The second ever Download Festival in Australia made it’s much anticipated return this long weekend with Sydney being added to the run after last year’s sole show in Melbourne. The iconic city played host […]
It’s not often you see bands from Perth hit the big time but when one of your very own scores a coveted slot at the iconic Download Festival and in your home country, it’s […]
Swedish metal veterans In Flames have released their 13th studio album “I, The Mask” which once again sees the band continue their ever expanding evolution of genre bending melodic death metal. From the opening […]
39 years into this and New Jersey thrash veterans Overkill are not sounding like they even want to slow down if their latest album “The Wings Of War” is anything to go by. Album […]
Coming from the Mid-Atlantic area in the US, hard rock quartet Silvertung have been churning away at their craft and delivering slabs of hard and heavy rock for a number of years now. Their […]
Mark Morton may be familiar to the legion of Lamb Of God fans around the world but there is more to this guitar player than just his role in one of the top metal […]
Mark Morton’s work with Lamb Of God is well known among the band’s legion of fans but what some may not know is that his musical tastes extends far beyond the brutality of groove […]
Fresh from the release of their critically acclaimed third album, Acts of Fear and Love, UK punk duo Slaves featuring Isaac Holman (drums, vocals) and Laurie Vincent (guitar, vocals) are bringing their anthemic songs […]
When the news broke of Devin Townsend ending the DTP band in early 2018, aside from the question of what will Devin do next come up, thoughts of what the rest of the band […]
It was the final show of the Australia & New Zealand tour for Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators in Perth on Sunday night. Never have these guys been a let down and […]
Legendary vocalist Time “Ripper” Owens is not a man who rests on laurels, always keeping busy and getting involved in numerous projects over the years including Judas Priest, Iced Earth and now his latest […]
Over the years Spain has been home to some of the best underground thrash bands coming out of the second wave of the genre which in turn has helped spin some interest back into […]
The world’s biggest Metal opera – Avantasia is finally coming to Australia! 20 years after the release of the original Metal Operas, musical mastermind Tobias Sammet will bring the full Avantasia stage show to […]
During the past 20 years, Watain have established themselves as one of the most hard working and uncompromising bands within the worldwide Black/Death Metal scene, creating themselves infamy for delivering one of a kind, […]
One of New Zealand’s most dominant live acts, Devilskin, have spent the last few months playing across 14 European countries on a sold-out tour with Halestorm, as well as headlining their own 10 date […]
14 studio albums in now over a massive career spanning over 30 years and prog giants Dream Theater are seemingly not looking to slow down at all with their brand new album “Distance Over […]
After straying off the heavier path and mixing it up on some solo work over the last few years, legendary singer John Garcia returns to the heavy stoner rock world in the form of […]
You don’t always hear a lot of bands coming out of the Ukraine but one such band has been making a name for themselves, exploding onto the global metal scene. Jinjer are not necessarily […]
Formed in New Dehli, India, Skyharbor bridge the gap between the postmodern prog-metal movement and the rock world. Creativity, dedication to their craft, and composure, but with the ability to shake your foundations! The […]
Aussie party rockers The Bennies are heading across Australia on a short summer tour, including 2 dates in WA for the Austrlaia Day weekend. Not just any old tour this will be the first […]
2018 was another year of great metal releases with both the major acts and the underground sharing a piece of quality musical pie that metal fans ate up vigorously. We here at The Rockpit […]
California psychedelic heavyweights Earthless will return to Australia and New Zealand next February and March in support of their acclaimed 2018 studio album Black Heaven and their new live album From the West. After having previously chatted […]
French thrash metal act Psychoid released their debut album “Thrash Impact” through Music Records earlier in 2018 where the band returned with ferocity and power after dropping their EP “Thrash Test” in 2016 with […]
Sci-fi metal, thrash, prog, punk influenced. Voivod have a hand in it all and their influence on countless bands over the years is immeasurable. The band are celebrating 35 years making music but it’s […]
Guitar legend Joe Satriani kicked off his Australian tour in Perth in typical Satch boogie style on Saturday night in front of an enthusiastic and packed crowd, a show filled with memorable highlights and […]
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