Following up from Autumn and Winter, Melbourne’s RUN have now issued Summer, with guest vocals from Trophy Eyes frontman John Floreani. Summer is the third track from the band’s forthcoming EP and comes ahead of their four date run witj Svalbard at the end of next month. Stream now. Brian Giffin Metal, Metalcore, RUN Melbourne Metal Bands, Metal, Metalcore, News ..read more

Party animals The Bennies are taking it to town this week, starting with tonight in Brisbane. And to make sure it’s a night you won’t forget, Sydney party animals Fangz are along for the trip too, playing their first shows with new second guitarist Ethan. Grab your tickets now. Brian Giffin Fangz, Punk, The Bennies News, Punk ..read more

Freo Social goes heavy once again in October when Electric Eye 2024 returns for another year. Nine hours of metal madness will descend on the place on 5 October, headed up by Psycroptic, making their first appearance in WA in almost six years, along with the Perth debut of Suldusk, a reunion show from Dyscord, a special show from Pathogen, Crypt Crawler and Dyssidia launching new albums, as well as Primrose Path, The Wedges and Banished Realm. Tickets released soon… Brian Giffin Banished Realm, Crypt Crawler, Dyscord, Festival, Metal, Pathogen, Primrose Path, Psycroptic, Suldusk, The Wedg ..read more

Canberra grindcore unit Wretch is splitting up. In a Facebook post this afternoon – 16 April – the band has announced no ill will, just that they feel the band has run its course. They will play one final show on 31 May at The Basement in Belconnen. Dear friends – Wretch have decided that, after 13 years, it’s time to call it a day. There’s no ill will.. we still… Posted by Wretch – Canberra Grindcore on Monday, April 15, 2024 Brian Giffin Grindcore, Metal, Wretch Canberra metal bands, Grindcore, Metal, News ..read more

The staggeringly prolific progressive rock act that is Toehider has announced touring through Australia, the UK, Europe and in the US – for the first time – in May. In the midst of another 12 EPs in 12 months release and record schedule, Toehider will tour through the UK and Europe in May before returning to Australia for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane where What Kind of Creature Am I? will be performed in full in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Then in July, they’ll be in New York supporting sleepmakeswaves at their show in Brooklyn. Brian Giffin Experimental, Progressive r ..read more

Gold Coast rock animals Hammers have dropped a new single at long last. In preparation for the release of their long-awaited full length album sometime this year, Top Fun is the first new music from the quartet since Kicking Goals way back in 2020. Get amongst it and check out the clip below. Plus, get along and see them at the Where We Belong festival on 18 May at Picnic Hill, Redcliffe along with Butterfingers, the Flangipanis, Brixton Alley and a bunch more. Brian Giffin Hammers, Hard Rock, Rock, Stoner News, Rock, Stoner rock ..read more

Newcastle punks Trophy Eyes will be out on the road in August for their only headlining shows in Australia this year. With support from Boston Manor and Adelaide unit Towns, Trophy Eyes hit Brissie, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne from 23 August. Tickets are available from 19 April. Brian Giffin Punk, Towns, Trophy Eyes News, Punk ..read more

The long-awaited new album from Sydney’s experimental instrumentalists sleepmakeswaves is out now. Released on 12 April, It’s Here, But I Have No Names for It is a labour of love of more than two years of recording. Of the new release, the band says: “We worked on these songs for literally years and labored and obsessed so it’s a strange feeling to have it out of our heads and hands and into yours. we arrived at this point after the pandemic with so many demos and not enough time, so we selected our favorites and brought them together into something eclectic, but special.”  Now available ..read more

to long-serving bass player and co-vocalist Kyle Erich. Erich has announced he is departing the Byron quintet after 12 years, to focus on family and other aspects of his life. With that in mind, the band has released Farewell, in which he gets to say goodbye to the band and his fans. A tour has also been announced for September, kicking off on the 5th in Newcastle – Erich’s final shows with the band. TOUR DATES: 5/9: King Street Bandroom, Newcastle 6/9: Liberty Music Hall, Sydney 7/9: Tivoli, Brisbane 12/9: Forum, Melbourne 13/9: The Gov, Adelaide 14/9: Magnet House, Perth Brian Giffin In ..read more

Witchgrinder are about to hit the road in support of their brand new album Nothing Stays Buried. It marks the third full length release from the Melbourne industro-groove quartet and comes after a vast nine year gap since Haunted that was occasionally filled by singles and small pockets of live work. “We have been around a long time, but there has been a big gap between the last album and this album,” admits frontman Travis Everett. We did a couple of little singles here and there – we did a [Metallica] cover song – but because the line-up was never locked in as a full line-up, it was more jus ..read more