One of the most influential rock bands of all time, Deep Purple, will release their brand new studio album inFinite on April 7 via earMUSIC/Sony Music Australia InFinite is the highly anticipated follow up to […]
The monster lineup for BLACKEN Open Air has been announced, boasting 30 bands from every corner of the country. Now in it’s fifth incarnation, the event inspires an annual pilgrimage into the heart of Australia. […]
Metallica have officially announced tour dates for a North American run in 2017 that will include supports from Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat along with Gojira on select dates. The tour comes with a few […]
International metal superstars and power metal speed legends DRAGONFORCE have revealed that they will be touring Australia as part of their Reaching Into Infinity World Tour. DRAGONFORCE’s reputation is such that anything new from them […]
World renowned glam rock band and party connoisseurs Steel Panther today announced the premiere of their latest music video, Poontang Boomerang, on Vevo following yesterday’s exclusive premiere with Pornhub.com. Follow the link here to […]
Well THE DARKNESS fans are standing up and putting their hands in their pocket as the first Melbourne Show on Wednesday 3rd May at 170 Russell, Melbourne sold out in less than 30 minutes!! We […]
DIRECT TOURING & NEW WORLD ARTISTS PRESENT: THE THRASH, BLAST AND GRIND FESTIVAL February 2017 Featuring King Parrot, Psycroptic, Revocation (USA), Whoretopsy & Black Rheno What would an Australian summer be without a touring music fest? Pretty bloody […]
DURING THE 1980s the music scene was exploding with an abundance of great rock bands – including multi-platinum sellers such as Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot and RATT – but there was always room for talented […]
Rejoice, Australians fair, in your home which you so rightly claim to be girt by sea – THE DARKNESS are quite simply thrilled to be returning to your shores! Those lovely people at Groovin The […]
Black Sabbath have now completed their final run of shows ever with the last gig at their hometown in Birmingham, England where it all started. Watch the final moments captured at the show at […]
A roundup of the latest in rock news from the US and around the world. Black Sabbath Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dead at 68 Geoff Nicholls, who played keyboards with Black Sabbath from 1979-2004 died on January […]
After an almost 5 year hiatus Adelaide’s own evening dedicated to glam, trash and rock n roll returns. “The Sleaze Ball 2017” presents a series of local, interstate and international artists in a unique blend […]
ARIA-nominated, Melbourne rockers KINGSWOOD today expose a new side of their music with the release of the soulful new single ‘Golden’ along with an official video for the track. The second single to be […]
Metropolis Touring and Abstract Entertainment Proudly Present Bay City Rollers Re-live the excitement that was Rollermania! Scotland’s greatest pop / glam export, the BAY CITY ROLLERS Featuring Les McKeown will finally be back down […]
There’s no denying Billboard’s ‘Rock Group of the Decade’, NICKELBACK continue to reign supreme as one of the most enduring and commercially successful acts of the past two decades. NICKELBACK’S Australian sales have hit 15-times-platinum with […]
Legendary AEROSMITH guitarist JOE PERRY is pictured here after being presented with the Les Paul Award at 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards. Perry presented with the prestigious honour by his Hollywood Vampires bandmate Johnny Depp, […]
Melding brutality and brains into an unstoppable sonic force, San Francisco’s FALLUJAH (Nuclear Blast Entertainment) will be making their highly anticipated live debut on Australian shores with Killswitch Engage and now they have announced a […]
Since 2001, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have created a musical brute that embraces all the finest qualities of melodic death metal yet does not shackle them, giving them room to constantly evolve and grow. While […]
Internationally celebrated heavy rock icons MASTODON are proud to announce the release of their eighth studio album, Emperor Of Sand, the follow-up to their universally praised 2014 album Once More ‘Round The Sun. The album […]
The 2017 edition of The 80s Cruise will be taking place in February but organizers have just announced the lineup of artists for next year’s cruise. The 2018 The 80s Cruise will take place in March and the […]
Legendary Aussie rock band The Angels are gearing up for a tour guaranteed to smash the speakers and get venues rockin’. Announcing their 2017 4×4 Across Australia tour, the band will be digging through their […]
Pop punk perfection… that’s ALL TIME LOW in a nutshell! Not many bands can lay claim to consistently selling out shows whenever they tour Australia, but ALL TIME LOW can proudly wear that badge. They’ve […]
Thirty-five years ago, the Australian pub rock scene was at its pinnacle and live music was everywhere, and so was Rose Tattoo, scratching its way to the top of the heap. Tatts: Live in Brunswick […]
Sweden’s musical alchemists, OPETH, have debuted a new video for their song ‘Era‘ today. The video’s track is featured on the band’s critically praised, 12th studio album, »Sorceress«. The clip for ‘Era‘ comes just ahead […]
It’s a long lasting tradition that at the end of the year, DORO always tours around Germany. In 2017, the metal queen will kick off some live shows in her homeland once again. After her winter tour […]
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