With their national tour off to a raring start, Wollongong four piece THE VANNS have continued to stroke the fires of momentum surrounding their new single, ‘HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW’, with the […]
After a massive announcement of their Sydney event for the Sydney Summer Series, MJR Presents is pleased to announce they are taking Australia’s biggest ever Motown party on the road, with The Jacksons, Kool & […]
JOE PERRY – legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of Aerosmith–has just confirmed more shows in support of his 2018 SWEETZERLAND MANIFESTO (via his Roman Records imprint, distributed worldwide by AMPED Distribution) solo […]
Australia are you ready? Well you better be well prepared because we have seen nothing like this before. A 3 pronged attack of darkened, deathly Swedish majesty, in the form of AT THE GATES, […]
With 189 days to go until we swing open the gates to the beautiful Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside Byron Bay, the festival have has the second artist announcement for the 30th Anniversary […]
Clutch has announced their annual “Holiday” tour dates for December with The Messthetics, Lionize and Mike Dillon Band supporting the tour. Radio pre sale tickets go on sale this Thursday, October 11th at 10:00am […]
Last month, As A Rival dropped the news that they would be releasing their new Album ‘Griefers‘ into the world on Friday November 2nd and released single ‘What We Got“. Laundry Echo, who premiered […]
Melbourne blues rockers, Ablaze, have just released their four on the floor belter of a debut album, No Chaser. The band recently did a run of shows in support of the albums first single, […]
Welcome to the official Rockpit press page for the 2019 Download Festival Australia. Here you can keep up to date with all the latest press releases, interviews, sideshows and more as we help give the […]
Since 1979 SAXON have shown their ability to take rock ‘n’ roll and give it an electrifying edge, which has since cemented their status as pioneers of the British heavy metal wave. With over […]
Every year one talented Victorian band wins the opportunity to represent Australia in Memphis USA at the International Blues Challenge. Past winners have included Aussie festival faves Fiona Boyes, Geoff Achison, and Jimi Hocking, […]
Australia’s leading international independent record label, Golden Robot Records continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. The label is absolutely thrilled to announce that globally revered, Billboard-charting rock icons KING’S X are now part […]
GONE IN APRIL, the symphonic melodic death metallers based in Canada and the USA – feat. TESTAMENT‘s Bassist Steve Di Giorgio – have released an amazing “Musicians Only Version” video for “Our Future Line”, […]
After two massive tours traversing Australia to celebrate the revered music institution that is Countdown, Dragon are taking the concept back out on the road again by popular demand for a third series, this […]
2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the phenomenal ‘Into The Electric Castle’ by Ayreon and to celebrate this Arjen Lucassen has remixed the entire album, which will be released on various formats on 26th […]
Multi-platinum guitar legend TED NUGENT announces a new full-length album THE MUSIC MADE ME DO IT, due out Friday, November 9 on Round Hill Records. The album is available now for preorder everywhere, and […]
Canadian singer & songwriter Paul Laine will play a one off electric show in Melbourne, Australia at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday 17th of January 2019. Paul Laine is one of the best vocalists […]
Legendary rock band STYX—Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (co-founder, vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck […]
‘60s British legends the Pretty Things are rock royalty. And they’re waving goodbye; right now they’re in the midst of the Australian leg of their farewell tour. Formed in 1963, their lead guitarist Dick […]
It’s been a long journey for the San Francisco Bay Area death metal five-piece WROHT (formerly Söthis) since the band members’ initial meeting at the local Death to All (Tribute to Death) show in […]
With the release of their seventh studio album, As The Kingdom Drowns, an album of riff-filled, technical ecstasy, Psycroptic just may have outdone the devil. The band now release a new single titled ‘Directive‘. […]
Krakow, Poland-based pirate melodic death metallers VANE are launching the first video single off of their upcoming full-length album “Black Vengeance” which arrives on November 30th. A music video for the song “Rise to Power” is available for streaming via […]
EARTH SHIP Resonant Sun Out Today – Streaming In Full, SÂVER Sign To Pelagic Records! Debut Album “They Came With Sunlight“ To Be Released In Early 2019, SET AND SETTING Stream New Album Tabula […]
GWAR Releases Video For Viking Death Machine, MOTHER FEATHER Streams New Single, Snakebite, HAMFERD Releases Live Video Of Stygd, ARTILLERY Reveals Details For New Album, ‘The Face Of Fear’ GWAR is pleased […]
What an anniversary! After uncountable releases, TOP 1 chart entries in the international album charts as well as an gold award, it’s time to celebrate 25 years of rock and metal! Or to put […]
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