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Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders celebrated the release of their third studio album, Welcome To Mars, over the long weekend. Featuring three banging singles, Nothing To Lose – which features an amazing music video shot at ABC Southbank, title track Welcome to Mars, the video for which cracked 30,000 views on YouTube in its […]

Stoner/doom rockers Besvärjelsen have revealed details and first single in what will be their third long player. Entitled Till Glömskan Ad Oblivionem, it will see the light on August 28th, 2026 through Magnetic Eye Records.
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Ninth Realm have recently launched a Michael Burke-filmed/edited video clip for “Cohorts Of The Abyss”, the second preview tune off their forthcoming second full-length effort Damnation’s Veil.
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Life Of Agony and Hatebreed are pleased to announced that they will team up later this year for a 2-week long co-headlining tour of Europe.
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Posted on June 10th 2026, 10:08a.m.

Hailing from Gippsland in regional Victoria and now standing as the region’s biggest and one of the country’s most exciting metalcore exports, Ocean Sleeper today reveal their sophomore album Peace When I’m Dead will be released globally on 21 August (via BMG Australia/Rise Records). The anticipated news of their forthcoming album drops alongside the title […]

Patti Smith, David Byrne, Youssou N’Dour and other artists remember the performances, chance meetings and rainouts of the concert series that has defined New York City summers.

There’s still a tendency for people to raise an eyebrow when Kiefer Sutherland’s name appears on a gig poster. Nowadays, it’s more in a sense of “Oh, yeah, he does music, too,” rather than a “This should be interesting…” It’s great to be back in KK’s, somehow, for the first time this year.  With a … Continue reading Gig Review: Kiefer Sutherland / Colin Andrew – KK’s Steel Mill (14th May 2026)

Today, TO THE GRAVE, the world’s preeminent vegan deathcore band, officially announces their signing to BLKIIBLK. To mark the new chapter, the band unleash Eyestalk Ablations, their first new music since mid-2025, alongside a shocking music video. The track marks their first release for BLKIIBLK, while their recently announced North American tour sees the band […]

Guitar Hero was a worldwide smash hit – and it introduced Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash to a whole new audience