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Two Aussie brothers went to the other side of the world and started a rock n roll band… Originally hailing from Sydney, Axel and Jay McDonald, the former a shit hot guitar player with […]
Kill Devil Hill guitarist Mark Zavon is set to release his debut self-titled solo effort November 23th via EMP Label Group, a collection of catchy riffs and giant hooks, forging an album of timeless, […]
Formed in 1996, SALIVA broke out into the mainstream in 2001 when the band’s angsty hard rock pummeling helped earn a double-platinum certification for their sophomore album, Every Six Seconds. Building upon their previously […]
Canadian rockers SVEN GALI will be returning to the UK for the first time in 25 years to headline the Friday, September 14th night of the Hair Metal Heaven Festival in Kingston upon Hull. Joining them […]
“We always knew this tour would take us into 2019,” said SLAYER‘s Kerry King, “and we‘ve been blown away by the response we‘ve been getting here in North America. We‘ve heard about fans who […]
SKILLET lets their music speak the loudest. That’s how the quartet has cemented its place as one of the 21st century’s most successful rock bands. Selling over 11 million units worldwide, the Wisconsin quartet […]
Orange County mainstays Atreyu are pleased to announce their upcoming seventh studio album In Our Wake. The record is due out October 12 via Spinefarm / Caroline Australia. The band has shared two brand […]
THE DEAD DAISIES are returning to Europe this winter to close out 2018! The band is thrilled to announce they’re returning to Europe to play 15 shows across the continent and in addition, due to […]
METAL ALLEGIANCE began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community‘s most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that […]
RIAA-certified, Billboard chart-topping, five-time Grammy nominated Richmond, VA band LAMB OF GOD recently released their full-length covers album as BURN THE PRIEST, “Legion: XX”, via Epic Records (Nuclear Blast Entertainment). The album is a collection of songs […]
Only two weeks are left until Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI release their new studio album »Kulkija« (“Wanderer”), through Nuclear Blast. To celebrate, the band has unleashed the 4th single from their upcoming 14-song record […]
The legendary compilation “Death Is Just The Beginning“ is back! But there‘s more, a fantastic live package including KATAKLYSM, HYPOCRISY and THE SPIRIT will also hit the road under that banner. Of course all […]
Today sees the release of RAINIER FOG (BMG), the first new album in five years from multi-platinum rock band ALICE IN CHAINS. The album’s release follows a weeklong takeover of the band’s Seattle hometown […]
MARTY FRIEDMAN`s presence in the world of music, the world of guitar, and Japanese pop culture is mystifying, bizarre, and nothing short of inspiring. His 14th solo album, ONE BAD M.F. Live!!–set for release […]
Something has entered the atmosphere. Something positive; Something…Good. Something….Different. Foretold through street posters, heralded through (not so) hushed murmurs of the people; Good Things Festival has once and for all emerged from the vast […]
Renowned Testament guitarist Eric Peterson recently announced the release of his highly-anticipated new DRAGONLORD album, entitled Dominion, out September 21, 2018 via Spinefarm Records. The symphonic black/death metal album serves as the long-awaited follow-up […]
Pittsburgh political punk band ANTI-FLAG have just announced a new acoustic album American Reckoning, set to be released on Spinefarm Records / Caroline Australia on September 28th. The album features acoustic versions of songs from their past two albums, […]
EVERY TUESDAY IN SEPTEMBER HEADLINED BY A DAY-LONG MARATHON ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 AT 1PE Highlights Include Robert Plant on The Big Interview, the Classic 1976 Concert Film The Song Remains The Same and Jimmy […]
Sheffield based, multi-platinum selling Bring Me The Horizon are set to release a new album entitled amo via RCA/Sony on 11 January 2019. Debut track, MANTRA was Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on Radio 1 UK […]
Quirky Scottish indie rock band, The Fratellis, are making their long-awaited return to Australia, playing a four-date tour this November. Previously here in 2014, the band famed for the deathless, dauntless and iconic Chelsea […]
Visionary media collective STARSET have announced that they will release Vessels 2.0 on September 28 via Fearless Records / Caroline Australia. The deluxe version of last year’s sophomore effort Vessels will include several reimagined, acoustic, and remixed versions of songs, along with […]
UNBEATABLE A very special summer season, not only due to the tropical heat, is slowly coming to an end: Festivals have been rocked so hard that we would’ve been sweating even if mercury hadn’t […]
BUTCH WALKER is a singer, songwriter, and producer whose skills run from radio-friendly pop to high-attitude hard rock. Walker launched his public career with the band SOUTHGANG, who inked a contract with Virgin Records. […]
Steve Vai has announced he will host and serve as the musical director for “The Big Mama Jama Jam-a-thon” — an open, improvisational music/art event where the music doesn’t stop for 52 hours — […]
2017 marked SAGA’s 40th (!) anniversary. The band that has combined hard rock, progressive rock and pop like no other celebrated their anniversary with a tour around the globe, saying thank you and farewell […]
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