Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
American rockers Trapt kicked off their Australian tour this week in Perth before heading to Adelaide and then the rest of the country. Check out some great shots of Trapt with support from Ragdoll […]
There are few things in life that compare to the excitement of rugging up in your most obscure band hoodie and hitting the town to enjoy the fruits of your hard working music scene. Needless […]
After an absence of almost 10 years, UK power metal heroes Dragonforce finally returned to Perth to kick off their Australian tour which happens to be one of the first countries in the world […]
The Rockpit has been traveling to the Rocklahoma Festival since it’s inception in 2007 and over the years though music has changed musically you could argue that this year the balance is just right between […]
Australia was of course once the spiritual home of the ‘cover band’ – a land so far away from where everything was happening that even our greatest assets decamped overseas, and those that made it […]
Aussie rock legends Killing Heidi returned to Perth on Friday night to kick off their national tour around Australia, the first time in more than a decade after a long absence from the spotlight. […]
Melbourne deathcore stalwarts Boris The Blade returned to Perth on Friday night for some metal action along with fellow Melbourne buddies BLKLST and Perth’s own Havoc and The Arcadian. It was a prelude to […]
The 11th annual Rock on The Range has come and gone leaving most of us with mixed feelings. The festival has always been a huge success with some of the most incredible line ups […]
The machine known as The Devin Townsend Project featuring none other than the maniacal and entertaining Devin Townsend himself rolled into Perth to a much welcome embrace considering they missed this side of the […]
It’s a kind of odd concept to think of the sons and nephew of members of Rock’s first ‘Supergroup’ getting together to honour the music of their fathers – after all isn’t each successive generation under […]
It’s not often you get a triple bill as good as this making its way down to Australia but tonight in Perth we were treated to a night of Rock that will take some real […]
Perth prog masters Voyager and French Djent progressive rockers The Algorithm joined forces on Friday in Perth as part of their duel Australian tour with Voyager launching their brand new album “Ghost Mile”. Our […]
When I first started attending festivals things were simple – you’d plan for a year with your mates, wait patiently for line up announcements in the music papers, listen to the bands on the media […]
The legacy of Entombed in death metal has been one that many fans look at as not only pioneering but revered as legendary that inspired many bands in all forms of extreme metal. The […]
The Darkness are getting to be semi-regular visitors to Australia these days – just 18 months after their last visit in support of their latest album ‘Last of Our Kind’ they’re back again before […]
British Metalcore giants Architects hit Fremantle last night on the tale end of a triumphant Australian tour including appearances at Groovin’ The Moo Festival. A headlining experience at a club show is always going […]
Melbourne thrashers Desecrator have been tearing across Australia in support of their first ever full-length album “To The Gallows“, an album that was long overdue but ultimately well worth the wait. With support from […]
Tonight saw the return of Michigan’s favourite death metal sons The Black Dahlia Murder with a bunch of other great heavy hitters including one man death metal act Putrid Pile, Melbourne’s Whoretopsy and local […]
French alternative black metallers Alcest returned to Perth for the fist time in six years to tear up the stage for their Australian and New Zealand tour, wrapping up the final leg of their […]
Canadian prog metallers Protest The Hero have been slamming across Australia this past week despite losing guitarist Tim Millar during the tour who had to leave due to a personal emergency. But as they […]
Legendary rockers Helmet finally returned to Australia in 2017 and it was a much welcomed return for the seasoned veterans who came to Perth for the first show of the tour to perform not […]
Some shows you know you’re going to remember for a very long time, some shows you know you’ll be counting the days till the band return: this was one of those shows. Black Stone […]
Day Five – the final day, dawned beautiful with still no sign of rain – was this some kind of a record for Byron Bay Bluesfest? There were no signs of the party winding […]
There’s a funny thing that happens with a festival that runs over the best part of a week – at the halfway point when you’re feet are aching and you feel like you’ve about […]
Day Three should’ve been known as Buddy Guy Day. Blues Royalty visited the festival, moving on to the stage with all the fire, wit, cheek, voice, guitar skills and sexiness of a man a […]
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