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It’s been 20 years since The Flaming Lips released the one-of-a-kind aural hallucination that is The Soft Bulletin. To celebrate the anniversary of its release, The Flaming Lips will play a special show at […]
Babylon A.D. proudly announces Marc “SPYDER” Webb as the band’s new guitarist, following the departure of long-time member, Ron Freschi. The new line-up includes lead vocalist Derek Davis, guitarist John Matthews, drummer Jamey Pacheco […]
San Diego, California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX will release their 7th studio album, World War X on August 2nd via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the music video for the second single, ‘World War X‘ which […]
5 Piece Death Metal outfit Gutter Tactic have dropped a brand new track and video for the song “Induced Paralysis” ahead of their upcoming tour with West Australia metal band Bayview Suspect. The scorching […]
PHIL CAMPBELL announces solo record, THY ART IS MURDER release music video for third single, ‘Make America Hate Again’, Turilli / Lione RHAPSODY release music video for debut album’s title track. After […]
The THE NEW ROSES album “Nothing But Wild” will be released on 02.08.2019 and will be supported by extensive touring activities. (headliner tour, shows with KISS in the US and SCORPIONS in Europe). THE NEW […]
Irish/Australian rockers, Jailbirds release their highly anticipated debt album, The Great Escape, today via Golden Robot Records. To celebrate the release, the band have made a rollicking, old school Western music video for the […]
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. This will […]
Unapologetic rock’n’roll heroes Kickin Valentina are coming to Europe to rock the Bang Your Head Festival, which will take place between 11th and 13th July in Messegelände Baligen, Germany. The American quartet will play […]
Hot on the heels of the release of ‘40’, their first album of new material in 26 years, Rockabilly legends the Stray Cats are set to release ’Runaway Boys’ – a deluxe vinyl limited […]
Thunder have announced the release of a greatest hits compilation album out September 27th 2019. Thunder: “It’s 30 years of Thunder this year, so we’ve decided to release the first ever band curated Greatest Hits […]
With a new album on the way here’s a teaser from Diamond Dogs… After the loss of saxophone player and longtime band member Magic Gunnarsson (who died in a drowning accident 2014) Sulo and […]
Following the release of ‘New Eyes’, international superstar Adam Lambert unveils new song ‘Comin in Hot’, with accompanying music video. Written by Adam Lambert, Michelle Buzz, Andrew Davidson, Sean Davidson, Katie Pearlman, and produced […]
Black Stone Cherry are heading out on tour across the US this Fall! The band comments: “We are stoked to hit the road with THE LACS this October and November for a southern fried […]
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of THE CULT‘s seminal album SONIC TEMPLE. To celebrate the anniversary, Beggars Arkive will release THE CULT: SONIC TEMPLE 30 on September 13. It will be released as a deluxe […]
It was THE SENSATION of the year 2016. During the Hellbook production for HELLOWEEN’s 30th anniversary, the contributors came to realize mainly one thing: The chemistry in this band has always been unique – […]
The curators of PSYCHO LAS VEGAS played their final hand for the 2019 lineup, welcoming The Original Misfits to this year’s monolithic, three-day, four-stage lineup set to take over Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino […]
Grammy nominated California rock heavyweights, blink-182, release a new track Happy Days from their highly anticipated new album via Columbia Records / Sony Music Australia. The song was featured as Zane Lowe’s World Record […]
To celebrate their hit-laden career, legendary Aussie rockers Spiderbait have today announced a one-off show at Forum Melbourne on November 9, with tickets going on sale at 9am Thursday July 11. And another exciting […]
HELLYEAH will release their sixth studio album, Welcome Home on, Friday, September 27, via Eleven Seven Music. The band have just released a new single & video for the track Oh My God. Hard […]
Considered one of the finest modern blues guitarists in the world and a bonafide can’t-miss live performer, Gerard Allman Events are proud to announce that Kirk Fletcher will make a welcome return to Australia […]
Life is a journey. “Railroads”, the second single from Tarja’s upcoming new album “In The Raw”, deals with this train of thought exactly. The heavy, yet melodic song draws inspiration from the book “Aleph” […]
The Ocean Collective are back with a beautifully executed noir video. The video captures breathtaking visuals that bring to life the story off their single, “Permian: The Great Dying” from their latest album Phanerozoic […]
On the heels of the recently announced US co-headline tour with Skillet, Alter Bridge has released the first song and music video from their upcoming sixth studio album, Walk The Sky. The clip, directed […]
Lo! Release Another Head Spinning Music Video, The Shaking Sensations To Release How Are We To Fight The Blight?, Astrosaur Release First Single From Upcoming Album Australia’s post-metal/sludge legends, Lo! released their third […]
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