As the title suggests, ex-KYUSS frontman JOHN GARCIA is headed to Australia in January 2020 to tour, including Adelaide. More info below.

Another tour to catch is JINJER, the Ukrainian groove metal wrecking machine. Check a video and all the bizzo below.

This is gonna go off like a frog in a sock. GEOFF TATE performing the legendary 'Operation Mindcrime' album in full plus other classics. Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne only. Get on it quick. Details below.

THE DARKNESS has announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand for March 2020. I'm sure it will go off. Read on below.
Pre-order the new album here.

ROSS THE BOSS, Manowar’s co-founder and definitive guitar god, return to Australia with a show that includes 'Hail To England' in it's entirety.

Legendary guitar virtuoso MARTY FRIEDMAN will be returning to Australia, for the first time with his full “Super Band” across four VERY intimate venues.

Gigs are coming thick and fast these days. This time it's SACRED REICH and a re-united VIO-LENCE. Crazy stuff. Read all about it below.

Check that lineup. This is gonna go OFF.
Full info below.​

Lots of tour announcements lately. The Legendary DARK ANGEL have thrown their hat in the ring as well. Check all the details below.

As the title suggest, CRADLE OF FILTH, are touring in September 2019 and they will be performing the classic 'Cruelty and the Beast' album in full. Best you get on it. Tickets on sale June 20th. More info below.

I spoke with Steev Esquivel from SKINLAB about a great many things, formation, touring, albums, hiatus, touring again, hiatus, touring again, new albums, being left behind by the tour bus in Italy, you know, all the NORMAL things. SKINLAB are touring the country starting at the end of July with PISSING RAZORS.
Hear, see and read more below.
If you'd prefer to read the interview, click here.

The legendary Luca TURILLI and Fabio LIONE of RHAPSODY have re-united at long last, and together they are set to conquer Australian shores off the back of their latest opus Zero Gravity (Rebirth & Evolution) out on 5th July via Nuclear Blast.
I recently spoke with Luca Turilli about the epic saga that has been RHAPSODY, the band splitting in 2, a re-union/farewell tour, and then this new project. It sounds confusing, but Luca explains it really well. Check it out below.
If you would prefer to read the interview, click here.

There has been a change of line-up for the NWOBHM tour coming up in June.
VENOM INC. have had to pull out of the tour but the ready made replacement is none other than TANK.
As a result, the Adelaide sideshow that was to feature VENOM INC, is still going ahead but with RAVEN in their place.
​Full press release below. 

Yep, another tour has been announced. BUCKCHERRY / HARDCORE SUPERSTAR are touring the country in October and taking BAD MOON BORN out with them. Looking good.
More details below.
Tickets here

VENOM INC are touring the eastern states soon with GIRLSCHOOL and RAVEN. That much we always knew.
No Adelaide gig was scheduled. GIRLSCHOOL have already slipped in an Adelaide sideshow and now the mighty VENOM INC have done the same. In what promises to be a ball-tearer, it will be Monday July 1st at Enigma with OATH OF DAMNATION and DIABOLIC RITES as supports. Get on it.
Tickets here

Meet and greet tickets here