Melbourne Modern Metal band Windwaker have released their first piece of music for 2026 with the explosive track "Click" featuring Filipino powerhouse RinRin. Click hits hard as a social commentary piece about how we are always seen and connected where nothing is private or "too much to share" in an age of being chronically online. Click speaks on how Photo Credit: Ophelia Symons sacrificing your privacy for the masses is now not only the norm but also an expectation. As som

Chilean pop-punk two-piece band ØCEANÍA released their latest single Racconto in November last year, following their debut single Constelación in 2019, EP Inmersión (2019) along with further singles Cuervos (2020), Ayer (2021) and Imperios (2025). Growing up with bands like Blink 182, Yellowcard and Good Charlotte , you know I was excited for this one. I will freely admit that I don't know any Spanish so I am going to have to respectfully skip over the contents of the l

2006 was an important year in the grand scheme of the alternate music space, producing some of the most influential albums of its day, pushing the scene to places it had previously never been before. During the midst of the Screamo epidemic, with raccoon tails, razor blade hair cuts, the creation of the vans vs chucks debate and the rivalry between newcomer bands and the "traditional" metal bands and fans, parents everywhere were clutching their pearls and crosses at the scre

Gladstone Central Alternative Punk Rock act Scott Green Band have dropped their single ' You're the bomb ', followed by their latest releases ' You and me ' and ' Mr Go Getter '. Scott Green Band have only been issuing music to the masses since November 2025 so we are at the very beginning of their musical career, so let's jump into You're the bomb. You walk into the room and it's like a bomb goes off. Everybody stops and stares, you've got them in your grasp. You light up e

Female Fronted Gadigal/Sydney Rock-Metalcore band Wicked Envy have unleashed their latest single ' Hyde '. Hyde marks the first release since the 2024 single ' Final Descent ', following debut single ' It's Been A Long Time ' in 2021 and the EP ' What The Hell Am I Doing? ' in 2022. I need shelter from my mind, Can not escape myself this time, Intrusive thoughts and lies, Shape every part of me, What was I thinking, The push and pull, Slowly descending, Can someone help me, F

Within Reach is a press proclaimed 'Teenage Metalcore Sensation' from London, England, debuted onto the scene in 2021 with their single ' Our Change ', following it up with their EP ' Pariah ' in 2023 before coming to land on their latest release ' Hesitate '. Hesitate is the second single to be unleashed this year, leaving us in a space to watch what is yet to come next from this up and coming metalcore force. From where I stand, could you see through the haze? Take my hand,

Vanta is a melodic death metal band from Nyoongar/Perth, and they have released their debut full length album ' Perpetual Selection '. Vanta hit the scene in 2023 with their single ' Ashes ', following it up with their EP ' Gravemind ' and several singles. Originally I was going to break down each song individually, but after realising that that would probably turn into a twenty minute read I decided to shift how I was going to approach this Album. So instead I am going to ap

Sydney Metalcore band Engraved have released their latest single ' Bleed '. Engraved took to the scene in 2022 with their debut single ' Follow Your Idol ' followed by their EP ' Unleashed ' (2022) and several singles. As I wake, There’s only so much I can take, Feeling weak, Fearing for the day that breaks, Eyes peeled back, I’m wearing thin, Cause for grief where have you been, I’m stable now it’s setting in, We’re tortured by the hate within, Tortured by the hate within! T

Meanjin/Brisbane Alt-Metal band Twisted Lullaby are back with their latest single drop ' Murder Me ' following their release of ' Siren Song ' in October last year (you can read the review here .) Twisted Lullaby describes the track, " This dark, cinematic track features lilting, yet powerful female vocals, relentless eerie tension, all encapsulated in energetic, pulse racing metal instrumentation. You’ll be on the edge of your seat from “lights off” till “times up” ." TRIGG

NSW/VIC Alt Rock band Soulsleep have released their latest single ' SUPERSONIC ' and you need to be sitting down for this one. Soulsleep took to the scene in 2023 with their debut single ' Youngblood ', followed by several singles and their EP ' I'm Not Myself Lately ' in July 2025. Soul sick, Soul splits, Supersonic, Lost, Trust, Hate, Love, Falling, All of the games, You twisted and I played along with you, It's always the same, no change, We stop and start again, But end t

