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Three of metal’s finest vocalists, known collectively as THE THREE TREMORS – Tim “Ripper” Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES), Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin (JAG PANZER, SATAN’S HOST, TITAN FORCE), and Sean “The […]
Of Mice & Men have announced their sixth album Earth & Sky out September 27 via Rise Records/ BMG Australia. The band recently played storming sets at the major European festivals, including Reading & […]
On the heels of the recently announced new album and headline tour, California’s greatest export and relationship experts Steel Panther are releasing another song from their highly-anticipated upcoming album, Heavy Metal Rules. The song […]
Holiday rock ensemble THE WIZARDS OF WINTER are giving fans a taste of the upcoming third album, The Christmas Dream, with the new track “Handel’s Torch,” available online now. “It is often said that […]
Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett will release ‘Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live’ on 25th October 2019 via InsideOutMusic as 2CD + Blu-Ray digipak and 2CD + DVD Multibox internationally, and 2CD + Blu-Ray + […]
Technical death metal Egyptologists NILE are proud to reveal their ninth album, »Vile Nilotic Rites,« will be released on November 1st via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band gives fans a taste of the album […]
The BLACK STAR RIDERS are excited to announce the release of their third single ‘Tonight The Moonlight Let Me Down‘, which is accompanied by a lyric video. The arrival of ‘Tonight The Moonlight Let […]
SONATA ARCTICA release ‘Who Failed The Most’ music video, EPICA release digital Single ‘Kingdom Of Heaven’, BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA present lyric video for first “Legacy Of The Dark Lands” single, DESPISED ICON announce […]
Without question, Rob Halford is one of heavy metal’s all-time great vocalists – as heard through his highly influential and groundbreaking work with Judas Priest. But over his career, he has also proven able […]
Status Quo are today releasing ‘Backbone’ through earMUSIC/Edel; the band’s 33rd studio album – the LP will be their 33rd 33rpm! The band are also confirmed to perform at the huge BBC Radio 2 […]
Airbourne have released an official music video for their new album’s title track, ‘Boneshaker’; shot during both the band’s mainstage performance at this year’s Wacken festival, Germany, and headline set at Skogsrojet festival, Sweden, […]
A never before released live version of MOTÖRHEAD’s classic “Stay Clean” is available today for fans to listen to or download on all Digital Service Providers (DSP). This version of “Stay Clean,” taken from […]
TOM KEIFER will release his long-awaited and highly anticipated second solo album, RISE, on September 13 on Cleopatra Records. Pre-orders of the album are available at TomKeifer.com/Preorder on all formats, including CD (digipak), vinyl […]
Swedish metallers ENFORCER released their fifth studio album »Zenith« on April 26, 2019 through Nuclear Blast. After playing a string of European clubs shows and festivals, the quartet have just finished a 4-date Mexican […]
After welcoming a sold-out crowd of 60,000 people in 2018, Aftershock returns even bigger this year, expanding to three full days of performances from some of the most popular music acts, including a mix […]
Canadian rock icon Lee Aaron will release the first official live album of her long career exclusively on September 20 via Metalville Records. “Power, Soul, Rock N’ Roll” was recorded during Aaron’s 2017 German […]
Iconic. Incomparable. Irreplaceable. But never, ever boring. Freddie Mercury‘s spirit is every bit as central to the fabric of popular music today as it was during his unforgettable lifetime. The spectacular global success of […]
ELUVEITIE are a phenomenon that has been spreading over the world for more than 15 years. Starting with their legendary debut album “Spirit” (2006), across the outstanding “Slania” (2008) to their last masterpiece “Ategnatos” […]
Long running southern California punk band Lagwagon dropped a ferocious new single today called Surviving California – from their upcoming album, RAILER alongside announcing an Australian & NZ March 2020 headlining tour with shows […]
Melbourne Melodic Thrash Metal band Incrypt and Perth industrial groove act All This Filth are set to team up for a double run of shows in Western Australia this November. The tour will take […]
As anticipation builds for the star-studded second annual “ABOVE GROUND” benefit concert, Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction) and Billy Morrison (Billy Idol) are excited to announce that Jack Black and Ministry’s Al Jourgensen have joined […]
Fire From the Gods will release their second album American Sun on November 1 via Eleven Seven and Rise Records in conjunction with the start of their US arena tour with FIVE FINGER DEATH […]
O.R.k., featuring Italy’s celebrated vocalist, producer and award-winning film score composer Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari a.k.a LEF (lead vocals), King Crimson‘s Pat Mastelotto (drums), Porcupine Tree‘s Colin Edwin (bass), Marta Sui Tubi’s Carmelo Pipitone (guitars) […]
The world’s most notorious rock band, Mötley Crüe, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their landmark album Dr. Feelgood. With charting hit singles including “Dr. Feelgood,” “Kickstart My Heart,” “Without You,” “Don’t Go Away […]
SACRED REICH Releases Highly Anticipated New Album, ‘Awakening’ Launches Video For “Divide And Conquer”, SYBERIA Launches Video For New Single, “Empire Of Oppression”, ANGEL WITCH reveals details for new album, ‘Angel of Light’. […]
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