LA indie pop trio TROUSDALE bring their acclaimed album Growing Pains to Australia and New Zealand this November, with LOVELOVELOVE supporting in Australia and Lipstick in New Zealand. The tour kicks off in Brisbane on 6 November, before hitting Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. Tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines.

Hardline Media announce WITCHGRINDER and OUR LAST ENEMY as national supports for COMBICHRIST’s Down and Under Again tour this September, with special guests NOVEAUX joining the Sydney show.

THORNHILL will bring their 2025 opus BODIES to Australian stages in February 2026 for their biggest headline tour yet. “We’ve put everything into making these shows memorable… fans can expect a whole new energy and a night that really captures where Thornhill is at right now.” Special guests include AMIRA ELFEKY (USA), PALEDUSK (Japan) and HEAVENSGATE.

After 16 years away, Secondhand Serenade return to Australia for three special shows with a symphony string section. Celebrating 20 years of Awake, John Vesely delivers timeless emo pop anthems including ‘Fall For You’ and newer favourites in a spellbinding journey of love, loss and redemption.

BETTER LOVERS are bringing their ferocious live show down under for the first time in January 2026. Featuring members of Every Time I Die, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Fit For An Autopsy, the hardcore supergroup will hit six cities with SPLIT CHAIN and BLIND GIRLS.

Due to a very serious health matter with Anatoly Pakhalenkoof of Nytt Land recently suffering a heart attack, the September Australian dates will need to be rescheduled.

California punk icons Lagwagon return to Australia and New Zealand in early 2026 to celebrate 30 years of their landmark album Hoss. Fans can expect the record played live in full, alongside a stack of favourites, in a tour that captures the raw energy and spirit of ’90s punk.

Taiwan’s Buddhist blackened death metal act Dharma (達摩樂隊) are hitting Australia in 2025. After tearing up Froth & Fury Fest and supporting Pestilence last year, they’re bringing their blistering live energy back to Aussie stages. Don’t miss it.

Thrash legend Steve “Zetro” Souza returns to Australia in February 2026. From his early Testament days to fronting Exodus on classics like Fabulous Disaster and Persona Non Grata, Zetro will deliver a best-of set across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

UK thrash metal legends Onslaught will make their long awaited Australian debut in November 2025 with The Force From Hell tour, celebrating four decades of fury and marking the return of iconic vocalist Sy Keeler.

Beyond mere tales of fable and fantasy, the next chapter of heavy music folklore is already waiting to be told. Australia’s largest travelling music celebration, Good Things Festival, is back once again for another round of alternative myth-making, bringing along a stellar roster of international legends, local heroes, and budding dreamweavers.

While the King Parrot boys are currently terrorising their way around North America, much closer to home the band are excited to announce a swag of new tour dates as Part 2 of their Australian Album launch tour for the new record "A Young Person's Guide to King Parrot".

The True Batushka – the enigmatic and powerful band, that redefined black metal with its ceremonial aesthetic and unique atmosphere, led by Krzysztof Drabikowski, will finally tour Australia in January 2026.

Amber Run will bring their acclaimed album 5AM to Australia for the first time in April 2026. Fans can catch the UK trio in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, performing 5AM in full along with hits like “I Found.”

After their cancelled co-headline tour with Alien Ant Farm, CKY will return to Australia in January for three special shows.

OCEANO bring their Depths Down Under Farewell Tour to Australia this October. Featuring songs from Depths and Contagion, the run includes four shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne.

Platinum-selling band Pierce The Veil will bring their highly anticipated I Can’t Hear You Tour World Tour to Australia in 2026, today announcing a national tour across April with special guests Movements and Jack Kays.

DYING FETUS return to Australia and New Zealand this December for the first time in over a decade. Joining them on tour are 200 STAB WOUNDS.