Official BON SCOTT Website Launched
Iconic AC/DC singer Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott would have turned 75 years old on Friday, July 9, 2021. To mark this occasion, Bon’s family is launching the first ever official Bon Scott website which will serve as a destination for fans keen to discover more about the legendary singer, including tributes from renowned […]
FULL TILT Rescheduled Dates Announced
It’s another devastating blow but due to the Covid-19 extended lockdown in NSW and current density restrictions for outdoor concerts in South Australia we have been left with no choice but to reschedule the Sydney and Adelaide legs of Full Tilt. They were to take place on Saturday 31 July at Bella Vista Farm […]
Premiere: PISTONFIST “Rise Up”
Brisbane rock machine PistonFist have been all action in 2021, performing at festivals such as Kilfest and playing alongside some heavyweights of the Australian music scene like King Parrot, Frankenbok and Desecrator. Now, they are ready to unleash their latest slab of petrol fuelled rock in the form of new single Rise Up, […]
DYING WISH With New Single
Dying Wish is the Portland-based blistering hardcore five-piece whose passionate music fuses New Wave of American Heavy Metal and chaos-driven punk noises. Late last year, they signed to SharpTone Records and today, have announced the release of their forthcoming record, Fragments of a Bitter Memory which will be released on October 1, 2021 via their new label home. […]
THE OFFSPRING Drop New Trackl
SoCal icons and one of rock music’s best-selling bands of all time, The Offspring, have debuted the accompanying music video for their recently released track This Is Not Utopia off their chart-topping tenth studio album Let The Bad Times Roll. Directed by prolific and renowned video artist Sam Bayer (Director of iconic videos, […]
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS Drop New Single
Amyl and The Sniffers, the Melbourne, Australia rock band fronted by Amy Taylor, will release their second album Comfort To Me on September 10 via B2B Records. Comfort To Me is the follow-up to the band’s 2019 self-titled debut album, which won acclaim for its “pure, uncut rock’n’roll fun” (Pitchfork) and its modern […]
YOURS TRULY Release New Tune
Australian pop-rock favourites Yours Truly enter a new era with their first taste of new music since their acclaimed 2020 album Self Care. The band’s new single Walk Over My Grave finds the band toying with the idea of a person haunting you after they may have physically left your life, and the […]
SHIHAD Return With Single, Album & Tour
Kiwi rock icons Shihad have announced their new album Old Gods will be released on August 27, 2021. Alongside the announcement, the band have released a taste of the album with opening track Tear Down Those Names and revealed they will also embark on their first Australian headline tour since 2018. They will […]
STEVE HUGHES With Live Q & A
Steve Hughes, one of Australia’s founding fathers of heavy metal unleashed his first new music in 22 years in late 2020 with the release of Eternum – Alone But For The Breath Of Beasts. Now, due to huge demand from his global legion of fans, Beasts will soon be available on Vinyl. Pre Orders are available […]
TROPICAL FUCK STORM Announce Tour Dates
Last week Tropical Fuck Storm announced their return with studio LP number three, Deep States, due out August 20 (pre orders now open) via TFS Records. This week they are stoked to announce an accompanying national tour this August and September. Tickets on sale 9am AEST Friday July 2nd, 2021. Known for their […]
ONSLOW Release Self Titled EP
Perth-based melodic-punk group Onslow have just revealed their immense self-titled debut EP which was produced and mixed by Matthew Templeman (Make Them Suffer, Voyager, Statues). The EP is five tracks of ruthless, unyielding alternative rock music that overflows with dynamic capabilities and emphasises the diverse song writing elements that have come to define […]
FRANKIES To Host MI-SEX
Frankie’s have announced yet another legendary act for your listening pleasure. Legends of the Nu-Wave / Post-Punk synth led era of innovation, Mi-Sex, have a night of ‘future retro’ RocknRoll booting up as we speak. This event will be like no other on the Vivid programme, nor will it be like any […]
ENDVS Announce Album
