HELLBOUND I: BAND BREAKDOWN
The historic cruise Hellbound I is officially a month away. After a social media whirlwind of predictions for the line-up, the chaos of ticket purchases, resulting in a seven minute sellout time and the several changes of bands on the bill, it is safe to say that there hasn't been a story
riff with twists and turns as we head towards the time to depart for Hell. If you were lucky enough to grab yourself a cabin on the cruise, you will be receiving communication in the coming weeks about check-in and on board happenings. Hellbound sets sail from Sydney International Passenger Terminal on the Carnival Splendor on October 22nd and returns on October 25th. While we count down the final days, (be sure to keep an eye out for on board coverage as I will be on deck to keep you informed,) I think it is about time we breakdown the bands that will appear on the stage. So let's split the room down the middle and get down to business.
Windwaker
Metalcore band Windwaker formed in 2014 in Wagga Wagga, NSW, releasing their debut EP Fade in 2017. Windwaker has since unleashed EPs Empire (2019), Superstitious Fantasy (2022), Enter The Wall (2024), Break The Rules (2024), Get Out (2024), do or die (2026) and dna (2026) with Albums Love Language (2022), HYPERVIOLENCE (2024) and
HYPERVIOLENCE (Expansion Pack) (2025). You can read our review of Click featuring RinRin here.
Across their career, Windwaker has shared the stage with acts such as, Northlane, The Plot In You, Make Them Suffer, Like Moths To A Flame, Thornhill, Caskets, I Prevail, Motionless In White, Enter Shikari and Diamond Construct amongst many more. Events Windwaker has appeared at include The Gig, Sonic Temple, Welcome to Rockville, Good Things, KnotFest, Darkside Fest, Feels Good Festival, Froth & Fury, 10 Years of Crowbar, Knight and Day and Bushfire Fundraiser.
Windwaker are touring Australia between October 30 and November 7th, with support acts The Pretty Wild, RinRin and Dregg; tickets are available at the link. Windwaker will also be on tour with Beartooth on their USA Tour throughout November and December, with tickets available at the link. Windwaker will be jumping into a few shows with Nightmare Tripping between November 16 and 27, tickets available at the link. Windwaker has been announced as a support act for Bury Tomorrow as they tour the UK, on the 18th, 19th and 20th of February 2027, tickets are available at the link.
For Fans Of: Ocean Sleeper, Inertia, Resolve and Take The Name
To The Grave
To The Grave is a Deathcore band from Gadigal/Sydney, formed in 2010. They took the scene by with their debut single Born Dead featuring Rheese Peters in 2015, following it up with Albums Global Warming (2019), Epilogue (2021), Director's Cuts (2023), Hear Evil, See Evil: The Epilogue Session (2023), Offcuts (2023), Director's Cut Deluxe - Instrumentals (2024), Everyone's A Murder (2024) and Still (2025), along with 2026 singles EYESTALKABLATIONS, NAIL MARY,
To The Grave have previously toured with bands the likes of Lorna shore, I Killed The Prom Queen, Emmure, Suffocation, Angelmaker, Signs of the Swarm (Europe Tour), Carnifex (U.S. Tour), Thy Art Is Murder, Shadow Of Intent and SoulFly on top of performing at Brutal Assault Festival, Summer Breeze Festival, Vegan Camp Out Festival, Death Feast Open Air Festival, Motocultor Festival, Core Fest, Monster Mosh Festival, Good Things, Cvlt Fest and Full Tilt amongst many others. You can Pre-save To The Grave's upcoming Album LIBERATION FRONT, set for release on October 2nd, at the link.
We have previously written a To The Grave Dream Setlist, which you can read here, so we will get to see how many tracks from the list we can tick off in one show. To The Grave also feature in our KnotFest Prediction List here, 15 Aussie Bands You Should Be Listening To here, and we talk about the creation of Dane's pig mask in our interview with Blair Meat Company here.
