Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness says covering Chris Isaak's ‘Wicked Game' for the new album ‘Born To Kill' continues a tradition that has seen the band reinterpret songs by The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and June Carter through the lens of California punk rock.

Australian progressive guitar innovator Plini will return home in August 2026 for the ‘An Unnameable Desire' Australian and New Zealand tour, bringing his biggest live production yet alongside UK math rock band Delta Sleep, rising alt-metal artist Cenobia and Sydney heavy newcomers Nightdive.

DragonForce have announced Arch Enemy and The Agonist vocalist Alissa White-Gluz as the band's first female frontwoman as they launch celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Inhuman Rampage and prepare their next studio album.

UNIFIED Music Group has officially expanded into New Zealand, appointing veteran artist manager Matt Harvey to lead the company's long-term commitment to developing Aotearoa artists for global markets while strengthening trans-Tasman music infrastructure.

Perth band South Summit have unveiled new single ‘Heartless', a key track from forthcoming album Run It Back, as the group prepare for their biggest Australian headline tour to date and an expanded international touring schedule across New Zealand and Europe.

Teenage Joans return with “Coming Up From Hell”, a heavier, more direct statement from the Adelaide duo as they prepare for a UK tour and Australian shows supporting Violent Soho.

Pantera mark 30 years since The Great Southern Trendkill, the 1996 album by Pantera that captured the band at its most volatile and extreme, with its legacy still shaping modern metal three decades later.

Kathleen Halloran reflects on Kate Ceberano's mentorship, from naming her debut album ‘Nobody's Baby' to shaping her artistic identity

Ash return to Australia to perform their landmark debut album 1977 in full, marking 30 years since the record that defined their early career and left a lasting imprint on the Britpop era.

Touted as a “one off show not to be performed anywhere else”, with six local support acts and the “international debut of Death to Art Live at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl,” TISM fans packed out PICA, an industrial hanger style venue in Port Melbourne which was once a historic manufacturing plant.

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition charts Iron Maiden's 50-year journey with frontman Bruce Dickinson, focusing on Steve Harris' leadership, fan devotion, and the evolution from pub gigs to stadium dominance, featuring fan and rock star interviews including Tom Morello and Gene Simmons.

Blur bassist Alex James is spotlighting key songs from Blur's catalogue in his Britpop Classical shows, reframing them alongside era-defining anthems as the production heads to Australia.

Link Meanie's Bagful Of Beez relaunch with new single Fever Dream, introducing Meghan Maike alongside Matt Cotter and Chip Wardale in a full band evolution of the project.

The Damned bassist Paul Gray reflects on his work with Andrew Ridgeley on Son Of Albert while preparing for The Damned's 2026 Australian tour return

Public Image Ltd, led by John Lydon, return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2027 for the This Is Not… The Final PiL Tour, their first local shows in over a decade.