Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
Murderfest returns for 2016 and the metal fans of Perth came down to support the local acts and be part of a metal scene bursting from the seam with talent. Set on 2 stages […]
It may have taken Stiff Little Fingers till their 40th year to play a club show in Perth (their only other appearance being at Soundwave’s last Perth outing a few years back) but judging […]
Buckcherry is Rock N Roll, or at least what Rock N Roll should be – a little dangerous, a little sleazy and a damned good night out with your friends. With sold out shows […]
It’s been a few years since Sevendust were in Australia, the last time being for Soundwave Festival back in 2011. After an unsuccessful attempt at coming back, the rockers finally arrived in Perth on […]
Its twenty years since Britpop, which was probably the last great musical onslaught Britain or any other nation will unleash on the world, exploded as a scene. Oasis, Blur and their like may well […]
Progressive juggernauts Between The Buried And Me kicked off their Australian tour in style on Thursday night in Perth with a massively insane showcase of the weird and the wonderful. Joining the band were […]
A night of pure extreme metal was to be had on the first show of The Chaos Raids tour with Norweigian black metallers 1349 making their debut on Australian soil. The show was also […]
Texas rockers The Sword have been to Australia a few times now but never as a headliner, opening for Metallica in 2010 and taking part in the Soundwave Festival over the last few years. […]
Born out of legendary doom band Sleep, High On Fire are a highly energetic rock n’ roll band with metal tendencies. While their albums are chock full of memorable riffs, it’s their live show […]
The new single “Allegiance” from W.A. rockers Valdaway was launched Saturday night at Amplifier Bar with a party vibe in mind and a mixed bag of bands that represented part of the current music […]
After many years of absence from the Perth music scene and in various incarnations, Melbourne based Full Scale Revolution were in town to show the Rosemount Hotel how and why they destroy stages on […]
Soilwork are no strangers to Australia, having toured the country 6 times now as singer Bjorn “Speed” Strid pointed out during the show. The fans certainly don’t mind that one bit as we caught […]
Melodic and progressive sounds was the theme of the night at the 2nd show of the national tour with Norwegian rockers Leprous and Perth’s very own Voyager. A fairly packed crowd saw the two […]
Nightwish have had another hugely successful run in Australia and the Friday night show in Fremantle was the final date on the tour. The band’s symphonic melodies drew the crowd in big numbers into […]
Graphic Fiction Heroes knows how to put on a show; it’s just a shame that the Rock crowds of Perth are playing hard to get this year. Of course those that made it out […]
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Soundwave hit Sydney on it’s second double weekend run and while we covered the more metal bands in Melbourne last week, this time around we hit a more rock oriented review to finish things […]
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While Ministry and Fear Factory might have been an obvious team for a sideshow off the Soundwave Festival, Godflesh actually fits perfect with Ministry as opening band on a night that was all about […]
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators brought the house down so to speak at Soundwave Festival last weekend and there was no doubt they would do it again at their headlining show in […]
After a great set at Soundwave Festival on the weekend, Lamb Of God returned to the smaller venues for a couple of headlining sideshows starting with Tuesday night in Melbourne. Opening up were the […]
The first sideshow of the week as part of the Soundwave festivities kicked off with a lineup of some of the more heavier bands on the bill with headliners Fear Factory. Opening the night […]
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The annual rock and metal festival in Australia that is Soundwave arrived in 2015 in a new format, expanding to a 2 day weekend which helped avoid a lot of those all important clashes. […]
ROCK N AMERICA FESTIVAL ZOO AMPHITHEATRE, OKLAHOMA CITY JULY 23-25 2010 I had been looking forward to Rock N America for months. Little did I know that it would exceed all expectations. Brought to you by […]
The heat, lack of sleep and general energy required to rock hard for 3 full days meant there were a lot of tired people as Day Four kicked off, but there was a renewed […]
The lineup on the main stages isn’t as strong today for my tastes, but there are a few festival highlights scattered throughout. My buddies the Gypsy Pistoleros open the main stage, Lizzy Borden is […]
On paper it’s hard to split today and Sunday as far as the quality of bands are concerned. We’re up early and off to the showers while the Kansas Krew camped next door are […]
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