Jello Biafra returns to Australia this May for his first live-band performances since the infamous DKs tour of 1983. Biafra will be bringing his new latest musical project with him: The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, featuring former Rollins Band and Ween bassist Andrew Weiss.

Riding high on the release of their new album, their first for Nuclear Blast records, THE FATAL FEAST, Municipal Waste are finally returning to Australia, after a massively long 7-year hiatus. See them this June thrash across New Zealand and Australia!

Relentless have been announced as national supports for the upcoming Funeral For A Friend Australian tour in May. The Sydney-based quartet released their second full-length album Turn The Curse on January 25 via Dogfight Records and will kick off a solid season of gigging with this much sought after support slot, before heading on to the USA to play Sound And Fury and This Is Hardcore festivals.

Almost five years since the release of their ‘S/t’ album, Melbourne/ Newcastle folk-punk quartet Fear Like Us have finally dished up a new batch of infectious sing-a-longs, this week releasing their ‘Street Vipers’ 7″/ digital EP via Poison City. 

In 2013, the original seminal line up of Killing Joke will embark on their first ever career spanning Singles World Tour. Fans can expect a jaw dropping set of Killing Joke classics - ‘Wardance’, ‘Requiem’, ‘Follow the Leaders’, plus loads more. Killing Joke's Singles World Tour also includes Australia (their first time here since 2004).

As tickets continue to be snapped up for one of the most anticipated shows of the year, Break The Ice 2013 gets even bigger with the addition of five new bands to round out the hardcore fiesta that will take place this April.

BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL will be touring Australia for the first time in May. Support will come from Melbourne bands Warbrain and Throns.

Perth's THE OTHERS are set to head over to Melbourne this Easter Weekend for two shows off the back of their 7" 'Sun And Sea'. Joining them on each date will be Adelaide's SEARCH AND DESTROY and Melbourne's OUTRIGHT.

Every so often a band comes along that has the ability to speak to a generation of fans of hardcore. In this era, this band is Worcester, Massachusetts’ Bane. Bane will be returning to Australia for the first time since 2007, almost five years to the day.

Byron Bay's SHACKLES have posted an update about their upcoming and current releases as well as news on their Melbourne tour. Preorders have now been launched by Arrest Records for a one sided S/T LP.

In a no holds barred Q and A session absolutely nothing will be off limits. SCOTT IAN enthuses; "This is something I've wanted to do for a very long time. I've been travelling the world in the company of and hanging out with the greatest people on the planet for 31 years and I've got to tales to tell."