The mighty Airbourne are back in the game with ‘GUTSY’, the band’s first new song in six years; bristling with attitude and intent, this is Airbourne on steroids – “fired up & pissed off” and […]
Kris Barras’ new blues-rock super-collective Hollow Souls are pleased to announce their sophomore single “Shotgun” featuring the unmistakeable vocals of Jon ‘Marv’ Harvey, of the Canadian powerhouse southern rock band, Monster Truck. “Shotgun” is the […]
Valiant power metal warriors WARKINGS charge into battle with “Kings of Ragnarök”, an epic power metal anthem of fire, steel, and fate! The third single from their upcoming new album Armageddon, out July 4, 2025 […]
Bands change, people move on, but when everything Renkse and Katatonia touch turns to sparkling, fresh gold, the present and future will always outweigh the past.’” – Prog UK Swedish masters of melancholic heaviness KATATONIA […]
Following the unexpected return of the original Alice Cooper Group, the band unveils their second single: “Wild Ones,” a blistering, riff-fueled homage to youthful rebellion and the raw energy that made them legends. Inspired by the iconic 1953 […]
dead7 will drop their new album LOVE WHAT YOU CAN WHILE YOU GOT SOMETHING LEFT TO LOVE on July 11 via SharpTone. Pre-order it here. On the album, the St. Louis, MO quintet — Jason Kozik (vocals), Dexter Greer […]
After cementing its reputation as South Australia’s premier heavy / alternative music festival, Froth & Fury Fest is proud to announce it’s officially expanding and heading West – partnering with the team at Soundworks Touring […]
Welcome to The Angels’ Go For Broke tour. For more than five decades, the legendary Australian band has never taken a backwards step. After marking their 50th anniversary in 2024, now comes a new tour celebrating […]
Aggressive pop-punk band Stateside have released their new album Where You Found Me and shared a new video for single Aly’s Song (So Close So Far). “On the flip side of vista verde and someone else […]
Acclaimed British hard rock band, Wytch Hazel, will release its new album, ‘Wytch Hazel V: Lamentations’, on July 4 via Bad Omen Records (Pøltergeist, Satan’s Satyrs). Recorded with longtime producer Ed Turner (The Ettes, Heavy Trash, Purson), ‘Lamentations’ delivers uplifting, powerful […]
A heavy metal mass beyond imagination – POWERWOLF unleash Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle)! Chart-topping German metal titans POWERWOLF will release their brand-new live release, Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), on March 6, 2026 via Napalm Records! […]
Much as I love Fishbone they are a band that doesn’t have too many huge commercial moments in their smooth and sophisticated career, rather just consistent quality adored by those that don’t need any chart […]
New Zealand’s ALIEN WEAPONRY recently released their head-turning third album, Te Rā, via Napalm Records! Today, swiftly following the announcement of their upcoming USA tour supporting Avatar with fellow openers SpiritWorld, the band has dropped […]
There are moments we get to spend some quality time with some pretty amazing and talented people, while gathering interviews and reviewing shows for The Rockpit. And there are times we get a chance encounter […]
Can you think of many more artists that have been quite as ‘Defiant’ as the ever-youthful Jimmy Barnes? No? Neither can we. From his well-documented upbringing, colourful life from his Cold Chisel days, tangos with […]
Burton C. Bell, the iconic voice that defined futuristic anxiety, existential desperation, and steadfast resistance across the industrial metal world, is set to captivate Australian audiences this June 2025 with a special run of intimate […]
Melbourne’s acclaimed The Peep Tempel are set to deliver a final, exclusive series of electrifying live performances this October, marking the 10th anniversary of their celebrated second album, Tales. These will be the final anniversary […]
Newcastle punks Dead Mall have had a busy start to 2025. After reemerging with ‘GASOLINE’, their first single in 2 years, Dead Mall are a very different band from where they started. With 2 singles […]
The Whitlams with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra storms to a third show in the first weekend of Spring, with a matinee performance at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Saturday 6 September going on sale today. The concert will […]
Naarm/Melbourne based indie-pop artist Harper Bloom is sharing her first single of the year in the form of “Sleepyhead”. The euphoric track is a taste of what’s to come from Harper in 2025, with her […]
With the remainder of 2025 set to have The Amity Affliction touring throughout North America, Europe and the UK, the legendary metalcore group kicks off the second half of the year with brand new music […]
Less than a month remains before San Jose metalcore/hardcore band MUGSHOT unleashes their long-awaited sophomore album, All The Devils Are Here. Now, the rising four-piece have revealed the impending record’s massively heavy third single, I Will Be […]
Naarm/Melbourne-based punk rock band The Maggie Pills have just returned with their atmospheric single ‘Velobell‘ – produced/co-mixed by the band’s own Mario Perez, recorded and mixed by Brad Jackson, and mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Emerson Mancini (Kendrick Lamar, Paramore, Linkin Park). ‘Velobell’ unfolds with […]
Following the release of their brand new 14th studio album The Screaming Of The Valkyries (Napalm Records) – which made stellar debuts at #2 on both the US and Canadian Hard Music Albums charts, #4 […]
Inimitable synth rock enigma ZETRA have returned with their dreamy, anthemic new single ‘So’. The track is the duos first new music since the release of their debut album in September of last year. ZETRA comment: “Can […]
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