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HARDLINE MEDIA are proud to present, German Goth Metal pioneers LORD OF THE LOST, who will hit Aussie shores in February 2026. LORD OF THE LOST – A name that over the last 15 years has embedded itself into the top tier of dark and heavy music. Without stagnation the genre-fluid band from Hamburg continues to … Read moreLORD OF THE LOST

Hardline Media are proud to announce for his first time in Australia, the legendary, iconic, internationally influential and multi million record-selling artist, ULI JON ROTH, on his “PICTURES OF DESTINY” world tour. Uli will be performing a best of the SCORPIONS set, amongst other songs from his extraordinary catalogue. More than 50 years into his … Read moreULI JON ROTH

Just announced. FROTH AND FURY 2026 This time at the showgrounds. Gonna be huge. This page will be updated when more details come to hand. Check back.

Realm of Thorns and Unit Three Collective present THE RITUAL This show is the pre show to the epic full day festival BLOOD SACRIFICE and we’re bringing the heavy down south to begin the rites! SONS OF EREBUS are no stranger to the Adelaide live music scene, but this will be their FIRST southern suburbs … Read moreTHE RITUAL

𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡! 🤘👑 🤘 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿!💀 😭 After decades of distortion, moshpits, and beers, METAL will reign one last time at Adelaide’s legendary Crown and Anchor Hotel. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗴 — 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆. Join Adelaide Metal titans … Read moreFREEDOM OF FEAR

After spending time at Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios in New York in 2003, The spark was ignited inside Rusty to go back in time and create something new from the ashes of the rock’n’roll that still lived inside him .. He had to find the right people that felt the same away about the 70’s … Read moreELECTRIC MARY

SEBASTIAN BACH ANNOUNCES 2025 AUSTRALIAN TOUR PERFORMING SKID ROW’S ICONIC DEBUT ALBUM IN FULL The Original Voice of SKID ROW Returns to Australia for a High-Octane Celebration of One of Rock’s Greatest Debuts! Rock legend Sebastian Bach, the unmistakable original voice of Skid Row, is set to reignite Australian stages in 2025. This time, he’s … Read moreSEBASTIAN BACH

SOUTHERN DEATH FEST 2025 Once more the beacons have been lit. Once more the banners have been raised. Ironjaw summons its legions to decimate this quiet state. Southern Death fest has returned, still the heaviest show in all the lands. FEATURING (in order of appearance) ANGGRATH (SA) IMPETUS (SA) SLEEPER BUILD (NSW) BIOME (SA) SUFFERANCE … Read moreSOUTHERN DEATH FEST

PALEFACE SWISS Announce Headline Tour Across Australia! Switzerland’s global reputation for being a peaceful and neutral country is in absolute tatters thanks to one band destroying all before them! A lot has happened since PALEFACE SWISS’ incredibly successful, sold-out run with In Hearts Wake in 2024. Their fan base has exploded exponentially thanks to their … Read morePALEFACE SWISS

Rattling venues and ruffling leathers since 2016, Adelaide’s Dirty Pagans have been on a fearless mission to smear their gritty, thick, hard rock energy across every stage they storm. Self-dubbed riff ‘n’ roll, Dirty Pagans deliver with thunderous grooves, razor-sharp guitars, soaring vocals, and a rhythm section that hits like a sledgehammer. Fresh off a … Read moreDIRTY PAGANS

Adelaide’s own Kings of Hard Rock, AUDIO REIGN return to the Woodshed to celebrate the anniversary of their ARIA charting album The Perfect Sea. Joining them on Saturday 28th June are Melbourne’s and XMusic Label mates Cicadastone and Perth’s Electric State 🕖 Doors: 7:00PM 🎸 Bands: 8.00pm 🔥 Show runs till 11:45PM 📍 Woodshed, Royal Park ADELAIDE 🎟 … Read moreAUDIO REIGN

WizzBang Media unleashes REBEL RAMPAGE – where rock rebels unite for a night of pure musical mayhem! A face-melting night of stadium sized riffs, hard banging rock and psychedelic mayhem at Adelaide’s premier live entertainment venue – The Woodshed, Royal Park. Headlining the carnage are the unstoppable LOADED BILLY, bringing their signature stoner and arena … Read moreREBEL RAMPAGE

If you missed out on Black Sabbath tickets in Birmingham, England on the 5th July 2025 then don’t sweat, we have you covered. OZZMOZIZ (A music tribute to Ozzy Osbourne) is back to the Woodshed. So don’t miss out on this huge metal party at the woodshed. 🕖 Doors: 7:00PM 🎸 Bands: 8.00pm 🔥 Show runs till … Read moreOZZMOZIZ

