Coheed and Cambria (USA) and Periphery (USA) are set to headline the 2024 edition of the Australian prog festival Monolith. The prog giants will be joined by Leprous (NOR), Intervals (CAN) and Novelists (FRA) when the single-stage festival hits Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in November. Locals Silver Fang will also feature in Brisbane and Melbourne. Workshops, panels, market stalls and DJs will be added to further enhance the festival experience for Australian prog fans, turning the venues into a progtopia. 

Eora/Sydney-based punk rock quintet FANGZ have just revealed their frenetic single Wasting Time and its accompanying B-side Nothing To Lose'. The tracks arrive as the band hits the road with one of their biggest inspirations, Canadian hardcore legends, Cancer Bats.  It's the latest in an mpressive list of accomplishments for a band that very nearly didn't exist. As the band explains in this Maniacs exclusive feature, FANGZ was born out of a make-or-break moment for its founding members and required them to defy not only the notion of being 'too old' to 'make it' but overcome the bleak reality of being stranded at Heathrow Airport with their musical hopes and dreams in tatters.

The inaugural New Bloom Fest will see American rockers Citizen, post-hardcore heroes Movements, L.A. emotive hard-hitters Touche Amore and pop punk powerhouse No Pressure all lined up to rattle the collective roofs in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. They'll be joined by alternative rockers Fleshwater and grunge shoegaze duo Softcult both performing as part of their debut Australian appearances.

Destroy All Lines have announced a stack run of shows in celebration of their 20th anniversary.

Set your alarm clocks for Wednesday 15 June at 10 am.

Thornhill get 'Raw' on their latest offering from 'Heroine'

The Veronicas, Short Stack, The Getaway Plan, Dream On Dreamer and Closure In Moscow to play a big throwback emo party in Melbourne.

After two years of lockdowns, it is finally heavy music festival season again in Australia. Whether you're headed to your first fest or your 50th, consult this handy festival survival guide before you leave.

Monolithic news for fans of prog-rock and prog-metal alike as Destroy All Lines have announced the brand new festival Monolith. Headlined by Karnivool

Full Tilt Festival has announced new Sydney and Melbourne dates and added new acts to its already stacked all-Aussie lineup.