Las Vegas post-hardcore heavyweights Escape The Fate will make their long overdue return to Australia this June, bringing with them US metalcore mainstays The Word Alive – taking in every capital city and a couple of regional ones too! For over two decades now, Escape The Fate have been one of the most recognisable names in modern hard rock, building an incredible catalogue packed with stadium-wrecking […]

Gold Coast metal icons Sunk Loto return to the stage in August playing their first shows since 2023. Hitting the Crowbars and the Corner with new single Dead Shadows front and centre. Instrumental in shaping Australia’s heavier end of the alternative scene in the early 2000’s, Sunk Loto were mentioned in the same breath as Sevendust, Korn and Deftones. After a decade of being everywhere, […]

28 Days has turned into 30 years! One of Australia’s longest-running and most respected punk bands, 28 Days, will hit the road this June to celebrate three decades of doing things their own way. From their humble beginnings at a Frankston skate park back the late ‘90s, 28 Days quickly carved out their own place in Australian music. Upstyledown crashed in at #1 […]

Australia… you thought they forgot! They did not. They waited. They sharpened their claws. They let the forest grow wilder, darker, hungrier. Three years is a blink in eternity, yet long enough for the trees to learn your secrets. Now they return not as visitors, but as conquerors. Bring your torches. Bring your madness. Bring your soul laid bare. Step […]

“I’ve always been Femme Fatale, I’ve always been Lorraine Lewis, you know it’s my own brand of rock and roll and I got back to being myself…” From Release: Australian fans will finally get to witness Femme Fatale frontwoman Lorraine Lewis live for the first time. A beloved icon of the ’80s hard rock scene, Lorraine has recently fronted Vixen […]

With anticipation building at every turn, Black Veil Brides have announced their highly anticipated seventh studio album, VINDICATE. The record will be released worldwide on May 8 via Spinefarm. The album is now available for pre-order here. From the opening organ introduction and dramatic soliloquy of “Invocation To The Muse” to the emotive finale of “Eschaton,” the band—vocalist Andy Biersack, guitarists Jake Pitts and Jinxx, bassist Lonny Eagleton, and drummer Christian Coma—deliver one of […]

Swedish melodic hard rock powerhouses H.E.A.T are set to make their long-awaited return to Australian stages in a few weeks time, bringing their electrifying live show back down under for their first headline tour since 2022. Following their scene-stealing performances at 2024’s Glam Fest in Melbourne and Sydney, the band will hit the east coast armed with their acclaimed new album, 2025’s “Welcome […]

“Still to this day people ask oh aren’t you bummed out your success didn’t last longer? Kind of, but you know what I’m more thankful that we were part of it and we got what we got…” From Release: TRIXTER captivated fans with their youthful energy, rebellious image, and unstoppable hooks. But it was on stage where the band truly […]

“This is our first and of course we are going to give our best and do our thing that we do best and hopefully we are going to have a great time together…” From Release: Girish And The Chronicles make their first-ever Australian tour in March 2026, unleashing their high- voltage live show alongside Melbourne hard-rockers Shotgun Mistress. Based in […]

I haven’t been this excited for an album in a long time. I’ve loved Don Broco for the best part of ten years now and watching their evolution has been a treat. Not to mention that they are one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen, so I know I’ll be listening to this album with the stage in […]

Live Nation has today announced that American rock band A Perfect Circle, formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, will tour Australia and New Zealand in December. It will mark their first visit to Australian shores since 2013, and a return to New Zealand following a 22-year absence! A Perfect Circle fans have been waiting in […]

It’s been thirteen years since I last saw Linkin Park, and crazily twenty three years since I first saw them in Australia. Now here we are all those years later with the new era of the band and Emily Armstrong out front wearing a different pair of shoes as trying to fill those of the late Chester is impossible. I’m […]

Record-breaking, platinum-selling rock band The Pretty Reckless have begun an explosive new era with the announcement of their forthcoming fifth studio album DEAR GOD (pre-order HERE) as well as a 2026 headlining world tour. Arriving alongside the announcement is their new single When I Wake Up, out now via Fearless Records. Marking the beginning of a new creative chapter, DEAR […]

Taylor Acorn is back in Australia on this headline run off the back of her new album ‘Poster Child’ and I am quite ready for this. This’ll be Taylor’s third trip to see us, and the third time I’ve seen her so it’s great to see her grow, and with each time she’s gotten better so I’m pumped for tonight. […]

When BATTLE BEAST announced the departure of their long standing vocalist Noora Louhimo, fans around the world braced for a major shift in the band’s identity. What followed was the beginning of a bold new chapter: the arrival of Marina La Torraca, a powerhouse vocalist known for her work with Phantom Elite, Exit Eden and her extensive background in musical theatre. Now, as […]

Live Nation has today announced that powerhouse rock icons Guns N’ Roses, will return to Australia and New Zealand for a massive run of stadium shows this November and December. This follows their extensive 2025 tour across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, and continues an exciting new chapter with the release of two brand new singles— “Nothin’” […]

