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News: The Gloom In The Corner Expand Their Cinemacore Universe With “Assassination Run”

Melbourne cinemacore act The Gloom In The Corner return with Assassination Run, a brutal and narrative-driven new single that reintroduces their demonic gunslinger Sherlock A. Bones. The track expands their dark mythology while underlining their growing reputation as one of metalcore’s most conceptually ambitious acts.

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Track: Bloom Unveil New Single “Out Of Reach” Ahead of The Light We Chase Album

Sydney melodic hardcore band Bloom have released Out Of Reach, the first taste of their upcoming album The Light We Chase. The track channels frustration, reflection, and catharsis in equal measure — a snapshot of a band embracing risk while refining their identity.

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Live Review & Gallery: More Music at SXSW Sydney Day 4 – 16.10.25, Eora/Sydney

By day four, we’ve stopped checking schedules. You just followed the noise and hoped you ended up somewhere good (it’s all fantastic). I caught locals Sweetie at the Heaps Normal…

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Track: Courtney Barnett Returns with New Single “Stay In Your Lane”

Courtney Barnett returns with “Stay In Your Lane,” a single that reintroduces her songwriting voice with guitar-forward vigour, intimate lyricism, and a displacement of comfort zones — all in service of stepping beyond the familiar.

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Live Gallery: Bullet For My Valentine Celebrate 20 Years of The Poison at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion 16.10.2025

At Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, Bullet For My Valentine revisit The Poison with the weight and precision of a band still sharpening their edge. Joined by While She Sleeps and The Devil Wears Prada, the night feels less like a reunion and more like a reaffirmation — proof that metalcore still breathes in full force.

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News: Thrice Return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for Horizons/West Tour

Thrice will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 to perform their new album Horizons/West live for the first time. With a setlist spanning over two decades, the band continue to evolve while holding fast to the conviction and connection that have defined them since the late ’90s.

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News: Garbage Announce December 2025 Australia and New Zealand Tour

Garbage will return to Australia and New Zealand this December for their first headline shows since 2016, performing in Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The tour celebrates their 2025 album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light — a reflective, human record that marks another chapter in the band’s enduring evolution.

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News: YUNGBLUD Will Bring His IDOLS World Tour to Australia in 2026

YUNGBLUD will bring his IDOLS world tour to Australia in January 2026, following a year of global acclaim, a chart-topping album, and sold-out arenas across North America. Expect a blistering live experience from one of modern rock’s most dynamic performers.

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Live Review & Gallery: Inside Day Two of SXSW Sydney Music with Dug, Managona, Drifting Clouds, Suichu Spica and 2Charm – 14.10.25, Eora/Sydney

We start the afternoon catching the afternoon sun fall behind Tumbalong Park, where Irish-American duo Dug and Taiwan’s Managona play to a mix of conference dwellers, passers-by and early-arriving festivalgoers.…

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Live Gallery: Teddy Swims Opens His Australian Arena Run at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney 14.10.2025

After his show-stopping NRL Grand Final performance, Teddy Swims launches his Australian arena tour at Qudos Bank Arena, joined by a captivating opening set from Matt Corby.

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