[AUS NEWS] OVER-REACTOR Forced To Cancel Some Shows
Melbourne’s Over-Reactor is today unfortunately cancelling segments of their upcoming Judgment Day tour, due to the mental health of front-man Ezekiel Ox. The duo will still be performing the Bendigo and Melbourne shows, but are cancelling the Sydney, Newcastle and Adelaide shows. In a statement, the writer and vocalist for the outfit was extremely apologetic […]
[NEWS] QUIET RIOT Just ‘Can’t Get Enough’
Quiet Riot have just dropped a video for their brand new single ‘Can’t Get Enough.’ The track is taken from the album Road Rage which you can grab now from Frontiers Music. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbP77UghGas]
[NEWS] MUSKETS Premiere Chewing Gum
Muskets found their birth in Brighton, UK where they quickly engaged in the city’s always-growing music scene. Here, they connected with like-minded peers who held a shared DIY ethos and influence of grunge, punk and emo sounds, such as Broadbay, The New Tusk and Water Canvas. With these names the band put touring and weekenders in throughout 2014, supported by […]
[AUS NEWS] Yours And Owls Music Festival 2017 Line-Up
Now in its 4th year, what started as a few bands by the beach has quickly grown into one of the biggest winter festivals near Sydney. Sticking to the original format of showcasing local Wollongong talent, the scope has been extended in 2017 with some heavy weight internationals. So let’s look at the HEAVY acts: […]
[INTERVIEW] Kreator
“You can expect a night of total brutality, violence, energy and A LOT of metal,” beamed Kreator front man Mille Petrozza on their upcoming Australian tour in September. “We’re bringing Vadar with us, so it’s gonna be a pretty special night of entertainment.” After a career spanning fourteen albums and over thirty years, it is […]
[FILM NEWS] THE DARKNESS Doco To Hit Screens
The full breadth of The Darkness’ legendary rise to the top, spectacular slide to the bottom and steady climb back up the greasy pole of rock’n’roll is soon to be laid bare in glorious detail. Currently in production is a philosophical, darkly humorous and deeply personal documentary of The Darkness’ comeback, due for release in 2018. The documentary is […]
[INTERVIEW] NEUROVOIDER – Thomas Altenburger
(For your reading pleasure, please listen to NeuroVoider’s soundtrack, ‘The Wrath of Code’ by Dan Terminus, HERE.) The history of video-games is a relatively short one, yet incredibly diverse. From the simplicity of Pong and Space Invaders to 8-bit pixel adventures in Mario – all the way to the hyper-realistic, hyper-bloody shooters of today. […]
WINTERSUN ‘The Forest Seasons’
Do a quick Google search for Wintersun and you get a description that describes them as ‘Viking metal’, but this Finnish trio is a lot more than that. The four tracks (yes, four tracks; but don’t worry, they are all over ten minutes in length) that make up Wintersun’s brand new album, The Forest Seasons, seem […]
RAGE ‘Seasons Of The Black’
With one of heavy metal’s more unique voices, Peter “Peavey” Wagner has helmed German power metal outfit Rage now for over thirty years – no mean feat. While Rage has been around for three decades, the current line-up has only existed since 2015, and the change in sound was very evident on their 2016 album, The Devil […]
[FILM NEWS] THOR: RAGNAROK New Trailer
Before The Avengers: Infinity War hits our screens, there are just two steps to go – Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther. Closing off the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s ‘Phase 3’, these films deal with huge concepts: kingdom and invasion. In Thor: Ragnarok, our hammer-slinging hero finds himself in exile after Hel, goddess of the underworld, decides […]
RINGS OF SATURN ‘Ultu Ulla’
U.S. deathcore outfit Rings Of Saturn find a brand new sound on their new album Ultu Ulla and what a sound it is. For those new to Rings Of Saturn, this is a band formed on the concept of alien life and outer space, and that is something that has certainly separated the band from […]
ACCEPT ‘Rise Of Chaos’
It would be very easy for me to sit here and talk about the fact that I grew up listening to Accept and yada yada, and while it is amazing that a band that has its roots dating back to 1968 the important thing about these German metal lords is that they aren’t living in […]
[NEWS] THE LOCKHEARTS New Song + Tour Aus Dates
