NEWS & TOURS
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH ANNOUNCE FREE LIVE-STREAM SHOW
Five Finger Death Punch will bring their 20th Anniversary Tour to fans around the world with a free global live broadcast from Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wed, Sept 9 @ 1pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
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NO MORE OPEN SECRETS: A LIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT SEXUAL HARM, SAFETY AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC
Join One of One, in partnership with Dr. Ash King from Support Act and Bree Baker, for a live online conversation exploring sexual harm, safety, and what genuine support looks like for women and GNC people navigating the music industry.
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C.O.F.F.I.N ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
C.O.F.F.I.N (Children Of Finland Fighting In Norway) return to stages across Australia in February and March 2027 for their biggest Australian headline shows to date, following the release of their sixth studio album, Out In Oslo, which is set to be released on Friday 18 September via p(doom) records.
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ONE WEEK TO GO: BIGSOUND SET TO TAKE OVER FORTITUDE VALLEY
In just one week, Fortitude Valley will become the epicentre of Australian music as BIGSOUND returns from 1-4 September, bringing together hundreds of artists, industry leaders and music fans for four days of showcases, conferences and career-defining moments.
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GUTTERLORD GATHERING 2026
Something foul is stirring beneath Brisbane.
On Saturday 10 October 2026, the gates open for the first 𝗚𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 - a new heavy music event taking over Crowbar Brisbane for one night of noise, chaos and glorious depravity. -
DEATH TO ALL ANNOUNCE 2027 AUSTRALIAN TOUR WITH DARK ANGEL
DEATH TO ALL will make their Australian debut, celebrating the legacy of Death and Chuck Schuldiner with material spanning the band’s entire catalogue. They’ll be joined by thrash metal legends DARK ANGEL.
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THE AMITY AFFLICTION ADD THORNHILL & WAAX TO MONUMENTAL SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE SHOW
Ahead of their only Australian headline show of the year held against one of the country’s most iconic backdrops, THE AMITY AFFLICTION have announced some special guests who will be sharing in this unique live experience on the Sydney Opera House steps.
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CRASH TEST DUMMIES RETURN TO AUSTRALIA
CRASH TEST DUMMIES are heading back to Australia in April 2027 — and they’re not coming quietly. After a sold‑out 2025 run that reminded audiences exactly why they became one of the most unmistakable bands of the ’90s, the Dummies return with a full‑throttle, career‑spanning Greatest Hits Tour.
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THROWN ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR 2027
Swedish metalcore phenomenon Thrown today announce their return to Australia after selling out their entire February 2025 headline tour and will be back February 2027. This will be the bands biggest headline tour to date with special guests Conneticut’s Boundaries, Pittsburgh’s 156/Silence and opening proceedings will be Australia’s own Volatile Ways.
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PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES HEADLINE TOUR FOR 2027
Multi-million streaming, UK-based collective PRESIDENT will present their first Australian headline tour in February 2027. The announcement follows the recent reveal of the band’s debut full-length album, BLOOD OF YOUR EMPIRE, arriving September 4.
LIVE REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
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LIVE REVIEW: OCEAN GROVE + CANE HILL + DEFICIT + BLINDER @ THE PRINCESS THEATRE 22/08/26
“We have been doing this since 2013...and we have been so lucky.” Ocean Grove brought their genre-bending Oddworld to Brisbane for an end-of-tour blowout, with Cane Hill, Deficit and Blinder turning a packed Princess Theatre into four very different worlds of heavy music.
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INTERVIEW: PARADISE LOST IN CONVERSATION WITH GREG MACKINTOSH
“It took a long time for this new album to come together… inspiration was hard to find.”
Greg Mackintosh talks about Ascension, the creative process behind the album and Paradise Lost’s long-awaited Australian tour.
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LIVE REVIEW: SOUTH ARCADE + WHITT’S END @ THE TRIFFID 21/08/26
A sold-out crowd. An amazing pumped-up mix of in-your-face pop-punk blended with classic rock. South Arcade and Whitt’s End delivered an awesome night from start to finish. Brisbane really does go off!
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LIVE REVIEW: SLAYYYTER + 2CHARM @ THE FORTITUDE VALLEY MUSIC HALL 14/08/26
Slayyyter didn't just bring the Wor$t Girl In The World Tour to Brisbane—she owned it. Backed by a blistering live band, stunning production and a crowd hanging on every moment, the pop disruptor delivered a performance that felt every bit like a superstar claiming her crown.
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LIVE REVIEW: KARMA POLICE + CHAMBER LANE + TABLE MANNERS @ BLACK BOX THEATRE 15/08/26
A sold-out Black Box Theatre, a confident performance and a band beginning to look like rock stars. Karma Police launched Pale and Blue in front of family, friends and fans with a set that showcased just how much they have grown.
