Live Reviews

Review: JD Garrahy The slogan reads, ‘Decade of Dominion’, and this festival, rich in history, is celebrating its 10th year with as much brilliance as possible. This is Hammersonic Festival, and if you haven’t been […]

Review: JD Garrahy It’s Saturday in Jakarta. Hammersonic has kicked into full swing, and the grounds are steadily filling up. With a stacked lineup catering to metalcore, pop punk, and everything in between, it’s a […]

Review: JD Garrahy It’s Friday night in Indonesia. It’s hot, it’s humid, and I’m on my way to a gig in the lead-up to Hammersonic Festival in the morning. Now, let’s give some context to […]

Review: Joshua Hobbins Photography: Nate Rose Brisbane’s The Tivoli played host to a long-awaited return, with Superheaven kicking off their first Australian tour in a decade alongside Angel Du$t and Sydney crew Secret World. One of the first things that […]

Review and gallery: Nate Rose Brisbane doesn’t always get the first punch, but last night at The Triffid, it took it square in the jaw and asked for more. The sold-out room felt volatile before […]

Review: JD Garrahy Rock ‘n’ roll is dead, you say? Yeah, sure—I’ll believe that when hell freezes over. It’s not dead; there just hasn’t been anyone worthy enough to fill the void since the rock […]

Review: Joshua Hobbins Photography: Nate Rose On Sunday night, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre hosted a lineup that pulled from different eras of heavy music, with LANDMVRKS, Papa Roach and A Day to Remember each bringing […]

Review: By Christian Stanger Photography: Dan Maynard  When I came home from the UK in early 2009, the world had shifted slightly off its axis. The GFC was in full swing, Kevin Rudd was about […]

Metal heroines NERVOSA unleash the opening track to their upcoming album, Slave Machine, as a third single. “Impending Doom” builds up menacingly, using thunderous riffs and speedy drums to share sinister social observations and establish the women’s dominance in the […]

Proving once more that Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin’ ta fuck with, Boondall was shaken to its absolute core as the hip-hop giants kicked off the Australian leg of their Final Chamber tour. Local legends Bliss […]