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The war rages on! Little more than one year has passed since album the »The Silent Vigil« was released, but as we all know, there’s no standing still in the MEMORIAM camp. Their third […]
Louder Than Life, the World’s Largest Rock ‘N’ Roll Whiskey Festival, returns to Louisville, KY even bigger and better in its fifth year, with festival producers delivering the most spectacular music lineup since the […]
Prepare yourselves as two of the finest international heavy exports, Born Of Osiris & Chelsea Grin team up for a huge national co-headline Australian tour joined by homegrown talent Diamond Construct this June. Born Of Osiris’ […]
Australian music publicist Chris Maric had such an awesome experience during his two previous Heavy Metal Truants rides in 2016 and 2017 that he is returning to the UK to take part once again! Chris will […]
Formed in 2017 The Aints! original brief was to recreate the sound and energy of The Saints, the band co-founded by Kuepper in 1973, as they celebrated 40 years since the release of that […]
The enormous success of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, the highest grossing music biopic of all time, has proven that the love for Queen remains as strong as ever. Lifelong Australian fans and new converts […]
It’s been nearly three years since Birds Of Tokyo did a full national tour but with their new track “Good Lord” riding high in the charts the band has finally announced a string of […]
Metal United World Wide returns for a second year with Perth now being added to the world wide event! Based on the original Metal United Down Under in Australia, MUWW brings together the entire […]
Italian orchestral-death giants FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have revealed the next single, ‘Carnivorous Lamb,’ from the band’s forthcoming, highly-anticipated album, »Veleno«, that’s due on May 24th from Nuclear Blast Records. Fans can stream the new track […]
MUSHROOMHEAD Signs Worldwide Record Deal With Napalm Records, SKINDRED Release new lyric video “Loud and Clear”, MOTANKA To Release Debut Album On June 7th, 1914 Release Lyric Video For “Arrival. The Meuse Argonne”. […]
Oldham County, Kentucky’s young, acclaimed heavy-hitters, KNOCKED LOOSE hit us with their new 7″, Mistakes Like Fractures — out today via Pure Noise Records / Sony Music Australia. In addition, they’ve dropped a video (directed by Max Moore) for the […]
Due to the massive success and positive feedback following the self-released premiere of Episode 1 from the thrilling new horror anthology series “Welcome To Daisyland,” the subscription based horror streaming platform Screambox TV has […]
After winning over Australian crowds with stellar live performances supporting Slash ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators and on Download Festival, New Zealand rock phenomenon DEVILSKIN have today released their newest track ALL FALL DOWN. Written […]
In the Year of Our Lord, 2019, while turmoil and chaos beset the world, a mighty force is about to be unleashed. As the spartan time of Lent unfolds, and society looks set to […]
Over SLAYER‘s career, the band has made available to its fans some pretty cool swag, from an ugly Christmas sweater to BMX’s “Cradle To Grave” four-bike collection, a SLAYER snow globe where blood-red particles […]
OZZY OSBOURNE will postpone all his 2019 tour dates, inclusive of shows in North America and Europe, as he recovers from an injury sustained while dealing with his recent bout of pneumonia. The Rock […]
Nuclear Blast; the powerhouse Record Label with the most prestigious roster of hard rock and metal artists in the world, has announced a new A&R venture into the Australian and New Zealand Market! Home […]
The James Dean of Heavy Metal is set to grace our shores in June 2019, nonetheless with Alcatrazz in tow! Renowned for his suave stage presence heading up the likes of RAINBOW, ALCATRAZZ, MICHAEL […]
The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles will become “A Sonic Temple” on June 15 with a diverse multi-act bill that has roots in THE CULT lead singer Ian Astbury’s pioneering pre-Lollapalooza festival “A Gathering of […]
Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have revealed the title and artwork of their new studio album that will be released in summer 2019. This ninth full length record, that will see the light of […]
The 2019 summer concert calendar has just been lit up with the announcement of YES‘ North American concert tour, “The Royal Affair Tour.” Headlined by prog rock pioneers and Rock & Roll Hall of […]
I Prevail have shared a brand new emotional video for their single “Hurricane” from their second full-length Trauma. The album was released last week on March 29 through Caroline Australia & Fearless Records and is […]
Hookers & Blow, the now legendary project formed by long time Guns ’n’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed and Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi, are happy to announce a global merchandise and recording deal with […]
MIKE + THE MECHANICS—Mike Rutherford (guitars), Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards) and Tim Howar (vocals)— will release their ninth studio album, OUT OF THE BLUE, Friday, April 5 via BMG.. It captures the evolution of […]
With the recent Oscar®-winning film, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the music of Queen is more popular than ever. In 2002, many of those hits were compiled into a rock musical experience, WE WILL ROCK YOU, which […]
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