Brady Irwin 9/6/26 Brady Irwin 9/6/26

[Gig Review]: DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Forum Melbourne, 05.06.2026.

[Gig Review]: DESCENDENTS (US) with THE SHORTS & PINCH POINTS (AUS) @ Forum Melbourne, Fri 5th June 2026. Organised by SBM Presents and Maric Media - all photography care of Richie Black at @richie_black_photography.

Brady Irwin 9/6/26 Brady Irwin 9/6/26

[Podcast] Ep. 80: [Interview] with RYAN PRIMACK of POISON THE WELL (US).

Inner-Strength Check Podcast Episode 80: [Interview] with RYAN PRIMARCH of US Post-Hardcore/Metalcore Titans POISON THE WELL (US). Link includes video/audio-only interview versions, ticket links, tour dates, plus Featured Tracks from: MANEATING ORCHID (IND), TORNADO LOBSTER KILLER (ITA) & APOSTLE (US).

Brady Irwin 7/6/26 Brady Irwin 7/6/26

[Gig Reviews] DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Barwon Heads Hotel, 03.06.2026.

[ Gig Review ] THE DESCENDENTS (US) ‘Run Down Under’ Tour w/ PINCH POINTS (AU) & THE SHORTS (AU), at Barwon Heads Hotel, (AU) 03.03.2026. Organised by SBM Presents & Maric Media - thanks for making my last gig down here as a local a special one!

Mal Keecher 6/6/26 Mal Keecher 6/6/26

[Album Review]: AUGUST BURNS RED (US) - ‘Season of Surrender’.

[Album Review]: August Burns Red (US) - Season of Surrender, released 5th June 2026 via Fearless Records.

Mal Keecher 3/6/26 Mal Keecher 3/6/26

[Heavy News] ESCAPE THE FATE (US) 2026 AUS TOUR W/ THE WORD ALIVE (US) + THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER (AU).

Escape The Fate & The Word Alive 2026 Australian tour news, info, ticket links and local supports announced!

Brady Irwin 1/6/26 Brady Irwin 1/6/26

Aussie Tour-News Trio: TO THE GRAVE (AU); CARCASS (UK) & BRUJERIA (MEX); THE SISTERS OF MERCY (UK).

The tours don’t stop! Presenting a triplicate of diverse Music Mondays 2026 Australian Tours: TO THE GRAVE (AU)/NO CURE (US), CARCASS (UK)/BRUJERIA (MEX) & THE SISTERS OF MERCY (UK). Tour info, artist info, ticket links, dates, singles/other media, artist links and more all inside!

Brady Irwin 1/6/26 Brady Irwin 1/6/26

[Podcast] Ep. 79: [Interview] w/ BILL STEVENSON of DESCENDENTS (US) Ahead of AUS/NZ Tour This Week.

[Podcast] Ep. 79 [Interview]: w/ BILL STEVENSON of DESCENDENTS (US), ahead of AUS/NZ Tour This Week! See within for tour dates, ticket links, video/podcast interview links, plus an additional featured independent artist in USA’s hardcore-punk crims US Bastards.

Brady Irwin 29/5/26 Brady Irwin 29/5/26

[Heavy News] ABRASIVE TREES, HECATE ENTHRONED (UK), DEUS SABAOTH (UKR), FRANKENBOK, PSYCROPTIC (AU).

[Heavy News] Fri 29th May, 2026. See within for newly-released and upcoming albums from: ABRASIVE TREES (UK), HECATE ENTHRONED (UK), DUES SABOTH (UKR), FRANKENBOK (AU) & PSYCROPTIC (AU). Included are album order links, album info, music videos, streaming links, artist/label links and more!

Brady Irwin 28/5/26 Brady Irwin 28/5/26

[#TabletopThursdays]: 28.05.26 - ISC Blog/Podcast Topic Previews, May 2026.

[#TabletopThursday] is a little different this week! See within for some prospective/in-the-works and projected topics on offer as of May 2026 here at ISC - from the punk-rock economics of indie TTRPGs through to gaming for wellbeing, and more.

Brady Irwin 28/5/26 Brady Irwin 28/5/26

[Dicey News] Horror Debut Novel ‘The Hollow One’ Out Now: Details + My Synopsis/Thoughts.

[Dicey News] goes in a whole new direction today! See within for details on Corrine Westbrook’s gripping debut novel The Hollow One including artist/novel info, order links, as well as my own spoiler-free synopsis of what is a fantastic entry into folk/psychological-horror canon.

Mal Keecher 28/5/26 Mal Keecher 28/5/26

[Gig Review] THE BUZZ LOVERS NIRVANA TRIBUTE (Spain) W/ ALICE REMAINS (AU) @ 170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE (AU), 27.5.26.

The Buzz Lovers lived up to the hype of being ‘The best Nirvana tribute in the known universe’, supported by local Alice in Chains tribute show Alice Remains.

Brady Irwin 27/5/26 Brady Irwin 27/5/26

[Heavy News] LORNA SHORE (US) Aus/NZ Tour 2026 With Special Guests WHITECHAPEL (US; AUS Only) + THE ACACIA STRAIN (US).

[Heavy News] LORNA SHORE (US) Announce Australian/NZ 2026 Tour with Special Guests WHITECHAPEL (US - Aus Only) & THE ACACIA STRAIN (US). Get in quick - presales launch Thu, 28th May and will fly out the door! See within for ticket links, tour details, dates, artist links and more.

Brady Irwin 27/5/26 Brady Irwin 27/5/26

[Heavy News] RISE AGAINST (US) Announce Double-Headline Tour w/ DROPKICK MURPHY’S (US).

