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GIG REVIEW: Chelsea Grin – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Thursday 1 May Supports: Currents, Heavensgate, Bloom Thursday night at The Tivoli was nothing short of cathartic. We expected nothing less when it’s the opening night of US deathcore act Chelsea Grin’s return to Australia. Supported by fellow Americans Currents, and Aussie metalcore elites Heavensgate and Bloom, we were there to capture the mayhem. Bloom…
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GIG REVIEW: Neck Deep – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Sunday 27 April Supports: State Champs, Late 90s The pop punk tour of the year rounded off with an absolute finale of a show in Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Sunday night. UK pop punkers Neck Deep, alongside upstate New Yorkers State Champs and local Perth upcomers Late 90s set the scene alight and fans…
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GIG REVIEW: Origami Angel – The Brightside, Brisbane
Monday 14 April Supports: Talk Heavy, Cardboard Cutouts US alternative/punk band Origami Angel played their debut show in Brisbane and final show of their Australian leg at the Brightside on Monday night. The night was accompanied by Aussie local’s Cardboard Cutouts and Talk Heavy to open and pump up the crowd. Cardboard Cutouts kicked off…
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GIG REVIEW: Slowly Slowly, Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Thursday 10 April Supports: Honey Revenge, Grayscale An evening of pop punk was about to ensue in Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall. Australian alt heavyweights Slowly Slowly returned in one of their biggest shows in Queensland and let me tell you, it was a memorable night all round. Plenty of firsts were witnessed too, including the…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Thornhill – BODIES
Released 4 April 2025 UNFD Thornhill’s BODIES makes you want to cry, scream, and hook up with your ex all at once. And that’s kind of the point. This isn’t a safe follow-up to Heroine. It’s Thornhill completely unfiltered — impulsive, chaotic, and painfully honest. From the second ‘DIESEL‘ kicks in, the band sound like they’ve ripped up…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Underoath – The Place After This One
Released: 28 March 2025 MNRK Records Underoath are back. The Place After This One sees the band take on a bolder stance in 2025, carrying that iconic sound from 2004’s They’re Only Chasing Safety. Over 12 tracks, the Florida-based band have produced one of the loudest, anthemic rock records we’ll see in 2025 and you…
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GIG REVIEW: Rudimental – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Tuesday 18 February Support: Nina Las Vegas As a lover of hardstyle, techno, and rhythm, getting the chance to see Rudimental live felt like stepping into a time machine. (Does that make me sound old? Maybe.) Back in the day, I’d plug my earphones into a clunky Samsung brick, blast Rudimental and Skrillex before school—…
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GIG REVIEW: As December Falls – The Brightside, Brisbane
Sunday 16 February Supports: Belle Haven, Verum As December Falls finished their first ever Australian tour in Brisbane on a hot, humid evening this past Sunday at The Brightside (everyone’s favourite emo church) with a very dedicated and energetic crowd. Their debut east coast run also included one of our favourite Aussie emo band, Belle…
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GIG REVIEW: Windwaker – Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Thursday 30 January Supports: Thousand Below (USA), Diamond Construct, Headwreck Windwaker kicked off their Hyperviolence album tour in Brisbane on Thursday night and what an evening it was. The party included two of Australia’s next upcomers in the scene alongside underrated metal/post hardcore act from the US, Thousand Below. Kicking off the tour that night…
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ALBUM REVIEW: L.S. Dunes – Violet
Released 31 January 2025 Fantasy Records Ever since L.S. Dunes introduced themselves to the world back in 2022 with debut Past Lives, they’ve instilled a newfound growth and sound in contemporary emo/rock. A combination of chaos and calm in the best way, they’re honing in on their past glories and devising dreamy new melodies and…
