Canadian hardcore five-pieceย Alexisonfireย will return to Australia in February 2023, playing their first Antipodean headline dates since their 2017 tour. The band will bring their powerful on-stage energy to Brisbaneโs Fortitude Music Hall on Friday 17 February, followed by stops in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.ย
Local heroesย Luca Brasiย will open for Alexisonfire on all dates, warming audiences with their dynamic live set.
Admired by Australian audiences, on their eighth visit down under Alexisonfire will perform songs from their celebrated catalogue, along with tunes from their new record Otherness โ never before heard live by local audiences.ย ย
PRE-SALE โข Tues Nov 15, 10am local time password: OTHERNESSย
Australia’s biggest alternativeย travelling music festival, akaย Good Things Festivalย is almost upon us and it’s the biggest one yet!
Good Things come to those who wait andย Good Things Festivalย is thrilled to announce the headlineย sideshowsย from some of the artists on the huge festival line up. This is the first andย onlyย sideshowย announcement and there will be no moreย sideshowsย announced. Set your alarm clocks as these tickets won’t last.
Early birdย pre-sale tickets on sale Tuesday 8 Novemberย @ 10am local timeย until Wednesday 9ย November, 8am local time
General tickets are on sale Wednesday 9ย Novemberย @ 9am local time
Without further adieu, we present to you the Good Things Festival 2022 sideshows…
DEFTONES
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – THEBARTON THEATRE, ADELAIDE
Theย multi platinum GRAMMYยฎ Award-winningย Deftonesย are an influential alternative presence.ย The quintet’s career spans three platinum albums with over 10 million records sold worldwide.
They landed their first #1 Aria chart debut with their 2016 releaseย Goreย andย in 2018 theyย curated, launched, presented, and headlined their own festival, Dia De Losย Deftones. Selling out both installments to date, the eclectic lineups hosted everyone from Future and CHVRCHES to Gojira and Megan Thee Stallion. In 2020,ย Deftonesย continued their trailblazing arc as an alternative leader with their ninth full-length album,ย Ohmsย which debuted at #3 on the Aria album chart and a thrilling full-album remix ofย White Pony.
GOJIRA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS LACUNA COIL
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER – ROUNDHOUSE, SYDNEY THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER – FORUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER – EATONS HILL HOTEL, BRISBANE
Grammy nominated French heavy metal quartet Gojira have risen from the utmost obscurity during the first half of their career to widespread global recognition in the second. Combining elements of thrash, death, math, groove, progressive, and post-metal with philosophical and environment-themed lyrics. They have made their mark as one of the paramount metal bands of this generation.
Joining them as special guests are Italian alt metal superstars Lacuna Coil.
Lacuna Coil’s spirited and lauded live performances have also earned them a solid reputation for a band that not only delivers night in/night out, but also a band whose stage performance reverberates long after the show is over. Lacuna Coil’s heartfelt, heavy, melodic, and rhythmic metalโa hybrid of gothic, groove, and alternativeโhas created a rabid worldwide following.
MILLENCOLIN
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – 170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE MONDAY 5 DECEMBER – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE
The much loved favourite seminal Swedish skate-punk band Millencolin promise to deliver shows you won’t forget. They’ll be performing all of their hits from across their entire catalogue.
It’s clear the band members are just as unified as they were when they formed Millencolin, roughly 30 years, nine albums and over 2,000 live shows ago. “We’re a band truly formed from respect and understanding for each other and our passion for rock music,” explains vocalist/bassist Nikola Sarcevic. “If you ask us, this is the best job in the world!”
SOULFLY
THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER – CROXTON BANDROOM, MELBOURNE TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY
At the dawn of the new millennium, Rolling Stone declared, “Soulfly seem built to last.” More than two decades, countless worldwide tours, and a dozen albums later, that prophecy rings true.
Underground icon, extreme metal trailblazer, third world warrior, and leader of a diverse and dedicated tribe, Max Cavalera not only survives but thrives, blasting out riff after killer riff.
Soulfly’s savage anthems of aggression push extreme music to its bludgeoning limits while injecting it with brilliant moments of trippy nuance and dissonance. Like all innovative musical heroes, Max makes anthems for the people. Soulfly is a celebration of family and legacy. Whatever Max Cavalera hammers out on the bridges of his four-string guitars, it always sets souls free.
Their Australian shows will feature Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares as a special guest.
SLEEPING WITH SIRENS WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT & BAD/LOVE
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – THE GOV, ADELAIDE THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER – MAX WATTS, MELBOURNE TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER – THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE
Since emerging in 2010, Sleeping With Sirens have tested the boundaries of rock by walking a tightrope between pop, punk, metal, hardcore, electronic, acoustic, and even a little R&B. This high-wire balancing act attracted a faithful fan base known as “Strays,” generated global album sales in excess of 1.5 million, ignited over half-a-billion streams, and achieved a trio of gold-selling singles.
