Lord announce tour dates
Just when you thought October couldn’t be anymore jam packed with tour dates, along comes Lord with their October/November tour, PLAYING TO WIN: The Road to Farnsy Tour 2015. For some reason, the band seems to have a slight obsession with The (original) Voice, John Farnham. After the following tour dates, the band is planning […]
Five Finger Death Punch – Got Your Six – Album Review
Five Finger Death Punch Got Your Six Sony Music Australia Release Date: 4 September 2015 Review by Nick French If you’re reading this, the chances are you’ve heard Five Finger Death Punch before, or at least know what they sound like. Their sixth album Got Your Six follows their previously laid-out blueprints – plenty of […]
High Tension announces new band member
High Tension have announced a new band member. Mike Deslandes will take over axe duties as Ash Pegram departs for his new adventure overseas. Mike’s the ex-guitarist of Aria nominated, Coerce. He’s also the engineer who recorded vocals for the High Tension album, Bully and has recorded numerous albums for Australian bands including Cosmic Psychos, A Secret Death, Colossvs […]
The Arbitary Method to release debut EP
The Arbitary Method will release their debut EP, Augmentation on 23 October. Two years in the making, the EP features guest vocals on the track Into Insanity from Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid, frontman of Swedish metal legends Soilwork. The band has supported the likes of Sybreed & Mnemic, as well as Australia’s very own Dead Letter […]
Watch: Bring Me The Horizon at Reading
Bring Me The Horizon appeared at Reading recently and the BBC have released live footage of the band performing Throne. Bring Me The Horizon’s new album, That’s The Spirit, is released on 11 September via Sony Music Australia
Dave Lombardo announces tour dates
Dave Lombardo, one of the original and founding members of Slayer will be heading to Australia this October in a series of appearances at Allans Billy Hyde in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Join Dave as he discusses his incomparable musical career and Rhythm Mysterium Art Collection. Watch never before seen footage, hear his new […]
Film Review: The Gift
Title: The Gift Director: Joel Edgerton Writer: Joel Edgerton Stars: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton Release Date: In cinemas now Review by Dave Griffiths Australians have come to know and love Joel Edgerton over the years. He started winning people over with his portrayal of the kind-hearted Will in hit television series The Secret […]
Gig Review: Hellyeah + supports, Sydney
Hellyeah + Bellusira + Carbon Black The Metro Theatre, Sydney 28 August 2015 Review by Matt Bolton Photo by Britt Andrews You know that feeling you get when you hear an unreal Oz band for the first time. The same feeling I got when I first heard The Butterfly Effect I got instantly when I […]
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Blossom – Album Review
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes Blossom Kobalt Released: 14 August 2015 Review by Alex Sievers What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘blossom’? Now, unless you’re some emotionally vapid bastard, it’s most likely one of peaceful calm, of thoughtful serenity, and of change and growth. Well, a wave of peace and calm […]
Film Review: StalkHer
Title: StalkHer Director: John Jarratt Writer: Kristijana Maric Stars: John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax Release Date: In cinemas now Review by Dave Griffiths There’s no doubt that John Jarratt is the current Aussie horror ‘it’ man. The Wolf Creek series of films have made him a household name in horror circles and the one time Play […]
Arkuum – Trostlos – Album Review
Arkuum Trostlos Independent Release Date: Out Now Review by Jacob Gleeson Evocative of a world or place long since forgotten, Trostlos transitions between ambient, minimalistic passages, to melancholic, bitter nuances expressed through sonically rich guitar-laden textures. Arkuum began in 2013 as a solo project of multi-instrumentalist David ‘Arkas’ Theobald in Germany, who plays all instrumentation […]
Gig Review: YOB + supports, Sydney
YOB + Sumeru + Thorax Manning Bar, Sydney 22 August 2015 Review by Gary Grim The crowd might have been rather small at the beginning of the night but the sound produced by Sydney’s Thorax was huge. As good as they were in the claustrophobic, intimate space of Black Wire Records the last time I […]
The Devil Wears Prada – Space – EP Review
The Devil Wears Prada Space EP Release Date: 21 August 2015 Rise Records/Warner Music Australia Review by Steven Jenkins It’s been 10 years now since Metalcore titans The Devil Wears Prada formed and in that span of time they’ve released five studio albums and now their third EP, which is titled Space. Like the name […]
Defeater: Positive Payback
By Jana Angeles With its long days, sleepless nights and the amount of travelling you have to do, being a musician is not a 9-5 job. To stay in the industry, you need to have absolute passion for what you do. Last year, Defeater’s lead vocalist Derek Archambault, turned to his fans and started a […]
Gig Review: Hellions + supports, Sydney
Hellions + Capsize + ’68 + Justice For The Damned + Corpus The Bald Faced Stag, Sydney 22 August 2015 Review by Jeremy Vane-Tempest I have a confession to make: due to an unfortunate combination of cat vomit becoming regrettably present on a critical component of my car (god damn it, Charlie…) and the slowest […]
The Devil Wears Prada: “If you want to make money, you’re in the wrong industry.”