[Heavy News] Goes Punk! Massive double-hitter bill announced today across Australia/NZ - Chicago (IN, US) melodic-punks Rise Against will be joined by Boston (MA, US) Celt-punk veterans Dropkick Murphy’s for a huge double-dose of Ameripunk! See within for tour info, ticket links, artist media/links and more.

Brady Irwin 25/5/26 Brady Irwin 25/5/26

[Podcast] Ep. 78: [Interview] w/ MATT HARVEY (US) Re: EXHUMED (US) 2026 Australian Tour.

[Podcast] Ep. 78: [Interview] w MATT HARVEY of EXHUMED (US), Ahead of 2026 Australian Tour. See within for video/audio-only podcast links, tour dates/ticket info, artist links and more.

Brady Irwin 24/5/26 Brady Irwin 24/5/26

[Heavy News]: POISON THE WELL (USA) Announce Local Support Acts For Australian Headline Tour.

[Heavy News]: POISON THE WELL (USA) Announce Local Supports For Australian Headline Tour, courtesy of destroyalllines. See within for support announcements, ticket links, tour dates, artist media, and more.

Brady Irwin 23/5/26 Brady Irwin 23/5/26

[Gig Review]: FEAR FACTORY (US) ‘Cybernetic Domination’ @ Northcote Theatre, Melb (AU), 23.05.26.

[Gig Review]: FEAR FACTORY (US) ‘35 Years of Cybernetic Domination: Australian Tour’ with BODY PRISON (AU) @ Northcote Theatre, Melbourne, AU, 23.05.26. See within for review, gig photography & artist links.

Brady Irwin 22/5/26 Brady Irwin 22/5/26

[Podcast] Ep. 77: [Interview] w/ JOHANNES ECKERSTROM of AVATAR (SWE).

[Podcast] Ep. 77: [Interview] with JOHANNES ECKERSTROM of AVATAR (Sweden), ahead of their illustrious Don’t Fall Asleep ‘26 Australian Tour! Link contains video/audio podcast versions, ticket links, tour info, artist media and more.

Brady Irwin 22/5/26 Brady Irwin 22/5/26

[Podcast] Ep. 76: [Interview] with NED SMELLY of Party-Grinders GOPHER (AU).

[Podcast] Ep. 76: Interview with NED SMELLY, of Party-Grinders GOPHER (AU). Intrigued by the idea of Blood Duster and Fuck… I’m Dead meets disco and Electric Callboy? Stub out your durries, swig a VB and head down to an undisclosed beach location where we discuss a raucous slam-electro-grind album Tunnel Buddies, out now!

Brady Irwin 21/5/26 Brady Irwin 21/5/26

[Podcast/#TabletopThursday]: ‘Just Leave Crys Alone!’ - Bonus Episode Prelude.

[Podcast/Tabletop Thursday]: ‘Just Leave Crys Alone!’ - Bonus Episode Prelude. A ‘TTRPG’-Based Exploration Into AI Chatbots. (Caution: Some NSFW Themes, See Intro).

Brady Irwin 19/5/26 Brady Irwin 19/5/26

[Heavy News]: PSYCROPTIC (AU)/RIVERS OF NIHIL (US) & TSIM (AU) Announce 2026 Australian Tour/s.

[Heavy News]: PSYCROPTIC (AU)/RIVERS OF NIHIL (US) & TSIM (AU) Announce 2026 Australian Tour/s.

[Gig Review]: DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Forum Melbourne, 05.06.2026.

[Podcast] Ep. 80: [Interview] with RYAN PRIMACK of POISON THE WELL (US).

[Gig Reviews] DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Barwon Heads Hotel, 03.06.2026.

[Album Review]: AUGUST BURNS RED (US) - ‘Season of Surrender’.

[Heavy News] ESCAPE THE FATE (US) 2026 AUS TOUR W/ THE WORD ALIVE (US) + THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER (AU).

Aussie Tour-News Trio: TO THE GRAVE (AU); CARCASS (UK) & BRUJERIA (MEX); THE SISTERS OF MERCY (UK).

[Podcast] Ep. 79: [Interview] w/ BILL STEVENSON of DESCENDENTS (US) Ahead of AUS/NZ Tour This Week.

[Heavy News] ABRASIVE TREES, HECATE ENTHRONED (UK), DEUS SABAOTH (UKR), FRANKENBOK, PSYCROPTIC (AU).

[Dicey News] Horror Debut Novel ‘The Hollow One’ Out Now: Details + My Synopsis/Thoughts.

[Gig Review] THE BUZZ LOVERS NIRVANA TRIBUTE (Spain) W/ ALICE REMAINS (AU) @ 170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE (AU), 27.5.26.

[Heavy News] LORNA SHORE (US) Aus/NZ Tour 2026 With Special Guests WHITECHAPEL (US; AUS Only) + THE ACACIA STRAIN (US).

[Heavy News] RISE AGAINST (US) Announce Double-Headline Tour w/ DROPKICK MURPHY’S (US).

[Podcast] Ep. 78: [Interview] w/ MATT HARVEY (US) Re: EXHUMED (US) 2026 Australian Tour.

[Heavy News]: POISON THE WELL (USA) Announce Local Support Acts For Australian Headline Tour.

[Gig Review]: FEAR FACTORY (US) ‘Cybernetic Domination’ @ Northcote Theatre, Melb (AU), 23.05.26.

[Podcast] Ep. 77: [Interview] w/ JOHANNES ECKERSTROM of AVATAR (SWE).

[Podcast] Ep. 76: [Interview] with NED SMELLY of Party-Grinders GOPHER (AU).

[Podcast/#TabletopThursday]: ‘Just Leave Crys Alone!’ - Bonus Episode Prelude.

[Heavy News]: PSYCROPTIC (AU)/RIVERS OF NIHIL (US) & TSIM (AU) Announce 2026 Australian Tour/s.

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