METAL KOMBAT A night of Metal vs Nu-Metal with 4 of Adelaide’s finest tributes featuring: Sacrament Lamb Of God Tribute vs Follow The Leader Korn Tribute Limpizkit Australian Limp Bizkit Experience vs By Demons Be Driven Pantera Tribute 🎸 LINEUP: Sacrament Lamb Of God Tribute Follow The Leader Korn Tribute Limpizkit Australian Limp Bizkit Experience … Read moreMETAL KOMBAT

Hardline Media are proud to announce from the Cold Dark Depths of the Russian forests, ARKONA, with special guests from the vast lands of Siberia, NYTT LAND, performing their SOUTHERN RITUAL in late September across Australia.. For the first time, Russian Pagan Folk legends ARKONA, will perform in Australia. After a near quarter of a … Read moreARKONA / NYTT LAND

Following the remarkable global triumph of their latest album The Black, released on April 12th, Imminence has firmly established themselves as one of the most rapidly rising and in-demand acts in modern alternative music. The band’s explosive success has been further cemented by their first-ever full U.S. headline tour, which saw the majority of dates … Read moreIMMINENCE

PIG DESTROYER boil metal down to its muscle, sinew, and bone – razor-sharp guitar, percussive pummelling, and a lone, stark howl – and use them to commit a vicious assault. The lyrics paint loathsome, frightening images of pitch-black self-hatred and the frailty of the human experience. These musical manifestations only serve to cement their already … Read morePIG DESTROYER / WORMROT

After three successful Dead By Daylight events in Adelaide during 2023 and 2024, we’re Proud to announce that Dead By Daylight is returning but bigger than ever before. DEAD BY DAYLIGHT IV: REBIRTH will be split into two parts, one in Adelaide and One in Melbourne. Worlds will collide in this ultimate showdown of strength … Read moreDEAD BY DAYLIGHT IV – REBIRTH PART 2

Almost Human, Adelaide’s own Heavy Metal Legends will play the last Friday night (July 4th 2025) at The Cranker before the venue will be closed for renovations. The Humans will be supported by the Legendary Adelaide Punk band The Skunks! This will be a night of headbanging, ear ringing loud music! Get Ready for a … Read moreALMOST HUMAN / THE SKUNKS

Ahoy, scallywags and musical outlaws! Steady yourselves for the return of chaos incarnate – Captain Hellfire is back, and this time the Wretched Brethren are out for revenge. Get ready for a night of unrelenting fury and wild rebellion, where the volume is cranked, the riffs are lethal, and the stage is set for total … Read morePIRATES STORM THE HARBOR

Get ready to tear up the pit at Woodshed—THRASH OF THE TITANS is coming for your necks! WAKE UP DETH returns with a double-barrelled assault, performing Metallica’s Master of Puppets and Megadeth’s Rust in Peace in FULL. Two legendary albums from the titans of thrash metal, one massive night of metal carnage! No true metalhead … Read moreTHRASH OF THE TITANS

The HAMMER HORRORS, STOVED, STONE COLD & IN THE DOGHOUSE will be ending Autumn with a hot night of super cool Rock n Metal at the coolest venue in the West.Event kicks off at 7pm.Tickets: $15 via OZTIX, or $20 at the door on the night.Many locally brewed beers available, served by the coolest bar … Read moreHAMMER HORRORS / STOVED / STONE COLD / IN THE DOGHOUSE

𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑 🪖 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩: 𝐃𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 ➟ https://daltours.cc/Sabaton 6 ℎ𝑢𝑔𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑁𝑍 🪖 This September, history will be made with the return of Swedish metallers Sabaton to Australian shores, bringing their trademark heavy metal maximalism across the lands. ⏰ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: DAL Presale: Wed 30 April @ 9am 𝑳𝑶𝑪𝑨𝑳 … Read moreSABATON

With Tabula Rasa returning to the stage after a small hiatus, Abolished continuing their assault on your eardrums and Bong Coffin bringing you the sludgy doom goodness, this is a night you don’t want to miss.Free entry. Awesome bands. Killer venue. FREE ENTRY

HARDLINE MEDIA are proud to announce for their FIRST time in Australia and New Zealand, the legends of DOOM, the almighty PENTAGRAM, to tour in August 2025. Pentagram is an American doom metal band from Alexandria, Virginia. They are noted as one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal, particularly of the aforementioned sub-genre Doom Metal. … Read morePENTAGRAM