They’ve collaborated with MGK on Alone and Pierce the Veil on the gold-certified King For A Day. Beyond selling out shows worldwide and receiving acclaim from The New York Times, Alternative Press crowned them “Artist of the Year” at the Alternative Press Music Awards, proclaimed “Kick Me” the 2015 “Song of the Year”, and featured them as cover stars a whopping seven times.
Joiningย Sleeping With Sirensย as special guests are Melbourne’sย The Beautiful Monumentย and emotive rock groupย Bad/Love.
JINJER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS EARTH CALLER & FUTURE STATIC
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER – CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE
Through their relentless hard work, non-stop touring and critically acclaimed /chart-breaking releases gaining over 250M streams/views across all platforms globally โย JINJERย are truly one of modern metal’s hottest and most exciting bands around today. The band has become synonymous with doing things their own way and breaking every rule in the Heavy Metal handbook- which they made loudly clear on their hugely successful fourth studio album:ย WALLFLOWERS.
In less than12 years, the four-piece Progressive Groove metal wrecking machine has carved their very own place in the Metal landscape. Hailing from Donetsk but now based in Kiev, this Ukrainian musical oddity formed in 2009 but consider the official start of the band with the addition of the incredible vocalist and Femme Fatale Tatiana Shmayluk in 2010.
They’ll be supported by Melbourne’s metalcore groundย Earth Callerย and Melbourne quintetย Future Staticย who create an exhilarating synthesis of alternative, melodic, and progressive to shape a unique brand of emotional heavy music which is unlike any other.
THE STORY SO FAR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AWOL
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – STAY GOLD, MELBOURNE THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER – SOOKI LOUNGE, BELGRAVE Californian rockers The Story So Far have been on an absolute tear since their 2018 opus Proper Dose, selling out countless headline tours and receiving praises from fans and critics across the globe.
They’ve recently performed at When We Were Young Festival, Four Chord Music Festival, Riot Fest, Furnace Fest and will be joining blink-182 on their UK and European headline tour in 2023.
Joining them at these intimate shows are special guestsย AWOL.
ELECTRIC CALLBOY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PALEDUSK & DREGG (MELB) & CLAY J GLADSTONE (SYD)
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – MAX WATTS, MELBOURNE THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER – FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY
As diverse and as electrifying as their name, Electric Callboy weld modern trap with alt rock, pop punk and beyond into an exhilarating musical experience. Their latest release TEKKNO debuted at #1 on the German album charts. It journeys between comedy, powerful pop, and trancecore, as well as oscillating between synthy pop and hard-hitting circle pit anthems with extreme ease.
The band’s first single with singer Nico Sallach, Hypa Hypa, reached over 60 million streams in an extremely short space of time, with the track becoming the band’s biggest success story so far. The band’s Youtube channel has over 182 million total views and counting.
Electric Callboy are known for their ecstatic live shows and will be performing in Australia for the very first time.Supporting them as special guests are Japan’s most exciting heavy acts
Paledusk and Melbourne’s
DREGG. Clay J Gladstoneย will be supporting them in Sydney.
3OH!3
THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER – STAY GOLD, MELBOURNE The dynamic duo Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte aka 3OH!3 have been rocking sold out venues, amphitheaters, and college campuses around the world since 2018.
Your boys have cemented their sound with global hits like Don’t Trust Me, STARSTRUKK (feat. Katy Perry), & My First Kiss (feat. Kesha). Having not released any music as 3OH!3 since 2016, Sean and Nat have written and produced hits for other artists such as Maroon 5’s Love Somebody, MAX’s Lights Down Low, Ariana Grande’s Tattooed Heart, and Kesha’s Blah Blah Blah.
They continued to play in front of thousands of fans while celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their RIAA certified Gold albumย WANT. in 2020, the itch of wanting to get back in the studio to make music that was fun, inclusive, edgy, weird and โ most importantly โ their own, proved to be an inevitable reality. Andย 3OH!3ย is back with new music with more to come.
JXDN
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER – OXFORD ART FACTORY, SYDNEY WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB, MELBOURNE
Defying the rules with style and substance,ย jxdnย bends and breaks the boundaries as he moves between subcultures in a very genuine way to position himself as a new kind of rockstar.
Generating 15 million streams within a month and becoming the first artist signed to Travis Barker’s DTA Records, the 19-year-old genre breaker presents a signature style on a series of 2020 releases.
