Will Oakeshott goes to the dark side to gather up all things metal in South Australia…

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Signals – ‘Poetry of Spite
SIGNV/S are determined to be ahead of the metalcore curve. Their new single, ‘Poetry Of Spite’, arguably is the quartet at their most venturesome and its four-and-a-half minutes will shatter stages and skulls. A devastating stomp shakes the Earth while the Vein.fm-inspired static breakdown enhances the atmospheric experimentation between vocalist Calem Pepper-Freeman’s repeated below. It’s alchemy. The remarkable ruination of the track will have listeners feeling wondrously wrecked at its conclusion.
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Mindsnare
Clarity Records is bringing Australian hardcore elites together in Adelaide for one energised event across Rhino Room and LowLife. Mindsnare (VIC), Extortion (VIC), Enzyme (VIC), Blindgirls (QLD), GELD (VIC), J.O.Y. (NSW), RAT BAIT (VIC) and locals Tunnel Vision, Devoidance and STRESSED will cause chaos in one crazed night that has already made history.
September 7 | Rhino Room & LowLife
Parkway Drive
Celebrating 20 years of memorable metalcore, Parkway Drive are returning to Adelaide after a significant absence from Australia. This homecoming tour will be their first string of exclusive shows Down Under since 2018. Along for the ride is Grammy-nominated outfit I Prevail, California’s moshcore mainstays The Ghost Inside and Melbourne’s metalcore marvels Void Of Vision.
September 27 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Tickets via Ticketek
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Bleeding Through
Orange County’s Bleeding Through will invigorate SA with their hardcore sensibilities. This show has already been upgraded once. Don’t miss it.
September 8 | Lion Arts Factory
Undeath
New York-made death metal outfit Undeath will showcase new cuts from their heavily-anticipated third album, More Insane, before it terrorises the world on October 4.
September 19 | Rhino Room | Tickets via Oztix
Cradle of Filth
Black metalists Cradle Of Filth haven’t devastated Adelaide since 2019. Now, the Brits are back Down Under to darken our horizons with their new live album, Trouble and Their Double Lives
September 25 | The Gov | Tickets via Moshtix
Vulvodynia
South Africa’s metallic deathcore trailblazers Vulvodynia are back Down Under with the group’s latest LP, Entabeni, and are ready to melt minds with their metal onslaught.
September 29 | Crown & Anchor | Tickets via Moshtix
The inaugural lineup also includes Shaboozey, Treaty Oak Revival, James Johnston and many more.
Eishan Ensemble are hitting the road in support of their fourth album, Northern Rhapsody.
Teenager comprises Nick Littlemore (PNAU, Empire of the Sun) and Pip Brown (Ladyhawke).
Wade Forster is touring the States before embarking on a run of Australian shows across the summer.
The open day gives secondary school students the chance to discover what the Elder Conservatorium of Music is all about.
Barnesy is playing his iconic sophomore album in its entirety.
Catch Winston Surfshirt performing tracks from his new album WINSTON at Lion Arts Factory in November.
‘Cannibal’ is the latest single from Pendulum’s upcoming new album, Inertia.
Get ready for another four nights of music, madness and good times when Lost Paradise returns over the New Year period.
Country music star Kasey Chambers will take to the stage on the Saturday evening of the three-day festival.
Confidence Man and JADE performed the song live at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
MJDC are one of nine finalists taking part in the Harwyn Rocking the Nation Battle of the Bands competition.
The two bands are performing shows in capital cities and regional towns across Australia this October.
The Sydney leg of this year’s Good Things Festival has found a new home.
The ‘90s alternative act will perform tracks from their seminal sophomore album.
Naarm/Melbourne artist Holly Hebe continues to excite fans with the release of her latest single.
Catch the Canadian hardcore heroes touring Australia across January and February 2026.
The release comes after 3% were awarded Best New Artist at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards 2025.
Catch the UK rockers at Hindley Street Music Hall in January.
The Aussie nu metal pioneers will perform tracks from their acclaimed debut album at The Gov this October.
‘The Chase’ is the first single released by Broken Waves in 2025.
The third edition of the summit comes to South Australia for the very first time next year.
The metalcore masters will be joined on tour by While She Sleeps and The Devil Wears Prada.
An incredible 2,655,826 votes were tallied, marking the countdown triple j’s 4th biggest in Hottest 100 history.
The tour comes in support of Blake.08’s upcoming debut album, From Sydney With Love.
hickey arrives August 22 Via Ourness/Capitol Records.
Two-time BRIT Award winner Jorja Smith delivers another club banger.
The tour comes in support of the folk artist’s latest album, Our Eternal Garden.
Kevin Parker is back with an acid house-inspired banger.
This year’s edition of the annual music fest features sets by Hilltop Hoods, The Cat Empire, Thelma Plum and more.