Will Oakeshott goes to the dark side to gather up all things metal in South Australia…
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Life Pilot – ‘Feeding an Illness’
Life Pilot are living proof of the mantra ‘you have your whole life to write your first album’. Their debut LP is near completion, dropping its first taste with ‘Feeding An Illness’. Comparisons to chaos-makers The Chariot are deserved and delightful, but Life Pilot have progressed a step further. Shades of nu-metalcore that would impress Northlane creep their way in, but the five-piece are still in another frenzied universe, thankfully. Norma Jean, your Australian tour’s support act has been selected.
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Full of Hell & Thou
Grindcore greats Full Of Hell will be back Down Under after a decade-long absence. Joining them is blackened doom trailblazers Thou, who will make their Australian debut. Both outfits will celebrate their new albums, Coagulated Bliss and Umbilical, respectively. Undoubtedly, this will incite double the tormented trouble.
August 18 | Crown & Anchor |Tickets via Moshtix
SPEED
This heroic hardcore outfit have impacted the world since 2019. They have gone globally viral, even garnering an endorsement from Shaq, and have toured relentlessly worldwide. But now, the Sydney- -siders are home and will waste no time in bruising Adelaide with their debut LP, ONLY ONE MODE.
August 31 | UniBar Adelaide | Tickets via Moshtix
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Alpha Wolf
Tasmania-via-Victoria nu- nu-metalcore titans Alpha Wolf finally return to Australia to showcase their latest record, Half Living Things.
August 4 | Hindley St Music Hall
SPY
SPY manages to channel the frenetic hardcore punk of Black Flag with the vocal style of Converge’s Jacob Bannon. Something to witness live.
August 4 | Crown & Anchor
Blackened Power Thrash Chaos!
NZ’s Bulletbelt joins Adelaide’s Lumen Ad Mortem, Hell Machine and Executus for a freaky Friday at the Cranker.
August 30 | Crown & Anchor | The Metro | Tickets via Moshtix
Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through are bringing two decades worth of their manic metalcore to our City of Churches for a night celebrating their musical ferocity.
September 8 | Lion Arts Factory | Tickets via Moshtix
The Church will perform reimagined versions of their biggest tracks.
‘Pressed’ is the second release from the LA-based artist in 2026.
This new version includes six unreleased tracks, including a collaboration with singer-songwriter Matt Corby.
The record includes the singles ‘2 or 3’ and ‘I Just Can’t Get Over Losing You’.
The West Aussie lads are also gearing up for the release of their new album RUN IT BACK.
This marks Fear Factory’s first headline tour of Australia in 10 years.
Fans can expect to hear all their favourite Westlife hits when the boy band hit the country in next year.
The EP includes the previously released singles ‘Bullsh*t, Baby!’, ‘Punch Drunk Love’ and ‘Faker’.
Tour support comes from Custard, Magic Dirt, The Meanies, Tumbleweed and The Gnomes.
Alan Fletcher is playing two shows in Goolwa and Thebarton this July.
The album features the final song the band recorded with Charlie Watts before his passing.
The band will perform their debut album in full on the tour.
Everybody’s favourite Aussie punk rock troublemakers are heading on tour in celebration of their acclaimed sixth studio album.
The album is Don Walker’s first since 2023’s Lightning in a Clear Blue Sky.
Aussie guitar virtuoso Plini is touring with support from Delta Sleep, Cenobia and Night Dive.
The single arrives ahead of the duo’s upcoming UK tour.
This is the first new song from Hellions in eight years.
John Lydon is bringing his iconic post-punk outfit to Australia and New Zealand next year.
The rockabilly three-piece will be playing tracks from across their 13 albums.
The rapper turned country star will be joined by the likes of Bailey Zimmerman, Sons of the East, Brad Cox and more.
James Geue gets down with what’s happening in SA when it comes to hip-hop, house and techno.
The tour arrives in support of Jack Johnson’s upcoming documentary and soundtrack, SURFILMUSIC.
The tour comes in support of his latest album, Love You Madly, Hate You Badly.
The Aussie troubadour is hitting the road for a run of shows from June to December.
Catch Denzel Curry, Ninajirachi, Baker Boy and more performing at the returning Groovin the Moo this Saturday.
SA fans keen on seeing the punk rock trio will have to travel interstate.
The band were due to kick off their tour this month.
Basic includes 10 genre-defying tracks from one of Australia’s most creative artists.
The Melbourne rockers are hitting the road in support of their new album, Odd Dog In The Capital.