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“We’ve hit the ground running”, that’s how STONE EMPIRE have described 2017. Back on Australian soil after an extremely successful American Tour with American heavyweights POWERMAN 5000. STONE EMPIRE delivered their hard hitting Australian […]
Ft. Lauderdale, FL based metal band Ornimental has released the Lyric Video for their single, “Love Thy Enemy.” Originally premiered on Tattoo.com, “Love Thy Enemy” is available to stream and download online. “Love Thy […]
Post metal-rock band Weesp has finally rewarded its fans – so called sailors – with the first single from a long-awaited new album and presents their brand-new track “Illumination” together with official music video! […]
Connecticut-based prog rock outfit MILE MARKER ZERO are celebrating the holidays with their very own prog inspired cover of the festive single, “Sleigh Ride”. The single is now available for digital download and/or streaming […]
Under the name Ucigan, a new sludge/black metal band from Romania released their first album. The group, formed at the beginning of this year realeased a 7 song self-titled album on the 2nd of […]
Brazilian melodic hard rock band Leatherjacks have released their new single ‘I Hate To Fall In Love‘ in time for Christmas, the follow up to their debut album “The Lost Arts Of Rock And […]
UK’s NWOBHM titans MILLENNIUM launched new videoclip, entitled “Rise Above”, song taken from “Awakening” album. MILLENNIUM was formed in 1982 by Mark Duffy (vocals) and Pete McArdle (guitar). They recruited Steve Mennell (drums) Dave Price (bass) and Dave Merrington(guitar). The band released their debut […]
On December 21st 2011, the Canadian metal community lost one of its heroes, David Gold of Woods of Ypres in a tragic car accident. On the 6th anniversary of his death, good friend and fellow […]
Dan Cribb’s tribute to The Simpsons continues, with the WA singer-songwriter this month unleashing two whirlwind songs with a special guest vocalist on each. The expanding Worst Tribute Ever LP – which already features the […]
After former members of Joe Cocker’s band decided to keep the master’s songs and unique live interpretation alive as the band “Cocker Rocks”, they teamed up with British singer Eliot Tuffin, recorded a live […]
Chicago-based industrial doom lords DRUG HONKEY are pleased to announce the long-awaited cassette release of their nightmarish fifth album, Cloak of Skies, due out Dec. 26 via Ascension Monuments Media. Recorded by the band themselves at […]
A powerful new video release from Oklahoma City’s Curse The Fall. ‘Race‘ is a wrecking ball of a track taken from the band’s latest EP, Symbiosis. The video, filmed at 3130 Studios and directed […]
Vespera has teamed up with Alternative Press as well as The Jed Foundation to start a dialogue on suicide, addiction, and general mental health. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged […]
The Northern Rivers hell-raising foursome Hammers are finishing 2017 in the best possible way. Today they are releasing the best filmclip you have seen this year – a decadent take on the classic game […]
Phoenix, AZ Metal Merchants MURKOCET have released new single “Spiders.” Following in the wake of molten full-length Digging Mercy’s Grave (January 2017), the song is the second of two new singles released this year (“Hustlin’ […]
Newly formed rock band Stereo Satellite, featuring Lukas Rossi (Rock Star Supernova), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), John Moyer (Disturbed), and Jordan Cannata (Adrenaline Mob), has released the Official Music Video for their debut single, […]
M-Theory Audio sets February 16th, 2018 as official release date for Novareign long-awaited debut album “Legends”! Progressive Power Metal from Southern California! First track from album premiere launched now! For those in the know, Southern California’s […]
East Coast Hard Rock band Revolve has released the lyric video for their single, “Days of Grey.” Originally premiered on Loudwire, “Days of Grey” was produced by Morgan Rose (Sevendust). “It’s just a toe […]
Sydney singer-songwriter Stu Tyrrell will be appearing at the Gulgong Folk Festival between December 29-31. The Gulgong Folk Festival features traditional and contemporary folk, blues, Celtic and roots. For 2017, The Bushwackers Bush Band, Gleny […]
French post metal pioneers HYPNO5E have always been a borderline band, in the truest sense of the term: a band that transcend the borders and limitations of not only the genre of music which […]
On the precipice of releasing their next EP SERF, Perth’s Ratking have just put forward blistering new single Gotta Light?, accompanied by a video which may contain vocalist Josh Reeves munching down a durry or two…Complete with powerful riffs […]
Although COMPULSIONS founder Rob Carlyle has parted ways with drummer Frank Ferrer and guitarist Richard Fortus, both from GUNS N’ ROSES, as well as bassist Sami Yaffa of HANOI ROCKS and the NEW YORK DOLLS, […]
German Riffonauts BLACK SPACE RIDERS have revealed the artwork and track list for forthcoming LP Amoretum Vol. 1. The band has also released the official video for the first single “Another Sort of Homecoming.” […]
Bands do not get fresher than WINCHESTER, a brand new group who publicly launch this week, with the announcement of their stunning debut LP Life Begins At These Dead Ends (February 09 release). To […]
“‘What We Will Be’ is a song unlike any other on our new album Devoratis,” claims vocalist Kevin Quilligan of Dutch death dealers Apophys. “The way the song grows as it progresses and the […]
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