News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
2018 was pretty bloody good to Perth’s Black Stone from the Sun; the release of their debut album Dreamalysis, national touring, festival slots, airplay far and wide…the grunge-punk duo made up of Sean Mackay (Vox, guitar) and Jack […]
Japam is set to release Sickboy, their first EP since 2016, on April 12th with pre-orders open February 22. The band have officially dropped their first single off the EP in anticipation, “Roak“, accompanied […]
A truly one-of-a-kind live experience not to be missed. Don’t Change captures all the passion and energy that is INXS. Featuring a line-up of 6 exceptional musicians fronted by the charismatic Blair Dwyer, Don’t […]
Australia’s partying pirate kings Lagerstein are back this April for a tour like no other! The folk metal titans will embark on a 6-date trek across the Australian east coast before the head off […]
Dear Music Lovers, Thank you so much for all of your support, over 111,000 signatures on the Don’t Kill Live Music Petition in one week, you have made it very clear that you refuse […]
Brisbane’s She Cries Wolf are today rolling out their razor-sharp new single ‘Magdalene’ featuring guest vocals from The Amity Affliction vocalist Ahren Stringer! The new single is live and available now at iTunes & […]
The Melbourne-based 4-piece Creek have not mucked around getting their name and their music around. Blending heavy blues, Psych and alt-rock, Creek put it out there with way above average musicianship and plenty of […]
Australia’s kings of all things dark and creepy, DARKCELL will release their long awaited new, self titled album, on April 12. Darkcell features guest appreacence by Skold (Marilyn Manson/KMFDM), Lindsay Schoolcraft (Cradle of Filth), […]
Sydney’s future metallists, SETMEONFIRE have just released new single Patterns. It comes from their new album Lowtech, which is set for release on March 1. Vocalist/Guitarist Cameron Eyre says of the track, “Patterns is […]
Australia’s own progressive extreme metal wizards Hybrid Nightmares have announced their long-awaited follow up their debut full-length ‘Almagest;, the album known as ‘Obelisk‘. A complete stand-out from their previous work, ‘Obelisk’ sees Hybrid Nightmares […]
The alternative rockers Nitro Zeus from Brisbane, Australia, are releasing their opus on 15 March 2019. Their debut EP, i.anomaly, brings a diverse range of styles and emotions with 3 new tracks (plus bonus […]
Novacastrian Hardcore outfit Liberties are today announcing the release of their Broken EP on April 5, along with the drop of their new single and videoclip ‘Crooked States‘! The new EP is available to […]
Perth’s new home of local metal meetups HORNOGRAPHY is all locked in for another month, this time with a special event – the new album release party for local metal act ALL THIS FILTH! […]
Metal United World Wide, the huge metal community effort, goes in the second round. The date is set: 15 June 2019! That’s only 4 months to go and preparations are speeding up. Last year, […]
Genre-melding rock outfit Hellions are gearing up for their biggest run of Australian headline shows to date this May, stopping off in Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with special guests Yours Truly and […]
Dear music lovers, Your music is under attack. Overbearing regulation, exorbitant police bills, a lack of respect for NSW businesses, and very little recognition of the significant positive impacts of music on our communities […]
2019 sees the release of Wear Your Sins – a watershed release that presents a massive shift in the overall tone of Orpheus Omega. Displaying the result of cumulative experience over the past decade […]
HEART–ANN and NANCY WILSON–will return to the road in 2019 for the first time in three years with their massive “Love Alive” cross-country summer tour. Produced by Live Nation, the expansive 39-city outing by […]
New Zealand hard-out metal outfit Alien Weaponry, “one of the most exciting young metal bands in the world right now” (Revolver Magazine USA) are touring Australia on their Tūmatauenga Australian Tour in March 2019 […]
Atmospheric, complex and unique dual bass guitar outfit The Omnific are about to embark on a massive Australian-wide tour alongside progressive monsters COG – and today, they are releasing their new single ‘The Stoic‘, […]
Sydney’s wildest quartet Totally Unicorn have announced their brand new album ‘Sorry‘, set for release on April 12 via The Farmer and the Owl. Not long after, the band will take the album out […]
Western Australia’s finest purveyors of heavy and aggressive music – All This Filth, are set to release their second full length album “Misery Season” on March 29th via Rockpit Records. To the uninitiated, All […]
Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market blasts into 2019 on Sunday, February 24 with a vast array of spectacular stalls, a massive record fair and an entertainment line-up that will shake the foundations […]
Long running Novocastrian power metal band, Ilium have been plying their craft for over 20 years! Forming from the ashes of Oracle in 1998, the band have built a solid global fanbase and amassed […]
Kicking off the new year Ed Kuepper continues on where he left 2018 with a wealth of activity both with The Aints! and in solo mode. With The Aints! Ed & co join an […]
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