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Strap in and crank up the volume – The Vendettas are back with their latest single, ‘Head On Collision,’ officially out now via Golden Robot Records. The Melbourne rock powerhouse have promised to deliver a track that’s as […]
SOLID STATE RECORDS is thrilled to announce it has signed Ohio metalcore favorites MISS MAY I to its global roster. The band will release the 15th anniversary edition of their classic, beloved album APOLOGIES ARE FOR THE WEAK (RE-RECORDED […]
Australia are you ready for the some more from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes? After last year’s blitzkrieg tour, punk rock’s premier cover band are back with new album ¡Blow It…At Madison’s Quinceañera! and […]
Hoodoo Gurus have been blown away by the reaction to their Back to the Stoneage Tour with fifteen of the original eighteen original shows now SOLD OUT and limited tickets only being available in Sydney […]
British Lion is Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris’ first-ever side project. Their eponymous 10 song debut album was released in 2012 and pronounced both “brilliant” and “a big hearted ferocious triumph” by the music press […]
Napalm Records is thrilled to announce the signing of ice cold Finnish modern metal band ARCTIS! Drawing inspiration from the mythical winters and mystical summers of the North, the Finnish metal minds of the talented misfits […]
Following the acclaimed release of his seventeenth studio album Bootleg Melancholy late last year, Australian icon Diesel is proud to today announce a national headline run to close out 2024, hitting the road with a […]
Guitarist / singer /songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist Richie Kotzen has signed a label deal with global music company BMG. His brand new solo studio album, entitled NOMAD will be released on September 27. “After working with Richie on the […]
Fancy sharing more space with Cog in 2024? Following their acclaimed East Coast run earlier this year, the revered Australian rockers are proud to announce the continuation of The Vinyl Tour, with Cog set to […]
Melbourne rock trio Sisters Doll, recently released the best rock song of 2024! Debuting at #1 on the Australian iTunes Rock Singles Chart making it FOUR IN A ROW! Don’t Give Up On Us is […]
INIQUITOUS MONOLITH is a horror-infused brutal death metal band from Perth, Australia. Featuring members from local acts Depravity, Entrails Eradicated, Nails of Imposition and DFC, they possess an insatiable desire to create a unique auditory […]
Last year, POST PROFIT — Matt Jackson [vocals, guitar], Nick Hawner [guitar +vocals], Zach Hicks [drums + vocals], and Charles Horin [bass + vocals] — released their six-song EP, Self Defeater. And thus, the buzz on the band began. Now, Post Profit have shared the official video […]
Following the explosive success of their previous singles, which have racked up over 2.7 million plays on Spotify, Alleviate storms back onto the scene with their electrifying new single ‘Forevermore’. Brace yourselves for their debut album »DMNS«, dropping August 23 via Arising […]
UK shoegaze pioneers RIDE have announced an exclusive encore show in Melbourne on Sunday 11th August at the Croxton Bandroom performing their seminal album ‘Going Blank Again’ in its entirety for the first time with […]
Rock music stalwarts Seether are set to unleash their ninth studio album, ‘The Surface Seems So Far’, this fall, continuing their legacy as champions of raw emotion in a landscape dominated by fleeting trends and […]
Today, German heavy metal legends BLIND GUARDIAN are pleased to unveil ‘Ashes To Ashes (Revisited)‘, another single from the re-recorded version of their immortal 1992 breakthrough album Somewhere Far Beyond. Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited, which was recorded in 2022 und 2023, is […]
American masked metal masters MUSHROOMHEAD recently announced their brand-new, upcoming ninth album, Call The Devil, out August 9, 2024 via Napalm Records. 30 years into their groundbreaking history, the band shows no signs of slowing […]
Today, the legendary thrashers of DESTRUCTION have dropped a cover version of Accept’s world famous hit, “Fast as a Shark”, alongside a new visualizer video. The song is featured on the two track 12’’ vinyl […]
Following the explosive acclaim and surprise release of their first new single in five years, “Burden”, Grammy nominated metal legends AS I LAY DYING return with another brand-new single. Coinciding with today’s kick off of […]
American death metal icons NILE recently announced their highly-anticipated 10th album, The Underworld Awaits Us All, out August 23 via Napalm Records, and the first reviews are in! The album’s breakneck first single, “Chapter for […]
Swedish hardcore punk icons and recent Metal Blade signees WOLFBRIGADE will release their eleventh full-length studio offering, Life Knife Death, on September 13th via Metal Blade Records. Formed in 1995 in the small Swedish city […]
Progressive death metal duo ENTHEOS today announces their new EP, An End To Everything, scheduled for release on October 25th through Metal Blade Records. Merging elements pulled from countless genres – including death metal, groove, […]
A music video for the band’s thunderous new single, “We Are the Night”, is now premiering below. KRYPTOS frontman Nolan Lewis comments: “Take a ride with Kryptos on our latest single “We Are the Night” […]
Stalwart Irish post-rock outfit And So I Watch You From Afar have released ‘Years Ago’, the third single from their forthcoming seventh album ‘Megafauna’ which is set for release on the 9th of August, 2024 […]
With shared love for the tradition of Renaissance and Folk-Rock music, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and award-winning lyricist and singer Candice Night founded Blackmore’s Night in 1997. They have been enchanting audiences around the world […]
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