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Already revealed to be representing the folk punk genre on the epic 2013 Byron Bay Bluesfest lineup, Dropkick Murphys and Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls will team up and take to the road next March/April, bringing with them Californian punks, Swingin’ Utters.

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CRUEL HAND have released a video clip for the track "Cheap Life" off an upcoming release. The band have also released a two song promo tape featuring the track "Cheap Life" and of course will be touring in December with Miles Away.

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Suicidal Tendencies, who will be touring Australia soon, have released a remade video for their classic track "Possessed To Skate" that was filmed over in Perth and happens to feature a few of the guys from Battletruk even.

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Bad Religion have posted a stream of "Fuck You," the first single from their upcoming sixteenth studio album, "True North". The album is set to be released on January 22, 2013 with coloured vinyl preorders now live.

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Clarity Records has released the second track from the most anticipated hardcore album to come out of Adelaide in years, THE WEIGHT ”Prisoners Of The Flock”.

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Dogfight Records will be releasing (through a licensing deal with 6131 Records) the first studio record in over 11 years for California's STRIFE in Australia. 'Witness A Rebirth' is out nation wide November 9th on both CD/LP. You can check out a video clip for the track "Torn Apart" and stream the album in full.

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Heavy music’s most established and innovative band, Converge will return to Australia in February 2013. Considered one of the most intense, important, and influential metal/hardcore bands of all time, the band’s latest album “All We Love We Leave Behind “ is the most integral album to date in a catalogue that’s celebrated to an almost religious degree by countless fans of punk, metal and hardcore.

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Iron Mind frontman and renown artist, Sam Octigon is having his first solo exhibition next week at The Tate in Glebe on Wednesday November 14th.

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Last December, Massachusetts-based DEFEATER was invited to record a BBC Maida Vale Session in the UK, which aired on Mike Davies Punk Show on BBC Radio 1 on January 24th. Just about one year later, Bridge Nine Records is excited to make this session available on digital and vinyl formats on December 18th and January 15th, respectively.

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Hailing from the Midwest of the USA, Expire are a band that lives on the road. Their no frills hardcore assault has seen them conquer all of North America and Europe and finally in 2013 it is Australia’s turn to experience the dominant and energetic Expire first hand.

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