Over the last ten years, The Amity Affliction have become one of Australia’s most respected and beloved bands. Armed with a party attitude and a staunch work ethic, they have emerged as leaders in the Australian hardcore scene.  Their last album Chasing Ghosts comfortably claimed #1 spot on the Australian ARIA album chart upon debut, is now certified gold and continuing to amass the […]

Lo! have finally returned home from an epic 25-date European tour with Cult of Luna and The Ocean in support of their latest slab of sludge post metal ‘Monstrorum Historia’. In no mood to slow down, Lo! will tour Australia on the back of this stunning new release, bringing with them Melbourne’s High Tension. Comprised of members from Young & Restless […]

“Well, new things are always waiting for us. Even though more than 20 years have passed, we haven’t changed much since we were onstage at small clubs in Tokyo. We still feel like rookies. Would you ask a rookie about career highlights?” From Tour Release:  Boris have earned a rabid cult following thanks to their uncanny ability to expertly blend […]

Floridian 5-piece, Anberlin will celebrate their 10th anniversary by bringing brand new anthems and a pair of international support bands to Australia this September. Anberlin’s live show is a force to be reckoned with. Such a massive part of the band’s continued success and the basis of their creative inspiration; their live performances manage to exude warmth and intimacy regardless […]

From official bio: The term Rock n’ Roll gets thrown around pretty haphazardly. One can go as far as stating it’s been bastardized to the point of being unrecognizable, ironically shouted on stages worldwide, and classified dead or MIA by the very musicians that once upheld its standard. Enter Monster Truck. There’s something comforting about a band name that delivers […]

Melbourne’s The Smith Street Band have revealed that their recently announced Australian Tour will be in support of a brand new five track EP/10” vinyl release via Poison City Records. Titled ‘Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams’, it’ll be out August 9   Pre-orders are available from Tuesday June 18 – those who pre-order on that day will go into the draw […]

JAPANESE ELECTRO-MOSH FIVE-PIECE CROSSFAITH – SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM  ‘Apocalyze’ To Be Released Via Halfcut Records in August Crossfaith are totally unique. Even on their home turf, in the world’s most culturally and creatively captivating country- Japan- this quintet are groundbreaking. They combine metal, hardcore, samples and electronica to create their own distinct musical formula that truly transcends genres. […]

Dallas Green and his magical musical beast City and Colour finally releases his new album ‘The Hurry and the Harm’ this week and I know that in the music world the words ‘highly anticipated’ get thrown around a little, but with City and Colour there are so many that wait with baited breath, with good reason too as this act […]

THE SMITH STREET BAND SELL OUT CORNER HOTEL SHOW ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR WITH JOYCE MANOR (USA) & CHEAP GIRLS (USA) Melbourne favourites The Smith Street Band have been busy; they really don’t know how to be anything else. As well as working on a batch of new tunes, they’ve put together an Australian tour, enlisting Poison City Weekender pals Joyce […]

With a new sense of life injected into the band with new drummer Pat, Funeral For A Friend are in Australia to promote their new album ‘Conduit’ and from all accounts so far, they are ready to put on a show for us tonight in Sydney. A small yet completely attentive crowd tonight welcome these Welsh lads to the stage […]

Frank Turner in the last few years has grown in popularity to become one of England’s hottest artists and has become renowned for not only his amazing song writing but also for his amazing live performances that are now captivating fans worldwide. With this, his newest album Tape Deck Heart, Frank has moved away from his usual ‘England’ based content […]

“I think we always like to keep our listeners on their feet *laughs* without giving too much away I think we’ll always be a band that’s definitely full of surprises and we’ll always try and better ourselves and keep things interesting. I don’t think we’re complacent people at all, so keep a watch on us as you’ll never know. *laughs*” […]

BORIS ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN RETURN TO PLAY SEMINAL ALBUM “FLOOD” Ladies and gentlemen, Boris are back. Following an outstanding response to their 2012 Australian tour, Japanese three-piece Boris will return to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Hobart to play their classic cult album, FLOOD plus other popular tracks from their decorated career. Flood, the band’s third album, is essentially one single piece, […]

ENGLAND’S FAVOURITE PUNK ROCK TROUBADOUR RELEASES NEW ALBUM TAPE DECK HEART ON APRIL 19 Following a year that saw a headline sold out Wembley Arena and a performance at the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, Winchester-born folk/punk hero Frank Turner will release Tape Deck Heart, his highly anticipated fifth studio album on April 19, 2013.   Produced and mixed by Rich […]

Easter Monday, and with yet another Bluesfest sideshow hitting Sydney. This time it’s an all-out party with the likes of The Dropkick Murphy’s, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls and the Swingin’ Utters. I’ve made it here in time to catch The Swingin’ Utters, as has the moderate crowd, so let’s see how they go! Immediately the band inflict their […]