By Jeremy Vane-Tempest Jeremy DePoyster, guitarist and clean singer of The Devil Wears Prada, answers the phone sounding slightly out of breath. “Our bass player, Andy (Trick), his cat got out”, he says. “I caught her though!” After comparing notes on our experiences with restraining cantankerous felines, we got on to the topic of the […]
Film Review: Trainwreck
Title: Trainwreck Director: Judd Apatow Writer: Amy Schumer Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson Release Date: In cinemas now Review by Dave Griffiths When Bridesmaids was released in 2001 something very strange happened. It was a romantic comedy that ended up being loved by more men than women. The fact that Trainwreck contains a […]
Film Review: Good Kill
Title: Good Kill Director: Andrew Niccol Writers: Andrew Niccol Stars: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Kravitz Release Date: In cinemas now Review by Dave Griffiths Sometimes you have to wonder what goes on with a film’s publicity machine. Despite an excellent reception at the Venice Film Festival Good Kill gets a release in […]
Photos: Hellyeah + supports, Sydney
Hellyeah + Bellusira + Carbon Black Metro Theatre, Sydney 27 August 2015 Photos by Britt Andrews
Sydney’s getting a new metal club
Who said all the venues in Sydney were closing? Rejoice, because a new club will open on 9 October and will continue each month. Deaf To All But Metal is a monthly live and DJ club playing some of the heaviest tunes. According to the organisers, this club night was created by four friends who […]
ASecretDeath: New chapter brings about new life
By Will Oakeshott Scottish philosopher and writer Thomas Carlyle may have been a mentor to Melbourne/Queensland’s progressive metal meets hardcore quintet ASecretDeath without the five members actually even realising it. Once quoted as saying “Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand”, […]
Soilwork announce Australian tour dates
Soilwork have announced they’ll be heading to Australia in February 2016. The announcement coincides with the release today of their tenth and triumphant studio album, The Ride Majestic. Tour Dates Rosemount Hotel, Perth – Wednesday February 10 The Gov, Adelaide – Friday February 12 The Triffid, Brisbane – Saturday February 13 Max Watts, Sydney – Monday […]
Premiere: Nucleust – Faith By The Sword
Perth extreme metal band, Nucleust, have released a new video for Faith By The Sword. Following their 6 track EP released in 2014 entitled ‘Fractured Equilibrium’, Nucleust are releasing a new video single for the track ‘Faith by the Sword’ on Thursday 27th August, in the run up to their album launch show on the […]
Cancer Bats announce local tour supports
Cancer Bats are set to hit Australia in around a month and today they’ve announced local supports, with the Melbourne show holding up the sold out sign. Frontman Liam, also has a special message he’d like to share. Tour Dates and Supports With Special Guests High Tension WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER – ENIGMA BAR, ADELAIDE – 18+ […]
Drowning Horse announces Australian tour
Drowning Horse have announced their Sheltering Sky Australian tour for this October and November. The tour will kick off in Perth on 30 October and see the band performing 6 shows across Australia. Tour Dates 30 October –The Rosemount, Perth w/ Space Bong, Craig McElhinney and Alzabo 31 October – Mojos, Fremantle w/ Space Bong, […]
TesseracT announces local tour supports
The TesseracT Australian tour just got a whole lot bigger with the announcement of the local supports for each show. Caligula’s Horse will join the band on the national tour, alongside the local acts below. Tour Dates and Supports Wednesday, 14 October – The Zoo, Brisbane – 18+ – with Plini Thursday, 15 October – The […]
