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Melbourne-based heavy metal heavyweights Blunt Shovel and up-and-coming South Australian riff-meisters Shatter Brain have announced a limited-edition split vinyl to be released in August! The aptly titled ‘Twelve Inch Split’ will offer three new […]
Become a part of guitar history… Join THE LARGEST ELECTRIC GUITAR ENSEMBLE Guinness World Record attempt! The Sydney Guitar Festival is bringing together guitar fans and music lovers to break the world record for […]
Spanish meldic metal band, KILMARA, have announced the release of their fourth album ‘Across the Realm of Time‘ on August 31, 2018 via ROAR Rock Of Angels Records. The album was produced, recorded, mixed […]
Heavy, progressive rock band Visitors have teamed up with Heavy Blog Is Heavy for the music video premiere of the band’s new single “Pollyanna”. Watch the music video here. The track is the first single […]
Last year, Hotter Than Hell embarked on its devilish maiden voyage bringing sold-out festivals to punters across the country and reuniting the biggest Aussie rock acts of the 90s and naughties for the first […]
Sydney metal band Temtris have released the powerful single Run from their upcoming 5th studio album Rapture (out on 1 October 2018). The Temtris crew has yet again pushed themselves to reach new heights […]
The Bennies Natural Born Chillers album tour kicks off at Brisbane’s The Triffid this Wednesday followed by 14 shows, over two months which will see The Bennies visit every state in the country. Having […]
Sydney rockers Cigars Of The Pharaoh have just released their scorching new track, Sincere Karma via Golden Robot Records new distribution sub label, X-Ray Records, with the official launch this Saturday, 30 June at […]
Western Canada’s decibel breaking heavy metal festival LOUD AS HELL announce main stage additions THE KENNEDY VEIL and SARAH LONGFIELD to this year’s 2018 line up to join headliners New Jersey’s deathcore titans FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, Vancouver tech death giants ARCHSPIRE, Regina’s […]
“Her eyes, blue like the sky of an American summer, are focused on the desert and the endless road. With a gesture, she removes some sand and sweat from the forehead, while pushing harder […]
Dallas, TX metal band Light the Fire has released a new single which will appear on the band’s upcoming third full-length due out this fall on Standby Records. The single is also available on […]
Prog Metallers Shattered Skies have burst back onto the scene with a bold statement of intent, and are taking no prisoners when it comes to regaining their place in the progressive music scene. The […]
American/Finnish sensations TORNADO have returned with their third release, aptly titled “Commitment To Excellence”, 11 songs of highly catchy and in-your-face Thrash Metal! Formed in 2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, TORNADO quickly released their Peter Tagtgren (Hypocrisy/Pain) […]
Life Against Time have just released their brand new single “Broken Love Song”; a powerful blend of atmospheric verses and big choruses with a few twists and turns along the way. Bassist Graham Howard […]
This August Melbourne’s hottest punkers, Palmerslum, are hitting Sydney for the first time. Friday the 17th They kick off their 3 day onslaught at Dee Why’s Time And Tide Hotel alongside Last Dig Academy […]
Following on from a massive first round announcement of speakers in May, BIGSOUND continues to cement its reputation as the country’s biggest discovery event for new music, with the unveiling of the first round […]
Bursting back onto the scene with a serious dose of revitalised pop punk energy, WA trio Dan Cribb & The Isolated have unveiled a new single and accompanying launch show. Run Away is the […]
Hard Southern Rock Band SCATTERED HAMLET has released the official music video for their cover of the TWISTED SISTER classic single, “Stay Hungry.” Originally premiered on Tattoo.com, “Stay Hungry” is a heartfelt tribute to […]
Hungryheart‘s debut album turns ten and the Italian melodic rock band celebrates this anniversary releasing on June 1st a special reissue of this record. The band has realized a brand new videoclip for the […]
Blackpool based three-piece hard rockers A’priori are back with their brand new video Better Man. The track combines hard rock with a classic rock style infusion, raspy vocals, groovey riffs, and soaring guitars that […]
Since their inception in 2010, Hadal Maw have fast procured a stature as a benchmark for creating new perspectives on heavy music. Metal Hammer described them as “…very much the contemporary and forward-thinking metal […]
Australia’s biggest independent label, Golden Robot Records, have had a huge year already. On the back of expanding into the European and US markets, they have just launched a new sub-label called Riot Records […]
Australian alternative progressive rock powerhouse Circles are the next step in the evolution of heavy music. The intricacy, the emotional heartstring pull of the lyrics, the precision, and the sheer force of their output […]
Australian songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire, Harts goes back to his bluesy, rock n’ roll roots on a brand new single released today, titled “Consciousness Of What You Think”. The single is from a […]
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 […]
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