The Lockhearts have dropped their latest single, “Ride Home”, from their forthcoming album, Americana Doom Fuzz, slated for release in early 2018 via Golden Robot Records. Launching the track at their recent Sydney show on the weekend, the band are set to continue their promo tour with a run of dates through August and September. Formed in 2012, […]
[NEWS] THE DARKNESS Announce New Album
England’s most distinctive, multiple award-winning, platinum-selling, hugely entertaining rock gods – and one-time saviours of rock’n’roll turned national pleasures – The Darkness are back with their fifth album Pinewood Smile, due for release on October 6 through Cooking Vinyl. Marking the announcement the band have today unveiled the spectacular album opener All The Pretty Girls, across all streaming platforms. It’s also […]
[FILM NEWS] PROUD MARY Trailer Released
Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organised crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czGr-BfuRlk] In Cinemas February 1, 2018 #ProudMaryMovie
[FILM NEWS] THE FIFITH ELEMENT To Fly Into The Astor
A 4K restoration 20th anniversary edition of The Fifth Element is coming to the Astor! Don’t miss your chance to revisit Luc Besson’s cult classic on the big screen. Despite opening in May 1997 to mixed reviews, The Fifth Element has become a cult favorite over the past two decades. The film stars Willis as […]
[FILM NEWS] JASON MOMOA To Attend Oz Comic-Con
Jason Momoa, best known for his role as Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones, Ronon Dex in Stargate Atlantis and soon to be seen as Aquaman in DC’s Aquaman and Justice League, is the latest star to be added to the guest list for Oz Comic-Con Brisbane and Sydney this September/October. Momoa will be flying in from his Aquaman filming on […]
[FILM NEWS] MIFF Sci-Fi Marathon To Hit Melbourne
The Astor Theatre and the Melbourne International Film Festival are teaming up to take you on the ultimate trip! From 9.30pm and running all night at The Astor, the Sci-Fi Marathon will feature several of the genre’s most venerated, controversial and enduring or under-appreciated fan favourites. A brand new frontier for MIFF, these are the […]
[FILM NEWS] JIGSAW Is Back And The Trailer Is Right Here
One of the highest grossing horror franchises of all time is back, taking the Jigsaw killer’s signature brand of twisted scenarios to the next level. JIGSAW is directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (UNDEAD, DAYBREAKERS, PREDESTINATION and the forthcoming WINCHESTER starring Helen Mirren). The Spierig Brothers will appear at San Diego Comic Con International for a […]
[NEWS] JANET GARDNER To Release Album Before US Tour
Vixen Vocalist Janet Gardner partners up with Justin James of Staind, Collective Soul, and Tyketto to bring rock fans everywhere her first full-length debut solo album. The album, self-titled “Janet Gardner,” hits shelves on August 18, 2017, and released through Pavement Entertainment (USA) and Eternal Sounds Records (Europe). The album will be available both digitally and […]
[AUS NEWS] EX-SEX PISTOL GLEN MATLOCK Announces Aussie Tour
Founding member of The Sex Pistols and Rich Kids, writer of hits ‘Pretty Vacant’ and ‘God Save The Queen’, Glen Matlock is a musical legend and raconteur extraordinaire. Glen and his band are hitting Australian shores in November, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Never Mind The Bollocks, conducting exclusive Q&A’s and playing Pistols classics and choice cuts from his vast repertoire of innovative […]
[NEWS] THE BRONX Announce New Album
Los Angeles band, The Bronx, will be releasing their fifth album V on September 22. The new album was produced by Rob Schnapf (Elliot Smith, Beck, FIDLAR) and will be released by White Drugs/Cooking Vinyl Australia. PRE-ORDER V HERE [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASt7ZRSWiKo] Singer Matt Caughtran says of the track: “Sore Throat is a crime scene. A triumphantly tragic story of a manic mind frozen in […]
[NEWS] REVOLUTION SAINTS Announce New Album
After the 2015 release of the self-titled debut album by REVOLUTION SAINTS–Deen Castronovo (ex-Journey, Bad English), Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, ex-Whitesnake, DIO), Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees)—rock fans around the world rejoiced at the inspired musical offering. Those fans will, once again, have cause for celebration as REVOLUTION SAINTS will be releasing their second album later this year. Today, the band […]
