Metal

Review: Avatar @ The Triffid (Brisbane)

Can you believe it? After 22 years, fan petitioning and 9 albums, we finally get our evening in an Avatar moshpit!

Tonight (27 August) was the last leg of...

Review: Evanescence @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)

It's been 20 rotations around the sun since the release of Evanescence's debut studio album, 'Fallen'.

Man, oh man! I fell in love with it then and still...

The Omnific Are Set To Take Their Music To Bigger Stages

With their djent-powered new single 'Phat Mackerel', Melbourne prog-rock trio The Omnific continue their reign as the unexpected heroes of the Australian metal scene....

Mammal Are Studying Law To Achieve Peak Groove-Driven Punk-Rock-Metal As Well As Supporting The Disadvantaged

At first, you think there's some kind of mistake. scenestr has been scheduled to speak with Mammal frontman Ezekiel Ox – and yet, when the Zoom commences, a bespectacled

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Ville Valo 2024 Australia Tour

Truly one of a kind, Finnish singer-musician Ville Valo (VV) is headed to Australia for a three-date run in 2024.

The frontman and co-founder of defunct dark...

Steve Vai Sharpens His Teeth For Australia

When guitar virtuoso Steve Vai returns to Australia for the first time in ten years, audiences will get to witness one of the world's finest instrumentalists at his very

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Suicidal Tendencies 2023 Australia Tour

Update - 28 August, 2023: With the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne shows sold out, Suicidal Tendencies have added extra shows in Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Melbourne....

Steve Vai 2023 Australia Tour

Virtuoso guitarist, composer and producer, Steve Vai returns to Australia with his band for a national tour this spring.

Classified by many as the greatest...

TesseracT 2024 Australia Tour

English progressive metal band, TesseracT return to Australia in 2024.

Set to release their fifth studio album, 'War Of Being' (15 September), TesseracT...

Devin Townsend 2023 Australia Tour

Canadian singer-songwriter, musician Devin Townsend returns to Australia this November.

Townsend will headline concerts in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and...

Ne Obliviscaris 2023 Australia Tour

Australian progressive metal band Ne Obliviscaris will return home continuing their run of live shows promoting current album 'Exul' – their first Australian tour in four

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Introducing Brisbane Band Revoid

Revoid's 2023 has seen them support Swiss deathcore act AM//PM, with another major support slot on the horizon – joining US metalcore outfit Dayseeker at their Brisbane

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The HU Rumble On And On Showcasing Mongolian Culture To The World

Over 800 years ago, Mongolian emperor Genghis Khan conquered vast areas of Europe.

While that empire has long since disappeared, Mongolians are again...

Dream On Dreamer 2023 Australia Tour

Melbourne alt metalcore band Dream On Dreamer are reuniting to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their sophomore album, 'Loveless'.

After disbanding in...

Thornhill 2023 Australia Tour

Australian heavy merchants, Thornhill will tour nationally this spring and they're bringing some of their best mates for the ride.

After a massive 2022 that...

Destroy All Lines Celebrate 20th Anniversary With 20-Show Concert Series

Independent concert-festival promoter, Destroy All Lines will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a series of 20 concerts in Melbourne.

Each to be staged...

Froth & Fury Festival 2023 Line-up

Adelaide's Froth & Fury festival makes its return to Pirate Life Brewing this November to celebrate all things craft beer, alongside an absolutely stacked line-up of

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Review: BABYMETAL @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)

Sold out shows are nothing new for BABYMETAL on international shores, so why would Australia's maiden all-ages BABYMETAL World Tour 2023 show in Brisbane be any different? It

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5 Best Dressed Bands In The Heavy Music Scene Shared By NTH RD

Melbourne alt-metal band NTH RD have followed their 2022 song 'I Watched You Fade Away' and debut EP 'Panic' with current single 'River'.

A band who pride...

Introducing Melbourne Band Druid

Recently releasing their newest single, 'Hang In There (It Gets Worse)', Melbourne metalcore band Druid continue their march to gain new followers.

Fronted by...