There’s certainly been a strong influx of metal bands hitting Australian shores in recent months and continuing that trend in a matter of weeks will be Finnish folk/viking metallers Ensiferum.  Having toured Australia back in 2010 supporting Sonata Artica, this run of dates will see the band on their own headline tour, in support of their most recent album Unsung […]

“It’s a great way to come down here and get the most people, like the most bang for your buck with people watching because we don’t get here that often but when we do get here and see tonnes of people it’s a really great way to get our band out as much as possible.” From Bio: Sometimes, a much-loved […]

“The whole idea of this record is like a very communal based thing like engaging people as listeners and it’s a record for a listener rather than a record for musicians or about a singer in the band or the band itself.  The idea of being able to read it as a headline sort of connected the community to the […]

“To write songs for the people and the people can like it, instead of writing something about drugs or chicks, that’s not Journey’s thing, it was more about beautiful ballads, great rock songs with a cool message for the people, they were a band for the people, still is.” As a band for forty years now, with some of the […]

“We’re looking forward to coming, sucks that we had to cancel last time but we’re ready to come this time and we hope the shows will be good and it will be a fun time. I think this line-up is actually better, it’s probably the best line-up I’ve seen in a long, long time since I’ve been touring, so it’s […]

“So this is an absolute beast that’s coming on the road and we couldn’t be more proud, we feel like we’re back with a vengeance and we’re really hungry, this is a hungry animal and I’m really proud of the band, I couldn’t be more excited, I’m so stoked to be coming over there.” From Press Release: If you have […]

“I know we haven’t been down there before and it’s going to be awesome for everybody, man, for us, for the fans that haven’t seen the band ever down there. We’re just looking forward to it; we’re going to be at the top of our game so we hope everyone can stand the brutality.” When you’re given the title of […]

“We just do our own thing and that’s what we’ve done, and we try to keep turning the screw a little musically on the new music that we write and we like to be a little different and we’ve got ourselves a nice little following around the world and Australia’s next.” From tour press release: When names like Guns N’ […]

“We grew up and started as a live band and that’s all we’ve ever wanted to do with music, writing and recording is awesome, but playing live is what we love doing.  Just expect six massive smiles on some stupid Welsh heads.” From Bio: Originally formed in South Wales in 2003, THE BLACKOUT have gone on to shift over 60,000 […]

“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 […]

“Obviously you’re only as good as your last album, so we’ve improved and adopted a little less is more on this album, the songs only have what the songs need and we’ve matured a lot…” Bullet For My Valentine have been ripping it up now for almost fifteen years.  In that time have released three albums and helped pave the […]

“I think I’m more focused and writing better and I think I’m more appreciative of my whole career than I’ve ever been in my whole life.  I’m back on track so that’s the ‘Transition’.  I have mortality staring me in the face.” It blows me away when you can speak to an artist that has been touring almost as long […]

“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 […]

“Some say we are the poison, I say we are the cure” – CRASHDÏET are indeed the cure for those of you (like me) who are repulsed by the highly manufactured, disposable and predictable music acts that abound the airwaves in this day and age, CRASHDÏET bring back that unbridled danger and rebellion essentially absent these days from the world […]

Headed to Australia for the very first time, Swedish rockers Sabaton are set to blast their way through Melbourne and Sydney in support of Nightwish, as well as their very own headline show in Melbourne at The Corner.  Having forged a reputation throughout Europe as one of the premier festival and live acts, the band will be touring in support […]