Ahead of the release of Better Days, the latest album from Yellowcard, we spoke with William Ryan Key about change, growth and perspective. “The difference is just being able to manage it and not fixate on the negative shit,” he says. Better Days isn’t about looking back — it’s about letting go, moving forward and finding clarity in the noise.

JD Fortune returns to Australian stages this October. “My grandma brought me AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap when I was a kid,” he recalls. “That music spoke to me.” Fans can look forward to INXS favourites, Fortune’s own hits, and brand new tracks.

Seven years away, ten rum and cokes, and Zebrahead are finally returning to Australia. The Orange County crew are bringing back their trademark genre-bending chaos. Bassist Ben Osmundson says, ‘The band is really excited to get to Australia… The flight is hell. I think it’s 10 rum and cokes before the flight and sleep all the way – right?

Boston’s Dead Poet Society make their first trip to Australia for Good Things 2025. Blending bluesy riffs with indie grit, the band describe their songwriting as ‘chaos’. ‘Writing rock music that’s not cheesy is hard,’ says frontman Jack Underkofler.

We had a chat to Richie Lewis about Celebrating Neil Young: From Harvest-to-Harvest Moon, where he joined Shane Nicholson and Jeff Martin to honour Neil’s timeless songs. “I had to learn how to sing Neil Young’s songs in my own voice,” Richie explained. “It was fantastic to feel that spirit.”

Cleopatrick are bringing their raw, high-energy shows to Australia for the first time. “We usually deliver live shows that are relentless, high energy with our grungy-garage sounds, and we like punching fans in the face with our sound,” says Luke Gruntz.

We spoke to Gregor Mackintosh about Ascension and its themes of religious disillusionment, human frailty and sonic escape. The result is a record both brutal and beautiful, a gothic metal sermon for those disillusioned by the world and seeking clarity in the chaos.

ADEMA’s Australian tour with ILL NIÑO marks a new chapter. “One tour, our singer Mark disappeared for days. We missed shows and thought, ‘Are we gonna get sued?’ The guys asked me to step up. I said, ‘I’ll try’. Now I’m the singer and we’re about to finalise a new album,” says Tim Fluckey.

“I think the music we are making as Combichrist is still developing. We are not whipping a dead horse. We have a voice and emotions and we want to express those in our music. I look back at some of our early songs and think — oh that’s a bit cringe — but on the whole I think we still have that edge. We want to inspire fans and have them inspire us to create better music,” said Andy LaPlegua.

“We want to reintroduce people to the joy of punk music,” says guitarist Jeff Sahyoun. “People need to live and feel—time is short.” letlive. return to Australia this September with five chaotic, career-spanning shows.

“I was going through some tough things,” stated Richie Cavalera. “I had to just sit there and take it – let the cards play out, you know. All this pain and hate being thrown our way, but you just have to be patient and strong. So, we wrote these songs about it like ‘Lies’ and ‘Just A Rat’. I just had to keep thinking my time will come. I will be able to speak. I just have to let things happen.” We spoke with Richie Cavalera about the band’s upcoming album.

After eight years, Ill Niño return to Australia this September for their first headline tour, joined by Adema. “We’ve got so much new shit up our sleeves… 90 minutes of hits, favourites, and new songs,” says drummer Dave Chavarri.

Paleface Swiss will make their Australian debut this September, performing their latest album Cursed in full. “We want to capture that raw energy,” says guitarist Yannick Lehmann. “Our gig will not be super slick with production. We are going to perform with just the band, no distractions, pure, raw energy straight at fans”.

“This isn’t Cos Play or a gimmick,” said Joe Henley. Dharma 達摩樂隊 is surely be a truly unique musical phenomenon, from the perspectives of both the Buddhist sangha and death metal music and fandom. Dharma 達摩樂隊 use the inherit anger of death metal and joins it to the scriptures to instil within the listener a sense of spiritual relief and undeniable passion through the release of karma.

ROME (taken from the last four letters in Jerome’s name) is the main musical project of Luxembourgish singer and song writer Jerome Reuter. He is about to tour Australia for the very first time. He has a voice that’s rich like wine and reminds me of a young Leonard Cohen.

We caught up with the Rock Goddess and Legend: Cherie Currie of The Runaways to talk about her final Australian tour and smashing the barriers for women who rock.

Nasty will join Paleface Swiss on their upcoming Australian tour — their first ever shows in the country. “We had a gig planned before COVID, but it never happened,” says guitarist Paddy Gajdzik. “Now we’re finally coming.”

The Dillinger Escape Plan were named the greatest live band of all time in a Revolver survey, beating out Metallica, Iron Maiden, Tool, and Pantera. For anyone who’s seen them live, it wasn’t a surprise. Guitarist Ben Weinman chats about the Australian Tour and more.

“The inspiration is my life, and sometimes I just get a spark, that brings the song – a spark of inspiration,” said Zora Cock. “It can be frustrating at times. I cannot write for six months – writer’s block – and then other times, like this album, it just all came out the lyrics and the melodies”. Zora Cock and René Boxem open up about Blackbriar’s new chapter, ‘A Thousand Little Deaths’

“Yes. Our signature sound is there, but we do change it up a bit,” said Matt Barlow. “This record has a darker tone. We found ourselves going back to our roots in music. My roots are in the trash metal I loved. For Freddie, it is his love of death metal”. We caught up with Matt Barlow to talk all things New Messiahs.