In this day and age its almost inevitable, the album leak, I don’t like it, think it’s completely unfair, all I know is that artists take a lot of time and money creating an album for their fans and when those months of labour and love are just given away well you can kind of see how that’s a little […]

TWELVE FOOT NINJA KILLS & EATS INTERNET TROLL BREAKING: Twelve Foot Ninja respond to an internet troll with dismemberment and cannibalism. It’s a tale of delicious retribution dealt out in the name of those who’ve experienced the cowardly blows of the infamous ‘keyboard warrior’. If successful, it will break the record for Australia’s most ambitious music industry crowd funding campaign! […]

“Lo! have come to remind you of glorious times, times when Mastodon were using samples of Jurassic Park to kick off their records” – Metal Hammer (UK) Sydney’s imposing metal barons Lo! have been conquering stages and foreign lands since the release of their rapturously devoured debut album ‘Look and Behold!’ in 2011.The following year was spent furiously prepping a new volume of […]

CITY AND COLOUR ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM – THE HURRY AND THE HARM OUT MAY 31 ON DINE ALONE RECORDS “…tells a story with a sincerity and fluency that is truly masterful.”— BBC City and Colour—acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green—will release his highly anticipated new album, The Hurry and The Harm, May 31 on Dine Alone Records. Available as a […]

“I consider Coheed to be a rolling ball in a way, and every album has rolled through and collected the parts of that album, the experimenting and this and that and then we just rolled into what Afterman is. I think if I had to choose a record that represents that band, and I know most musicians would say this, […]

“As a matter of fact I think the secret to our success is never looking to new, modern music because we’re never trying to change with the times or even from an engineering, sound standpoint, say well all the current albums sound like this. I think we want to sound as old and out dated as possible, that usually means […]

“I wanted to make a record that sort of was a little bit more ambitious sonically, a big kind of guiding record for me was Weezer’s ‘Pinkerton’ which has always been one of my favourite records, but I was really pushing for that sort of vibe this time around.” After hitting the studio for the best part of 2012, recording […]

On the eve of the Soundwave festival performances, UNFD are proud to announce the release of Northlane’s highly anticipated second album, “Singularity”. To celebrate the announcement Northlane have released a new music video for the track, “Quantum Flux” unveiled today via the viral site singularity2013.com. The track is also available on iTunes. “Singularity” will be released on Friday 22 March, just […]

In summary: A perfect companion and conclusion to The Afterman storyline concept. Musically and lyrically heartfelt and one to definitely check out. Following on from 2012’s ‘The Afterman: Ascension’ here only a few months later Coheed and Cambria bring us part two of this opus in ‘The Afterman: Descension’ and if it’s anything like the first then this will be […]

Destroy All Lines, Killyourstereo.com & Blunt present…. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Australian Tour – May 2013 “…watching them onstage as they commit ungodly assaults on their instruments is an experience that doesn’t so much unite the audience as make them tremble in tandem.” – NME MAGAZINE   Over the course of a decade, Funeral For A Friend have remained one […]

“Is it fair to say that Bodyjar are back and sticking around? – Yeah fuck why not” From Tour Press Release: BODYJAR returned to Aussie stages last year into the warm arms of the Australian music-listening public after a brief hiatus. Smashing out a series of rad shows, the Melbourne lads launched the first ever vinyl release of their classic […]

For a few years the Australian punk rock community has gotten behind a sure-fire good-vibes Australia Day event to raise money for three very worthy causes. In 2013 it will spread across both days of the Aus Day weekend and move to Melbourne’s new favourite watering hole; The Reverence Hotel. Deathproof PR is proud to present the first installment of […]

In summary: “If After The Fall can continue to write songs of this calibre, then hopefully we’ll continue to hear music from them for quite some time.” It’s been what seems like much longer then the three years since we heard from Sydney siders ‘After The Fall’ who you may remember from songs such as ‘Mirror Mirror’, ‘The Fighter’ and […]

“So in a sense we’ve just gone full circle and I guess we’re just doing it in a different way around, we’re re now at the point where most bands start.  It’s kind of weird but it’s cool, it’s like a learning curve, you learn something new.” Official Bio: NSW Central Coast’s favourite sons After The Fall return triumphant in […]

Punk rock legends DESCENDENTS; one of the most loved bands of any genre to have generated over several decades of popular music are headed back to Australia in 2013. This time they’re bringing a cross-section of the punk rock’s finest with them for massive shows with good vibes and fun times. Descendents + Bouncing Souls + Frenzal Rhomb + Bodyjar […]