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  Sydney based Pop Punk band Bellwether have today shared their new single ‘Bloodline’. Featuring guest vocals from ‘Mikey Arthur’ of Sharp Tone Records concept metal band ‘The Gloom In The Corner, ‘Bloodline’ explores a darker and heavier side to Bellwether. Stream ‘Bloodline’ HERE and watch the official music video below. “‘Bloodline’ is our first attempt at writing a “heavy” song, and is inspired by the characters Zuko and Ozai from the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” TV series. The song explores the strained father-son relationship between the two fictional characters, with Mikey Arthur from The Gloom In The Corner stepping in to portray the role of Ozai.” - Heath Joukhadar (Guitarist) Mikey Arthur vocalist of ‘The Gloom In The Corner’ talks about his special guest feature on the track “It was an absolute pleasure to jump on this track for Bellwether! Their style reminds me a lot of the bands I grew up listening to with a modern and fresh polish. I’m thankful they asked me to spr...

  Following on from their most recent offering ‘Home For Halloween’, Eora/Sydney-based punk rock group Clay J Gladstone have advanced with their strident new single ‘Hate Club’ – produced by Shane Edwards (The Libertines, Trophy Eyes, You Me At Six). ‘Hate Club’ is a blistering two-minute wrecking ball, assailing with the emotional ingredients of angst and vitality. Stimulating melodies lead the charge, soaring above punching guitars and thundering drums, amicably hurling towards a fiery hook soaked in early-2000s reminiscence and raw morality. Alongside the release is the accompanying music video – filmed, directed and edited by Colin Jeffs (Yours Truly, Diamond Construct). Shot at The Burdekin Hotel, featuring long take sequences and nostalgic aesthetics, the clip depicts the band performing the track in front of an enthusiastic live audience, while the plot centres around the multifarious pursuit of a love interest with a startling twist. Clay J Gladstone talk about the meaning ...

  From the musically eclectic minds of Brisbane's alt-rock trio, The Blackwater Fever comes their new single ‘The Hurt’. A raw bleeding heart, modern blues ballad adorned with lush strings and high fidelity production. This impassioned and electrifying single treats fans to another exciting preview to TBWF's 6th studio album 'Temptator', set for release this October. 'The Hurt' is out now  and is available on all digital platforms. You can also listen below: SINGLE LAUNCH SHOWS: Sat, July 30th Greaser, Brisbane Sun, July 31st Eleven Dive, Maroochydore TBWF’s are also over the moon to be opening the Mongolian folk metal giants The HU on their national tour.  Touring nationally with The HU: Tues, Aug 2nd: Melbourne, 170 Russel (Sold Out) Weds Aug 3rd: Melbourne, 170 Russel (Sold Out) Fri Aug 5th: Brisbane, Eatons Hill Hotel (Low Tickets) Sat Aug 6th: Adelaide, Bridgeway Hotel Sun Aug 7th: Sydney, Roundhouse (Low Tickets) October sees the band releasing their 6th s...

  Scorching Australian rock band The Poor have released their brand new single and music video, ‘Cry Out’. The powerhouse track comes ahead of UK/Euro dates with Rose Tattoo and a major homecoming show with KISS on their 'End of the Road' World Tour this August. Watch 'Cry Out' (official music video): https://youtu.be/xFQrMWS1Ibc The new single, Cry Out', follows lead track ‘Payback’s A Bitch’, both representing The Poor's first new music in 12 years, via Australian record label Reckless Records. Time has not wearied this band. Still delivering their unabashed "four-on-the-floor rock", these new songs herald a new era for The Poor, led by lead guitarist Daniels Cox’s premier songwriting collaboration with the band. Fans can look forward to The Poor’s new album coming later this year on Reckless Records, with their back catalogue available now on digital platforms. Don't miss The Poor live in the UK and Europe: 22 July - OSNABRÜCK (DE) - Hydepa...

  Aussie rockers, You'll See One Day, have released their latest single "The Letter" as of 4/22/22. "The Letter" is a powerful ballad-esque track with meaningful lyrics intended to move the listener. "The Letter" surrounds the sensitive subject of suicide and You'll See One Day does the topic justice by taking their highly impactful lyricism and matching it with an equally driving rhythm section to invoke an emotional and mental response from their audience. "The Letter" comes in as the fourth single from the Australian trio. You'll See One Day has been in action for less than two years, the group is already paving their way through the rock and metal genre by pumping out content with passion, tied together with strong musical craftsmanship. Check out the video below: "It's a statement regarding the lack of awareness for male mental health and suicide. We have lost so many friends and family and had no idea what was going o...

