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The Greek guitar virtuoso, GUS G, might be best known for replacing Zakk Wylde as Ozzy Osbourne‘s lead guitarist, but GUS now forges his own path with his newest solo venture via the stunning […]
It is not often that fans of heavy metal get the opportunity to hear new music from Judas Priest and meet these heavy metal legends. But soon, lucky fans will have it both ways. […]
Finally, the day has come! The first MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST studio album entitled »Resurrection«, which was co-produced by Michael Voss-Schoen, is OUT NOW! Besides Michael Schenker and the three M.S.G. singers Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley, […]
20 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million worldwide sales later, GODSMACK are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of WHEN LEGENDS RISE, their […]
David Bowie vinyl releases are always a Record Store Day highlight, and 2018 will be no exception. On April 21st Parlophone will be releasing three very special limited edition David Bowie items; WELCOME TO […]
Groovin The Moo is fast becoming one of this year’s hottest tickets on the music calendar, and today, its already stacked lineup just got that little bit bigger. In addition to delivering a stellar musical […]
Undoubtedly one of the top hard rock tours of the springtime will be the teaming of Sevendust and Madame Mayhem on a trek throughout the U.S. – beginning on April 21 in El Paso, […]
Canadian pop punk legends, Simple Plan are set to release the 15th Anniversary Edition of No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls on Friday 6th April and is available to pre order now. Recently named as […]
I Want To Know What Love Is, Cold As Ice, Waiting For A Girl Like You, Hot Blooded, Juke Box Hero. FOREIGNER‘s timeless anthems continue to rock the charts with ten multi-platinum albums, sixteen […]
Twenty-four years into their career and still with all original members, US heavy rockers Sevendust are set to release their 12th studio album, All I See Is War, on May 11 via a newly-inked […]
On Friday, European death/black machine BELPHEGOR will invade Latin America and present tracks from their latest studio offering, and most successful album to date, titled »Totenritual«. This also marks the band‘s first venture to Latin America since the […]
Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA has launched the video for ‘Decoded Poetry’ which is taken from the band‘s latest EP »The Solace System«. The animated video was created/produced by anime-master Davide Cilloni and completes […]
UK TECH-FEST has announced the second wave of bands taking over the Newark Showground from 5 to 9 July 2018. PROTEST THE HERO return to the festival for a special Fortress album anniversary show, […]
A stellar double header that has two legendary guitar virtuosos between them, is heading to our shores in June 2018. Grammy-nominated Extreme, one of the most successful rock acts of the late 80s & […]
Ripping apart folk metal with a merciless assault, CLAIM THE THRONE are bringing their destructive brand of pagan melodeath to Europe for the very first time! CLAIM THE THRONE’s 10+ year raid has conquered […]
It’s not every day that a tour package is able to pair up two of North America’s most crushing and sonically charged heavy outfits of the modern era, yet here we are, announcing an […]
With 2018 underway, Powerman 5000 is back with the second leg of the New Wave Tour. The tour kicks off on April 10th in Lubbock, TX and makes its way through the southern part […]
Belgian dark rock outfit DIABLO BLVD proudly releases a new music video for ‘The Future Will Do What It‘s Told’. In addition, they will play 9 shows in Southern Europe in support of their […]
Byron Bay metal band Parkway Drive share their new single ‘Wishing Wells’ and its accompanying video with the world. Opening with ominous vocals and haunting acoustic guitar, ‘Wishing Wells’ soon erupts into a furious and full-throttle metal […]
MINISTRY releases a surreal and provocative new music video for the track ‘Twilight Zone’ from the band’s upcoming album, »AmeriKKKant«, due out March 9 (Nuclear Blast). Building upon the themes of the song, the […]
Australia’s biggest and fastest growing independent record label, Golden Robot Records, have had a massive 2016 and 2017 and this year looks set to be even bigger with the news of several more international acts […]
On January 23, 2018, SLAYER announced that it would wrap up its 37 years together with one last tour around the globe. Before the band begins that final sojourn on May 10, Tom Araya, Kerry […]
METALLICA has announced the details of the 2018-2019 North American leg of of its “WorldWired” tour in support of the band’s latest album, “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct”. The 34-date trek kicks off September 2 in […]
Palace of the King have dropped the second single from their forthcoming album, Get Right With Your Maker, available to pre-order now and out on 23 March through Golden Robot Records, as they gear […]
Get a double dose of Shock Rock as WEDNESDAY 13 and DAVEY SUICIDE join forces to bring their devilish goodness and a very early Halloween to Australia. A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered […]
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