Sydney’s Utopia Records Plans Midnight Opening For Record Store Day

Evanescence will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027, bringing their first headline arena tour of the region since the release of their new album Sanctuary.

Australian deathcore band To The Grave have announced the eight-date Nail Australia To The Walls Tour for September, marking the group's first major Australian headline run since releasing a string of new recordings and continuing their rise as one of the country's most internationally recognised extreme metal acts.

Lorna Shore will return to Australia in October 2026 for their biggest headline run in the region to date, with the New Jersey deathcore band also confirming its first ever New Zealand performances.

Lamb of God and Trivium will return to Australia this October for a national co-headline arena tour, joined by Scottish metal outfit Bleed From Within. The run marks Lamb Of God's first full Australian tour in almost a decade.

Pantera mark 30 years since The Great Southern Trendkill, the 1996 album by Pantera that captured the band at its most volatile and extreme, with its legacy still shaping modern metal three decades later.

Groove metal veterans DevilDriver return with their eleventh studio album Strike And Kill, led by Dez Fafara, arriving July 10, 2026

Gold Coast metal pioneers Sunk Loto return with new music and their first shows since 2023, led by the release of Dead Shadows this May