In 2026, Michigan crushers KING 810 will head down under for their first ever Australian headline tour, set to roar onto shores next March joined by guests THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER and DREGG. Kicking off on Wednesday 4 March in Adelaide, KING 810 will head to Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle before concluding proceedings on Sunday 8 March in Brisbane. Hailing from America’s Rust Belt, hardened nu-metal […]

All hail the new poster child for pop punk, with Nashville-based powerhouse TAYLOR ACORN primed to make her Australian return in 2026. Fresh off the recent release of her acclaimed album Poster Child that dropped earlier this month, TAYLOR ACORN will bring her electrifying live performance down under next March, joined by special guests ARROWS IN ACTION. Commencing on Sunday 1 March in Melbourne, TAYLOR will then weave her […]

“It’s so hard to have an identity and for some reason Garbage has a very strong identity and now we look at that as an incredibly powerful asset.” From Release: Returning to Australia for the first time in nearly a decade, GARBAGE aren’t ones to rest on their laurels. Led by vocalist, guitarist and bonafide ’90s icon, Shirley Manson, the […]

Australia, get set to be bowled over in 2026, with beloved UK folk punk act FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS joining forces with Texan pop punk mainstays BOWLING FOR SOUP for a monumental co-headline Australian tour next May. Commencing the Bowling My Bones tour festivities on Friday 1 May on the Sunshine Coast, FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS and BOWLING FOR SOUP will roll through Brisbane, […]

This is going to be fun. While here in Australia supporting Metallica, Evanescence are doing a few intimate shows and tonight it’s our turn as this sold out in minutes, Metro Theatre is about to see something special. Here we go. It’s 8pm… No support, just Evanescence and as the band take the stage the cheers roar and that unmistakable […]

A dazzling global force to be reckoned with, in 2026 Metal sensations BABYMETAL are set to tour Australian arenas next March joined by Indian metal behemoths BLOODYWOOD. Opening on Thursday 12 March in Perth, BABYMETAL will blaze their way through Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, before concluding their headline run on Sunday 22 March in Brisbane. Hailing from Tokyo, BABYMETAL‘s origin story stems back to 2010, with […]

Pop-rock powerhouse LØLØ has debuted her new single, me with no shirt on. Known for her clever songwriting and bite, the artist strips things down – both lyrically and sonically – to deliver one of her most vulnerable tracks yet. Produced by Andrew Goldstein (blink-182, Tate McRae), the song lands like a punch in the gut, capturing the all-too-familiar spiral of craving validation as affection […]

Fresh off the announcement of their highly anticipated new album Listen Up!, New Found Glory is excited to share their new single Treat Yourself. The third track to be released from Listen Up!, Treat Yourself is a fast-paced song about being kinder to yourself in the face of hard times. Stream Treat Yourself here and watch the new visualizer here. “This is a fast more west coast punk style song,” shares guitarist Chad […]

“I feel like I’ve been doing so many things on my own and doing as much as I can on my own, and now I feel like we’re going to go to radio for the first time and we’re going to be able to do things that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to do on my own anymore, and so […]

OK, it’s been a while since I’ve done an album review so let’s kick it back off with this one… I’ve loved Taylor Acorn’s music for a while now, and watching this evolution from way back in the country days to what we’ve now got in 2025 is amazing. With independent releases out previously it’s time to check out her […]

Beyond mere tales of fable and fantasy, Australia’s largest travelling music celebration, Good Things Festival is fast upon us with it’s alternative myth-making line-up. We’re not kiddin’ when we’re saying tickets are selling fast with Melbourne at 84% sold, Sydney at 82% and Brisbane at 89%. As Good Things come to those who wait, we’re thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on […]

“We’re a very fun band to go see live, I think there’s something for everybody with our style of music, we’ve got heavy moments, we’ve got really catchy singalong moments, we’ve got just a fun swagger about us…” From Release: Australia’s genre-bending Windwaker released HYPERVIOLENCE in July 2024 and followed the album with HYPERVIOLENCE EXPANSION PACK deluxe record earlier this […]

Multi-platinum Maryland quartet All Time Low – Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson and Zack Merrick — known for their anthemic, inimitable sound and fiercely loyal fanbase, continue to build anticipation for their forthcoming tenth full-length studio release, Everyone’s Talking! –  due on October 17 via their own imprint, Basement Noise Records, in partnership with Photo Finish Records/Virgin Music Group –  with the release of their latest single, Butterflies. An urgent, emotional kiss-off set over […]

After nearly a decade as an independent artist, Nashville-based pop-punk favorite Taylor Acorn officially signed to Fearless Records in July—marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter. Unapologetic and empowered, Acorn also announced her debut LP, Poster Child following the critically acclaimed Survival in Motion (Deluxe) earlier this year. Following her lead singles Goodbye, Good Riddance and Hangman—which cemented her status as one of pop-punk’s most authentic and exciting rising voices—Acorn returns with Crashing Out, a cathartic, […]

Australia’s genre-blurring heavyweights Thornhill have dropped brand new single and music video, Mercia. The release comes as the band step onto U.S. arena stages as direct support for Sleep Token’s completely sold-out Even in Arcadia tour. Equal parts searing and sorrowful, Mercia continues the visceral emotional streak of the band’s most recent album, BODIES (released April of this year via UNFD) whilst holding the line as a […]

BEDFORD, UK – Alt-rock shapeshifters DON BROCO return with their brand new single Disappear produced by Dan Lancaster (Blink-182, BMTH, 5SOS) and out now via Fearless Records. Disappear is a surprising and unforgettable genre-fusing track that shifts effortlessly between sounds and styles. Opening with hypnotic tonal chanting, it builds on heartbeat-like drums and dynamic vocals that move from delicate whispers to soaring, impassioned singing. With pulsing rhythm, electronic flourishes, […]

