Hardcore
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Review: Comeback Kid & Drain @ Crowbar Sydney
Upon entry to Sydney's Crowbar for Canadian band Comeback Kid, a certain shirt sticks out at the merch desk.
It's brandished with the acronym DFWTK, which, as... -
Idle Ruin 2023 Australia Tour
After a run of shows in late 2022, death thrashers Idle Ruin are hitting the road again in 2023 in support of their album 'The Fell Tyrant'.
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A Wilhelm Scream 2023 Australia Tour
As they celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band in 2023, American hardcore thrashers A Wilhelm Scream return to Australia next March.
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Darkest Hour 2023 Australia Tour
Considered part of the wave of '90s metal bands that defined a new era for the genre, US metallers Darkest Hour return to Australia in 2023.
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Alexisonfire 2023 Australia Tour
Update - 16 November, 2022: Due to extra demand during pre-sales, Alexisonfire have added a second Melbourne concert. Scroll down for the new date.
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Escape The Fate 2023 Australia Tour
Las Vegas post-hardcore group Escape The Fate will tour Australia in 2023, and they're bringing their American friends D.R.U.G.S. (Destroy Rebuild Until God
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Review: Thy Art Is Murder @ Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
As I approach the Princess Theatre (11 September), I see punters are already lining up for a good part of the block to get into Thy Art Is Murder's (TAIM) much anticipated
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Future Static Are On The Road To BIGSOUND
Melbourne metal quintet Future Static are bringing the noise to BIGSOUND (in Brisbane) earlier September, armed with a vicious new single and led by freshly minted frontwoman
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Introducing Melodic Hardcore Band Wildheart
Fronted by proud Yugambeh man vocalist Axel Best, hardcore-metalcore rockers Wildheart are staunch advocates for mental health, social injustice, and
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Review: I Prevail @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Last Thursday (30 June), I Prevail played a sold-out show at The Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane.
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Review: Northlane @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
The great thing about metal gigs in winter? We get to keep a mild sense of decorum in a packed house.
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Enter Shikari 2022 Australia Tour
British alternative, post-hardcore rockers, Enter Shikari will return to Australia this November.
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5 Sydney Underground Bands Astrodeath Highly Recommend
Sydney sludge/ hard rock duo Astrodeath, who recently dropped their new single 'Ceremonial Blood', are currently on the road touring.
Experimenting with dark melody... -
Full Tilt Festival 2022 Line-up
Aficionados of all things heavy, alternative, hard rock, and metal listen up. . . Full Tilt Festival is not done with 2022, with the travelling event set to return to
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Review: 2022 Halloween Hysteria @ Mansfield Tavern (Brisbane)
The stages were set on a gloriously sunny and warm, autumn Saturday afternoon (2 April) at Mansfield Tavern for Halloween Hysteria 2022; and let me tell you, the vibe was 100
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Review: Stepson @ The Zoo (Brisbane)
As we draw to the end of the first month of the new year, live music has lately often seemed like a thing of the past with venue restrictions, the postponement and
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Introducing Punk Band The Wolston Butchers
Since releasing their first single in mid-2019, Brisbane punks The Wolston Butchers have quickly established themselves on the local scene.
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Introducing Adelaide Post-Hardcore Rockers NO NO NO NO NO
Winners of the Heavy Award at the 2020 South Australian Music Awards, Adelaide's post-hardcore rockers NO NO NO NO NO have released their second EP, '30mg'.
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Unify Gathering Cancel 2021 Festival, But Will Return January 2022
Event organisers of Unify Gathering have been forced to cancel their 2021 festival.
Unify had been working towards a March 2021 festival behind the scenes, but... -
Vinnies Dive Bar Expands, Opening Vinnies Record Store On The Gold Coast
Launched last night when The Chats headlined their Feedback Festival appearance, Gold Coast venue Vinnies Dive Bar have expanded to offer a 100 per cent independent record
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