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Motörhead release ‘Leavin’ Here’, the second single and its accompanying music video from the forthcoming album, The Manticore Tapes, which is set for release on 27th of June. The music video for ‘Leavin’ Here’ is […]
‘A2Z2‘ the new album from hard rock band A-Z is out now!” To celebrate the album’s release, the band have released the 3rd single and video from the album for the track “The Remedy,” […]
GRAMMY nominated extreme power metal legends DRAGONFORCE unleash a new official music video for an alternate version of their recent album track “Burning Heart”, featuring Alissa White-Gluz! Originally released as a bonus track on select […]
Deep Purple’s Rapture of the Deep has just turned 20 and it’s celebrated with a complete remix and remaster, striking new artwork, plus a bonus CD/LP featuring never-before-released recordings. Listen to the single, Junkyard Blues https://deeppurple.lnk.to/Junkyard_BluesPR It’s no […]
Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker, David Byrne will return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2026 in support of his new album Who Is The Sky? […]
The thrumming of a heartbeat announces the return of the Cavalera brothers to their most volatile recording, the carnage-driven, adrenaline-fueled onslaught that is only known as CHAOS A.D.. Just over thirty years ago Max and […]
Fresh off the success of his breakout solo single ‘Between My Shadow and the Sun’, veteran Aussie rocker David Jones roars into 2025 with ‘New City New Love’ — a bold, anthemic celebration of transformation, […]
Acclaimed British hard rock band, Wytch Hazel, will release its new album, ‘Wytch Hazel V: Lamentations’, on July 4 via Bad Omen Records (Pøltergeist, Satan’s Satyrs). Recorded with longtime producer Ed Turner (The Ettes, Heavy Trash, Purson), ‘Lamentations’ delivers uplifting, powerful […]
A heavy metal mass beyond imagination – POWERWOLF unleash Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle)! Chart-topping German metal titans POWERWOLF will release their brand-new live release, Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), on March 6, 2026 via Napalm Records! […]
New Zealand’s ALIEN WEAPONRY recently released their head-turning third album, Te Rā, via Napalm Records! Today, swiftly following the announcement of their upcoming USA tour supporting Avatar with fellow openers SpiritWorld, the band has dropped […]
Burton C. Bell, the iconic voice that defined futuristic anxiety, existential desperation, and steadfast resistance across the industrial metal world, is set to captivate Australian audiences this June 2025 with a special run of intimate […]
Melbourne’s acclaimed The Peep Tempel are set to deliver a final, exclusive series of electrifying live performances this October, marking the 10th anniversary of their celebrated second album, Tales. These will be the final anniversary […]
Newcastle punks Dead Mall have had a busy start to 2025. After reemerging with ‘GASOLINE’, their first single in 2 years, Dead Mall are a very different band from where they started. With 2 singles […]
The Whitlams with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra storms to a third show in the first weekend of Spring, with a matinee performance at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Saturday 6 September going on sale today. The concert will […]
Naarm/Melbourne based indie-pop artist Harper Bloom is sharing her first single of the year in the form of “Sleepyhead”. The euphoric track is a taste of what’s to come from Harper in 2025, with her […]
With the remainder of 2025 set to have The Amity Affliction touring throughout North America, Europe and the UK, the legendary metalcore group kicks off the second half of the year with brand new music […]
Inimitable synth rock enigma ZETRA have returned with their dreamy, anthemic new single ‘So’. The track is the duos first new music since the release of their debut album in September of last year. ZETRA comment: “Can […]
French metal alchemists TSS (formerly The Sunday Sadness) have steadily built their reputation in the global metal scene, thanks to their innovative blend of emo, metalcore, alternative rock, and synthwave. They’ve recently added elements of phonk and neo-metal to their sonic blend. The band was founded […]
Legendary musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty has announced the release of a powerful new album, Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years, arriving August 22, 2025 via Concord. The 20-track collection features newly […]
Melbourne hard hitters, Cicadastone are about to celebrate the one year anniversary of their latest album, Future Echoes which received brilliant reviews from the rock press including a 9/10 from The Hard Rock Show. The band followed up the release […]
Chrysalis Records are proud to present UFO’s classic 1980 album ‘No Place To Run’, newly remastered from the original production tapes transfers at AIR Mastering and reissued on stunning 3LP tri-fold sleeve 180gm vinyl and […]
AMORPHIS are back: After taking a brief creative hiatus from the scene, the iconic Finnish metal titans return with the announcement of their 15th studio album, BORDERLAND arriving on September 26, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix […]
Steel City Kings MALEVOLENCE have released a new single from their massively anticipated new album, Where Only The Truth Is Spoken, which is set to be released on the 20th June via MLVLTD in partnership with Nuclear Blast Records. Compared to […]
For almost three decades, the US/French Canadian-based melodic death metal syndicate KATAKLYSM, has delivered unapologetic waves of powerful sound across the entire globe. Today, the band offer fans a new track entitled, ‘The Rabbit Hole‘. With a […]
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Chantel McGregor releases her deeply moving new album The Healing — her most personal and soul-searching record to date. Alongside the album, Chantel also shares a raw and emotional video for one […]
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