For the last few months I Am Giant have been calling Biarrtz, France their home while recording their sophomore album, the highly anticipated follow up to their critically acclaimed debut ‘The Horrifying Truth’. Co-produced by Forrester Saville (Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Helmut), bassist Paul Matthews and drummer Shelton Woolright, the first single ‘Razor Wire Reality’ will be released on December 6th via Sony […]

Ladies and Gentleman they are back!  The most eagerly anticipated concert of years and the entertainment opening of the world class Adelaide Oval in 2014 were announced today as rock icons The Rolling Stones confirm their long awaited return to the stage in Australia with a spectacular show. The date, unveiled today, is Saturday 22 March 2014. This special Adelaide […]

Joining Pearl Jam, Arcade Fire, Blur, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, Flume, Tame Impala and Northlane… We are so excited to welcome back the one and only PRIMUS, whose appearance at the 3rd ever BDO still makes highlight lists of the festival’s best ever performances. Armed with what can only be described as a unique breed of spiral drum crazy, […]

Rockstar Productions, AndrewHaug.Com & Metal Obsession present CHILDREN OF BODOM – HALO OF BLOOD OVER AUSTRALIA TOUR 2014 Children of Bodom, a name that redefined a genre and made it their own and a name that continues to galvanise all walks of life and all Heavy Metal sub-genres within that culture, it’s a name that crosses genres and moulds them […]

Still buzzing from their sold out city shows to unveil their new vocalist Paul Galagher, The Butterfly Effect have bowed to pressure from fans and extended the tour to include visits to Newcastle, Wollongong and Mona Vale to welcome in the New Year. Delivering nearly an hour and a half of classic Butterfly Effect tracks as well as new material […]

Following hugely successful shows in February 2013, Mike Tramp returns to the stage in Australia for more solo concerts. A one man show telling the stories behind 30 years of music from his platinum days as lead singer of White Lion through his time in Freak of Nature and as a solo artist, when Mike Tramp takes the stage, you […]

Periphery has defied the boundaries of conventionality, bringing new life to the metal scene. Their meteoric rise to the upper echelon of the metal world will be in full display when they return to Australia in January/February 2014 joined by Animals As Leaders. Periphery push the envelope with an innovative brand of engagingly complex metal. The band’s latest offering, Periphery […]

Hailing from the dark lands of the deep South, better known as New Orleans, North America’s most uncompromising band EYEHATEGOD came to be In the year 1988, and have since created a 25 year legacy of sheer unadulterated, no holds bared, musical brutality. Their vision was pure and their approach was hostile, through the course of their four studio albums, […]

Hot off the success of their first studio album release in 20 years, This Is Not The End, and its Top 20 ARIA Album Chart debut, iconic Aussie rockers Baby Animals are thrilled to announce a string of new Australian tour dates in 2014 – a continuation of this year’s national capital city tour. Presented by Social Family Records, The […]

Melbourne’s HARMONY have unveiled a tempered, stark, sober, and ultimately haunting video for ‘Diminishing Returns’. Simple yet moving, and unmistakably Australian, it’ll give you shakes and shivers. Eerily disparate and gorgeously bluesy, it’s conclusion sneaks up on you and abruptly cuts short this immensely engrossing listen. Vocalist/guitarist Tom Lyngcoln’s perspective on the song also translates to its audio visual accompaniment; […]

A DAY TO REMEMBER MASTODON HIM / PENNYWISE / JIMMY EAT WORLD / GLASSJAW / PANIC! AT THE DISCO/ EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / MAYDAY PARADE / SEVENDUST / CROSSES / SUICIDE SILENCE / THE PORKERS / GOJIRA / BLACK VEIL BRIDES / ZEBRAHEAD / SATYRICON / DREAM ON DREAMER / MUTE MATH / DESAPARECIDOS / STIFF LITTLE FINGERS / […]

Returning to Australian shores this month in support of their latest release Mechanical Bull, Frontier Touring are excited to announce that Tennessee rockers Kings Of Leon will perform a one-off intimate show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday 20 November. No strangers to the land down under, Kings Of Leon have rocked some of Australia’s biggest arenas with shows selling […]

Merry fucking Christmas!  KING PARROT and GAY PARIS are set to smash their way through the East Coast in the perfect accompaniment to the impending holiday season. Melbourne five-piece KING PARROT is a force of nature unto themselves, smashing together thrash, death, grind and punk rock into something uniquely skull-shattering. Renowned for their aggressive, no-holds-barred, and always confronting live show,  […]

Dave Dobbyn and Don McGlashan, two of New Zealand’s most successful songwriters, will share a stage for the first time in Australia  later this year. On November 28 and 30 these respected and much-loved musicians will perform together in Melbourne and Sydney.  In these intimate, seated performances, Dobbyn and McGlashan will draw on a vast catalogue of songs written as […]

Some pairings just make sense: Summer and Beer. Chocolate and Banana. Hall and Oates. Rock and Roll, you just don’t need to even think about whether it’s right or not. Here at Karnivool HQ we are pleased to announce what is surely to be one of the tours of the summer, and will make the fans of both bands more […]

