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English extreme metal legends CARCASS have released a new album trailer in which they discuss the origins of their new single “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.” The song is featured on the band’s impending 7th studio […]
As bassist of prog legends OPETH, Martin Mendez has gained world-wide popularity and now he returns with another virtuous death metal crusher that captures the fear, loss of control and despair of lockdown in […]
Austin-based rock band Fire From The Gods just dropped a new lyric video for their track “Right Now (Reimagined)” from their recently released EP American Sun (Reimagined) via Better Noise Music. The project features […]
CRADLE OF FILTH will return to American shores this fall for the Lustmord and Tourgasm tour, featuring an epic full performance of the British band’s classic 1998 concept album Cruelty and the Beast for […]
King Kobra was founded by drummer Carmine Appice, the band consisted of four relatively unknown musicians: vocalist Mark Free, guitarist David Michael-Philips, guitarist Mick Sweda, and bassist Johnny Rod. After two albums on Capitol […]
Belched from Hell’s depths into the rustic charms of the Witch County, Suffolk, thirty long and disturbing years ago, CRADLE OF FILTH are undisputed giants of the Heavy Metal realm. Imperious purveyors of a […]
Iconic singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Alice In Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell returns with the release of his first single “Atone” out today, from Cantrell’s new album, Brighten. The record is available for pre-order and […]
All-star modern metal band Imonolith return with a bass-heavy, self-released cover of Björk‘s ‘Army Of Me‘. Watch the lyric video below. Says drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen: “Imonolith are excited to release our version of the […]
Halloween conjures up many images, from scary movies and costumes for a trick or treat, to witches around cauldrens or the misty eeriness of a silent graveyard. One thing is for certain, a Halloween […]
BUCKCHERRY have released the third video and single from the Hellbound record ‘Wasting No More Time’. The video was directed by KasterTroy and was shot at Nelson’s Landing, a legendary ghost town 45 minutes from Las […]
As Paul Kelly continues his epic On The Road Again East Coast Tour tonight, Friday 30 July with an encore performance at HOTA Gold Coast, Frontier Touring announce a brand new show at Stanthorpe […]
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the final single released from Mötley Crüe‘s legendary album Dr. Feelgood. In celebration – both of that anniversary and the band’s year-long recognition of their 40th anniversary in music – today […]
Angels & Airwaves have just released a new single and video, “Losing My Mind.” The video features frontman Tom DeLonge‘s alter-ego Disco, brother to Boomer from blink-182’s “First Date” music video. The video sees […]
New Orleans sludge metal behemoths CROWBAR will support Sepultura and Sacred Reich on their long-anticipated tour next Spring. Initially scheduled as a 2020 run, the North America Cuadra Tour 2022 kicks off March 4th […]
Rock supergoup MR. BIG is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their chart-topping Lean into It album with a remastered and expanded anniversary edition reissue, available digitally, on CD and as a highly collectible limited […]
More than 30 years after its release, OZZY OSBOURNE’s sixth solo album–the Top 10 (#7) and quadruple platinum NO MORE TEARS will be celebrated with an expanded digital audio album due out September 17 […]
Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett, releases his new studio rock album Surrender of Silence on 10th September 2021, via Inside Out Music. The album features 11 new songs as Steve has been working hard through […]
LIGHT THE TORCH released their brilliant new album ‘You Will Be The Death Of Me‘ in June the album hit the Official Australian Digital albums chart at # 18 and drew critical acclaim for […]
The announcement of the brand new JINJER record, Wallflowers, out August 27 via Napalm Records, has not only caused immediate ripples around the world and delighted international reviewers and fans alike, but the band’s first single, “Vortex“, has […]
On September 24th, Rivers of Nihil will release their fourth full-length, The Work, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the album, a video for the new single “Clean” (directed by Mike […]
It has been a tumultuous year and a half for Australian rock fans with no new international tour announcements but that changes now. With the governments four phase plan underway, which anticipates more flexible […]
Craft Recordings is pleased to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Violent Femmes’ Why Do Birds Sing? with a reissue of the bestselling album from the folk-punk pioneers. Due out October 8th and available […]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are thrilled to share ‘Catching Smoke‘, their most delightfully mad video yet. ‘Catching Smoke’ is one of the standouts from their recently released and critically-acclaimed Butterfly 3000 album. Following […]
The daily band lineups have been announced for Rocklahoma, taking place on Friday, September 3, Saturday, September 4, and Sunday, September 5 at Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside of […]
Legendary heavy metal vocalist and pop culture icon DEE SNIDER recently announced his triumphant fifth full-length album, Leave A Scar, out July 30, 2021 via Napalm Records. To commemorate the release of his new album, DEE SNIDER has announced […]
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