In 2018, he took control and developed a presence online through a consistent stream of engaging and clever content. He quietly exploded on Tik Tok, attracting 5.8 million followers and 202.3 million likes. After witnessing an arena show by the late Juice WRLD, he dove headfirst into music and unleashed his independent debut singleย Comatose.ย The track has since racked up over 20 million streams across platforms and broken into over 38 Global Viral Charts to date. Upon hearing it, Barker immediately signed him to DTA Records. Now,ย jxdnย takes flight on the singleย Angels & Demons.
NOVA TWINS WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BLOOD COMMAND
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER – CROWBAR, SYDNEY
Nova Twins are the zeitgeist-capturing polymath pioneers that our times have been waiting for. Whether pushing the MOBO Awards to create a category for POC alt. acts, to teaming up with No Music On A Dead Planet and Oxfam to play for environmental change, working with Dr. Martens to raise money for The Black Curriculum or aiming to inspire a new wave of young, diverse talent, Amy Love and Georgia South are much more than one of the UK’s most exciting bands โ they are changemakers and they have battled through the old guard of rock’s narrow-minded expectations.
Rage Against The Machine icon Tom Morello dubbed them “an incredible band who deserve to be huge” as well as inviting them on tour with Prophets Of Rage. Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes called them one of his “favourite new bands” before having them collaborate on song ‘1×1’ from 2020’s UK No.1 album ‘POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR’.
There’s no band out there quite likeย Nova Twins. If more artists blazed a trail like this, we’d be celebrating a lot more difference, rather than craving what’s safe and similar. From being “shunned” when they arrived on the scene, now Nova Twins are leading a game all of their own. Now, there are no rules.
Joining them as special guests areย Blood Command.ย Yngve Andersen and Australia’s Nikki Brumen live every moment inย the mantra ‘Blood Command against the world’ which guides Bergen, Norway’s “death pop” quintet spiritually and sonically, and which forms the soul of their fourth full-length record,ย Praise Armageddonism.
GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL LINE UP:
Bring Me The Horizon |ย Deftones | NOFXย (performing ‘Punk In Drublic’ in full + all your favourites)ย TISM (Exclusive: First shows in 19 years!) | The Amity Affliction | Gojira | ONE OK ROCK ย In Alphabetical Order: ย 3OH!3ย |ย Blood Commandย |ย Chasing Ghostsย |ย Cosmic Psychos | Electric Callboy Fever 333 | Jinjer | JXDN | Kisschasyย (Performing ‘United Paper People’ In Full) Lacuna Coil | Millencolinย |ย Nova Twins | Polarisย | RedHook | Regurgitator Sabatonย |ย Sleepingย With Sirensย |ย Soulflyย |ย The Story So Farย |ย Thornhill ย DATES AND VENUES: Friday 2nd December – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (LIC AA 15+) Saturday 3 December- Centennial Park, Sydney (18+) Sunday 4 December โ Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane (LIC AA 15+)
Swedish heavy metal legends SOILWORK hit Australian stages this November in celebration of their latest album ‘รvergivenheten‘. Supported by Melbourne’s IN MALICE’S WAKE who are one of the most underrated thrash metal bands in the game. We have had the opportunity to cover In Malice’s Wake over the years and they always bring a powerful and effortlessly tight performance, do yourself a favour and check out their latest album ‘The Blindness Of Faith‘.
This tour marked the 9th time that SOILWORK has visited Australia, over this time they have developed a loving and dedicated fanbase. The Croxton Band Room was filled wall to wall with diehard fans, the band reached deep into their back catalogue delighting fans with many early tracks. SOILWORK effortlessly powered through fan favourites such as ‘Stalfagel’, ‘Death Diviner’ and their latest track ‘Electric Again’.
It truely was a pleasure seeing SOILWORK especially in front of hundreds of loyal screaming fans.
Check out the photo gallery below and stay up to date with the bands on social media – In Malice’s Wake – Soilwork
Swedish death metal pioneersย DISMEMBERย are proud to announce that as of today theirย entire full-length discography, comprising eight studio albums, is finally available on streaming services world-wide, completely remastered from the original records!
After teaming upย withย NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDSย once again, where they had previously released their demo,ย Reborn In Blasphemyย (1990),ย theirย 1991 debut album,ย Like An Everflowing Stream,ย as well as the four records that would follow,ย DISMEMBER‘s triumphant return to digital platforms marks only the beginning of a comprehensive re-issue campaign: Alongside the full-lengths, keep your eyes peeled for more classicย releases to be made available soon. In addition to streaming, physical re-issues of theย DISMEMBERย catalog are slated for 2023.
After announcing Good Things Melbourne was Sold Out recently, the demand for tickets has been overwhelming to say the least.
