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Korn, Violent Femmes, Bowling For Soup, The Gaslight Anthem, and 311 are returning to Australia after lengthy absences.

The highlights from Dayseeker’s headline show at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre.

For this week’s cover story, Reliqa’s Monique Pym offers ‘Secrets Of The Future’ - the band’s debut album and her musings from within the Australian heavy music scene.

The album announcement arrives after Reliqa opened for Halestorm on their Knotfest Australia sideshows.

'Terminal' is instantly memorable and one of Reliqa's strongest singles to date.

"I will say that this is the first time that I, as a lyricist, have really dug into personal themes as opposed to more narrative writing. You'll see a lot of self-exploration on this record, you'll see a lot of fear, a lot of anxiety, and just me starting to discover who I am - and “what” I am, I suppose, in the context of this wider world and the people around me"

It’s a rainy Saturday afternoon for the first show of the Monolith Festival tour. But after being rescheduled multiple times, not even the dreary weather can stop Brisbane’s metal contingent from gathering at Eatons Hill Outdoors for what can only be described as the lineup of Australian progheads’ wildest dreams, with a few fun surprises thrown in for good measure.

This month sees the MASSIVE Monolith Festival tour kicking off. Melbourne's Festival and Adelaide's Sideshow are SOLD OUT, and the rest are DAMN CLOSE to capacity, so Sam Wolstenholme chatted with some of the amazing artists playing the Festival!

In honour of International Women’s Day falling the same week as The Faction’s ‘Hardest 100’ countdown, let’s take a moment to shine a light on all the women who graced our countdown this year. 17 songs from our 100 had a female presence. For the first time ever, our number one track had not one, but TWO female vocalists. Let’s break it down & celebrate these women by starting from number 100 & working our way up to number 1!

WA Border closures and capacity uncertainties push Monolith Festival back to August/September 2022. Karnivool, COG, Ocean Grove, Plini, sleepmakeswaves, Reliqa & Yomi Ship remain on all dates!

"Chris and I are thrilled to be pushing onwards and expanding our roster with more brilliant artists."