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On Friday December 18th at 4PM US PST, The Black Dahlia Murder will kick off their “Yule ‘Em All: A Holiday Variety Extravaganza” livestream, featuring live performances, special guests and more! Presented by Night […]
A boisterous, uncontrollable thrash/death metal assault led by the four women of NERVOSA strikes another raging round with the release of their second single, “Perpetual Chaos”, cut from their upcoming full-length of the same name, out […]
The kindred of Yorkshire raise the curtains: Their new MLP Macabre Cabaret, following the band’s highly acclaimed album The Ghost Of Orion (March 6th) is out NOW! Singer Aaron Stainthorpe states: “The latest offering […]
Multi-Platinum-selling rock band Puddle of Mudd return with the world premiere of their brand new lyric video for the song “Go To Hell.” The track comes from Puddle of Mudd’s 2019 album, Welcome to […]
Metal mainstays, recording artists Butcher Babies today release the music video for their new single, “Bottom Of A Bottle”. The new music video premiered exclusively with Alternative Press who said, “It’s a powerful and […]
Extreme metal practitioners SCOUR today unleashes new single “Propaganda.” The vicious track comes by way of the band’s long-anticipated The Black EP, set for release on Black Friday, November 27th. SCOUR – featuring Philip […]
Leading up to the release of Blackmore’s Night’s upcoming 4-track holiday EP “Here We Come A-Caroling”, the band, founded in 1997 by legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and award winning vocalist Candice Night, is revealing their second […]
German thrash metal legends SODOM today release their new single and video for the song “Friendly Fire.” The track is taken from the upcoming studio album Genesis XIX, set for release on November 27th […]
When DIAMOND HEAD first released Lightning To The Nations four decades ago in 1980, few could have predicted the importance it would carry with regards to heavy metal’s new wave and sound. Stacked and […]
Iconic guitarist Steve Hackett, releases his new acoustic album Under A Mediterranean Sky on 22nd January 2021 as a Limited CD Digipak, Gatefold 2LP + CD + LP-booklet and Digital Album via InsideOut Music. […]
KILLER BE KILLED release animated video for ‘From A Crowded Wound, KORPIKLAANI release single & video for “Mylly”, MAJESTICA release video for their second single ‘Ghost Of Marley’. KILLER BE KILLED, who […]
Michael Schenker has completed the recording of a brand new MSG album, “Immortal“, which is set to be released via Nuclear Blast on January 29th, 2021. The album title is a perfect statement describing Michael Schenker’s legacy and […]
Sweaty circle pits. Screaming every lyric until your throat is raw. Jumping off a stage into a sea of strangers with whom you share such a strong, unspoken bond with that you know they’ve […]
Rise is the new single from Johannesburg based, South African melodic hard rock 3-piece Far From Who We Are, and their first release via German label HopePunk Records. Formed in 2015 and consisting of […]
Melbourne based band Shotgun Mistress has returned with another nose-to-the-grind indie hard rock onslaught, Collide, out now via Crusader Records. The band have now premiered a new video clip to go with the track […]
Ocala, Florida rock band A Day To Remember have returned with news of their widely-anticipated new album, ‘You’re Welcome’. Set for release on March 5th, ‘You’re Welcome’ marks the platinum-selling band’s debut album for Fueled By […]
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell, will participate in the upcoming Icons & Idols: […]
Seattle’s internationally renowned Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) today announced the tribute artist line-up for its annual Founders Award celebration on December 1, 2020. Due to the pandemic, this year’s celebration will be streamed […]
Guns N’ Roses made our collective rock’n’roll dreams come true with 2017’s Not In This Lifetime tour and now Paul Dainty AM, President & CEO of TEG DAINTY is thrilled to announce one of the greatest bands of […]
Discover the extraordinary story of legendary bluesman Joe Bonamassa in the inspirational documentary GUITAR MAN, arriving on Video-On-Demand and for Digital purchase December 8, 2020 from Paramount Home Entertainment. From average Joe by day […]
Perth Rocks Festival is back! In 2021, The Perth Rocks team is kicking it up a notch, the staff and performers are buzzing with excitement and we can’t wait to reunite with our hard […]
Silverback Touring is ecstatic to announce the launch of their new brand, Icons & Legends, a nod to the artists which have shaped our lives and popular culture as we know it. On the […]
Diesel, Tim Freedman and Lee Kernaghan will say goodbye to 2020 in a series of New Year’s Eve celebrations as part of the new fine food and live music experience, ‘Social Sessions’. Across three […]
Teenage Fanclub have announced news of their tenth studio album, ‘Endless Arcade’, to be released on March 5 via their own label PeMa. To mark the occasion the band have shared a video for ‘Home‘, […]
Sweden’s most creative and exciting export, AVATAR, have announced a series of concert streams –Avatar Ages – An Impossible Concert Experience– that will take place over the course of January 2021. The 4-part concert film […]
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