Three heavy hitters of the Adelaide music scene converge for one awesome night at Unit Three. Open from 12pm till midnight. Rik’s Grill (RG’s) food truck on site. Bands from 7:30pm. Free entry, all ages. Come for a feed, a drink and enjoy the tunes. FREE ENTRY

APPEASE THE OLD GODS Blood Sacrifice returns for a second ritual on June 14th held at TIA Live, right in the heart of Adelaide. 15 bands12 hours$30 plus booking fee through eventbrite.Doors open at 11am FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED FrankenbokDeprivationHidden IntentHell MachineHeadboreKüntsqüadPyreflyBroken LooseSeminal EmbalmmentKimuraAscend From DarknessSedulous RouseGreedy Bunch Of ParasitesLonely EmpireAnggrath THIS EVENT IS 18+ Tickets … Read moreBLOOD SACRIFICE 2

Hidden Intent & Headbore – Double Album Launch: Southern Edition! + Guests! (All Ages – under 18’s must be accompanied by a parent/guardian) Following a massive 400+ turnout at The Gov on March 21st, Hidden Intent & Headbore are bringing their double album launch to the dirty south! Get ready for an epic night of … Read moreHIDDEN INTENT / HEADBORE Southern album launch

All Aboard! Ablaze Unleash Track-Shaking New Single ‘Next Train Out’ Melbourne rock powerhouse Ablaze are steaming ahead into 2025 with their brand-new single ‘Next Train Out’—a high-energy, bluesy, riff-fuelled anthem with thunderous grooves and an anthemic singalong chorus. Channelling classic Aussie rock attitude with a Southern-rock twist, ‘Next Train Out’ tells the tale of a fling that quickly went off the rails, a … Read moreABLAZE single launch

METAL TO THE GRAVE: Matt “Skitz” Sanders’ Final Live Performance A Thunderous Farewell to a Legacy of Extreme Metal Annihilation Adelaide, Australia – Saturday May 3rd 2025 – Prepare for the ultimate blitzkrieg of pure, unrelenting extreme metal chaos as Matt “Skitz” Sanders, one of the most brutal and influential drummers in the history of … Read moreMETAL TO THE GRAVE

Australia’s Premier Metallica Tribute Band, Damage Inc., Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Australian Tour Get ready, Metallica fans! Damage Inc., the only Metallica tribute band in the Southern Hemisphere acknowledged by Metallica themselves and all Met Chapters around the globe, is set to electrify Australia with a massive Australian tour celebrating the bands 20th anniversary and … Read moreDAMAGE INC. – Metallica Tribute – ALL AGES

LEGENDARY MOTORHEAD GUITARIST PHIL CAMPBELL ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN TOUR For 32 years PHIL CAMPBELL tore up stages around the world and rocked millions of devoted fans as guitarist and one third of Motörhead, perhaps the single most iconic and fabled band in rock music history. He now returns with his own much lauded band, PHIL CAMPBELL … Read morePHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS

Titans of extreme progressive metal, Ne Obliviscaris, have announced a full national tour across all capital cities this June, yes that includes Perth! This show is the bands most ambitious yet, with the band performing a special 2 hour set, playing both their Citadel and Exul albums in full. After forming way back in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia it … Read moreNE OBLIVISCARIS

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Get ready to unleash the Metal Mayhem at Woodshed! Witness the ultimate tribute to heavy metal legends as WAKE UP DETH channels Megadeth’s thrash fury and BEAST OF MAIDEN brings Iron Maiden’s epic anthems to life. Shredding guitars, soaring vocals, and pure headbanging chaos await. Metalheads, this is your night—don’t miss it! Supported by Adelaide’s own heavy hitters FINAL MOURNING hot … Read moreMETAL MAYHEM

For the first time in almost 40 years Melbourne’s Heavy Metal royalty The Bengal Tigers are set to light up the stage in Adelaide on Saturday May 10th. This will also be the guys first show of 2025 and its fantastic that after all this time they finally get a chance to show South Australian … Read moreBENGAL TIGERS

🎸 HEAVY ARTILLERY at Adelaide Fringe 2025 on Saturday March 15th 🔫 Bringing the Big Guns: A Night of Rock Warfare! 💥 LOADED BILLY unleash their brass-knuckled brand of hard rock with knockout riffs and arena-sized choruses that’ll leave your ears ringing and your fists pumping. If you missed their earth-shattering January show “Sound Synergy” … Read moreHEAVY ARTILLERY

