Articles by Paul Miles

English singer-songwriter Joe Sumner played A Day on the Green at Mt Duneed Estate in Geelong, Victoria on Saturday 25 February 2023.

Alexisonfire is George Pettit (vocals), Dallas Green (vocals, guitar), Wade MacNeil (guitar, vocals), Chris Steele (bass) and Jordan Hastings (drums), along with touring keyboardist Matt Kelly.

Tasmanian rock band Luca Brasi performed at the Forum in Melbourne on Friday 24 February 2023. Their line-up comprises Tyler Richardson on lead vocals and bass, Thomas Busby on lead guitar, Patrick Marshall on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Danny Flood on drums. Since forming during 2009, they have released five studio albums, with their most recent Everything is Tenuous reaching number 7 on the ARIA Album Charts – their highest placing to date.

Swedish melodic death metal supergroup Arch Enemy performed at the Forum in Melbourne on Saturday 18 February 2023. Formed during 1995, the band has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three video albums, and four EPs to date – their most recent album being Deceivers, which was released last August. Arch Enemy has been fronted by vocalist Alissa White-Gluz (The Agonist) since 2014, and also includes Michael Amott (Carcass) on guitar, Daniel Erlandsson (Brujeria) on drums, Sharlee D’Angelo (Mercyful Fate, Night Flight Orchestra) on bass, and Jeff Loomis (Nevermore) on guitar.

The Australian Music Vault marked the 80th birthday of Australian music icon Ian “Molly” Meldrum AM with a special celebration at the Arts Centre Melbourne on Friday 27 January 2023. Taking place two days before his milestone birthday, Molly was introduced by Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Karen Quinlan AM, before receiving a large bouquet from Kylie Minogue.

American industrial metal band Powerman 5000 performed at Max Watt’s in Melbourne on Saturday 14 January 2023 as part of their first ever tour of Australia.

Melbourne industrial metal band Witchgrinder performed at Max Watt’s in Melbourne on Saturday 14 January 2023.

Melbourne stoner hard rock band Mammoth Mammoth performed their first show in Australia for six years at the Northcote Social on Thursday 8 December 2022.

Southern hard rocking punks Nashville Pussy kicked off their Australian Tour with a sold-out show at Melbourne’s Northcote Social on Thursday 8 December 2022. Formed in Atlanta, Georgia during 1997, they have released seven full-length studio albums, one EP and a slew of live DVDs and CDs.

Multi-Platinum selling Californian hard rockers Buckcherry played a sold-out show at Max Watt’s on Friday 2 December 2022.