RED HOT SUMMER TOUR continues to turn up the heat with Mornington VIC, Hervey Bay QLD, Hillarys WA & Sandstone Point QLD joining this year’s run of shows. The renowned outdoor festival will feature a […]
The Sicilian guitar savant Matteo Mancuso has announced details of his new album Route 96, which will be released on 24 April via Music Theories Recordings. The album features appearances from Steve Vai, Antone Boyer […]
Tech-Death Titans ORIGIN (Nuclear Blast) Return to Australia for the First Time Since 2014 – Headlining Sydney Dethfest 2026 + National Tour. Australia, prepare for impact — American technical death metal legends ORIGIN are returning […]
The kings of New York cool are returning Down Under. After 15 years, FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS are back with their seventh studio album A Matter of Time, and they’re bringing their signature blend of gritty […]
Hailing from Kentucky, USA, BLACK STONE CHERRY are gearing up to release their upcoming EP Celebrate. Due for release on 6th March via Mascot Records, the Southern rocking quartet have shared their latest offering in […]
As Chapter 24 of their wildly popular webisode series launches (Frater is Delegating), GHOST has unearthed a dusty gem and made its cover of Pet Shop Boys’ It’s a Sin available to stream across DSPs for […]
Moodring symbolize transformation. The musical entity’s name hints at volatility — color, emotion, and temperature in flux. Nowhere is that more evident than in death fetish, a defining album for a haunting and defiant new chapter. […]
LIFE’S A BEACH, the first-ever curated summer event by POLARIS will take place at the Riviera Beach Club in St Kilda next month, joined by a stacked array of local and international talent, before the band hit […]
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA — Mike Hranica [vocals], Jeremy DePoyster [guitar, clean vocals], Kyle Sipress [guitar], Jonathan Gering [keys, synths, programming, percussion], and Giuseppe Capolupo [drums] — released their critically acclaimed ninth album Flowers last year via Solid State Records. Get it here. Today, the band has officially released Play the Old Shit, the […]
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Hollie Rogers returns with the announcement of her new album “Everything’s Fine”, alongside the release of its first single, “Some Kinda Lover”. Following the raw heartbreak and emotional turbulence that defined her 2022 […]
Following the release of her new album Some Kind of Feeling, critically acclaimed guitarist and singer Orianthi will embark on her UK tour in January 2026. Orianthi’s special guest at all concerts (except Planet Rock’s […]
Girish And The Chronicles make their first-ever Australian tour in March 2026, unleashing their high- voltage live show alongside Melbourne hard-rockers Shotgun Mistress. Based in Bengaluru, GATC have become one of India’s most prominent rock exports. Fronted […]
Alt rock icons Yellowcard have released a new version of their track “Bedroom Posters” which features Good Charlotte. The original version of “Bedroom Posters” can be found on their 2025 album, “Better Days”. “The new […]
Lost In Hollywood return with their brand new single, I Should Have Known Better, pushing their emotionally charged sound to an even more vulnerable and intense place. After a strong run of releases that steadily […]
German Goth Metal pioneers LORD OF THE LOST,will hit Aussie shores for the first time even in February 2026. Proudly joining them on all shows are Melbourne industrial titans, Witchgrinder. Influenced by the early industrial scenes with lyrics […]
British rock legends THUNDER return with a definitive live statement as their iconic 1998 album LIVE is released today in a newly remastered edition. Available now on vinyl, digitally, and as a deluxe digipak, this release […]
Pennsylvania metal merchants THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE will release their eighth full-length, The Dead Ones, on April 17th! Intense and intensely personal, The Dead Ones marks the THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE’s […]
UK progressive death metal outfit CRYPTIC SHIFT will release their Overspace & Supertime full-length on February 27th through Metal Blade Records. While not commonly known as an extraterrestrial hotspot, Leeds faced an encounter of another […]
CHARLOTTE WESSELS’ The Obsession opens a new chapter with “After Us, The Flood”. Marking the first release after the extensive The Obsession (2024) album cycle, the former DELAIN vocalist and what has since grown into […]
Swedish hard rock sensation THE GEMS storm towards their second album with another single! Following their celebrated debut album, Phoenix, the trio honors the mythical creature again with “Firebird”. Heralding the upcoming Year Of The […]
EYE OF MELIAN delve into a metal classic with the third single off their upcoming album Forest Of Forgetting, out on February 20, 2026 via Napalm Records. EYE OF MELIAN reimagines “Tears Of The Dragon”, […]
Swedish modern rock unit SELF DECEPTION is set to unleash their Napalm Records debut, One Of Us, on May 15, 2026! Known for their fiery fusion of anthemic modern metal and powerful melodic rock, they […]
Black Label Society, the heavy metal band founded and fronted by Zakk Wylde, kicks off 2026 with Engines of Demolition, their first studio album since 2021, out March 27, 2026 and available for pre-order here. BLS’ […]
Poison The Well released the definitive album The Opposite of December… A Season of Separation in December 1999 and it went on to become a benchmark of the genre that has inspired a generation of bands. The album was […]
On January 30, DEAD SET, a new underground live music room opens beneath Kinselas Hotel at Taylor Square. Built for raw rock, alternative and indie acts alongside late-night DJs, the opening weekend will feature DOWNGIRL and […]
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