Melbourne’s Ghostsmoker are thrilled to announce the launch of their debut album; Inertia Cult. To mark the occasion, they’ll be returning to Adelaide to unleash their relentless brand of blackened sludge in a night of pure sonic annihilation. Joining Ghostsmoker are Brisbane based Death Metal kings Snake Mountain, along with some of Adelaide’s most brutal … Read moreGHOSTSMOKER

Hardline Media proudly presents, the return of THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA. Get those dancing shoes and capes ready for action… Sweden’s answer to Sherbet and all good things AOR & Yacht Rocky, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA are coming back for a second landing with their latest album GIVE US THE MOON – this AOR Force’s … Read moreTHE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA

When REVOLVER, which is by every metric the world’s top heavy rock magazine, ran a comprehensive survey of music fans and critics, in search of the 5 Greatest Live Band Of All Time, the results were decisive, clear and overwhelming. Beating the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Tool and Pantera to the summit was THE … Read moreTHE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

Winger is set to electrify Australia for the final time, bringing their farewell tour to rock fans across the country this April. For one unmissable tour, all of the original members—Kip Winger (vocals, bass), Reb Beach (guitar), Rod Morgenstein (drums), Paul Taylor (guitar, keyboards) and John Roth (guitar) —will travel to Australia to deliver the … Read moreWINGER

CHERIE CURRIE ANNOUNCES HER FINAL AUSTRALIAN TOUR The legendary voice of The Runaways is back for one last electrifying tour Down Under in September 2025. Australian rock and punk fans, prepare to witness history! Cherie Currie, the trailblazing rock icon and former front-woman of the groundbreaking band The Runaways, has announced her final Australian tour. … Read moreCHERIE CURRIE

Australia! Dethklok, the groundbreaking extreme metal band from the animated series Metalocalypse, are inbound our way to wake us all the hell up! Having transformed from a screen sensation into a real-life dynamic force, these mind-blowing shows will display the unique blend of savage instrumentation and comedic genius that has captivated audiences across the globe. Live, Dethklok … Read moreDETHKLOK

Metal On Murray VII featuring HIDDEN INTENT, THOSE LEFT BEHIND, ASCEND FROM DARKNESS & VAPOURS Yep, you read that right, one of Australia’s biggest thrash bands will be stopping in Gawler on Friday February 7th for what will be the biggest Metal On Murray to date. These guys are one of Australia’s hardest working bands, … Read moreMETAL ON MURRAY VII

STRONGER THAN ALL! We’re back and unscarred for our first live show of 2025 and our first appearance at The Emu in over 2 years! Last year we had some hiccups and cancellations so we’ve put together our longest show ever – that’s 3 massive sets of Pantera power groove metal aimed at you! Getcha … Read moreBY DEMONS BE DRIVEN

Adelaide’s best hard rock bands all on one stage! One night only! For the first time in 2025… Audio Reign return to their beloved hard rock home… The WOODSHED. This show brings together the best Hard Rock bands of Adelaide. If you’re a fan of this genre, and love live homegrown music, it doesn’t get … Read moreAUDIO REIGN

Finnish melodic death metal masters, INSOMNIUM, are thrilled to announce their upcoming tour across Australia. This highly anticipated run will see the band bringing their signature blend of haunting melodies and crushing riffs to their fans Down Under for the first time since 2017. So get prepared to hear the new tracks of their latest … Read moreINSOMNIUM / OMNIUM GATHERUM

Copied from Facebook event ‘We’re Proud to announce that Local Metalcore legends Storm the Crown are releasing their Second EP “Ritual”, and we’re here to help kick start the next step of their musical Journey. Joining them will be Furious George, A 3-piece Victorian Deathcore act with a name that may sound obscure but shouldn’t … Read moreSTORM THE CROWN EP launch

South Coast Raw proudly presents:RAWFEST 2025!!Sat 18th Jan. Audio ReignSCR brings you Adelaide Power House Audio ReignARIA Album recipients for their new album The PERFECT SEA,AUDIO REIGN have created an inimitable Australian Rock sound,moulding driving heavy guitars with melodic vocals and harmonies. With:ScarcophagusSniffin’ GlueIn BloomTrench EffectSteal CapzElectric BadgerSpyrious   ALDINGA FOOTBALL CLUB$20 ENTRYDoors open at … Read moreRAW FEST 2025