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Batten down the hatches and tighten up your bottom end, as it’s high time for one and all to salute the news about an all-new studio album that’s coming from Yachtley Crew. Today, the seven-piece […]
Impactful, melancholic, and energetic – these are qualities with which Lost in Hollywood’s vocalist Amon Garrasi, guitarist Timo Dymala, bassist Julian Utz and drummer Samuel Minio capture the emotions of their listeners. Lost in Hollywood […]
Norwegian death-pop renegades Blood Command return with their explosive new single “Mariah’s Song”. Fronted by the unstoppable Nikki Brumen, the track fuses razor-sharp riffs, hardcore urgency, and a soaring emo-tinged chorus, channeling the chaos of […]
French rock firebrand Laura Cox hits hard with her new single “Do I Have Your Attention?”, out now via earMUSIC / Verycords. Full-throttle, riff-driven blast of party rock – heavy on distortion, unapologetically loud, and […]
Released in June of 2023 “SIX” Finds the Band Continuing to Evolve and Conquering Stages Around the World Extreme’s sixth studio album was released worldwide on June 9th 2023 via earMUSIC, but its sonic ripples […]
Icons of melancholic doom and gothic metal, PARADISE LOST have released their long awaited 17th album, Ascension, with Nuclear Blast Records. PARADISE LOST’s first album in 5 years, following 2020’s acclaimed Obsidian, was produced by the band’s revered guitarist Gregor Mackintosh and mixed/mastered […]
From mountainous Styria hail death metal newcomers GRIMMING, who have just signed their first record deal with Napalm Records! One viral song with outstanding numbers for a debut was all it took for the young […]
It only made sense for the iconic record label responsible for helping launch some of the world’s most mammoth metal artists and unleashing some of the heaviest riffs and blast beats in the universe, to […]
Radiance” is the pummeling new single from Charlotte, North Carolina’s WRETCHED! The track appears on their long-awaited fifth full-length, Decay. A conceptual masterpiece that blends haunting melodies with progressive complexity, the record will see release […]
Buckingham Nicks, the only studio album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo, has been reissued for the first time today. Access the album at https://bn.lnk.to/BNAlbum Originally released in 1973 and unavailable for […]
ABSINTHE GREEN offers an unflinching exploration of joy and sorrow, destruction and creation, intimacy and intensity with the release Of Love and Pain . The devoted followers who sing and scream along with bands like […]
The Hard-Ons, who blazed a trail out of Sydney’s western suburbs in the ’80s to take their locally produced high energy and irreverent punk rock to their world, were acknowledged last week by both their former […]
Sabaton, the #1 Global Power Metal Band and one of Sweden’s most successful bands have released the latest single “Crossing The Rubicon” featuring singer Jonny Hawkins and guitarist Mark Vollelunga of Nothing More. This special collaborative version of the track hits the radio airwaves […]
Brisbane’s long running, uncompromising metal-punk juggernaut Dreamkillers recently returned with their first music in half a decade by way of the scathing, Close Down The Circus. Today they release, In The Pie, an equally viscous attack on […]
Platinum-certified, 5x #1 Hard Rock radio-charting BAD WOLVES (@badwolvesofficial) released a special deluxe edition of their album “DIE ABOUT IT” via Better Noise Music today (September 19). It contains nine new tracks, including the brand […]
Kentucky’s finest, Black Stone Cherry, will release their brand-new EP, ‘Celebrate’, which will be digitally available on 6 March 2026 via Mascot Records. They explode back into action with the video for their new track, […]
Australia’s genre-blurring heavyweights Thornhill have dropped brand new single and music video, Mercia. The release comes as the band step onto U.S. arena stages as direct support for Sleep Token’s completely sold-out Even in Arcadia […]
Aussie summer in 2026 is about to get a whole lot hotter with Sydney metalcore heavyweights POLARIS today announcing their first-ever curated summer event LIFE’S A BEACH, with this unprecedented experience set to take place on […]
Excitement is palpable for the Australian and New Zealand 2026 tour from multi-platinum UK rock royalty The Darkness! After selling out their Melbourne date due to overwhelming demand, the high-energy rockers have announced a second […]
Due to high demand, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell have added a Brisbane date to their Big Love World Tour. The unmistakable voice behind UB40’s biggest hits will bring reggae cheer to Fortitude Music Hall on […]
Tick tock it’s get your skates on o’clock!! If you haven’t bought tickets, get them now!!! If you’re travelling from out of town, book your campsite or place to stay now too! For everyone else, […]
With Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, Slash brings his love of the blues, his musical roots, to the fore. A full-throttle live album and concert film capturing his electrifying July 17, 2024 performance at the […]
By My Will” is the latest single from West Coast crossover behemoths DEAD HEAT. The riotous new hymn comes off the band’s Process Of Elimination full-length, slated to drop on October 10th on Metal Blade […]
After rising from the ashes of Thundermother with their empowering debut Phoenix (2024) and, most recently, the single “Live And Let Go”, THE GEMS make their next move into the “Year Of The Snake”. Having […]
Napalm Records is pleased to announce the signing of emerging Brazilian metalcore/deathcore talent AXTY to a worldwide record deal! Formed in 2020 amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, AXTY quickly established itself as the most […]
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