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On Saturday, November 2, 2019, SLAYER – Tom Araya/bass and vocals, Kerry King/guitars, Gary Holt/guitars, and Paul Bostaph/drums – will set off on »The Final Campaign,« the seventh and final leg of its farewell […]
Clutch announce the release of “Precious And Grace”. The single is the second in a series of new studio recordings that comprise the newly launched Weathermaker Vault Series and the first new official music Clutch is making available since the release […]
With a successful 2018 tour with STRYPER under his belt, MICHAEL SWEET is heading back to Australia, thanks to Silverback Touring for his first ever solo shows down under this November. Expect to hear the STRYPER hits, his solo material, plus a […]
Italian Metal icons Lacuna Coil are excited to announce the release of their new album, Black Anima, on October 11, worldwide through Century Media Records / Sony Music Australia. “Black Anima is all of us. […]
Fresh from releasing his critically acclaimed solo album AMERICAN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL on BMG in April, legendary singer songwriter, guitarist, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee DON FELDER has announced three European shows this […]
Sum 41 has dropped a fervent rock anthem today with “45 (A Matter of Time)”. An honest statement from front man Deryck Whibley, the song is his way of expressing how he feels about […]
California’s greatest export and renowned feminist supporters Steel Panther recently took a break from working with NASA scientists on a multiple orgasm-inducing guitar pedal to record their fifth studio album. The band is excited […]
It’s been 20 years since The Flaming Lips released the one-of-a-kind aural hallucination that is The Soft Bulletin. To celebrate the anniversary of its release, The Flaming Lips will play a special show at […]
Babylon A.D. proudly announces Marc “SPYDER” Webb as the band’s new guitarist, following the departure of long-time member, Ron Freschi. The new line-up includes lead vocalist Derek Davis, guitarist John Matthews, drummer Jamey Pacheco […]
San Diego, California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX will release their 7th studio album, World War X on August 2nd via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the music video for the second single, ‘World War X‘ which […]
5 Piece Death Metal outfit Gutter Tactic have dropped a brand new track and video for the song “Induced Paralysis” ahead of their upcoming tour with West Australia metal band Bayview Suspect. The scorching […]
PHIL CAMPBELL announces solo record, THY ART IS MURDER release music video for third single, ‘Make America Hate Again’, Turilli / Lione RHAPSODY release music video for debut album’s title track. After […]
The THE NEW ROSES album “Nothing But Wild” will be released on 02.08.2019 and will be supported by extensive touring activities. (headliner tour, shows with KISS in the US and SCORPIONS in Europe). THE NEW […]
Irish/Australian rockers, Jailbirds release their highly anticipated debt album, The Great Escape, today via Golden Robot Records. To celebrate the release, the band have made a rollicking, old school Western music video for the […]
The man, the myth, the legend Nick Oliveri (QOTSA/Kyuss) returns to Australia this July, teaming up with Russian punk sensations Svetlanas for what will be their first ever joint tour down under. This will […]
Unapologetic rock’n’roll heroes Kickin Valentina are coming to Europe to rock the Bang Your Head Festival, which will take place between 11th and 13th July in Messegelände Baligen, Germany. The American quartet will play […]
Hot on the heels of the release of ‘40’, their first album of new material in 26 years, Rockabilly legends the Stray Cats are set to release ’Runaway Boys’ – a deluxe vinyl limited […]
Thunder have announced the release of a greatest hits compilation album out September 27th 2019. Thunder: “It’s 30 years of Thunder this year, so we’ve decided to release the first ever band curated Greatest Hits […]
With a new album on the way here’s a teaser from Diamond Dogs… After the loss of saxophone player and longtime band member Magic Gunnarsson (who died in a drowning accident 2014) Sulo and […]
Following the release of ‘New Eyes’, international superstar Adam Lambert unveils new song ‘Comin in Hot’, with accompanying music video. Written by Adam Lambert, Michelle Buzz, Andrew Davidson, Sean Davidson, Katie Pearlman, and produced […]
Black Stone Cherry are heading out on tour across the US this Fall! The band comments: “We are stoked to hit the road with THE LACS this October and November for a southern fried […]
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of THE CULT‘s seminal album SONIC TEMPLE. To celebrate the anniversary, Beggars Arkive will release THE CULT: SONIC TEMPLE 30 on September 13. It will be released as a deluxe […]
It was THE SENSATION of the year 2016. During the Hellbook production for HELLOWEEN’s 30th anniversary, the contributors came to realize mainly one thing: The chemistry in this band has always been unique – […]
The curators of PSYCHO LAS VEGAS played their final hand for the 2019 lineup, welcoming The Original Misfits to this year’s monolithic, three-day, four-stage lineup set to take over Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino […]
Grammy nominated California rock heavyweights, blink-182, release a new track Happy Days from their highly anticipated new album via Columbia Records / Sony Music Australia. The song was featured as Zane Lowe’s World Record […]
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