“The sound has definitely progressed and our song writing skills have definitely improved as well. We are growing up too! The last album was years ago and since then we have all grown up as musicians and more importantly as human beings. This does directly translate to the music.” From release: Crossfaith combine metal, hardcore, samples and electronica to create […]

TIME TO STOCK UP ON PROTECTION!!!  The Sunset Strip’s hottest exports, STEEL PANTHER, are infecting Australia this Summer on their Spreading The Disease (S.T.D.) Tour. “WALKABOUT? Don’t you mean ROCKABOUT! December is a time of giving…..and taking. This December, we in Steel Panther are planning on giving Australians the gift of our super bitchin songs in our super bitchin new […]

“If you’re uncomfortable when you’re challenged by listening to something, if you want to listen to stuff that is something that your ear is always accustomed to hearing, you won’t like Meshuggah, and that’s the point, that’s why we sound like we do.” From tour release: Nothing feels safe when you’re listening to Meshuggah. Meshuggah’s dense, polyrhythmic roar elevates tech-metal […]

With over 35 million album sales, LIMP BIZKIT are the undisputed champions of Rap Rock, and they will finally be bringing their ground shaking live show to Arenas around Australia this October! “Limp Bizkit are pure, unabashed, shameless, ludicrous fun. Their appeal is big, fat, fuck-off riffs and songs that earn word-for-word singalongs at every single gig. And that’s why […]

WEDNESDAY 13 is the undisputed leader in Horrorpunk. A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered from the cobwebbed shadows of Charlotte, North Carolina, WEDNESDAY 13 has established himself as the world’s premier purveyor of balls-out horror punk insanity. With a vivid and vile imagination that has endeared him to countless fans of riff-driven macabre over the last two decades, he […]

Hundreds imitate…but there is only one PARAMORE. There seems to be no limit as to what PARAMORE can accomplish and this is nowhere more evident than on their latest self-titled album. “A sprawling, 17-song monster that is without a doubt the finest music these three artists–vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and bassist Jeremy Davis–have ever made.” – Alternative Press. […]

“Our live show is our focus point, and I think it’s the truest form of ATL. We have the best time playing in front of people, and our goal is to always make people feel like they’re a part of the show, not just watching it, but existing as a part of it.” The pop / punk / rock ‘genre’ […]

After a brief hiatus, SKYWAY are back with plans to dominate the Australian scene with the release of a brand new EP in the latter half of 2013. With an impressive list of supports already under their belt, the band will be sharing the stage with All Time Low in Brisbane. SWING FROM A STREETLIGHT combine catchy vocal hooks, clever […]

God gave rock’n’roll to KVELERTAK. They used it and Dave Grohl approved it. True fans of heavy metal rejoice, your saviours are here. Throughout history bands have tried to meld multiple genres (punk/metal/hardcore/rock/), and most have failed spectacularly. KVELERTAK present a sound that fuses so many heavy elements successfully, they’re impossible to ignore. “Extreme metal and rock & roll had […]

“We’re very excited to come back and we certainly appreciate all the support and loyalty we’ve got from the metal fans down there, and I hope that everyone’s as excited as we are as it’s really pretty special that we’re coming and playing shows that are Lamb of God and Meshuggah, something that we’ve been hoping to do for quite […]

DEVIN TOWNSEND is one of the most admired and celebrated figures in the metal world! DEVIN TOWNSEND has astonished, beguiled and occasionally baffled all comers in numerous incarnations in a career spanning two decades.  He has produced a catalogue of work that can only be described as iconic; inventing and reinventing the rules as they go along. Never one to […]

TWELVE FOOT NINJA are one of the most talked about bands in Australia and with damn good reason! They have just come off a sold out national tour supporting the release of their killer new album, ‘Silent Machine’ which Beat Magazine exclaimed as “a unique and eclectic rock masterpiece”. TWELVE FOOT NINJA embodies originality in everything they do and they’re […]

You can’t say we didn’t warn you and who says constant harassment of the band and promoter never pays off? With the ALL TIME LOW Melbourne shows selling out in 11 minutes, a second and definitely final 18+ show has been added on Monday 2 September. Tickets go on sale this Friday 21 June so don’t fuck around as there […]

Often imitated but never duplicated, EVERY TIME I DIE continue to be the boldest, most unique band in the metalcore scene. EVERY TIME I DIE have just unleashed their brand new album titled ‘Ex Lives’ which is the band’s highly anticipated follow up to 2009’s raging masterwork ‘New Junk Aesthetic’.” Bigger, badder, and louder than ever, Ex Lives will go […]