  Australian heavy rockers Wicked Smile have released their new single ‘Last Goodbye’, followed by their debut full-length album titled ‘Wait for the Night’ on September 24th.   Check out the video for 'Last Goodbye' below: Wicked Smile are all about bringing back fist-pumping heavy rock to the forefront with a collection of ten ‘killer songs’. The forthcoming album is produced by Paul Laine (The Defiants) and mastered by Bruno Ravel (The Defiants/Danger Danger). Guitarist Stevie Janevski goes on to say, “last year was all about giving the world a ‘taste’ of what we’re about. We’re a five-piece kick-ass heavy rock band and I think we made our presence known with the release of our Delirium sampler ep”. Wicked Smile is fronted by charismatic powerhouse lead vocalist Danny Cecati (ex Pegazus & Eyefear) with Stevie Janevski (The Radio Sun, ex-Black Majesty & Cyclone Tracy) and Dave Graham (ex In Malice’s Wake) on guitars, Glen Cav (ex Virtue) on bass and Jas...

Accidental President are a Alt-Rock trio who have concocted their unique blend of hard rock which is mixed with goth and metal elements and makes for a refreshing and exciting sound especially through their theatrical delivery. Their self-titled debut album which was unleashed on July 1st 2020 showcases this wonderfully.... Opening track 'Hopes & Dreams' kicks off with a soaring ambient guitar intro with Bethany Neville delivering memorable and hard-hitting vocals to accompany the highly skilled instrumentation in this optimistic rock track which is a solid and captivating start. Single 'Rotten Child' grabs your attention immediately with fiercer attitude packed vocals and changes the tone up with a more alarming and dysfunctional sound keeping things dynamic and fun whereas '100 Days' keeps things feisty and exciting. 'Last Breath' has a smooth guitar intro with some of the best and beautiful vocals from Bethany who gets to show her capabilit...

Australian powerhouse POLARIS have released their new single 'Consume'. Check out the track here: https://youtu.be/Njk_OO7TCtA The official guitar playthrough for the song can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/HR7NNe_kifw Also watch the music video for the first single, 'The Remedy' here: https://youtu.be/WWurkdQBlAE POLARIS' highly anticipated debut album, The Mortal Coil, will be out November 3 via SharpTone &Resist Records. Pre-Order The Mortal Coil now: http://geni.us/PolarisTheMortalCoil The Mortal Coil was recorded in POLARIS' self-made studio in Mollymook, NSW, where they shipped American tandem, Carson Slovak and Grant MacFarland of Atrium Audio to oversee the recording. No strangers to success themselves, the hotly-tipped duo most recently produced, engineered and mixed AUGUST BURNS RED’s Grammy-nominated album, Found In Far Away Places. Guitarist Rick Schneider talks about the recording of The Mortal Coil: "Recording 'The Mortal...

In existence for over 10 years and based in Melbourne, Australia, HWCT have been releasing music and touring the world, carving out their own special blend of psychedelic space rock. Thundering walls of guitars and tonal ferocity meet acid-soaked hypno-drones and riff after crushing riff.  HWCT were the first ever Australian band to be invited to play Desertfest in London in 2014, playing alongside labelmates The Cosmic Dead, as well as numerous tours across Australia,Japan,New Zealand, the UK and Spain.  This, their 5th full-length record and first double album is comprised of 6 mammoth tracks further pushing the sonic boundaries of previous releases with the addition of added instrumentation. Recorded over 3 days in June and December of 2016 at Cellar Sessions Studios, Melbourne with Max Ducker.  As the sound of HWCT has evolved over the course of the past 4 albums, countless EP’s and split releases with the likes of UK’s Hey Colossus. The expansive...

Airbourne Share Entire "It's All For Rock N' Roll" Documentary,  Plus  Listen To Previously Unreleased Tracks  There have been hell-raising rock 'n' roll bands over the years, but Australian hard rockers Airbourne have taken the good-times, bad-boys, party-animal strut to a new level, crafting underdog-championing anthems with reckless abandon. The band have now released the collectors' box set entitled "Diamonds Cuts," which is available in limited edition vinyl and CD formats in all good stores and online retailers, and includes Airbourne's first three studio albums: Runnin Wild, No Guts. No Glory, and Black Dog Barking, along with the brand new Diamond Cuts - The B-Sides collection featuring two previously unavailable tracks ("Money" and "Heavy Weight Lover"), plus a bonus unseen documentary DVD of the band, It's All For Rock N' Roll - all housed in a collectable slipcase box featuring original Di...

