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Today, PRIMAL FEAR are releasing their highly anticipated 13th studio album, “Metal Commando“. The title of the album is self-explainatory – “Metal Commando” contains 110% PRIMAL FEAR and is full to the brim with […]
West coast metal veterans Metal Church will release “Classic Live” via REAPER ENTERTAINMENT on October 16th, 2020 in Europe. Produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof, this special edition release features nine classic METAL CHURCH songs recorded […]
With a new song and video, Aussie rock legends Hoodoo Gurus take aim from lockdown at a bright orange target across the seas! It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows the […]
Multi-platinum rock band Candlebox has released a riveting new rendition of Buffalo Springfield’s 1960s iconic protest anthem “For What It’s Worth.” According to Frontman Kevin Martin, this is the first in a series of protest cover songs […]
CLUTCH has invited their fans to choose the setlist for the band’s next live stream concert. Tickets are on sale now at ClutchMerch.com for what the group has dubbed Live from the Doom Saloon – […]
Legendary SoCal artists (HED) P.E. have revealed the first single from the upcoming Class of 2020 album, “First Blood.” “I wanted it to sound like the best garage band ever,” explains frontman Jared Gomes. […]
After being forced to cancel their world tour and delay a highly-anticipated album, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Bon Jovi announced today that their new album 2020 has officially been set for […]
Love Police is sad to confirm the inevitable – the rescheduled Endless Boogie/Howlin’ Rain tour, which was set to take place in October and November (after having originally being announced for April – you […]
Wacken Open Air has recently announced the biggest Wacken ever together with long-term partner Telekom: Wacken World Wide, taking place in the originally scheduled festival period from July 29 to August 1, 2020 – […]
The Rolling Stones today release previously unheard and never before released ‘Scarlet’, a track recorded by the Stones in October 1974 featuring Jimmy Page and Rick Grech. The previously unreleased track follows the huge […]
Upon its release in 1980, the ‘Ace Of Spades’ album was nothing short of a game changer for all forms of hard rock. Like lightning in a bottle, it perfectly captured everything great about […]
Today the organisers of the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR have sadly announced the postponement of the remaining dates on the 2020 run, which was originally rescheduled for October this year, due to the ongoing […]
Former guitarist with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and award-winning American blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher is very happy to release his sixth album “My Blues Pathway” via Cleopatra Records. The 10 tracks will be released on […]
Rock star Mitch Perry says, “Everything is going to be alright.” That’s the statement heard on Mitch Perry Group‘s latest single “Saint Valentine” which can be heard below. In the midst of a world […]
Walter Trout and Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group have released a second lyric video in front of his upcoming new studio album Ordinary Madness out globally on August 28. The song, “All Out […]
The Crazy Loco Loquito is the new single from UK’s GYPSY PISTOLEROS – out now via Riot Records, part of the Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group. GYPSY PISTOLEROS are something truly unique and interesting in today’s predictable musical landscape. A […]
Last Time is the brand new, full-forced, rock ‘n’ party song from New York’s PSSR, released worldwide on July 20th via Golden Robot Records. “When was the last time you had a good time? For some it could have […]
British hard rock legends Lionheart reveal a new video for “Widows.” The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated new album, The Reality of Miracles, set for international release on July […]
U.K.-based thrash metal trailblazers ONSLAUGHT have revealed the second single from the upcoming Generation Antichrist album, “Bow Down to the Clowns,” along with its menacing travelling circus-inspired video. Lyrically inspired by society’s tendency to […]
Wacken Open Air has recently announced the biggest Wacken ever together with long-term partner Telekom: Wacken World Wide. The digital streaming event will host the biggest mixed reality metal show in the world and will […]
The Covid-19 Pandemic is taking a worldwide mental health toll, with crisis hotlines reporting a more than 1,000 percent increase over last year. And yet, few are talking about this “shadow illness”. On a […]
Finnish troll horde FINNTROLL today unleash “Ormfolk,” the first single from their highly anticipated seventh studio album—the first in long seven years. Vredesvävd will be out on September 18th via Century Media Records. The title translates to “Wrath-woven,” which aptly […]
Multi-platinum selling band SEETHER rocked the music world in June announcing their highly anticipated return this summer with new album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (“If You Want Peace, Prepare For War”) due August […]
Rocked This Town: From LA To London is the name of the upcoming live album by The STRAY CATS. Available September 11 via Surfdog Records and distributed by BMG (CD, vinyl, digital), this collection […]
The 7th installment of Metal United Down Under (MUDU) was planned for 4 April 2020 when COVID-19 hit us with a big rain check. Now that are restrictions easing in most states, we hope […]
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