This September history will be made with the return of Swedish metallers SABATON to Australian shores, joined nationally by special guests and fellow compatriots AMARANTHE. Bringing their trademark heavy metal maximalism down under later this […]
Randy Rhoads’ name is possibly one of the best and most influential players of a genre. Apart from Edward Van Halen there are few that have inspired as many bedroom guitar plays and turned them […]
Last year saw UK-based punk duo SOFT PLAY make a life-affirming comeback with the highly acclaimed album ‘HEAVY JELLY‘. Their highest charting record to date, landing at #3 in the UK charts, it was an album […]
In 2025, SIMPLE PLAN history will be made in Australia, with the revered Canadian rockers today announcing a surprise special headline show in Sydney at the Liberty Hall on Saturday 10th May playing their 2004 sophomore album […]
Texas-bred musical powerhouse Cody Jasper has released his new single “Medicine Man” via Evil Teen Records. Produced by Aleks von Korff (Muse, Coldplay, U2), “Medicine Man” is a hard-hitting rock and roll banger, recorded at […]
With ‘Paradise’ Smash Into Pieces takes another bold step toward their highly anticipated album, set for release in September. The track features the powerful vocals of Elize Ryd (Amaranthe), one of the most celebrated female […]
Fresh off winning Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2025 UK Blues Awards, acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter Dom Martin is gearing up for his much-anticipated UK Acoustic Tour. A fan favourite, Dom previously earned the Best […]
Iconic rock legend MARILYN MANSON has revealed a cover of luminary musician Phil Collins’ seminal song ‘In The Air Tonight.’ The single has been released with the B-side track ‘As Sick As The Secrets Of […]
BUCKCHERRY have released ‘Come On’, the latest single taken from their upcoming eleventh album, Roar Like Thunder, set for release on 13th June via Earache Records. Frontman Josh Todd commented “I feel that the human race is in a very fragile state and […]
Fresh off an incredible night at the UK Blues Awards 2025, where Elles took home Blues Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Broadcaster of the Year for her successful Planet Rock show, The […]
Southern California’s DAYSEEKER — Rory Rodriguez [vocals], Gino Sgambelluri [guitar], Ramone Valerio [bass], and Zac Mayfield [drums] — have returned with the first taste of new music this year. They have shared the video for the brand new song Pale Moonlight. The song was produced by […]
FIT FOR A KING are back with a brand new song called No Tomorrow. It opens slowly and from there on out, it’s all gas, no brakes. The track quickly escalates into the moshy ragers that […]
To coincide with Red Giant’s May 2025 UK tour supporting Troy Redfern, today the band release a cover of Robert Johnson’s 1930s blues classic “If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day.” Released by Radio Silent […]
This May CONTINENTAL LOVERS, SUICIDE BOMBERS and TRENCH DOGS warm up for their CALL OF THE WILD FESTIVAL appearances with a triple bill that will blow away anything you will see this year. It’s like venturing back […]
The renegade rock ‘n’ roll outlaws Gypsy Pistoleros return with a swagger-drenched, glam-punk riot of a single – ‘I’m in Love With Myself’, out now via Golden Robot Records in Australia and New Zealand. ‘I’m in Love With Myself’ is a […]
In a career defined by evolution, Joe Bonamassa is ready to turn the page once again. The blues-rock virtuoso has just announced Breakthrough, his most adventurous and genre-blending studio album to date, out July 18th via his own J&R Adventures. At […]
Cardinal Black, the Welsh-formed trio of frontman Tom Hollister, guitarist Chris Buck, and drummer Adam Roberts – today releases their new single “Need More Time” – featured on the band’s new studio album Midnight At The Valencia, out […]
The Dead Daisies are turning up the heat with the release of their latest single, “Boom Boom”—a gritty, hard-hitting take on the John Lee Hooker classic. Out today via SPV GmbH Germany, the track is […]
When I unboxed Dark Chapel’s Spirit in the Glass LP, the striking artwork gave me pause. Its intense, brooding aesthetic screamed heavy metal, and I wondered if this record would be too much for my […]
Ghost is an anomaly. A wealth of talented bands have come out of Sweden in the last quarter century, Bands that if given the proper platform and push would be HUGE and yet over here […]
I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time and it’s finally arrived – the ultimate H.E.A.T. album is here and it came from the future! If you’ve been following the band like me […]
This May TRENCH DOGS, SUICIDE BOMBERS and CONTINENTAL LOVERS warm up for their CALL OF THE WILD FESTIVAL appearances with a triple bill that will blow away anything you will see this year. It’s like […]
Following what seemed an interminable wait to its global legion of fans, GHOST’s excruciatingly anticipated new album, SKELETÁ, is at long last out today, April 25, via Loma Vista Recordings. The lead up to SKELETÁ’s […]
Swedish rockers Ghost have amassed a cult following since launching into the airwaves in the early 2000’s, with a liturgy of worldwide fans eagerly awaiting the release of their sixth studio album, SKELETÁ on April […]
I honestly can’t remember music not being around me. All of y earliest memories seem to be about music or have music in there. The first music you are subjected to of course you have […]
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