DEATH TO ALL - A tribute to Death and the music of Chuck Schuldiner. Considered to be among the most influential bands in heavy metal music, Death remains a pioneering force in death metal to this day.

HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents DEATH ANGEL performing ACT III in its entirety. San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal veterans DEATH ANGEL will return to Australia for the first time in nearly a decade, and what a treat they have installed for us, performing their masterpiece album, ACT III, in full, plus a blistering set of some of their classic THRASH catalogue!!

Lucidity: a state where the mind is unconfused, rational, and sound. It often describes brief moments of clarity in someone dealing with illness, dementia, or extreme stress. On Saturday 13 March, 2027, a fresh curation of heavy metal and hardcore punk extremity will be inaugurated in Melbourne, Australia with Lucidity.

Killswitch Engage have announced the supports for their Australia and New Zealand tour this October and November, with special guests Sylosis. Joining the run are New Zealand heavyweights Pull Down The Sun and New Way Home, alongside Australian metalcore outfit Heists.

DEICIDE are back! After more than 20 years away from Australian stages, one of the most notorious, influential and downright punishing bands in the history of death metal will finally return to Australia in January and February 2027.

FROTH & FURY FEST 2027 has just turned the volume up again. - One of the biggest names in modern heavy music, KNOCKED LOOSE, will headline the festival when Froth & Fury returns to the Adelaide Showground on Saturday, 30 January 2027, leading a crushing second wave of international and Australian acts.

Due to overwhelming demand, and with the first show selling out, a second show at Sydney’s Factory Floor has been added for Wednesday November 18.

We heard the call, and we have added a Brisbane show. See Geoff Tate perform Operation Mindcrime and the Queen of The Reich EP both in full, in BRISBANE, on Saturday 24th April at Crowbar. Don't sit on this one; ALL our pre-sales and VIP sold out for the other 3 shows, so Brisbane, get in quick. This will not happen again.

After a blistering inaugural edition in 2026, Perth Dethfest returns in 2027 bigger, heavier and more relentless than ever, with Australia’s west coast once again set to become the epicentre of extreme metal.

HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents PRIMAL FEAR on their 30th Anniversary Tour. Not only is this a special occasion for their 30th, but also as a very special treat, their new album Shadowriders is being released just before they arrive... so come along and be some of the first in the world to hear the new album live.

Transmission update: as we prepare to welcome the next evolution of Australia's largest travelling music celebration in 2026, the network has expanded.

NECRO METAL SUPREMACY MELBOURNE 2027 - Extreme metal history collides in April 2027 as Norway’s blackened thrash masters Aura Noir and American black'n'roll maniacs MIDNIGHT unite for the Necro Metal Supremacy Melbourne show on Friday April 23rd at The Tote, Collingwood, culminating in a special co-headlining appearance after the recently SELLING OUT Brutefest 2027 at the same venue in Melbourne!

Hardline Media proudly presents GEOFF TATE performing OPERATION MINDCRIME in its entirety for the last time, and also for the first time, the QUEEN OF THE REICH debut EP in full as well as a best of set.

All existing tickets purchased will remain valid for the rescheduled dates. Ticket refunds are available from point of purchase for any fans who are unable attend the new dates.

DEATH TO ALL - A tribute to Death and the music of Chuck Schuldiner. Considered to be among the most influential bands in heavy metal music, Death remains a pioneering force in death metal to this day.

The annual Heavy Metal gathering BRUTEFEST is set to return on April 24th, 2027, at The Tote in Collingwood, promising an uncompromising night of extreme music.

Australian gothic metal act Victoria K will join both Katatonia and Paradise Lost when the bands tour Australia in October. They will join Katatonia on their Melbourne date and are Special Guests on every Paradise Lost show!

Mothership Management is proud to announce an all-ages Halloween metal show at The Cage in Port Macquarie on Friday, 30 October 2026, bringing together four of Australia's heavy acts for an unforgettable night of live music.

