Japan's futuristic rock pioneers, Boom Boom Satellites team up with Australia's AIR Award nominees Grafton Primary for a re-tooling of the Classic BBS track Intergalactic'. Mastered by Lotek (Roots Manuva). Available on iTunes NOW!

The true hardcore sound is back on the map with Olde York, four guys hailing from the hardcore's ground zero: New York City! Bringing NYHC back to it's roots, their lyrics are deeply personal dealing with such topics as broken relationships, work, family bonds, alcohol use and abuse, as well as political stances and social commentary.

If you love Breakdown, Judge, Warzone and Agnostic Front, you can't miss Olde York! Empire State out soon through Countdown / AmpHead Music.

Genre smashing Melbourne duo, Polo Club, deliver on their quick ascent as Australia's most inventive production act with the release of debut album, The 13. Urban Monk and Camelot The Cameleon have crafted a slamming slab of undefinable pop on this collection that recent MTV Kickstart Competition, Triple-J Unearthed and Good Vibrations Festival-sanctioned performances hinted at, but only imagined in terms of idiosyncratic beat arrangement, deft lyricism and world-class bounce.

SYN AND 3RRR ALBUM OF THE WEEK!!

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The debut album The 13 is out now through AmpHead Music / The Orchard.

After cementing their spot in the scene, Enolas Secret toured extensively during 08 on the back of a three-track demo and one online single. They have shared the stage with international bands: The Used, Rise Against, Aiden, Boys Night Out and Four Year Strong, along with the finest local acts such as The Getaway Plan, Funkoars, Carpathian, In Fiction and House vs. Hurricane.

Enolas Secret has been a MySpace Feature Artist and was referred to as the latest talent in a line of great Australian bands, stepping up to their US counterparts. The EP, Only We Can Save Us mastered in New York, USA by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound (Paramore, Motley Crue, Jimmy Eat World)

Switchblade are no strangers to the Australian metal scene. This fiercely independent band have built a solid national reputation on hard work and determination. In 2009 Switchblade are set to unleash one of the most accomplished metal albums Australia has ever seen with Invictus Infinitum.

Enlisting the internationally acclaimed production services of Grammy award winning producer Neil Kernon (Nevermore, Jeff Loomis, Nile, Cannibal Corpse) and mastering engineer Alan Douches (Dillinger Escape Plan, God Forbid, Hatebreed) Switchblade have ensured that they will no longer be shackled to the remote confines of the Australian metal scene, but viewed as a competitive rising force in metal worldwide.

Snatching the name from their local underage alcohol vendor, Nine High are made up of three UK MC's - Fraksha, Scotty Hinds & Felony. From back alley rapping to releasing critically acclaimed mix tapes (First Take & Take 2), Nine High represent the UK to the fullest - with an Australian twist..

With both Fraksha & Scotty Hinds now living permanently in Australia (since 2007) and Felony residing in the UK, Nine High have already made a massive impact on the Australian scene.

Touring alongside Bliss N Eso & Phrase, collaborating with Australian artists such as Reason, M-Phazes, Mantra, Autism & Ciecmate, Nine High have been etching their name into the halls of Aussie Hip-Hop.Production on the album comes courtesy of M-Phazes (Royce Da 5’9”, CL Smooth, Heltah Skeltah), Ghost Town (Jehst, Foreign Beggars), Jase (Pegz, Phrase), Drif (Mikey T, Lumes) & Lewis One.

Nazarite Vow knows their stuff. Time and hard work has labeled them stalwarts of an Adelaide music scene thriving with quality. A scene that gave birth to bands like I Killed the Prom Queen and Day of Contempt/Dear and Departed is not an easy one to take hold of but with their latest outing; Conspirators, it’s not hard to see why Nazarite Vow are becoming an unstoppable force. Nazarite Vow have supported bands such as The Devil Wears Prada, Escape The Fate, Strung Out, MxPx, and Project 86.The band is about to begin a 6 week co-headlining tour with House Vs. Hurricane in June (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & regional areas).

The Vampirates have come a long way since their inception in mid 2008. In the space of 12 months the band has landed support spots for big name acts such as Bury Your Dead (USA) and Deez Nuts, as well as writing, recording and releasing their debut EP; Cast Aside.

Recorded and mixed by Kevin Call (ex-bassist of Comeback Kid) and mastered by Darren Thompson (The Amity Affliction, The Hot Lies, In Fiction) Cast Aside thrives with a raw, inspired energy from start to finish.

Zoomorphic is the third album by electronic musician Spoonbill (aka Jim Moynihan), following the critically acclaimed Megafauna (2005) and Nestegg (2007). This time around, Spoonbill's anarchic, quirk-funk, glitched-up aesthetic has been forensically finessed like never before, sculpted to a well-bodied medley of groove-based sound art.

