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Drummer and founding member of MR. BIG, Pat Torpey, passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Family, band and management request privacy at this very difficult time. […]
TesseracT, a band that sit outside the bounds of any genre specificity, pioneers of the ever-evolving metal scene and unstoppable force of off-kilter riffs, soaring melodies and disorientating atmospherics release their fourth studio album […]
BLACK STONE CHERRY is set to release their sixth studio album, Family Tree via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group on 20th April 2018. Burnin’, the first musical taste of the new collection is available today, […]
The U.S release dates for Kreator classic albums Coma Of Souls and Renewal will be Friday, March 2nd, 2018 and Cause For Conflict and Outcast will be released on Friday, March 9th, 2018. North […]
After releasing perhaps his best solo album since his 40s – Time and Emotion – last year, Robin Trower will play an exclusive UK concert at the Islington Assembly Hall in London on Tuesday 27th […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Sabaton, Exodus and Venom Inc. Mark your calendars! Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are uniting with German thrash titans and […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Harlott, Candiria, Visigoth and Rivers Of Nihil. Australian Thrash Maniacs HARLOTT will be back to Europe this April with […]
Harm’s Way will release their fourth full-length, Posthuman, via Metal Blade Records tomorrow!. In anticipation of this release, the band has launched a video for the new single, Become A Machine, by director Max […]
Director and Musician Drew Fortier has announced his latest film project, a documentary about the late Faith No More / Bad Brains / Cement / Primitive Race Chuck Mosley. The film was initially conceived […]
On May 10, 1996 Finnish Rockers, APOCALYPTICA, released their epic debut PLAYS METALLICA BY FOUR CELLOS. The instrumental cello-driven rock opus changed the landscape of heavy music for years to come. To celebrate the […]
Ex-Emperor member Mortiis has announced his very first tour to Australia coming this July 2018 and will include a very Special Performance of the Cold Meat Industry Classic “Ånden Som Gjorde Opprør” on show. […]
The daily band lineups have been announced for the fourth annual Northern Invasion, Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, WI, and tickets are on sale now at www.NorthernInvasion.com. […]
Jon Stevens is hitting the road for a Best Of tour, traversing all the hits of his career, from his solo work, right through to Noiseworks, INXS, The Dead Daisies and even Jesus Christ […]
Due to the unprecedented demand for additional Australian shows we are delighted to announce IHSAHN will headline shows in Brisbane & Perth, with BELPHEGOR also headlining one show in Brisbane!! Quite possibly one of […]
Black Foxxes have released a new video for single, ‘Manic In Me’. The song is the second to be revealed from forthcoming studio album ‘Reiði’. Iceland, with this unique and spectacularly scenic land, provided […]
Music fans wanting a little variety with their summer tour package will get that very thing with the “Poison…Nothin’ But A Good Time 2018” tour. Iconic rock band POISON, with all original members, will […]
It’s finally time for the first installment of IN FLAMES‘ own two-day festival: Borgholm Brinner (Borgholm is Burning) – coming this July 27-28th. In addition to the Swedish metal giants IN FLAMES, we can […]
KOBRA AND THE LOTUS kept their word and will soon deliver the second part of their opus magnum one year after the successful release of rock juggernaut Prevail I! Prevail II is the proverbial […]
Having recently signed a global deal with Golden Robot Records, US rockers, Little Caesar have dropped the first single from their soon to be released album, Eight, out mid-March worldwide, but available to pre-order immediately, as […]
INCUBUS return to Australia next month for their first headline tour in six years to play three shows along the east coast in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, they are excited to announce Melbourne-based, immeasurably […]
The Sepulnation is alive and well! Following their crushingly successful 2014 Australian Tour, Brazilian Metal Icons SEPULTURA unleash a heavy metal hurricane upon theSepulnation in May 2018. Now as a huge bonus to metal […]
American sledgehammer stoner metal giants RED FANG are returning to Australia, so hold onto your beard, because things are going to get messy! RED FANG, in its own nutty fashion, turn distortion rock into an […]
Stone Temple Pilots has announced a March 16 release date for its highly anticipated new self-titled album, Stone Temple Pilots. This marks the band’s first album with the new lead singer, Jeff Gutt. The […]
21st century hard rock leaders Of Mice & Men—vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley, guitarist Alan Ashby, drummer Valentino Arteaga, and guitarist Phil Manansala—released their new album Defy, on January 19. It debuted in the Australian Aria Album […]
The upcoming 12 date Australian tour by US metallers Once Human has been official cancelled. The band are yet another unfortunate victim in the on going saga surrounding Sydney’s Bald Face Stag hotel and […]
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