Main feature news from the top rock and metal acts from around the world. Includes News stories, press releases, tour announcements and more.
Rare is it for a band to have had such a long lasting effect on the musical landscape they exist within. Since their formation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Paradise Lost have thrived in perpetual […]
Ahead of the release, of their highly anticipated new album The Future In Whose Eyes?, Sikth have released their new single Golden Cufflinks. Introducing the new song vocalist & lyricist Mikee W Goodman states […]
THIS FRIDAY international metal superstars DragonForce will release their new studio album, Reaching Into Infinity, via earMusic/Sony Music Australia!. Today, the band has launched a video for the new single, Ashes Of The Dawn, directed […]
This September The Getaway Plan will be embarking on a national tour performing their critically acclaimed album, ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms’. The band’s breakthrough album reached #3 ARIA Australian Album chart and #1 on the […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Igorrr, Candiria and Below. On June 16th, Igorrr – the brainchild of French musician and eclectic composer Gautier Serre – […]
ONE OK ROCK are the biggest rock band in Japan today, and are about to make their first ever headline tour trip to Australia! However, filling stadiums in Japan is not enough. ONE OK ROCK […]
Brunswick natives Neighbourhood Youth are today excited to share their new single ‘Hugo’; the first taste of their 2017 repertoire. The single was recorded and mixed by Greg Rietwyk at Aviary Studios, and was […]
With the release of their sixth full-length studio album, »Shadows Inside«, less than a month away, Metalcore heavy hitters MISS MAY I are thrilled to unleash their new music video for the record’s title track. […]
Sydney’s “funk punks” Borneo are today excited to release their debut EP ‘Alert!’ via Habit. To celebrate the release, the five-piece will be bringing their music to live stages along the east coast, playing […]
earMUSIC is proud to announce the worldwide signing of legendary shock-rocker Alice Cooper. “Paranormal”, Alice Cooper’s new studio album, his first in 6 years, will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC/Sony Music Australia […]
Just days ahead of the release of their debut album, cult metal collective JOHN FRUM has released a video for their new song, “Wasted Subtle Body,” Watch the Mitch Massie directed video here Additionally, watch […]
Legendary Misfits Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein has released the Official Music Video for “Run For Your Life.” Originally premiered on Billboard Magazine, “Run For Your Life” was directed by Brian Cox at Flarelight Films, […]
A roundup of the latest news from the underground metal scene from around the world including new album releases, singles, tours and music videos. Bands include Contra, Bulletproof, Truth, Attraction To Tragedy, Bandolirium, Lord, Blood […]
A roundup of the latest news from Season Of Mist including updates on Ne Obliviscaris, Shining, Long Tch’e, Merrimack and Der Weg Einer Freiheit. NE OBLIVISCARIS have released video footage from their first-ever […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates on Satyricon, Unleash The Archers, Alestorm, Seven Kingdoms and Dawn Of Disease. Norwegian black metal legends SATYRICON have signed a worldwide deal […]
A roundup of the latest in the underground rock music scene from around the world. Updates include See This Through, Slant, Set The Score, Bare Infinity, Bubbles Erotica, Electric Ballroom, Press Club, Starsick System and […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Sepultura, Fallujah, Memoriam, Pristine, Accept, In Flames and Possessed. After the release of their highly acclaimed album »Machine Messiah« and with […]
Melbourne’s Grim Rhythm are dedicated to ze rock, and souped up to serve their debut LP to lovers of riffage across the nation. ‘What Do You Know About Rock’n’Roll’ is out June 9 via the […]
FOZZY have unleashed the first single off the band’s forthcoming seventh studio record. The electrifying new music video for the track, titled Judas, was premiered with Loudwire. In addition to the video premiere, Judas will serve as the […]
Caligula’s Horse, one of Australia’s most exciting and innovative progressive bands, are set to return to Europe in June 2017 for a string of live dates including support slots with Opeth, Anathema & Pain […]
Sydney’s Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market heads to the Factory Theatre, Marrickville on May 28 for a one-off special VIVID event, “Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market On Tour”. An outstanding array of […]
Since wrapping up their sold out debut Australian tour last month, I Prevail are treating their fans once again with the premiere of the official live music video for “Come And Get It,” taken from last year’s hit […]
Melbourne’s heavy experimental creatives Orsome Welles will be releasing their long awaited new EP titled Rise on May 26. The band have just unveiled another striking music video, this time for the track, Father’s […]
Space-age progressive virtuosos present works from their masterful new album plus selections from 10 years of their groundbreaking best. Haken have become established leaders in the heavier progressive scene. Rated favourably alongside the band’s […]
Montreal, QC’s THE RISING FEW are upping their game with a bigger sound and larger than life songs with the launch of their taunting new EP ‘Adult Entertainment’, a high-energy, anthemic songbook sure to resonate […]
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