UNDERGROUND NEWS: AUSTRALIA

Coinciding with their 25th anniversary, Japanese instrumental rock band MONO will release their 12th album ‘OATH’ on June 14, 2024 via Pelagic Records. More than an eponymous track, ‘Oath’ serves as the album’s theme. Anyone […]

Melbourne Gothic Metal powerhouse Victoria K have recorded their own heavy rendition of Madonna’s iconic 1998 ballad, ‘Frozen.’ Victoria K bring their dark and tenebrous stylings to the classic with heavy riffs and the judicious […]

Melbourne hard hitters, Cicadastone are back with another slab of Seattle infused rock in the shape of Last In Line. With it’s huge vocal harmonies, driving riffs and emotive guitar fills, Last In Line harks back to a […]

Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock shapeshifters RedHook are bringing saxophones to the circle pit on their joyous new release ‘Breaking Up With‘ – produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore). Delivering […]

The cooler months may be imminent, but things are only heating up for Melbourne band RUN, returning today with a brand new single Summer featuring Trophy Eyes frontman John Floreani. An emphatic addition to the […]

Anthemic, stirring and vehemently raw, the brand new single Self Help from Melbourne quartet Banks Arcade is a powerfully resounding sonic pivot, out now via UNFD. Following on from their earlier 2024 EP, DEATH 2, […]

After an impressive and successful debut in 2023, Electric Eye Heavy Fest returns for its second year as it prepares to discharge 9 hours of heavy music mayhem at Freo.Social, Fremantle on Saturday October 5, […]

Age of Emergence, the dynamic force in progressive metal from Newcastle, Australia, has electrified the music scene with the release of their latest EP, The All Seeing Eye Part 1, available worldwide as of April […]

Brisbane Metalcore outfit Bad Party come forward with their moody arena-ready alternative metal offering Drown In You. Their second tune of the year produced, mixed and mastered by Callan Orr at Avalanche Studios (Dream On Dreamer, Bad Juju, alt.), […]

Do you feel the need, the need for speed? Sliding off the sweaty back of a long, hot Gold Coast summer, local riff-slingers HAMMERS are set to start dropping song bombs all across the land, kicking […]

Hard Rockers Loaded Billy proudly presents the official music video for the single “Scarlet”, another banger taken from their album “Legend”, due for re-release via Wormholedeath. Scarlet” isn’t just another song; it’s a gripping narrative […]

Miruthan, the pioneering force in the realm of Dark Folklore and Blackened Death Metal, has today unleashed their latest sonic onslaught with the release of their new single At The Barricades. Accompanied by a gripping […]

Fresh outta Goatsound Studios recording their debut album, CHOOF are playin’ some shows up the coast to road test the best of the beast. Expect nothing less than a classic CHOOF show: chaos, violence, verbal assult, […]

Though they formed during the first trying year of the pandemic, BLACK LAVA erupted on their scorching debut. Now, just two years later, these Aussies are roaring back with more blackened heavy metal on The […]

Sydney’s heavy groove merchants, Black Rheno, are gearing up for a massive East Coast tour this May with a lineup of killer support acts just announced. Black Rheno is currently riding high, having recently journeyed […]

Sydney metalcore quartet Harroway share new single Heresy just in time to share it live later this month on tour with Sienna Skies and No Home (US). Tickets on sale now! Taking a deep dive into the […]

Celestial Oath are a 3-piece Psychedelic Metal band hailing from the outer rim of the majestic Blue Mountains. Formed in 2018, they broke into the scene with their first single ‘The Devil’s Saxophone’ and have […]

The Australians ENVENOMED are back! 5 years after their highly acclaimed album “The Walking Shred”, they are preparing for a new album.  To remind their fans in advance, they are releasing “Israel’s Son”, a metal cover […]

Melbourne’s SULDUSK will launch their much anticipated new album Anthesis on Friday 10 May, with special guests Myriad Drone and Black Aleph. Mike Solo (Bird’s Robe Founder) said of the announcement: “I’m super excited to […]

Brisbane alt-rock band Sunbleached share grungey new single Hell is Repetition, fresh off the back of their appearance at New Bloom Festival last month. Produced and recorded with long time collaborator Dylan Cottee, Hell is Repetition is the heaviest and […]

Symphonic metal band ANA just released a new album entitled The Art of Letting Go via Eclipse Records on March 29th, and earlier today; the band dropped their third music video from the album entitled […]

Australian “Doomed Melodic Death” metallers The Incantus have released the fourth single from their upcoming, eponymous debut album – itself releasing April 26th. The artwork by Ellie Simone Artistry that accompanies this humble review gave […]

Enigmatic modern metal monsters, Diamond Construct, share a dark new video for single Hell Inside You, off upcoming album ‘Angel Killer Zero‘ out everywhere Friday April 26 via Greyscale Records & Pale Chord. Hell Inside You stays true to Diamond Construct’s roots, […]

Melbourne Metalcore outfit, Rise From Ashes are showing off their unique sound with the release of their new single “HORIZON”. This was recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band’s very own TJ Johnston, and for […]