Kill Your Stereo

"You never know what star-studded lineup you will get at a Gimmes show, but you know it will not disappoint - so be ready to see our Seppo faces again!"

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!

While the comedic qualities of the fall taking place during a song about not falling, are rather undeniable, Gray has revealed that the fall was actually pretty brutal.

The industrious metal star has transformed his recently retired We Are Not Your Kind era mask into an animatronic puppet that sings along to Slipknot songs.

"'Ronin' is an angry, relentless tirade that, in short, says; 'I came to you when I needed help after you said that you would, and you sat back and did nothing. Go fuck yourself.’”

"Do not try that shit. I'm sorry. We're cool. We love y'all, but don't do that!"

Swapping out Anselmo for adorable, the latest upload from the O'Keefe Music Foundation will make your day.

Supporting Thy Art Is Murder will be Californian crushers Carnifex, returning to Australia for the first time in over 11 years, as well as Malevolence, who are currently reigning supreme as the UK’s most hyped metal band of 2022, and no-nonsense ‘Texas Metal’ kings I AM.

Brendon Urie channels his inner 'Grease' super fanboy in the video for 'Middle Of A Breakup' letting the Danny Zuko vibes run free and untamed.

"‘Venenosa’ (Spanish for 'poisonous') is based on Amariah’s experience of coming to realise that the negative energy surrounding her was in fact due to her own toxic behaviour towards the people who she was supposed to care for. It takes the listener through the very intense journey she took to rid herself of this toxicity that was festering inside the depths of her subconscious, and how she came out the other side full of love and respect for herself and those around her again.”

“New Music, new art, and new beginnings. Get ready for the end.”

Hekka Festival returns to Fortitude Valley venue Greaser this August with Pandamic and Total Pace leading a line-up of Brissy's best.