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

Brendan Delavere, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Limp Bizkit, Of Mice & Men, Ocean Grove
"With a wry grin, main man Fred Durst took us into the swear-athon that is 'Hot Dog', even a security guard yelling "Fuck!" as a constant stream of shirtless crowd-surfers made their way over the barrier."
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Live Review: Gogol Bordello, Horns Of Leroy
"The crowd exploded as the sweaty and shirtless Hutz clambered into the crowd, singing from on top of a bass drum."
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Live Review: David Duchovny, Winterbourne
"'Shit, this is another song about my dead father. I need to sort out this setlist'."
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Live Review: Papa Roach, The Pits
"By this point in the set, Shaddix had said "motherfucker" more times than Tony Montana and Samuel L Jackson combined."
Features / Music
The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Brendan Delavere
Reviews / Live
Live Review: We Lost The Sea, Rosetta, Arteries
"Words were hard to find after that set but perfect is definitely one that springs to mind."
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Live Review: The Plot
"Heartbreaker had the festival rushing up the hill after rocking out with Skegss to dance the night out."
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Live Review: Northlane, Erra, Sworn In
"Security were kept busy catching bodies and keeping a lookout for Bridge's grandparents, who were in the mosh looking to 'crowd kill anyone in their way'."
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Live Review: Frenzal Rhomb, Totally Unicorn, Scabz
"Despite the years of torture, the band are energetic as ever, with Jay Whalley hanging out on the barrier as punters stroked his long dreadlocks."
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Live Review: Death Grips
"This show oozed violence with intent."
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Live Review: Alcest, Germ, The Veil
"If the hour prior wasn't a lesson in epic, mind-bending metal, then the closing number surely left jaws agape and ears buzzing."
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Live Review: Totally Unicorn, Batpiss, The Pinheads, Tim McMahon
"If the rest of Friday the 13th ends like a horror movie, then this reviewer enjoyed the party."
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