Due to demand, a second and final IGORRR Melbourne show has been added to their inaugural Australian tour. Tickets on sale immediately. For the first time in an ever evolving 21 year history, the explosive and genre defying French act IGORRR at last cast their unclassifiable magic across Australia. Created and spearheaded by French multi-instrumentalist Gautier Serre, the IGORRR name has expanded from one man's pseudonym to become a full group identity, which has brought a new level of intensity into the live representations.

In a time of digital chaos and concrete sprawl, the frequencies have locked in and a citadel for heavy and alternative music will emerge once again in 2026. Welcome to the next evolution of Australia’s largest travelling music celebration, with Good Things Festival returning this year for another monumental cycle, armed with a colossal lineup from every sector, spanning culture-shaping legends through to the current defining generation of the alternative scene and emerging artists set to shape the future. Locked in across the East Coast this December, all event dates will once again be 16+ and up. The network is alive, and the architectural soundscape awaits to welcome all generations in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this December.

A leading force of the early nineties Black Metal scene and revered as one of the genre’s most influential and pioneering acts, BEHERIT offers Australia their first ever, and only ever shows, this December. Formed in 1989 by Nuclear Holocausto Vengeance, BEHERIT quickly gained a reputation for their raw, unfiltered sound and blasphemous themes, laying the foundation for the atmospheric and ritualistic side of black metal. Their music ranges from savage and chaotic to deeply meditative, embodying both the aggression and mysticism of the genre. The unrelenting vision and willingness to experiment have secured their place as legends in the extreme metal underground.

Disruptive Productions is proud to present FROTH & FURY FEST 2027, returning to Adelaide Showground for its biggest, boldest and most dangerously stacked edition yet. A full-scale summer collision of metal, punk, hardcore, heavy rock and darksynth, all wrapped in Froth & Fury’s unique blend of festival culture, community and chaos.

For well over a decade, Melbourne guitarist and composer Rohan Stevenson has quietly built I Built The Sky into one of Australia's most respected instrumental progressive acts. Completely independent, Ro has amassed more than 70 million streams, built a worldwide audience across YouTube, Spotify and social media, toured internationally throughout Europe, the UK and India, shared stages with the likes of Periphery, Monuments, Plini, Intervals, Polyphia, The Dillinger Escape Plan and many more, while earning the respect of fans and fellow musicians alike.

After five straight years of sold-out devastation, Melbourne Dethfest returns in 2027 with its most colossal edition yet. Australia's premier extreme metal festival will descend upon The Croxton, Thornbury for the first time, transforming the venue into a two-stage, all-day celebration of everything heavy, brutal and uncompromising. Leading the charge are none other than Swedish death metal titans BLOODBATH, making their long-awaited return to Australia to headline an absolutely monstrous lineup. With three international artists set to appear alongside the country's finest extreme metal acts, Melbourne Dethfest 2027 promises the biggest lineup, biggest production and biggest day of underground metal the festival has ever assembled.

PALEFACE SWISS are the fastest rising force in heavy music today. Anyone who has borne witness to their live shows, critics and fans alike, can attest that their dominance is unassailable. Their trajectory unstoppable.

As Australia and New Zealand prepare to surrender to the might of AUGUST BURNS RED this September and October, the GRAMMY Award-nominated stalwarts have announced today that while Sydney's BLOOM are unfortunately no longer able to perform later this year, Melbourne cinemacore outfit THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER and Melbourne post-hardcore quartet FALLWEATHER will be joining proceedings, alongside I PROMISED THE WORLD (USA) on Australian dates only.

Extreme metal history collides in April 2027 as Norway’s blackened thrash masters Aura Noir and American Black 'n' Roll maniacs MIDNIGHT unite for a special co-headlining appearance at Brutefest 2027 at The Tote in Melbourne.

Due to incredible demand, Killswitch Engage have added second show at Powerstation in Auckland and a brand new in Newcastle show at Bar On The Hill. Legends of modern heavy music, Killswitch Engage return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, bringing more than two decades of genre-defining metal to the stage with their biggest Antipodean headline shows yet, joined by special guests, British heavyweights, Sylosis.

Off the back of last year’s fully sold-out Australian tour supporting thrown, Germany’s fastest-rising heavy exports Half Me will return to Australia in October for their ever first Headline tour of the country.

