“For me a good show is a compact between the performer and the audience…” From release: As one of the UK’s most successful artists, FRANK TURNER has played almost 2.7K shows across the globe since his first solo gig back in 2004. Now with nine studio albums to his name and having sold over a million albums worldwide, FRANK TURNER’s […]

“It’s kind of nice doing the singles route and being able to show each song its deserved attention.” From Release: Beloved powerhouse Florida quintet MAYDAY PARADE emerged from the MySpace era and evolved into one of the key ongoing mainstays of their scene; all while releasing seven studio albums along the way. Most recently flexing their versatility via their 2021 […]

“There was a little anxiety because it had been a long time since we’d gotten together and written anything…. We got together and it was like it hadn’t stopped…” From Release: STAIND is comprised of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Sal Giancarelli. The band was formed […]

“It’s a very energetic show, and you know the music sort of propels whatever it is that’s going on. Plus if you listen close enough you might hear something that might make you think…” From Release: LIVING COLOUR emerged onto the scene and made the people stop and take notice. Formed in 1984 and spearheaded by guitarist Vernon Reid, their […]

“If somebody asked me about something about the band, like what a strength would be of the band, I always say a live show whether you like the band or not…” From Release: Multi-platinum hard-rock heroes, EXTREME, are touring Australia in 2023 with their friends, LIVING COLOUR. With the force of a Boston wrecking ball, EXTREME swings between unapologetic fits […]

“This record for me is like a cathartic scream at the world, I mean it’s my one opportunity to say something…” From Release: Platinum-selling, post-industrial/alternative rock pioneers, Filter are set to release their much-anticipated new album, ‘The Algorithm’, on August 25th via Golden Robot Records. The album, their first in seven years, is a tight conceptual statement heralding career-best songwriting […]

“…we are pushing a few boundaries with this album that we felt we have not in the past, and that is what you really must do as a musician first, and that is to keep creative, because once you decide you’re not doing this or that and stop growing and creating, you lose the spark.” From Release: The Superjesus return […]

“The essence of what we do is that it is theatrical as opposed to theatre…” From Release: It has taken well over a decade, 9 albums, multiple fan petitions and even a support group for Australian fans upset at not having a tour, to finally get one of the greatest live bands in the history of heavy music to Australia. Renowned for legendary […]

“We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we take the music seriously. I think those things are all identifiably Voyager traits.” From Release: Australian electronic rock outfit Voyager, who thrilled global audiences with their Eurovision performance of Promise complete with the iconic, retro Toyota MR2, are back with their long-awaited eighth studio album, Fearless in Love. On Fearless in Love, […]

“You don’t just want to watch a band you want to feel part of the show yourself…” From Release: It has been a whirlwind 12 months for Don Broco. In the span of 52 weeks they released a UK number 1 album in Amazing Things, had 4 hit singles with Manchester Super Reds, Gumshield, One True Prince and Fingernails; headlined […]

“I’m there to give you everything. When I walk out on stage I’m gonna play like my life depends on it because that’s the only way I know how to work.” From Release: Australia’s internationally acclaimed acoustic guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel CGP will return to Australia in 2023 for a major national tour – his first here in four years!  […]

“We’ve always kind of been a weird little indie band doing things our own way and we had a lot of success with it…” From Release: Counting Crows’ Australian tour follows the release of the band’s latest record Butter Miracle Suite One, a four-track, nineteen-minute suite featuring hit single Elevator Boots, available now. Over the last 30 years, the masterful songwriting from frontman […]

“Pushing ourselves as a live band is something we feel really is important .” From Release: Celebrating nearly three decades and ten albums, lead vocalist and lead guitaristJim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummerZach Lind, will return to Australian shores for the first time in six years. We caught up with our old […]

“The point of it all was to kind of redo what we’ve done before just do it ten years later…” From Release: Set to be their 8th studio album, the highly-anticipated release of ‘Truth Decay’ in 2023 has already been whipping fans into a frenzy, with recent singles ‘Deep Cuts’ and ‘No Future? (Yeah Right)’ ft Rou Reynolds satiating pop-punk […]

“I feel that we’ve lived several different lifetimes since this whole thing began and the fact that we’re still doing it and that people still care and they come out to the show and we get to do it together, it’s really beautiful.” From Release: Halestorm will make their highly anticipated return Down Under for the first time since 2019. […]

