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Fronted by the enigmatic, crowd pleasing and seemingly ageless, Oz rock queen, Fiona Horne and legendary keyboard/vocalist, Ant Banister, Def FX are returning to Australia in June 2019 for select shows and to make […]
Announcing THE TEA PARTY to tour Australia for the first time in intimate venues! Canadian iconic rockers THE TEA PARTY are heading back to Australia and bringing their genre-defying career to selected intimate venues […]
Los Angeles based hard rock act Evol Walks is premiering their brand new video for the track “The Fire” and The Rockpit is excited to exclusively give you a glimpse at the scorching song […]
Ready for an old school throwdown? The remaining members of evil disco metal heavyweights STATIC-X intend on honouring the legacy of their classic breakout album, Wisconsin Death Trip, by reuniting the original line-up and […]
Chris Shiflett’s new solo album, Hard Lessons, will be released June 14 on East Beach Records & Tapes/Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order. Produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb, the album features […]
Arguably one of the most unique and captivating metal bands on earth, Apocalyptica have today announced their anticipated return to Australian shores! Presented by MJR Presents, the four-piece cello outfit are returning to play […]
THE AMITY AFFLICTION, arguably Australia’s most successful heavy music exports have announced their huge Australian Tour in September with the support of UNDERØATH, CROSSFAITH and PAGAN. For all the Brisbane fans, you’ll be treated […]
Swedish riff lords GRAND MAGUS are set to release their new studio album Wolf God on April 19th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the second single entitled, “Brother Of The Storm“. Band […]
Bay Area thrash metal legends DEATH ANGEL will release their long-awaited 9th full-length album, Humanicide on May 31st with Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band has unveiled the artwork, tracklisting and the record’s first new single, […]
Celebrated purveyors of heavy rock THE DAMNED THINGS have released their 2nd single, ‘Something Good,’ from the band’s eagerly anticipated, upcoming album, High Crimes, that’s due April 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. Fans can […]
Finnish heavy metal sextet BATTLE BEAST unleash their studio album »No More Hollywood Endings« today through Nuclear Blast Records. To mark the occasion, the group has unveiled a brand new music video for the […]
PSYCHO LAS VEGAS, America’s annual rock ‘n’ roll bacchanal, will take over Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino August 16th through August 18th. Notorious for its consistently stacked lineups, the curators of the event […]
REVOCATION will return to the road next month as part of the Chaos & Carnage tour. Set to commence on April 18th and run through May 17th, the trek features co-headliners Whitechapel and […]
The world’s most notorious rock band Mötley Crüe release The Dirt Soundtrack out today on Mötley Records and E7M (Eleven Seven Music) / Sony Music Australia to coincide with the band’s biopic, The Dirt, streaming […]
Musician, songwriter, producer, actor, director, activist, radio DJ and one of the founding members of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic E Street Band, Steven Van Zandt, is bringing his rousing “Soulfire” tour to Perth and Adelaide […]
The legendary Norwegian longstanding partnership of Fenriz and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum in Darkthrone, return with their first studio album since 2016’s hugely popular ‘Arctic Thunder’, in the shape of ‘Old Star’. With a […]
Veteran metal/rock journalist, Ramón “Oscuro” Martos, has finally published his eagerly awaited metal art book, …AND JUSTICE FOR ART: STORIES ABOUT HEAVY METAL ALBUM COVERS – VOLUME 2. This one-of-a-kind collection of graphics and […]
Metal Blade Records and BMG have now released the audio book edition of For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records – written by label founder and CEO Brian Slagel […]
DELAIN Release Official Live Video For “Nothing Left”, RAGE OF LIGHT Release New Video For “Away With You, TOXPACK To Release New Album Kämpfe, STONED JESUS Release New Music Video For “Apathy” […]
American Heavy Metal Titans METAL CHURCH tour Australia for the First Time Ever this August thanks to Metropolis Touring Born out of the West Coast metal scene of the 80’s, METAL CHURCH quickly became […]
On May 3rd, Amon Amarth will release their 11th full-length, Berserker, via Sony Music Australia. Directed by Roboshobo, Raven’s Flight will be the first of a trilogy of music videos from Berserker, each one increasingly epic […]
Guns N’ Roses bassist and New York Times bestselling author DUFF McKAGAN has released “Chip Away“, a new track from his much-anticipated solo album, TENDERNESS. “’Chip Away’ is somewhat of a rail against cable […]
Paul Gilbert and Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group have announced a May 17 global release date for a new studio album titled Behold Electric Guitar. The video for the lead track “Havin […]
More shows have been added to the Thrash, Blast & Grind featuring Philip H. Anselmo and The Illegals, King Parrot and more. THRASH BLAST GRIND TOUR is back to appease the eyes and ears […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana has shared a new track “Los Invisibles,” from his upcoming album, Africa Speaks, on Concord Records / Caroline Australia. Enlisting legendary producer Rick Rubin, the […]
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