Randy Rhoads: A Guitar Legend’s Lasting Legacy Rocks Australia This December. Randy Rhoads. The guitar players player. The one man who encapsulates the late 70s and early 80’s guitar driven rock and metal more than […]
The Brisbane crowd casually rolled in on what seemed to be an innocent Tuesday night. Week day shows in Brunswick St Mall in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley are an accessible and (mostly) sane occasion. The lack […]
I love that the bands I grew up with are still cranking out new music in 2025. It’s always baffled me when fans say they adore a band but haven’t bothered with anything they’ve released […]
Vocals, guitars, drums, and bass: The basic elements of all things rock is what DANKO JONES, one of Canada’s most successful hard ‘n’ heavy exports, has represented consistently since their foundation in 1996. Constant radio […]
Arm’s Length have released another new single from their highly anticipated sophomore album, There’s A Whole World Out There due May 16 via Pure Noise Records. “You Ominously End is about the shame and isolation of dealing with mental […]
There have been so many loving tributes to Bernie Marsden since he passed away peacefully in 2023 at the age of 72. Bernie was always keen to show the music that inspired him, whether through […]
Rising rock musician, actor, songwriter, and film producer Kurt Deimer has officially announced his debut album, And So It Begins…, will be released on Friday, May 9th and has released his new single “Big Toe,” […]
Multi-platinum rock band, Disturbed, have released the 25th anniversary edition of The Sickness, their seminal debut album which launched the band into public consciousness and is one of the most important and influential heavy metal […]
Change is inevitable. The more you remain silent while others speak, the more you risk enduring harm without resistance. Now is the time to rise and take a stand. Face your inner struggles head-on, because […]
After a meteoric rise to global stardom and due to overwhelming demand, GRAMMY-nominated multi-Platinum artist Teddy Swims announces his return to Australia and New Zealand this October 2025. Proudly presented by Frontier Touring, the forthcoming […]
Winter is looking a little warmer this year, as Stone & Wood is excited to unveil this year’s lineup for Festival of the Stone 2025. Set to heat up Byron Bay on Saturday 14 June, this year’s […]
Canadian post-hardcore band SILVERSTEIN today announce their 25 Years of Noise Australian tour with special guest, Real Friends (USA). The tour will begin at Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on August 2nd before heading to Sydney’s Roundhouse, Adelaide’s The […]
Acclaimed musician and songwriter MIDGE URE is set to bring his extensive catalogue to Australia for an unmissable national tour this October; with all the hits from his accomplished solo career, as well as his […]
cleopatrick have released their sophomore album, FAKE MOON, via Nowhere Special Recordings/Thirty Tigers, kicking off their UK/Ireland tour this week in Brighton [all dates below]. WIth it, Luke Gruntz and Ian Fraser have shared a […]
Simon McBride, one of the most celebrated guitarists to emerge in recent years, releases his new album today. ‘Recordings: 2020–2025’ brings together a selection of carefully chosen covers and original songs, recorded during a pivotal […]
‘The Last Goodbye’ (featuring Ritchie Blackmore on guitar) is the second single from award-winning musician and singer Candice Night’s upcoming solo album, ‘Sea Glass’, set to be released on April 25th, 2025, via earMUSIC as […]
One of the most formidable guitarists of her generation, Samantha Fish deals in her own unmatched brand of bravado, bringing both mind-blowing power and extraordinary emotionality to everything she creates. Since first introducing the world […]
Day One – Baby Animals, Rattlincane, Taxiride featuring Jason Singh, Rattlincane, Strait Shooters Wanstock originally started in 2018 as a birthday bash for founder Geoff Wainborough, but has evolved into an annual celebration of the […]
Croatian Folk Metal warriors MANNTRA are experiencing exciting times! Currently supporting folk rockers D’Artagnan on a European tour alongside their label mates The Dark Side of the Moon, and today, they unleash their newest single […]
Swedish godfathers of epic doom CANDLEMASS celebrate their 40th anniversary of pioneering the genre with a four-track EP, Black Star. Packed with craterous riffs, this celebration of doom metal mastery is set for release on […]
Northlane will return to the regions for the first time in three years! Kicking off in Queensland and winding up in Victoria, the heavy music trailblazers will charge across the country in July and August with […]
New York’s own Coheed and Cambria have releasef their monumental 10th studio album, The Father of Make Believe, via Virgin Music Group. The Father of Make Believe includes the previously shared singles Goodbye, Sunshine, Blind […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor continues the electrifying rollout of her forthcoming album Black & Gold with the release of her powerful new single, “What Are You Gonna Do Now?” via Journeyman Records. A song born from […]
New York heavy metal trio SANHEDRIN presents their latest single, “Let’s Spill Some Blood.” The track comes off the band’s Heat Lightning full-length, set for release Friday, March 14th on Metal Blade Records! Notes vocalist/bassist […]
“American Death” is the latest single from progressive death metal progenitors RIVERS OF NIHIL. The ferocious new track — a true-to-form beater that’s sure to slay live — comes by way of the band’s eponymous […]
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