Tassie’s sultans of the Shoey, Luca Brasi will release the Loose Threads 7” via Poison City Records on March 13 to celebrate their upcoming Australian headlining tour. This very special release contains three songs originally recorded for the By A Thread album and an acoustic reworking of the Borders and  Statelines single, featuring guest vocals from Craig Selak of The Bennies.  Key track In The Sight was one of the quartet’s favourite songs from […]

Songwriter, performer, and producer, Steve Balbi, is set to play two intimate shows in Sydney, on Friday 27th March at The Vanguard, Newtown, and Friday 24th April at Brass Monkey, Cronulla. Steve Balbi, current frontman for Mi-Sex, Noiseworks bass player and former Electric Hippies guitarist/vocalist, will be performing a collection of tracks from his debut solo album, “Black Rainbow”, as […]

Aussie rock royalty, Baby Animals and The Superjesus, will be performing an extra show at The HiFi in Melbourne as part of the She Who Rocks Tour, with Saturday May 30 being added to the run of dates across the country. The tour kicks off in Suze’s hometown of Perth on Friday, May 22, followed by two show’s in Melbourne […]

Following a mammoth year of recording and touring in Canada and Australia, JEFF MARTIN will hit the road in solo acoustic mode nationally from March through to May on his ‘Returning From The Ocean At The End’ tour. There was an abundance of creative juices flowing for The Tea Party’s frontman Jeff Martin in 2014…the teaming up with Sarah McLeod […]

There’s no denying Billboard‘s ‘Rock Group of the Decade’, NICKELBACK continue to reign supreme as one of the most enduring and commercially successful acts of the past two decades.  The recent release of the band’s brand new studio album, No Fixed Address, saw the band blast into the ARIA Album charts with a #3 debut and is rapidly approaching platinum sales, proving yet again, Australians love […]

If you missed King Of The North on their 20 date (“Cain it 2014”) tour which included six killer shows with The Mark Of Cain, or if you did see them and can’t wait to see them again… you’re in luck! Over this coming summer of 2015, KOTN will be hitting the road playing festivals, towns and cities all over […]

Enduring line-up shifts and a constant uphill battle to be heard, OF MICE & MEN are a band who embody the meaning of ‘unbreakable spirit’ and have emerged stronger than ever. Nowhere is this more evident than on their new album ‘Restoring Force’, which stands as a pivotal piece of work in what will be the band’s musical legacy. “Restoring […]

Rarely can a musical artist claim to be a true innovator, a creator of their own genre, a revolutionary amongst a sea of sameness…FEAR FACTORY is one of those rare cases. The pioneers of industrial-tinged extreme metal, FEAR FACTORY, wrote the book on industrial metal that has influenced the likes of Rammstein and Ministry. This is a band that knows […]

Date: Saturday January 31, 2015 Venue: The Enmore Theatre, Sydney Presented By: Soundwave Touring Support: Chris Farren Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE  

Consistently striking a chord with their fans there’s no denying FALL OUT BOY’s status as one of the most recognised and loved rock acts of recent years. The new album American Beauty/American Psycho was released this month and stormed in at #1 on the Billboard Album Charts with Rolling Stone dubbing it “the group’s biggest, broadest, most unabashed pop smorgasbord […]

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 and these 2 newly announced Sidewaves with FIREWORKS in Melbourne and Sydney will be no exception! A band as colourful and explosive as their name […]

Not many alternative acts can claim to have a day officially named after them in their honour – GODSMACK can. In honour of their 20 million album sales and two decades of killer tunes, to mark the release of their new record 1000hp, the Mayor of Boston declared August 6 ‘Godsmack Day’. 1000hp debuted at No.3 on the Billboard 200 […]

Australia, be prepared as it’s a rare occurrence when two heavyweights of any genre agree to tour together. FALLING IN REVERSE and ESCAPE THE FATE join forces to bring two kick arse Sidewaves to Melbourne and Sydney ONLY with their BURY THE HATCHET tour. Joining them will be special guests THE COLOR MORALE. BURY THE HATCHET tour sold out in […]

Due to scheduling issues Yngwie Malsteen Australian & New Zealand tour has been rescheduled to JUNE 2015. Hobart show cancelled. Previously purchased tickets remain valid for new dates. Yngwie J. Malmsteen has been blowing minds across the globe with his incredible guitar skills and showmanship for over 35 years and in June 2015, Yngwie and his band will be returning […]

