To celebrate 26 years of their seminal debut album, Aussie stoner rockers Tumbleweed hit the road to perform the album in it’s entirety, kicking off on the west coast this weekend before hitting the […]
2017 saw Phoenix metal band Murkocet drop their debut full length album “Digging Mercy’s Grave” which had a major impact here at The Rockpit, landing it in our top releases of the year. A […]
One man bands are a rarity in metal, a genre that’s primarily group based as opposed to other forms of music like pop, hip hop and even country where it can be common to […]
Melbourne melodic metal act Naberus released their sophomore full length album “Hollow” on June 29th which features fourteen brand new songs that showcase a significant progression in the songwriting talents of James Ash and […]
California punk rockers Strung Out exploded onto the punk scene in 1994 with their debut album but it was their sophomore record ‘Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues’ that put the band on the map, making […]
Machine Head are heading back to Australia in July in support of their latest album ‘Catharsis‘ which was released earlier this year. The tour follows a completely sold out Australia run in 2015 held […]
When news hit that Devildriver were going to release a set of country cover songs, there was hesitation among the metal fans on whether this would work. To be honest, there’s two reasons why […]
Devildriver has always been one of those bands that right from the start as soon as I heard their music, I know something special was going on here. It’s not everyday you come across […]
If the name Trauma rings a bell when it comes to the San Francisco music scene, then you are probably thinking of Cliff Burton, the famed former bass player for Metallica who tragically died […]
Skid Row are one of those bands that I grew up listening to as a kid and to be honest, they never left my playlist almost 30 years since I discovered them back when […]
There are two types of thrash metal – there’s the serious stuff and then there’s the fun stuff and Scottish thrashers Thrashist Regime, just by the name alone are clearly the fun type. Their […]
Melbourne’s Naberus return with a brand new album titled “Hollow” which sees the band progress even further with their now trademark melodic metal sound, incorporating more elements and an even stronger focus on groove […]
Currently making their own head waves and gaining traction in leaps and bounds; Horizon’s Edge is a melodic power metal outfit from Melbourne that has the world at their feet. Their recently released album […]
It’s funny how one band can change the face of music and have a major impact on the influences of an entire music scene that was provisionally deriving from. Many bands have come and […]
Leading the charge for 21st century rock, multi-platinum, record-breaking band Shinedown has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, has 11 US platinum and gold singles and four US platinum and gold albums, and averages more than 3.3 million monthly listeners on […]
The Swedish cult rock act known as Ghost released one of the stand out albums of 2010 with their brilliant debut release “Opus Eponymous”, a blend of heavy doom rock and psychedelic melodies combined […]
With their sixth studio album, Wake Up Call, Theory hit the reset button, diving into a new sound, a new approach, even a new location. The more melodic, intimate style that defines the project […]
It’s been a long time coming but Perth finally got to witness the return of Brazil thrash legends Sepultura after what seems like years and years since their last time on the west coast […]
20 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million worldwide sales later, Godsmack are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of When Legends Rise, […]
Hailing from the rugged hills of northern Wisconsin, 20 Watt Tombstone is ready to bring their brand of fiery rock n roll to the masses with their new EP titled “Death Blues vs. The Dirty […]
A little bit of the old Sunset Strip came to Perth on Friday night as the legend and original drummer of Guns N’ Roses, Steven Adler brought his Adler’s Appetite band to the sunny […]
Lamb Of God may be one of the biggest bands in modern metal, but they will never forget where they came from. Mark Morton (guitar), John Campbell (bass), and Chris Adler (drums) formed the […]
Sydney hard rockers The Lockhearts long-awaited debut full-length album “Americana Doom Fuzz” dropped recently with a run of shows that followed including their upcoming appearance at this year’s Meltdown Festival in Sydney before heading […]
It’s been a long time between drinks but UK metal icons Cradle Of Filth returned to Australia this past week with a final stop in Perth on Monday night, or as Dani Filth put […]
Influenced by modern metal superstars such as Evanescence, Lacuna Coil & Bullet For My Valentine, Perth melodic metal band Icarus Lives perfectly combine clean, catchy vocals with crushingly heavy riffs, blistering guitar solos and […]
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