The Rockpit officially presents the premiere of the new lyric video for the track “Escapism” from Atlanta post-hardcore band Satyr. The track comes off the band’s new EP “Neutrino!” which was released earlier this […]
Compiling lists has always been one of journalism’s passions especially when copy has been in short supply. As long as I can remember I’ve been lazily obsessed with reading lists of the Best Movies, Best […]
It’s been 2 years since Norwegian progressive black metallers Enslaved were last in Australia which doesn’t seem that long ago in the grand scheme of things but a lot can happen in that time. […]
After the successful release of their instant classic single “Sand Lea” and brilliantly raw accompanying video which THE AU REVIEW described as “a perfect introduction to their versatility as a group”, Dirty Hearts recently […]
The INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival team is thrilled to report that the festival’s inaugural event, which took place July 13-15, 2018 in Mansfield, OH at the historic Ohio State Reformatory (one of the […]
Johannesburg’s Alternative Rockers OTN have released the lyric video for their track Braille, premiering in Australia here at The Rockpit. The first single taken from their debut album Tabula Rasa, releasing on the 6th […]
Thank you and goodnight London! The first official Rock’n’Con Fan Event came to a close Sunday, June 10, at London Music Hall with organizers, attendees and participants all calling the weekend a tremendous success. […]
Multi Grammy Award winner Robert Cray closed out the 17th annual Blues on Broadbeach in fine style last night in what was a bumper year for one of Australia’s largest free music festivals. With […]
Gunshot Blue is a South African psychedelic blues act born amongst burning incense, black ink, prayer beads, tattooed skin and religious icons back in 2014 at SA Hardcore Social Club in Johannesburg. Today sees […]
Johannesburg’s whiskey-swilling, cigarette-toting, blues-swinging, rock ‘n rollers Dirty Moonshine has launched the Australian premiere of their new video here at The Rockpit for their track Toxic Waltz taken from their forthcoming debut album Bottom […]
Bands, musicians, music people! Looking to get your music professionally sorted with some great production and/or mixing? Look no further than Mike Trubetskov over at EOL Studios who is offering a great service to […]
South African old skool thrashers Deadline have released the video via an exclusive Australian premiere here at The Rockpit for the track Bloodbeast taken from their critically acclaimed 2017 album Black Wolf City. Vocalist […]
On April 13th Alabama bred Brooklynite Abstract Artimus will release “When The Beast Is After Me” on Brooklyn’s Dire Life Records. The new EP draws influence from Artimus’ southern roots growing up in Alabama […]
The 29th Annual Bluesfest Byron Bay held over the Easter long weekend (29 March – 2 April) has been a huge success, with just over 95K attendees enjoying some of the world’s greatest talent, from […]
Yes, only two more months to the biggest underground metal event! Metal United World Wide (MUWW) is getting into the last stage of preparations. There was a bit of country shuffling with some who […]
There are your standard heavy metal festivals – and there is 70000TONS OF METAL. Just imagine: You’ve just returned from a beautiful island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after spending hours enjoying […]
Eightball Junkies is a rock and roll four piece mixing a supercharged blend of heavy grooves and hard rock swagger with an energetic, raw and loud live show. They self-released their 3 track EP […]
Whyte Wydow has been a part of the Australian Rock Music scene for the past 4 years. The band is a female fronted 5 piece originals act that continues to grow in popularity. Since […]
Welcome to the official Rockpit press page for the 2018 Download Festival Australia. Here you can keep up to date with all the latest press releases, interviews, sideshows and more as we help give […]
Yes it’s that time of the year again when everyone’s top lists of the year are popping up and of course, The Rockpit has come up with what we think is the very best […]
The Rockpit took in shows all across Australia and the U.S. in 2017, captured in our reviews and photography department. We take a look at the highlights of the year and what made […]
Nashville TN, self-described #MythicRock band Shadow Horse begin the epic story of The Visitor with “Weather the Storm“. Shot in stunning locations across Middle Tennessee, this video is the first of many. A bold […]
Melbourne, post-grunge monsters Jarface have released the music video for new single Absolution in the lead up to the release of their debut album ‘Now They See‘ on Friday, December 8.To celebrate the release […]
Gary Moore ‘Blues and Beyond’ event footage unveiled To celebrate the release of Gary Moore’s forthcoming Blues and Beyond, BMG held a special event for fans and media at the Gibson Show Rooms in London […]
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 […]
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