There is death metal and then there is NILE. Devastatingly uncontestable, NILE’s technical ferocity shows utterly zero signs of diminishing with the new album Vile Nilotic Rites. Containing 11 songs that are as sharp as obsidian blades and as heavyContinue Reading
Pennywise have announced a New Zealand show as part of their 20th Anniversary Tour, where the So Cal punk rock legends will be performing their album STRAIGHT AHEAD in its entirety, plus fan favourites. Presented by The Rock and StormContinue Reading
The young kiwi band taking the world by storm with thrash-inflected, Māori infused groove-metal has been confirmed to play for one night only this February at the Auckland Town Hall. Alien Weaponry headlines Fringe Town’s eclectic programme of extraordinary performersContinue Reading
New Santara Presents JR Richards, the Original Voice and Songwriter of DISHWALLA, Live for first time in New Zealand! JR Richards will be touring the Asia-Pacific with his full band in February and April 2020. He will kick things offContinue Reading
NICK LOWE, producer, songwriter, author and pop culture icon, will return to New Zealand in 2020 for his first show in eight years. Lowe will be touring with LOS STRAITJACKETS, a band known for channelling the peak years of theContinue Reading
Unmistakable in their own unique sound, L7 pioneered the grunge / Riot Grrrl movement with their furious music and feminist ideals. Following their breakthrough 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, L7 became one of the most highly regarded grunge acts ofContinue Reading
Kiwi ska punks rejoice! Acclaimed Fat Wreck Chords ska champions Mad Caddies are heading back to New Zealand to celebrate their 25th Anniversary in 2020. Bringing a set list full of fan favourites from their 25-year, seven album back catalogue,Continue Reading
WOMAD New Zealand is very excited to add seven new performers to a lineup already brimming with top tier talent! The first all-women Mariachi group Flor de Toloache will be joined by Maghrebi/European outfit Ifriqiyya Electrique who infuse industrial post-punkContinue Reading
With Christmas only weeks away, we have the perfect stocking fillers for you and all your heavy music loving mates… write those letters to Santa and request your tickets to the official Download sideshows! My Chemical Romance, Deftones, The HU,Continue Reading