For Australian bands, breaking into Europe isn’t just another tour — it’s a test of endurance. Long flights, relentless schedules, unfamiliar crowds and the constant pressure to prove yourself night after night all come with the territory. For Sydney heavy rock band Battlesnake, that challenge became the backbone of their latest tour documentary, Year Of The Snake.
There’s a pretty big chance that even if hardcore isn’t your main thing, you’ve at least heard of Cro-Mags. And if you haven’t? Well, you’ve definitely heard bands that have. From metal to rock to punk and beyond, countless artists—some sounding nothing like them—still namecheck Cro-Mags, Bad Brains, or Minor Threat as game-changing influences. These are the bands that didn’t just shape a genre—they rewired how people think about music, and how they create it.