rock/metal
News: Pendulum confirm Australian tour for March 2026
Pendulum will return to Australia in March 2026 for four headline shows, following the release of their first album in 15 years, Inertia.
News: Dream Theater confirm 40th Anniversary Australian tour dates
Dream Theater will return to Australia in February 2026 for their 40th Anniversary Tour, their first visit since drummer Mike Portnoy rejoined the band. The run includes dates in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with each show presented as An Evening With Dream Theater.
News: PANORAMA festival announced for Sydney’s Manning Bar this November
PANORAMA, a new all-Australian music festival from Niche Productions, will debut at Sydney’s Manning Bar on 29 November 2025. With Boy Soda, Mildlife, Kaiit, Surprise Chef and more on the bill, the event places community, accessibility and local talent at its core.
News: Wheatus confirm 2026 Australian return and New Zealand debut
Wheatus will return to Australia in January 2026, performing their self-titled debut album in full and making their long-anticipated live debut in New Zealand. The tour comes as Teenage Dirtbag celebrates its 25th anniversary, a track that continues to thrive thanks to TikTok virality, high-profile syncs, and a surprise re-entry into the UK charts.
News: Motionless In White Confirm Arena Dates For June 2026
Motionless In White will return to Australia next June for their first headline shows since 2017, playing arena stages in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane alongside Make Them Suffer and Currents.
News: Thornhill Announce Largest Australian Headline Tour To Date
Thornhill will bring their 2025 record Bodies to Australian stages in February, announcing their first shows on home soil since the album’s release.
live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 10/08/2025
So, on to the final day and my morning was starting with a huge slab of Modern Deathcore by way of The Cartographer on the New Blood Stage. With guttural roars and animated vocals it was the perfect way to jump headfirst into a full day of Metal. The tent was suitably rammed for the …
Track: San Francisco Duo chokecherry Release Transitional Track Secrets
chokecherry’s Secrets began as a jam in Los Angeles before being finished in the studio with producer Christopher Grant.
live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 09/08/2025
My Saturday got off to a battering start with the absolutely brutal Cage Fight and from the off they absolutely crushed everyone in the field around them. From the moment they unleashed ‘Oxygen’ it was obvious that this quartet had evolved since their last time on the Sophie Stage back in 2022. Monteith managed his …
bloodstock open air festival announces 25 bands for the 25th anniversary
Bloodstock will be returning to Catton Park in August 2026 to celebrate its 25th anniversary and they have announced a massive 25 bands already. BLOODSTOCK is overjoyed to welcome back titans of groove metal, the unmistakable Lamb of God as Friday’s headliner on the Ronnie James Dio stage. Frontman D. Randall Blythe states, “We are …