It’s Saturday night in Sydney, I have my first gig of the new year to attend and its a sold out; double header at the Metro, Neck Deep with State Champs. Opening things up for the night are local lads With Confidence, these guys have just recently been signed to Hopeless Records which […]
UNIFY 2016 has officially sold out! The highly successful two day camping festival will return for a second year in January 2016 with a massive lineup that will include headline performances by Parkway Drive, In Hearts Wake and TonightAlive as part of an 18 band lineup over two days. Early Bird tickets were released late last year to […]
FRNKIERO was just as bummed out as the rest of us on the cancellation of Soundwave Festival. Instead of disappointing fans, he’s decided to come down anyway to perform and meet his Australian fans. “Dear Australian friends, I’m so sorry soundwave 2016 got cancelled. I know you must be super bummed, but believe me, […]
Internationally renowned glam rockers STEEL PANTHER have officially announced ‘Live From Lexxi’s Mom’s Garage’, the band’s first full length film, featuring a ten-song live acoustic concert interspersed with comedic vignettes showcasing the band’s unmatched shenanigans and debauchery. The album and film will be released on CD and CD/DVD by the band’s label Open E Records via […]
The Black Gladiator / Slovenly brotherhood is in the business of pushing punk crudity like it’s going out of style and with this debut LP by Michigan’s Choke Chains there’s no mistaking their intentions. Thomas Jackson Potter, of ‘90s Crypt Records legends, Bantam Rooster and an original member ofThe Dirtbombs, has concocted another nasty recipe for disaster with […]
If any punk album in 2016 is going to transcend description, it’s this debut long player from Kansas City, Missouri’s WET ONES. I can tell you that the band is made up of ex-members of Fag Cop who released some of the most aurally offensive and insipid shit this side of The Fatals and […]
After releasing their live CD/DVD set The Brotherhood of the Blade last October in Australia via Metal Blade Records/Rocket Distribution, Whitechapel have launched a mini-documentary, entitled Untold, which gives an inside look into the less talked about aspects of touring. Shot and directed by Mathis Arnell / Naughty Mantis, “Untold” was filmed with the […]
Following its original release in 2014, Devin Townsend’s debut as Casualties Of Cool will see a full worldwide release on the15th January 2016. The album will feature a bonus CD with b-sides as well as a brand new bonus live DVD featuring a full set filmed at London’s beautiful Union Chapel during the short run of shows that took place around the album’s launch. […]
Hard rock titans METAL CHURCH return with their latest album »XI« slated for a worldwide (except North and South America as well as Japan) release on March 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band’s 11th studio release also marks the return of legendary vocalist and front man Mike Howe. The reunion between Mike […]
After signing to Nuclear Blast for Europe for their New album ‘FOR ALL KINGS’ ANTHRAX have now signed for AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND! ‘FOR ALL KINGS’ will be released on 26th February in several formats. Nuclear Blast Australia & New Zealand’s John Howarth says “I am so proud to continue a long standing relationship […]