Airbourne Release "It's All For Rock N' Roll" Documentary Trailer/Forthcoming Box Set 'Diamond Cuts' Out 29th September There have been hell-raising rock 'n' roll bands over the years, but Australian hard rockers Airbourne have taken the good-times, bad-boys, party-animal strut to a new level, crafting underdog-championing anthems with reckless abandon. After premiering the unreleased, adrenaline-infused track " Money " last month, the acclaimed band have shared the teaser trailer for their DVD “It’s All For Rock N’ Roll,” which is included with their forthcoming box set "Diamond Cuts". Watch the "It's All For Rock n' Roll" (Documentary Trailer): Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBqEC9JeSOs&feature=youtu.be Out on 29th September via Nettwerk, the collectors' box set entitled "Diamonds Cuts" will be available in limited edition vinyl and CD formats, and includes Airbourne...

"AIRBOURNE ENDORSED AUSTRALIAN ROCKERS UNVEIL THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SOPHOMORE ALBUM" Less than twelve months after releasing their critically-acclaimed debut album, Melbourne-based rock n’ roll nomads Palace Of The King are pleased to announce the upcoming release of their second full-length album, 'Valles Marineris'. Set to land on 15th July 2016 (vis Listenable Records), 'Valles Marineris' deepens Palace Of The King’s footprint on the international rock music scene by expanding on the “raw, energetic, imaginative and boundary-pushing” (Dedicated Rocker Society) qualities of their debut through an all-new 10 track collection of blues and psych-infused hard rock. Led by the bruising gospel-tinged riffathon of ‘Let The Blood Run Free’, Valles Marineris is both eclectic and unrelenting right through to the final eerie piano fadeout of album closer ‘Into The Black’. Vocalist Tim Henwood comments “I feel like we’re really honing in on our own distinctive ...

AIRBOURNE – unswerving champions of the hard rock cause whose spectacular global success, live and on record, has consistently clenched a fist for the genre as a whole – have signed a worldwide deal with  Spinefarm Records . Driven by a formidable work-hard/play-hard ethic, and keen to entertain on the grandest of scales, this award-winning quartet (formed in regional Australia in 2003) have been proudly walking the rock ‘n’ roll path since their early teenage years, inspired by the music’s great and glorious past, yet determined to move things  forward on a wave of blurred limbs & boundless energy. Led into action by brothers Joel & Ryan O’Keeffe (vocalist / lead guitarist & drummer, respectively; the line-up is completed by  David Roads on guitar and Justin Street on bass), the four have spent the past 10 years establishing themselves as a  true force of nature – living on the road, selling out major venues, charting albums and appearin...

Australian alternative rock four piece, Bellusira are a hot new band to look out for, having released their debut album June last year titled 'Connection' which received positive press and earned them international attention. The band have been busy since, as recently signed with Stephanie Christie Management and Publicity as well as being co-managed by veteran rocker Will Hunt (Evanescence/Device) and are currently touring in the US for the first time. There's lots happening for them right now, so I asked bass player, Mark Dalbeth about being signed, the album, touring and what is to come for the band.. Firstly what does Bellusira mean and how did you come up with the name? The name is a combination of two latin words which are Bellus (Beautiful) and Ira (Anger). Life is full of light and dark moments and that also comes through in our music. Our singer Crystal was the one that came up with the idea for the name. To those who hav...

This Australian melodic rock quartet The Lockhearts haven’t been together for long, forming in 2012. They started out headlining weekly at the Spectrum in Sydney allowing them to develop and engulf a local fan base, and then here they are exploding onto the scene with their debut music video for “Freakshow” (directed by Tanzeal Rahim) and being heavily backed by MTV who have heavily played the video which has swept in to claim the number two spot at peak in the hit charts!   Its not hard to see why MTV are on board with the band as this powerhouse rock act have jumped right in and made their presence known with an unique and exciting driven sound. The accompanying video adds to their appeal with a flair of passion, enthusiasm and crazy fun antics! This band are having a blast and have tones of energy and flamboyance to go along with their rock ‘n’ roll attitude. The visuals in the video have high impact and an almost psychedelic feel being very creative and cool with fluorescent ...