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Saxon have released the fourth single and video from their new mighty Thunderbolt album. “This is album 22 and it’s called Thunderbolt. It’s a Storming Smashing Thundering collection of tracks we’ve been crafting with […]
Local supports have been announced for Swedish Power Metal band Dragonland‘s first ever tour of Australia. Canberra, September 5th @ The Basement with Darker Half (NSW), Immorium & Mattersphere Sydney, September 6th @ The Bald […]
Australian melodic rock band The Radio Sun will release their new album titled ‘Beautiful Strange’ on August 24th via Pride & Joy Music Germany and Anderstein Music Japan, with pre order details to be announced […]
Twenty years on from their platinum selling album Sumo hitting number two on the ARIA Chart (and with a few ARIA Awards in the trophy cabinet), The Superjesus are back with an anniversary edition […]
Fans are clamoring to catch Lynyrd Skynyrd on their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour – making stops at amphitheaters, arenas and stadiums. But there’s only one place to see the Rock & […]
As they approach their 30th anniversary, one of Australia’s most loved and respected rock bands, The Screaming Jets, is gearing up for the release of a very special record – GOTCHA COVERED. Available from […]
Frontiers Music Srl will release the comeback album from Swedish melodic rockers Snakes In Paradise, titled “Step Into The Light”, on September 14. The lyric video for the first single, “Will You Remember Me”, […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock pioneers, The Smashing Pumpkins have released “Solara”, the first recording in over 18 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy Chamberlin. Recorded in Malibu, CA at Shangri […]
Kyuss and Fu Manchu legend BRANT BJORK is back with a brand new record! Today, the godfather of Desert Rock unveils the hotly anticipated details about his thirteenth solo album titled “Mankind Woman“, set […]
The respective towns Morwell and Nunawading are set to become ‘Funky Towns’ on the weekend of 13 and 14 July with Pseudo Echo, performing live! At a time when bands appear and disappear as […]
Lizzy Borden fans who simply cannot wait any longer to hear a sample of the new studio effort from one of theatrical metal’s top frontmen, Lizzy Borden, are in luck – “The Scar Across […]
It’s safe to say, nobody has partied harder, longer or more fervently than the undisputed King of Partying himself, ANDREW W.K. ANDREW W.K. is a one-man music machine possessed of a single-minded, monomaniacal focus to […]
Perth progressive metal act Nucleust are set to continue their New Symphony tour with a string of east coast Australia shows starting this Thursday in Melbourne. On top of their already completed Queensland shows […]
Monstrous black/doom/punk chimera MANTAR have announced the details for their upcoming third studio album. The band’s new album will be entitled The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze, include 12 songs and is set to be […]
Bobby Kimball, owner of the iconic voice of one of the highest selling rock acts of all time, TOTO, will be returning to Australia for the first time in a decade to perform all […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast. The Night Flight Orchestra releases new video for ‘Lovers In The Rain’, Korpliklaani release digital single ‘Kotikonnut’, Madball release official music video for new single, […]
Framing Hanley are back with a new single Puzzle Pieces available everywhere digitally now and plans for their 4th album titled Sumner Roots to be released in Fall 2018 with Thermal Entertainment. Kenneth Nixon […]
The Black Queen is an electronic act out of Los Angeles consisting of Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, ex-Nine Inch Nails), and Steven Alexander (former tech of both […]
Japanese metal juggernauts Crossfaith are thrilled to share a brand new single, titled “The Perfect Nightmare”. The single premiered on Metal Injection and comes from Crossfaith’s forthcoming fifth album, and the follow up to 2015’s critically […]
Following the release of their crushing fourth LP ‘Dear Desolation’ which spurred a SOLD OUT Australian tour in February this year, Thy Art Is Murder will bring their relentless aggression to a regional venue near you this […]
On The Blue, one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years, has announced the final artist line-up for the inaugural ON THE BLUE CRUISE. Hosted by Justin Hayward of The […]
Australia’s most raucous band King Parrot have just announced four Australian shows ahead of their upcoming US tour in September. These performances will showcase new material from their latest album ‘Ugly Produce‘ and give […]
The Loudwire Gen X Summer Tour, which features Buckcherry, POD, Lit, and Alien Ant Farm, have partnered with events company, Anrgirl Powered by vVents Music Entertainment, to broadcast the July 3rd show in Miramar, […]
June 6 in the year of the King (2018): Citizens! Today is a great day for Avatar Country and therefore the world as His Royal Majesty once again claims the title of not only King […]
FROM TOM ARAYA, KERRY KING, PAUL BOSTAPH AND GARY HOLT “Thanks to the fans for celebrating this day with us for the past 12 years…keep it going!” AND, SLAYER would also like to […]
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