The Amity Affliction
Looks like we won’t be seeing The Amity Affliction hit the stage at Melbourne’s Festival Hall again any time soon. Frontman Joel Birch has confirmed the band is boycotting the iconic live music venue after it was bought up by the Hillsong Church for $23 million AUD in one of the least rock n’ roll things ever to […]
Sunshine Coast festival Big Pineapple was originally scheduled to take place this May, but organisers have announced rescheduled dates in light of coronavirus concerns. Big Pineapple will now take place in Woombye on Saturday, 21st November. If you were keen on the original lineup, there’s good news for ya – luckily, it’ll remain more or […]
Brisbane behemoth The Amity Affliction have been on a seemingly endless rise since dropping Severed Ties back in peak MySpace era of 2008. Having more than earned their place on the metalcore mantle, with five records filled with anthemic bangers, the band took more than a few left turns on 2018’s Misery inspiring both applause […]
The Sunshine Coast’s Big Pineapple has unveiled its juicy AF 2020 lineup, led by the likes of Hilltop Hoods, The Amity Affliction and Alison Wonderland in her only Australian show of 2020. The event’s roster also features the likes of Dune Rats, English producer Example, G Flip, Kingswood, Odette, Thelma Plum and bushels more! This year’s […]
Homegrown metalcore heroes, The Amity Affliction have shared a brand new single with us today. ‘Catatonia’ is the third single from Amity’s upcoming album Everyone Loves You… Once You Leave Them. The new single follows up ‘All My Friends Are Dead’ and ‘Soak Me In Bleach’. These tracks are the heaviest offering we’ve had from […]
10 years ago, David Owen Blackley was a 24-year-old metalhead grinding away full time as an assistant manager at the local Video Ezy in his hometown of Capalaba, about 20 kilometres south-east of Brisbane. Today, he’s a world-class music videographer who regularly tours all over the globe working with the kind of bands that once […]
They may have only just wrapped up a large-scale three-date Aussie tour, but The Amity Affliction are wasting no time, and have today announced an 11-date national tour for 2020. The tour will see them taking to spots around the country that may have missed out on seeing the Queensland four-piece last time around. They’ll […]
The Amity Affliction are chucking a sweet prize up for grabs for one of their lucky Aussie fans. The Gympie metalcore crew are giving punters a chance to take home a brand new Fender Squier Strat guitar, signed by all members of the band. What’s more, along with this mint slice of memorabilia, the lucky winner […]
It’s been just over a year since The Amity Affliction released their sixth studio album Misery. It was this experimental, electro-charged change in their sound that shocked fans a little bit. Now, they’re back on the heavy train with ‘All My Friends Are Dead’. The new track borrows elements from last year’s release. The slower, […]
Yesterday it was revealed that singer-songwriter City and Colour would be closing festivities at Brisbane Festival this year – and now, the festival have announced the full lineup this September’s music program – their largest yet. The festival celebrates the 30th birthday of the iconic Riverstage amphitheatre, with a birthday bash kicking off proceedings on […]
