Tasmania’s hardest working and most endearing melodic punks step up their game with third LP ‘If This Is All We’re Going To Be’. Out April 29 via Poison City.  In just the last six months the intrepid, ever passionate quartet have nailed a wall to wall sold out out national single tour, seen two new singles scoop up triple j, […]

When an album starts with a straight up rock and roll energy the way that Monster Truck’s new album ‘Sittin’ Heavy’ does, well you get the feeling you’re in for a bit of an injection of what many people are missing these days, and that is what might save your life tonight… Rock and Roll! I mean the track is […]

“I mean when we started the band it was to have something to do and have fun with friends and I think in a lot of ways it’s the same thing, as we do have fun together and that’s an important thing because if we put out an album every year or every second year it wouldn’t be that fun, […]

Touring Festival  Set To Hit Melbourne’s Corner Hotel With Headline Sets from Electric Mary and Dallas Frasca. WALLAPALOOZA IS BACK! And it’s more fiery, exciting and poignant than ever. One of Australia’s longest running independent festivals remains an annual rockin’ good time for dedicated fans of live music. Taking inspiration from the recent furore raised in opposition to idiotic lock-out laws in the northern […]

Former King Cannons frontman leads Melbourne quartet back to punk rock roots Despite the multitude of ways the genre has been disputed and diluted, the spirit of punk rock has always remained, at its core, a state of mind. A conviction and attitude staunchly embedded in the soul that even the headiest of adult responsibilities cannot drown out. When King […]

Massachusetts natives A WILHELM SCREAM will return to Australian shores this May for an epic Australian tour.   Recognised internationally for their relentless, energetic and downright exhausting live shows, this band is an riff-heavy, overwhelming assault on the senses. They never fail to disappoint. AWS, as they are affectionately known to their multitude of fans worldwide have been hauled “…one of […]

With a swag of awards and sold out stadium tours across the globe left in their wake, we are thrilled to announce that US metal monoliths TRIVIUM will be shredding across Australia this April.  Widely tipped for greatness (some prophecies come true!) after their successful sophomore release, ‘Ascendancy’ in 2005, Kerrang! Declared it “the most skull-peeling collection of pulverizing metal grooves […]

With eight timeless punk rock albums and over 20 years of high intensity touring under their belt, Millencolin has come to help shape the skate punk sound that inspired them from the start. Millencolin fans are always waging wars, pitting so many of their brilliant records against each other to see which comes out the victor. It’s a war that […]

Internationally renowned glam rockers STEEL PANTHER  have officially announced ‘Live From Lexxi’s Mom’s Garage’, the band’s first full length film, featuring a ten-song live acoustic concert interspersed with comedic vignettes showcasing the band’s unmatched shenanigans and debauchery. The album and film will be released on CD and CD/DVD by the band’s label Open E Records via Kobalt Label Services on February 26th.    PRE-ORDERS […]

Juno-Award winning rock outfit Monster Truck have just announced that their highly anticipated sophomore album, Sittin’ Heavy, will be released February 19, 2016 on Dine Alone Records/Cooking Vinyl in Australia and New Zealand. The album is available to pre-order now via the band’s webstore, Dine Alone webstore, JB HiFi and iTunes. Those who pre-order the record via iTunes will instantly receive Don’t Tell Me How to Live and the anthemic new track The Enforcer. Produced […]

The Flatliners are about to be in Australia with Lagwagon! Before heading out to check out one of the below shows, check out this piece exclusively on MTRBWY written by Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners telling us about the best Canadian bands you don’t know! We know we’ll be checking these ones out ASAP! The Dirty Nil They are a […]

Date: Sunday October 18, 2015 Venue: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Presented by: Dainty Group Supported By: Children of Bodom Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE                      

Megadeth are back in Australia, this time with Children of Bodom, so we’re in for one extremely loud evening, and for a Sunday, that’s just what we need! I made it in just in time… as the lights already dark went darker and ready for Children of Bodom as they thrashed their way onto the stage bathed in green lights as […]

Megadeth are in Australia right now! Before checking out one of their blistering shows, check out this piece exclusively on MTRBWY written by Dave Mustaine about his tour hacks for tips for life on the road! Dave Mustaine’s Tour Hacks- Tips for life on the road. 1. “One of the first rules about travelling, whether you’re a musician or not, […]

“…so we wanted to go a little bit different with this one, deliberately not do a concept album and just write a collection of songs that have an uplifting message that have a colourful sound and a vibrancy to them and go for an energy that matches our live show as well because we have quite a physical and energetic […]

