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With “Hazard”, LONG DISTANCE CALLING release the third single from their upcoming live album “Live At Lichtburg”, set for release on December 5, 2025. Originally featured on the band’s acclaimed 2020 album “How Do We […]
All hail the new poster child for pop punk, with Nashville-based powerhouse TAYLOR ACORN primed to make her Australian return in 2026. Fresh off the recent release of her acclaimed album Poster Child that dropped earlier this month, TAYLOR ACORN will […]
Blues on Broadbeach will celebrate 25 years of rhythm, soul, and good times on the Gold Coast from May 14–17, 2026. Fresh off winning Gold in the Major Festivals and Events category at the prestigious […]
Canadian emo-rock trio SECOND HARBOUR — comprised of brothers Xavier and Vincent Morency, along with John Muggianu — recently announced their signing to SharpTone Records and will release the Coalesce EP on December 12. Pre-order it here. In […]
A whole new world of inventive, insidious and infectious metalcore awaits in 2026, with Melbourne’s The Gloom In The Corner — Mikey Arthur (vocals), Jesse Abdurazak (guitar), Paul Musolino (bass) and Joshua Clinch (drums) — today announcing their third full-length album Royal Discordance, due out on Friday 27 […]
UK alt-rock shapeshifters DON BROCO continue their 2025 streak with Euphoria, an electrifying new single and their fourth release this year on Fearless Records. Equal parts seductive and explosive, Euphoria opens with an electronic, vocal-driven […]
Festival Republic and Live Nation have today announced State Fayre, a brand new major weekend camping festival celebrating rock music, Americana, and barbecue taking place 26-28 June in Chelmsford, Essex. The UK’s largest music and […]
Australian Heavy metal act Wicked Smile release their second single titled ‘Face Of The Wicked’ from their forthcoming sophomore album ‘When Night Falls’. This is the follow up to the band’s highly acclaimed debut album […]
Fireborn release the first single ‘Point Of No Return’ from their upcoming album ‘Dreamcatcher’, which will be released on 23 January 2026. This first song already reflects everything you can look forward to on the […]
Scarborough rockers This House We Built have released their brand-new album Get Out of the Rain, available now on all major platforms, alongside the premiere of the powerful new video for the latest single, “Rain.” “Rain” marks […]
Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts announce the next UK and European leg of the Love Earth World Tour. Kicking off on June 19, 2026, in Manchester, England, the summer run will include headlining concerts […]
Global superstar The Weeknd has cemented his legacy with the After Hours Til Dawn Tour, which now makes AHTD the top earning male solo artist tour in history. Following the onsale of his 2026 dates […]
Newcastle progressive rockers KōDEM have released their new EP, Tattooed Sin along with new single, Sorrow Of Down. With its moody, brooding intro, Sorrow Of A Down is cinematic in scope and delivery with lyrical themes about the self righteousness […]
With nearly 500,000 views of their first 2 singles, Sydney based experimental rock act, Stormflower have released their new EP Equanimity. Quickly building a strong reputation for their genre-defying sound that fuses powerful riffs with emotive depth. […]
The Harlem-born blues firebrand Solomon Hicks has revealed the lyric video for his latest single, Driftin’ And Driftin’, which you can watch HERE. The song is the second to be taken from his upcoming album […]
With the release of their triumphant new album, Field Of Swords, closing in, BLOODBOUND has released its opening title track as their powerful third single. “Field Of Swords” immediately storms into BLOODBOUND’s signature sound, braiding […]
Blvd Of Eyes kick off their debut Australian tour tonight, Friday, November 21 at Melbourne’s Cherry Bar. Their EP We Are Humans, is out now! “This EP, We Are Humans, is the most honest and unapologetic music we’ve ever […]
Australian alt-rock band Vermantics have announced the release of their much anticipated single “Mess,” arriving on November 21. Consisting of brothers Stefan (vocals/guitar) and Daniel Fedele (bass), and cousin Julian Perrotta (drums), Vermantics formed in […]
One of the world’s most brutal Death Metal bands, the mighty CRYPTOPSY, are just weeks away from headlining 4 shows throughout Australia to close out the year as part of their ALL SO VILE tour!!! These local acts […]
The Rasmus have always been a band merging their signature blend of dark atmospheres and anthemic melodies with lyrically relevant songs about the world around them and the misfits they proudly identify with. Today the […]
The revitalized new incarnation of top-charting metalcore pioneers AS I LAY DYING has burst back onto the scene, led by iconic founding frontman Tim Lambesis. Following the October premiere of their furious comeback single, “Echoes”, […]
In the midst of their ongoing and highly successful European tour, Finnish heavy metal powerhouse BATTLE BEAST is giving fans another reason to celebrate.The band has just released ‘Watch The Sky Fall’, a new highlight […]
Multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY-nominated singer and actor Chris Isaak has announced three UK live dates for July 2026, these shows will go on sale on Friday 21st Nov 2025 at 10am from www.aegpresents.co.uk. Chris Isaak […]
Shat out of hell? Indeed. The epically unpronounceable, utterly indecipherable and altogether uncompromising gore merchants, Sanguisugabogg, are returning to Australia in June 2026 with special guests PeelingFlesh. Having left Australian crowds in bloody heaps on their debut tour […]
Melbourne’s powerhouse punk outfit, Amyl and The Sniffers mark another chapter in their meteoric rise taking home four wins at the 2025 ARIA Awards for ‘Album Of The Year’, ‘Best Cover Art’, ‘Best Rock Album’, ‘Best Group’, for their highly-acclaimed album, Cartoon Darkness. The […]
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