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Get a double dose of Shock Rock as WEDNESDAY 13 and DAVEY SUICIDE join forces to bring their devilish goodness and a very early Halloween to Australia. A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates from Primordial, Whitechapel and Rivers Of Nihil. Irish Pagan Metal Gods Primordial will release their new album, Exile Amongst The […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Dimmu Borgir, Kataklysm, Earthless, Light The Torch and Riot V. The time has finally come! After more than seven years […]
Polish black/death overlords BEHEMOTH have announced to release a brand new live DVD/Blu-ray entitled Messe Noire on April 13, 2018. Pre orders are available now! evp-recordings.lnk.to/messenoire Watch the official teaser video over at the […]
You’ve seen the bill, but for those of you who want to plan ahead or are just looking at a single-day pass, Rocklahoma has broken down the roster of bands playing this year’s festival […]
Death metal legends, Morbid Angel released their 9th studio album, Kingdoms Disdained worldwide on December 1 via Silver Lining Music. Kingdoms Disdained reunites guitarist and founder Trey Azagthoth with bassist and vocalist Steve Tucker […]
A roundup of the latest news from earMusic including updates on Loudness, Al Di Meola and We Sell The Dead featuring members of Him, In Flames, Spiritual Beggars. Japanese Heavy Metal legends […]
AMORPHIS have finally finished recording their upcoming new studio album, entitled »Queen Of Time«. The record is scheduled for a May 18th release via Nuclear Blast. In comparison to its predecessor, »Under The Red Cloud« […]
On 22 September 2018, metal bands around Australia will perform the all Australian metal event – Metal United Down Under (MUDU). It is the 5th edition of this initiative and around 15 cities are […]
After stomping their way through the nation’s capital cities last December in support of their devastating new album ‘Ugly Produce’, King Parrot stay true to their insatiable work ethic announcing a new edition of […]
Youth Code is collision of nasty industrial darkness, body-slamming electronic beats, extreme metal sensibilities, and hardcore punk angst – a proposition to many previously unknown, to others one that is simply being revitalized. Nonetheless, […]
Sweden’s premiere purveyors of thrash metal meets sleaze rock, Hardcore Superstar will be touring Australia this June! Having last toured Australia waaay back in 2008, HCSS are ready to make it up to their […]
The Sunset Strip’s favourite sons, Steel Panther, are returning to Australia in May 2018 for a WORLD FIRST run of shows! They are returning to Australian shores with their Sunset Strip Live! Tour, which […]
After last year’s incredible success, “From Classical to Rock” has joined forces with the non-profit OC Music & Dance School to present a star-studded concert benefiting music education for Orange County communities. Hosted by […]
Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust have had a giant 2017. After releasing their debut full length album, Terra Cerebral in July via Rockpit Records, through Firestarter Distribution, they toured it nationally to ever increasing crowds […]
SONS OF APOLLO – former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Twitching Tongues, The Crown, Vulture and Eyes Of The Sun. On March 9th, Twitching Tongues will release their new […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates from Monster Magnet, Myles Kennedy, Skindred, Alien Weaponry, Stoned Jesus and Conan. In late December 2017, Dave Wyndorf, MONSTER MAGNET‘s iconic […]
Bluesfest is proud to present the final playing schedule for what’s going to be one of their most exciting and dynamic festivals yet. This year’s line up features a rich depth of talent, the […]
In just over 4 weeks, the world’s premiere rock and metal event Download, is set to hit Melbourne Australia for the first time! Today the festival reveals set times with the full confirmed lineup which […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde, has released another brand new music video for the single “A Love Unreal” from their latest LP, Grimmest Hits. The video was directed by long-time […]
The non-stop power of Michale Graves‘ Beginning of The End World Tour marches on. Graves announces his return to Europe this April with a string of European dates. On the heels of sold out shows […]
Muse have released their brand new single Thought Contagion which is available on all digital platforms now with an accompanied video available to watch now. Directed by Lance Drake (who also helmed the band’s […]
After a completely SOLD OUT Australian Tour of epic proportions in 2015, Heavy Metal Icons MACHINE HEAD are set to make their triumphant return in 2018 and this time around they will be armed […]
We are excited to announce that from March 2018, Boneyard Dog will be coming to a venue near you around the UK & Ireland! Our tour will begin in the UK (co-headlining the ‘Scorch the […]
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