A typical Melbourne winters night played host to what was looking to be a less than expected HI Fi Bar crowd during Melbourne sludge veterans Clagg. The five piece presented their doom with a monolithic stage presence...

The UK’s ridiculous Rolo Tomassi are one of the latest bands that the good guys at Monolith are bringing to Australia, and oh boy it’s an extensive tour.  And to extend things even further, shows in Cairns and Perth have...

Spanning a career nearly 35 years long, Yngwie Malmsteen, the master of the stratocaster and self proclaimed guitar god returns to Australia this December for a special guitar masterclass clinic tour presented by Thump Music Australia. It...

Soundwave Touring have announced Kvelertak will be returning to Australia this September. Throughout history bands have tried to meld multiple genres (punk/metal/hardcore/rock/), and most have failed spectacularly. KVELERTAK present a sound that fuses so many heavy elements...

Orpheus Omega are currently gearing up for a massive national tour to support their latest release, ‘ResIllusion’. The tour will take them up and down the east coast of Australia, plus include shows in Hobart and the...

If you went along to catch Enabler and the rest at Melbourne’s Bendigo Hotel a Thursdays ago, you may have seen a pretty killer band called Diploid. The grind/punk/hardcore/whatever band released a fantastic little EP mid-last year, and are thankfully back...

Australia’s premiere heavy metal magazine HEAVY have announced Brew-Tality 2013, a celebration of heavy metal, hard rock and beer. The festival will take place over two of Melbourne’s finest metal venues The Bendigo Hotel and The Tote...

Melbourne’s Party Vibez are gearing up for their “Strapped for Thrash” tour, which will take them up and down the east coast of Australia this July/August. These guys have been quite busy over the last year. Not...

Melbourne’s Nabeus have announced a national tour kicking off this August. Check out the tour poster below for all the details.   The band are currently promoting their debut album, ‘Reveries’. An album that defines the unique...