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Punk rock icon. Author. Radio host. Actor. Grammy winner… 34 years since his first visit down under, Henry Rollins will bring his Good To See You tour to Australia in June/July – his first spoken word tour in AU since 2016. […]
Swedish industrial cult act DEATHSTARS finally return with their latest sonic output Everything Destroys You, which will be released on May 5th through Nuclear Blast Records. Their first release in over eight years marks a long-awaited comeback, spotlighting everything that is DEATHSTARS: adrenaline, bombast, […]
Corrosion Of Conformity are currently working on new material with New Orleans drummer Stanton Moore, for an eventual new release on Nuclear Blast. The band’s latest studio album No Cross No Crown was released in 2018 to rapturous praise from fans and […]
Madfish are proud to present, for the first time in one set, the complete studio album recordings of The Pretty Things. Led by founding vocalist and guitarist Phil May & Dick Taylor, The Pretty Things, […]
John 5 explains “This song is called “Strung Out” because I am so obsessed with playing guitar that when I don’t play and create new music for a while, I start to go a little insane.” He adds, “There’ll be […]
OZZY OSBOURNE was honoured with two (2) Grammy Awards for “Best Rock Album” (his first-ever win in the category) and “Best Metal Performance” from his hugely successful and critically acclaimed PATIENT NUMBER 9 album (Epic Records). This marks OSBOURNE’s first […]
Melbourne’s own Virgin Mary Disco are hitting the ground running in 2023 with the release of their debut single ‘Modern Man’. Taking cues from the likes of post-punk and new wave forerunners Joy Division, New […]
Motive Black’s debut album titled, Auburn, drops worldwide on Friday, February 10, 2023. Produced by Grammy-winner Nick Rowe (Bloodsimple, Vampire Weekend) the album features special guests such as Marcos Curiel (P.O.D.), Ray Luzier (Korn), and Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies). “Motive Black are poised for big […]
REDLIGHT KING has revealed a music video for their new single, “Eye Of A Hurricane,” from the band’s anticipated fourth album In Our Blood due March 3 via AFM RECORDS.“Eye Of A Hurricane” was directed and produced by Strati Havartos who also did […]
Robb Weir is never a man to take what he has for granted. Having led TYGERS OF PAN TANG since their first album through a number of line-up changes, he recognises that the current Tygers are probably the […]
German NU-Metal/Rock kings From Fall to Spring have announced their first ever album »RISE« and serve their brand new track ‘DRAW THE LINE‘, a reviving track carrying the torch of the 2000’s, being their official attend in the voting for […]
Renowned melodic death metal band WOLFHEART has unleashed their latest and greatest creation with the official video for their explosive single, “Fires of the Fallen“, taken from the recently-released full-length album, King of the North, now available via […]
Ahead of the release of their much anticipated new studio record HOME, the boys from KINGSWOOD have announced a string of intimate album listening parties for fans on the East Coast to get around, this February. The news […]
ALICE COOPER is inarguably one of the biggest names in the history of rock music. To honor his 75th birthday on February 4, 2023, POWERWOLF has released a cover version of his larger-than-life song “Poison”. The 1989 hit single from […]
The Melbourne Guitar Show has today added another haul of artists to the already impressive lineup, with the iconic show set to rock Caulfield Racecourse on March 4 and 5 – tickets are on sale […]
Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer, performer, and international pop icon P!NK announces her highly anticipated return to Australia with a massive tour in February and March, 2024. P!NK’s Summer Carnival 2024 will commence in Sydney at Allianz Stadium […]
Southern roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck are pleased to announce “Come At Me,” the hard-charging, rock & roll infused final single from their new EP ‘One Of A Kind,’ out March 10th via Joe Bonamassa’s newest independent label, Journeyman Records. An instant rock & roll […]
Peter Roxx (Peter Andersson) is a songwriter and musician based in Skövde Sweden. Besides writing music and lyrics Peter also plays bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals. Peter has been in many bands over the years […]
Listing Information What: Bamboozle Festival When: Friday, May 5th, 2023 | Saturday, May 6th, 2023 | Sunday, May 7th, 2023 Where: Bader Field | Atlantic City, New Jersey Who: Limp Bizkit, Trippie Redd, Papa Roach, […]
Chris Shiflett returns to the UK for a run of headline dates this March, the guitarist’s first solo shows there since 2019. In advance of the tour and as a hard-drivin’ taste of things to come, long-time Foo Fighters member Shiflett releases […]
Last In Line featuring frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-Ozzy Osbourne) and former Dio comrades-in-arms Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) and Vinny Appice (ex-Black Sabbath) announce the release of their third studio album “Jericho”, out on March 31. To kick things off, the […]
Fresh off the success of their summer single ‘She Likes to Dance,’ The Bloodshots are keeping the fire going with new punk n’ roll banger ‘Go to Hell.’ Catchy, loud, genre-bending, in your face vocals and […]
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Joe Samba, who finds the sweet spot between smoked-out Caribbean bliss and sweat-soaked punkified energy, has released the official music video for his single “Boomer Economy” as he gears up to hit the road […]
“IMPERA was my favorite rock album of 2022… I found out along the way that Tobias is a bit of a fan of DL, so I guess it was inevitable we’d both find out about […]
Irish Blues Rock guitarist, Eamonn McCormack released his eighth studio album on February 3rd, (AVAILABLE HERE), and it’s packed to the brim with a hybrid of intense Blues Rock, mixed with contemporary Americana, and Celtic […]
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