News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
WA blues shapeshifter Matty T Wall is set to continue his 2019 live assault of WA stages, with a full schedule of gigs over autumn. It comes as overseas acclaim continues to pour in. […]
BIGSOUND is back from September 3-6 in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Live Music Precinct, with this year’s theme revealed as ‘The Artist As CEO’. The event will acknowledge the new music industry reality where artists […]
Metal United World Wide returns for a second year with Perth now being added to the world wide event! Based on the original Metal United Down Under in Australia, MUWW brings together the entire […]
Following on from releasing a pair of critically praised singles, Sydney-based artist Nathan Cavaleri has just revealed tour dates and latest cut ’29 Gold Stars’ – another gripping number lifted from his forthcoming debut […]
South Australia’s thrash metal kings Hidden Intent are off to Europe in a few months, but not before they give Australia one last good thrashing! The 3-piece headbanging outfit will make their way around Australia’s […]
Melbourne’s The Gloom In The Corner, have released a stunning video for the lead track off their forthcoming new EP, Flesh & Bones due out at the end of May. Misanthropic is an epic undertaking in storytelling. […]
Off the back of the ripper release of their debut single ‘One For You, One For Me’ which premiered at no.2 in the Triple J Unearthed Punk Charts (and later climbed to no.1), Sydney’s […]
In 2017, Heavy Mag spoke of Meliorist and their EP ii, saying that it was “…A gem of a release from 2017 and proof that the future of music is in good hands. Keen […]
The idea of night terrors brings together a collective understanding between all those who have shared such an experience; the definition of helplessness in an environment that should be the pinnacle of security. Diamond […]
From the nightmare depths Cursed Earth return, faceless and fuelled by hate. Their forthcoming mixtape The Deathbed Sessions features guest appearances from Larissa Stupar (Venom Prison), Matt Honeycutt (Kublai Khan), Joel Birch (The Amity Affliction), Booka […]
Melbourne’s long running metal band The Eternal recently released their 6th album Waiting For The Endless Dawn. The band have recruited two members of Melbourne’s Dreadnaught into the fold and the album boasts appearances from Marty Powell (My Dying Bride, Cradle Of […]
Back for more action packed metal and a whole lot of fun, Perth’s home of metal HORNOGRAPHY is here again in April for another local album release and a metal party! Almost a year […]
“ALL I WANT, AND ALL I NEED, ALL I CRAVE IS A GOOD PUB FEED”. Admit it, it’s been bloody well stuck in your head for a week. Sure ‘Smoko’ is sitting at a […]
Grand masters of Australian Nu-Metal Superheist are about to drop their brand new album like a ten ton hammer out of nowhere! Sidewinder will hit stores in early May and the albums first single, The Riot […]
After winning over audiences across the country on the back of their ‘Two Sides’ EP, Perth’s electric ladies are back – and they aren’t pulling any punches. Legs Electric have kicked out the jams to consign […]
Less than four hours drive from Sydney, Port Macquarie will provide the perfect getaway for the Queens Birthday long weekend in June, as the Howling Moon Blues Festival gets set to take your blues […]
Melbourne blues rockers, Ablaze, have been on a non-stop rock n roll ride since the released of their debut album, No Chaser in October 2018. The band toured relentlessly in the back half of last year, including several sold […]
Australian progressive music has become internationally renown as some of the world’s best! The most isolated capital city in the world, Perth, in Western Australia has produced an unusually high percentage of those acts. […]
Alt-hard rock heavyweights Red Bee will release the new music video for ‘Chasing Shadows’ – the 3rd single from their latest album ‘Silent Enemy’ – ahead of a short run of special NSW shows in March, April […]
Two-Bass Guitar outfit The Omnific are an unstoppable juggernaut! Young, eager and already extremely accomplished, the trio are today announcing the imminent release of their new EP ‘The Mind’s Eye‘ on Friday May 10th. […]
To celebrate our grand opening week we’ve put together a special line up celebrating the heritage of music in Fremantle and the venue itself all in one night aptly titled Freo.Gold! Legendary powerhouse Celtic […]
Perth’s home of metal HORNOGRAPHY is all locked in for May, this time featuring our first ever interstate touring act, THE OMNIFIC! Us local metal fans love an excuse to celebrate new music releases, […]
The Chats are back and – despite all their international success – all they need is a good “Pub Feed”. The latest single from the Sunshine Coast’s biggest export since The Crocodile Hunter (RIP) is […]
Australian guitar prodigy Tal Wilkenfeld will release her debut vocal album, Love Remains, on March 29 via BMG. The 10-song collection explores love, loss, and life through a poetic blend of Tal’s lyrics, storytelling […]
Northern Territory’s Post-Hardcore five-piece We Burn Bridges just announced the release of their debut EP ‘Head Prison‘ on May 17. As a taste of what’s to come, the band dropped the single “Self Drought” […]
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