Brisbane’s premier heavy music and dark arts event, the Dead of Winter Festival, is officially rising from the ashes. Dubbed The Resurrection, the festival is locked in for Saturday, 27 June 2026, marking its first return since 2019. Originally launched in 2009, the iconic gathering was forced into a multi-year hiatus following the pandemic. For […]Blog
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DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL 2026: THE RESURRECTION – DAD FIGHT
Brisbane’s premier heavy music and dark arts event, the Dead of Winter Festival, is officially rising from the ashes. Dubbed The Resurrection, the festival is locked in for Saturday, 27 June 2026, marking its first return since 2019. Originally launched in 2009, the iconic gathering was forced into a multi-year hiatus following the pandemic. For […] -
“If you watch the video, you can see Jimmy dribbling onstage, Robert not hitting the notes, and me miming, playing the air.” Phil Collins’ memories of Led Zeppelin’s “dark, sulphurous” Live Aid reunion are brutal, and spare no-one
The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned -
RIFF RAIDERS Release New Album WELCOME TO MARS
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 […] -
Besvärjelsen – Third Album Announced & Detailed
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 – ‘Cohorts Of The Abyss’ Track Released
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 – To Tour Europe With Hatebreed
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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OCEAN SLEEPER Reveal New Music Video For ‘Peace When I’m Dead’
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, Jon Batiste and More Tell the History of SummerStage
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. -
Gig Review: Kiefer Sutherland / Colin Andrew – KK’s Steel Mill (14th May 2026)
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)