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DESTRUCTION tickets on sale for live show stream on New Year’s Day, ENSLAVED honoured with 12-part documentary series on Norwegian TV, WHITE VOID sign to Nuclear Blast, announce debut album. Teutonic thrash […]
Guitar-shredding virtuoso George Lynch has reteamed with former Dokken bandmate Jeff Pilson for a set of new studio recordings that turn pop music classics into powerful metal anthems! The two have previously made metal […]
In early 2021 Midnight Oil will perform a handful of special outdoor concerts called Makarrata Live. At each show, the band will be joined on stage by an incredible line up of First Nations […]
Steel Panther‘s Heavy Metal Rules Australian and New Zealand tour dates (with special guests Sevendust on the Australian dates) are now officially re-scheduled until October 2021! MJR Presents are bringing the Metal Mayhem down […]
Evanescence’s first album of original music in a decade, The Bitter Truth, will be released on March 26, 2021 via Sony Music Australia. Starting now, fans in Australia can pre-order a digital version, CD or 2LP vinyl […]
Allegaeon have released a new digital single, Concerto in Dm – featuring the title track and B-side “In Flanders Fields“. Greg Burgess (guitars) comments: “What can we say about J.S. Bach that hasn’t already […]
Canadian prog-rock-band Saga have released the first single of their upcoming album “Symmetry”, out on March 12 via earMUSIC. “Tired World”, the first single from Saga’s new album “Symmetry”, made its first appearance on the band’s debut […]
Tarja has added to the festive season with a very special version of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, recorded for her live album “Christmas Together: Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019”. Probably […]
Even in the highly adrenaline-fueled music business, it`s rare to find a bundle of energy and talent on a par with Suzi Quatro. The American rock vocalist and musician has been successful for over […]
The nights are getting darker, the weather is getting a little crisper and twinkling lights have begun to adorn houses, trees, streets and shop windows. In the distance is the gentle jingle-jangle of bells […]
Internationally renowned guitarslinger, vocalist, songwriter, Damon Johnson announces the release of his new album Battle Lessons, due February 19th, 2021 via Double Dragon Records. The collection was made possible with the assistance of an […]
Steve Lukather and The Players Club / Mascot Label Group present “Serpent Soul,” the second instant gratification track featured on Luke’s upcoming new studio album titled I Found The Sun Again. The accompanying video presents […]
Norwegian Rock outfit LEPROUS is delighted to release a brand-new single entitled “Castaway Angels” via InsideOutMusic today. The song was recently tracked at Ocean Sound Recordings in Norway and then mixed by Adam Noble […]
BRAVE THE COLD, the Death-Grind duo featuring Napalm Death guitarist Mitch Harris and Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren, have released the cinematic video “Apparatus,” from the bands critically acclaimed debut album Scarcity. Limited-edition colored vinyl […]
Today sees RICKY WARWICK release the second single from his first studio album in five years, “When Life Was Hard And Fast” (out February 19, 2021, via NUCLEAR BLAST). The new single is titled “You Don’t […]
After three years, one-million concert tickets sold across five continents, four consecutive #1 singles, a GRAMMY Award, and performances on “The Tonight Show” and “Saturday Night Live,” GRETA VAN FLEET is hurtling into the future […]
The HU debut their ‘hunnu rock’ cover of Metallica’s “Sad But True” today, along with a music video. Endorsed by Metallica themselves, the track is a unique take on the beloved classic that has over 142 […]
Swedish guitarist and producer Ola Englund, renowned for his work with Six Feet Under, The Haunted and Feared, will release his second solo album titled “Starzinger” in early 2021. Mixed and mastered by Clawfinger’s […]
The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise, the world’s premier hard rock/heavy metal music event, is moving to land in 2021 to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Promoter On The Blue announced MOR’s Operation Monster Beach […]
It is with a heavy heart that Australia’s favourite alternative music festival, Good Things Festival won’t be rockin’ up the East Coast this year. Statement from the Festival organisers: To our Good Things family, […]
Like a Phoenix Rising, the Daisies have unearthed their third single Holy Ground. From the opening bars, the track puts everyone on notice that The Dead Daisies are steadfastly determined to prove that melding […]
Coming through with the holiday cheer, 2020 ARIA Award winners The Teskey Brothers have today released two original Christmas songs, ‘Dreaming Of A Christmas With You’ (+ accompanying video) and ‘Highway Home For Christmas’! […]
Jimmy Barnes serves up his latest curveball, a surprisingly tender rendition of ‘Silent Night’ from the notoriously rowdy rocker – those who haven’t heard Jimmy in “crooner mode” are in for a treat! Jimmy’s […]
ARNEL PINEDA, lead singer of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee band JOURNEY, has released “This Christmas – A Beacon Of Hope” to kick off the Christmas season via Imagen Records. “The Year […]
Ian Moss, with a touch that can be as delicate as a butterfly, has rightfully earned his place as one of the world’s premier guitarists. Coupled with a voice as smooth as honey and […]
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