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INTERVIEW: METALITE IN CONVERSATION WITH EDWIN PREMBERG
"We are going out into the universe looking for new planets, new worlds, and hope." From the inspiration behind Discovery to the stories woven throughout the album, Edwin Premberg takes us inside Metalite's upcoming release.
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INTERVIEW: IN CONVERSATION WITH KINGDOM OF GIANTS
"We didn't have a following... we got to prove ourselves. And we are still doing that." Kingdom Of Giants reflect on their journey, evolving sound and long-awaited return to Australia on tour with Holding Absence.
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LIVE REVIEW: WAGE WAR + ORTHODOX + HEAVENSGATE @ THE TIVOLI 06/08/26
Some gigs are loud. Some gigs are heavy. Then there are nights like Thursday night at The Tivoli for Wage War, where the entire room comes to a silent agreement the only acceptable response is absolute metal gremlin chaos.
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INTERVIEW: THE DAMNED IN CONVERSATION WITH RAT SCABIES
"Who'd have thought we would still be upright and breathing?" Ahead of The Damned's Australian return, Rat Scabies reflects on five decades of music, Brian James and the band's future.
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INTERVIEW: DEL AMITRI IN CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN CURRIE
Del Amitri return to Australia and New Zealand in 2027, with Justin Currie reflecting on the band's remarkable journey. "We are so lucky that we pursued our 'pathetic little dream'... we are forever grateful."
BEYOND THE BARRIER
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COMEBACK KID ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM CHOSEN HELL
Canadian hardcore heroes Comeback Kid are thrilled to announce their eighth and latest album, Chosen Hell. It arrives November 6 via SharpTone Records and Dine Alone Records in Canada, weaving in influences of blazing modern metal, piss-and-vinegar punk, and even vulnerable melodicism. Today, the band has shared the video for the title track.
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POLYPHIA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM BE NOT AFRAID
Polyphia announce their fifth full-length studio album Be Not Afraid, out October 23 with Rise Records. Henson adds, “The album takes you through the extremes of two different worlds / moods: one being very uplifting and triumphant, the other being spine-chilling and terrifying. There are moments on the record that legitimately scare me when I listen to them.”
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LIVECONFORMDIE ANNOUNCE NEW EP DIE IN MY PRIME + SHARE 'SOUL DEVOURER'
Perth genre-bending heavy outfit liveconformdie are back with their first taste of new music in four years, announcing their forthcoming EP Die In My Prime, out Friday 9 October. Today, they kick things off with lead single, "Soul Devourer", alongside a dark and dystopian video clip.
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ANGELUS APATRIDA SIGN WITH NAPALM RECORDS, RELEASE 'CYCLE OF RUIN'
Spanish thrash metal heavyweights ANGELUS APATRIDA are entering a new era, officially signing with Napalm Records! Formed in 2000, the Spanish quartet has spent more than two decades establishing themselves as one of the leading forces in the international thrash metal scene.
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ALBUM REVIEW: PURE ECSTASY BY BEARTOOTH
“I'm not the battle, I am the war.” Beartooth dive into raw emotion and heavy guitar riffs as the songs explore finding peace within oneself and the importance of valuing yourself.
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ANBERLIN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'CURRENCY' AND SHARE FIRST SINGLE "NEVERAFTER"
Alternative rock outfit Anberlin has announced CURRENCY, the band's highly anticipated ninth studio album and the first full-length release to feature Matty Mullins as lead vocalist. Marking the beginning of a bold new chapter, CURRENCY builds on the momentum of 2024's Vega.
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ALBUM REVIEW: MARROW DEEP BY MASTODON
Mastodon deliver an album primarily about grief, “wasted years” and loss, but also one with a lightness that celebrates the present and future. Marrow Deep is a powerful record driven by big electric guitars, amazing guitar solos and emotional lyricism.
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JEBEDIAH: ARE WE OK? DOCUMENTARY HITS CINEMAS THIS OCTOBER
The highly anticipated feature documentary Jebediah: Are We OK? is set to screen in cinemas nationwide in October. Distributed across Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, the national theatrical release will be accompanied by a special series of Q&A event screenings featuring members of the band.
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CENOBIA SIGNS TO FEARLESS RECORDS
Fearless Records is thrilled to welcome enigmatic artist Cenobia to the worldwide roster.
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Cenobia independently released her debut single Devour Me in 2025. Months later, she re-emerged with her second single, Throne of Want, followed by Make Us Whole Again. -
YELLOWCARD ANNOUNCE BETTER DAYS (DELUXE EDITION)
Celebrating a creative renaissance in 2026, multi-platinum pop-punk royalty Yellowcard brighten up a banner year with the release of their brand new, digital-only Deluxe Edition of Better Days on September 18 via Better Noise. Teasing this expanded version, the group also just served up a new and and previously unreleased song.