We’re excited to confirm that weeks of consultation between our Site Management team, Flemington Racecourse and Local Council has led to a once off capacity increase for the Melbourne event.
๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ. We canโt wait to see you in the pit……That is of course unless you sleep on this second chance and miss out on tickets. Secure yours today.
Created as a side project by Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno and FAR guitarist Shaun Lopez in 2011, โ โ โ (Crosses) have announced their latest EP PERMANENT.RADIANT and released the single & video ‘Vivien‘.
PERMANENT.RADIANT drops worldwide on the 9th of December 2022 via Warner Records. Get your hands on pre-orders here, check out the video below and stay up to date with Crosses on social media.
The official lineup for KNOTFESTAustralia has been announced and it is stacked with homegrown and international talent!
Featuring PARKWAY DRIVE, Megadeth, Trivium, Northlane, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Knocked Loose, Spirit Box, Story of the year, Alphawolf, Void Of Vision, Bad Omens and MALEVOLENCE.
Knotfest Premium Members Exclusive Presale begins Thu 3 Nov 8am local time. Non-members can join atย Knotfest.com/join
Meritorious masters of melancholic metalย KATATONIAย carry on their legacy of rearranging the order of the heavy music universe, proudly presenting their hauntingly beautiful next studio album,ย Sky Void of Stars, out January 20, 2023 via Napalm Records.
Founded in 1991,ย KATATONIAย have continually embraced the dark and the light alike and, living through genre evolutions beyond compare, ripened their own particular form of expression. From doom and death metal to soul-gripping post rock, they’ve explored endless spheres of the genre, accumulating only the very best aspects. After signing with Napalm Records, the entity around founding members Jonas Renkse and Anders Nystrรถm is ready to showcase its brilliance and illuminate the void in the scene once more withย Sky Void of Stars.
With the first single,ย “Atrium”,ย KATATONIAย hit with highly energetic atmosphere, holding a gloomy ambience with epic sounds and poetic lyrics to get lost in. The heartfelt piece of sound goes in line with a gripping music video, underlining the exceptional atmosphere the five-piece is creating with every single note.ย “Atrium”ย is now available via all digital service providers worldwide.ย
KATATONIA on the new album,ย Sky Void of Stars:ย “Our 12th album,ย Sky Void of Starsย is a dynamic journey through vibrant darkness. Born out of yearning for what was lost and not found, the very peripheries of the unreachable, but composed and condensed into human form and presented as sounds and words true to theย KATATONIAย signum. No stars here, just violent rain.”
The masked nine will take on Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in March of next year.
Expanding the international footprint of the Knotfest banner, Slipknot have confirmed a trek to the land Down Under with the announcement of Knotfest Australia set for March of 2023.
With consecutive appearances confirmed for March 23rd in Melbourne, March 24th in Sydney and March 25th in Brisbane, the news arrives after a weeklong teaser that played out via Slipknotโs social media in recent days. Last week, the band shared the iconic, dark circus imagery synonymous with the Knotfest experience aimed at Australia that read, coming soon.
Fans are encouraged to sign up for updates on Knotfest Australia and access to early bird tickets โ HERE.
On a moonless night, metal powerhouse NUCLEAR BLAST dared to gaze into the pitch-black abyss and summoned one of the most vicious and menacing forces roaming the European death metal scene to join their ranks. Today, both of them are proud to announce that ABORTED have inked a contract with NUCLEAR BLAST!
The true scenario behind the signing of this outstanding genre pioneer might have been a bit less dramatic but the promise of an exciting future remains.
ABORTED have also delivered a terrifying new music video for ‘Infinite Terror’ in association with Grupa13. As the band perform within the confines of an abandoned asylum, a young woman is tormented by a haunting presence, as the lines between sanity and insanity are continuously being blurred (much like their auricular assault).
“We couldn’t be more excited to announce our signing to NUCLEAR BLAST โ one of the premier labels for extreme music with tons of label mates we love. We are very excited to see where this mad caravan leads to next! After a very long and solid partnership with Century Media, it was time for us to try something new. To celebrate our signing with NUCLEAR BLAST and the upcoming monster of a tour with our friends Lorna Shore, Ingested and more, we decided to unleash a new single. ‘Infinite Terror’ will obliterate all your senses. The song is inspired by ‘Event Horizon’ and marks the debut of new guitarist Dan Konradsson (Ophidian I, Une Misรจre). Expect something dark, imposing, and HEAVY as f*ck!” – Vocalist – Sven de Caluwรฉ
Check out the video for ‘Infinite Terror below and keep up to date with Aborted on social media.
you can also see vocalist Sven de Caluwรฉ epic collaberation with INGESTED on their latest track ‘From Hollow Words’.
