Motor City post punk faves Protomartyr return to Australia in 2026, bringing their anthemic atmospheric darkness after an 8 year absence. Joining Protomartyr in Sydney are garage powerpop supergroup Antenna, along with rising post punk outfit Bennetts Grove. In Melbourne Protomartyr host Naarm buzz trio Npcede, with barrelling Adelaide noise rockers Twine and Brisbane's Craning.

From the cold dark depths of Norway and Siberia, Mortiis and Nytt Land bring their Southern Ritual tour across Australia this November. With special guest TiR, this dual headline run delivers something rare, as Mortiis returns with a full band performing ‘The Smell Of Rain’ and more in a set not to be missed.

Australia is in for a special treat as PK frontman of Japanese/Korean juggernauts PROMPTS will join CRYSTAL LAKE for their tour supporting OF MICE & MEN. PK’s journey is definitely unique. He grew up in Korea, where K‑Pop dominated everything, but he and a small circle of friends were die‑hard metalheads. They bonded over blasting Metallica’s Master of Puppets on repeat.

KillPill are a three-piece sonic punch from Ipswich, Australia, blending metal, punk, and rockabilly with chaos and social commentary. Known for dynamic, sweat-soaked live sets that toe the line between gig and physical theatre.

Just one month remains until GROOVIN THE MOO makes its much-anticipated return to the Australian live music circuit. The special one-off Lismore event, taking place on Saturday 9 May, is gearing up to welcome some incredible Australian and international favourites to regional NSW for an unforgettable celebration of music and community. 

Austin psych-rock trailblazers The Black Angels will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for a special run of shows marking 20 years since the release of their landmark debut album Passover (2006). Newly announced headline dates in Melbourne and Adelaide join previously confirmed shows as part of VIVID (Sydney), Open Season (Brisbane) and Dark Mofo (Hobart).

Perth icons Karnivool are thrilled to announce they are taking their number one album, In Verses, on the road for the first time, delivering the biggest headline shows of their career. To celebrate, Karnivool will be joined by special guests TesseracT (UK) and Car Bomb (USA) for an unmissable night of heavy excellence.

Over 20 years ago, THE AMENTA released their debut album, “Occasus”. An unrelenting hybrid of the darkest death metal, black metal grandeur, and sickly electronic interjections, “Occasus” was marshalled by the unhinged bestial roar of Mark “Cesium 137” Bevan.

Seeing is believing when it comes to tribute acts, but when you factor in members from DragonForce, Anti-Nowhere League, Sinsaenum and Tigertailz, the pedigree is there. Chop Suey have been mesmerising audiences worldwide, while Slip-Not are quickly establishing themselves as a class act in their own right.

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!

Beloved Ohio emo veterans Hawthorne Heights have announced local supports for their return to Australia next month to celebrate 20 years of their seminal album 'IfOnly You Were Lonely'. Alternative rockers Heaven // Alone will open festivities in Perth, before passing the baton to post-hardcore band Tapestry, who will warm crowds in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

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.

American black-metal trailblazers Deafheaven announce their biggest Australian tour to date. Presented by Destroy All Lines, the tour will see them headline some of the country’s most prominent venues across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane, joined by special guests Nothing and SPY.

Bring Me The Horizon announce the release of a special re-recorded 20th anniversary edition of their seminal debut album, Count Your Blessings, available Friday, 10th July on vinyl, CD and streaming platforms. A defining statement that brought deathcore to a global audience, the album remains as uncompromising as it is influential.

Prince Daddy & The Hyena return with Hotwire Trip Switch, a fast, loud and quirky pop-punk ride. The album blends humour, heartbreak and restless energy, from “grinding teeth” to wanting to “get my girl back on Friday”, delivering a rush of hook-driven quirkiness that hits hard and doesn’t slow down.

Norwegian titan, Mork, was created by Thomas Eriksen in 2004, with the debut album ‘Isebakke’ eventually surfacing in 2013. Since then, Mork has been ceaselessly rising through the echelons of Black Metal, and on the heels of 2024’s intense and groundbreaking ‘Syv’ opus - which has resulted in the band branching out with tours in the Far East & Australia

Several artists on Australia's fastest growing rock label, XMusic have come together under the name, Project X to record their own version of one of the most powerful songs of the early 90's and arguably the one song that birthed an entire sub-genre. Temple of the Dog's immortal, Hunger Strike.

Bring Me The Horizon release L.I.V.E. IN SÃO PAULO (Live Immersive Virtual Experiment)  a full-scale live album capturing their biggest headline show to date, performed to 50,000 fans at São Paulo’s Allianz Parque. More than a live record, L.I.V.E. IN SÃO PAULO documents a band operating at absolute peak, stretching the idea of what a live release can be.

With zero announcements or teasers from the band, Enter Shikari have today surprise released their brand new album! Lose Your Self (released via So Recordings/Civilians) spans 12 tracks exploring themes of desolation, futility and complete despair at the state of the world, but with glimmers of hopefulness and optimism threaded throughout.

They Might Be Giants treat the entire history of popular music as a chemistry set where genres and musical flavours can be mixed and matched. An 18-song collection provides an optimistic spin on the world, packed with esoteric references, mischievous lyrics and left-field musical detours. It’s a classic!

Fresh off the release of "Big-Box Store Heart"and "24-03-04_BIRTHDAY_B4," Prince Daddy & the Hyena present two more tracks from their forthcoming album, Hotwire Trip Switch, out Friday 17 April on Counter Intuitive Records/Civilians:"30days30days30days" and "SHITSHOW or Boulevard of Soaking Dreams." 

As the curtain falls on an extraordinary career spanning more than four decades, SEPULTURA are preparing to close their final chapter at the end of this year. With over 40 years of band history, 14 gold records, and performances across more than 80 countries, SEPULTURA stand as Brazil’s uncompromising emissary to the global stage and one of today’s most influential metal bands. 

Adelaide alternative metal quintet alt. have announced their dark new concept EP, Nevermore, out Friday 15th May via Resist Records (AU) and SharpTone Records (ROW). “‘Nevermore’ is a concept EP set in the year 2073, where Earth has been pushed to the brink of collapse by war, corruption and unchecked consumption.”