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Dropkick Murphys are preparing to release their 10th full-length studio album, Turn Up That Dial, April 30 via band-owned Born & Bred Records. The album was produced by Ted Hutt and is available for […]
THE AMITY AFFLICTION — Joel Birch [vocals], Ahren Stringer [vocals, bass], Dan Brown [lead guitar], and Jon Longobardi [drums] have returned to the ARIA chart this week with their 2012 album Chasing Ghosts. Coming in at #10; eight and a half years after the original […]
The “Queen of Rock N’ Roll” SUZI QUATRO releases her new single and video for the song “The Devil In Me” today! The song is taken from her forthcoming studio album also named “The […]
After announcing they will be hitting the road for a national tour in March & April 2022, and releasing their single ‘99 Ways‘ on February 12, Indie rock icons Eskimo Joe unveil their new […]
LAMB OF GOD has premiered a video for the single ‘Ghost Shaped People‘, a track from the upcoming “Lamb Of God – Live In Richmond, VA“. Directed by Truman Kewley and Eddie Perez, ‘Ghost […]
Ross Halfin and Rufus Publications are pleased to announce the publication of ‘Edward Van Halen by Ross Halfin‘ a 356-page celebration of rock’s iconic guitar player, a man who changed the way rock music would be played forever. This extensive photo […]
In yet another showing of their deep catalogue, iconic, multi-platinum rock band PAPA ROACH have shared a brand new, remastered version of their 2015 release, “Broken As Me,” inviting vocalist Danny Worsnop from British […]
Ronnie James Dio‘s long-awaited autobiography, titled “Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography“, will be released on July 27 via Permuted Press. Prior to his tragic death in 2010, Ronnie James Dio had been writing […]
On behalf of the artists featured on this weekend’s SummerSalt show and the promoter, some exciting news for music fans around the world has just been announced. The renowned SummerSalt concert series will be […]
Swedish heavy metal commando ENFORCER proudly presents its second live album, Live By Fire II, which will be released through Nuclear Blast Records on March 19th, 2021. Today, the band releases a live video […]
Thunder have announced an online TV special, where they will exclusively perform tracks from their forthcoming album ‘All The Right Noises‘, as well as some of their classic hits from years gone by. The […]
Greta Van Fleet presents a brand new music video for the song “Heat Above” from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, produced by Greg Kurstin (Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Adele) […]
Internationally recognized solo artist and songwriter MIKE TRAMP presents his new compilation record “Everything Is Alright“, at a time when the title-track – an honest number written directly from the heart – has been announced as […]
Never a musician to waste any precious time, Alter Bridge and Slash and the Conspirators vocalist MYLES KENNEDY used the recent pandemic downtime to finalize his second solo album. The finished result is the […]
After a sell-out event in Perth in September 2020, SLAYFEST heads south to FREMANTLE on SATURDAY 27 MARCH to serve up a west coast smorgasbord of WA MADE METAL in the open air surrounds […]
2x Grammy® nominated band Gojira have announced details of their long-awaited new album, FORTITUDE, which will be released April 30th via Roadrunner Records. Today, the band has shared the forthcoming album’s first single, “Born […]
The legendary masters of NOLA sludge, CROWBAR, will return to your screen with an exclusive livestream this weekend! Set to commence Saturday, February 20th at 4:00pm EST / 1:00pm PST with on-demand replays through […]
MOTÖRHEAD and Germany… it was always a love affair. Throughout the Grammy-Award winning band’s illustrious 40-year career, Germany never wavered in its loyal and fanatical support of MOTÖRHEAD’s untouchably loud rock ‘n’ roll, with […]
True to their annual tradition – with a twist for these turbulent times – Dropkick Murphys will unite with music fans from around the globe for Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Stream 2021…Still Locked […]
Live In Freo: A Salute To Rock N’ Roll is a night of adrenaline pumping hard rock, set to hit The Swan Basement in North Fremantle on Saturday April 17th. Featuring Bon’s Salute, Perth’s […]
After a sell-out tour in 2019 Jon is heading back to WA, tributing the legendary bands that catapulted him into Aussie Rock Royalty! Jon Stevens | The Noiseworks & INXS Collection Tour brings hits […]
The Hollywood Stars released their version of King Of The Night Time World in December via Golden Robot Records a song they originally recorded in 1974 and was later recorded by KISS and released in 1976 […]
CRADLE OF FILTH announce their comic book debut with “Maledictus Athanaeum”, EPICA reveals ‘Omegacoustic’ music video, BURNING WITCHES reveal details of new album, OCEANS Announce New EP WE ARE NØT OKAY Incendium […]
After revamping our Rockpit logo in 2020, we thought it would be cool to add it to a new run of t-shirts! Available in black and white color options in various sizes, the shirts […]
Sweden’s Party Boys, the self-coined ‘street metallers’ HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have signed a deal with global juggernauts Golden Robot Records (for Australia, New Zealand, South American, USA and Canada). Paying little attention to the extreme death metal sounds of their […]
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