Iconic alt-rock band COUNTING CROWS have added a second Sydney show for their return to Australia this April. Performing headline dates around the country, including an appearance at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Counting Crows will play a second show at Sydney’s State Theatre on Friday April 10. Tickets for this show will go on sale at 10am Wednesday February 4. My […]

NEW FOUND GLORY continue their dominance in a genre they pioneered almost 20 years ago, providing a breath of fresh air and boasting a catalogue that contains some of the most memorable pop punk songs in history. NEW FOUND GLORY has never sounded more incredible, and as their legion of Australian fans can attest to, they have taken the genre […]

Australian metal fans, can a metal package simply get any better than this? Without question in this day and age, this tour is truly a worldwide once in a lifetime opportunity, and you are fortunate enough to be getting it right here! Two of the most influential and legendary acts in the history of the grindcore and death metal genres, […]

In what promises to be a mammoth night, esteemed punk rock juggernauts MILLENCOLIN, THE VANDALS and THE INTERRUPTERS will take to the stage for two Sidewaves only in Melbourne and Brisbane! Australia’s much loved favourite Swedes MILLENCOLIN, will be returning to our shores bringing their immense catalogue of classic albums and playing all the fan favourites! With 11 studio albums […]

Date: Tuesday January 20, 2015 Venue: The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Presented By: XIII Touring Support: Catfish and The Bottlemen, The Griswolds Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

Very rarely does an artist come along that defies the boundaries of convention and remains relevant in a storied career spanning over two decades selling in excess of 50 million albums. Blazing a trail of controversy and originality, MARILYN MANSON remains a complete spectacle delivering one of the most creative and entertaining live shows in the world today and something […]

There are metal bands and then there is LAMB OF GOD. Hitting with the force of an invading apocalyptic army, LAMB OF GOD will be storming the stages on Soundwave this summer. The Virginian natives are back to inject Australia with a crippling dose of pure metal and will be performing two Sidewaves in Sydney and Melbourne. It’s the live […]

“Discovering The Waterfront” 10 Year Anniversary Tour May 2015 – with Special Guests DREAM ON DREAMER & YOUNG LIONS Canadian post hardcore pioneers, Silverstein have sold over 1 million records in their 15 year career, and this year their breakthrough album Discovering The Waterfront turns 10! The album gave the band their first Top 40 chart debut and brought them […]

“From KISS classics to tracks from his newest album, Space Invader, and everything in between, fans would be hard pressed to leave wanting much more.” – Fangoria Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ACE FREHLEY has announced his first Australian shows since 2010! “I can’t wait to get down to Australia with this new lineup. I’ll be performing ACE […]

A rock god that needs no introduction, but we’ll well and truly give him one anyway. SLASH has been churning out some of the most iconic guitar riffs and solos in modern rock for more than three decades. A member of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame for his role in the classic line-up of Guns N’ Roses and […]

Iconic rock gods, INCUBUS are unparalleled in their ability to shift moods and textures at the drop of a dime, proving that they have become a rare thing: a modern rock band that actually grows and improves with each album. Through their double decade-long rise to the top, INCUBUS have notched up over 13 million album sales and have amassed […]

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy Awards in the process. The release of the critically acclaimed Siamese Dream in 1993 saw the band break into the mainstream but it was the release in 1995 of the hugely ambitious double […]

Following on from her national tour with The Superjesus (supporting The Tea Party), the ever-exuberant Rock songstress SARAH McLEOD will team up with gun skins-man MICK SKELTON for a show at The Basement in Sydney in February. Expect to hear these two perform a selection of songs from Sarah’s solo & Superjesus releases, along with a few fun covers & […]

ENTER SHIKARI return to Australia this May to unleash their fractured take on punk, metal, dubstep, hip-hop and electronica. The St Albans quartet will bombard your senses and this time they are armed with The Mindsweep which can be described as a future classic right now but more importantly realise The Mindsweep is a classic for OUR time. As ever […]

THE BUDOS BAND hit Australia later this month for the Perth International Art Festival and Melbourne Zoo Twilights along with two special club dates in Melbourne and Sydney. For those unaware, THE BUDOS BAND are the most dangerous and sleazy band on the world famous Daptone ‘House of Soul’ label from Brooklyn. THE BUDOS BAND’s first three albums channel the […]

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND RELEASE PENCIL PUSHER MUSIC VIDEO NEW ALBUM CHAPTER AND VERSE SET FOR RELEASE ON JANUARY 23, 2015 AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL, 2015 “A shot of adrenaline.” – DIY Magazine  “Funeral are still fearlessly doing what they want… and they still sound like no-one else.” – Kerrang! Welsh rock band Funeral For A Friend‘s seventh studio […]