News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
The Darkness Stays for Burden Man…. Sydney’s most morose artist, Burden Man has announced a stack of new tour dates to make the long winter nights even longer. Following last years release of his […]
Brisbane post-alternative rock outfit Between Kings will release their new full length album The Escape, this Friday, May 6 via Regime Music Group. The band will also be opening for US modern rock icons […]
Stellar superstars RACKETT have released their new single Space Cadet; a rocketing psych-jam introducing their new extraterrestrial friend Steve the alien. To celebrate the release of Space Cadet; RACKETT and Steve will be hitting […]
Wing Sing Records announces the release of Almurta, the second album by Melbourne band Shepparton Airplane. Today also marks the release of new single ‘No Prize’. Due out June 1, Almurta follows up the […]
Off the back of the release of their frenetic debut self-titled EP in February, Melbourne’s Fight the Sun have returned with a blistering new music video for their single ‘Goodbye Gravity’. Capturing this electric […]
Australia’s AWAKEN I AM continues to break genres with the release of “Dissolution,” their newest video. The brand new track follows the release of their full length album Blind Love. “This song is a […]
The Nations capital as yet again coughed up some quality metal. Five piece death metal beast Hostel have come slithering out of the political wastelands of Canberra and will deliver their debut album Malevolent […]
With less than a month (eep!) until Adelaide’s West Thebarton finally let their debut album outta the bag, and after nabbing fellow suburban heroes Pist Idiots for their national tour support, Thebbies have invited some seriously sweet […]
The Sydney Guitar Festival announces its 2nd round of artists and events as it brings the best in guitar players of all styles to Sydney in August 2018. Announced today is another round of […]
Spawning from deep within the aphotic caverns that lurk below the nation’s capital of Canberra comes Inhuman Remnants. They are today announcing the release of their new track – II. Solipsis! Premiered at Youtube […]
In Deception have released their debut film clip ‘O.P’. The track comes from their forthcoming EP, ‘LORE’. In Deception are a post-hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The band launched in 2017 and made […]
Melbourne’s modern metal juggernauts The Ascended have announce the first leg of their extensive Australian tour in support of their upcoming record ‘Awaken Within’ out May 4th. The Ascended will be bringing their high-octane, […]
Melbourne rockers Palace Of The King are in the final stages of wrapping up their epic European tour in support of their recently released third album Get Right With Your Maker. The band have also just released a […]
Australia’s foremost authority on progressive rock, Caligula’s Horse, have announced three very special shows ahead of their return to Europe. The band will be playing their latest album, 2017’s Top 50 Aria Charting In […]
Can there be a better creative environment for Rock n Roll than an abandoned garage with a thick waft of ganja hanging in the air? Sydney-based band, Fripps & Fripps don’t think there is! […]
If there’s three things the Psychos know how to do, it’s smash a beer, write a tune and make a damn video. They’ve delivered comprehensively on the third this week with the release of […]
Melbourne alt-rockers Cam Bird have released a video for Blindfold, the first single taken from their third EP, Neutrality, due for release on May 17. With its swaggering verses and prog inspired harmonies and […]
Newton’s Third Law states – for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction! Drown This City‘s new single is so huge and devastatingly brutal, there is sure to be a huge response […]
Brisbane’s premier pirate party machine Lagerstein have announced a killer set of supports across their extensive Australian tour in June. Along for the ride across multiple shows are Melbourne’s 80’s-influenced heavy metal maniacs Sudden […]
Melbourne metal icons Superheist have dug deep into their extensive archives and have come up with a trio of releases to make both old and new fans ecstatic! Dubbed ‘Now And Then’ the releases […]
Melbourne’s Void of Vision have announced today they’ve signed on with 123 Agency and a run of headline shows in May/June. The band have also revealed their new video for “You Will Bring Me Down”, filmed […]
Diamond In The Sky is the first slice off The Velvet Addiction upcoming, sophomore EP ‘Volume 2‘, the follow-up to last year’s modern classic-rock jam ‘Volume 1‘. The new single reflects The Velvet Addiction’s […]
Melbourne alt-rock quintet Better Half have announced their highly anticipated debut EP ‘Maybe I Was Wrong’ to be released May 11 via Resist Records. To coincide with the announcement, the band have given listeners […]
Melbourne’s Bury The Kings last month announced the release of their new EP, ‘V‘, a concept EP dealing with the 5 stages of grief – it will be out May 18th. The EP is […]
Aussie melodic death-thrashers Naberus will release their upcoming sophomore full-length album entitled Hollow on June 29, 2018 via Eclipse Records. The album was produced by James Ash at Kremation Studios, mixed by Henrik Udd […]
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