Interviews
INTERVIEW: Brian Young of Beau Nasty
Over the next few months the Rockpit will be talking to the bands of the 80’s that should have been huge, bands who simply never got the breaks or never even got the deal. In […]
Month: February 2017
News: General
Avatarium announce new album ‘Hurricanes And Halos’
Sweden’s doom darlings AVATARIUM are back with their third studio album and once again, singer Jennie-Ann Smith and her gentlemen cast a spell over you with a truly magical sound experience – »Hurricanes And Halos« […]
News: General
Chickenfoot To Release ‘Best + Live’ On March 10
Supergroup Chickenfoot will release Divine Termination, its first new tune in 5 years on BEST + LIVE, the group’s first ever best of collection, on March 10 via earMusic/Sony Music Australia Chickenfoot features front man […]
News: General
Architects Share Video For “Gravity”
British metal band Architects share a video for “Gravity”, a track from the band’s latest album All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us. The video comes in advance of the band’s Australian headline tour kicking off May 2nd […]
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The Stranger roll out ‘The Whip’ and debut album announcement
Brisbane prog-metallers THE STRANGER today are unfurling ‘The Whip’, a brand new, CRACKING single, the latest taste of their Self-Titled Album. The album will see it’s release in exactly two months’ time, on Friday […]
News Feature
Punky Meadows announces West Coast and East Coast tour dates
One of the most striking hard rock bands of the 1970’s was undoubtedly ANGEL – who sported costumes and a highly theatrical stage show only rivaled by KISS (their then-label mates on Casablanca Records). Despite […]
News Feature
Bay City Rollers Add More Shows to Australian Tour!
Well folks the people have spoken and due to overwhelming demand we have added more shows to this already packed tour. Adelaide and Perth we heard you the loudest and we are adding second […]
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Curbside Drive announce new single ‘Sidelined’ and EP ‘Outside Your Window’
Starting off as a not so secret band within a band, three dudes assembled and bonded over their love of punk rock. Keeping the cliché alive, Jack, Danyon and Zac jammed to poorly recorded drum […]
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Coro Fire announce new single ‘AMD Cramp’ and EP ‘Once A Chore’
Coro Fire are releasing their latest single ‘AMD Cramp’ ahead of the release of their first full length EP ‘Once A Chore’. Coro Fire is a two-piece indie/pop/grunge/rock band from Perth, Australia. The band consists of long-time friends Nick […]
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Hollow World announce ‘Exanimate’ National Album tour
Last week, HOLLOW WORLD unveiled their savage new track WILDFIRE and announced their new album EXANIMATE release details – the album out on March 17th. Having just played alongside some of Australia’s best extreme […]
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Hidden Intent hit the road Australia wide February-April 2017
Adelaide’s fast rising heavy metal upstarts Hidden Intent will be hitting the road alongside legendary US thrash act Nuclear Assault on their upcoming east coast Australian tour kicking off this week. The boys have also […]
News Feature
Neil Finn joins the Bluesfest Monday line up
Today Wednesday 22 February, Bluesfest is excited to announce that Neil Finn and his band are joining the Bluesfest line up. Finn, along with his bands Split Enz and Crowded House are responsible for […]
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Nuclear Assault Australian Tour Begins Tonight, Set Times Announced
One of the most iconic bands of the US Thrash Metal movement, Nuclear Assault, are in the country for their first and last time ever! With a 30 year legacy behind them, Nuclear Assault are […]
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Creeper announce debut album ‘Eternity, In Your Arms’ Out March 24
Named as one of the hottest tips for 2017 in Music Week’s poll-of-polls, Southampton’s theatrical punk sextet Creeper are standing on the cusp of a massive breakthrough. Having earned three major awards last year – […]
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Trojans release new video, announce Australian tour
Two weeks ago, Sydney’s up-and-coming heavy outfit Trojans dropped single “Mark of the Crown” featuring a guest vocal appearance from Aversions Crown’s vocalist Mark Poida – and announced the release date and pre-order details […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Guns N Roses – February 21st 2017
It was a reunion that people always wanted but never thought it would happen. The legacy of Guns N’ Roses has always been remembered as the original lineup from the “Appetite For Destruction” era, […]
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Touché Amoré and Turnover announce Australian Tour in July
Los Angeles’ very own Touché Amoré will be hitting Australian shores this July in support of their incredible new album ‘Stage Four’. Every artist destined for greatness have that one defining album and for Touché Amoré it’s ‘Stage […]
News Feature
Coheed and Cambria announces “NEVERENDER GAIBSIV” tour comes to London’s Koko on 18th June
The multi-dimensional, progressive-rock band, Coheed and Cambria announced today that they will be performing their landmark third album, “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness”, in its entirety at […]
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Dan Reed Network’s UK Tour starts Wednesday 1st March
Dan Reed Network embark on their Fight Another Day UK tor on Wednesday 1st March at the Level 3 Club in Swindon. Special guests on all dates (except Sheffield) is VEGA. DRN is thrilled to […]
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DragonForce to release new album ‘Reaching Into Infinity’ May 19
International metal superstars DRAGONFORCE have revealed details of their forthcoming, brand new studio album!Reaching Into Infinity will be released via EarMUSIC/Sony Music Australia on May 19. Formats are, Digital, CD, LP and a special edition CD and DVD. […]
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Epica European tour after-movie launched
Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA kicked off 2017 with their most successful European tour to date! Together with POWERWOLF and BEYOND THE BLACK, EPICA brought their brand new »The Holographic Principle« to thousands of fans every night and […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Derek Davis – Revolutionary Soul
Sometimes an album just feels so right… I remember when I first caught up with Derek Davis a few years back before his first solo album REVOLT and before the current resurge of interest in […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: The Southern River Band – Live at the Pleasuredome
Perth has some fine rock musicians at the moment but trying to look for a ‘rock scene’ here is a bit of a task as we get pulled all over the place by a media that […]
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The Pretty Reckless release new video for second single ‘Oh My God’
The Pretty Reckless continue their ascent on the rock charts with the release of their new video for the single, Oh My God ahead of their performance on CONAN on February 28. “It’s just me and the […]
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Once Human Release Video For Dark Matter
Once Human released their new studio album Evolution last Friday via earMusic/Sony Music Australia They have just released a video for the track Dark Matter Watch it here Evolution is not just the title of […]