Citizen return with new album Halcyon Blues arriving 7 August, alongside the soaring single ‘Highs and Lows’. The Toledo rock outfit also lock in a February 2027 Australian headline tour with Drug Church, marking their biggest run yet and a bold new chapter for one of modern rock’s most consistent bands.

Welsh rock trio Holding Absence have announced their first ever Australian headline tour this August, bringing California metalcore outfit Kingdom of Giants out to join them on their run around the country.

UK music’s biggest underdogs, indie rock juggernauts The Reytons, keep charging forward on their unstoppable rise. Having flirted with overseas territories successfully over the past 5 years, the band are now heading out on their very first World Tour, and have announced their return to Australia and New Zealand this November and December.

The band comment: "Dear Friends, it's with heavy hearts, we must postpone our upcoming tour in Australia. We are not cancelling, rather  the shows have been rescheduled and the new dates can be seen below. So please hold on to your tickets as they are valid for the new dates.

British metalcore titans Bury Tomorrow will return to Australia this September in support of their latest album Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience. The band will headline shows across the country with support from Alabama thrashers, Gideon, and today announce the addition of Brisbane nu-metal provocateurs Headwreck.

Australia, some spectacular savagery is headed your way this July and August, with Florida metalcore juggernauts WAGE WAR bringing the 'It Calls Me By Name' world tour down under, joined by special guests ORTHODOX (USA) and HEAVENSGATE.

US punk-metal mainstays Strung Out return to Australia this September to celebrate 30 years of their landmark album Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues with a national run of headline shows.

Iconic British punk pioneers, The Damned will bring their legendary live show to Australia and New Zealand as part of their 50th anniversary farewell celebrations.

Australia and New Zealand, prepare to surrender to the might of AUGUST BURNS RED this September and October, with the GRAMMY Award-nominated stalwarts set to return to our shores joined by special guests BLOOM, as well as I PROMISED THE WORLD (USA) on Australian dates only.

New Zealand fans can expect a band that is firing on all cylinders and awaiting their first shows in NZ in many years, comments vocalist Matt Young "It's been a while between drinks but we were most certain that we must return to NZ this year and give you guys a dose of King Parrot! We can't wait to get back and see you real soon!"

Japanese instrumental rock group MONO has announced their new album ‘Snowdrop’ will be released on 12 June 2026.  It will be followed by their first Australian tour in four years, taking place in April 2027.  The legendary quartet will perform in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne; and return to Perth and Adelaide for the first time since 2020. 

Sludgy noise superstars CHAT PILE have announced their first ever Australia and New Zealand tour for June 2026. Fusing elements of post-punk, nu metal, grunge, they have earned a cult following for their eclectic take on what they simply deem ‘noise rock.’ 

It is impossible to consider the music of THE AMITY AFFLICTION as anything but visceral, emotional and relentless in its energy and impact. Their storied career has produced eight studio albums that have become torchbearers for many formative chapters of Australian metal music; as a band, THE AMITY AFFLICTION has firmly established their place as one of the country’s most enduring names of the heavy genre.

Equal Vision Records/Civilians and Quicksand are excited to announce the Friday 17 July release of Bring On The Psychics, the brand new album from the New York City post-hardcore veterans. Marking an entirely new era for the storied three-piece.

Sepultura close out their 40-year career with ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’, a final EP that blends heavy intensity with melody and reflection. Across four tracks, the band delivers a closing statement that captures their legacy while looking toward what comes next.

Electric Callboy announces their long-anticipated new album TANZNEID, set for release on August 7, via Century Media Records / Sony Music Australia. At the same time, the band joins forces with global gaming hit game Brawl Stars for their explosive new single and video Hypercharged, which also introduces the new character “Damian” to the Brawl Stars universe.

Following Wardruna on their most recent European shows, this documentary traces the band’s journey through the Birna album cycle and the past 1.5 years of the World Tour. 
From the Royal Albert Hall and the Amphitheatre of Pompeii to the indigenous lands of the Blackfeet Nation, and onward through Australia, New Zealand, and beyond, it shows the relationships, shared history, and trust built on the road.

Today, long standing hardcore band TERROR release their tenth album, STILL SUFFER, available through Flatspot Records. Working with producer (and former guitarist) Todd Jones, the band created ten fast, aggressive, in-your-face tracks that embrace the themes that made TERROR so influential in the first place.

Multi-platinum rock band SEETHER return with Beneath The Surface, a powerful new digital EP. Expanding on the emotional depth and sonic intensity that have defined their career, the EP offers fans a deeper look into the band’s creative core—where raw honesty and heavy-hitting melodies collide.

‘…Beginning Of The End’ sets a dark, brooding tone as Portrayal of Guilt explore religious imagery, darkness and socio-political ideas across 11 songs. With heavy basslines, intense vocals and moments of hypnotic melody, the album delivers a raw and unsettling soundscape with plenty to think about.

After numerous world tours, ten full length albums, and globally recognized acclaim, DevilDriver remain full speed ahead. The band announces their explosive eleventh full length, Strike and Kill, out July 10, 2026 via Napalm Records, returning to their carnivorous origin and reigniting the incendiary sound that founded their legacy.

The ‘It Calls Me By Name’ EP is short and does not overstay its welcome. It offers a good overview of Wage War’s music as it moves around the heavy metal range from, nu-metal, aggressive hardcore territory, to melodic atmospheric and metalcore soundscapes while maintaining the hooks that keep people engaged and listening. It’s a great taster!