Kicking off in February and lasting until March 5th, Brisbane-based pirate metallers Lagerstein will join so-named ‘Extreme Chiptune Dance Metal’ act Rainbowdragoneyes (USA) for a joint Australian tour. Presented by Kegstand Productions, Lagerstein launch their much-teased and...

Perth progressive metallers Voyager are launching a ‘Battle of the Medleys’, allowing YOU to vote for which medley the band play on their Australian tour this January/February with Norwegian prog act Leprous. And they have made a neat little video...

Melbourne-based death metallers Cryptic Abyss have released their newest single, “Unblinking Eye”, from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Feed ‘Em To The Sea’. Featuring guest vocals from Chris Themelco of fellow Melbourne melodic death metal act Orpheus Omega, “Unblinking...

What a year 2015 has been. This year has seen a wealth of remarkable releases, both locally and internationally. From new albums from my favourites bands, to the discovery of new acts, and further to all the...

The long-time vocalist of Sydney-based extreme metal outfit Thy Art Is Murder, Chris “CJ” McMahon, has made the hard decision to quit the band; citing family commitments, as well as financial and touring strain as the primary...

It seems that after a series of rebuttals and uncertainty over the past few days between Eventopia and AJ Maddah (former promoter of Soundwave Festival), regarding refunds for the now defunct annual festival, the ticketing agency has stepped...

Having now been given an official title, ‘Legion Fest’, the replacement festival in light of Soundwave 2016’s cancellation appears to be moving full-steam ahead; with movement both on the band front (with a number of acts reportedly raising...

In a sad turn of events, Oliver “Ollie” Raabe, guitarist for Melbourne-based traditional heavy metallers Espionage, has made the decision to leave the band to “pursue other projects”. In light of this, Espionage are now looking for a new...

As discussed earlier today on theMusic, following the announcement of Soundwave 2016’s cancellation by promoter AJ Maddah, John Sankey, drummer behind LA band Devil You Know (one of SW16’s headliners), is in the process of rallying together local...

2015 has been quite the year for Byron Bay heavyweights Parkway Drive. Climbing right to the top of the ARIA charts with their fifth record, ‘Ire’, this saw the album debut at #1 – the first #1...