For Fans Of: Lorna Shore, Cattle Decapitation, Infant Annihilator and Signs of the Swarm
The Gloom In The Corner
Naarm/Melbourne Death Rock band, The Gloom in the Corner, debuted with their Album Fear Me in 2016, followed by EPs Homecoming (2017) and Pandora's Box (2022) and Albums Flesh & Bones (2019), Trinity (2022) and Royal Discordance (2026).
The Gloom in the Corner has previously performed at Off The Record Hell on the Bay, Full Tilt, Knight and Day, Halloween Hysteria, Good Things 2022, Upload Fest, MoshFest along with a variety of other Festivals. The Gloom in the Corner has toured alongside Escape The Fate, King 810, Angelmaker, Aviana, Make Them Suffer, Left To Suffer, Thornhill, Cane Hill, Hanabie, Vended, Void of Vision, Asking Alexandra, Wage War, Fit For A King amongst many others.
The Gloom in the Corner will be performing with August Burns Red in September/October (tickets available at the link). We have previously discussed The Gloom In The Corner in 15 Aussie Bands You Should Be Listening To here.
You can find The Gloom in the Corner on: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X
Reliqa
Gadigal/Sydney based Metalcore band Reliqa hit the scene in 2018 with their debut EP Afterlife. Reliqa has since released Albums Eventide (2018), Secrets of the Future (2024), Secrets Of The Future (Instrumental) (2025) and EP I Don't Know What I Am (2022) and their latest single
Your Touch (2025).
Reliqa has previously toured with Make Them Suffer, BabyMetal, Void of Vision, Spirit Box, Hail The Sun, Northlane, In Hearts Wake, Periphery, Dayseeker, Halestorm, Skindred, Silent Planet and Currents, to name a few. Reliqa has also dominated the stages of 10 Years of Crowbar, TerrorLoud, Life's A Beach, AM//PM Emo Nights, Good Things, Froth & Fury, Off The Record, Full Tilt and BIGSOUND.
Reliqa will be supporting The Butterfly Effect on October 16-18, as well as The Portal to Hell show on October 21 with tickets available at the link.
For Fans Of: Spiritbox, Periphery and System of a Down
Late 90s
Late 90s is an Alt-Rock band from Boorloo/Perth and debuted with the
Single Echoes on February 19th 2021. Late 90s have since released EPs Everything Is Closer Than It Seems (2022) and Silk (2025) along with an abundance of singles, including 2026 tracks CARDINAL, Ivy, River Days and Millington.
Late 90s has previously shared the stage with Dear Seattle, Short Stack, Hellions, Neck-Deep, Gyroscope, Taking Back Sunday, Slowly Slowly, New Found Glory, Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers and performed at Spilt Milk, Rock For A Reason, Endless Slymmer, Elgrotto's 9th Anniversary Weekend, Wam Showcase, BIGSOUND, Destroy All Lines Agency Showcase, Side Fest, Punkmas, Live And Local, Unbound, Rust Fest and Ratapalooza.
For Fans Of: Taking Back Sunday, Fidlar, Hot Mulligan and Free Throw
Future Static
Future Static is a Metalcore band from Naarm/Melbourne, debuting in 2018 with their single Daylight. Future Static has since released EPs Want (2018) and Fatalist (2020), Album Liminality (2023) and most
recently the singles Ornaments & Memories (August 5th) and Swing (September 9).
Future Static has previously toured with Skindred, Lacuna Coil, Don Broco, Atreyu, Memphis May Fire, Enter Shikari, BabyMetal, Imminence, Humanity's Last Breath, Ankor amongst others. F.S. has previously toured the EU and the UK as well as appearing on To The End, AM//PM Emo Night XMAS!, Siren Sounds, Froth & Fury and Helltown Outdoors.
We have previously discussed Future Static in 15 Aussie Bands You Should Be Listening To here.
You can find Future Static on: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X
For Fans Of: Northlane, Architects, Bring Me The Horizon and Spiritbox
Dregg
Dregg is a Metalcore band from Naarm/Melbourne, debuting in 2016 with their single Sorry Daddy, followed by EPs No Comment (2016) and The Dregg EP (2017) with Albums The Dreggmusic Mixtape (2022) and The
Art of Everything (2024).
