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GIG REVIEW & GALLERY: Caskets – Amplifier Bar, Perth
Friday 10 May Supports: The Home Team, RinRin It’s a treat when an international band graces us with their presence more than once in the space of 12 months here in Australia – especially so when you’re in Perth. That puts Caskets squarely in the good books as they make their triumphant return to…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Knocked Loose – You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
Released: 10 May 2024 Pure Noise Records Knocked Loose, the heaviest five-piece hardcore band to grace the Earth are back again with their third studio album You Wont Go Before You’re Supposed To. Featuring the powerhouse of Bryan Garris on vocals, Isaac Hale on guitar, Nicko Calderon also on guitar, Kevin Otten on bass,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Alien Ant Farm – ~mAntras~
Released April 26, 2024 Megaforce Records Southern California four-piece Alien Ant Farm are back after 18 years with their latest album ~mAntras~. Formed in 1996 with singer/songwriter Dryden Mitchell, guitarist Terry Corso, bassist Tye Zamora, and drummer Mike Cosgrove, they independently released their quirky debut, Greatest Hits, toward the end of the ’90s and…
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GIG REVIEW & GALLERY: Bring Me the Horizon – The Riverstage, Brisbane
Saturday 20 April Supports: Sleep Token, Make Them Suffer, Daine Bring Me The Horizon rounded up their mammoth Australian tour over the weekend with two sold out shows at the Riverstage. While weather deemed an issue for many Queenslanders for night 1 of the band’s epic production in the state, that far from deterred…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Ghost Inside – Searching For Solace
Released 19 April 2024 Epitaph Five-piece American metalcore prodigy The Ghost Inside are back again with their anticipated album release Searching for Solace. Since their formation in El Segundo, California, The Ghost Inside has inspired international audiences with passion and determination. Tremendous obstacles never dampened their energy. The band are back and stronger than…
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GIG REVIEW & GALLERY: Simple Plan – The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Sunday 14 April Supports: Boys Like Girls, We the Kings, JAX Canadian pop punk icons Simple Plan haven’t been to our corner of the world since before the pandemic (Good Things Festival 2019 was their last appearance down under for those wondering), so it is no wonder that their first Australian tour in four…
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EP REVIEW: Patient Sixty-Seven – What If It Never Gets Better
Released 5 April 2024 Oxide Records/Independent Patient Sixty-Seven have been making a name for themselves these past few years and if you’ve ever come across a cheeky meme, reel or TikTok from vocalist Tom Kiely, well, let’s just say… you’re one of the OGs. After only unleashing their debut full-length, Wishful Thinking back in…
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ALBUM REVIEW: ERRA – CURE
Released 5 April 2024 UNFD Having just been to our shores within the last two months, progressive metalcore outfit ERRA have hit the ground on making the year their biggest yet. As the band prepare to embark on their first headline tour in North America in two years, they’re also unveiling their brand new album,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Sum 41 – Heaven :x: Hell
Released: 29 March 2024 Rise Records Sum 41 fans, this is it. Whether you think this day is heaven or hell, is subjective. For the Canadian pop punk/rock outfit who have conquered the world in their 28-year tenure in the industry, Heaven :x: Hell is a culmination of their strength and endurance. The…
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ALBUM REVIEW: While She Sleeps – SELF HELL
Released: 29 March 2024 Spinefarm Records For many of us, music is life. For UK metalcore outfit While She Sleeps, creating and producing music in their own way is a lifestyle. With each new release they’ve brought, the Sheffield metalcore kings have managed to make their art so endearing and so stylistically, them. The…
