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LONDON, UK (30th May, 2017) – Fresh from releasing their album, One More Light, which hit #4 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart and topped the charts in the USA, Linkin Park return to our shores this Summer […]
Fast rising hard rockers Louder Still unveil their debut single ‘Speed Machine’, set for release through up and coming label Rockbuster on 2nd June. Bringing a new shine to 70s rock and early NWOBHM era, the Reading foursome swim against the tide of the […]
Bluesfest Byron Bay has topped the Billboard Boxscore list for week commencing June 3 2017. Bluesfest ticket sales grossed $9,909,630 US across the five days of the festival. This is the second time Bluesfest […]
Secret Sounds Presents: Bernard Fanning Sold Out Shows Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth & Brisbane Second show in Adelaide and third show in Brisbane Added General Tickets On Sale now from bernardfanning.com Tickets for Bernard Fanning’s […]
TICKETS GO ON SALE June 2nd AT WWW.JEFFPARRYPROMOTIONS.COM/FOREIGNER NEW FOREIGNER MUSICAL: JUKE BOX HERO, DIRECTED BY LEGENDARY BROADWAY VETERAN RANDY JOHNSON, TO PREMIERE IN ALBERTA, CANADA “I Want To Know What Love Is.” […]
LIFE IS GOOD, the strikingly powerful album from seminal Celtic rockers FLOGGING MOLLY is available for pre-order via iTunes . LIFE IS GOOD will be released June 2nd via Spinefarm/Vanguard Records/Caroline Australia. Lead single “Reptiles […]
DAVID DUCHOVNY, is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, director and New York Times best selling author. David Duchovny emerged to become one of the most highly acclaimed actors in Hollywood as the star in one of […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast Records including updates on Blind Guardian, Rage, Municipal Waste, Edguy and Wintersun Krefeld, Germany-based progressive power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN announced the release of their […]
A roundup of the latest news in the underround metal scene including updates from Death Of Kings, Mutank, Forget My Silence, Riti Occulti, Adamantia, Elegy Of Madness, Sarea, Dethrone The Sovereign, Cydemind and Von Justice. […]
Swedish-American bass player Marten Andersson (Lizzy Borden/Lynch Mob) has scheduled a special festival one off concert under the name “Marten Andersson Group” on Saturday June 3 at the Orminge Karneval festival outside Stockholm, Sweden. Orminge […]
Beartooth is pleased and proud to share the official video for their single ‘Sick Of Me.’ Directed by Marc Klasfeld (Twenty One Pilots, Fun., Katy Perry), the documentary style video for ‘Sick Of Me’ follows […]
A roundup of the latest news in the metal underground scene from around the world including updates from Droids Attack, Fear And Wonder, Divinity and October Ends. Heavy Metal Band Droids Attack have […]
A roundup of news from your local hard, classic and indie rock bands from Australia and around the world including news on Fire Red Empress, Mansell, Sacred Shrines, Small Town Heroes, The Lovely Days, Brittle […]
The Rock Pit had a chance to check out the Zippo Encore Experience this year at Rock on The Range. Fans were given the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of […]
This August/September, as the first glimmers of sun begin to thaw the winter frost, the blackened melodic metal force KING will continue to forge ahead, carving a path across Australia with a run of […]
After shaking the foundations of the Melbourne metal community with their debut album release Get in the Ground, Blunt Shovel are back with a vengeance for another run of shows through Victoria this June. […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates from WASP, Midnight Ghost Train, Lord Of The Lost and Russkaja W.A.S.P. – RE-IDOLIZED: The 25th Anniversary of The Crimson Idol The […]
A roundup of the latest news from Ralpse Records including updates on Mykur, Red Fang and Dying Fetus. Danish composer and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, MYRKUR unveils her forthcoming album title Mareridt, out in […]
A roundup of the latest news from ZMetal Blade Records including updates from Bloodclot, Entrails and Byzantine. On July 14th, Bloodclot – featuring true hardcore pioneers John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Todd Youth (Warzone, Murphy’s […]
Sydney musician Justin Finch will release his debut EP under the moniker of Burden Man this Friday, May 27 Burden Man is best described as dark folk. Heavy and crushing but not in a metallic […]
The star studded Punk cover act Me First And The Gimme Gimmes have announced a string of Australian tour dates for October. The band is a who’s who of the pop punk world featuring […]
Longstanding Melbourne metallers, Dreadnaught have released a new music video from their 2016 album Caught The Vultures Sleeping. Watch The Hated here Caught The Vultures Sleeping is Dreadnaught’s first album since their self titled release […]
In less than 24 hours The Getaway Plan’s Melbourne show on the 9th of September is now completely SOLD OUT. Due to the amazing and overwhelming demand, the band has announced a second show at The […]
Odd World bandits Ocean Grove have announced their much-anticipated Australian headline tour. Set to take place this August, the boys from Melbourne have rounded up their mates in Justice For The Damned, Broken and […]
Aussie rockers FIGURES have premiered the video for new single ‘Alpha’, the second track released from the upcoming new EP, Chronos , set for release on 16 June. They are also announcing today the launch of the EP to the world on the live […]
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