Not long now until the iconic British punk and new wave rockers, The Stranglers, return to Australia and New Zealand this March to celebrate their monumental 50th anniversary tour. Fans can expect a setlist packed with hits from […]
The D4 are storming the East Coast — louder, wilder, and more combustible than ever! With the FIRST EVER VINYL pressing of sophomore album ‘Out Of My Head’ dropping February 7, 2025, NZ’s finest punk […]
Gold Coast Rock Beasts, Goatzilla, have released a rock n roll monster as the final single taken from their 2024 debut album. Full of swagger and attitude, Black Dog Blues is a fist pumping Aussie rock anthem […]
After days of oppressive heat the rain finally came to Fremantle just hours before Cavalera played Metros. It was so humid that the walls and the patrons were soaked long before the first support hit […]
Norwegian world music collective Wardruna have released their new album ‘Birna’ today. Birna, translating to the she-bear in Old Norse, is a work of art dedicated to the warden of the forest, nature’s caretaker. Combined […]
2025 is set to be the biggest yet for Australia’s leading hard rockers, Sisters Doll. With their killer new album, Scars, the band have delivered the rock album of the year and we are well […]
EVERCLEAR have been over in NZ doing a number of larger events around the country, and snuck in a couple of club shows in Wellington and Sydney in the middle of the tour. Recently over […]
Danish death metal/metallic hardcore outfit LIFESICK is pleased to kick off the year with a new video for “Peace Through Superior Firepower.” The track comes by way of the band’s critically lauded Loved By None, […]
Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage — Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums — are gearing up for the release of […]
British blues-rock sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor has announced the upcoming release of her highly anticipated 10th studio album, Black & Gold, arriving June 6th via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. Reuniting with iconic producer Kevin Shirley […]
BAND WILL PLAY A FINAL RUN OF SHOWS THROUGHOUT 2025, CULMINATING IN THE ULTIMATE FAREWELL SHOW IN LONDON IN DECEMBER As Orange Goblin approach their 30th anniversary, the band have announced that 2025 will mark […]
GRAMMY Award-nominated extreme metal institution CRADLE OF FILTH is thrilled to unveil their upcoming 14th studio album, The Screaming Of The Valkyries, out March 21, 2025 via Napalm Records. Available for pre-order now, the album […]
The Wheatus Acoustic Tour is well underway, and is shaping up to be the most fun you can have indoors this summer. Featuring Wheatus frontman and incredibly nice guy, Brendan B. Brown along with his […]
German dark metal masters NACHTBLUT have released the energetic “Stirb Langsam” [Eng: Die slowly] today, taken from their upcoming seventh studio album Todschick [Eng: Dead chic], which will be released on February 21, 2025 via […]
Three-headed Danish doom monster KATLA is set to take 2025 by the throat with the release of their unmissable debut album, Scandinavian Pain, out March 21 via Napalm Records. After years of honing their colossal […]
An open air venue and the threat of rain never fails to bring nervous tension to a gathering crowd. Grey clusters gather over the Brisbane CBD as quick as the merch tent line. Eyes scan […]
For almost five decades Icehouse has been household names in Australian Music. Regardless of which generation you come from Icehouse’s music is etched into our lives. Andrew Slaidins got to sit down with frontman Iva Davies […]
There has always been something special about the anticipation of Crossbone Skully. Their debut album ‘Evil World Machine’ brought the legendary Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) out of retirement to executive produce the project. The […]
PROFILER have released the video for their latest single Depth Perception, taken from the upcoming deluxe edition of their debut album A Digital Nowhere that’s set to release on Friday 17 February on SharpTone Records. Mike Evans from the band […]
Due to exceptional demand following yesterday’s presale, rising country star Max McNown has announced second Brisbane and Melbourne shows for the A Lot More Free Tour, heading to Australia and New Zealand this May! Making […]
Norwegian collective, Wardruna, will be touring Australia and New Zealand for the first time ever from next week! Their latest album, Birna, will be released on January 24, while they are in Australia. On the same […]
Croatia’s Folk Metal juggernauts, MANNTRA, return with a thunderous new anthem, “Teuta”, a powerful ode to strength, legacy, and rebellion! Originally scheduled for February, their highly anticipated 8th studio album, Titans, will now be unleashed […]
Italian masters of modern melodic metal TEMPERANCE have spellbound their symphonic magic into a thrilling live album, From Hermitage To Europe, out March 14, 2025 via Napalm Records! Captured during the band’s latest extended tour […]
Leading AOR force THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA present the title track of their cinematic seventh album, Give Us The Moon, out January 31, 2025 via Napalm Records! “Give Us The Moon” features a catchy singalong […]
Alongside today’s kickoff of their North American tour supporting metal icon Kerry King, New Zealand modern groove metal trio ALIEN WEAPONRY are pleased to announce their heaviest, most powerful and mature offering to date, Te […]
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