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SALIVA has revealed the second single, “Click Click Boom,” from Every Twenty Years, an EP featuring re-recorded classics with current vocalist Bobby Amaru to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of their major label debut, Every […]
On April 2nd, the single called “Where The Angels Fly” came out, which has been bubbling the rumor mill for weeks: when the video for the song went online, it triggered a huge social media storm. […]
One of Australia’s most loved bands, Boom Crash Opera, return with live shows from May this year. The Kick It Out Live 2021 tour, presented by Triple M, will see them perform hits, gems and rarities in both electric and acoustic […]
AFI have now shared two more tracks from the upcoming new “Bodies” album – “Dulcería” and “Far Too Near“. The swaggering “Dulcería” — which was co-written by The Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan — is […]
From the title track to the current single ‘Saints And Liars‘, Gary Numan‘s upcoming album ‘Intruder‘ (out May 21) is building intrigue and mystique in equal measure. Four decades into the synth-pop pioneers hugely […]
LIGHT THE TORCH — Howard Jones [vocals], Francesco Artusato [guitar], and Ryan Wombacher [bass] — will release their new album and second full length “You Will Be the Death of Me” on June 25 […]
SABATON unveil new single & music video for “The Royal Guard”, LAMB OF GOD Debuts Blistering Bad Brains Live Cover Featuring FEVER 333, CARNIFEX – Release Cover Of KORN’s “Dead Bodies Everywhere”. […]
Motörhead and Germany… it was always a love affair. Strap in and enjoy a super-slice of what Motörhead’s forthcoming Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin will be offering, with the single and video for […]
American guitarist/songwriter JEFF KOLLMAN (COSMOSQUAD, ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT, ASIA FJP, GLENN HUGHES) has launched a promotional video for ‘Superstring Theory‘, the advance single off his forthcoming solo album, ‘East of Heaven‘, out May 21. ‘East of Heaven’ is Kollman’s sixth […]
The Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac concert took on a poignant but unfortunate further significance in July 2020 with the tragic passing […]
Grammy Award winning bassist David Ellefson has announced his new David Ellefson Bass Chronicles storyteller concert series with four shows across the eastern Midwest USA. Each event will be presented as a chronological set […]
TEG Dainty wish to announce the rescheduled dates for Jim Steinman’s BAT OUT OF HELL – THE ROCK MUSICAL. The jaw dropping, heart stopping, ARENA ROCK MUSICAL, featuring an international cast, scheduled to take place […]
Multi-platinum, award-winning Canadian vocalist Lee Aaron is back with a collection of 12 brand-new originals that invite you to tune into the heartbeat of your personal radio dial and hear the best of what this rock ‘n’ roll legend has […]
TETRARCH Reveal Blisteringly Heavy New Single, “Negative Noise”, ALESTORM Release “Keelhauled (Live in Tilburg)” Live Video, POWERWOLF Announces New Studio Album Call Of The Wild, HAMMER KING Releases New Single “Hammerschlag” Breakout […]
Today is the day: HELLOWEEN release the first single ‘Skyfall‘ along with an amazing video clip! Written by Kai Hansen, ‘Skyfall’ is a storming more than 7-minute ride into the HELLOWEEN universe (and beyond!) […]
Convenients is Perth’s newest live music venue scheduled to officially open in the heart of the city’s cultural and entertainment precinct this weekend. Convenients is Perth’s only live music venue constructed, for the most […]
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES announces their new full-length album The Nightmare Of Being today. The album is set for release on July 2nd via Century Media Records. While main parts for The Nightmare Of Being were […]
Dropkick Murphys have released a new single, “Queen Of Suffolk County,” from their forthcoming album Turn Up That Dial, out April 30 via band-owned Born & Bred Records. The track opens with a newscaster […]
Today, Tame Impala has announced InnerSpeaker Live From Wave House, a streaming concert event taking place on Wednesday 21 April via the premium digital live platform Moment House. The band will perform their seminal debut album […]
LAMB OF GOD has released a new video, “Resurrection Man (Live),” from Lamb Of God – Live In Richmond, VA. LAMB OF GOD’s Mark Morton states: “‘Resurrection Man’ has been a fun song to […]
Death Dealer has released another song to the public via YOUTUBE and social media, off of their 3rd album, ‘Conquered Lands,’ that was released November 13, 2020 on Steel Cartel Records. The track – entitled […]
Kiss have today announced that they will be the first ever band to perform in Space, revealed in a special press conference via live streaming. The veteran rockers will finalise their final tour before […]
When matchless vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho and guitarist Daniel Freyberg joined forces with Waltteri Väyrynen, Mitja Toivonen and live keyboardist Vili Itäpelto to form the explosive new metal pillar BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, it was meant […]
After consultations with NSW Health and the NSW Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, sadly they have arrived at the decision that it is in the interests of the safety of everyone the festival be cancelled […]
The upcoming One Guitar, One Night Only tour will be the first time that “Mossy” has played to his beloved fans acoustically in theatres in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane in 5 years […]
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