffa Room and Telethon Community Cinemas take the health and welfare of our patrons and team very seriously. Further to the statements made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last Friday and yesterday regarding […]
Caligula’s Horse, hailing from Brisbane, Australia, a leading light in contemporary progressive metal worldwide, are pleased to announce their fifth studio album Rise Radiant for release on May 22. Produced by the group’s Sam Vallen, […]
Adelaide three piece alt rock band Feed The Fire have just released their debut single Haunted House from the forthcoming debut LP Maybe You Need This?! along with their debut video. The single was […]
Beast Machine’s new single “Crawling” proves that music can be the elixir of hardship and struggle. In 2017 Reg contacted Josh about starting the heaviest, fastest, most self-indulgent band they could. A few months […]
If Dragged Through The Dirt was a story of humans struggling to deal with the world that engulfs them, then today Justice For The Damned proclaim they have found themselves forged in the fires […]
Sydney’s brutal groove merchants Black Rheno are back at it again with their first headlining tour since releasing their debut album ‘Noise Smasher’. All through May the boys will be hitting the east coast […]
Grasshole are a stoner-punk three-piece from Melbourne that exemplify the hard work required to make it in today’s music industry. Since the release of their debut EP (Grasshole), a second EP (The Unification Proclamation), […]
Melbourne’s Geoff Achison is an Australian musical icon and a household name in the Australian blues scene. His blinding guitar virtuosity, wry wit and old-school work ethic mean that this fabulous artist has been […]
Melbourne melodic metallers, Armoured Earth will release their brand new EP, Empire on March 27. The first single taken from the EP is Degradation To Vanity. Hard hitting heavy metal with thumping grooves, clean […]
Originating from Darwin, Post hardcore band Tapestry have been turning heads since their move to Melbourne. With the announcement of their Australian tour, they’ll be releasing a brand new track after ending the Ghost […]
Australian Progressive Metal/Hard Rock band Age of Emergence is bound to release their second EP The War Within Ourselves on 27 March 2020. To support this release the band teams up with Odysseus Reborn […]
With MelodicRock Fest’s Friday VIP Friday show now all but cancelled and organisers looking to reduce the festival from three days to just the one on Saturday, the opportunity has arisen for a group […]
THE CROOKEDS have been conquering Melbourne, and they’re ready to take on the world. Fusing the best classic rock elements with the best of today’s Indie/Alternate rock vibe THE CROOKEDS have announced their arrival […]
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