LIVE MUSIC REVIEW: DETOUR 2016
So, Detour 2016 happened and, yes, it was everything we were hoping for. Orchestrated by Daniel Bills, Detour is in its third year and gaining momentum fast. Held in the Estonian Concert Hall in North Adelaide, it was a night full of good music and good people. First to hit the stage was Japam and...
LLOYD SPIEGEL SOLO TOUR AND SIGNATURE GUITAR GIVEAWAY
After a wildly successful year in 2015 on the back of his award-winning Double Live Set album, Aussie acoustic blues master Lloyd Spiegel is headed back on the road in June/July for his first solo tour in seven years. This tour celebrates the launch of Spiegel’s new Cole Clark signature model guitar – an instrument designed with...
MUSIC: DARKC3LL ADDED TO WEDNESDAY 13 TOUR!
DARKC3LL are one of Australia’s fastest rising acts. Packing stadium level hooks and loud abrasive industrial grooves, they have built a reputation for “making hate sound fun”. Now DARKC3LL have been added as support to the Wednesday 13 tour! Visually and musically, DARKC3LL have proven themselves as a world class outfit, and an appearance at...
MUSIC: VIOLENT SOHO RELEASE SECOND SINGLE ‘VICEROY’ AND REVEAL WACO ALBUM RELEASE FOR MARCH!
Today it is with great pleasure we present you with ‘Viceroy’, the second offering from Violent Soho’s highly anticipated fourth LP WACO – which we’re equally psyched to announce will be released on March 18, 2016 through I OH YOU. Enter, ‘Viceroy’: a song that was only finished during the band’s last pre-production session for...
MUSIC: THE DEAD DAISIES TEARING UP EUROPE AND ISRAELI DATES ADDED
To say this band is having too much fun is an understatement! Currently smashing it across Europe on the first half of their tour with Whitesnake and Judas Priest, even the media are commenting that there is a sense of having built a very close relationship with their fans and audience. On the weekend, they...
MUSIC: SEVENDUST ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR.
SEVENDUST’s triumphant return to Australia marks the first shows on Aussie soil in six years and Atlanta’s brutal hard rock kings are back as heavy as ever. “They blew the audience away! …after about three minutes of their first song, the band managed to rock so damn hard that they shut everything down. It was...
LIVE MUSIC REVIEW: CANCER BATS, HIGH TENSION AND A GHOST ORCHESTRA
Adelaide’s Enigma Bar is well known for the heavy acts it hosts, and the night of Wednesday September 23 was brutal. Head into the bar and up the stairs and you might not realise there’s a gig taking place, but open the door and you’re almost blown backwards by the musical assault. It’s dark and the crowd...
MUSICIAN PROFILE: CANCER BATS
After taking a break from touring in 2014, hard-core punk band Cancer Bats are back with just as much fury. The Toronto four-piece released their fifth album Searching for Zero earlier this year, which was produced by Ross Robinson (At The Drive-In, Slipknot). They have been touring the UK with While She Sleeps, dropped by...
MUSIC: RELENTLESS
Hardcore fans of Australia, we apologise in advance for that raging headache you’ll have after head banging to these guys. Hardcore Sydney band, Relentless, are set to release their latest record this month. Titled Price of Pain, it’s gritty, explosive and in your face. It’s about standing up for all the people who’ve ever been kicked down. We...
ALBUM REVIEW: THE DEAD DAISIES – REVOLUCIÓN
If bands like Guns N’ Roses and Thin Lizzy are your heroes, then The Dead Daisies’ latest release Revolución is a must listen. The classic rock group consists of former members of those beloved bands and now with the addition of singer John Corabi (Mötley Crüe). Boasting high energy and powerful riffs, their second release...
MUSIC: TRIPLE J PREMIERE BRAND NEW PARKWAY DRIVE SINGLE ‘CRUSHED’ ON GOOD NIGHTS TONIGHT!
Parkway Drive has spent the past decade at the forefront of heavy music worldwide with a sound so uncompromisingly ferocious and intense. Tonight, triple j will be premiering the brand new Parkway Drive single ‘Crushed on’ Good Nights on triple j. The Byron Bay powerhouse has tapped deep into its reserves of talent and creativity,...
THE DAISIES TO RELEASE REVOLUCIÓN ON SEPT 18 IN AUSTRALIA
THE DAISIES TO RELEASE REVOLUCIÓN ON SEPT 18 IN AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES WITH KISS IN OCTOBER “This is the best Rock album I have heard in a long time… an incredible energy” – Classic Rock Mag The Dead Daisies are proud to announce the Australian release of their new album, Revolución on September 18, 2015. The...