Over the past year the world’s metal community united with a solitary focus… Free Randy! Australian metal fans now get their chance to unite to celebrate the triumphant return of LAMB OF GOD. There are metal bands and then there is LAMB OF GOD. Hitting with the force of an invading apocalyptic army, LAMB OF GOD are back to inject […]

BRING ME THE HORIZON have been threatening to deliver on a world dominating scale and their incredible new album ‘Sempiternal’ has finally tipped them over the edge. It was Australian fans leading the charge catapulting the album to a No.1 debut. Any lingering doubts about whether BRING ME THE HORIZON could maintain their status as one of the world’s premier […]

“The fact that it was in Australia that we received our first silver and gold record, and pretty much Australia was the first country to really embrace Fear Factory from ‘Soul of a New Machine’ on. It was like we owe it to our fans.” No strangers to touring Australia, Fear Factory are headed Down Under again, but this time […]

Pop punk perfection… that’s ALL TIME LOW in a nutshell! Not many bands can continually lay claim to constantly selling out shows whenever they tour Australia, but ALL TIME LOW can proudly wear that badge. ALL TIME LOW have succeeded where so many have failed; in bringing back the glory days of pop punk and their latest album ‘Don’t Panic’ […]

  FEAR FACTORY’s ‘Demanufacture’ is “a landmark of ’90s metal that defied categorisation and remains a touchstone of the genre. “ – Kerrang! Metallica’s Black album may have set the marker for highest selling metal album on the 90’s, but only 1 album can lay claim to being the decade’s most innovative and revolutionary: FEAR FACTORY’s ‘Demanufacture’. Metal Hammer recently […]

After crushing audiences with their main stage performances at Soundwave 2012, July brings the welcome return of Florida’s pop-mosh lords, A DAY TO REMEMBER, armed with their brand new album, Common Courtesy. With 5 albums under their belt, each one further cementing the band’s reign as true leaders of the genre, ADTR effortlessly blend brutal breakdowns and melodic choruses, “A […]

“The one thing that’s important to us and the audience is that the show is supposed to be a way to put aside whatever is bothering you or whatever you have to deal with for a couple of hours a night and you see the show and you listen to the music and that’s what you focus on and try […]

“At the time he said if it wouldn’t have been for ‘Heritage’ maybe the band wouldn’t have existed anymore. So it was in a way it was some kind of, well I wouldn’t say cleansing, but I’m proud of the album, I still like it, I understand people, hardcore metal fans because there was no screaming but in a way […]

SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW ADDED AND BRISBANE SOLD OUT! Due to an unprecedented demand from rabid THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM fans, a second and definitely final Melbourne show has now been added! Tickets for the Tuesday 14 May show go on sale Thursday 14 March, 9am. With Brisbane now sold out as well, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth fans be warned that only […]

Date: Thursday 28 February 2013 Venue: Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Here’s a selection of photos, check out the full live gallery by clicking this link…

Date: Monday 25 February 2013 Venue: Billboard, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Here’s a selection of photos, check out the full live gallery by clicking this link…

We are thrilled to announce that KATATONIA will be joining OPETH for their Australian tour this March! Since forming in 1991, KATATONIA have become one of the most revered and cherished of all bands in the modern heavy music firmament.  With a steady stream of classic albums, Sweden’s masters of melancholy have spread their baleful gospel across the globe, refining […]

“Trust me, when I’m in Australia for Soundwave, I’m not going to be out sightseeing, my job is to rock the Australian audiences.” With a comment like the above, it’s no wonder that Danko Jones have built up such a strong reputation as a killer live rock act since they begun in 1996.  Heading to Australia for Soundwave Festival and […]

Soundwave Touring are thrilled to announce that Philadelphian troubadour DAVE HAUSE will be supporting THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM this May.  Now, as a budding solo artist (front man for The Loved Ones), DAVE HAUSE seems to have found his inspiration. Rock Sound described his new album ‘Resolutions’ as “an honest, open and fulfilling addition to the music shelf”, whilst Moon Back […]

Update 07 February 2013 Adelaide, put down your pitchforks! PENNYWISE will be playing in your fair city this April! TUESDAY 9 APRIL ADELAIDE, HQ – 18+ www.oztix.com.au / www.venuetix.com.au  Despite time constraints and limited venue availability, the band were desperate to appease their fans. PENNYWISE, along with Soundwave Touring, have come together with a plan to split the losses, and […]

In a few short years, New Jersey quartet THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM have gone from punk rock bruisers to one of the most celebrated & prolific rock acts in the world today. Wearing their influences as badges of honour, it was the release of ‘The 59 Sound’ that saw them create a monster that would go down as “one of the […]