UPDATE: 24th October: The hottest double billing of 2014 just got hotter, with two final concerts added to the Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age Australia and New Zealand March co-headline tour.   Fans in Sydney score another concert on Friday 7 March at Sydney Entertainment Centre, while Melbourne fans have one last chance at tickets for Saturday […]

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that HOMEBAKE 2013 has been cancelled. From its inception in 1996 in Byron Bay, HOMEBAKE has been a staunch advocate and supporter of Australian music and of this country’s musicians. In 1998 HOMEBAKE began its long association with the Domain as the preferred venue of choice, and for 15 years on the […]

Vans Warped Tour Australia ‘The Best Day Ever’ just kicked it up a notch! With summer just around the corner the Vans Warped Tour is damn excited to announce another round of kick ass bands to join the already killer line-up! Esteemed punk rock juggernauts, MILLENCOLIN are spearheading the second announcement. Our favourite Swedes will be bringing their immense catalogue […]

Following the huge success of their first trip to Australia in 2012, ICED EARTH return to entrench their live reputation in this country with a blazing onslaught! Formed in 1985 by Jon Schaffer, ICED EARTH have released ten studio albums, cementing the band’s reputation for being one of the leading forces of Heavy Metal that withstands all trends and attempts […]

Brisbane hard  rockers  Like  Thieves,  fronted  by  powerhouse  vocalist  Clint  Boge,  have  announced  an East  Coast  tour from  15th  –  30th  November  taking  in  Sydney,  Melbourne,  Brisbane,  Adelaide  and  Newcastle.  This  tour  follows  the  band’s  recent success  of  their  stunning  EP  The  Wolves  At  Winter’s Edge.  Debuting  in  the  iTunes  rock  charts  at #2  and  remaining  in  the  top  ten  […]

Orlando based management and publicity firm Stephanie Christie Management and Publicity has announced that they have signed Australian rockers Bellusira to their roster. The 4-piece female fronted band will be co-managed by veteran manager Stephanie Christie and veteran rocker Will Hunt (Evanescence/Device). Bellusira has become a staple of the Melbourne, Australia rock scene , but recently garnered the attention of […]

Southern rock royalty LYNYRD SKYNYRD has heralded the calls of their devoted fans, announcing their very first Australian shows since the band’s formation. Boasting a rich and prolific history of more than 60 albums and sales exceeding 30 million worldwide, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s southern sounds are etched on the American rock landscape and their cult classics such as ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ […]

FOZZY JOIN THE S.T.D PARTY! “After playing Soundwave 2013, one of the best tours of our career, in front of the best Fozzy fans in the world, we had one mission on our minds- to come back to Australia on the Sin And Bones tour ONE MORE TIME! Now we have accomplished that mission and are stoked to be coming […]

Adelaide, get ready to rock… On Friday Rocktober 11th at The Promethean, this is a one time, killer line up that is sure to be talked about for times to come, so fasten your seat belts, be sure to turn up for this night of nights… Performing on the night is Melbourne’s KillShott , Sydney’s Sunset Riot and Aiz Lynch […]

‘Obsession’ is the brand new single from the upcoming debut album from Brisbanite four-piece, The Cairos, due out in early 2014. Recorded at Studios 301 in the paradise that is Byron Bay, the single and album were produced and mixed by Nick DiDia, who has worked with such greats as Powderfinger, Rage Against The Machine and Karnivool. ‘Obsession’ gives a […]

A message from Ken West of The Big Day Out… Hi all, Perhaps we were a bit ambitious expanding to two dates in Sydney for this year’s Big Day Out… The Sydney Big Day Out show scheduled for Monday, January 27 will now be merged into one show on Sunday, January 26, Australia Day. Fans who purchased tickets for the […]

Following the release of the bands fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action in August, and the daring, defiant and unmistakable FRANZ FRANZ FERDINANDwill be hitting Australia for east coast shows this November. The follow-up to Tonight (2009), Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is an exuberant, unencumbered record that sees the Glasgow band rediscovering the imagination, vitality […]

Canada’s Half Moon Run are returning to Australia, twelve months after appearances at Woodford and Peats Ridge last Summer gained them an instant and solid following. Turning into a successful national tour as news of their stunning show ignited social media, the spreading reputation ultimately led to the play listing of their debut single “Full Circle” on triple j. Fast […]

Returning to Australia for the first time since 2010, BRMC will be bringing their unique blend of rock and roll to the stag showcasing songs from their latest release SPECTRE AT THE FEAST. Their sixth studio album, Specter at the Feast, ventures into diverse sonic territory, delivering their most ambitious offering yet. It’s an album of impossible dichotomies; opposing sounds […]

“The reputation of the band – its iconic status, so to speak – was built up over constant touring, just this relentless approach to getting out there and playing for years and years and years. It was very much about being in a pub and having thousands of people jammed into a room, with this big, incredible sound. There was […]