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SO. That Amy Lee, Poppy and Courtney LaPlante collab is the rock/metal scene's version of Charlie's Angels that we didn...
06/09/2025

SO. That Amy Lee, Poppy and Courtney LaPlante collab is the rock/metal scene's version of Charlie's Angels that we didn't ask for. No spoilers, but please, watch the video first because it is truly Video of the Year material ⚡
Sumerian Records

What do you get when you combine Evanescence, Spiritbox and the bubbly metal-pop demeanour of Poppy? In what everyone's calling the biggest rock collab of 2025, 'End of You' marks the beginning of a new chapter for three female artists in the heavy genre. Alongside the song comes a music…

Viral heavy-hitters PRESIDENT - band will have you in a chokehold after listening to their latest drop 'Destroy Me'. We ...
06/09/2025

Viral heavy-hitters PRESIDENT - band will have you in a chokehold after listening to their latest drop 'Destroy Me'. We have to ask: how can be a band so mysterious be THIS GOOD? We cannot wait for them to hit Australia this December on the ARCHITECTS tour! ⚡

If you haven't taken the opportunity to check out multi-platinum streaming rock act PRESIDENT, we need to change that. STAT. Since unleashing upon the world early this year and debuting on the livestage at UK's Download Festival the band have seemingly exploded with their punchy, emotional brand of....

Only 11% of the fans and industry experts in Tixel & Bolster's Ticketing State of Play report read about new tour announ...
02/09/2025

Only 11% of the fans and industry experts in Tixel & Bolster's Ticketing State of Play report read about new tour announcements through news media publications. So where are they actually really finding their news? (Hint: social media is king)⚡️

Read about our thoughts and what we think the Australian music media space needs now (before we all become as obsolete as the radio) ⚡️

Once upon a time, music and entertainment news sites were the go-to for tour announcements. But fast forward to 2025 and that is no longer the case. According to 3000 fans and 11 industry experts who were surveyed in Tixel & Bolster's Ticketing State of Play Report, only 11% of…

Between acoustic campfire singalongs to punchy summer anthems with their friends in Free Throw, Hot Mulligan's latest op...
26/08/2025

Between acoustic campfire singalongs to punchy summer anthems with their friends in Free Throw, Hot Mulligan's latest opus, The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still is an insight into the band’s world from their eyes. Read more in our interview with the band now ⚡

US midwest emo act Hot Mulligan may seem like they're becoming the next big rock act in the scene, but underneath it all, they're still the same band they were when they unleashed 2020's LP, you'll be fine. On newest release The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still, the…

Meet 3 teenagers from Sunbury who are almost playing as well as their idols Green Day. CIVILIANS crash Australia's rock ...
24/08/2025

Meet 3 teenagers from Sunbury who are almost playing as well as their idols Green Day. CIVILIANS crash Australia's rock circuit on debut single 'GONE' and it's hard not to notice⚡

Meet next generation punks Civilians and when we say next gen, we mean it! Isaac (guitars) and Cooper (drums/vocals) were born in Sunbury, Victoria and having known each other since the day they were born, they've jammed together since their primary school days. They later met Zak in high school,…

Why have a pity party when you can have an 'Okay Party'? Our latest taste from Cheap Perfume's upcoming album Don’t Care...
24/08/2025

Why have a pity party when you can have an 'Okay Party'? Our latest taste from Cheap Perfume's upcoming album Don’t Care. Didn’t Ask is a two-minute bop for fans of brash female vocals, straightforward riffs, and good times. ⚡

Words by Bethany Taylor Why have a pity party when you can have an 'Okay Party'? Cheap Perfume’s new single shows that anti-fascism doesn’t necessarily mean anti-fun. Our latest taste from their upcoming album Don’t Care. Didn’t Ask is a two minute bop for fans of brash female vocals, straig...

Think I Prevail have lost their edge? Think again. Fourth single 'Annihilate Me' proves different. With its slow burn, h...
19/08/2025

Think I Prevail have lost their edge? Think again. Fourth single 'Annihilate Me' proves different. With its slow burn, heavy heart, this track is built to hit deeper and it's proof that their forthcoming album Violent Nature is set to be their most evolved release yet ⚡

Just a month from their forthcoming album Violent Nature, I Prevail have shared their fourth single with 'Annihilate Me'. This one is an interesting song from the first listen; it begins with a slow guitar melody, building the track with haunting precision until that full-blown release three-quarter...

Brisbane showed up for The Used this week. It was touching to see a venue packed with elder emo and next gen adults, sti...
16/08/2025

Brisbane showed up for The Used this week. It was touching to see a venue packed with elder emo and next gen adults, still celebrating the music that got them through 25 years later ⚡

📸: Reece Trudgen
Destroy All Lines

Wednesday 13 August Support: Hands Like Houses Tuesday night at the Tivoli was fuelled by nostalgia for many with The Used taking over for the second night of their 25th anniversary tour here in Brisbane. The band is currently touring and performing a whopping twenty-one shows across Australia over....

nightlight just dropped ‘Heaven//Below’ and it's all metalcore muscle, hyperpop glitch and alt-pop sugar in one unholy h...
14/08/2025

nightlight just dropped ‘Heaven//Below’ and it's all metalcore muscle, hyperpop glitch and alt-pop sugar in one unholy hit ⚡

Melbourne alt/pop metal-infused trio Nightlight have turned the wheels on their next chapter with blistering single 'Heaven//Below'. Produced by Ionei Heckenberg and inspired by the sonic styles of Poppy and Spiritbox, Nightlight crank the chaos full-throttle on 'Heaven//Below'. The track is a wired...

'B+' began as an acoustic penned during lockdowns in 2021; now it's a pop punk adrenaline shot with Drastic Park's signa...
13/08/2025

'B+' began as an acoustic penned during lockdowns in 2021; now it's a pop punk adrenaline shot with Drastic Park's signature punk trademark all over it. Stream it now ⚡

Melbourne pop punk misfits Drastic Park are reaching into their old bag of tricks and delivered new single 'B+'. It is the first release from a future upcoming EP that will see the band's debut EP, Imposter Syndrome reimagined in a new light. Initially a track that was penned acoustically…

SURPRISE! PAPERWEIGHT just dropped a brand new track called 'Sunset Suburbia'. Containing riffs sharp enough to cut glas...
12/08/2025

SURPRISE! PAPERWEIGHT just dropped a brand new track called 'Sunset Suburbia'. Containing riffs sharp enough to cut glass and hooks to get stuck in your head for days, we think it's about damn time that 2025 continued their successes from 2022. Play it now on your fav streaming platform ⚡

Melbourne pop punk outfit Paperweight have burst out of their cave of hibernation today with brand new single 'Sunset Suburbia'. The track is a nostalgic trip down memory lane to the band's penultimate year of 2022 where they achieved some huge successes, like opening for State Champs and The Maine....

Good Things Festival 2025 is locked in: Weezer, All Time Low, The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory head a stacked l...
12/08/2025

Good Things Festival 2025 is locked in: Weezer, All Time Low, The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory head a stacked lineup covering every corner of alt, emo, metal and pop punk. Time to dust off those Converse and Vans ⚡️

Gather your mates and dust off your old Converse/Vans because Good Things Festival is back for 2025, and boy are we stoked on it. The 2025 edition will feature TOOL and Weezer as headliners, supported by a staggering band catering to every alternative rock, emo, metal and pop punk genre…

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