Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be – The Story of Bon Scott By Andrew Barker © On Tuesday 19 February the Corner Hotel will honour the 33rd anniversary of the passing of Bon Scott, who died at age 33 on this date, with the first ever non-theatre performance of ‘The Story of Bon Scott – Hell Ain’t A bad Place […]

OPETH have spent over two decades steadily amassing a body of work that can only be described as epic and iconic; inventing and reinventing the rules as they go along. OPETH’s transcendent live shows have gone down in music folklore. On their upcoming March tour fans can expect a career defining set featuring songs from across their expansive catalogue. Their […]

TV has soap operas, literature has Shakespeare, and metal – well, metal has ANTHRAX. ANTHRAX are that fire-breathing, thrash-spitting, multi-headed beast of a band that – 30 years since the day Scott Ian and then-bassist Danny Lilker searched a biology textbook for the disease that would become their moniker – smiles back at you with a monstrous, upturned middle finger […]

In just a few short years, PERIPHERY have blazed a trail of originality that has sent a shockwave throughout the metal world. Exploring the complex uncharacteristic rhythms and technical precision of math rock with the brutality of progressive metal, PERIPHERY have defied the boundaries of conventionality. Breathing life into the metal scene, Absolutepunk.net proclaims “From beginning to end, Periphery’s self-titled […]

SILVERSTEIN – THIS IS HOW THE WIND SHIFTS OUT FEBRUARY 8 Silverstein have announced February 8 release of their seventh studio album, entitled The Is How The Wind Shifts out on Roadrunner Records. Active for over 12 years, the JUNO nominated band has written and recorded 79 original songs, released 5 LP’s, 3 EP’s, 1 mini-album and have performed over […]

COUNTING CROWS PRIMED FOR THEIR FIRST AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR IN NINE YEARS Following tickets for multi-platinum modern rock band COUNTING CROWS  going on general sale today, their Sydney Opera House show has now sold out. Due to overwhelming demand, Counting Crows and Live Nation are delighted to announce a second show at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday April 10. Tickets on […]

The UK’s reigning champions of balls-out, party-starting, booze-fuelled metal and one of the very best live rock bands of all time, the mighty ORANGE GOBLIN are joining the mighty bill of Kyuss Lives! and Red Fang. ORANGE GOBLIN have been a permanent and universally admired fixture on the world metal circuit for the past 17 years.  They’re now back, with […]

BLINK 182 SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED! With 11 albums under their belt, and being one of the inspirational founders of the punk rock movement out of Southern California, THE VANDALS make their triumphant return to Australia in February. Not only will the lads be performing at the sold out Soundwave Festivals but they will also be joining Blink 182 for their sideshows. […]

Absolute Punk succinctly put what we all know about MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK. “From the raw earnest of I Am the Movie to the brilliance of Commit This To Memory to the experimentalism of Even If It Kills Me to the pop-punk clinic of My Dinosaur Life, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK has grown as musicians while never penning a disappointing album” The […]

OF MICE & MEN are on a mission. OF MICE & MEN continuously dominate the stage, whether they’re headlining, supporting or leading sing-alongs at festivals around the world. The group’s ampersand (“&”) symbol is as ubiquitous as it is synonymous with the group’s charismatic passion, unique creativity and pulsating energy. What’s the secret? And what is the OF MICE & […]

FLOGGING MOLLY have always defied categorisation. The infectious originality of their songs is a badge of honour and key to the band’s creativity, their urgency. They infuse punk rock with Celtic instruments—violin, mandolin and the accordion—and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music. FLOGGING MOLLY’s fans have always appreciated the social and political awareness driving the […]

Spreading the message of hope and positivity has become the personal mission of BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR, and is the guiding theme of the electro-rock duo’s latest full-length, ‘Evolution’. Moving away from the group’s prior efforts as musical provocateurs, the album captures a spiritual journey drawn from myriad influences in history, spirituality and literature. In fact, every aspect of […]

Now three years into their existence, the post-hardcore quintet SLEEPING WITH SIRENS continue to evolve and mature as artists, gradually shaping their unmistakable blend of fury and melody into a sound that’s wholly their own. The band’s new five-song acoustic EP, ’If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack’, presents another crucial step in the band’s ongoing journey […]

Since 1986, SICK OF IT ALL have been thrashing out classic Hardcore anthems and touring the globe relentlessly. The latest album for SICK OF IT ALL is another sonic statement that further cements them as an institution of hardcore. ‘Based On A True Story’ is undeniable proof that the quartet is simply unstoppable and unrivalled within the scene in terms […]

Fans had been lamenting the loss of Kyuss since the minute they broke up. When KYUSS LIVES last toured Australia fans spoke with resounding voice as we saw venues across the country whipping out the sold out sign in mere minutes. In what is sure to be a stunning send-off, KYUSS LIVES will perform under that name for the final […]