For the first time in an ever evolving 21 year history, the explosive and genre defying French act IGORRR at last cast their unclassifiable magic across Australia. Created and spearheaded by French multi-instrumentalist Gautier Serre, the IGORRR name has expanded from one man's pseudonym to become a full group identity, which has brought a new level of intensity into the live representations.

Melbourne has spoken! Killswitch Engage’s first Forum show is now sold out, and we’re adding a second night. Monday, November 9 @ The Forum.

In the world of prog metal, few bands are spoken of in such hushed tones and reverence as SOEN. Renowned for their cinematic soundscapes, intricate musicianship, and emotionally charged and intense performances; they have carved out a distinctive space in the music world. Their music blends atmospheric prog, heavy riffs, and introspective lyrics, earning them a dedicated global following and universal critical praise.

In 2026, New Jersey hell-raisers LORNA SHORE will return to Australian shores, with an arena headline tour locked in this October, along with the announcement today of their first ever New Zealand performances. Joined by special guests and fellow American deathcore merchants WHITECHAPEL for all Australian shows, Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN will also support throughout the entire run. Additionally, local New Zealand death metallers ORGANECTOMY will open on NZ dates only.

Legends of modern heavy music, Killswitch Engage return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, bringing more than two decades of genre-defining metal to the stage with their biggest Antipodean headline shows yet, joined by special guests, British heavyweights, Sylosis.

‘’To all our fans in Australia, unfortunately our airline has cancelled all of our return flights due to the routing through the Middle East. We booked these flights back in December, but due to the current conflict, all our flights have been cancelled. This is a huge blow to us and is beyond our control, we tried many other ways to get Down Under, but with only weeks to go until the shows, this has become impossible. The band, management and the promoter have exhausted all options, there simply isn't anything we can do at such a late stage. Fear not, we are still coming. We have rescheduled the shows to April 2027, so please hang onto your tickets they will remain valid, if the new dates don’t suit you, full refunds will be given. We thank you for your support and we will see you at the new shows.’’

GAEREA is one of the rare bands where the boundaries between life and art not merely intertwine but forge a totality that you not only hear on record but one that also plays out in the band’s explosive live performance. Swathed entirely in black with their distinct sigil occupying the space where their faces should be, there’s both a totality and anonymity that’s transcendent and binding when the fivesome takes stage; a distinct, hermetic code that connects all aspects of the band from the musical to the spiritual.

For the first time ever down under, US thrash metal legends Flotsam and Jetsam will join forces with Australian thrash pioneers Mortal Sin for a devastating co-headline tour across Australia this September and October.

Australia, get set to step into oblivion and mosh until the world goes cold this October when GRAMMY Award-nominated metal pioneers LAMB OF GOD team up with fellow modern metal lords TRIVIUM for a mammoth national co-headline run, joined by special guests BLEED FROM WITHIN.

Australia, some spectacular savagery is headed your way this July and August, with Florida metalcore juggernauts WAGE WAR bringing the 'It Calls Me By Name' world tour down under, joined by special guests ORTHODOX (USA) and HEAVENSGATE.

Gothenburg, Sweden's finest export, Evergrey, have unfortunately had to postpone their Australian tour which was due to begin on April 28 in Perth due to their inbound flights being cancelled by Qatar Airlines.

Australia and New Zealand, prepare to surrender to the might of AUGUST BURNS RED this September and October, with the GRAMMY Award-nominated stalwarts set to return to our shores joined by special guests BLOOM, as well as I PROMISED THE WORLD (USA) on Australian dates only.

Hardline Media are proud present a dual headline tour, from the Cold Dark Depths of Norway and Siberia featuring MORTIIS and NYTT LAND, with special guest TiR from Türkiye, performing their SOUTHERN RITUAL in late November across Australia.

Paradise Lost remain the undisputed monarchs of metal’s dark frontier. Formed in Halifax in 1988, they quickly carved out their legacy as pioneers of gothic metal; a brooding fusion of crushing heaviness and shadow‑drenched melody.