Dregg has previously performed alongside bands such as Gwar, King 810, Electric Callboy, Deez Nuts, Stick To Your Guns, Ocean Grove, Hellions, Dream on Dreamer, Counterparts, Stray From The Path, Atreyu, Alpha Wolf and Windwaker to name a few. Dregg has appeared at Uncaged, Yours and Owls, Download 2020, Thrashville, Sonic Temple, Sea Shepherd Charity Show, Mini Fest 2 and Terror Loud TL5.
We have previously discussed The Gloom In The Corner in 15 Aussie Bands You Should Be Listening To here.
For Fans Of: Limp Bizkit, One Minute Silence, Korn and Spineshank
Chez
Chez is an Alt-Rock Musician from Boorloo/Perth who hit the scene in 2022 with her debut single Cocktails & Cigarettes featuring Jordy Purp.
Chez has since released a handful of singles including SELF SABOTAGE featuring Ryan Oakes (2022), FRIENDS featuring State Champs (2023), Bonnie & Clyde (Mblue Remix) featuring Mblue (2025), That Girl featuring AViVA (2025) and 2026 releases I WANNA BE LIKE THAT, Broke Me and Critical.
Chez has previously performed on stages with Enter Shikari, Honey Revenge, Simple Plan, Stand Atlantic, Red Hook, Belle Haven, Aviva, New Addiction, Short Stack, Hands Like Houses, Set It Off, Taylor Acorn, Pvris!, Magnolia Park and Against The Current and appeared at Last Night Reunion and Shake Your Aus Tour.
For Fans Of: Halsey, PVRIS, Against The Current and The Warning
Bloom
Bloom is a Melodic Metalcore band from Gadigal/Sydney, formed in 2017 and entering the scene with their debut single Cure Me. Bloom thereafter released EPs Past Tense (2018), In Passing (2020) and Siren Song (2024)
with Albums In Passing (Live) (2021), Maybe In Another Life (2024), The Light We Chase (2025), Bloom on Audiotree Live (2026).
Bloom has toured with Thornhill, Silverstein, Thursday, Bodies, Ocean Grove, Void of Vision, Chelsea Grin, Currents, Trophy Eyes, Miss May I, Make Them Suffer, Bury Tomorrow, Spite, In Hearts Wake, Polaris, While She Sleeps, Bad Omens and Deez Nuts amongst many more. Bloom has also appeared at Ceremony Festival, Good Things, Off The Record, Cvlt Fest and Unify Forever.
Bloom is currently touring throughout North America until October 17th alongside Arms Length, Holding Absence and House & Home; tickets are available at the link.
For Fans Of: Counterparts, Casey, Underoath and Thornhill
Belle Haven
2010 saw the creation of Naarm/Melbourne Alt-Rock band Belle Haven. Belle Haven hit the scene with the 2012 EP Onus, followed by EPs Time Changes Nothing (2021), Something New (2024), Album Everything Ablaze (2015), You, Me and Everything in Between (2017) and 2026
singles it's not that deep, be enough. and when you feel alone.
Belle Haven has toured alongside Kevin Silvester, As December Falls, Future Static, Those Who Dream, Bloom, Hands Like Houses, We The Kings, Short Stack and Redhook. Belle Haven has previously performed at Good Things, AM//PM Emo Night Halloween, Last Night Reunion, Belle Haven Xmas Show, BIGSOUND, Destroy All Lines Agency Showcase, New Years Emo and SharkFest amongst others.
You can find Belle Haven on: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X
For Fans Of: Paramore, Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly and The Maine
Hands Like Houses
Ngunnawal/Canberra Post-Hardcore band Hands Like Houses formed in 2008, releasing their debut Album Ground Dweller in 2012. Hands Like Houses has since released Albums Unimagine (2013), Dissonants (2016), Anon. (2018), ATMOSPHERICS (2025), ATMOSPHERICS (DELUXE) (2025) and EPs Hands Like Houses (2020), TROPO (2024), STRATO (2024), MESO
Hands Like Houses have previously toured alongside The Used, Broadside, Dream on Dreamer, Man With A Mission, The Butterfly Effect, Parkway Drive, Beartooth, Of Mice & Men, Lower Than Atlantis, While She Sleeps and Bring Me The Horizon. Throughout their career Hands Like Houses has performed at Heavydays Festival, Slam Dunk Festival, Big Pineapple Festival, Push Over, Froth & Fury, Under The Big Top, Full Tilt, Shiprocked, Sowhat?!, Sonic Temple, Welcome To Rockville, Epicenter and Warped Tour amongst many others.
