rock/metal
Live Gallery Redhook at the Manning Bar, Sydney 13.09.2024
RedHook’s chaotic energy is unleashed in a storm of pyrotechnics and confetti, with Emmy Redhook turning the stage into her personal playground.
News: Bonnie Trash Announce EP ‘My Love Remains the Same’ And Share New Single ‘Kisses Goodbye’
Bonnie Trash emerge from the shadows to declare love from beyond the grave, with an expanded lineup and a brand-new EP, ‘My Love Remains the Same’ – to be released September 13th via Hand Drawn Dracula. In preparation, the band have shared the video, directed by Sarafina, for single ‘Kisses Goodbye’ Bonnie Trash is the darkened shoegaze/post-punk drone project led …
Track: Goat – Goatbrain
Goat share their second single, ‘Goatbrain’, to be taken from their self-titled album, due out the 11th October via Rocket Recordings. This follows from the first taste with single, ‘Ouroboros‘. The Ouroboros – the icon of the snake or dragon eating its own tail – appears to some a statement of the brutality of nature. To others of a Gnostic disposition it …
Track: CVC – The Lowrider (Just About Meant To Be)
Rock six piece, CVC have returned with new single, The Lowrider (Just About Meant To Be). Their first new music since the release of their acclaimed 2023 debut album, ‘Get Real’. Co-songwriter& vocalist on the track, Dave Bassey says: “’The Lowrider’ was written after a lengthy session in our old local (The City Arms in …
News: The Amity Affliction Release ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ On Their Own Terms + New Show Added to National Tour
The Amity Affliction is taking control of their narrative with the upcoming release of ‘Let The Ocean Take Me (Redux),’ a reimagined version of their landmark 2014 album, set for release on September 27th. Accompanying the release, the band has already shared a new recording of the fan-favourite single ‘My Father’s Son,’ and announced an …
Live Gallery & Review: Garage Fury – King Brothers Ignite Marrickville with Grit, Sweat, and Punk Spirit 07.09.2024
From the Streets of Nishinomiya to Sydney’s Pubs: King Brothers Deliver a Raucous Night to Remember
EP Review: Uncle Dave’s Biscuit Barrel – The Curse of Thirst
It’s not all chugging rhythms and hilarity. There is substance behind these songs and a drop of Egyptian menace weaved through too. With song titles like ‘Satan’s Evil Bed Sock’ and ‘Norman The Goat Boy Of Mykonos’ it may be easy to overlock the work gone in to this EP. The blackened opener ‘The Curse …
Album Review: Bleeker – Messed Up
Bleeker brothers Taylor and Cole Perkins have been grafting and writing songs since they were both teens. Bassist Mike Vandyk and Drummer Chris Dimas complete the lineup. Brian Moncarz, along with Dimas, produced and mixed the record. With no fancy openings, ‘Messed Up’ opens with the rock screamer ‘Walken’ noticeable for the singers below and …
EP Review: Scruffy Bear – Good Intentions Of A Grumpy Sun
North East Blues rockers Scruffy Bear took the scene by storm with their previous EP ‘Face The Rain‘. They now return with three killer tracks on new EP ‘Good Intentions OF A Grumpy Sun’. The Jazzy ‘Good Intentions’ straight away confirms that this band has not lost its chops. The bluesy, explosive choruses contrast with …
Track: Jerry Cantrell – Afterglow
Jerry Cantrell’s new song, ‘Afterglow’ arrives with a video created by award-winning artist Matt Mahurin, whose work is noted for blending realism with abstract and surreal elements, which shines through in the five-minute piece. The track is taken from Cantrell’s new album ‘I Want Blood’ which is set for release on the 18th of October. “The …