Kill Your Stereo

Look, we hate to admit it, but sometimes (read: pretty well all the time) mainstream music awards really kind of mess up their nominees and the genres or categories that songs/artists should be in. Unfortunately a lot of the time it results in bands winning the categories that really... they probably shouldn't be in. Not so much with this year's AIR Awards, they really did nail down a pretty sick cross-section of the heavy and punk genres for the nominations. Check them out!

A chilly Tuesday evening in Melbourne heralded the much anticipated, 4 times rescheduled performance of Sydney guitar virtuoso Plini, in support of his new album Impulse Voices. 900 punters packed into the sold-out 170 Russell to bear witness to Plini’s largest headline show of his career, and this was a night for all to remember.

Legitimately, Coheed & Cambria are just one of those bands where their output is all just so epically rad, you just can't help but love them. Everything just has that 'We're going on an epic adventure' vibe to them, if you can't vibe out with them, I am not sure we can be pals. Here's the latest output from the band - it's called Comatose and it's from their forthcoming record Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind available June 24th!

Ledge lords, it's time to crack a PBR 440ml can and get that proper PBR Beer Buzz on that only it can give. Pure Noise Records and PBR have combined forces to produce a 15 track compilation of sickkkk covers of rad alt/punk tunes that you are sure to know, and frankly, they rip. If you came up in the early 2000s and you have a sore back at work today, you will definitely know these tracks and your day will 100% get better from here.

Melbourne's NTH RD have risen early and nabbed the worm with their new single and video 'Worm' - it's out on Friday and HOT DAMN, it starts heavy from the first chord and DOES. NOT. LET. UP. Plug NTH RD into your Maps app and make them your destination. NOT ONLY THAT - they are launching it Sunday June 5 at The Bendigo Hotel. Get around it!

OOF, can we take a hot minute here to appreciate that Human Warfare didn't have to go so hard with this lineup but did it anyway? WTF, Marshy. This line-up of Aussie heaviness here is basically a "Top Three really heavy bands you need to be watching out for" listicle on a tour poster. The Gloom In the Corner, Starve and The Wandering? COME ON. If there's local supports on each of these dates and they ?SOMEHOW? make it better, give this tour the "Best Tour Package of 2022" award right now.

CONTENT WARNING: This chat will cover themes of sexual assault & the trauma that followed our guests' personal experiences in this area. This may be triggering to some, and viewer discretion is advised. Please also note, that no negative commentary will be tolerated.

Dance Gavin Dance band members and Tim Feerick's Mother have spoken to US news outlet ABC 10 about how they are picking up after Tim's fentanyl overdose and death ahead of the release of 10th album Jackpot Juicer and their US tour dates kicking off and Swanfest.

The Swedes are coming! Iconic Melodic Death Metal outfit Soilwork are coming to Australia in November 2022. By the time the tour dates roll around, we will have their latest album in our hands, too - it's released in August!

James Hetfield really is an OG of the heavy music scene. He and the various guys in Metallica have been around now 40+ years as a band and brand. Hetfield himself has struggled with substance addiction over the years and always reported to rehab, most recently their 2019 tour in Australia was cancelled for that reason. So when James expressed that he wasn't feeling great, the lads in Metallica group hugged him and promised to be there for him. We Love to see it.

Despite the fact that we have an amazing chat about a plethora of things, Lili seems to just focus on one song. So please, watch this interview to see Lili fangirl over a 6 minute banger. Thank you Mitch & Callum for being so chill!