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 performances, ludicrous levels of skill as musicians and a seemingly endless catalog of killer songs, AVATAR are finally making […]

“It’s all important but the energy and chemistry need to be there everyone on the same page” From Release: XCalibre were formed by seasoned music warriors in 2020 with a desire to share with the world with their energy, passion and thirst for greatness in playing rock with the volume knob turned all the way to the right. Spending the […]

Multi-platinum hard-rock heroes, EXTREME, announce their first Australian tour in 5 years to celebrate the release of their new album “Six”, and bringing their friends LIVING COLOUR to join them as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Stain”. Get ready for a night of exceptional live music as two of the most influential and talented rock bands come together for an unforgettable show. Two […]

“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!  […]

LA-founded hard-rock hellraisers, L7 perform their landmark album ‘Bricks are Heavy’ in Full (Pretend We’re Dead, Shitlist, Wargasm, Everglade, Slide etc) L7 debut album came through Epitaph, run by Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz. Their second album Smell the Magic came through Sub Pop. For their third album, Bricks Are Heavy, L7 signed with Slash, knowing that the label had international distribution beyond the US […]

One of UK’s most successful modern rock bands YOU ME AT SIX are thrilled to announce they will be returning to Australia this July as part of their Truth Decay Tour with special guests Los Angeles-based trio, SET IT OFF. The national tour will see YOU ME AT SIX play their first Australian headline tour in 5 years in support of their highly successful 8th studio […]

“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 […]

Welcome to Australia, Knotfest! It’s this massive festivals first time Down Under and I know I’m keen for everything today, and like any new festival to see the ins and outs and see how it all runs. Let’s start with the unbelievably, super easy entry. No lines, flowed through, circulation cut off by my drinking verification wristband, ahhh festivals I’ve […]

On the heels of a whirlwind debut that included a GRAMMY® Award nomination for his first-ever single, #1 debuts on multiple charts, television performances, and sold out shows over a two-year span, Mammoth WVH is back with its second album Mammoth II. The 10-track record will be available worldwide on August 4 via the band’s new label, BMG. Recorded at the legendary 5150 studio, the […]

Rock phenoms Måneskin have announced their first ever headline tour of Australia as they bring their RUSH! World Tour to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide this November. Bringing their raucous live set and phenomenal production, the tour will hit Australia in November, kicking off in Brisbane at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on November 20, before moving through Sydney to […]

“POLYPHIA are a band whose music is so distinctly unique to them and has spawned so many imitators, that it might as well be worth classifying them as a whole new genre. There is a reason that POLYPHIA are held in such high regard, and this live set was further proof why. Awe-inspiring musicianship, complex, interesting, yet catchy composition, and a sound that […]

Japanese metal sensation BABYMETAL are thrilled to announce they will be returning to Australia for their very first headline tour in June as part of their World Tour 2023. Kicking off in Brisbane on Thursday, June 8 at the Fortitude Music Hall, the tour will make its way down the east coast to Sydney on Friday, June 9 at the Hordern Pavilion […]

In celebration of the release of their #1 Independent Australian album, High Price Deed and hot on the heels of their second European tour within 12 months, Aussie rockers The Poor will hit the road for shows along the East Coast throughout May.  Featuring performances of their latest singles, Payback’s A Bitch, Cry Out, Lover and Let Me Go, the tour kicks off in Adelaide on May […]

“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 songwriter is back, it’s been a while since we’ve seen Richard Marx in Australia and tonight he’s back at The State Theatre for a night of hits and new songs from his brilliant ‘Songwriter’ album. As a fan from the very start it’s always a pleasure to see him perform his music live and hear some great stories. An […]

Multi-platinum hard rock heroes EXTREME Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), Pat Badger (bass), and Kevin Figueiredo (drums)—have unveiled the video for “Rise,” which marks the first single from their upcoming album SIX, out June 9 via earMUSIC. Listen to the track on all digital platforms now HERE Watch the band’s undeniable firepower and chemistry in the “Rise” video, directed by Nuno and filmed in […]

“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 […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. Brisbane has now hung up its sold out sign alongside Melbourne. Tickets for Sydney are flying out the door and final tickets are on sale. Be sure to grab your ticket before you miss out. Headlined by SLIPKNOT, the […]

Tonight is exciting for me, I’ve never seen Sting before, solo or with The Police, so I’m eager to check out someone I’ve listened to for as long as I can remember, so I’m looking forward to the show and just what songs Sting gives us in his ‘My Songs’ tour. Bring it on! Joe Sumner opens the night, a […]

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 the Slam Dunk Festival; and impressively were one of the 4 artists selected to each play an evening at the legendary Royal Albert Hall for 2022 Teenage Cancer […]

Date: Saturday February 4, 2023 Venue: The Enmore Theatre, Sydney Presented by: Live Nation Australia Special Guests: Theory of a Deadman Photos by:  Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the show HERE

It’s been far too long since both Halestorm and their opener Theory of a Deadman have graced Australian shores, and tonight in an awesome pairing both bands return and are ready to give us one hell of a rock show! Theory are up and straight out of the gate with the catchy as hell ‘Lowlife’ and you can’t help but […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA has already sold out in Melbourne with Brisbane and Sydney not far behind. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA is thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on the jaw-dropping festival line up. This is the first and only sideshow announcement and there […]

Sometimes I want to just write a review that simply says “that was magic” and leave it at that. This is one of those shows I’d happily do that for, but that wouldn’t do it the justice it deserves of me rambling on about it for a bit. So I now give you my review of the magical City and […]

The Smashing Pumpkins will bring The World Is A Vampire Festival to ten cities across the nation this April and that is just the beginning! The festival boasts some very special guests including alt-rock legends, Jane’s Addiction and killer Aussie rock from Amyl & The Sniffers, RedHook, Battlesnake and local acts opening each show. PLUS each show will feature professional wrestling matches between Billy Corgan’s NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) and the WAOA (Wrestling […]

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023 Venue: The Factory Theatre, Sydney Presented by: Silverback Touring Photos by:  Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the show HERE  

OK so normally I write my reviews at the gig, take in everything that happened as you know but for this one I needed the day, I needed to watch and enjoy and live it and I’m so glad I did because what a day it was… Silverback Touring, who put this on need to be commended as this was […]

“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. […]

From the moment Wisconsin Death Trip was released to an unsuspecting world, Static-X stood above. Their industrial alt-rock hybrid “Evil Disco” shook metal from its stagnant state and redefined what can be done with heavy music. Each subsequent album enhanced and cemented the band’s well earned reputation. In 2019, founding members Tony Campos, Koichi Fukuda and Ken Jay recruited an unidentified mask wearing enigma on vocals known as Xer0 and hit the […]

“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 […]