Devastatingly uncontestable, NILE’s technical ferocity shows utterly zero signs of diminishing with the new album Vile Nilotic Rites. Containing 11 songs that are as sharp as obsidian blades and as heavy as nine Nubian […]
Rockers Stitched Up Heart have released a lyric video for their new song “Bones“. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming full-length sophomore album “Darkness“, due out on March 13 via Another Century. […]
FNA Fest 2020 is back! Bigger, better and stronger, this year’s festival is going to be something to remember. The 15 band, double stage line-up will consist of some of the most amazing people […]
Perth Grunge Rockers ELECTRIC STATE will unleash their next music offering to the world in the form of the single: “We’re just blood“. The band comments: “The song is based around the fact that everyone is […]
Next Saturday is set to go for MWP4 with the full bill now confirmed (see below) spearheaded by Melbourne’s THIN WHITE UKES and Australian Idol finalist, CHRIS MURPHY who joins a stellar cast of […]
Episode 13 of The Heaven & Hell show…presented by The Rockpit and sponsored by Dual Engraving. Each episode is split into 2 segments – The first hour is Heaven, which represents the hard rock […]
Swedish classic rock/AOR supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA are set to take off with the release of their intergalactic new album »Aeromantic,« on February 28 via Nuclear Blast. “More drama” is the name of […]
Unleashing their latest EP “Volume Two: Mendicium” this past September, Edmonton death metal duo Tales of The Tomb are sharing with fans their latest lyric video for the track ‘Faul‘. The band explains the […]
A European tour with SABATON and APOCALYPTICA, a raft of summer festival appearances and a North American headline tour with BATTLE BEAST and SEVEN SPIRES in support of their forthcoming new album – 2020 […]
Like a phoenix from the ashes, a legend rises again in 2020: MY DYING BRIDE went through tough some times in last years and fought many struggles along their way, but now the British […]
Iconic American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose will be saluted by a stellar rock star line-up whose own careers were influenced by the legendary and powerful Montrose sound at Ronnie Montrose Remembered — one of […]
Everclear and Sponge were responsible for countless MTV and radio hits (“Santa Monica,” “Everything to Everyone,” “Wonderful,” “Plowed,” “Molly,” “Wax Ecstatic,” etc.). And on Friday, January 17, 2020, both bands will unite for a […]
There’s nothing more Australian than hot sun, warm waves and Cold Chisel. The band’s classic songs like Khe Sanh, Flame Trees, Bow River, My Baby, Cheap Wine, Saturday Night and You Got Nothing I […]
What’s up with Rob Carlyle and The Compulsions? Loyal fans haven’t heard a word in ages. In fact, the band’s website hasn’t posted any news since June 13, 2019. That was over six months […]
The Rockpit saw 171 gigs in 2019 from Australia, the US and the UK in various genres crossing from hard rock, metal, folk, blues and anything with a guitar strapped to the musicians on […]
It’s hard to compare apples with oranges let alone bananas so this year we’re not even going to try. This year our Top 10 Hard Rock albums were picked by some of our contributors […]
Another great year of music has gone by and 2019 saw a mix of the old returning and the new bringing fresh blood to the metal genres. Here then is our top picks for the […]
Sabaton unleash new cinematic music video for the song SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, filmed under difficult circumstances in the Sahara desert. The song deals with the topic of the British archaeologist, diplomat and officer […]
In April of 2018 guitarist Mark Anderson and vocalist Mike Meadows began writing for a new album. Leaving behind all past influences and concentrating on creating something unique yet true to the Ditchwater sound. […]
Lamb of God guitarist MARK MORTON returns in 2020 with his second solo offering, entitled Ether, a primarily acoustic five-song EP scheduled for release in January via Rise Records/BMG. As with MORTON’s solo debut, […]
When Nikki Sixx’s “The Heroin Diaries” was published in 2007, it was the first book to be accompanied by a soundtrack. Recorded by SIXX:A.M. the 13 tracks on the record each correspond to one […]
UK’s dirty rock n blues mavericks, Gorilla Riot announce that their first full-length album, PEACH, is now available for pre-order at gorillariotband.com PEACH is available in Digital, CD and Vinyl formats and released through […]
Today, Brazilian thrash metal heroes SEPULTURA release the official lyric video for their second single from new album “Quadra“, entitled “Last Time“. The track boasts a commanding intro that kicks into a raw thrash […]
Legendary drummer Bam Ross of Dogs D’Amour fame has joined The Quireboys for the US and Australian legs of their Amazing Disgrace World Tour. We can think of no better man to have on […]
Danny De La Rosa released his first single “Acid Flame” off of his debut solo album titled 12 Weekends due out early 2020. The single was co-produced with Marc Kapetan and the video for […]
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