[DVD REVIEW] Peelers
[rwp-review id=”0″] Director: Seve Schelenz Screenwriter: Lisa DeViata, Seve Schelenz Cast: Wren Walker, Caz Odin Darko, Madison J. Loos Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Horror Review by Dave Griffiths A quick read through of the synopsis of Peelers and I know how a lot of you will be feeling – a horror film set […]
ALICE COOPER ‘Paranormal’
Six years after his latest offering, America’s undisputed King Of Darkness, Alice Cooper, is back with his latest album: the two-disc record, Paranormal. The good news for Cooper fans from over the years is the second disc does see a mini-reunion with Cooper and his former band mates, as it contains two new songs from The Alice […]
NINE INCH NAILS ‘Add Violence EP’
Nine Inch Nails have been teasing us over the past few weeks about the release of their brand new EP, Add Violence. Well finally this morning it has landed, and boy is this one for the hardcore Nine Inch Nails fans out there. Add Violence certainly is not the kind of record that will see newcomers warm […]
[LIVE REVIEW] QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE at Festival Hall, Melbourne on 20/7/2017
One thing became very clear as a packed Festival Hall braved a chilly Melbourne night to get a glimpse of the legendary Queens Of The Stone Age. That one clear thing is that Josh Homme and co. are one of the most understated rock bands in the world. Homme exclaimed during the show, “I didn’t […]
[LIVE PHOTOS] QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE at Festival Hall, Melbourne on 20/7/17
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Vans Warped Tour 2017, USA
Since 1995, Vans Warped Tour has brought us amazing summers filled with lots of punk, rock, and metal music. Warped Tour 2017 was no different than the many summers before it. Warped 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina hosted a massive lineup of 66 artists ranging from multiple genres across the board. From metal to rap, […]
[NEWS] NINE INCH NAILS Release New EP
Nine Inch Nails have returned their new EP, ADD VIOLENCE, out today via Caroline Australia. The five-song collection is the second in a series of three related EPs – the first of which, Not The Actual Events, was released in December of 2016. ADD VIOLENCE finds the band (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) becoming more accessible and impenetrable at […]
[FILM NEWS] PACIFIC RIM 2 Teaser
When Pacific Rim hit cinemas, it was as much an experiment as it was an action blockbuster – emulating ‘Godzilla Vs’ movies in a return to an old cinematic craze. Opening alongside Grown Ups 2, it was dwarfed in the box-office by Adam Sandler – a fact that would not deter director Guillermo Del Toro […]
[INTERVIEW] Wage War
“Man, I’m feeling real good,” enthused Cody Quistad, vocalist for Florida-based, hardcore heavyweights, Wage War of their upcoming sophomore album, Deadweight. “I’m super anxious for sure. We’ve got three singles out from it right now: ‘Witness’, ‘Stitch’, and ‘Don’t Let Me Fade Away’, and the response to it so far has been beyond what any of us […]
[INTERVIEW] Oceans Ate Alaska
“That was the easiest part of the record,” laughed Chris Turner, founding member and drummer for Birmingham’s Oceans Ate Alaska on the blending of traditional Japanese instruments with metal music on their upcoming album, Hikari. “We stumbled upon it naturally. I was producing – I’m a producer and do a lot of production work inside and […]
[NEWS] ACE FREHLEY’S “Anomaly” Deluxe Edition + New Song “Hard For Me”
Founding KISS guitarist, solo artist, and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ace Frehley has premiered an all new bonus track titled “Hard For Me” today exclusively via ULTIMATECLASSICROCK.COM. The track will appear on a reissue of his 2009 album Anomaly re-released as Anomaly Deluxe coming out on September 8, 2017 via Entertainment […]
BREWTALITY Announces More Acts!
Brewtality will be held once again between two of Melbourne’s most iconic music venues, The Tote and The Bendigo Hotel’s, Collingwood. Brewtality features some of the best rock and metal bands from around the country. Today Brewtality announced these bands will be added to the already impressive line-up: Desecrator, Dreadnaught and Internal Nightmare! BREWTALITY LINEUP: […]
[NEWS] SEPULTURA Are Re-Releasing Roots & Chaos A.D.
