MIKE + THE MECHANICS—Mike Rutherford (guitars), Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards) and Tim Howar (vocals)— will release their ninth studio album, OUT OF THE BLUE, Friday, April 5 via BMG.. It captures the evolution of […]
With the recent Oscar®-winning film, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the music of Queen is more popular than ever. In 2002, many of those hits were compiled into a rock musical experience, WE WILL ROCK YOU, which […]
Loud As Hell, the incomparable Badlands metal fest has just released their lineup for the 2019 rendition and it’s an absolute banger! The headliner for this year is New Orleans’ GOATWHORE who will be […]
It’s the first of the month, which means in addition to your bills being due, it’s time for a new JOHN 5 video! JOHN 5 and The Creatures – comprised of world-renowned guitarist JOHN […]
Diesear have released another new music video for the track “Endless Dolour” today off their new LP coming out next month. Directed by Cheng Chung Kai, this is the second music video we’ve seen […]
Entertainment One (“eOne”) has singed Denison, Texas rock band, Texas Hippie Coalition to a worldwide deal, and will release a brand new LP from the band this Spring. Texas Hippie Coalition (THC) has released a […]
Due to popular demand including sold out shows, Metallica have announced second and final shows for Melbourne and Auckland as part of their Australia & New Zealand tour with Slipknot. Pre-sale tickets available April […]
Mysterium Tremendum is the long-awaited new full-length from Portland progressive sludge metal merchants LORD DYING. Captured at Los Angeles’ West Valley Recording Studios in August of 2018 with producer Mike Plotnikoff (Fear Factory, In […]
Melbourne’s long running metal band The Eternal recently released their 6th album Waiting For The Endless Dawn. The band have recruited two members of Melbourne’s Dreadnaught into the fold and the album boasts appearances from Marty Powell (My Dying Bride, Cradle Of […]
Back for more action packed metal and a whole lot of fun, Perth’s home of metal HORNOGRAPHY is here again in April for another local album release and a metal party! Almost a year […]
“ALL I WANT, AND ALL I NEED, ALL I CRAVE IS A GOOD PUB FEED”. Admit it, it’s been bloody well stuck in your head for a week. Sure ‘Smoko’ is sitting at a […]
Self proclaimed Alien Death Core Texans, Rings Of Saturn have announced their long awaited and well over due first tour of Australia and New Zealand! The tech-death specialists will descend on our lands in late June […]
Grand masters of Australian Nu-Metal Superheist are about to drop their brand new album like a ten ton hammer out of nowhere! Sidewinder will hit stores in early May and the albums first single, The Riot […]
Australia’s purveyors of extreme metal, Thy Art Is Murder, have announced plans to bulldoze down the east coast in July. The Life In The Crosshairs shows are their first headline dates on home turf since […]
It’s been a longtime coming for AC/DC to confirm their status on who will be taking the frontman spot after Brian Johnson bowed out and Axl Rose stepping in temporarily on tour but we […]
Episode 4 of The Heaven & Hell show…presented by The Rockpit. Each episode will be split into 2 segments – The first hour is Heaven, which represents the hard rock and blues and the […]
After winning over audiences across the country on the back of their ‘Two Sides’ EP, Perth’s electric ladies are back – and they aren’t pulling any punches. Legs Electric have kicked out the jams to consign […]
One of the best things about live music is it’s innate ability to transport you to another place. Though sometimes when you anticipate a show for such a long time it’s hard for it […]
Having released their debut studio EP, I’ve Got Something To Say…, on September 22, 2018, One In The Chamber has been compared to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Mötley Crüe, Soundgarden, The Red Hot Chili […]
After years of honing and perfecting the album, English rockers JOHNNY WORE BLACK burst back onto the rock scene with the release of 2018’s Ultra Violent Light, out now via EMP Label Group. The […]
Southern California based Rock band JOYOUS WOLF has released the first two singles off of their upcoming EP, Place in Time, “Quiet Heart” and “Place In Time,” which is due out 4/19 via Roadrunner […]
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of their classic album, Ashes Of The Wake, heavy rock icons LAMB OF GOD are pleased to announce that the album is set to be re-released on double-vinyl with […]
Today, multi-instrumentalist and production guru STEVIE D. debuts the first taste of what will be his debut album, “Torn From The Pages“, due to be released in August by Mighty Music. “Final Resting Place“, […]
Less than four hours drive from Sydney, Port Macquarie will provide the perfect getaway for the Queens Birthday long weekend in June, as the Howling Moon Blues Festival gets set to take your blues […]
Earlier this week, MACHINE HEAD had announced the dates for their Burn My Eyes 25th anniversary tour. Now the band sat down and re-visited and discussed their legendary debut for the first time in […]
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