Hands Like Houses will be touring Australia between November 5th-15th and supporting President on their Australian tour from February 19th-27th with tickets available at the link.
You can find Hands Like Houses on: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X
For Fans Of: Too Close To Touch, The Word Alive, Dream on Dreamer and I See Stars
Ocean Sleeper
Metalcore Heavyweights Ocean Sleeper formed in 2016 in Gunaikurnai / Gippsland Victoria. The 2016 single Breaking Free saw the debut of Ocean Sleeper, back it up with EPs Six Feet Deep (2017), Is it better feeling nothing (2022) Maybe Death Is All I Need (2024) and Albums Don't leave
me this way (2019) and Peace When I'm Dead (August 2026).
Ocean Sleep has previously toured alongside bands such as Vana, Nevertel, Catch Your Breath, Caskets, Adept, In Hearts Wake, While She Sleeps, Stick To Your Guns, Thornhill, Sunk Loto and Make Them Suffer. Ocean Sleeper has performed at Ceremony Festival, Imperium Festival Warm-Up Shows, Life's A Beach, Be Social Fest, Froth & Fury, Good Things, and of course Ocean Sleeper Metalcore Christmas and Ocean Sleeper Christmas Show.
We have previously covered Ocean Sleepers Metalcore Christmas Special with a review of the night here and photo gallery here.
You can find updated information on Ocean Sleeper on their linktree.
For Fans Of: The Amity Affliction, Bring Me the Horizon and Bad Omens
Sunk Loto
Gold Coast Alternative-Nu Metal band Sunk Loto (formerly Messiah) formed in 1997, kicking off their Discography in 1999 with the EP Society Anxiety. Disbanding in 2007, the band reformed in 2022. Sunk Loto has
released Albums Big Picture Lies (Deluxe Version) (2000) and Between Birth & Death (2003), with several singles including The Gallows Wait (2023), God Complex (2024) and most recently Dead Shadows on May 8th.
Over their long career Sunk Loto has appeared alongside Korn, Ocean Sleeper, Seven Dust, Deftones, Testeagles and Festival line-ups such as Froth & Fury, Big Day Out, Livid, Homebake, Offshore.
Sunk Loto will be performing alongside The Butterfly Effect and Reliqa on October 21st at Liberty Hall, Gadigal/Sydney, with tickets available at the link.
Make Them Suffer
Boorloo/Perth Metalcore band Make Them Suffer formed in 2008, unleashing their debut EP Lord of Woe in 2010. Make Them Suffer has since released Albums Neverbloom (2012), Old Souls (2015), Worlds Apart (2017), How To Survive A Funeral (2020), Make Them Suffer (2024) and
EP SOS (THE REMIXES) (2025).
Make Them Suffer has previously toured with Motionless In White, Dayseeker, Fit For A King, Currents, Like Moths To A Flame, Stray From The Path, Bury Tomorrow, Spite, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, While She Sleeps and Terra amongst many others. MTS has also appeared at Festivals such as, Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple, Good Things, Rock Monsters North, Download, The Scranton Apocalypse Fest, Tuska, Monsters of Oz and Eastser Metal Festival and many more.
Next year Make Them Suffer will be performing at Bloodstock, Brutal Assault, Alcatraz, Motocultor, Reload Festival, Wacken Open Air and Summer Breeze, with tickets available at the link.
You can find Make Them Suffer on: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X
For Fans Of: Bleeding Through, Dimmu Borgir and Whitechapel
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect formed in Meanjin/Brisbane in 1999. The Butterfly Effect debuted in 2001 with their EP The Butterfly Effect, following it up with Albums Begin Here (2003), Imago (2006), Final Conversation Of Kings (2008), B-Sides, Live and Rarities (2016) and IV (2022).