Ahead of the Roots with Max & Iggor Cavalera, Sepultura have announced they are re-releasing both Chaos A.D. and Roots Expanded Edition. “Exanded” is the appropriate word! CHAOS A.D.: EXPANDED EDITION will be available on October 6 and is available for pre-order here ROOTS: EXPANDED EDITION will be available on November 3 and can be pre-ordered here CHAOS A.D.: EXPANDED EDITION includes […]
[AUS NEWS] ROYAL BLOOD Australian & New Zealand Tour 2018
Royal Blood just announced they will be back before they have left; today announcing their headlining shows ahead of this weekends sold out Splendour In The Grass. The UK lads are coming back in April and May of ’18. ROYAL BLOOD TOUR DATES APRIL & MAY 2018 FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE via frontiertouring.com/royalblood Begins: Wed 26 […]
ITCHY ‘All We Know’
Every year, without fail, I seem to discover a band that has been around for years, but I’ve never heard of… then suddenly, I listen to their latest album, and BANG, I’m in love with them. Well, it’s just happened with German band Itchy – a band that while they label themselves ‘punk’ deliver a real […]
MUNICIPAL WASTE ‘Slime And Punishment’
With so many bands looking to change their sound over recent years, it was almost a relief to be able to sit down and take a listen to a band that not only kept to the sound that their fans have come to know and love over the years but fully embrace it. Municipal Waste’s […]
[INTERVIEW] Frankenbok
“I was sitting here before thinking: it’s a Friday afternoon, the album came out today, we’ve got a sold out show tomorrow at Amped Festival – life’s pretty good,” gushed guitarist and founding member of Melbourne’s metal merchants Frankenbok, Aaron Butler. The album he speaks of is Vicious, Lawless, the eighth album to come from […]
EXECRATION ‘Return To The Void’
Norwegian death metal outfit Execration has unleashed their fourth studio album, “Return to the Void”, via Metal Blade records. While the album isn’t a significant shift in style, it is more compact than its predecessors, with a running time of around 42 minutes. The band have maintained their motif with the focus being atmosphere rather […]
[NEWS] FLYNN EFFECT New Song
Brisbane’s Flynn Effect are today rolling out their second single from their upcoming OBSIDIAN album tour. Obsidian is their second album and will be available for purchase on August 4. The album can be pre-ordered now at Bandcamp. The single premiered on Andrew Haug Radio Monday night and today the track is available online to purchase at iTunes and stream on Spotify. […]
[AUS NEWS] SYDNEY GUITAR FESTIVAL
The inaugural Sydney Guitar Festival has announced its second line up for the festival, which will take place in multiple iconic Sydney musical spaces from Wednesday 23rd – Sunday 27th August. The lineup of performances include Guitarra: featuring Paco Peña, the Grigoryan Brothers, Australian guitarists paying tribute to Eric Clapton in Crossroads, US blues-rock virtuoso Richie Kotzen, Sarah McLeod, the incredible American Jazz guitarist Sheryl Bailey, a celebration of B.B. King & Chuck Berry, local guitar […]
[INTERVIEW] DARK HORSE
The singer of Dark Horse, Dennis, says of the new album, titled Bomb Thrower, “It’s a good representation of how we sound live. Check out the songs on the album and read the lyrics, hopefully, you can take something from it. Also, come to a show and get your face blown off.” 100% agreed, they’ll blow […]
[NEWS] ARMSTRONGS Supergroup. 100% Sales Go To 924 Gilman Benefit.
Armstrongs are an East Bay punk supergroup featuring Billie Joe (Green Day), Tim (Operation Ivy/Rancid/Transplants), Joey (SWMRS), and Rey Armstrong have released a new track “If There Was Ever a Time“. Releasing the track via Hellcat Records, Armstrongs will donate 100 percent of proceeds to 924 Gilman: a DIY, nonprofit, all-ages venue for music, art, […]
#YourChoiceAU
Your Choice is a music industry supported campaign to address the growing cultural issues around behaviour and lack of personal accountability within Australian venues and event spaces. There is a shared responsibility and shared accountability between event organiser/ venue owner and patrons. As an industry, we are working hard to provide the safest environments for patrons to […]
[NEWS] BIGFOOT New Song & Clip
Frontiers Music Srl are proud to present the first video from the forthcoming debut album by one of their latest UK signings – Bigfoot. Having toured constantly around the UK and performed at festivals including Breakout, Bloodstock, Hard Rock Hell, Steelhouse and more, the quintet have built themselves a loyal grassroots following in their home […]
[NEWS] STEELHEART New Song + Album “Through Worlds Of Stardust”
Steelheart is the brainchild of Miljenko Matijevic whose powerful voice and multi-octave range is the heart and soul of the band. Today they have announced the release of their new album “Through Worlds Of Stardust” set for September 15th via Frontiers Music Srl. Today the first single from the album “Got Me Runnin’” has been released. […]
[LIVE REVIEW] MASS SKY RAID at The Zoo, Fortitude Valley on 15/07/17
Coming off a two-year hiatus, which did seem as though it may have become indefinite, Gold Coast prog-rockers Mass Sky Raid returned to the stage on Saturday night for the launch of their new single Closer. Unfortunately, there were a couple of factors keeping the crowd low: there were some large events happening on the […]
[INTERVIEW] ADI SHANKAR & CASTLEVANIA
Castlevania was first released for the Family Computer Disk System in 1986, and has since become a cultural phenomenon – inspiring the ‘Metroidvania’ genre that would give birth to Shovel Knight, Cave Story, and even Dark Souls. With its combination of a gorgeous Gothic art-style, surprising violence, and extensive bestiary of monsters, Castlevania has become […]