Sydney’s melodic death metal quartet ENDVS announce their new album Cessation due for release on September 24 via Octane Records. Incorporating their roots in extreme metal genres while experimenting with memorable hook-laden choruses underpinned by the terse and urgent instrumentation, ENDVS create the sonic existential dissection of the human condition. With ten unique […]
FRANK CARTER AND THE RATTLESNAKES Announce Album
UK punks Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes have shared their new single Sticky. Alongside the release the band have also announced their new album, also titled Sticky, which will be released on October 15. Check out Sticky below:
LIVE LIKE ANIMALS Sign To Hard Drive Agency
Sydney-based alternative pop metal rising stars Live Like Animals just signed a worldwide management deal with Australian artist management agency Hard Drive Agency. Treating the listeners to savagely powerful riffs, methodical fretwork, superbly tight rhythm sections, anthemic choruses and rising pulses of synth, Live Like Animals is a band that is bold and […]
OBSCURA Announce Album & Drop Single
Recently virtuosic extreme metallers Obscura have announced that their sixth studio album A Valediction will see the light of day on November 19 and that they are ready to hit the road with their upcoming European tour in autumn. First, it is time for the first single and video from their new masterpiece, […]
VADER To Re-Release ‘De Profundis’
Polish death metal legends Vader released their much acclaimed 15th full length, Solitude In Madness, in 2020 and proved to the world that even after almost 40 years of existence they were still one of the leading forces within their genre … and beyond. However, let’s not forget that the year 2020 also […]
MAYA Set To Release Crushing EP
Hardcore band Maya announce big moves with the upcoming release of their Despierta EP which will be available on July 15 via Shark City Recordings. The news drops following the release of their first single Sangrando. They also premiered a new live studio video via No Echo to accompany the track and share […]
TRIBEHOUNDS Bring The Rock Waltz With New Single
Dynamic new Australian outfit Tribehounds are a riff heavy rock machine that are itching to take back to the stage. The band is biding their time, recently releasing the single Hangover Blues which is akin to a rollicking, daze filled Sunday morning waltz with just the right dose of hangover! Check out […]
THE SCREAMING JETS Postpone First Two Dates Of Tour
Just to prove that Covid doesn’t discriminate regardless of the stature of the band, The Screaming Jets have now had to postpone the very first two dates of their All For One 30th Anniversary Tour which was scheduled to kick off on July 8 at the Wallaby Hotel near QLD’s Gold Coast. Also […]
MOONDOLL FESTIVAL & FRANKENBOK QLD Shows Postponed
As is the nature of the beast in the current climate, we once again see the postponement of a host of live shows due to Covid. It’s Brisbane’s turn to feel the brunt of the weight, with next weekend’s Moondoll Festival at the Mansfield Tavern having to re-evaluate plans given the present restrictions. […]
AUDIO REIGN Prepare to Drop Single
Adelaide hard rock machine Audio Reign have been working busily behind the scenes during Covid. Not only do they have a live virtual reality stream coming up through Netgigs on July 18, but they have also announced the imminent release of their crushing new single Relentless. You can pre-order Relentless on Spotify […]
THE MEANIES With New Dates
As Covid lockdowns continue to wreak more havoc than Wally Meanie at a wine tasting, The Meanies have to rejig a whole bunch more dates of their Better Late Than Never Desperate Measures Tour which was meant to start last month. As per the last announcement, the tour now kicks off in regional […]
SWITCHFOOT Brighten Up With New Single
Switchfoot has released a vivid new music video for their single fluorescent. Directed by Erick Frost, the visual follows last week’s announcement of Switchfoot’s new album interrobang, set for release on August 20 via Fantasy Records. The fluorescent video delivers an alluring visual that emphasizes the song’s profound theme. Visions of complementary orange […]
TRAGEDY Get Sweet With New Single
Get the party started with the hottest metal tribute to The Bee Gees and beyond. New York based cover song reinventors Tragedy sweat glitter with their heavy metal-induced interpretation of all time disco, soft-rock and pop favorites on their remastered “best-of” album, Disco Balls To The Wall (out July 30 via Napalm Records), and […]
