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Frontier Touring wish to advise that due to the uncertainty of border restrictions around the current Sydney COVID outbreak, Jimmy Barnes upcoming Flesh And Blood Perth show will be rescheduled. Jimmy will now perform […]
BLACK STONE CHERRY and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have announced the digital only release of an expanded edition of the band’s seventh studio album, The Human Condition on August 27. The first new recording […]
BRIAN SETZER will release GOTTA HAVE THE RUMBLE, his first solo album in 7 years, August 27 on Surfdog Records physically (CD) and digitally, with the vinyl out this fall (TBA). Today (June 25), […]
Legendary rockers STYX – James “JY” Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars), Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals), Todd Sucherman (drums, percussion), Lawrence Gowan (lead vocals, keyboards) and Ricky Phillips (bass, guitar, vocals)–released […]
Legendary Death Metal maniacs ABORTED, under the charismatic leadership of Sven Caluwe have returned with their highly anticipated 11th studio album called ManiaCult. In cooperation with G13 Production House (Behemoth, Accept, Kreator), the band […]
Rare Bird is excited to announce the release of Matt Pike’s Head On A Pike: The Illustrated Lyrics of Matt Pike. Matt Pike, guitarist, vocalist and frontman for Grammy Award-winning doom metal band High […]
Some more exciting names have been added to the upcoming Wacken Open Air 2022 line-up! The festival promoters unveil that Till Lindemann, originally confirmed for Wacken Wednesday 2021, will be performing on one […]
ENSLAVED reveal ‘Homebound’ live video, ENFORCER release video for new single ‘Kiss Of Death’, CONJURER Re-release Music Video For Single ‘Choke’. The latest chapter in Enslaved‘s 30th anniversary voyage is coming to a close. […]
Legendary heavy metal vocalist and pop culture icon DEE SNIDER recently announced the upcoming release of his triumphant fifth full-length album, Leave A Scar, out July 30, 2021 via Napalm Records. Once again produced by Jamey Jasta with […]
Cadiz Music and Backbeat Docs are delighted to announce the release of Director Oliver Murray’s debut feature ‘The Quiet One‘ which offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of the life and […]
Promoters One World Entertainment and TEG Live announced the second Melbourne show for Sunday 21st November has now sold out. Tickets are still available for their third & final ever show in Melbourne for […]
Perth’s latest musical act, Jamart have released the single “BanCkull” along with a video clip from the upcoming debut self-titled album, set for release on August 13th 2021. Check out the single available on […]
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 […]
Collected together for the first time, ‘Manipulations Of The Mind – The Complete Collection’, assembles the entire solo works of founding Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler across four CDs, available via BMG […]
With a run of dates planned from August through to December, Chocolate Starfish frontman Adam Thompson had plans to take his revered Bohmenian Rhapsody show around Australia. Sadly, due to the ongoing uncertainty of […]
Frontier Touring by arrangement with Premier Artists wish to advise that due to the uncertainty and border restrictions around the current Sydney COVID outbreak, Richard Clapton‘s Sydney, Adelaide and Perth shows will be rescheduled […]
“Foo Fighters’ sold-out, full-capacity Madison Square Garden show welcomed back more than just live music in New York. Over three loud, sweaty, emotional, and supremely fun hours, the band ushered back in the exhilarating […]
Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission have premiered the video of their new single “Captain Collingwood“, taken from their new album City’s Calling Me, and, as they prepare to head out on their ‘Out and About‘ national […]
It’s another crushing blow but due to the Covid-19 extended lockdown in Victoria and current density restrictions for outdoor concerts we have been left with no choice but to reschedule the Melbourne leg […]
Today The Black Wreath announces the full line up appearing at Blacken Open Air festival. Blacken is a camp out metal festival taking place from 30 July to 2 August 2021 in the Dead […]
Off the back of the blockbuster success that was the sold out Bribie Island Spring Loaded event on the weekend and Sydney’s absolute crowd pleaser last month, Empire Touring is elated to announce two […]
Today, the powerhouse emo quintet Mayday Parade release their brand-new single, “Kids of Summer,” via Rise Records. The anthemic single is a nostalgic ode to the band’s carefree summers on the Vans Warped Tour, […]
Legendary punk bands Flogging Molly and Violent Femmes are excited to announce their upcoming fall co-headline tour, featuring special guests Me First And The Gimme Gimmes and Thick. Various pre-sales begin this week, with […]
On 24th September 2021 BMG proudly release Uriah Heep‘s Every Day Rocks box set. British hard rock legends Uriah Heep are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, […]
Metallica marks the 30th anniversary of its self-titled fifth album — a/k/a The Black Album — with two landmark releases, both out September 10th on the band’s own Blackened Recordings. The Black Album is […]
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