BLACK RHENO On The Charge
“You can expect our usual crazy shit that we do,” laughed Black Rheno drummer Dougy, promoting their current tour The Final Cult. “Ryan will be running out there and stealing your drinks and pouring them on his scalp as usual. We’re going pretty hard at it. We’re playing three or four tracks off the new […]
CRYSTAL IGNITE Shows Are Looking HOT!!!
To say that Crystal Ignite is excited about her latest set of shows is an understatement. Best known to audiences as the dynamic and empowering frontwoman of globetrotting hard rock act Bellusira (who have sadly called it a day), Crystal Ignite is doing things her own way and kickin’ arse while doing it. As a singer-songwriter with Bellusira who released two albums […]
TOP 5: BLADE RUNNER 2049 ICONIC IMAGES
Following 14 Oscar nominations, cinematographer Roger Deakins won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography on Sunday Night for the film Blade Runner 2049. We thought we’d celebrate his win and pay respect to the man’s expertise with a Top 5 countdown of some of the Oscar winning film’s remarkable images that are sure to endure […]
MORBID ANGEL Inside The Box
“Morbid Angel‘s music is ‘death’ and that’s what people expect,” deadpanned vocalist and bass player for the band, Steve Tucker. “Most Morbid Angel fans know the band is pretty diverse but they expect the music to have that death metal vibe.” With the release of Kingdoms Disdained in December and the recently released boxed set, […]
THE SWORD Slice Into Another Album
“I feel great man,” enthused Kyle Shutt, guitarist for Austin, Texas stoner rockers The Sword ahead of their sixth studio album Used Future to be released on March 23. “It’s a really fresh sound for us. We’ve been a band a really long time and I’m really excited to take this album out on the […]
SLEEPING WITH SIRENS Put Gossip to the Test
“What we’re doing is leaving it up to our fans,” explained vocalist for Florida’s Sleeping With Sirens, Kellin Quinn ahead of the bands April tour of Australia, “and letting them decide the set that they wanna hear and then do our best to put together a set list that makes everybody feel they got what […]
STORMRIDER HEAVY FESTIVAL 2018 LINE-UP REVEALED
Stormrider Heavy Metal Festival will return for it’s 5th year in 2018 and once again, has brought together some of Australia’s best Power, Thrash, Pogressive and Melodic bands for an epic event. Headlining this year’s edition will be the legendary Australian Classic Heavy Metal band BLACK STEEL, who are performing for the first time in […]
Andrew W.K. Interview
The party boy of the music industry is back. After nearly a decade between albums Andrew W.K. returns with an album guaranteed to make the listener think deeply – You’re Not Alone. A quick listen to the album quickly wins over even the most hardened critic and delivers one of the best alternative tracks of […]
Live Photos: CLOSURE IN MOSCOW at Worker’s Club, Melbourne 3/3/18
DVD Review: Thor: Ragnarok
It’s never a pleasant experience when you are at the cinema, and you start shaking your head at the film that you are watching. Sadly, it was only a few moments into Thor: Ragnarok when I found myself doing it. I was watching what was supposed to be an intense scene: our muscle-bound hero, Thor (Chris […]
Thrash Band, REAPER, Are Ready For An Aussie Tour
REAPER are a young 4 piece thrash metal band coming hot out of Wollongong ready to take the throne with their fast-paced, catchy riffs and tasty vocal lines akin to that of the 80’s golden era with a modern twist. They’ve been selling out recent shows! The band recently released single “Kill Them All” and are releasing their […]
Live Review + Photos: CLOSURE IN MOSCOW at Workers Club, Melbourne on 3/3/18
A packed out Worker’s Club in Fitzroy was the scene of Closure In Moscow’s hugely successful Melbourne show, played to admiring fans and a crowd swept up by a night of fast, loud, and groovy music. The resume of Melbourne’s progressive and alt-rock band Closure In Moscow spans pages and pages of high-quality tours, gigs, […]
Live Review + Photos: FALL OUT BOY at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne on 3/3/18
There seems to be a belief these days that the youth of today have lost their way when it comes to music. While the youth of our day were discovering Nirvana, Sonic Youth and The Smashing Pumpkins the teens of today clamber over each other in order to get a look at One Direction or […]
Live Photos: OVERKILL and METREYA at Factory Theatre, Sydney on 3/3/18
Live Photos: FALL OUT BOY at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne on 03/03/18
We Go Behind The Scenes Of Annihilation
The whole world is talking about Annihilation starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar Isaac and now we get the chance to go behind the scenes.
The Cast Of Tomb Raider Take Us Behind The Scenes
With the countdown now on until Tomb Raider hits our cinemas stars Alicia Vikander and Walton Goggins take us behind the scenes.
MONSTER MAGNET Release Second Track From MINDFUCKER
A few weeks ago the mighty MONSTER MAGNET fired off their first single “Mindfucker” to give you all a perfect idea of what to expect from studio album number 11. Nothing less than total rock! And without a breath here comes number two! A smokin’ hot rocket fueled version of HAWKWIND lead singer Robert Calvert’s […]
GODSMACK Release New Single
20 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million worldwide sales later, GODSMACK are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of WHEN LEGENDS RISE, their first studio outing in four years, due out April 27th via Spinefarm Records/Caroline Australia. The album is available for pre-order now HERE along with instant grat track, ‘Bulletproof’; this first […]
SEVENDUST Announce New Album
Twenty-four years into their career and still with all original members, US heavy rockers Sevendust are set to release their 12th studio album, All I See Is War, on May 11 via a newly-inked deal with Rise Records! Recorded last year at Studio Barbarosa in Florida, the new album was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Alter Bridge, Slash, Coldrain, Story Of […]
The HELLFEST 2018 Lineup!
We’ve just had news that this is the full list of bands playing at HELLFEST 2018! Founded in 2006 on the ashes of FURYFEST, the HELLFEST festival was conceived and imagined by Benjamin Barbaud (founder) and Yoann Le Neve (Co-Founder). Established for 13 years in the small town of Clisson, the HELLFEST has quickly established itself as one of the […]
Extreme & Mr Big To Tour
A stellar double header that has two legendary guitar virtuosos between them, is heading to our shores in June 2018. Grammy-nominated Extreme, one of the most successful rock acts of the late 80s & 90s, and hard rock’s original supergroup Mr. Big will be touring capital cities mid-year to showcase their exceptional musical prowess. Extreme became one of the most […]
PARKWAY DRIVE New Song and Video ‘Wishing Wells’
Today Parkway Drive dropped their new single ‘Wishing Wells’ and its accompanying video. Captured in one shot, its starkly filmed video marks a deep departure from Parkway Drive’s usual high-production aesthetic. The video features frontman Winston McCall giving a powerful close-up performance of ‘Wishing Wells’ with fierce intensity.
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Australian Tour Dates
Sweden’s premiere purveyors of thrash metal meet sleaze rock, Hardcore Superstar will be touring Australia this June! Having last toured Australia back in 2008, HCSS are ready to make it up to their fans for a decade of lost time in a big way! The band will be bringing all their bombastic hits like Wild Boys, Beg For It, Above The Law, C’mon […]
