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HYPNO5E have forged the term “cinematic metal” with their truly epic- scope compositions, oftentimes exceeding not only the 10- but the 20- minutes mark, merging elements of contemporary metal with latin folk and soundtrack-score like […]
LINDEMANN, the second coming: the German-Swedish power duo Till Lindemann (Rammstein frontman) and Peter Tägtgren (mastermind behind legendary metal bands Pain and Hypocrisy) are set to unleash the second LINDEMANN album on November 22! In […]
Good Things Festival, Australia’s favourite alternative east coast summer music festival is almost upon us and it continues to bring the good news. As a strong supporter of Australian music and talent, Good Things […]
Perth’s heavy metal home HORNOGRAPHY returns for November with another local metal release party and a great variety of 3 sensational heavy live acts. Throw in a metal DJ, merch market, crowd photographer, slideshow […]
Technical death metal Egyptologists NILE are proud to release their ninth album, Vile Nilotic Rites, today via Nuclear Blast. In celebration of the release the band offer fans the lyric video for the song, […]
Legendary NYHC pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT are back to the scene with their 12th studio album, Get Loud!, which will be unleashed next week via Nuclear Blast. Today they release the music video for the […]
NIGHTWISH recently announced their new live release “Decades: Live In Buenos Aires“, which is due to be released on December 6th as: BluRay Digibook, 2CD Digipak, BluRay+2CD Earbook, 3LP. The band now release the […]
Beloved alt-rockers The Lemonheads return to Australia this December and today Handsome Tours announce the tour supports. Special guests for the tour are The Restless Age with local supports in each city (see below). […]
Midnight, the witching hour – even more so in the final night of October to the 1st of November, when according to the popular American Halloween tradition all sorts of ghosts, vampires, and other nocturnal creatures are […]
California’s Hollywood Undead have returned with their fiery new single, “Already Dead“, which premiered exclusively in the US on the satellite radio station SiriusXM Octane. The new single drops today on all digital stores […]
The official lyric video for the new Motley Crue song “Ride With The Devil” can be seen below. The track appears on “The Dirt Soundtrack” that accompanies the recently released Netflix film “The Dirt“, […]
The Helsinki Vampires THE 69 EYES recently released their 30-year-anniversary album »West End,« and immediately hit #1 in the Finnish charts. With plenty of tour dates in Europe and the USA at the horizon, the band is […]
Australia! Get ready as two of the UK’s most prestigious tribute acts hit Australian shores for the first time ever! Featuring legendary guitarists Sam Totman (Dragonforce) and Richard Shaw (Cradle of Filth), as well […]
Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Dirty Shirley, a new band project featuring guitarist George Lynch (The End Machine, KXM, Lynch Mob, ex-Dokken) and vocalist/keyboardist Dino Jelusick (Animal Drive, Trans-Siberian Orchestra). Dirty […]
TEMPERANCE Release New Single & Lyric Video “Mission Impossible”, DAWN OF DISEASE Releases New Official Video “Where The Clouds Reach The Ground”, VICTORIUS Releases New Single and Official Video, “Super Sonic Samurai“, (0) Signs […]
JINJER just released their newest modern metal milestone, Macro, on Friday, and there’s no stopping them now – their gripping third official video for the track “Pit Of Consciousness” is out today. The video, […]
AIRBOURNE have unleashed an official music video for their current single, ‘Backseat Boogie’; shot at their sold-out Copenhagen show at Amager Bio just last month, this latest clip captures fans rocking out to new […]
Finland’s melodic death superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have just released an official animated video for the track “Hexed“, the title track from their 10th studio release. The RMIT University in Australia spent the last […]
Pixies unveil a brand-new music video for the song “Long Rider” from the band’s new album Beneath The Eyrie (BMG/Infectious). Presented in a surreal, dream-like fashion, the video takes its cue from the tragic […]
San Diego progressive rock act, Chon will be returning to Australia for their first ever national headline tour and making their debut visit to New Zealand shores this February. The band recently released their third album […]
Handsome Tours have announced the return of Japanese psychedelic rock band Kikagaku Moyo in February/March 2020. Last in Australia for Gizzfest 2017, Kikagaku Moyo will be back in early 2020 for a run of festival […]
For the first time in almost a decade, THE HOLD STEADY are returning to Australia for Boys And Girls Down Under — a weekend of exclusive performances in Melbourne, Fri May 22 + Sat […]
Spotlight Publishers are proud to announce on the third anniversary of Rick Parfitt’s passing the book and DVD: ‘Rock Legends Status Quo’ When the awful news broke on Christmas Eve 2016 that legendary rocker […]
Gather your heavy music mates and get ready….. Download will return to Melbourne (new home at Melbourne Showgrounds) and Sydney (back to Parramatta Park) in 2020! Melbourne Friday, March 20 || Showgrounds Sydney Saturday, […]
When it comes to magnetic front men, there are few that embody the power and passion quite like Chocolate Starfish’s Adam Thompson. He owns the stage, channels the music, and has audiences eating out […]
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