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ANNOUNCEMENT 2022 sees The Rockpit hit our thirteenth year as a globally recognised rock media platform and the year ahead will see some immense changes, with some major announcements to follow in the coming months. […]
New double album SLAP BANG BLUE RENDEZVOUS out on January 21, 2022 Diamond Dogs release their second single “Rocket Ricochet” together with a music video from their upcoming 24 tracks strong double album […]
New dates for Adelaide & Fremantle – Special one-night-only Byron Bay show added Handsome tours is elated to confirm that Billy Bragg is cleared to step foot back into Australia to perform his long […]
“30 Years” – Lionheart‘s first single from the global release of Second Nature, to be released on January 21st, 2022 via Metalville Records – relates Dennis Stratton’s musical journey through the decades, from his time in […]
Abrakadabra is the upcoming album from Gothenburg’s leading exponents of street metal, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR! The follow up to 2018’s critically acclaimed You Can’t Kill My Rock ‘N’ Roll, Abrakadabra will be released digitally via Golden […]
Fans who missed Metallica’s pair of 40th anniversary concerts this past weekend can enjoy rebroadcasts of both shows on-demand exclusively on The Coda Collection this Christmas Weekend in the U.S. and on Amazon Prime internationally. […]
CARMINE APPICE AND DEKO ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF GUITAR ZEUS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE BOX SET COLLECTION. The Guitar Zeus 25th Anniversary Box Set is a massive collection of 4 LP’s, 3 CD’s […]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the classic Aerosmith lineup — Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer — a new book, Aerosmith On Tour: 1973-1985, exhaustively chronicles […]
Pre-order For Ltd. 7inch Vinyl Starts TODAY! – Alright Already Now! We are proud to announce a new studio album by legendary Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS called “Eyes Of Oblivion,” which […]
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION celebrate their 40th anniversary by setting the world ablaze with a new, hard-hitting grenade in the form of their new album, Diabolical, out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records! As […]
On December 24th, in the tragic year of 1914, in the middle of a cold night: After 6 months in the muddy trenches, the war still hasn’t come to an end and on Christmas […]
Today, Swedish hard rock institution The Quill reveal the official video for “Where Eagles Dare,” the first single from their forthcoming Live, New, Borrowed, Blue, set for international release on January 28th, 2022 via Metalville Records. The […]
Back with a vengeance and hell-bent on destruction, Norwegian death metallers, CADAVER, are back in business and ready to reign. Edder & Bile, the first full length from this band’s new incarnation of Anders Odden’s original, extreme metal vision, was […]
You heard it right, Wacken Metal Battle is back in all its rousing glory to give up-and-coming Australian and New Zealand Artists a chance to play at the Metal Mecca. Joining forces with Destroy […]
RARE PHOTO OUTTAKES AVAILABLE – PROCEEDS TO GRAPES FOR HUMANITY GIFT OF SIGHT PROJECTS (Philadelphia, PA) – Photographer Deborah Samuel is credited for capturing the now-iconic album cover images for the Rush albums ‘Permanent Waves,’ […]
TRIUMPH AND DEFINITIVE AUTHENTIC ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE TRIUMPH VAULT – A CELEBRATION OF CANADA’S OWN ROCK & ROLL MACHINE! Fans of classic Canadian rockers Triumph are in for a special treat […]
The first full-length biography of Eddie Van Halen—a searching, affectionate, and in-depth look at the remarkable life of a genuine musical virtuoso who changed the course of rock ’n’ roll. “The game changing guitar […]
‘Don’t Wait For Me’ is the emotional new single from Australian heavy rockers WICKED SMILE. The single comes off the critically acclaimed debut album ‘Wait For The Night’ out now on cd and on all digital […]
My Chemical Romance (aka MCR/My Chem) have today announced additional shows to their 2023 Australian arena tour. These shows will be the band’s first Australian shows since their appearance at Big Day Out festival […]
Official Deluxe Vinyl Album Re-issue Series Concludes with ‘Slade Alive’ released on limited edition splatter vinyl on January 28! Today, Slade unveil a brand new animated video for Merry Xmas Everybody This is the first […]
The Coda Collection presents an exclusive global live streaming event — Metallica 40th Anniversary LIVE — a special two night event celebrating 40 years of Metallica. Powered by streaming partners Amazon Music and Prime […]
June 6th 2022 marks the 40th Anniversary of one of the most infamous, notorious, controversial Heavy Metal Bands in the World…W.A.S.P. So join W.A.S.P. for this very special 40th Anniversary World Tour that kicks off in […]
Despite COVID-19, Hoodoo Gurus have had a busy year and they have one last single up their sleeves before 2021 is done – Carry On – released on all streaming services, online music retailers […]
Some of Melbourne’s finest local artists are gathering this Friday, December 10 to pay tribute to the immortal AC/DC and raise funds for Dementia Australia. This special live event will see an all star band […]
Abrakadabra is the upcoming album from Gothenburg’s leading exponents of street metal, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR! The follow up to 2018’s critically acclaimed You Can’t Kill My Rock ‘N’ Roll, Abrakadabra will be released digitally via Golden […]
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