ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 15 MARCH 2011 Thanks mainly to the ascendency of Muse, the last few years has seen a rise in the profile of new prog, spawning an interest in the…
Category: Melbourne Rock Bands
Electric Mary Calling it Quits
As reported on our sister site Hot Metal, Melbourne rock institution Electric Mary have announced they will play their last in 2025. Formed in 2003, the band scored a minor hit with…
Damian Campbell Departs The Casanovas
After twenty years as bassist and co-vocalist with Melbourne rockers The Casanovas, Damian Campbell has left the band. In social media posts, Campbell and guitarist Tommy Boyce explained that they had grown…
Black Aleph Announce Debut Album
The first album release from Sydney/Melbourne experimentalist post-rock/doom unit Black Aleph will be out in October. Featuring a blend of both composed and improvised tracks drawing inspiration from post-metal, doom and Middle…
Cassidy Paris Unleashes Midnight Desire Ahead of UK tour
Melbourne’s Cassidy Paris has shown off her latest clip as she prepares to head to the UK on her band’s first headlining tour there. The big-sounding power ballad Midnight Desire is from…
THE LIVING END: Back to the Beginning
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 20 NOVEMBER 2011 Since they burst onto the scene in the late 90s with their huge double-A side hit “Prisoner of Society”/”Second Solution”, The Living End has gone on…
Ocean Grove Launch Label, New Track
Melbourne weirdos Ocean Grove enter a new chapter with the launch of their own label, Odd World, and its first release, Fly Away. Available now, Fly Away is also their first track…
Another Electric New Track from Arabella and the Heist
Melbourne rockers Arabella and the Heist follow up the ass-kicking 1769 with another scorching piece of rock. Electric is the latest blast from the trio and along with its predecessor will be…
DEAD CITY RUINS: Shock to the System
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 31 AUGUST, 2022 The years of relentless, self-financed touring through Europe had finally led to the pinnacle moment for Melbourne rockers Dead City Ruins. Years of road work, opening…
TRUCK: On the Rise
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 23 AUGUST 2022 Every time someone declares that rock is dead, another band comes along to hang that fool out to dry. Fronted by former Horsehead vocalist Andy McLean…