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It’s the first of the month, which means in addition to your bills being due, it’s time for a new JOHN 5 video! JOHN 5 and The Creatures – comprised of world-renowned guitarist JOHN […]
Entertainment One (“eOne”) has singed Denison, Texas rock band, Texas Hippie Coalition to a worldwide deal, and will release a brand new LP from the band this Spring. Texas Hippie Coalition (THC) has released a […]
Due to popular demand including sold out shows, Metallica have announced second and final shows for Melbourne and Auckland as part of their Australia & New Zealand tour with Slipknot. Pre-sale tickets available April […]
Back for more action packed metal and a whole lot of fun, Perth’s home of metal HORNOGRAPHY is here again in April for another local album release and a metal party! Almost a year […]
Self proclaimed Alien Death Core Texans, Rings Of Saturn have announced their long awaited and well over due first tour of Australia and New Zealand! The tech-death specialists will descend on our lands in late June […]
Australia’s purveyors of extreme metal, Thy Art Is Murder, have announced plans to bulldoze down the east coast in July. The Life In The Crosshairs shows are their first headline dates on home turf since […]
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of their classic album, Ashes Of The Wake, heavy rock icons LAMB OF GOD are pleased to announce that the album is set to be re-released on double-vinyl with […]
Today, multi-instrumentalist and production guru STEVIE D. debuts the first taste of what will be his debut album, “Torn From The Pages“, due to be released in August by Mighty Music. “Final Resting Place“, […]
Earlier this week, MACHINE HEAD had announced the dates for their Burn My Eyes 25th anniversary tour. Now the band sat down and re-visited and discussed their legendary debut for the first time in […]
Rammstein have just released Deutschland, the first single taken from the band’s long awaited seventh album, due out on May 17! Deutschland is the first music to be revealed from the band since their 2009 album […]
Karnivool, Fidelity Corporation & Billions Australia are very happy to announce The Praxis Tour 2019. Praxis definition: the process of using a theory or something that you have learned in a practical way.Karnivool was a sleeping giant […]
On their essential new album, THE QUIREBOYS amazed themselves. “The new music has surpassed all of expectations” admitted long-term guitarist Guy Griffin. “It’s the most diverse album we’ve ever done” added fellow six-stringer Paul […]
Due to popular demand, From The Jam have added a third show to the WA leg of the Australia tour with a stop at Hillary’s Bar1 Nightclub on September 29th. Tickets on sale now! […]
Following on from the release of their successful debut album »Resurrection«, MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST have completed the recordings for their second studio album, which is scheduled to be released on August 23rd this year […]
Today, STATIC-X dropped a special video in which fans can see and hear the band’s mysterious, unnamed vocalist performing the band’s cult classic, “Bled for Days”, along with the original Wisconsin Death Trip band […]
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. The latest […]
Whitechapel Launches Video For New Single “Hickory Creek”, Cult Of Luna signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records, Fractal Universe launches new single, “Masterpiece’s Parallelism”, Exumer launches new single, “King’s End” On […]
Acclaimed Los Angeles punk rock band Bad Religion premiere a new song from their forthcoming album Age Of Unreason, set for a May 3 release. Do The Paranoid Style is a breakneck track in which […]
Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t no luxury item. It’s essential. It’s the blood in our veins and the fire in our hearts. And nobody does it better than DANKO JONES. Danko Jones is headed back […]
One of the hardest working bands in the heavy metal landscape at the moment Ukrainian juggernaut JINJER have released a 4th video single “Teacher Teacher!” Teacher Teacher is taken from their critically acclaimed 5 […]
Yngwie Malmsteen will release BLUE LIGHTNING globally on March 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Ahead of the release, a new lyric video for the title track has been dropped which you […]
Let Freedom Ring! It is with great excitement that MACHINE HEAD announce the first leg of their 25 Year Anniversary tour for the band’s classic debut, Burn My Eyes. The dates kick off in Germany […]
Today (3/25), the inaugural MEGACRUISE hosted by metal pioneers, MEGADETH, announced the addition of Queensrÿche, Suicidal Tendencies, Death Angel, Sacred Reich, Toothgrinder, and MEGADETH tribute band, MecaniX, to the lineup. Departing out of Los […]
Perth’s home of metal HORNOGRAPHY is all locked in for May, this time featuring our first ever interstate touring act, THE OMNIFIC! Us local metal fans love an excuse to celebrate new music releases, […]
Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum songwriter, vocalist, and frontman Scott Stapp has announced his upcoming album, The Space Between The Shadows, is set for July release by unleashing a bombastic 1st single, “Purpose For […]
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