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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 […]
Iowa hard rock outfit, STONE SOUR, has announced their long awaited Australian headline tour. Celebrating the upcoming release of their fifth album, “Hydrograd”, the band will play shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records. Updates include Goatwhore, Igorr, Entrails and Downfall Of Gaia. Goatwhore will release their anticipated Vengeful Ascension full-length worldwide on June 23rd via Metal […]
Obey The Brave has shared a new video today for Drama. The song is off the band’s third full-length Mad Season out June 2 on Epitaph. Front man Alex Erian explains “Sonically and visually, this new song and video mark […]
New Found Glory have officially sold out all three Melbourne dates on their upcoming 20 Years of Pop Punk Anniversary tour! Tickets are also flying out the box office in Sydney with a low ticket warning […]
Capitalising on the charging success of their haunting ‘Weatherboard Man’ single, Melbourne dirge-rock lords BATPISS will reign triumphant when they release their new LP ‘Rest in Piss’ via Poison City July 14. Listen to new tune ‘Paralyzed’ […]
BIGSOUND Festival, the southern hemisphere’s biggest celebration of new music held in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley from September 5 – 8, has unveiled its first round of tastemaker attendees and speakers, drawing from a massive […]
For AFI, the name of the game has always been about evolution; so it’s always a nail-biter to see where they land on each release. Enter The Blood Album. Proving they are as fired […]
Melbourne’s Devil Electric are proud to announce a worldwide deal with German heavyweight label Kozmik Artifactz for the release of their debut self-titled album. The 37 minute, 9-track debut will be available digitally and in […]
Melbourne rock and roll merchants Darcee Fox have just released their long awaited debut album Islands. Melbourne has always been the spiritual home of Australian rock and roll. While it falls in and out […]
Sydney’s With Confidence have announced they will be heading out on their only headline tour of Australia in 2017 this August. Joining them on home soil will be Seaway (Canada) and WSTR (UK). After a wildly successful […]
‘Dinosaurs’, the first taste of Slowly Slowly’s forthcoming sophomore record was released in February, a simple live video filmed and recorded in front man Ben Stewart’s kitchen and the anticipation for the next release has been bubbling away ever […]
Details for the eighth annual MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE, the world’s premier hard rock/heavy metal experience at sea, have been announced. Departing out of Miami, FL, the five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise will set sail […]
Temple Of Lies release their storming single ‘SKIN’ today, the second track taken from their new album ‘The Serial Killer Suite’ which is set for release on 1st July. ‘SKIN’ is a monster of a […]
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