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 […]
It’s been a coming of age so to speak since ROACHFORD last toured Australia. Twenty-one years to be exact. This tour had to be one of my most anticipated tours of the year. I missed […]
The Original Voice of SKID ROW Returns to Australia for a High-Octane Celebration of One of Rock’s Greatest Debuts! Rock legend Sebastian Bach, the unmistakable original voice of Skid Row, is set to reignite Australian […]
Humanihility, the brand new EP by Polish death metal veterans VADER has been unleashed upon the world. Please scroll down to purchase your physical copy or to stream the release in full! Five years after the much-lauded […]
German rock sensation Lost in Hollywood are back with a blazing new single, “The Fire” – their second release via Arising Empire. The track captures the band’s signature mix of emotional depth and raw intensity, […]
Initially assembled in 2018, and hitting you from Edinburgh, Scotland, BLACKFYRE RISING have been tearing up the live scene since 2019. Loaded with fiery energy, thumping riffs, and commanding vocals, BLACKFYRE RISING draw from the […]
French metal alchemists TSS (formerly The Sunday Sadness) have steadily built their reputation in the global metal scene, thanks to their innovative blend of emo, metalcore, alternative rock, and synthwave. They’ve recently added elements of phonk and neo-metal to their sonic blend. The band was founded […]
Bay Area legends TESTAMENT are set to lay waste to Australia in June 2025; their first headline tour since 2010. We caught up with Eric to talk all about the Australian Tour, new music from […]
SOUNDS BY THE RIVER is thrilled to announce a spectacular line-up for their massive outdoor show on the magnificent grounds of Mannum Golf Club. Sounds By The River will be headlined by one of the […]
LEGENDS ON THE LAWN is thrilled to announce a spectacular line-up for their massive outdoor show. The next concert will be headlined by one of the world’s most iconic and spellbinding bands, Crowded House. They […]
RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is thrilled to announce a spectacular line-up for their massive outdoor shows. The next series will be headlined by one of the world’s most iconic and spellbinding bands, Crowded House. They […]
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