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UK progressive metal quintet THRESHOLD are set to release their colossal double album »Legends Of The Shires« on September 8th via Nuclear Blast. In anticipation of the new release, the band are proud to announce the premiere […]
REVOLUTION SAINTS—Deen Castronovo (ex-Journey, Bad English), Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, ex-Whitesnake, DIO), Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees)—released the second video, “Freedom,” from their highly anticipated second album, which can be seen here: LIGHT IN THE […]
Not for the faint of heart, the always loud and in-charge P.O.D. is back serving up hits with the track “Soundboy Killa”— premieres August 18th via AltPress.com. Feeding off the Southtown, classic SoCal flavor, this quintessential […]
The Red Hot Summer Tour is one of the biggest touring festivals on the circuit today, a reputation it will further cement with the announcement of the 2018 second leg featuring a massive all-Aussie line-up. […]
Even more reasons to celebrate! To co-incide with the label’s 30th anniversary, Nuclear Blast will release a special fan box with one DVD and 4 digibook CDs including hymns from the past 3 decades. Bands […]
Deaf Havana has a well-earned reputation as an impressive live act, touring consistently over the last twelve years, nurturing a passionate and dedicated following. Their current album ‘All these Countless Nights’ debuted at #5 in […]
HDNET MOVIES today announced that heavy metal superstar and horror icon Rob Zombie will host the network’s upcoming holiday movie event ROB ZOMBIE’S 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN, from Oct. 19 to 31. On each of the 13 nights […]
The Darkness have today released their expletive-drenched new single Solid Gold via Cooking Vinyl, accompanied by a video of the self-proclaimed rock legends performing in a huge aircraft hanger amongst a mass of glam-rock lighting and […]
Beartooth have shared the official video for their track “Rock Is Dead”. Directed by Reel Bear Media (Twenty One Pilots), the documentary style video for “Rock Is Dead” gives an inside look at daily life for […]
Whitesnake had already released a string of Top 10 albums in the UK, Europe & Japan before the band conquered the entire world with its 1987 record, which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash […]
American alternative metal band 10 Years return with a new studio album and welcome back band members Brian Vodinh (guitar / drums) and Matt Wantland (guitar). (how to live) AS GHOSTS is the band’s […]
Hundreds of thousands of hearing aid wearers soon will be able to participate in rock-and-roll history when legendary rock band Styx broadcasts the final show of its U.S. summer tour directly to their hearing […]
RELEASED IN THE UK ON FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER FEATURING THE EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE “DANGEROUS” 2015 JUNO AWARD WINNER FOR “BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR” 2016 MAPLE BLUES AWARD WINNER FOR “ELECTRIC ACT OF THE YEAR”, […]
Legendary Detroit Hard Rockers MADAM X have signed a deal with EMP LABEL GROUP, who will release their long-awaited sophomore release MONSTROCITY on October 31st, (October 27th in EUROPE) on CD and Digital, with a […]
SABATON and the massively popular MMO game World of Tanks have collided to forge a new genre: Tank Metal. The band’s love of history, which blasts through in their music, reviving dramatic, historical events […]
When 15 year old prodigy Christofer Johnsson founded THERION as a death metal band in 1987, little did he know that exactly 30 years later he would put the final touches to a project […]
Bordeaux-based ambient doom quintet MONARCH have teamed up with Cvlt Nation to premiere a new track off their awaited new album “Never Forever”, due out September 22nd on Profound Lore Records. ✟ Feel the haunting aura of “Of Night, […]
The rush to secure tickets for SIR ELTON JOHN’s only Victorian show has reinforced a day on the green as one of Australia’s most popular concert events. All tickets sold out quickly, with eight […]
Today, Converge announce the upcoming release of The Dusk In Us, the first album in five years from the Boston-based heavy-music innovators. Due out on November 3, The Dusk in Us will be released via […]
Continuing to build on the feverish momentum of their new album in • ter a • li • a, released May 5, 2017 on Rise Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia, At The Drive In has proudly unveiled the new […]
True avant-garde Norwegians ENSLAVED will release their epic new studio album »E« on October 13th, 2017 and with this 14th full-length record, the virtuosi herald a new chapter in the band’s history. To provide a first […]
With their 2015 debut, Birth And The Burial, metal band Act of Defiance – featuring Chris Broderick on guitar, Henry Derek on vocals, Shawn Drover on drums and Matt Bachand on bass – delivered […]
“Strange Things Happen” is the title of a song on Gizmodrome´s debut album. Certainly great things have happened in the studio, when the four incredible talents met to create one of the most exciting […]
Norway’s Sløtface have today been announced to showcase at BIGSOUND Festival. Their performance at the global industry gathering in Brisbane, headlining the Brightside Outdoor Stage on Tuesday 5th September, adds to dates already announced in Sydney and Melbourne as part […]
Neck Deep are giving fans one last sneak peek into their upcoming album, The Peace and The Panic, with the release of their latest song and video for “In Bloom.” The track premiered yesterday on […]
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