August Burns Red announce new album, ‘Guardians’
August Burns Red, defenders of the riffs.
News
Enter Shikari merge the old & new on ‘The Dreamer’s Hotel’
A reboot for Enter Shikari’s sound in 2020 with their next album out in April.
Lamb Of God challenge cyclic campaigns & elections with new song, ‘Checkmate’
Checkmate, atheists.
Former Volumes guitarist & producer, Diego Farias, dies age 27
Rest in peace, Diego; gone far too young.
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Our five hot picks for Download Festival Australia 2020
The five artists that we’re really hanging out for at Download Festival 2020 in March!
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From The Editor: The Best Releases Of The 2010s
Putting this thing together gave me a severe headache. Enjoy!
Shady Nasty’s ‘AA’ is a reality-blurring trip into mental health & tension
‘AA’ is the third single from the band’s forthcoming EP, ‘Bad Posture,’ which drops February 21st.
Michael Barr re-joins Volumes, returns on new single ‘Holywater’
A new song & some big line-up changes for Volumes this week.
sleepmakeswaves to release three EPs in 2020, starting with ‘No Safe Place’ in February
sleepmakeswaves are back!
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Viva The Underdogs: new Parkway Drive doco is an inspirational feat
Against the grain. Against the odds.
Live Review
Invasion Fest 2020: a mighty return for the Australian all-ages hardcore festival
After two years off, Invasion Fest returned this month with a real vengeance.
Weird Shit
Just a few predictions for Triple J’s 2019 Hottest 100 countdown
Looking at my crystal ball to make some educated guesses about the upcoming Hottest 100.
Alexisonfire get moody, ambient & sludgy on ‘Season Of The Flood’
Alexisonfire 2020!
Four Year Strong hit back with two songs: ‘Brain Pain’ & ‘Talking Myself In Circles’
Five years since we last heard from them, Four Year Strong are back with two new tracks.
Trophy Eyes bring in saxophones for huge new pop-rock jam, ‘Figure Eight’
A red hot new tune from Trophy Eyes, complete with saxophones.
Live Review
The Ghost Inside make triumphant Australian return at Unify Gathering 2020
The Ghost Inside, still swingin’ hard.
Live Review
Holy Hell; Architects cap off 2019 Australian run with biggest Melbourne headliner yet
Hitting their biggest Melbourne headliner last week, Architects brought ‘Holy Hell’ & other gems to cap off their largest Au...
Heaven Shall Burn release two songs from new record, ‘Of Truth & Sacrifice’
For the first time in years, Heaven Shall Burn sound invigorated & enraged with ‘Protector’ & ‘Weakness Leaving My...
Code Orange announce new album, ‘Underneath,’ release industrial title track
‘Underneath’ is as weird & as unexpected as could be anticipated by Code Orange.
Silverstein team up with Underoath’s Aaron Gillespie for ‘Infinite’
Not that it helps much…
Loathe get their shoegaze on with ‘Two-Way Mirror’
Ah yes, my favourite genre: “Deftones.”
Polaris get their Southern hardcore flavour on with ‘Hypermania’
‘Hypermania’ is the second single from their upcoming LP, ‘The Death Of Me.’
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The Editors Picks: The Best Releases Of 2019 (second half)
Featuring Northlane, Sleep Token, Lingua Ignota, Tycho, aswekeepsearching, Gravemind, Norma Jean & more!