Brisbane alt-prog rock behemoth THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT have announced the supports for their upcoming Australian tour. They will be joined by Melbourne's SLEEP PARADE at all shows, with Sydney band TEAL to open the east coast shows, OPIA in Perth and DAY ON FIRE in Adelaide. The Butterfly Eff ...
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They're the little art rock band who could - and it seems, they are - Geelong-formed The Red Paintings have just announced that Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino will be joining the band on US TV, as they premiere their new 'Wasps' stage show. The band will premiere their new lineup ...
Continue ReadingIf you're anything like me, this headline sends a shiver of excitement through you. Thanks to The Quietus for this report (http://thequietus.com/articles/13434-king-crimson-reform): Robert Fripp has announced the reformation of King Crimson. Yesterday, Fripp updated his online diary for ...
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UK experimental rock legends 65daysofstatic have announced their 6th studio album 'Wild Light' will be released in Australia on November 1st through Bird's Robe Records The electronic-prog pioneers toured Australia for the first time this year with Sydney post-rockers sleepmakeswaves and are n ...
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Israel's oriental metal band ORPHANED LAND are heading to Australia next March for the first time. The band are renowned internationally for fusing elements of traditional Middle Eastern music with progressive heavy metal, and over the years have supported the likes of METALLICA, AMORPHIS and DI ...
Continue ReadingThe lineup for PROGFEST SYDNEY was announced last night on prog radio program 'Close To The Edge' on Sydney's FBi Radio. If you missed it, here's the full list of artists: MENISCUS SHANGHAI CALIGULA'S HORSE (QLD) MUSHROOM GIANT (VIC) APPARITIONS OF NULL AT ...
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Australia's most profilic progressive rock act, Toehider, have release a new single 'Whatever Makes You Feel Superior'. Channelling equal parts Queen, Devin Townsend, Porcupine Tree and Steel Panther, this epic track is up now on the Bird's Robe Records page http://birdsrobe.bandcamp.com/al ...
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Post-metal outfit We Lost The Sea have released posthumously the video for their epic track 'Barkhan Charge' in tribute to their late singer, Chris Torpy. Torpy tragically took his own life earlier this year, after suffering from depression. The Sydney band has performed just twice since then, ...
Continue ReadingUK experimental hardcore quintet Rolo Tomassi have announced a headline Australian tour for this September/October. The band will play a slew of dates come Spring in support of third studio album 'Astraea' - out now through their own Destination Moon label. Joining the band for the shows will ...
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One of Australia’s biggest progressive rock exports, UNITOPIA have released their epic 2-disc live slab ‘One Night In Europe’. The set was recorded during the band’s successful 2010 European tour, and highlights their memorable performance at The Netherlands’ famous De Boerderij. ...
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