"A densely twisted union of vicious funk and off-kilter samples, Spoonbill's Zoomorphic is a re-assuring release that confirms that Australian artists have as much talent for innovation as their international competitors." - Album of the week, Inpress magazine

Hot off the tail of touring nationally with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds for their new album, Dig!LazarusDig!, Brian Henry Hooper (Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, Beasts of Bourbon) is releasing his second solo album, The Thing About Women, which features Dan Luscombe (The Drones/Paul Kelly), Spencer P Jones (Beasts of Bourbon) and Mick Harvey (ex-Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), who also produced the album.

Beaten by Them hail from San Francisco, California, although two of five members now reside in Melbourne, Australia. Since playing their first show in San Francisco in late 2005 the band have released one EP and one full-length album and toured widely across the United States. Truly independent, the band releases all material through Logicpole, the label run by Melbourne-based guitarists Andrew Harris and Max McCormick.

Musically, Beaten by Them wanders bleak landscapes of the kind cleared by Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt Zion. Recorded at San Francisco's Tiny Telephone Studio by Aaron Prellwitz (Neil Young, Sun Kil Moon):

Melbourne Hip Hop label Pang Productions brings us the second installment in the epic trilogy from the I.N.F. brotherhood (Urban Monk, Blunted Monk & Full Spectrum).  Produced by Urban Monk, Blunted Monk’s Operation Dreamscape comes as the long awaited follow up to Urban’s acclaimed debut, Gunpowder Footstep.  Questioning everything and forever redefining their sound, Operation Dreamscape is a testament to the I.N.F.’s constant evolution and relentless work ethic.

Also featuring guest appearances from Mata & Must, Polo Club,
J. Waters and Full Spectrum, this is sure to leave heads frothing for the third installment in the trilogy from the I.N.F brothers.

In 2003 Mata & Must released their first EP on their own imprint established out of necessity.  Six years on with an ever growing fan base, Melbourne label Pang Productions are celebrating their tenth release with Mata & Must’s long awaited debut full length album Paradox Of Minds. Leading up to the release of their 12” in 2008, the duo built their solid reputation based on a strong presence on live mics, features and production credits on a string of releases, and street level word of mouth.

Lovingly crafted almost entirely from vinyl, this is an album that pays attention to detail.  Get ready for harpsichords, violins, harps, rim shots, dialogue from obscure records and bass that goes boom. 

Hailed as one of Sweden’s biggest exports and yet remarkably underrated bands of all time, technical Death Metal masters Seance’s legacy is restored with a perfectly fitting album Awakening Of The Gods. Never abandoning their technicality-infused style and now peppered with a mammoth dose of thrash elements, this is undoubtedly an album that will remain as another classic album in many years to come. A lesson in sonical violence indeed!

“8/10” – Metal Hammer

The Ronson Hangup evolved when members of Melbourne bands - Even, The Anyones, The Pictures and Canon came together over a mutual admiration for Mick Ronson, the legendary guitarist from David Bowies’ Spiders From Mars. All five members of The Ronson Hangup are inspired by late 60’s and early 70’s guitar rock as exemplified by Mick Ronson who was responsible for the guitars on tracks such as Jean Genie and went on to produce Lou Reed’s Transformer and Morrissey’s Your Arsenal, amongst others.

Limited Edition live CD release of 300 for Australian CD retail outlets only – 75 min disc showcasing many fan favourites culled from the first of two sold out shows at The Hi-Fi in Melbourne, Australia on August 30th 2008.

Led by enigmatic provocateur and sonic visionary Anton Newcomb, the Brian Jonestown Massacre are a controversial, independent and musically brilliant outfit who have attracted a legion of fans through their wildly futuristic psychedelic rock.

MELBOURNE'S GENRE-DEFYING ACT, DES PERES, RELEASE NEW ALBUM!!

Those low-down, hoe-down, kings of the sideways are back! Introducing their third album, The Adventures of Cowboy and Miniman, featuring the single Dynamite, and their subsequent Australian and international tour, Des Peres will take us by storm. The new album features cameos by Machines Translations, J Walker and Ned Collette.

Drawing on elements of hip hop, soul, funk, techno and of course the blues, Des Peres have built a huge reputation for being… well, quite unlike anything else.

Their sound has been likened to a "Raging mix of Parliament meets Talking Heads with a good dose of The Avalanches thrown in for taste" (Reiff Magazine). Their live show is not the sugar-coated candy that has been posing as the live music experience of recent times in Australia, but rather something that transports you beyond what you thought was possible.

"Undoubtedly one of the most exciting acts to come out of Melbourne in a long time"

– Melbourne Underground Film Festival
 

"We may have uncovered the next Avalanches. Fantastic."

 – Onion Magazine