Third band announced for Soundwave Festival 2016
The third band has been confirmed for Soundwave Festival 2016. Joining the already announced Bullet For My Valentine and Dead Letter Circus is Failure. Failure was formed in LA in the early ‘90s and came back from hiatus in early 2014. Their current album is The Heart Is A Monster. Soundwave Festival Dates Saturday 23 […]
Photos: Hellions + supports, Wollongong
Hellions + supports Towradgi Surf Club, Wollongong 23 August 2015 Photos by Britt Andrews
Antagonist A.D. announce Australian tour dates
New Zealand’s Antagonist A.D. have announced Australian tour dates for this September and October for the Dogs Blood Tour. Joining them for the entire tour will be Adelaide’s Reactions. Tour Dates Friday, 25 September – The Brightside – Brisbane 18+ Saturday, 26 September – The Small Ballroom – Newcastle 18+ Sunday, 27 September – Valve […]
The Exploited announce tour dates
The Exploited have announced they’ll be heading to Australia and New Zealand for a December tour. The band have 35 years of music behind them and in 2014, they signed to the iconic Nuclear Blast and will be releasing a studio album in 2016. Tour Dates Friday 4 December – Christchurch – Allen St Rock […]
Horror My Friend to release debut album
Adelaide’s fuzz-rock trio, Horror My Friend, will release their debut album, Stay In, Do Nothing, via Poison City Records in January 2016. The band previously have released singles and an EP in 2014, A Million Hands and have supported the likes of Violent Soho, Swervedriver (UK), DZ Deathrays, Tigers Jaw (USA) and The Cribs (UK), and […]
Buried In Verona announce local tour supports
Buried In Verona have announced the local supports for their upcoming tour. The band recently released Vultures Above, Lions Below, which debuted at #17 on the ARIA Chart. Joining them on tour will be Hand Of Mercy, Void Of Vision, Polaris and a stack of local supports as listed below. Tour Dates Thursday 17 September […]
Born Free announce album launch shows
Born Free have announced they’ll be launching their debut album, Sorrow, in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Following on from 2014’s Evil Hands 7”EP and solid touring around Australia with the likes of Miles Away, Comeback Kid, Basement and Backtrack, Born Free have grown to become the flag bearers for a new generation of Australian Hardcore. Born […]
Gods of Eden release lyric video
Sydney’s Gods of Eden have released a lyric video for their song, Overseer. The song comes from their full-length album, From The End Of Heaven, which will be released on 9 October via Rocket Distribution / Nerve Gas. According to vocalist Ian Dixon, the song is ‘inspired by theories of hidden moon bases. ‘The overseer’ explores the concept of […]
Earthside release new video featuring Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust
Earthside have released a new video for Mob Mentality. The track comes from the new album, A Dream in Static, which is due out on 23 October. The track features the vocals from Sevendust frontman Lajon Witherspoon and a full orchestral arrangement composed by guitarist Jamie van Dyck and performed by the Moscow Studio Symphony Orchestra […]
Iron Maiden will tour the world next year in Ed Force One
Iron Maiden are planning a world tour next year, and it won’t be just any old world tour. Frontman Bruce Dickinson will don his pilot cap and travel the globe in Ed Force One. The Book Of Souls tour will take in 35 countries in 2016 including Australasia, Asia, North and South America, Africa and […]
Guns N’ Roses for Soundwave Festival?
