The third season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under is about to get an injection of Aussie pub-punk energy.  Amy Taylor charismatic frontwoman for globe-conquering Aussie punks Amyl and the Sniffers has let slip the news that she will be joining the judging panel of the show when season three lands on STAN on the 28th of July. 

The multiplatinum late '90s/early-'00s alt-rock staples Creed will be embarking on a new era of the band when they play the freshly announced 'Summer of 99' cruise in April 2024.  It is expected to be the first time the group has performed together in over 12 years. 

The next phase in the evolution of Code Orange has arrived. The Pittsburgh metal heroes have released a new single, the nu-metal-and-alt-rock-infused Take Shape featuring Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. 

In This Moment have unleashed a new single, The Purge and announced a new album Godmode (out October 27th via BMG). 

Heavy metal legends GWAR have shocked the world with a performance on NPR's celebrated 'Tiny Desk Concert' series. 

With a new generation of metal acts taking full advantage of technological advances and some of the genres existing giants releasing landmark albums, 2003 was a year that metal truthers could thrust their horns in the air with pride. In recognition of this monumental moment in metal, we've pieced together a playlist of 23 Metal Anthems Turning 20 in 2023. 

PVRIS (Lyndsey Gunnulfsen) has released her fourth full-length album 'EVERGREEN'. The singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist co-produced the record alongside collaborators including Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda.

UK, progressive metal masters TesseracT have served up a triple-hit of good news for Australian fans today. Not only have they announced their fifth full-length 'War Of Being' and shared it's title track, they've also revealed they're heading to Australia next year.

The voice behind iconic extremists The Dillinger Escape Plan, a key member of Killer Be Killed, The Black Queen, and the frontman for the new metalcore supergroup Better Lovers, Puciato is a musician in demand and in total command of his craft. The January tour will see Puciato continue his pursuit of one of his long-term creative goals,  a solo project with no boundaries or limitations, bringing the project to life with a full live band in the land he has long considered a second spiritual home - Australia. 

Australian extreme metal titans, Thy Art Is Murder have unleashed a thunderous new single 'Keres'.