After racking up over 40 shows since their first in February, and amassing a supports resumé from Hell including playing alongside the formidable new wave of Australian bands WAAX, Slowly Slowly and Tired Lion; […]
After months of speculation and rumours and fake flyers floating around, it’s been officially confirmed that the legendary Download Festival will be coming to Australia in 2018. Currently billed as a 1 day event to […]
Sweden’s legendary hard rock band EUROPE, best known for their worldwide 1986 Smash Hit The Final Countdown, have announced a run of five Australian dates in May 2018. This will be the first time […]
On Friday, December 1st, 2017 BMG will be releasing Gary Moore’s ‘Blues and Beyond’ – a collection of his powerful and emotive blues studio recordings. ‘Blues and Beyond’ will be made available as a […]
The musical mind of native Chicagoan Scott Fischer has been described as a colorfully symphonic amusement park. Whether it’s a song-length concept piece, a full album, a rock opera or something else entirely, big […]
The Bennies are excited to announce their forthcoming record Natural Born Chillers is out Friday 2 February via Pool House Records / Remote Control. To celebrate, the band have shared first cut ‘Get High Like An Angel’ which premiered last night […]
Vancouver, BC based Rock / Metal band The Veer Union has started a PRE-RELEASE worldwide through ROCKSHOP ENTERTAINMENT (RSE) for their first ever box set, Decade: History of Our Evolution, which will include 6 […]
Just when you thought this tour couldn’t get any better it has! Joining US Heavyweights MISS MAY I and SYLAR for the national support are Sydey 5 piece JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED. Having recently released their debut album ‘Dragged Through The […]
Due to overwhelming demand, The Original Wailers (Featuring Al Anderson) have added seven new shows to their upcoming Australia tour which includes Central Coast, Narrabeen, Canberra, Brunswick, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide! Reggae Royalty, […]
Our Last Night’s new song “Ivory Tower” is a genre-bender. “Tower” serves as a great example of a band that continues to grow and continues to incorporate new sounds and influences from across the […]
Hot on the heels of their acclaimed debut single Live Like You Mean It (Aug 2017) Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders release the second single from their forthcoming album. D-GAF is 2 minutes […]
Melbourne’s Electric Mary have released a killer new video for the track Woman, taking from their upcoming fourth album tentatively titled Better Days Are Coming. The band have signed with Melbourne rock label Dinner […]
Sydney doom masters Hypergiant will release their debut album Father Sky on November 16. In anticipation of the full length the band have released a video for the opening track Perseus Arm. Featuring riffs […]
Billboard calls it a “debauched…coke fueled, drama-filled narrative” inspired by “the excess of their rock n roll lifestyles” Anime-style was something the band and management have loved for a long time and this was […]
Welsh hard rockers Digital Criminals are back with their new video ‘Move It’ which was premiered Oct 31st on Tattoo.com. Hard hitting riffs, crushing grooves, huge choruses and catchy hooks infuse with good time, balls […]
New Jersey metalcore quintet ASHES, formerly known as Ashes Of My Regrets has released their debut music video and single under the new guise with a fitting title, “Newborn Soul“. We spoke to vocalist, Chris […]
BIG DUMB FACE, the revived project from Wes Borland, has unveiled new video ‘Jesus Retreats‘ and released new album Where Is Duke Lion? He’s Dead… via Edison Sound, just in time for Halloween. When […]
Russian progressive rockers STARSOUP will release sophomore album Castles of Sand digitally on November 20 and on CD December 1 via Metalism Records. After inspiring debut album Bazaar of Wonders (2013, Sublimity Records), the […]
Sweden’s greatest and most notorious black metal band WATAIN announce details of their 6th studio album, TRIDENT WOLF ECLIPSE, to be released on January 5 2018 through Century Media/Sony Music Australia. PRE-ORDER TRIDENT WOLF ECLIPSE HERE The album is […]
Rock’n’roll devotees GRENADIERS have unveiled new single ‘Long Way Down‘ ahead of the release of their third LP ‘Find Something You Love and Let It Kill You‘ on November 10. ‘Long Way Down‘ sees the intrepid Adelaide trio strip […]
Arkive has waited quietly in the shadows for their time to step out, steadily building their fanbase alongside their sound, they have proven themselves a dynamic workhorse, exceptional on record, dazzling on stage and willing to […]
Australia’s foremost Kings of progressive, extreme heavy music, Ne Obliviscaris will be touring across Australia and New Zealand in February 2018 in support of their new album Urn which is out now! The band […]
Tropical Fu*k Storm return from their Homeric American adventure touring with mates King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard and Band Of Horses, with a gift…. ‘Soft Power’, the second instalment from their 7” double […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor are one of the most astounding, captivating post-rock acts of all time. The cult Montreal act have announced a one-off headline performance at Melbourne Recital Centre’s stunning Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on January 22, […]
Widely considered one of the single most influential albums in the history of black metal, MAYHEM bring their ‘DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS‘ tour to Australia to shroud us all in a veil of satanic […]
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