wordlife are releasing their new record, Breakthrough/Small Talk EP next month and to celebrate, the Sydney duo are heading out on a launch tour down the east coast soon after. The EP showcases everything great wordlife are bringing to the electronic music scene at the moment and are showing that they aren't afraid to blur conventions and take the music in new directions.

Check them out as the tour into August!

wordlife - THE BREAKTHROUGH/SMALL TALK EP LAUNCH TOUR

Celebrating the release of new single "On & On", Melbourne's Illy has announced a national tour. A favourite on the Australian touring circuit, the hip-hop artist has been a frequent touring artist around the place over the past few years. After he spent much of the earlier part of 2013 in the studio, working on his new release, Illy is keen to get back out there and give his fans a taste of what to be expecting from his new album.

ILLY - THE "ON & ON" AUSTRALIAN TOUR

One of techno's Godfather has locked down an Australian tour for July that clubheads are going to go nuts over. Juan Atkins, originator of Detroit techno music, first came to prominence in the early 80s techno/electro group Cybotron and has continued to make his impact on the scene ever since. Always edgy in production and enigmatic in style, Atkins presents a live show that demonstrates unmatched talent and a sharp sense of musical innovation.

French babe and beat-maker, Onra, is making a hot return to Australia next month after wowing Australian crowds on his debut headline tour in 2011. Having recently collaborated with Boddhi Satva on the Yahta Bhuta Jazz Combo project, Onra has displayed yet another facet of his already diverse musical career. A unique artist to see in a live setting, these dates are going to be ones Australians will be remembering for some time to come.

ONRA - AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Gold Coast beats-maestro Paces has announced a tour for his debut EP, The Pact, to take off this August! The preview of the EP did impressively well, racking up 10,000 plays in ten days, the punters' hunger for the music being addressed soon after, with its release on iTunes! Now, the six date national tour is coming up and is set to wake those winter hibernators and get bodies moving in clubs across the country.

PACES - THE PACT EP LAUNCH TOUR

Australian metal fans are going to enjoy getting down and gritty with the announcement that, not only is Lamb Of God touring later in the year, but the tour will be a double whammy, with Meshuggah set to join! Lamb Of God's seventh album, Resolution, has wowed fans and critics all over upon its release and in September, Australian fans will get an injection of the album's force when the band highlights it in all their might. Tickets for the tour are on sale now!

Jehst, one of the UK's finest, is teaming up with our own M-Phazes in bringing some banging live shows through to Perth, Melbourne and Sydney audiences in July! In the final stages of touching up their collaborative album, the duo be showcasing their new tracks at these special gigs, along with a huge amount of Jehst and M-Phazes material guaranteed to make rooms sweaty with energetic vibes.

Get your tickets to the shows below!

The David Liebe Hart Band are going to be in Australia on the 'Salamae-zing Tour' this October! Performing songs from his up and coming debut album, slated for release later in the year, this is a tour you're not going to want to be missing out on - people will be talking about them long after Hart has gone! Direct from the Tim & Eric Awesome Show, welcome David Liebe Hart into your...hearts, at the following shows.

THE DAVID LIEBE HART BAND - AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Twin brother production duo, Cosmo's Midnight, have been working hard in getting their debut EP, Surge, together for a release. The Sydney based siblings have produced an atmospheric, lush-sounding four-track collection of songs in Surge, already spawning the loved-up-by-the-public song "Phantasm". Cosmo's Midnight will be officially launching the EP through a run of dates in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in July - be a part of the celebration!

With their new album Sempiternal delivering more than A-grade results for Bring Me The Horizon, a success that quietened any naysayers and doubters, the band has now announced that they'll be bringing their punishing music to Australia for a headline tour! It'll be a Soundwave reunion of sorts, with Of Mice and Men and Crossfaith set to support BMTH on all Australian dates - this is a monster bill of bands not to be missed! Tickets are on sale now.

Closure in Moscow are coming home! New World Artists are bringing the band back home so they can finish up on their forthcoming album, Pink Lemonade and while they're here, they're celebrating their return with a tour. The album is set for release later in the year, but the band will give us all a taste of what to expect, with some special guests set to make it even better.

CLOSURE IN MOSCOW - AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Monkiblood are soon to be unleashing their unique brand of funk, punk and rock tunes to audiences in New South Wales and Queensland this month and July! The band has released a new single in "Man's Been Crazy", with an equally as entertaining film clip, and so this short run of dates up the east coast will serve as an awesome way to celebrate in true Monkiblood style.

Check the clip out below and make sure you catch a show!

MONKIBLOOD - THE "MAN'S BEEN CRAZY TOUR"