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“For a large chunk of my time with PiL, we were the most dangerous band on the planet – no one knew what we were going to do next – (least of all us) – […]
The Pineapple Thief have launched their brand new video for “Try As I Might”, the new single from their forthcoming new studio album Dissolution . The highly anticipated follow up to 2015’s Your Wilderness, […]
Lindsey Buckingham is widely considered one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters and musical expressionists of our time. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and three-time GRAMMY winner, Buckingham is best known […]
With nine days to go before the arrival of new Alice In Chains album Rainier Fog (BMG), anticipation is ramping up with the release of new single Never Fade Never Fade is the third […]
The fourth annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio […]
Caroline Australia is proud to announce the release of ‘Joe Strummer 001,’ the first compilation to span Joe Strummer’s career outside of his recordings with The Clash. ‘Joe Strummer 001’ features 32 tracks and includes […]
In late March 2018, nearly 30,000 heavy music fans descended on Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne to attend Australia’s first ever Download Festival. Four days later, it was announced, much to the delight of those […]
LEAD TRACK “NO ERASIN’” AVAILABLE NOW Legendary singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Perry makes his long-awaited return with Traces, his first new album in nearly a quarter century, out […]
LIVING COLOUR return to Australia to perform highlights from their debut album ‘Vivid’ in plus they will be armed with all their other classic tunes. The ground-breaking American rock band from New York City, […]
Queens Of The Stone Age’s hugely anticipated Australian tour kicks off in two weeks – the final stop on the band’s Villains World Tour, following 13 months of epic shows worldwide. Joshua Homme, Troy […]
Visionary Swedish metallers SOILWORK announce 2019 Australian tour in promotion of their eleventh studio album. SOILWORK are currently wrapping up the recordings of the follow-up to 2015’s ‘The Ride Majestic’ at Nordic Sound Lab […]
Over the weekend Joe Bonamassa released the music video for the sensational hard-riffing track ‘Molly O’ taken from his brand new studio album Redemption, which is release by Mascot/ Provogue on Friday 21st September. […]
Dan Reed Network are ecstatic to follow up their UK November Tour announcement with details of their brand new studio album Origins, released on Friday November 23rd, 2018 via Dan Reed’s own ‘Zero One Entertainment’ Label. Origins follows DRN’s hugely successful comeback […]
Holiday In Cambodia – Too Drunk to Fuck – Nazi Punks Fuck Off – Kill The Poor – Police Truck – California Über Alles The songs are as unforgettable as the band’s name, and […]
Earlier this year, Global Music Award-winning nomadic folk metal group TENGGER CAVALRY turned heads with the release of their sixth album, Cian Bi, via Napalm Records. Now, the band is thrilled to announce their […]
Thrash legends TESTAMENT are thrilled to announce a merger forged in metal: a new long-term promotional agreement with PRiVCY, the hottest new cryptocurrency. Always at the forefront of musical innovation, the thrash metal legends […]
IMPERIUM DEKADENZ Signs With Napalm Records, OTEP Calls Out the NRA in Shocking New Music Video for “Shelter In Place”,SKÁLMÖLD To Release Sorgir On October. Horaz and Vespasian, welcome to the Napalm Family! […]
DOWNFALL OF GAIA Hit the studio and work on new full-length album, REDEMPTION Cover U2’s New Years Day, SIEGE OF POWER Release Video For Mushroom Cloud Altar, KING DIAMOND reissues ‘Deadly Lullabyes’, ‘Give Me […]
Metal icons SOULFLY are set to release their devastating new album »Ritual«, on October 19 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band is pleased to reveal the first single from that soon to be landmark release. Comments guitarist/vocalist Max […]
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA release jam video of an improvised new song, BLEEDING GODS announce new bassist Yessica Otten, BURNING WITCHES release first studio trailer, TERROR announce new album, release brand new song […]
Founding KISS guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member ACE FREHLEY has released a new song today called “Rockin’ With The Boys.” This is the second song Frehley has released this year, […]
Influential Cleveland, Ohio-based metal pioneers MUSHROOMHEAD will release their highly-anticipated upcoming DVD, VOLUME III – a follow up to the widely-acclaimed DVD’s Volume 1 (2005) and Volume 2 (2008) – on August 17, 2018 […]
Twenty One Pilots, the GRAMMY® Award-winning duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun have unveiled the latest track from their hugely anticipated new studio album, Trench, out October 5th. Levitate is available today at […]
Following the triumphant success of his 2017 album Life Is Fine, Australia’s greatest and most enduring songwriter Paul Kelly returns in 2018 with his new studio album Nature, set for release on October 12. […]
On the heels of announcing their first new LP in three years, Electric Messiah, HIGH ON FIRE has posted new headlining dates throughout the U.S. and Europe this fall. The new tour dates will […]
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