Psycroptic and King Parrot, two of the country's heaviest bands, are soon to be hitting the road on the "Inheriting The Sickness Tour". Kicking off in July, the tour is bound to be a hectic one with the bands teaming up for the first time for a headline run of shows. You can grab your tickets from oztix.com.au or cornerhotel.com, in the case of the July 27 gig in Melbourne.

PSYCROPTIC & KING PARROT - THE 'INHERITING THE SICKNESS' TOUR

In this issue: Thy Art Is Murder add Western Australian shows to tour, Royal Chant add dates to Panic & Cash tour, Bruno Mars adds second Melbourne show, Japandroids add second Melbourne show; The Delta Riggs announce extra WA dates for album tour, They Might Be Giants announce ‘Flood’ shows and additional Melbourne tickets, and supports are announced for YACHT Australian shows.

From some of the hard hitters in Australian music to some powerful international names, the 2013 CherryRock event is set to blow up when it hits the Cherry Bar in Melbourne in May.

Straight out of the Californian desert emerges Unida, the legends of stoner rock, whilst Sweden's Truckfighters are set to headline the 7th annual AC/DC Lane rock festival while the following bands are also set to take part:

King Parrot
Barbarion
Matt Sonic & the High Times
The Murlocs
Mammoth Mammoth

Saturday January 19 saw the Devil's Kitchen Music Festival roll on in to Brisbane and they brought with them a slew of great Australian talent to showcase at the aptly chosen venue The Beetle Bar.

Ahh, the good old music video. From pseudo porn to sickening displays of capitalism, right through to mind bogglingly creative translations of your favourite song, the music video is a well established arm of the music industry.

This week sees releases from Deftones, Urthboy, Seth Sentry, Sarah Blasko, and many more! Take a look at all the new releases that're coming up.

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Melbourne's King Parrot are set to release their highly anticipated debut record, Bite Your Head Off, in October, but the band will be showcasing their new material at a numerous amount of venues through the next few months! The album is available for pre-order, so while fans wait to get their hands on copies of Bite Your Head Off, King Parrot are happy to announce the list of gigs they'll be playing both in the lead up and after its release.

The final artist announcements for the 2012 BASTARDFEST are here! With the exception of Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne, whose secret headliners are yet to be revealed, all the other line-ups are now fully revealed! Competitions and door prizes are to be announced soon, as well as more info on what is to be one of the hardest hitting national music tours of the year!

Check out the updated information below.

BASTARDFEST 2012 - NATIONAL TOUR LINEUPS

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