Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Mark Hebblewhite, Journalist

Mark Hebblewhite has been a contributor to The Music since its inception and has also written for Kerrang, Rolling Stone, MTV Screen, Drum Media and 3D World. 

Mark covers all things loud and obnoxious whether it be from the worlds of metal, punk/hardcore or old school hip hop (although in his old age he'll also go a bit of proggy dad rock).

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Propagandhi, Crisis Alert, Death Mountain
By the time Anti-Manifesto came snaking through the speakers everyone had lost their collective shit – proof enough that this was the punk rock gig of the year.
Features / Music
Symposia Of Sickness
"We can’t really be that calculated – it’s not that kind of group."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Anathema - Distant Satellites
This is an outfit that (musically speaking) never stopped evolving.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Poison Idea, A.V.O., Hostile Objects
Sydney has been waiting to see Poison Idea for many years and with this chaotic yet satisfying performance the band didn’t disappoint.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Eyehategod - Eyehategod
This is music on the edge made by people on the edge.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ringworm, Against, Lo!
Metallic hardcore may have been given a bad name by second-rate bands relying on second-rate breakdowns but Ringworm proved that the bastard lovechild of Slayer and Negative Approach remains a potent mix.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Deep Purple - Made In Japan
"Made In Japan has always been a contentious release."
Features / Music
Halo Of Booze
“We have cut [the drinking] down a lot”
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Vallenfyre - Splinters
If Turn Loose The Swans or Shades Of God are still on repeat at your place, Vallenfyre is well worth your time.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Portrait - Crossroads
Portrait may be derivative, but their catchy and well-constructed metal anthems are damn good fun.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
"The record is brutal yet elegant"
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Smith Street Band, The Menzingers, Grim Fandango, Oslow
When you have tunes as good as Young Drunk in your arsenal the conclusion is foregone – The Smith Street Band are one of the greatest punk rock acts Australia has ever produced.
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