LADIES & GENTLEMEN – OPEN YOUR EARS AND HEARTS TO THE SPIRIT 2014 signals the birth of Melbourne’s newest band, THE SPIRIT. A four piece with an addiction to classic sounds and the human elements of hand crafted music. THE SPIRIT forge raw, emotive material inspired by 70’s Americana. In a time when digital enhancement encourages style over substance, THE […]

Black Stone Cherry has announced the release of their eagerly awaited new album, Magic Mountain which will be released in Australia on Friday 9 May. Produced by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden), Magic Mountain will be heralded by the first single, Me and Mary Jane. Black Stone Cherry commented on the making of Magic Mountain stating, “Not […]

The Dead Daisies is OUT NOW download from iTunes or JB Hifi For more information on The Dead Daisies National Tour CLICK HERE To request a stream of The Dead Daisies Debut Album CLICK HERE The Dead Daisies ripped the roof and shook the foundations of The Governor Hindmarsh in Adelaide on Thursday night on the first show of their Australian tour. Following […]

Twelve Foot Ninja has premiered the long-awaited music video for the song Ain’t That A Bitch. With the promise to create an action-packed and gory tale of retribution against an internet troll, the Australian group turned to fans in an effort to crowd fund over $45,000 for the making of the video. As a result, Twelve Foot Ninja broke a world […]

HIM ARE A FORCE LIKE NO OTHER! Their trademark Heartagram has left its indelible stamp on the globe. With over 8 million records sold and the distinction of recording the best-selling single of any Finnish artist to date with Join Me In Death from 1999’s Razorblade Romance, as well as being the first Finnish band to receive gold certification in the United States for […]

Celebrated American rock icon RICHIE SAMBORA will play just 2 intimate Sidewave shows while in the country for Soundwave Festival 2014! For the first time since his first Australian solo tour in 1998, Australian fans will have the opportunity of a lifetime: To see one of the greatest musicians and singer-songwriters of our time performing material from his solo records with a few surprises thrown […]

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to see the mighty AVENGED SEVENFOLD harken back to their club days, before they became one of hard rock’s premier headliners, and perform in a club setting for the first time in Australia since 2008. This is an incredible and rare opportunity created especially for Australian fans to experience the band up close and personal […]

BE PREPARED FOR THE MONSTER OF ALL NIGHTS! The Dillinger Escape Plan have merely one prerogative: to go forward in ALL directions simultaneously. Following on from their ground-breaking 1999 debut full-length, ‘Calculating Infinity’ and the near-perfect pileup of craft and chaos on 2007’s “Ire Works”, The Dillinger Escape Plan have unveiled their latest masterpiece, ‘One of Us is the Killer’. It is consider by many the bands […]

GET READY FOR A NIGHT OF FLAMBOYANT GLAM METAL ROCK WITH BLISTERING GUITAR SOLOS, MUSCULAR RIFFS AND DEEPLY KOHLED EYES AS BLACK VEIL BRIDES TAKE TO THE STAGE IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Black Veil Brides kicked off 2013 confidently with the release of their third full-length album, Wretched and Divine. This massive opus sees the Los Angeles quintet deliver a […]

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE    

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Firmly established as one of the biggest bands in the UK following the amazing success of their current album Opposites – which debuted at #1 in the UK and #22 in Australia – BiffyClyro have announced two side-shows ahead of their appearance as part of the 2014 Soundwave Festival. Biffy Clyro’s live chops are well established internationally, the band having headlined the infamous Leeds […]

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Date: Sunday January 26, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the entire Sydney Big Day Out HERE  

Get ready for a ‘blissed out dirty rock ride’! EAGLES of DEATH METAL are bringing their unique blend of double – entendre boogie to Australian stages again for the first time in 7 years! Its Jesse Huges! Its sex, humour and fun! It’s churning guitars and hook-driven choruses and a band whose only agenda is to have a good time! […]

Multiplatinum alt-rock band AFI return to Australian stages for the first time in 4 years! The band released their 9th studio album (“Burials”) in October last year to rave reviews around the world from fans and media alike. “Between hooks galore, exceptional vocals, and a dark, spacey vibe, there’s little not to love…a welcome inclusion to the AFI canon! – Absolute Punk […]

Renowned for their distinctive vocal style Seattle rockers, ALICE IN CHAINS, have announced just 2 Sidewave shows that will see them bring their monster sound to Sydney and Melbourne stages! Having sold over 25 million albums the band emerged during the nineties as part of the Seattle grunge scene and crossed over with their critically acclaimed second album in 1992 […]

The recording of the new album has now gone beyond schedule and sadly the availability of the recording studio, engineers and the producer or lack thereof dictates that the band have had to cancel their upcoming engagements. In line with our commitment to bring you great replacements, we are pleased to announce that Australia’s finest live rock band, THE LIVING […]

Effusive, cathartic, influential and brilliant, LESS THAN JAKE never fail to bring the good times and Australian fans will lose their shit as the band take to the stage in Sydney and Melbourne with pop punk perfectionists BOWLING FOR SOUP and the distinctively punk inspired ZEBRAHEAD! With over twenty years clocked up LESS THAN JAKE are a band obsessed with interacting with its fans, both online and […]

KillRockStar Entertainment presents the 2014 Australian return of New Jersey stoner lords Monster Magnet! Administered by high priest and founder Dave Wyndorf, Monster Magnet have spent the last quarter of a century free-pouring a righteous mix of mind-bending 60’s sound, heavy drug ‘n’ fuzz 70’s riffage and lashings of infinite psychedelic space rock.  Across nine albums including the classics Superjudge, […]

My how quickly these come around! It feels like only a few months ago I was on the way out to Olympic Park for this event and now 1, 2 skip a few, BDO 2014 is upon us. This year sees Pearl Jam headlining the show and I can’t wait… It’s an early start today as I head out as […]

Emerging out of the mid-’90s scene, JIMMY EAT WORLD crossed over to a larger audience by embracing a blend of alternative rock and pop that targeted the heart as well as the head. The band’s influence widened considerably with 1999’s Clarity – an album that has since emerged as a landmark of the time but it was the band’s follow-up that crowned them as […]

“It’s a monster in the way that you have to face your own being and face your own fears and a lot of songs are about go for your dreams, don’t be afraid because life is too short but in getting there you can face your fears and go ahead and go for it. So that’s what also lies behind […]

“Consider it almost like a dark rock and roll take on The Eurythmics, Annie Lennox and this beautiful voice that was always at the forefront, but Dave Stewart was always sitting back producing all the music around it, right? That’s how I want to approach this project…” Jeff Martin is a man that most would know from his work as […]