Melbourne four-piece modern metal band Rise From Ashes have released their latest single ' Disease '. Rise From Ashes took to the scene in 2023 with debut single ' Obliviate ', followed by an abundance of single releases and three-track ' The Cycle of Fear ' (2025) followed by their own EP remix. Disease is the newest in a long line of hits that lead to Rise From Ashes supporting for heavy hitters Ill Niño on their most recent Australian tour. It slithers through the midnigh

Kaurna/Adelaide Metalcore band Those Left Behind have unleashed their first single since November 2024, 'With Death'. Those Left Behind hit the scene in 2020 with ' Self Titled ', followed by several singles, the latest being ' Negative ' and ' Ouroboros '. I am immortal, How many times have I, Been here before, I meet my maker with, Meet my maker with a middle finger, I have too much left to do, My time is not now, This is not the round, Not the round that I go down. Those L

Deutschland/German Melodic Metal Band Pyogenesis have unleashed their latest single ' Uncontrolled ' onto the scene. Pyogenesis marking the beginning of an illustrious career, took to the scene in 1992 with their debut Album ' Ignis Creatio ' followed by Albums, ' Sweet X-Rated Nothings ' (1994), ' Twinaleblood ' (1995), ' Unpop ' (1997), ' Mono...Or Will It Ever Be The Way It Used To Be ' (1998), ' P...Or Different Songs in Different Sounds ' (2000), ' She Makes Me Wish I Ha

Gadigal/Sydney Metalcore band Irken Armada has dropped their latest single ' Begging For Heart ' featuring vocals from Matthew Betmalik ( Father Deer Hands ), Ethan Karpathy ( iocaste ) and Liam Solway ( Cultists ). Irken Armada hit the alternative scene in 2024 with their debut EP ' A Sign To Kill ' followed by singles ' The House of No Tomorrow ' (2025) and ' Love Soaked Wounds ' (January 2026). Flesh, Turning love to stone, Lust for temptation, Eternal damnation, Leave me,

Roronoah are at it again, with their latest EP drop ' Shores of Desolation ' featuring Daniel Macdonald of Body Prison on Crimson Smile and Harley Steele of Total Buzzkill on Mind//Body . I have previously written a deep dive on Judgement which you can read here and Crimson Smile which you can find here , so I will be doing a quick once over of the tracks, but doing a deep dive on Primeval and Mind//Body. Roronoah also features in '15 Queensland Bands You Need To Be List

Whitechapel is hardly a band that needs an introduction, with a nearly twenty year career under their belt, but good luck getting me to shut up about how much I love Whitechapel and how incredibly talented they are, so we are going to do it anyway. As a side conversation for a second, I have been on a one sided friendly banter campaign on Instagram with Whitechapel, trying to encourage them to return to Australia for a tour. This campaign has included comments like " This wou

Meanjin/Brisbane symphonic metal band Necrostasis have released their latest single ' Soulbound '. Necrostasis hit the scene in 2023 with their debut EP ' Resurrection ', followed by the ' Instrumental Version ' in 2024, followed by their single ' Redemption '. Necrostasis have a level of costume dedication I haven't personally seen in Australia, so if you are able, you need to check them out; it is honestly impressive. Necrostasis will be performing at HostileFest on Februar

Same Pains, North Queensland Metalcore band are back with their first release of 2026, ' Terminal '. Now I am going to put a trigger warning on this one because of the subject matter, so if you have or are currently suffering from thoughts of self harm, please treat yourself with kindness and back out of the review if needed. Same Pains released their first single ' Unsew ' in 2023 and have since released several singles and their Album ' closure - an aggregate ' in 2024. Wh

Naarm/Melbourne emo-pop punk band Tiny Red Houses have started 2026 off with a bang with the release of their first single of the year, ' Bridges '. Tiny Red Houses debuted onto the scene the single ' The End ' and have since unleashed several singles and album ' Start This Over ' (2025). Growing up in peak "emokid" era with Hey Monday , Paramore , Fall Out Boy and Kisschasy , Tiny Red Houses is exactly the kind of music that makes my heart sing; confronting lyricism with an

São Paulo, Brazil Industrial metal band Dollflesh have unleashed their " visceral weight of metal and the mechanical pulse of electronic music, its identity unfolds in distortion, dissonance, and raw emotion " since their debut single ' Zero ' in June 2025. Dollflesh have since released eight singles including most recently ' The Beauty ' last week and ' DJ Big Toxic ' in August 2025, which we will be talking about today. Elvis bit me today and Marilyn called me, In the green