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Tours: At The Drive In return to Australia this fall

News — May 6, 2017

Early last year At The Drive In fans were delivered the news they had been longing for… the band had reunited, announcing plans to release new music and a tour the globe. They blew in Australia mid-year to play an epic set at Splendour in The Grass and two intimate …

Records: News from the V.E.G.A.S. camp...

News — May 2, 2017

V.E.G.A.S. has announced two upcoming split 7-inches. One with Long Gone, the other with Broken Cross. V.E.G.A.S. / Long Gone split 7” A taste of V.E.G.A.S. upcoming split 7” with Finnish heavy hitters Long Gone can be found at YouTube here. The limited split release will …

Tours: Dillinger Escape Plan plan final Down Under tour

News — April 20, 2017

The Dillinger Escape Plan are calling it quits after 20 years of mayhem, metal and mathcore. The upside is that Australia is getting a chance to bid farewell to the experimental compositions and genre-bending approach to heavy music that DEP stands for. Almost exactly one year on from …

Shows: Full lineup at Dark Mofo 2017

News — April 9, 2017

The official lineup for the annual festival hosted by Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has now officially been announced and taking their eclectic and innovative approach to curation to new heights, substantiates why Hobart’s Dark Mofo festival is one of the most talked about boutique festivals in …

Tours: Queens of the Stone Age return down under

News — April 7, 2017

Queens Of The Stone Age will return to Australia and New Zealand in July 2017, performing four visceral headline shows, apart from their Splendour in the Grass headline appearance. QOTSA will kick off their tour at Auckland’s Logan Campbell on Thursday 13th July. They’ll play Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on …

Records: Body Count are back

News — March 31, 2017

The wait is finally over, as Ice-T's Body Count is back and more vicious than ever. Their highly-anticipated new full-length album, Bloodlust, is out today via Century Media Records/Sony Music Australia. Bloodlust features guest collaborations from Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Randy Blythe (Lamb Of God), and Max Cavalera (Sepultura). …

Tours: Against Me Australia openers

News — March 27, 2017

Against Me! will be heading out this May for a run of Australian headline dates to celebrate the release of their new album, Shape Shift With Me. They will be in the country as part of the Groovin The Moo lineup and will be playing additional shows in …

Shows: Vivid LIVE 2017

News — March 25, 2017

From 26 May to 17 June, Sydney Opera House will welcome some an eclectic mix of innovative local and international artists for Vivid LIVE – a celebration of music on the nation's most famous stages – as part of Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas. …

Tours: Nashville Pussy in Australia and New Zealand

News — March 24, 2017

Atlanta Georgia Southern Rock n’ Roll legends Nashville Pussy are set to blaze a trail through Australia and New Zealand in May 2017 with their high-octance live shows. Defying any genre, Nashville Pussy are a cowpunk, southern hard rock and psychobilly monster smeared with whisky soaked sleaze.

Tours: Canada's The Tea Party to tour Australia

News — March 23, 2017

Canadian "Moroccan rock" (due to their own melange of blues, prog rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences) The Tea Party come down under frequently to tour a country that, for all intents and purposes has become a second home. But this year they will return for their 16th Australian tour …

Tours: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake It 10 Year Tour

News — March 19, 2017

US post hardcore alumni, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be returning to Australia this May for a national headline tour as part of their Don’t You Fake It -- 10 Year Anniversary World Tour. The band will be celebrating their clasic release by playing it in full from start …

Shows: Dark Mofo sets 2017 dates

News — March 19, 2017

Something wicked this way comes - first act announced for 2017 incarnation of DARK MOFO Festival So you missed this year’s fantastic MONA FOMA Festival (peep our coverage)?   That is too bad but not all is lost: Tasmania’s subversive Disneyland and ode to sex and death MONA …

Tours: Entombed AD in Australia

News — March 14, 2017

ENTOMBED A.D.’s legacy goes way back into the year 1987 when the band originally formed under the name Nihilist. In 1989, the group changed its name to Entombed, they established themselves as masters of Swedish death metal before flavouring the trademark “Stockholm sound” with a more punkish, rocking edge that …

Tours: Hang loose...

News — February 28, 2017

Following their online success, Hang Massive, will perform in Australia for the first time as part of a global tour this year. From 11th to 22nd March, Hang Massive will bring their unique combination of the hang, sublime vocals and beats to Per, Adel, Bris, Syd and Melb.  Invented …

Tours: Against Me! set to tour Australia in May

News — February 6, 2017

Celebrated American rock band Against Me! have announced they will be heading out this May for a run of Australian headline dates to celebrate the release of their new album, Shape Shift With Me. They will be in the country as part of the Groovin The Moo lineup …

Tours: Norway's Aurora hits Australia

News — January 18, 2017

Aurora Aksnes, known mononymously as AURORA, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter that released her debut full-length All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (featuring hit singles "Runaway," "Conqueror," and "I Went Too Far") earlier this year, taking us all deep into her mesmerising world of atmospheric electronic pop, fused with …

Tours: The Cult is coming down under

News — October 26, 2016

Currently touring the USA, The Cult return to Australia in November for headline shows down the East Coast, with a trio of dates locked in for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, in support of their latest album, Hidden City. The Cult is one of music’s most influential bands with an …

Tours: Baroness announces 2016 Australian tour

News — August 19, 2016

US heavy weights Baroness have announced that they are returning to Australia for a national tour in December, on top of their appearance at the legendary Meredith Festival. It has been two years since the four-piece were last in Australia — they played Soundwave Festival back in 2014, and before …

Bands: The Amty Affliction Australian tour and new album

News — August 16, 2016

The Amity Affliction have announced a run of Australian headline shows taking them back to venues they haven’t played in more than four years. After a massive arena tour in December 2015, these new dates will see The Amity Affliction getting up close and personal with their Australian fans in …

Tours: Weedeater and Conan come to Australia/New Zealand

News — July 7, 2016

This July Life Is Noise will bring the US Southern sludge trio Weedeater, known for their cough syrup swilling and hot sauce snorting antics, to Oceania, which will be supported by the brutally monolithic and mercilessly heavy UK outfit Conan. This is bound to be a menacing, heavy and destructively …