The Butterfly Effect has toured with a plethora of bands in their career, including Hands Like Houses, Thornhill, Dead Letter Circus, Chevelle, Trial Kennedy, Sleep Parade and Caligulas Horse. The Butterfly has previously appeared on Festival stages at Beer & BBQ Fest, Good Things, Froth & Fury, Big Day Out, Wallapolooza, Breath of Life, M.A.D Festival and Livid One Day Series amongst many others.
The Butterfly Effect will be on tour between October 16th and 18th, as well as The Portal to Hell show on October 21 with tickets available at the link.
You can find The Butterfly Effect on: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and X
For Fans Of: Karnivol,
Polaris
Polaris formed in Gadigal/Sydney in 2012. The band took the Sustralian scene by storm with their unique Metalcore style, debuting on the airwaves with the EP Dichotomy in 2013. Polaris has since released the EP The Guilt & The Grief (2016), Albums The Mortal Coil (2017), The Mortal Coil (Instrumentals) (2017), The Death Of Me (2020), The Death Of Me (Instrumental) (2020), Fatalism (2023) and Fatalism (Instrumental) (2025) with August Burns Red featured single Sonic Salvation and most recent single release Without You on September 3rd.
Polaris has toured alongside Metal giants such as Linkin Park, Electric Callboy, Paledusk, Slipknot, Motionless In White, Beartooth, Blessthefall,
A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Spirit Box, Thrown and The Plot In You amongst many others. Polaris has attended an abundance of Festivals in their career, most recently: Welcome to Rockville, Life's A Beach, Froth & Fury, Sonic Temple, Knotfest, Big Pineapple Festival, Rock Im Park, Rock Am Ring, Graspop, Download, Impericon and Tuska.
According to a recent interview, Polaris will be performing two separate and unique sets during Hellbound.
Polaris are currently on tour throughout the UK and Europe with I Prevail until October 13th, and are also set to appear at this year's Good Things, tickets are available at the link.
For Fans Of: Wage War, ERRA, The Ghost Inside and Architects
Parkway Drive
Last but definitely not least we have Headliner Parkway Drive. Parkway Drive formed on the sandy shores of Minjungbal/Byron Bay in 2003, marking a point in Australian Alternative Music History. Parkway Drive debuted with their Album Don't Close Your Eyes (2004), succeeded by Albums Killing with a Smile (2005), Horizons (2007), Deep Blue (2010), Atlas (2012), Ire (2015), Ire (Deluxe Edition) (2016), Reverse (2018), Viva the Underdogs (Live at Wacken) (2020) and Darker Still (2022) with most recently single Sacred (2025).
With such an established career it would take us hours to go over Parkway's tour history, so we will go over some of the most recent performances. Parkway Drive has toured alongside Northlane, Bad Omens, I Killed The Prom Queen, Void of Vision, Make Them Suffer, Memphis May Fire, I Prevail, Currents, Thy Art Is Murder, The Amity Affliction, The Ghost Inside, While She Sleeps and Lorna Shore to mention but a few. Parkway Drive also made history with their symphonic orchestra, black tie performance at Sydney Opera House on June 9th, 2025. Parkway Drive has appeared at Festivals such as: Wacken open air, Knotfest, Monsters of Oz, Welcome to Rockville, Loud Park 25, Hammersonic, Summer of Loud, Inkcaceration, Shiprocked, Mayhem, Vainstream Rockfest and Barcelona Rock fest to name but a few.
You can catch Parkway Drive performing at Rock Am Ring in Nürburg, Deutschland Germany between June 4-6 2027, tickets available at the link.
You can find Parkway Drive on: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X
For Fans Of: The Ghost Inside, Bury Tomorrow, As I Lay Dying and The Amity Affliction
Hellbound II will be setting sail between January 17th-21st, 2027 with tickets available at the link below:
Will you be attending Hellbound I? See you there.
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