Want this in your inbox every Thursday? On the Barrier is PitPass’s weekly digest of Aussie emo, punk, and metalcore news and weekend gig picks.
Two new Fall Out Boy singles, a stadium world tour, plus we’ve got the best in new Aussie pop punk and emo for your ears.
It’s been all crickets at PitPass.com.au HQ for the past four months, and we’re sorry for leaving you without the goods from the emo and pop punk world.
The truth is we were burnt out, and the way we were operating had stopped being sustainable or enjoyable. We bleed and froth music as much as you do, so we took a few months to detox, and we’re stoked to be back.
The PitPass ethos is still showcasing the best and latest in pop punk and emo, and we’ll also be dabbling in a little more metal to keep you heavy hitters satiated. Welcome to the first issue of On the Barrier, our weekly rundown of Aussie and international heavy, punk, emo and alt news.
See you in the Pit,
Tam
PitPass.com.au Founder/Editor
Soundcheck
Fall Out Boy announce the Twilight of the Punks world tour and release ‘ACES’:
The 36-date run covers stadiums and arenas across Europe, the UK and North America in 2027, and it arrives with two new singles, ‘ACES’ and ‘Doomsday Generation (Slacker for the Ages)’, which we reckon are their biggest pop-punk tracks since 2007’s Infinity on High. The UK and Europe leg opens 17 May in Prague (London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is 5 June) with A Day To Remember and Neck Deep, and North America runs 13 July to 26 August with The Offspring, Good Charlotte and The Story So Far. No Australian dates or album announcement yet.
As December Falls (UK) announce an Australian tour for April 2027:
They play Brisbane’s The Brightside on Mon 19 April, then Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. General sale is Tue 17 Nov at 11am local time.
All Hours release debut album Everything In Between:
The Brisbane-based pop punk five-piece teamed up with producers Tom Denney and Troy Brady for ten tracks, out via Equal Vision and Velocity Records. The video for ‘Jumping Out Of Windows’ is out now.
Listen to Everything In Between
Future Static announce the Ornaments & Memories tour:
The Melbourne metalcore band play Adelaide (2 April), Melbourne (3 April), Sydney (9 April) and Brisbane (10 April) with Nightlight, Post Heaven and Broken Earth. Presale opens Mon 16 Nov at 10am and general sale is Thu 19 Nov at 10am, local time.
Heavy Rotation: 4 Tracks to Spin Now
All Hours ‘Jumping Out Of Windows’ (Brisbane): Big, emotional pop punk from their debut album. FFO: Yours Truly, Neck Deep, blink-182.
Silent Planet ‘fangs!!’ (feat. Jacob Charlton of Thornhill)
Atmospheric progressive metalcore, the first single from Infinite Sleep (out 29 January 2027 through Pure Noise).
Make Them Suffer ‘Black Sheep’ (Perth)
Brutal, melodic and dark metalcore with dreamlike atmospherics, produced by Dan Braunstein (Spiritbox, Holding Absence).
Avril Lavigne ‘Smile’
Our throwback pick this week is in honour of Avril sharing that she welcomed a baby girl last Saturday. Congrats, Avril!
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