Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
Guitar legend Joe Satriani kicked off his Australian tour in Perth in typical Satch boogie style on Saturday night in front of an enthusiastic and packed crowd, a show filled with memorable highlights and […]
The Aints! opened the first of their three shows in WA, with a fast paced set at The Rosemont, which mixed tracks from their new album entitled “The Church of Simultaneous Existence”, as well […]
Pop Punk band Mayday Parade from Tallahassee, Florida headlined the show at Starland Ballroom on Friday, November 9, 2018. The five-piece lineup features Derek Sanders (Lead Vocals), Alex Garcia (Guitar), Brooks Betts (Guitar), Jeremy […]
I was fortunate enough to spend my Friday night in the midst of fellow metal fans at California deathcore band Spite performance at The Stanhope House, Stanhope, New Jersey, USA as part of the […]
American hard rockers Skillet last visited Australia back in 2011 and the line snaking its way around the Forum Theater prior to doors, signified its been 8 years too long! Two albums since the […]
It’s been over two years since German metal titans Primal Fear have brought their titanic power metal to Australia. This time around, a bonus treat with fellow German’s Sinner along for the ride as […]
The first time I saw DevilDriver live was way back in 2009, and I’ve seen them live a few times since then, but there was something special about this latest time, primarily because of […]
“It’s like a piece of leather… it gets tougher and stronger each & every year!” This was how Jon Stevens described his voice to me, shortly after leaving the stage at The Palms on […]
The biggest birthday party in Melbourne on Friday night was held at Max Watt’s House of Music, hosted by the birthday boy himself Chris Jericho and the guys from Fozzy. Melbourne was once again […]
Funky rock n blues band The Swamp Stompers breezed into The Charles Hotel on Tuesday night for a third appearance at the Perth Blues Club that many will never forget. The charismatic trio are […]
Parkway Drive returned to Perth on Tuesday night to end their Australian tour in support of their latest album Reverence. Accompanying them on the seven date run were American metalcore giants Killswitch Engage and […]
Taking on one of the world’s greatest ever rock musicals is never going to be an easy task. The iconic 70’s ‘rock opera’ has been revamped & reimaged many times, and as a huge fan […]
A packed Charles sees a Rose Tattoo band tonight who I think sound better than I’ve heard them in decades, and opening with the classic ‘One of the Boys’ they don’t put a single foot […]
Echo Del Tusker, one of the hottest bands out of the Eastern States right now, made their WA debut at the weekend when they supported veteran rockers Rose Tattoo at The Ravenswood Hotel. With all […]
Perth was the venue for the first date of this Australia/New Zealand tour for two of my favourite bands and so tonight at the Perth Arena anticipation was high! Def Leppard has been increasingly frequent […]
The Illinois-based industrial rock band Stabbing Westward celebrated their Darkest Days Tour with the 20th anniversary of the album’s release. They played Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey on Sunday, October 21st supported by […]
For those reliving the birth of Gothic rock in the late seventies with Peter Murphy who is playing the Bauhaus stunning debut from whoa to go tonight at the Capitol it’s fitting that tonight a […]
Trivium continued their wildly successful The Sin and The Sentence World Tour in St. Paul, Minnesota on Monday night with an explosive set of old and new tracks. Joining the Florida metallers were special […]
Skid Row fans here in Australia have been pretty well serviced over the years, with the band having toured numerous times under their different guises over the years. But this current tour which is […]
Tonight was the “Survival Or Ruin” EP launch for up and coming metalheads Bayview Suspect at Perth night spot The Boston with a host of extreme local talent along for the ride. Our reporter […]
The sold out 2018 Aftershock came with bang once again over 60,000 people over the two day music festival, with Sevendust, Deftones, Slash, Shinedown and many more rock talent. The festival had characters of […]
As if one cue, the dark clouds and storms rolled into Melbourne town to welcome Norwegian black metal pioneers Dimmu Borgir back to our lands. With their last visit being for Soundwave, this is […]
The best live shows should be experiences you will never forget – from seeing big names in intimate venues to seeing the bands you love try something new and giving you a whole new […]
When it comes to the self proclaimed greatest fuckin’ rock n roll band in the world, a Monday night is as good as any to witness some kick ass rock n’ roll from these […]
There’s the well-worn joke that Nostalgia’s not what it used to be but don’t you believe it as it arrived in Perth by the bucket load at the Charles Hotel on Sunday night when […]
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