When names like Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver populate your résumé, you have a lot to live up to on your solo releases. DUFF McKAGAN not only lives up to it, but has cemented his legacy as one of Rock’s most unique figures. DUFF McKAGAN and his gang have been building a sound full up with earthy ground and […]

Soundwave are thrilled to announce that a strictly limited number of tickets will be released for Soundwave Festival in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Tickets go on sale this Friday 21 December, 10am local time…just in time for Christmas! Oh and in case you need reminding of the amazing lineup… METALLICA LINKIN PARK BLINK 182 A PERFECT CIRCLE / THE […]

***News flash 17/12/12*** – Due to public demand, we are thrilled to announce a Thin Lizzy side show in Melbourne at Billboard on March 4. Tickets are on sale now through Oztix.com.au. Tickets are limited so don’t miss out. The boys are back in town! Already announced as part of the biggest rock tour of the summer with KISS and […]

CYPRESS HILL TO PLAY HEADLINE SHOWS IN MELBOURNE & SYDNEY THIS FEBRUARY Soundwave Touring together with Illusive are excited to announce that iconic West Coast hip-hop group CYPRESS HILL will perform two headline shows whilst they are in Australia for the sold out 2013 Soundwave Festival. Throughout a career that has spanned over two decades, CYPRESS HILL have sold over […]

It is hardly a secret. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are this generations greatest exponents of metal. Not simply because of one, two or even three amazing albums destined to be classics in the genre; but also because of the manifest evolution – with each album pointing the way to peaks that remain beyond the powers of ordinary bands. BULLET FOR […]

TOMAHAWK are back! Where were they? What were they doing? Is this a reunion? Who are they now? What’s next? So many questions. Here are those answers and more! TOMAHAWK took a break to discover the many truths of the universe. They also uncovered several non-truths. They were primarily holed up in a special place similar to the many caves […]

It would be hard to find a band with grander artistic scope than COHEED AND CAMBRIA. They continue to remain a unique beast, impossible to classify and are simply this generation’s greatest musical storytellers. Following five groundbreaking albums, the New York foursome are back and in no less dramatic fashion than is to be expected. The Afterman: Ascension and The […]

For a few years the Australian punk rock community has gotten behind a sure-fire good-vibes Australia Day event to raise money for three very worthy causes. In 2013 it will spread across both days of the Aus Day weekend and move to Melbourne’s new favourite watering hole; The Reverence Hotel. Deathproof PR is proud to present the first installment of […]

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND SECOND SHOWS ADDED TO MEET MASSIVE DEMAND! The Frontier Touring Company in association with Jacobsen International are delighted to announce second Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concerts in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Hanging Rock. Demand in the pre-sale has been unprecedented with tens of thousands of fans trying to snap up […]

I Am Giant are returning to Australia in February 2013– their first dates since their support slot with Slash this September.  Leading up to the Australian dates, the band will be touring around the beaches of New Zealand with rock heavyweights Shihad and King Cannons. I Am Giant recently released their debut album ‘The Horrifying Truth’ (produced by Forrester Saville) […]

If you were a kid in the 90s, THE OFFSPRING were one of those groups that made you shout and scream at life. Their ground-breaking album Ignition was that breath of fresh air that a generation needed. To co-incide with their twentieth anniversary, THE OFFSPRING will be playing their 1992 album Ignition in its entirety along with a set full […]

PUSH OVER TURNS 21!!! – THE AMITY AFFLICTION SET TO BURN UP THE STAGE AT A HUGE 21ST BIRTHDAY BASH SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL – FLIPPED MONDAY MARCH 11TH, 2013 Mischief-makers The Amity Affliction headline a huge line up of hardcore, metal, hip hop and break dance in celebration of the longest running Victorian all ages live music festival, Push Over, turning 21!Push Over will flip the Sidney Myer Music Bowl […]

Today Bluesfest Byron Bay, the Festival that will bring Australia to a standstill over the 2013 Easter Weekend (March 28 to April 1) adds more superb artists to its magical bill. Just in time for Christmas, Bluesfest 2013 has been hailed as ‘…the greatest Line-Up ever seen on one Festival in Australia’ (Paul Cashmere, Noise 11) dazzles its audience once […]

SLAYER are – Tom Araya / Kerry King / Jeff Hanneman / Dave Lombardo Ten studio albums, thousands of live shows and nearly three decades into a career that’s made them one of the biggest and most important metal bands in the world, the members of SLAYER know exactly what kind of music they make—brutal but beautiful, punishing yet precise. […]

Tone Deaf & Street Press Australia in association with Homesurgery, Permanent Records & Select Music Present ‘Persona Non Grata’ tour! Sydney boys, Strangers will deliver their fresh take on Aussie rock to the masses this summer on an extensive nine-date album tour that stretches from Newcastle to Bunbury.  Produced by Tom Larkin (Shihad, The Getaway Plan, Calling All Cars), debut release […]