Australia and New Zealand, get ready! Two indisputable rock icons will join forces in 2026, with American chart-toppers SHINEDOWN and British alternative legends BUSH teaming up for a massive co-headline tour this September, with the tour also marking SHINEDOWN‘s first performances down under in over 15 years. Commencing on Thursday 17 September in Auckland, this monumental rock’n’roll extravaganza will head through Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, […]

Girish And The Chronicles make their first-ever Australian tour in March 2026, unleashing their high- voltage live show alongside Melbourne hard-rockers Shotgun Mistress. Based in Bengaluru, GATC have become one of India’s most prominent rock exports. Fronted by powerhouse vocalist Girish Pradhan, the band’s acclaimed albums and relentless touring have fuelled a fast-rising global profile, including performances with Guns N’ Roses, Skid Row, […]

24 years after their start, TERROR still reign as one of the most influential bands in hardcore. Now TERROR announce their tenth full length record, STILL SUFFER, releasing April 24th through Flatspot Records. Working with producer (and former guitarist) Todd Jones, the band created ten fast, aggressive, in-your-face tracks that embrace the themes that made TERROR so influential in the first place. Single “STILL SUFFER,” […]

Alt-rock legends The Superjesus are set to bring their seminal sophomore album ‘Jet Age’ across the country for a special 25 year anniversary tour in June, playing the record in full as well as a selection of their greatest hits. The band have been busy over the last year, releasing their self titled fourth studio album in March 2025 to widespread acclaim – […]

INXS fans, get ready – Former INXS frontman JD FORTUNE is returning to Australian stages after his highly successful 2025 debut Australian tour, bringing his band back for another explosive celebration of the Best of INXS. The powerhouse Canadian vocalist will deliver iconic hits including Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, New Sensation, Mystify, Devil Inside, Don’t Change, Suicide Blonde, and Original Sin, along […]

Aussie rock mainstays Luca Brasi will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their landmark 2016 album If This Is All We’re Going To Be with a national tour this May and June, alongside a limited gold vinyl repress. Ten years ago, If This Is All We’re Going To Be landed in our lives. It soundtracked sharehouses, long drives, messy breakups, big wins, small losses and the […]

Pop-rock force LØLØ has released her biting new single, the punisher, a new offering from her forthcoming sophomore album, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings, (pre-save HERE) arriving April 17 via Fearless Records. Following the momentum of latest single 007, this fresh release pushes the artist’s emotional candor and alt-rock intensity even further, sharpening the edges of the diaristic world she continues to build. LØLØ‘s vocal performance teeters between controlled restraint […]

Australia, prepare for spectacular sonic annihilation this June, with Michigan juggernauts I PREVAIL set to make their return down under. In what will be their biggest ever Australian tour, I PREVAIL announce today a national headline arena run joined by special guests IMMINENCE and INVENT ANIMATE. Set to commence on Sunday 14 June in Perth, the Violent Nature Australian tour will see I PREVAIL roar through Adelaide, Melbourne and […]

It’s been a while since I have seen The Darkness live. So tonight I’m ready and excited to see them again. They’re here in support of their newest album ‘Dreams on Toast’ and I can’t wait to hear some of those songs tonight. Ok I can’t say I’ve been this impressed by a support in a long time. RAGEFLOWER all […]

IRON MAIDEN today announce the highly anticipated Australian dates of their critically acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR. Since the band’s first visit to Australia in November 1982, playing to 2000 fans at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney as part of the Beast On The Road Tour, Iron Maiden have returned regularly, playing bigger and bigger shows each time. And now, […]

“People have always asked about you know how the bands influence each other and all that, so it’s always been in the back of our mind that at some point we want to find a way to merge them…” From Release: Born more than two decades ago as the creative and experimental offshoot of LA punk heavyweights The Bronx, Mariachi […]

GROOVIN THE MOO REVEALS ALL-STAR LINEUP FOR LISMORE RETURN (A-Z) BAKER BOY DENZEL CURRY (US) DOPE LEMON MAPLE’S PET DINOSAUR MATT CORBY NINAJIRACHI THE CHATS THE TERRYS TONES AND I (A-Z) ANGEL WHITE THE COLLIFLOWERS HOMEGROWN HERO SLOT KATH EBBS PRESENTS COWBOY COUNTRY Groovin The Moo is presented by Great Southern Nights with the support of the NSW Government through Destination NSW and in partnership with […]

When British extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH and American metal titans DEVILDRIVER, two of heavy music’s most iconic and ferocious bands – each with a stellar reputation for incredible live shows – joined forces for a North American tour in 2023 the results were predictably amazing and the synergy undeniable. “a face-grinding heavy package that lived up to the hype and left […]

“I feel like this record is almost kind of a continuation of the last one. I mean we walked into the studio this time and it felt like the next day…” From Release: A.R.S.O.N. marks the next evolution of Story Of The Year’s signature sound and raw, personal lyricism – elements that have earned the band a dedicated global following. […]