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With their dark, larger-than-life aesthetic and their commitment to concept and narrative, Adelaide post-hardcore newcomers AKIRA SLIDE are here to make a cinematic statement on the modern heavy music scene.
Inspired by Japanese Visual Kei acts like <a href="spotify:artist:4gRFSxjAcJkb54BDjqo7Bc" data-name="the GazettE">the GazettE</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2U7eU3UgrxPMlNd5w9lv73" data-name="Girugamesh">Girugamesh</a>, long form concept acts such as <a href="spotify:artist:3utxjLheHaVEd9bPjQRsy8" data-name="Coheed and Cambria">Coheed and Cambria</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:51lE580QM13Anmb3mK2j1e" data-name="The Dear Hunter">The Dear Hunter</a>, as well as modern production powerhouses like <a href="spotify:artist:1Lqdsv7Ff4GNq9PM3Yd0vi" data-name="Static Dress">Static Dress</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1Ffb6ejR6Fe5IamqA5oRUF" data-name="Bring Me The Horizon">Bring Me The Horizon</a>, the flair for the dramatic that underscores everything AKIRA SLIDE does translates just as strongly in their music. Ready to defy genre and expectation at every turn, AKIRA SLIDE contrast passionate and emotional soundscapes with aggression, cheek, and melodrama.
After releasing their infectious first single "INCISOR", playing their debut show to a sold out Adelaide Uni Bar alongside Australian heavy rock royalty <a href="spotify:artist:0u3d5PM2FuEuG5QuUdt8mT" data-name="Hands Like Houses">Hands Like Houses</a>,, and closing out their debut year with a packed show alongside Australian heavy favourites <a href="spotify:artist:00IwRuoCtg1U25AGQxDleF" data-name="Future Static">Future Static</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1R9eQdiIWCTdMAeIMA3oLK" data-name="Reliqa">Reliqa</a>, AKIRA SLIDE have hit the ground running very hard indeed. Named as one of Wall of Sound's "15 Emerging Aussie Acts To Watch in 2026", AKIRA SLIDE are ready to show exactly why they are worth the hype.
Piece by piece, AKIRA SLIDE are creating a narrative wherein they themselves are characters, and with every release, every show, they ask:
What does it mean to be the villains of your own story?
Inspired by Japanese Visual Kei acts like <a href="spotify:artist:4gRFSxjAcJkb54BDjqo7Bc" data-name="the GazettE">the GazettE</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2U7eU3UgrxPMlNd5w9lv73" data-name="Girugamesh">Girugamesh</a>, long form concept acts such as <a href="spotify:artist:3utxjLheHaVEd9bPjQRsy8" data-name="Coheed and Cambria">Coheed and Cambria</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:51lE580QM13Anmb3mK2j1e" data-name="The Dear Hunter">The Dear Hunter</a>, as well as modern production powerhouses like <a href="spotify:artist:1Lqdsv7Ff4GNq9PM3Yd0vi" data-name="Static Dress">Static Dress</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1Ffb6ejR6Fe5IamqA5oRUF" data-name="Bring Me The Horizon">Bring Me The Horizon</a>, the flair for the dramatic that underscores everything AKIRA SLIDE does translates just as strongly in their music. Ready to defy genre and expectation at every turn, AKIRA SLIDE contrast passionate and emotional soundscapes with aggression, cheek, and melodrama.
After releasing their infectious first single "INCISOR", playing their debut show to a sold out Adelaide Uni Bar alongside Australian heavy rock royalty <a href="spotify:artist:0u3d5PM2FuEuG5QuUdt8mT" data-name="Hands Like Houses">Hands Like Houses</a>,, and closing out their debut year with a packed show alongside Australian heavy favourites <a href="spotify:artist:00IwRuoCtg1U25AGQxDleF" data-name="Future Static">Future Static</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1R9eQdiIWCTdMAeIMA3oLK" data-name="Reliqa">Reliqa</a>, AKIRA SLIDE have hit the ground running very hard indeed. Named as one of Wall of Sound's "15 Emerging Aussie Acts To Watch in 2026", AKIRA SLIDE are ready to show exactly why they are worth the hype.
Piece by piece, AKIRA SLIDE are creating a narrative wherein they themselves are characters, and with every release, every show, they ask:
What does it mean to be the villains of your own story?
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