LORD OF THE LOST Expand Concept With new Single
German genrefluid visionaries Lord Of The Lost set free another visually stunning piece of art with the impressive music video for their third single The Gospel Of Judas, cut from their brand new double album Judas which is out now. After releasing the first single Priest, followed by sophomore For They Know Not […]
ONCE HUMAN Drop Song Ft. ROBB FLYNN
Pieced together over the last two years, Once Human‘s upcoming album Scar Weaver represents a massive step forward for the band. Blessed (or perhaps cursed) with plenty of additional time during the last year’s lockdown situation, the band have been able to refine and redefine their sound, inspired by a sudden creative surge from […]
HEAVY SPOTIFY Playlist For Saviour Management
HEAVY has been asked to submit a Spotify Playlist for Saviour Management for their Music Industry Picks which has gone out live now. To see what songs we put forward hit this link https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56V7movvC0apPcOTCbuHOA?si=258723b39db74bc3
THE AMENTA and EARTH ROT ‘Black Revelation’ Australian Tour
The Amenta is ugly, dissonant, electronically-lacerated extreme metal. Their fourth album Revelator, released in February of this year, highlights on all layers the pounding energy and fanatic will of the band to develop and to create art which does not accept any borders. After a 7 year hibernation The Amenta are poised to reinstate […]
ENFORCER Release Single
In March 2021, Swedish heavy metal commando Enforcer released its second live album, Live By Fire II, which included a truly triumphant show captured in Mexico City, 2019. But Enforcer have not been revelling in past glories during the last couple of months, quite the opposite. Brothers Olof and Jonas Wikstrand have […]
CASKET Reveal New Single
Heavy Music Award nominees Caskets are proud to reveal The Only Ones, the third single from their upcoming debut album Lost Souls. In regards to the new single, vocalist Matt Flood comments “The Only Ones is a song about losing someone you loved, and coming to terms with the fact that it is […]
THE BRONX launch New Single
The Bronx have released the first video in support of their upcoming album, Bronx VI, sharing the gritty, garage-based, Estevan Oriol directed clip for Curb Feelers. “Every Bronx record has a backbone track, a sonic anchor that sets the tone for the entire album,” explains vocalist Matt Caughthran, “Curb Feelers is the rock […]
COSMIC PSYCHOS & THE CHATS With Streaming Events
Queensland shed rock group The Chats and their drunken uncles, Cosmic Psychos, are the next bands to join forces with eMusic Live and deliver streamed events to fans right across the world. Cosmic Psychos are revving up to release their new album Mountain of Piss, featuring new single/video Sin Bin, on July 9 […]
DESCENDENTS Announce Album, Drop Single
Legendary punk band Descendents have shared the 56 second raw energy track Like The Way I Know. The song is taken off their forthcoming album 9th & Walnut due out July 23 via Epitaph Records. Watch Like The Way I Know below:
THE HU To Appear On METALLICA Anniversary Project
Chart-topping rock act from Mongolia The Hu have been announced as part of Metallica’s Special 30th Anniversary Black Album Reissue Covers Project, on which they cover the iconic group’s song Through the Never. They appear on the tracklisting alongside some of the biggest names in music – Elton John, Miley Cyrus, Yo-Yo Ma, […]
SCHATTENMANN Drop New Tune
With their new single Cosima Schattenmann is dropping a bombshell – they simultaneously are starting the pre-sale for their upcoming new record ‚Chaos, which will hit streets on November 5 2021. But do not believe that the complete album will sound like this new single, disbelievers will be proved wrong in the end […]
ARMOURED SAINT Drop Single
Last October, Armored Saint released their eighth full-length, Punching The Sky, via Metal Blade Records. Today, the band has launched a new video for the album track Lone Wolf. The video is directed by Robert Graves – ashadowbeyond.com (who also produced the videos for Armored Saint’s End of the Attention Span and Missile to […]
WHITE VOID Re-Mix Released
Eclectic Norwegian hard rock band White Void centered around Lars Nedland is proud to release the first entry in a series of remixes for its much-lauded debut album, Anti, which was released on March 12, 2021. None other than acclaimed dark synth-wave artist GosT took the White Void song Where You Go, You’ll […]