STATIC FEED
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WE CAME AS ROMANS UNVEIL REIMAGINED 'RED SMOKE' FT. HEAVENSGATE
Of the project, We Came As Romans shared:
"ALL IS BEAUTIFUL… BECAUSE WE'RE DOOMED: CIRCULARITY is the culmination of this cycle for WCAR. We are happy to have been able to sit in a place of deep collaboration with so many artists we have toured with over the years & build strong friendships with.” -
AMON AMARTH DEBUT 'EIGHT LEGS OF THUNDER'
Director Dariusz Szermanowicz enthuses, "With 'Eight Legs Of Thunder', together with the band, we wanted to break the traditional metal music video mold once again. We fused the raw, dusty vibe of a modern western with the epic, dark mythology of Oden’s eight-legged steed.”
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ANNALYNN SHARE BRUTAL NEW SINGLE 'RESURFACE'
"Resurface tells the story of battling a lost self, trapped by control and the emptiness that gradually devours happiness in life," explains the band. "It depicts the journey of reclaiming freedom and rediscovering one's true self in the right way, without being forced by anyone anymore."
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BLACK SPIKES RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'DULKĖS'
BLACK SPIKES about “DULKĖS”:
“The final song of Ydos, ‘DULKĖS’, closes the whole fairy tale by returning everything to dust. It is about the shortness of human life and what remains after we are gone. Our bodies disappear, the past fades, and the future belongs to others. But dust also carries the possibility of new life, reminding us that everything ends only to begin again.”
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WALLS OF JERICHO UNLEASH NEW SINGLE 'AGENCY'
Frontwoman Candace Buckingham on “Agency”: “Agency is a song about freedom. The kind that lives within you, the kind no one can take away, and the kind you have to fight for every single day.”
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM UNLEASH 'THE EDGE OF NOWHERE'
Frontman Eric A.K. Knutson says about the track:
“The Edge of Nowhere’ is about knowing when to dig your heels into the ground and hold the line. We wanted to write a track that made people feel strong when things get tough. Always speak your mind. Even if 9 times out of 10, it takes you nowhere. You never know when you'll get that 1 time that pushes you through.”
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FROZEN CROWN RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'WHO WANTS TO BURN IN HEAVEN'
“‘Who Wants To Burn In Heaven’ is the natural follow-up to ‘I Am The Tyrant’, one of our most popular and beloved songs, with its driving martial pace and the singalong emotional chorus. The song is a statement of uniqueness and freedom. Better to stand as a king among outsiders (the misunderstood, the unconventional, the beautifully imperfect) than to beg for a place among those who worship conformity and call it perfection.”
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ROB ZOMBIE RELEASES 'BLACK RAT COFFIN' MUSIC VIDEO
Rock and metal icon ROB ZOMBIE has unveiled the official music video for ‘Black Rat Coffin,’ another standout track from his acclaimed new studio album, The Great Satan, available now via Nuclear Blast Records.
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MISS MAY I DELIVER DEATH THREAT VIDEO
"Death Threat is about being held in an emotional chokehold while someone uses your own flaws against you," declares Benton. "Our darker habits deserve to be seen and worked through, not weaponized.”
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FROM ASHES TO NEW SHARE NEW VERSION OF 'DIE FOR YOU' FT. NEONI
"'Die For You' felt like the perfect opportunity to bring our separate sides of the alternative worlds together and create something that feels fresh, emotional, and uniquely ours."
LIVE GALLERY
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SOUTH ARCADE + WHITT’S END @ THE TRIFFID 21/08/26
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HOLDING ABSENCE + KINGDOM OF GIANTS + STEPSON @ THE PRINCESS THEATRE 14/08/26
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WAGE WAR + ORTHODOX + HEAVENSGATE @ THE TIVOLI 06/08/26
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PLINI + DELTA SLEEP (UK) + CENOBIA + NIGHTDIVE @ THE PRINCESS THEATRE 06/08/26
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PRINCE DADDY & THE HYENA + MACSEAL + SUZI + TALK HEAVY @ THE BRIGHTSIDE 17/07/26
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DEAFHEAVEN + SPY + PEACE RITUAL @ THE PRINCESS THEATRE 12/07/26
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SPIDERBAIT + CUSTARD + THE GNOMES + VIPERSNATCH @ THE TIVOLI 05/07/26
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PART 2 - DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL @ MANSFIELD TAVERN 27/06/26
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PART 1 - DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL @ MANSFIELD TAVERN 27/06/26