Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
Day Two was rife with Coachella-like reported sightings of various celebrities but the only confirmed one was Jason Momoa, seen strumming a guitar in the Gibson shop and backstage at the Bonnie Raitt set. […]
Day One Byron Bay Bluesfest was a masterpiece in Festival organisation with surrounding streets well signposted, shuttle buses ferrying excited crowds from Byron Bay to the nearby Tyagarah Tea Tree farm. Festival staff were […]
It’s easy to get confused by the intricacies of the use of band names and the personnel involved in various tours and individual shows. Last year Australia’s premier Festival Bluesfest announced ‘Jethro Tull’ as performing at their […]
Alter Bridge made their way to Fremantle on the final show of the Australian tour in support of their latest album “The Last Hero” and the anticipation to hear the new songs live was […]
Carlos Santana and The Doobie Brothers kicked off their joint Australian tour together in Perth on Friday night, in the country to also perform at this year’s Bluesfest in Byron Bay. We were lucky […]
US metalcore act I Prevail have only been around for a couple of years and yet their impact on the music scene has been undoubtedly been huge, particularly in Australia which is a country […]
Awww yes! I am still buzzing!!! As I excitedly write up this review, my body is literally recovering from what was easily one of best live shows I’ve experienced so far this year. Tempest […]
The Swedish metal titans known as Meshuggah rolled into Fremantle on Friday night on the last show of the Australian tour in support of their latest album “The Violent Sleep Of Reason“, the explosive […]
We got our dancing shoes on and they finally came… The masters of British Rock are finally here in Australia and only a mere 28 years after forming. Still on the strength of the four […]
Metalcore veterans returned to Australia this past week and ended a run with the eclectic Fallujah in Perth on Wednesday night. Bringing to the powerhouse show on top of all that was a massive […]
Who would believe it’s nearly 25 years now since Not A Day Goes By, Heaven Knows and Walk Away Renee stormed the Australian charts and launched Rick Price as an international superstar? There’s been […]
Instrumental prog heroes Animals As Leaders finally returned to Perth after having last seen them in Australia at the very last Soundwave Festival in 2015 and the fans came in droves to catch a […]
Tonight Melbourne heavyweights Twelve Foot Ninja showed the Amplifier bar what’s what and they did it in absolute style. First cab off the rank tonight was Nucleust and what can I write that hasn’t […]
It was a reunion that people always wanted but never thought it would happen. The legacy of Guns N’ Roses has always been remembered as the original lineup from the “Appetite For Destruction” era, […]
The Thrash, Blast and Grind Festival rolled into Perth on a hot Saturday night bringing with it a ton of bands worthy of any metalheads attention. With King Parrot headlining and a bunch of […]
Opeth have been on a roll these last few years and most recently performing at such prestigious venues as Radio City Music Hall in New York and on this current Australian tour, the Sydney […]
Prog masters Periphery brought their Australian tour to a halt in Perth on Thursday in front of a packed crowd, supporting their latest album “Periphery III: Select Difficulty”. It was a rainy night but that […]
A stellar lineup of high energy metal, hardcore and post-punk featuring Refused, Sick Of It All and High Tension made for a brilliant night of heavy music on the final show of the Australian […]
Being a fellow metal head & lover of the Perth Metal scene you’d be hard pressed not to have heard of local lads Chaos Divine and to celebrate the gents 10 years of service […]
If you wanted a slice of some delicious post-punk goodness then the Perth leg of The Front Bottoms Australian tour was certainly a show for the fans of the genre. Kicking off with the […]
The Savage Hunt tour ended in Perth at the newly revamped Jack Rabbit Slims on Friday night with Sanzu and Daemon Pyre pulling all stops to put on one seriously heavy show. Metal in […]
Tonight saw some of the biggest names in hardcore decimate the amplifier, the first band to kick off the show were fresh faced Perth locals Vacant Home with their own brand of melodic hardcore. […]
Alexisonfire Kicked off their Australian Tour tonight in Perth after a 4 year hiatus, these guys were ready to shove some metal in your ears and make them bleed tonight. Before we got to […]
2016 was difficult for metal festivals in Australia given the big hole Soundwave Festival amongst others had left since their cancellations. One such festival that put on a smaller scale event was Redfest which […]
Baroness returned to Australia in 2016 this time as headliners for the first time. The southern rockers showed their explosive full set to the Aussie fans, Perth was the last on the line as […]
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