“It’s so far away and it’s so hard to relate to that people can actually listen to our music on the other side of the world, it’s amazing…” GLAM FEST BIO: Catering to fans of throwback glam metal (think ‘80s era Sunset strip), sleaze, shock rock, hard rock and everything in between, GLAM FEST offers fans of the genre a […]

“2023… I’m embracing it and what a better way to kick it off than to come to Australia and play Glam Fest…” GLAM FEST BIO: Catering to fans of throwback glam metal (think ‘80s era Sunset strip), sleaze, shock rock, hard rock and everything in between, GLAM FEST offers fans of the genre a platter of sleazy goodness. The first […]

“We’re travelling a long way so we’re not gonna leave anything out there. We’re coming out for a good time.” From release: After touring the world with the likes of Metallica, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Shinedown and building a loyal fanbase for the better part of twenty years, FOZZY is the epitome of what a great rock n roll band should be: catchy, […]

“…this riff kept playing in our heads so it’s been just as big as a hit in our heads as it’s been in the hearts of our fans ever since.” From Release: D-A-D began playing together in the early 1980s in Copenhagen, Denmark, under their original band name Disneyland After Dark. D-A-D released their first EP in 1985 and has […]

“Not aggressive, but just I think a return to something more of an amalgamation of new stuff and the old Theory kind of ‘Scars and Souvenirs’ sound…” From Release: Award-winning multiplatinum Los Angeles-based Canadian band Theory of a Deadman (abbreviated as Theory) consistently deliver undeniable anthems rooted in scorching songcraft, experimental vision, rock ‘n’ roll attitude, and clever pop ambition. After nearly two decades, […]

“There’s always just that thing about Slipknot that keeps the band relevant .” From release: There was never a band like @Slipknot, and there will never be another. Like a spore out of the Midwest, they’ve quietly bloomed into the most uncompromising, undeniable, and unique presence on the planet whose influence transcends genres and generations. Since sowing the seeds for […]

“Just being able to come together again and feel that sense of community because you don’t really get to experience what you experience at a live concert like anywhere else in life…” Since forming back in 2003, ENTER SHIKARI have gone on to release six full-length albums while garnering ongoing industry acclaim, and multiple awards for good measure. And armed […]

“Turning haters into believers that’s probably the ultimate compliment that you can get.” From Release: It’s a new era for SKID ROW. With a new album, a new single and a world tour, the band has added a new voice as they welcome powerhouse vocalist Erik Grönwall, formerly from the band H.E.A.T out of Sweden. Fans received their first glimpse […]

“I wouldn’t say that I had a “great time” during the pandemic, I hate when people say that.  I mean it fucking sucked for everybody.  But, at the same time, there was this other thing that we could do.  You know, we were actually at home and we could work on music, so why not do that?” From Release: Increasingly […]

“With this one we made sure with the… as odd as it sounds with the luxury of having sort of rolling lockdowns and with Covid, we had the luxury to really take our time with it and relly go over everything with a fine tooth comb…” From Release: Fusing smouldering intensity with existential exploration, the latest track Visiting Hours from […]

“It’s a love that I have for the band but it’s a duty I also have to our audience to keep things moving forward…” From Release: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, Journey have 25 gold and platinum albums, including the fifteen-million selling Greatest Hits collection, with total sales adding up to 80 million records […]

“I mean going to a H.E.A.T show should always be a party, so we’ll have a good time. High energy, rock and roll, grab a few beers, have a good time that’s what it’s all about.” From Release: Over the last several years H.E.A.T have established themselves as one of the leading bands in the melodic rock scene, both in […]

“It seemed kind of undeniable to put that out as the first single to kind of lead the way for this new album and the kind of introduction where the overall vibe and direction of the material is headed on this album” From Release: Disturbed, have recently released their new single ‘Hey You’ via Reprise Records alongside the official video, […]

“Australia is always a very special place for us to go, it’s always been a huge market for KISS going way back to 1980 when they first came down. It’s special and we always really look forward to it.” From Release: The ‘End Of The Road’ tour, which began in January 2019, is undoubtedly the biggest and best KISS show […]

“It’s literally me sitting on a barstool with a microphone. I am literally going to play songs from all the different bands throughout my career, tell some stories, jokes, I actually play a few old cover songs that I grew up listening to. Really stripped down, naked.” From Release: Journeyman, stalwart or just The Mayor of Rock ‘n’ Roll, John […]