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Amyl and The Sniffers

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Gig review: Karnivool + Tesseract + Car Bomb at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney

Album reviews

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NEWS

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System Of A Down and Faith No More announce stadium tour

Brian Giffin - July 27, 2026 0

FOLLOWING some less-than-subtle hints spread around Sydney and Melbourne in recent days, Faith No More and System Of A Down will return to Australia...

First round of acts named for 70,000 Tons

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FEATURES

Australian acts

PSYCROPTIC: Annihilation’s Pulse (2026)

Brian Giffin - July 28, 2026 0

By BRIAN GIFFIN THERE was a moment during their set supporting Obituary in Sydney in 2024 when it became obvious to this writer that Psycroptic...

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Q and A: Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth)

Brian Giffin - July 9, 2026 0

By BRIAN GIFFIN DANI Filth doesn't have much to say about the controversy in which his band was embroiled last year. “We just ignored it,” he...

Q and A: Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir)

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Q and A: Greg Ginn (Black Flag)

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PLAYLISTS

Australian acts

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Dokken

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Australian acts

Plini to release new EP

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GIG REVIEWS

Australian acts

Gig review: Karnivool + Tesseract + Car Bomb at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney

Brian Giffin - July 30, 2026 0

Live review: Karnivool, Tesseract at Car Bomb at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney on Thursday, July 23 2026 By BRIAN GIFFIN I'M OLD enough to remember the...