Next January, get set to step into the surreal world of TILL LINDEMANN, with the renowned artist and singer for one of the biggest metal bands on the planet, Rammstein, set to bring his raw and completely reconceptualised solo shows for the first time ever down under in early 2026, supported by special guest MÉLANCOLIA. Set to perform his own solo material, TILL […]

“No, it’s not just your imagination. The future is shit and the phone you are reading this on is making it worse, but please don’t put it down. We are delighted to announce 12 new tracks of anger, fear, sadness and death, and to beg for yet more of your addled attention.” Trailblazing industrial trio HEALTH have delivered their latest single, ORDINARY LOSS the […]

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA — Mike Hranica (vocals), Jeremy DePoyster (guitar, clean vocals), Kyle Sipress (guitar), Jonathan Gering (keys, synths, programming, percussion), and Giuseppe Capolupo (drums) — will unleash their ninth album Flowers on November 14 via Solid State Records. Pre-order it here. Now, they share the video for new single So Low. The video is comprised of clips captured during the band’s recent headline tour of Latin America. It’s a montage of footage, some of which was shot on Super8 […]

There is never a dull moment in the Coheed and Cambria world. The progressive rock band announce they are releasing the deluxe version of their latest album The Father of Make Believe titled The New Entities Edition, which comes with four new songs and introduces four new characters or “Entities” to Coheed and Cambria‘s Vaxis / The Amory Wars saga, and will arrive on October 3rd. […]

Australia, prepare yourselves to Trip the Darkness and embrace the heavy intensity of Italian gothic metal titans LACUNA COIL who today announce their highly-anticipated return to Australia in 2026, with the Sleepless Empire Australian Tour next February also marking the band’s first down under headline tour in a decade. Commencing on Thursday 12 February in Brisbane, LACUNA COIL will weave their way through Sydney, Melbourne and […]

In 2023, alt-pop powerhouse BOYS LIKE GIRLS made a long-awaited return with Sunday At Foxwoods, their first album in over a decade. The record is a beautiful meeting of their melody-driven pop anthems delivered with the maturity of a band that had many years of growth in between. It served as a bold reintroduction that resonated with a new generation of listeners, while igniting […]

Set to bring their immortal live performance back down under, prepare to experience EVANESCENCE in intimate fashion later this year, with the band today announcing three special headline Australian shows this October and November ahead of touring alongside Metallica for the M72 World Tour. Presented by Triple M, Destroy All Lines and TEG Live, fans can catch these once in a lifetime EVANESCENCE performances […]

UK rock band DON BROCO return swinging with their explosive new single Hype Man – a nu-metal-infused banger that captures the chaos of burnout and the lifeline of friendship. Out now via Fearless Records, the track marks another bold step in the band’s ever-evolving sound. With vocals that flip between rapped flows, soaring choruses, and guttural screams, Hype Man charges forward with crunchy guitars, pounding drums, and […]

Returning in 2026 for their first Australian headline run since 2017, prepare to witness American metal titans MOTIONLESS IN WHITE in all their dissonant glory next June, heading to arenas in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane joined by special guests MAKE THEM SUFFER and CURRENTS. Playing the biggest shows of their career in Australia, they will be opening on Wednesday 24 June at Margaret Court Arena […]

Visionary, sci-fi-inspired rock collective STARSET will release their next full-length transmission SILOS on September 12 via Fearless Records. The album will feature two brand new tracks, six interludes, and several recently released songs. In typical STARSET fashion, fans are invited to immerse themselves in the band’s layered world via the songs, interludes, and the storylines. To coincide with the album news, the band has shared its cover of SHATTERED DREAMS. It’s STARSET‘s take on Johnny Hates Jazz‘s international hit Shattered […]

Releasing their most dauntless album to date earlier this year, Melbourne’s THORNHILL are set to celebrate their 2025 opus BODIES on home soil next February, marking both their first Australian shows since the album’s release and also the group’s biggest headline shows to date, joined in 2026 by special guests AMIRA ELFEKY (USA), PALEDUSK (Japan) and HEAVENSGATE. Commencing on Saturday 21 February in Brisbane, THORNHILL will then celebrate BODIES and other Thorny […]

After nearly a decade as an independent artist, Nashville-based pop-punk favorite Taylor Acorn officially signed to Fearless Records last month—marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter. Unapologetic and empowered, Acorn now announces her debut LP, Poster Child, following the critically acclaimed Survival in Motion (Deluxe) earlier this year. Following lead single Goodbye, Good Riddance—which solidified her as one of pop-punk’s most exciting and authentic rising voices—Acorn returns with Hangman, an electric guitar-driven […]

Australia, the wait is over: prepare to witness the beautiful chaos that is BETTER LOVERS next year, with the iconic hardcore group, consisting of Greg Puciato (vocals), Jordan Buckley (guitar), Will Putney (guitar, producer), Steve Micciche (bass) and Clayton “Goose” Holyoak (drums), primed to make their Aussie live debut in January 2026, joined by special guests SPLIT CHAIN and BLIND GIRLS. Kicking off on Friday […]

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA — Mike Hranica (vocals), Jeremy DePoyster (guitar, clean vocals), Kyle Sipress (guitar), Jonathan Gering (keys, synths, programming, percussion), and Giuseppe Capolupo (drums) — have been tipped by Revolver for their ability to keep fans guessing two decades deep into their career and for their willingness to experiment with their sound. It’s this fearlessness that has allowed the band to remain as vital as ever. Now, the band is excited to announce […]