The name suggests that GINGERFEST is a day full of Fanta, carrots and sunscreen-dipped freckly youngsters going by nicknames like ‘Bluey’. But no, its not about congregating to celebrate the rare yet beautiful MCR1 Gene. Instead, Gingerfest is a straight up, balls out, no reservations, all inclusive punk rock festival held to honour the memory of one of Australia’s most dedicated punk […]

CITY AND COLOUR ANNOUNCES SPECIAL FAN EVENTS IN SYDNEY & MELBOURNE THIS MONTH! PRE-ORDER ALBUM AT GETMUSIC.COM.AU FROM 4PM TODAY FOR EXCLUSIVE ENTRY To celebrate the imminent release of City and Colour’s highly anticipated new studio album If I Should Go Before You (October 9, 2015), Australian fans are being offered the once in a lifetime opportunity to attend intimate […]

It’s been a hell of a decade for Australia’s favourite beard-themed propaganda rock band, and to celebrate, The Beards will be embarking on an anniversary tour of Australia this October. The ‘Ten Long Years, One Long Beard’ Tour will take the band on a limited run of shows at selected venues in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The tour will […]

“It’s been kind of a whirlwind, we went from doing nothing for several years to all of a sudden back in the saddle again to recording and doing music videos and just touring around the world and just being all over the place and I don’t know, it’s awesome, it feels good and I’m really, really excited about the whole […]

Rock legends IRON MAIDEN, whose new studio double album “The Book of Souls” just debuted at No 2 in Australia, will make a massively anticipated return in May on their enormous Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet Ed Force One, piloted by vocalist Bruce Dickinson and carrying band, crew and stage production and equipment. Their first Australian tour since 2011, Maiden will play […]

“I guess we’ve been playing in bands for such a long time that we realize how fleeting every opportunity can be and how fleeting the music industry can be, so I guess it was sort of like that this could be potentially the last thing you ever do, so make it count and make it good.” From release: If you […]

They’re heading back out on the road, and before doing so, Ross from Cosmic Psychos sat down and gave MTRBWY a list of his most underrated bands for us to share with you all. So check out his list here and make sure you head out and catch the Psychos at one of their shows. All the dates and details […]

You’d be forgiven for being a little bit concerned about The Bennies’ whereabouts lately.  After being positively everywhere earlier this year and traversing the globe with an endurance and enthusiasm ordinarily exclusive to a college freshman on ritalin, the Melbourne four-piece suddenly found themselves in the eye of the party whirlwind, surrounded by an unprecedented calm. After being dubbed a […]

Thrash metal legends MEGADETH will return to Australia this October.  Fresh out of the studio where they have been working industriously on their new album, the follow up to 2013’s Super Collider, Megadeth are eager to return to the live arena and Australia will graciously accommodate in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.  Having sold over 50 million records worldwide, earning platinum […]

Straight off the bat I have to say how much I dig Frank Turner, there’s just something about his music, his attitude and his all-round being that makes him what he is, that being an artist you should all listen to if you have no idea who he is, plus with my musical hero Butch Walker at the producer helm and […]

The utterly insatiable, much loved UK troubadour FRANK TURNER has returned to fix grins firmly on faces with his anticipated sixth album ‘Positive Songs For Negative People’. Out August 7 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Universal Music Australia, Turner has revealed the album track listing, announced the LP’s accompanying deluxe acoustic album. He’s also launched the video for single ‘The Next Storm’, which sees the man himself literally on the ropes, taking […]

The third album from any band can sometimes be the make or break, and honestly some bands these days don’t even get to three, so when I heard Young Guns were making their third, I was stoked as these guys have made a couple of killer records previously so I’m looking forward to checking out ‘Ones and Zeros’ and reviewing […]

“Typical live show… there’s not really ever a typical live show with Peep Tempel *laughs* we never know what to expect, but it’s just going to be a lot of sweat usually, you can expect that, but there’s going to be a lot of dancing and an all-round good time.” From release: Indomitable Melbourne trio THE PEEP TEMPEL are taking […]

Date: Saturday 16 May, 2015 Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Presented by: Live Nation Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the show HERE      

In my twenty eight or so concert going years I’ve been to a few ‘farewell’ tours, KISS and John Farnham the most notable, but as both of those artists continue to tour, tonight we’re here to say goodbye to Mötley Crüe, this one you can guarantee will be it, because as they say, ‘All bad things must come to an […]