Sydney’s SHANGHAI have joined Sydney-based label Bird’s Robe Records. The group have spent years touring their colourful live show and mixed genre sound featuring impressive musicianship, showmanship and verve, which has earned them supports with the likes of The Protomen (USA), Dead Lette ...
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In just one week, UK post-rock legends Maybeshewill tour Australia for the first time, with support from Sydney's Solkyri & fellow locals We Lost The Sea. It's an exciting, powerful package for fans of post-rock and one that comes just in time for the release of the new Maybeshewill record 'F ...
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As announced on Close to the Edge on FBi 94.5fm last night... Post-rock fans are in for a treat this November, with Perth heavyweights TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING announcing a triple co-headlining tour alongside New Zealand’s KERRETTA and Brisbane’s HAZARDS OF SWIMMING NAKED. Following ...
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Where do I even start with this. DREAM THEATER are basically the reason that OzProg exists. Brad & Salty started this thing originally as a petition to get DT out to Australia, before it morphed into the online community and news site it has become today. Personally, I've been a massive Jo ...
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Following their massive Polymorphism tour run with KARNIVOOL in January, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS & SLEEPMAKESWAVES have teamed up again for a 7-date summer tour this December, with Perth's VOYAGER opening all shows. Dead Letter Circus had a massive 2013, with their second album, “The Catalyst ...
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Protest The Hero are touring Australia next week and I got the chance to catch up with guitarist Tim Millar to chat about the upcoming shows, their incredible crowd funding success and a bunch of other stuff. If you're not familiar with the band, check out this insane track or this cool vide ...
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Live review: Anathema + Anubis @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – 22 August 2014 When I arrived at the Metro Theatre I immediately kicked myself for not checking the set times – Sydney support act Anubis were already well into their set. I had eagerly anticipated seeing the hometown prog heroes per ...
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We are pumped for this - plus Canadian outfit BEYOND CREATION are along for the ride. Here's the full presser below: Melbourne's progressive wizards Ne Obliviscaris will release their new album CITADEL on November 7th and will be taking it to their fans across the nation later that same mon ...
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Accompanied by the incredible artwork of illustrator and long-time collaborator Andrew Saltmarsh, Mike Mills displays his impressive vocal range from top to bottom on this record, which includes nods to the Toehider story, his recent participation on Arjen Lucassen’s Ayreon project and of cours ...
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sleepmakeswaves + Breaking Orbit + Teal @ Manning Bar, Sydney – 16 August 2014 It’s been just over three years since sleepmakeswaves last launched an album in Sydney and back then I remember all too well the heavens opening, drenching the city and its punters thoroughly, as we all crammed ...
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