DANGEREENS Sign To GOLDEN ROBOT
Dubbed “The most elegant-decadent rock n’ roll unit of the 21st century” and hailing from Montreal, Canada Dangereens have signed a deal with burgeoning rock label Golden Robot Records. Drawing comparisons to bands like The Strokes, Dangereens blend touches of 70s glam rock, punk, power pop, southern rock, 60s garage rock, 50s R&B […]
THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY Fly High With New Single
Melbourne six-piece Celtic punk outfit The Ramshackle Army recently released their latest single Rise and Fall via Riot Records. In readiness for the release of their upcoming EP they have now dropped their new single Highflyer, which is out now on all digital platforms. Watch Highflyer below:
TOXICROSE Release Single
Swedish dark sleaze metallers ToxicRose recently released their latest single Domination in March 2021. Now, they’ve followed it up with their brand new single Outta Time, out now via Crusader Records. Watch Outta Time below:
ENDVS Sign To OCTANE RECORDS
Sydney’s melodic death metal quartet ENDVS are proud to sign with Australian alternative artist label Octane Records. Comprised of individuals who possess extensive touring and writing experience, ENDVS have been spending time methodically curating their craft under wraps to take Australian metal to new heights. A unique combination of soaring melodic hooks, guttural […]
6:33 Release New Music Video
French avant-garde experimental metal maniacs 6:33 have released their latest single Wacky Worms. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming album Feary Tales For Strange Lullabies: The Dome which is due for release on October 1 via Wormholedeath. Watch Wacky Worms below:
MEMORY CASTLES Stream New Song
Known for their hunger for dramatics and craving for chaos, Adelaide pop-rock outfit Memory Castles have followed up their recent release Burning Down with a delightfully dysfunctional new single Money ahead of their debut EP Pretty Monsters which will be out July 23. With a growing collection of recent releases under their belt, Memory Castles have been working flat out […]
JIM JEFFERIES Postpones Sydney, Brisbane, Perth Shows
Frontier Touring and More Talent regretfully wish to advise that, due to the current NSW COVID-19 outbreak, subsequent border closures and today’s wider Stay-At-Home restrictions for Greater Sydney, the Jim Jefferies shows in Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth will be postponed to 2022. At this point in time the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre shows are proceeding […]
SYNAESCOPE Return With new Single
Sydney progressive post-hardcore act Synaescope return with a huge new sound and direction. Consequences Are A Choice, being the first track released from their upcoming EP Unalone (due out in full on July 22nd), showcases the band firing on a whole new level. In creating this release, band members Warren Harding and Luke […]
BLOOD YOUTH With New Tune
Leeds-based hardcore quartet Blood Youth have returned with their colossal new single Iron Lung. Iron Lung explodes with dissonant guitars, syncopated drums and intensely dirty vocals that provide a penetrating verse with vigor and energy. Watch Iron Lung below:
DARKTHRONE Release Animated Music Video
To celebrate the release of the epic new Darkthrone album Eternal Hails, out now on Peaceville Records, the band have released a video for the album’s opening track His Masters Voice. The animated lyric video created by Matthew Vickerstaff has been inspired by the album’s stunning artwork that features the piece Pluto and […]
BELETH Drop Debut Album
Beleth are an extreme metal band hailing from the east coast of Australia delivering a dark, heavy, driving punch, with an element of groove, catchy riffs, and ferocious, guttural vocals. The band has released their debut album, Silent Genesis, through Wormholedeath Records, Narcoleptica Productions and Scorched Earth Records as both CD and digital download. […]
CONJURER Release New Track
Following a spectacular and long overdue return to the live stage at the Download Festival Pilot last weekend, sludgy UK post-metal heavyweights Conjurer are inviting you to check out the video for Choke, the relentless opening track of their last full-length album Mire (2018). Effortlessly switching from sludge to metallic hardcore, and from […]
