Photo credit: Bethan Miller Welsh band Holding Absence added Brisbane emo trailblazers Stepson as openers for their Australian headline tour, alongside Kingdom of Giants. Over the years, Stepson have earned a loyal fanbase through their emotionally candid releases, most notable being their 2021 debut album “Help Me, Help You”. The record got them the 2021 Triffid QLD Album of the Year Award and secured the band a place on the iconic Triffid Hero Wall alongside acts such as Th

People are getting hyped for Bonnaroo’s annual SuperJam Esoterica: The Alchemy of Pop following its lineup release on May 6th. Bonnaroo is a four-day music and arts festival held on a large 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee known for its multi-genre lineups and positive atmosphere. In past years stars like Eminem, Pearl Jam, Kacey Musgraves, and The Lumineers have performed at the large music festival, creating a cohesive atmosphere for all music lovers. Due to the fest

Kicking off the evening from across the Atlantic was French five-piece metalcore act Novelists. The band currently comprises Camille Contreras on vocals, Florestan Durand on guitar, Amaël Durand on drums, Nicolas Delestrade on bass, and Pierre Danel on guitar. Frontwoman Camille Contreras’s voice was the clear centerpiece; extraordinary in range and control, anchored by a stage presence that commanded the room from the first moment she stepped to the mic. Flanked by two guita

Florida-based rising metalcore stars Wage War have quickly been making a name for themselves within the past few years. The band released their latest work, the IT CALLS ME BY NAME EP, on April 17, which marks two years since their latest release, their 2024 album STIGMA. To celebrate the release of the new EP, the band embarked on a North American headliner tour beginning on April 28 in Tucson, AZ, and will continue until May 31 in St. Petersburg, FL. On May 20, Wage War sto

Sacramento based metal duo DONT YOU DARE has just dropped their debut EP ‘S.O.S’ via The Artery Foundation. To celebrate the release of the EP, the band shares new single “BURNING OUT”. Guitarist Matt English shares, “’BURNING OUT’ is about the emotional burnout turned anger and resentment of trying to save a toxic relationship that keeps taking pieces of you until there’s nothing left to give…The line ,’Everything I love has left me now, everything I love is burning down,’ i

Photo Credit: Jonathan Weiner On May 21st, President announced ‘Blood of Your Empire’ their debut full length album which drops September 4th via Atlantic Records. The band also released the latest single off the upcoming album “Doom Loop”. President shares, “The song is really about the strange tragedy of time - how we spend our lives chasing it, wasting it, and fearing it - only to realise its value once a moment is gone.. It’s a reminder for people to be present while they