AGAINST ABUSE is an event hosted by Whole Lotta Love combining artists of various genres within the Melbourne/Naarm darkwave/rock/metal scene to raise money for Givit to benefit survivors of abuse.
$15 presale & $20 at the door.

IRREPARABLE create an introspective and emotional journey through a mix of industrial, goth/darkwave and black metal. Their most recent release "Complete Emptiness" is a cathartic expression of cyclical suffering, loss and emptiness. The lead single/video from the EP, "Soulless" marks a turn towards a goth-rock song form and the EP (self-released by the band on CD/digital) has been issued on vinyl by the Italian label "These Hands Melt".
https://irreparable2019.bandcamp.com/.../complete-emptiness

Blending riot grrl, punk and new wave influences, CAT CRAWL complement distorted basslines and rumbling drums with ethereal guitar tones. Choruses crescendo in a cacaphony of guttural, defiant vocals and trashy cymbals. Whether they're ranting about mansplainers or lamenting over dead Tamagotchi, Cat Crawl command the stage with conviction.
https://catcrawl.bandcamp.com/album/other-half

The Kickheavy are an originals four piece. A rock base with blues and country undertones. Riffs galore, bass aplenty, drums akimbo and honkin sax. Something to dance to, something to cry at - bish bash bosh, she'll be right.

Eileen Grace is a collaborative project hailing from Naarm, founded in 2019 by singer Riley their sound has been described as burnt toast with strawberry jam. Gaining the love of the local scene with their newest single "Handle with care" the band brings forward an introspective but rocking sound leaving audiences with a feeling of deep catharsis.
https://linktr.ee/eileengracemusic

En_Zo - nil. zero. Songs of sorrow, sex and sadness. Naarm/Melbourne - Darkwave Western meets Post-Punk Queer Goth Party.