Spoiler alert – this isn’t an album of ballads… I remember when Ginger was a Quireboy and when he was a Throb, I was there at the first gigs in the UK, saw the […]
For me it’s been a love/love relationship with Dirtbag Republic since I first heard them and that continues with record number three. ‘Main Objective’ is a wonderful opener with lyrics about growing old and […]
ANNOUNCEMENT 2022 sees The Rockpit hit our thirteenth year as a globally recognised rock media platform and the year ahead will see some immense changes, with some major announcements to follow in the coming months. […]
With the imminent release of the vinyl edition of Murders In The Rue Morgue Vol II (January), Rue Morgue Records now begin work on Volume III. Murders In The Rue Morgue is the highly successful […]
Hailing from rural Victoria comes the 4-piece thrash metal act Firing Squad. Starting off as an idea during the middle of a pandemic, things quickly came to life when the band members all got in […]
Some bands really know how to lose momentum. Forming in 2013 and releasing the ‘Hard to Get EP’ (I’m still after that one!) it took three years to release their debut and here with […]
If you listen to opener and title track ‘Not the End of the Road’ with it’s huge melodies, uber-catchy chorus and sublime guitars and fail to be moved you probably don’t like the same kind […]
New double album SLAP BANG BLUE RENDEZVOUS out on January 21, 2022 Diamond Dogs release their second single “Rocket Ricochet” together with a music video from their upcoming 24 tracks strong double album […]
New dates for Adelaide & Fremantle – Special one-night-only Byron Bay show added Handsome tours is elated to confirm that Billy Bragg is cleared to step foot back into Australia to perform his long […]
“30 Years” – Lionheart‘s first single from the global release of Second Nature, to be released on January 21st, 2022 via Metalville Records – relates Dennis Stratton’s musical journey through the decades, from his time in […]
Abrakadabra is the upcoming album from Gothenburg’s leading exponents of street metal, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR! The follow up to 2018’s critically acclaimed You Can’t Kill My Rock ‘N’ Roll, Abrakadabra will be released digitally via Golden […]
Fans who missed Metallica’s pair of 40th anniversary concerts this past weekend can enjoy rebroadcasts of both shows on-demand exclusively on The Coda Collection this Christmas Weekend in the U.S. and on Amazon Prime internationally. […]
CARMINE APPICE AND DEKO ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF GUITAR ZEUS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE BOX SET COLLECTION. The Guitar Zeus 25th Anniversary Box Set is a massive collection of 4 LP’s, 3 CD’s […]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the classic Aerosmith lineup — Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer — a new book, Aerosmith On Tour: 1973-1985, exhaustively chronicles […]
Jeez it will be 40 years next year since I bought my first albums – one of which was by the man himself – Alice Cooper’s ‘Love It To Death’ – an album that […]
The Darkness have always been great band in my book, some of course might not be able to get past Justin’s voice, others might find their fun levels disturbingly high but it’s hard to […]
Metal veterans Bullet For My Valentine are now on their seventh album, which sees them hitting out into heavier territory or as vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck sees it – “This is the beginning of Bullet 2.0” I […]
“Are you ready to go wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiild?” Yes, you are. Skid Row’s on! The madness of heavy metal of the late 80’s, which went on to take over the world for years to come […]
Primus has announced an extensive, 46-date, coast-to-coast extension of its wildly popular ‘A Tribute To Kings’ Tour, paying homage to prog-rock legends, Rush. ‘A Tribute To Kings’ will find the Bay area trio performing […]
Pre-order For Ltd. 7inch Vinyl Starts TODAY! – Alright Already Now! We are proud to announce a new studio album by legendary Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS called “Eyes Of Oblivion,” which […]
If you are someone who loves guitar driven music specifically instrumentals, Nita is it guitarist that you must see. It seems odd saying something like this because by now you would think everyone knows […]
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION celebrate their 40th anniversary by setting the world ablaze with a new, hard-hitting grenade in the form of their new album, Diabolical, out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records! As […]
On December 24th, in the tragic year of 1914, in the middle of a cold night: After 6 months in the muddy trenches, the war still hasn’t come to an end and on Christmas […]
Today, Swedish hard rock institution The Quill reveal the official video for “Where Eagles Dare,” the first single from their forthcoming Live, New, Borrowed, Blue, set for international release on January 28th, 2022 via Metalville Records. The […]
Back with a vengeance and hell-bent on destruction, Norwegian death metallers, CADAVER, are back in business and ready to reign. Edder & Bile, the first full length from this band’s new incarnation of Anders Odden’s original, extreme metal vision, was […]
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