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EDM isn’t the only Australian export making international tastemakers take note: it's time to pay attention to Australian heavy music.
Parkway Drive headline the inaugural Hellbound cruise, sharing the stage with Polaris, Northlane, The Butterfly Effect, Make Them Suffer, Future Static, and more.
The Eora-based metalcore band will join acts like Motionless In White and Soft Play in Hannover, Frankfurt & Berlin.
"BIG Tackles. BIGGER Riffs... Expect to hear and see your boys rocking on the telly," the band teased.
Polaris vocalist Jamie Hails talks becoming part of the Knotfest family ahead of their massive, and sole, Australian tour dates of 2025.
Download has previously booked Aussie acts such as Karnivool and Make Them Suffer.
Aussies Polaris and In Hearts Wake will also perform at the (sic) heavy metal festival curated by Slipknot.
Royel Otis won the Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year award on a "great night of celebration and recognition for the talented Australian independent artist and label community."
The sprawling national run will kick off at the end of June, with 22 dates on the itinerary.
Other standouts include King Stingray, Amy Shark, Voyager and Troye Sivan.