MELBOURNE / SRI LANKAN HARDCORE BANDILLAN KAAPAN UNLEASH NEW EP UNDENIABLE
Naarm, Melbourne-based Sri Lankan hardcore band ILLAN KAAPAN have released their UNDENIABLE EP, serving up their heaviest hitting material to date. Tough, harsh and full of energy, the band are delivering the high-impact sound ILLAN KAAPAN are known for.
OFFSET VISION SIGN TO NINTH LIFE + SHARE NEW EP
Tasmanian pop punk trio Offset Visionare making moves with the announcement of their signing to Ninth Life Records, alongside the release of their brand new three-track EP, You’re Not What I Need, out today.
NIGHTWISH CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH ‘THE GREATEST 30 YEARS ON EARTH’
Symphonic metal pioneers NIGHTWISH are marking three decades of musical wizardry. To celebrate this milestone, the band announces their most ambitious retrospective collection yet: The Greatest 30 Years On Earth.
DINOSAUR JR. UNVEIL THEIR 13TH ALBUM, THERE NEAR
There Near marks the sixth studio album Dinosaur Jr. have recorded in the 20 years since their triumphal rebirth. There have been several live and/or closet cleaning collections to keep punters sated for the five years since Sweep It Into Space, but there is nothing quite like having a full slab of new Dino tunes to fry your ears. And There Near has all knobs set to Extra Crispy.
IN THIS MOMENT CAST AN UNBREAKABLE SPELL WITH NEW ALBUM WITCH
IN THIS MOMENT, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated, multi-platinum heavy alternative force of nature, have dropped their ninth full-length offering and debut LP for Better Noise Music, WITCH.
ALBUM REVIEW: HAPPIER NOW BY MOVEMENTS
What happens when you're searching for meaning while pretending "everything is fine"? Movements confront anxiety, self-doubt and the search for connection on Happier Now.
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.
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.”
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.
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
AETHER REALM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM SEASON OF BLOODSHED
Soaked in blood and craving more, North Carolina’s melodic death metal masters AETHER REALM have undergone a violent transformation, emerging with their ferocious new album Season of Bloodshed, to be unleashed December 11th, 2026 via Napalm Records.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ENSLAVED ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM MIÐ
Progressive trailblazers Enslaved have officially announced their forthcoming studio album, Mið, set for release on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Throughout their 35 year journey, across 17 albums, the Norwegian vanguard have continually redefined the boundaries of progressive black meta.
DOWN TO RELEASE VOLUME V
American heavy metal icons DOWN will unleash their long-awaited new studio album, Volume V, on November 20th via Nuclear Blast Records! “We were all excited about this,” smiles Anselmo. “There was a sense of lightness in the air. Everyone’s attitude was positive.”
BREACH (US) SIGN TO GREYSCALE RECORDS + SHARE DEBUT SINGLE "PARASITE"
Featuring members of Comeback Kid and Misery Signals, BREACH announce their signing to Greyscale Records, alongside the release of their unsettling debut single, "PARASITE", out everywhere today.