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Legendary Australian rock band Cold Chisel have announced that they will be releasing an expanded and updated version of their best-selling album All For You – The Best Of on Friday 28 September 2018. The Best Of […]
Architects, the Brighton-based outfit Kerrang recently awards the title of “Best British Live Band” and The Guardian said feature “gloriously crafted anthems of defiance,” return with their eighth album, Holy Hell, on Nov. 9 […]
earMUSIC is proud to announce the worldwide signing of Robben Ford – the blues, jazz and rock virtuoso, who is one of the most innovative and influential contemporary premier electric guitarists, vocalist and songwriter […]
GREENLEAF Hear The Rivers Comes Into The World In November 2018, UNLEASHED Release First Single And Lyric Video For “Lead Us Into War”, STONED JESUS And The Most Experimental Song They Have Ever Recorded: […]
EARTH SHIP Release Video For A Handful Of Flies, ÅRABOT Who Do You Love, Out NOW, FUTURE USSES New Album The Existential Haunting Released Sept 14 Streaming In Full Now! Ever since […]
KAMELOT Premiere New Music Video For MindFall Remedy, WOLFHEART Release Shocking Video For The Saw, POWERWOLF Unleash New Music Video For Killers With The Cross, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Premiere Music Video For The Last […]
Midlands based hard rock band, The Bad Flowers have today launched their official lyric video to promote their new single ‘Who Needs A Soul’. The single is released on Friday 14th September and coincides […]
Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN has just released the pseudo video for “Mutation Medley” from ONE BAD M.F. Live!!, which is set for release October 19 on Prosthetic Records. The album will be available on all […]
Seven shows in and Queens Of The Stone Age’s massive Australian tour is in full swing! Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Jon Theodore and Michael Shuman have already absolutely smashed it at […]
Columbus, OH rock band Beartooth recently announced the release of their third studio album Disease which will come on September 28th worldwide. Today, fans can hear another new track off the album entitled “Manipulation“. […]
Organisers of the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR are excited to announce they will be bringing the award-winning festival to Rockhampton in 2019 for the first time. The Easter show is part of the touring […]
“Crosses And Crossroads” is the new album set for release on September 21st 2018 by French coldwave metal band Black Juju Inc. Recorded & mixed by Phil Reinhalter at Psykron Studio and Mastered by […]
Canadian extreme metal legends CRYPTOPSY are something of an enigma. Having gotten their start way back in ’92, only a few short years after the birth of death metal, the band, nearly thirty years […]
Irish thrash outfit GAMA BOMB have released the video for new single ‘Bring Out The Monster’, which introduces the band’s new mascot. The fist-pounding track is the second single from the band’s sixth album […]
Metallica commemorates the 30th anniversary of the release of its breakthrough fourth album “…And Justice For All” with the announcement of its definitive reissue to be released on November 2 via the band’s own […]
The brainchild of Grammy nominated former Motörhead guitarist Würzel and bass player Tim Atkinson who after forming the band Leader of Down in 2008 busied themselves in a London rehearsal studio writing dozens of […]
OPETH unveil new live video of ‘Demon Of The Fall’, EPICA vs METROPOLE ORKEST Beyond The Matrix – The Battle announced, METAL ALLEGIANCE release ‘The Accuser’, TERROR announce new song, teaser video online, FIFTH […]
San Diego based rock trio EARTHLESS will release »From The West« on September 28 via Silver Current Records (vinyl and cassette) and October 19 via Nuclear Blast (CD, cassette and digital). »From The West« was recorded […]
Devilskin’s new song ‘ENDO’, is a powerfully crafted and visceral masterpiece. Not only does it showcase vocalist Jennie Skulander’s incredible power, range and emotional depth but the lyrics are an honest and brutal narrative […]
Good Charlotte have releaesd a new video for “Prayers”, the anthemic third single off their anxiously awaited seventh studio album Generation Rx. The video profiles a real life friend of the band and his […]
BEHEMOTH have released the official video for the new single, ‘Wolves Ov Siberia’ (directed by Kyle Kadow and Steven Cleavland). Nergal comments: “‘Wolves Ov Siberia’ was the first song unveiled from »ILYAYD«, we began playing […]
Following the sold out opening night of Perth’s new monthly metal club night, HORNOGRAPHY is back for it’s second edition! Coming in the form of a ‘Heavy Metal Swap meet’ theme, this session will […]
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect are ready to shake things up and get some heads banging again with the release of their new EP “Survival Or Ruin” due out September 14th through Rockpit […]
Berlin Based progressive music collective, The Ocean, have signed with prog music powerhouse Wild Thing Records for Australia & New Zealand! The band will release volume one of their highly anticipated 8th studio album […]
Northern Ireland’s indie legends ASH finally return down under this November for a headline tour. Inspired by Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pixies they are known worldwide for their energetic and incredibly fun live shows that […]
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