Alternative Nation has reported that there’s a strong rumour that we could see Guns N’ Roses perform at Soundwave Festival next year. The rumour comes after reports that Slash and Axl are on speaking terms again. James Young from Melbourne’s Cherry Bar revealed the rumour to Triple M last week. “I heard the most amazing […]
Bellusira: “We got noticed overseas, so we took that opportunity the first chance that we had”
By Rod Whitfield For those unfamiliar with the long, often painful but ultimately triumphant story of this most ambitious and hard working Aussie rock act, a very quick and concise catch up. Forming in Melbourne in the late 2000s, they played around their native city and across the nation for several years, releasing a couple […]
The Heckler to be released via on-demand cinema
Indie films always struggle to get onto screens without the big distribution deals and marketing budgets of American blockbusters, but a new Australian on-demand cinema platform, tugg.com.au, now allows filmmakers to book any cinema, any time as long as you have enough people interested in watching that film at that session. The innovative producing team behind The […]
Gig Review: Witchgrinder + supports, Sydney
Witchgrinder + Tensions Arise + Noveaux + The Abyss Collective + Shatter The Crown Venom, Sydney 22 August 2015 Review by Greg Smith With five bands on the bill, it was always going to be a big night. First up was Sydney newcomers Shatter The Crown. They treated the relatively small crowd to their eclectic […]
Gig Review: Plini + supports, Melbourne
Plini + The Helix Nebula + I Built the Sky + Caution: Thieves The Worker’s Club, Melbourne 22 August 2015 Review by Rod Whitfield When you go to watch a night of four bands, three of which happen to be all instrumental, the words ‘sold out’ are emblazoned upon the front of the band room, […]
Docudrama about Kurt Cobain to be released on DVD
Benjamin Statler’s docudrama Soaked In Bleach, explores the controversial death of Kurt Cobain. The DVD will now be available in Australia on 7 October via Shock Entertainment. The film reveals the events behind Kurt Cobain‘s death as seen through the eyes of Tom Grant, the private investigator that was hired by Courtney Love in 1994 […]
Tony MacAlpine postpones Asia and Australian tour
Tony MacAlpine has postponed his Asian and Australian tour due to illness. He issued the following statement. To my friends in Asia and Australia, it is with great disappointment and regret that I must announce the postponement of my tours in Asia and Australia. Last week I was taken to the hospital with severe stomach […]
Parkway Drive release new video
Parkway Drive have released a new video for Crushed. The song comes from the band’s new album, Ire, which will be released on 25 September via Resist Records. Parkway Drive will head out on tour with Thy Art Is Murder, Memphis May Fire and The Word Alive in September. Tour Dates Wednesday September 23 – […]
The Bennies announce Australian tour dates
Melbourne four-piece, The Bennies, have announced a massive headline tour, kicking off in November. Joining the band on tour will be The Hard Aches and Wet Pensioner. Tour Dates Wednesday 11 November – Brisbane Hotel, Hobart * Thursday 12 November – Launceston, Club 54, Launceston “Til The Wheels Fall Off” * Friday 13 November – […]
The Brian Jonestown Massacre announces The Silver Jubilee Tour
The Brian Jonestown Massacre will be heading to Australia this November for The Silver Jubilee Tour. Tour Dates Friday 13th November – The Triffid – Brisbane (www.oztix.com.au) Saturday 14th November – Odeon Theatre – Hobart (www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/events) Thursday 19th November – Metro Theatre- Sydney (www.metrotheatre.com.au) To Be Announced – Melbourne Tickets on sale Friday, 28 August […]
Photos: Storm The Sky + supports, Melbourne
Storm The Sky + Harbours The Gasometer, Melbourne 21 August 2015 Photos by Bethany Mafrici
Photos: YOB + supports, Melbourne
YOB + Whitehorse + Inverloch Max Watts, Melbourne 21 August 2015 Photos by Sofie Marsden
Photos: Chelsea Grin + supports, Sydney
Chelsea Grin + Boris The Blade + Graves + Mayfall + Absolution Factory Theatre, Sydney 21 August 2015 Photos by Melissa Rochfort
10 Years announce Australian exclusive release, add tour dates
10 Years will release From Birth To Burial as an Australian exclusive release on 18 September. The digital-only release will include two extra tracks – acoustic versions of Luna and Miscellanea. Physical copies of the original 11-track record will be available in stores across the country on September 18th, just in time for the band […]