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Legendary Alternative Rock Band Candlebox will release a brand new song entitled “Let Me Down Easy” via Pavement Entertainment on August 28. This will be the first glimpse of new material since Candlebox’s 2016 […]
Michael Schenker has completed the recording of a brand new MSG album, which is set to be released on Nuclear Blast on January 8th, 2021. The album title will be “Immortal“, a perfect statement […]
Canadian melodic death metal heavyweights KATAKLYSM will unleash their 14th full-length studio album, UNCONQUERED, on September 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases the music video for their second single entitled, “Underneath […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning, critically-acclaimed alternative rock luminaries, The Smashing Pumpkins return with two new tracks, Cyr’ and ‘The Colour Of Love,’ out on Sumerian Records today! Recorded in Chicago and produced by Corgan, the new tracks […]
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s second instalment of their greatest hits “A DECADE OF DESTRUCTION – VOLUME 2” is now available for pre-order on CD, orange double vinyl, plus pre-release exclusive purple double vinyl and […]
It is not about avoiding fear of the pitch-black darkness, but to go into the darkness itself… Norway’s premier progressive black metallers Enslaved have today released third single ‘Urjotun‘ from their upcoming studio album Utgard – out 2nd October […]
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony’s September 6 & 8, 2019 S&M2 concerts were historic on multiple levels: They served as the grand opening of San Francisco’s Chase Center, reunited the band and Symphony for […]
Sweden’s rock sensation BLUES PILLS released their long-awaited self-produced studio album on Holy Moly! on August 21st and are ready to drag the listener into a world of psychedelic tunes, soaring soundscapes, emotional hymns […]
Iron Maiden have announced that they will be marking the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album this fall with a unique vinyl release. The group will issue a limited- edition crystal clear 12″ […]
“The Lost Ones,” the latest single from powerhouse newcomers DISCIPLES OF VERITY (D.O.V.)’s upcoming Pragmatic Sanction debut, is available today. A lyric video for the track is also available today via Revolver. “We all […]
Eagle Vision proudly presents the first in-depth film biography of iconic musician Ronnie Wood with the release of Somebody Up There Likes Me. An official selection at both the BFI London Film Festival 2019 […]
Gearing up for the release of his first solo EP, songwriter Andrew Farriss shares a new single with radio this week. The single, All The Stars Are Mine, is the perfect representation of what […]
Hot on the heels of the superb joint effort from William Shatner and Canned Heat comes a brand-new alliance that is sure to have music fans cheering. Former Rainbow and Deep Purple axeman and […]
Wreckless Abandon, the highly anticipated debut album from celebrated guitarist and songwriter Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac) and his band The Dirty Knobs, is now set for release on November […]
On November 6th, Fates Warning will release their new album, Long Day Good Night, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, the new single, “Scars“, can be heard at: metalblade.com/fateswarning […]
The debut video from extreme metal iso-band CrisisAct is here for the track “F#*k Knows If I Die“. Produced by guitarist Joe Haley with assistance from artist Boyd Synnott, the video is a short, sharp […]
It will definitely be a High Voltage event when Silverback Touring bring you BON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, the ultimate AC/DC Tribute Act as they head out on a Nation-Wide run of shows this October […]
On 30th October 2020 BMG proudly release Uriah Heep’s Fifty Years In Rock. British hard rock legends Uriah Heep are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, […]
The Story of AC/DC – Let There Be Rock is the definitive tale of AC/DC’s rise to the pinnacle of the rock ‘n’ roll stratosphere. Published by Omnibus Press on May 21st (September 3rd […]
Walter Trout has produced the first official music video of his career – a half a century in the making. Check out the video for “Heartland” below which comes off the upcoming album “Ordinary […]
Rock enthusiasts are set to enjoy a surprising new angle on the life of Jimi Hendrix in a new book commemorating the guitarist. Fifty years after Hendrix’s death, OUR JIMI, published by Political Animal Press, is […]
September 11, 2020 will see the release of the new DVD, ‘Flying V.’ Issued as part of the popular ‘Inside Metal’ series, ‘Flying V’ was directed by Peter Hansen and produced by Hansen and […]
L.A. Guns are truly on top of their game and enjoying an absolute resurgence in their long and distinguished career. Enter their new single, the title-track of their eagerly awaited upcoming album Renegades. The track is destined to become an […]
The mighty BURNING WITCHES have released their Corona Acoustic Session on streaming platforms. The band was asked by many fans to release the acoustic set they recently recorded for a live stream, so they decided […]
Aussie rock royalty Sarah McLeod has today shared her touching new single, Chachi’s Theme, an ode to her recently-passed, beloved and iconic pooch that regularly shared stages with her over the last 15 years. The single comes as […]
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