News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Hunt and ye shall find! Introducing HUNTER HERO – a brand new band for your ears. Featuring band members from two of Australia’s finest rock acts, Hunter Hero brings both riff and melody to […]
Australian ska punks rejoice! Acclaimed Fat Wreck Chords ska champions Mad Caddies are heading back to Australia to celebrate their 25th Anniversary in 2020. Playing a massive bunch of shows across the country and […]
Following the breakneck reception to their latest album Hyperdaze and a stack of massive live appearances since, Melbourne’s Void Of Vision are upping the ante with the announce of a national headline album tour […]
Melbourne hard rock icons, Bigger Than Jesus will be playing a special show at Chasers in Melbourne on November 29! The band have just released a new video for Let’s Be Frank. Joining Bigger […]
Currently having their most prolific year to date with a slew of excellent singles under their belt, Perth rockers The Date are set to release their fourth album Premedidated this New Year’s Eve. Having unveiled one track per month, […]
Melbourne renaissance rockers White Devil Detroit have just unveiled the video for their sophomore single Guillotine. The video is a surrealistic, nihilistic, balls to the wall rock n roll film clip reminiscent of the […]
Newly founded Melbourne rock act Wicked Smile have announced Danny Cecati as the band’s lead vocalist/front man. Formally of Pegazus and Eyefear fame, Danny is a charismatic & powerhouse singer and is the perfect […]
Perth’s Conform (or 生 Conform 死, which translates to Live. Conform. Die) are today reminding everyone that 2019 ain’t over yet – and that just because the year is beginning to wind down, it […]
After a triumphant Australian visit earlier this year, New Zealand heavy act Beastwars return to Australian shores in February, spitting out a sharp three date run up and down the East Coast in support of new single This Mortal […]
Following a huge tour across America, Canada, Europe and the UK, Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets share their new video for ‘Mundungus’, shot by the band on super 8 and taking us along for the […]
Mental Cavity, Canberra’s heaviest exports, are today releasing the second brutal single from their brand new album ‘Neuro Siege‘. It’s called Artificial Integration, it will be released this Friday November 22 on all online […]
These Four Walls, melodic-rock maestros out of South-East Queensland (but originally from New Zealand!) are today returning with their first new music in a few years! ‘Fire Away‘ signals a new era for the […]
To celebrate their signing to Bread & Butter Records (Part Of The Golden Robot Records Entertainment Group), Melbourne’s THE CHERRY DOLLS have today released a brand new single ‘State Of Mine‘. Establishing themselves as a major live drawcard […]
Following two successful 2019 European tours, supporting U.D.O and a dual headline tour with Mammoth Mammoth, Dead City Ruins are excited to be bringing their exciting live show to Australian audiences. Previewing tracks from […]
Following the release of their debut album The Quiet City, beloved Brisbane rockers Chalk are set to please fans further with a remix of “This Is The Story“. The track is one of the earliest songs that Chalk songwriter/singer James Kliemt […]
Perth KISS fans were left heartbroken when the US rock icons postponed their Perth show then subsequently cancelled their Australian tour altogether. None more heartbroken than Perth tribute band KISStake, a faithful and fun […]
Melbourne progressive metallers, Ironstone burst onto the Australian heavy music scene in 2018 and quickly earned a reputation for their slick, energetic live show and infectious grooves. Today, the band return with another monster track called […]
SharpTone Records is proud to announce the signing of rising post hardcore / punk outfit STEPSON and has released a brand-new video for single “The Entire History of You” ahead of tour with Ocean […]
Australia’s elite metallers Northlane have released the video for latest single, 4D, taken from their critically acclaimed album, Alien. The video celebrates the energy of the song and was filmed during the band’s Australian […]
Gold Coast rock duo Salt & Steel have just announced a huge run of tour dates across Australia dubbed the ‘Just Coz’ tour. Salt & Steel recently released their single ‘The Beast, The Devil […]
From a dusty dirt track deep in the Mallee come the Dip Road Dogs, who have today announced their dreamy, driving new single Labour Day, a thoughtful, heavy track, in the vein of Tame […]
Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris announce the details of their highly anticipated second studio album, The Death Of Me, out February 21, 2020, via Resist Records. The Death Of Me will be available for pre-order on Friday, […]
It’s that time of year again as we head into the Christmas Season and so that can only mean one thing – A Very Filthy Xmas! The 6th annual metal event, partnered with Prime […]
Riding the wave of their worldwide critically acclaimed first full-length album, Rock n Roll, the Dirty Rats are set to release their brand new album End in Tears on the 13th of December. The […]
Combining unrelenting groove with a passion for heaviness and harmony, Tassie born/Melbourne based three piece Verticoli have once again served up a slab of hard hitting alt-rock with End of Days. Recorded at Wick […]
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