Archive for category: Australian
Scott Smith / September 16, 2011 7:59 am
If big riffing acts like Muse and Silversun Pickups appeal, check these guys out. – Richard Kingsmill (Triple J) Greenthief is a 3-piece alternative rock band hailing from Brisbane and only 3 years young, the band have not wasted any time spreading their word and music up and down the East coast of Australia crashing the indie scene with a [...]
Troy Culpan / September 11, 2011 12:20 pm
Australia is really starting to show the world that they can produce bands of an amazing calibre, many of them could stand toe to toe with the big boys and give them a run for their money. We feel that Diamond Eye is one of those bands. As they’ve coined their music ‘Stadium Rock at its finest…’ and with a [...]
Scott Smith / September 3, 2011 8:15 am
Official bio: “River of Snakes is a heavy Alternative-Rock band that writhes with venomous noise, wild lead breaks and a pulsating full blooded beat. Their sound is essentially straight ahead primal rock’n’roll, but it is tempered with shards of darkness, feedback/noise, dynamics and melodic punk-pop. Raul Sanchez best known for his role as guitarist in Magic Dirt and Midnight Woolf, [...]
Scott Smith / September 1, 2011 5:09 am
Official Bio: As with most musical endeavors, Redcoats started in a suburban lounge room back in 2007. Rhys and Andrew, who travelled through primary and high school together, were later joined by vocalist Emilio. They gradually worked their way from the lounge room into the thriving Melbourne live scene. In 2009, Neil moved from the country town of Bendigo and landed [...]
Scott Smith / August 30, 2011 5:14 am
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, White Widdow return with their second album, Serenade, only the best part of a year since their debut. Retaining the same keytastic and unashamedly 80′s sound of their first album, Serenade does however cover more stylistically under the broad spectrum of AOR and melodic rock. The album was recorded at Solid State Studios in Melbourne, Australia and [...]
Scott Smith / August 23, 2011 9:55 am
Official Bio: There once was a time where ‘heavy metal’ was not about how low your tuning was, how brutal your vocals were or how much double kick action the drummer could belt out. Once upon a time, heavy metal encompassed more – the passion, the conviction, belief in the god of metal… oh, and the hair! That time was the [...]
Scott Smith / July 29, 2011 10:17 am
Official Bio: “Drawing musical inspiration predominantly from German and Scandinavian punk-rock and decorated with gutsy, powerful female vocals, THE SCARLETS have a rare spark that is a diamond in the rough of rock music today. Their wide-ranging appeal has seen them share the stage with the likes of everyone from underground punk royalty to Bon Jovi, play metal festivals to cabaret [...]
Scott Smith / July 19, 2011 10:25 am
For Melbourne hardcore band Dream On, Dreamer, August is set to be the bands defining moment, with the worldwide release of their debut album Heartbound via international labels UNFD (Australia), Rise Records (North America, UK, Europe) and Triple Vision (Japan), as well as embarking on their first ever headline national tour. Having recorded Heartbound in the USA with upcoming producer [...]
Troy Culpan / June 27, 2011 12:16 pm
FROM BIO: “It’s like Muse having sex with Guns N’ Roses… and then having a baby called Radiohead.” MofoIsDead are a truly impressive rock band, creating a fresh blend from their eclectic influences. Frontman Paul Galagher is renowned for his milkshake fetish, phenomenal vocals and Zeppelin-esque guitar skills. His vision and passion for epic rock ditties has produced a pure [...]
Troy Culpan / June 27, 2011 11:09 am
Devine Electric is an Australian Hard Rock band formed in Sydney, N.S.W. 2005. Emerging through the breakup of bands: Tommy Gun (Eli, Ivor), Dark Order (Zoran), Powerhead (Paul) and Zino who was at the wrong place at the right time. At a time when pretentious and lack lustre acts were dominating the local Sydney venues – Devine Electric brought a [...]
Scott Smith / May 9, 2011 11:36 am
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Riding high on the success of their debut album and a non-stop touring schedule, Sydney’s pop-punk rulers, HEROES FOR HIRE are excited to announce the release of their 2nd full-length album Take One For The Team on May 13, through Shock Records. HEROES FOR HIRE made the jump from the highways of Australia to stereos worldwide, with [...]
Scott Smith / April 8, 2011 11:11 pm
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Sunset Riot are the latest Aussie rock band to blast onto the scene trying to forge their reputation as a live act with an arsenal of big riffs and even bigger ambitions. But unlike many who crash and burn, these ambitions in Sunset Riot’s case are matched with an ability to deliver some kick ass ROCK! [...]
Scott Smith / April 8, 2011 11:01 pm
“Babyjane, Australia’s rawest, sleaziest, no-frills hard rock band have come out of the rusty gate with all guns blazing. Andy Smith (no singer comes closer to the swagger of Jagger and the presence of Plant than this one); John Gerasolo (rock’s next guitar hero — forget the Top Hat); Paul Judge (a snarling Sid Vicious who can actually play the [...]
Scott Smith / April 8, 2011 10:43 pm
“Dead Star Renegade is the bastard son of a band started more than 15 years ago right out of high school. Believe us, it’s a loooooooooooooong story. We’ve played so many shows over that time I’ve lost count. We’ve played to packed houses on some of the best stages in the country and we’ve played to nobody in some of [...]
Scott Smith / April 2, 2011 11:25 pm
Ten Thousand’s sound is a cocktail of outrageous rock ‘n roll and explosive style. A dynamic mixture of southern blues, funky latin percussion, epic stadium sized guitar riffs, shredding solos and mysterious eastern melodies, its Sin City meets Led Zeppelin, an edge of your seat action blockbuster which has left audiences and promoters screaming for more….. Comprising the talents of [...]
Scott Smith / March 6, 2011 2:00 pm
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE “Jesus f*** they’re cool as shit” Beat Magazine” Following the launch of their new EP NAKED at the Raval, Surry Hills on Wednesday March 9, [ME] are proud to announce that they will hit the road with Brisbane rock outfit, Dead Letter Circus, on the band’s national tour this March and April. March 18, 2011 marks the [...]
Scott Smith / February 5, 2011 4:21 pm
Nat Col & The Kings is not who your brain might be trying to tell you it is, instead it is the Australian blues roots rock pairing of guitarist/vocalist Nathan Cavaleri and former Screaming Jets drummer Col Hatchman. Not to be confused with the blues/roots that has been most familiar here in Australia in recent years such as the likes [...]
Troy Culpan / January 11, 2011 4:45 pm
It’s always great when you can see a band who have been given an opportunity of a lifetime and then take that and run with it. This was exactly the case with Aussie band ‘October Rage’ who had the chance to support Global Icons Bon Jovi for the three nights of the Sydney leg of their world tour. They won [...]
Scott Smith / September 8, 2010 7:05 pm
I am not going to beat around the bush with this one. In my humble opinion what we have from Melbourne rock outfit Electric Mary is on one of the finest takes of ”classic rock” heard in quite sometime. In the Melbourne rock scene and hell, let’s make it Australian rock scene, Electric Mary are a veritable supergroup of sorts. But on [...]