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Handsome Tours is elated to announce the return of beloved alt-rockers The Lemonheads to Australia this December. Since they were formed in Boston, Mass, in 1986 by Evan Dando, the family tree of The […]
Some people know how to have fun. Nick Lowe, producer, songwriter, author and pop culture icon, will return to Australia in 2020 for his first tour in seven years. Lowe will be touring with […]
Hard Rock Hell (HRH) are global players in Live, Label, and Media – they manage bands, sign bands, promote bands, broadcast bands, stage & write about them – so it seemed natural for HRH […]
TOTO has been touring the globe over the course of 2018-2019 in celebration of the band’s 40thAnniversary. Along the way, they performed in front of well over a million fans across Europe, North America, Asia, […]
After a record year in 2019, Bluesfest Touring is back and ready to make 2020 bigger than ever after dropping the news that three Grammy Award winning acts will be taking to stages across […]
Provocateurs and ultimate purveyors of Brit-punk THE STRANGLERS have announced their February 2020 return to Australia! Hailed for their highly original sound, combining a brilliant melodic touch with a genuine dark aggression and effortless […]
Forget Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, Forget The Max Rebo Band, the best band from a Galaxy Far, Far Away are making their way to Australian shores in November 2019 – GALACTIC EMPIRE! […]
The Rockpit kicked off massive celebrations this past week with the first birthday bash held at Lucy’s Loveshack in the heart of the city of Perth on Saturday September 14th. With prize giveaways and […]
KISSIN’ DYNAMITE and THE BASEBALLS release new joint new single, “Cadillac Maniac”, ENDSEEKER Releases new album, ‘The Harvest’, RAM launches video for new single, “Spirit Reaper”, ENTRAILS launches new single, “The Pyre”, SYBERIA launches […]
Uriah Heep’s lead singer Bernie Shaw has been working on a new studio album, in between the band’s tour dates, with his bandmate from the music scene in Victoria, guitarist and songwriter Dale Collins. […]
Hailing from ‘Unholywood, Killafornia’, DAVEY SUICIDE is cultivating the underground by fusing arena rock, sleaze, and industrial music with a theatrical edge. Led by SUICIDE, the eponymous quartet will release their fourth album ROCK […]
Legendary long-time MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell will release his first-ever solo record, Old Lions Still Roar on October 25 via Nuclear Blast. Today the iconic guitarist releases the brand new single ‘Swing It‘ featuring […]
On November 22nd, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM return with their dark gospel to open another chapter of their hauntingly beautiful otherworld. Only two years after taking the fans by storm with “Hurricanes And Halos” […]
KADAVAR (& The Cosmic Riders Of The Black Sun) release live cut of ‘You Found The Best In Me, KORPIKLAANI unveil lyric video for ‘Land Of Thousand Drinks’, STRIGOI present first single ‘Phantoms’. […]
ENSIFERUM will embark on their Path To Victory North American headlining tour, featuring support from Kalmah, Abigail Williams, and Aenimus, late this fall. The journey runs from November 14th in Richmond, Virginia through December […]
Craft Recordings is pleased to announce a vinyl reissue of Between the Buried and Me’s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, The Great Misdirect. Set for a November 22nd release date, this 10th anniversary edition has […]
Rock fans can now get an inside look at the SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE box set, the definitive vinyl collection of all of OZZY OSBOURNE‘s original solo material (click here to see the contents). […]
Rock’n’roll legends KISS will run their legendary logo and colours on the Penrite Racing Supercars of David Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale in a world-first partnership to promote their Newcastle show and the band’s […]
Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett is currently busy touring North America performing his favourite Genesis album ‘Selling England by the Pound’ together with his favourite songs from his solo ‘Spectral Mornings’ album, celebrating its 40th […]
Bridges To Buenos Aires was today announced by The Rolling Stones for release on November 8th. The previously unreleased concert film from their Bridges to Babylon Tour has been completely restored, remixed and remastered. […]
Melbourne melodic rockers WARBIRDS have released the first taste of their upcoming debut album with the video for the track “Freak In The Night“. It comes off the recently announced album “Order From Chaos” […]
The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR celebrates 10 years of Red Hot Rock in 2020 and shows have been selling out like hot cakes! In true style, organisers have put together an incredible all Australian […]
Perth’s newest home of metal HORNOGRAPHY has established itself as the place for local metal fans, bands, artists, media, creatives and a monthly lock in the metal calendar! In October 2019 we are proud […]
Hardline Media proudly presents, for the first time in Australia JINJER. With their new album Macro dropping this October 2019 – Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane get ready for the hugely anticipated, live, debut down under in March 2020 of this mind-blowing band! […]
Hard rock purveyors HELLYEAH are home after an 18-city “A Celebration Of Life” headline tour of the US, honouring the life of bandmate and brother Vinnie Paul, a tour during which friends and fans in HELLYEAH’s heavy metal family […]
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