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Track: Stellar Circuits lean into emotional weight on new single ‘Spotlight’

North Carolina band Stellar Circuits have just released a new single ‘Spotlight’, a track that leans into the band’s balance of technical precision and emotional weight without sacrificing immediacy. Released via Nuclear Blast,…

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News: Flotsam And Jetsam Finally Bring Their Thrash Assault To Australia

Flotsam and Jetsam are finally heading to Australia for the first time ever this September and October, teaming up with Mortal Sin for a co-headline tour that reads like a direct transmission from…

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News: Lamb Of God And Trivium Announce Colossal Australian Co-Headline Tour

Lamb of God and Trivium are dragging a full-scale metal avalanche across Australia this October, bringing with them Glasgow wrecking crew Bleed From Within for what already feels less like a tour announcement and more…

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News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival Preview, Ten Titans Not To Be Missed. Thrash, Death and Black Metal Edition.

With just 12 weeks to go until the gates open at Catton Park, Bloodstock Open Air 2026 is sharpening the blades for what looks set to be one of the…

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News: Enuff Z’Nuff And Pretty Boy Floyd Bring Sunset Strip Excess Back To Australia

The hairspray cloud is drifting back across Australia this November, and it smells exactly like overdriven Marshalls, leopard print and midnight MTV. Enuff Z’Nuff and Pretty Boy Floyd are joining forces for the ‘RU…

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News: Sunk Loto Return With Crushing New Single Dead Shadows

Nearly three decades after first forming on the Gold Coast, Sunk Loto are still refusing to fade quietly into legacy status. New single “Dead Shadows” proves exactly why. The track…

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Live Review: Incineration Festival, Camden, London 02/05/2026

Incineration Festival has, over a relatively short span of years, evolved from a standout date on the calendar into something far more personal—a fixed point, an annual return that feels…

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Live Review & Gallery: Deftones lead a towering Sydney return with Interpol and Ecca Vandal in support 02.05.2026

The walk into Qudos Bank Arena is carried by a clear sense of excitement tonight, the Deftones have returned to Australia after nearly a decade away. Ecca Vandal opens with a set that…

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News: Huge Bloodstock Open Air Festival News

First off, a quick band update! Purely due to some unavoidable logistical issues, there’s been a little switch around on Saturday’s line-up. In an update to the line-up, due to…

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Premiere: Sarah Jane & The Noise channel raw grunge energy in new video for daisies

There’s a certain kind of chaos that never really leaves rock music. It just waits for the right band to drag it back into the light. Enter Sarah Jane & The…

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