For Fans Of: Sunk Loto, Lump, Sevendust. http://www.myspace.com/electrichorsemusic The new supergroup for Queensland and Australia is Electric Horse. Featuring members from Sunk Loto, Lump and King Mungi. They have been keeping themselves busy by recording their debut EP, ‘Translations’, at Loos[...]
Archive for the ‘Banana Splitting Releases’ Category
Dawn Of Retribution – The Plan To End Humanity
For Fans Of: Between The Buried And Me, All Shall Perish. http://www.myspace.com/dawnofretribution ‘The Plan To End Humanity’ is the debut album from Geelong band Dawn Of Retribution. There are three aspects that initially grab the attention of any metal fan when they come across this album. The[...]
Silverback – 6 More Reasons To Hate Us
For Fans Of: Terror, Bury Your Dead, Sixlip. http://www.myspace.com/silverbackhardcore Silverback are a hardcore band from Sydney. Having built a reputation for their explosive live shows, they are quickly gaining fans everyday. With their hardworking attitude it is more than fitting that they have [...]
Internal Nightmare – Segregation
For Fans Of: All Shall Perish, Devildriver and Pantera http://www.myspace.com/internalnightmare To be able to watch a band grow from next to nothing and evolve into a musical monster is a privilege. Well Internal Nightmare are a band destined for greater accomplishments. After already being expose[...]
Alibrandi – The Emergency
For Fans Of: Thrice, Brand New http://www.myspace.com/alibrandionline Alibrandi hail from Brisbane, a city that has provided Australia with some of the best bands this country has ever heard. ‘The Emergency’ is their debut EP, which was recorded at Loose Stones Studios. With nothing to lose and [...]
Torn Asunder – The Catacomb Silence
For Fans Of: Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Unearth http://www.myspace.com/tornasundermetal Torn Asunder first came onto the scene in 2007  with their debut effort, ‘The Unleashing’.  Appealing to both metal and hardcore fans, Torn Asunder deliver heavy music at its finest. Back with their s[...]
Parkway Drive – Deep Blue
For Fans Of: Parkway Drive http://www.myspace.com/parkwaydrive Parkway Drive have built themselves into the biggest heavy band Australia has ever seen and probably ever will. With only an EP and two albums, they have accomplished more than 99% of bands do in their entire career. So with their brand [...]
Deez Nuts – This Ones For You
For Fans Of: Deez Nuts http://www.myspace.com/deeznuts JJ Peters has proven himself to be one of the most talented Australians in music today. After creating Deez Nuts back in 2007, he has exploded all round the world. Now back with the follow up, to debut album ‘Stay True’, can his new record â[...]
Promises – Hopeless Sons
For Fans Of: Vices For Virtues, Capathian, Defeater. http://www.myspace.com/promises617 Promises only formed back in January and already have their debut EP, ‘Hopeless Sons’, coming out on Pee Records, June 11. Pee Records have a list of bands on their label who do not waste time and Promises ar[...]
Thousand Needles In Red
For Fans Of: The Butterfly Effect, Kill The Capitol. http://www.myspace.com/thousandneedlesinred The Butterfly Effects work load would be enough to satisfy the average musician. But for vocalist Clint Boge this assumption could not be further from the truth. He is back again this time with his new b[...]
Driven Fear – Society’s Finest?
For Fans Of: Comeback Kid, Raised Fist. http://www.myspace.com/drivenfearhc Back in the days of shows at the Lions Den, Brisbane hardcore kids were sweating their arses off to Against, Wish For Wings, Just Say Go and many more. With those days in the past, one might ask themselves who is keeping the[...]
Damn The Empire – With Trends Like These…
For Fans Of: Kid Dynamite, Yidcore, Black Flag. http://www.myspace.com/damntheempire Damn The Empire construct true old school punk rock music. Featuring members of Yidcore(R.I.P.), Bad Day Down and The Omen. They have recently released their debut album titled ‘With Trends Like These…’, out o[...]
Time Has Come – Disaster Zone
For Fans Of: Bury Your Dead, Wish For Wings, The Ghost Inside. http://www.myspace.com/timehascomehxc Brisbane has their fare share of hardcore bands. So for one to stand out from the pack means they must be doing something right. Time Has Come have recently released their debut EP ‘Disaster Zoneâ€[...]
Lord – Set In Stone
For Fans Of: Iron Maiden, Dragonforce http://www.lord.net.au/ Lord have emerged from the demise of Australian metal band Dungeon. Having enjoyed success with their previous effort ‘Ascendence’, they are back bigger, faster and more melodic than ever with their latest album ‘Set In Stone’. [...]
Dead Letter Opener – Lumen
Dead Letter Opener are Brisbane’s and Australia’s answer to progressive metal. They are a band of many talents that vary from thrash metal, black metal, experimental and instrumental tunes. Recently they released their debut album ‘Lumen’. [...]
Confession – Cancer
For Fans Of: Bury Your Dead. http://www.myspace.com/confessionhc Confession are the band with none other than Michael Crafter on vocals. Everyone knew it would only be a matter of time till Crafter would pick up where he left off with I Killed The Prom Queen. With a lot of people wanting Confession [...]
Wish For Wings – Afterlife
For Fans Of: Bury Your Dead. http://www.myspace.com/wishforwingsxxx Wish For Wings took off quicker than a girl taking off her top at a Motley Crue show, on the local Queensland scene. Their debut EP ‘From The Past To The Grave’ is a favourite amongst the hardcore kids. Now armed with a second g[...]
Birds Of Tokyo – Universes
For Fans Of: Karnivool, The Butterfly Effect. http://www.myspace.com/birdsoftokyo In 5 years Birds Of Tokyo have released 2 EPs, 2 albums, played sold out tours, been nominated and won multiple awards and played on the main stage at 2009s Big Day Out. After all that success and you still haven’t h[...]
Deez Nuts – Stay True
For Fans Of: Deez Nuts http://www.myspace.com/deeznutshardcore From I Killed The Prom Queens demise, two bands have emerged…In Trenches and Deez Nuts. Straight away Deez Nuts gained success with their debut EP ‘Rep Your Hood’. Now with their debut full length ‘Stay True’ can they prove the[...]
Mark My Words – Wasting Time…Pushing Buttons
For Fans Of: Hatebreed, Comeback Kid. http://www.myspace.com/markmywordsbra In the time we live in now there are hundreds of hardcore bands inhabiting this country. This has made it very hard for any band to stand out from the pack. Mark My Words don’t just stand out they grab your attention and p[...]
In Trenches – Relive And Regret
For Fans Of: Day Of Contempt, Norma Jean. http://www.myspace.com/intrencheshc If you have been wondering what Kevin Cameron (ex-I Killed The Prom Queen) and Ben Coyte (ex- legendary Day Of Contempt) have been doing with their time, well it can be put into two words…In Trenches. They have just rele[...]
Karnivool – Sound Awake
For Fans Of: The Butterfly Effect, Tool, tiny bit of Birds Of Tokyo. http://www.myspace.com/karnivool After releasing their debut album ‘Themata’ in 2005, Karnivool are finally back with their much-anticipated second album entitled ‘Sound Awake’. With their four year absence of new material [...]
Parkway Drive – Horizons
For Fans Of: Parkway Drive. http://www.myspace.com/parkwaydrive Ever heard of a band called Parkway Drive? That right there is the dumbest question to ask someone in Australia who listens to heavy music. Ever since forming they have not stopped proving why they are the biggest metal band in Australi[...]
The Galvatrons – Laser Graffiti
For Fans Of: Genesis, Cheap Trick, The Darkness. http://www.myspace.com/thegalvatrons The Galvatrons are supposedly here to save the world. They have just released their debut album ‘Laser Graffiti’. It didn’t even take them a year after forming to gain some mainstream success with their first[...]
Cayce – The Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do
For Fans Of: Finch, The Butterfly Effect, The Hurt Process. http://www.myspace.com/cayceband If you were given the chance to watch a band grow from next to nothing to a force to be reckoned with, would you take it? Well hopefully the answer is yes. If so the band you need to go out and support/liste[...]
The Butterfly Effect – Final Conversation Of Kings
For Fans Of: Tool, Karnivool, Muse. http://www.myspace.com/thebutterflyeffectau Ever since forming, there has been a lot of hype around The Butterfly Effect. During their career they have enjoyed some mainstream success but even more criticisms. Well ‘Final Conversation of Kings’ will put the do[...]
Mourning Tide – Trash ‘N’ Burn
For Fans Of: Motley Crue, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, Eighteen Visions. http://www.myspace.com/mourningtide Ever since Mourning Tide formed in late 2000 they have stood out in the local music scene and as one of the leading artists from the Gold Coast. They gained local guitar hero Dale Walker[...]
Ink – Black Water Reign
For Fans Of: Jerk, Queens Of The Stone Age. http://www.myspace.com/inknet Ink is the new band by three out of the four ex members of industrial metal band Jerk. The Jerk guys have picked up a new drummer and a second guitarist. With their new line up, new name and new sound these guys aren’t messi[...]
Carpathian – Isolation
For Fans Of: Verse, Comeback Kid. http://www.myspace.com/carpathian Carpathian formed in 2003 and since then have exploded onto the hardcore scene while capturing the hearts of mosh loving kids everywhere. ‘Isolation’ is their second full length. With Parkway Drive and I Killed The Prom Queen se[...]
Mourning Tide – Self Titled
For Fans Of: Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster http://www.myspace.com/mourningtide Mourning Tide have not been a band to repeat the same sound. So with their brand new self-titled follow up to the glam-metal ‘Trash N Burn’, the question is what will this Gold Coast band sound like now? [...]