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A roundup of the latest news in classic rock & metal including updates on Ritchie Blackmore, Judas Priest, Metallica, Lynrd Skynyrd and L.A. Guns. Former Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland has died […]
Japan’s most creative band Crossfaith have gifted the world with a new EP called Wipeout, released today via UNFD. Wipeout, the latest in a series of innovative releases, is a summary of everything danceable […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Machine Head, Meshuggah, Amorphis, Dimmu Borgir and Pristine. Norwegian rock band PRISTINE, featuring lead singer and primus motor Heidi Solheim, […]
Los Angeles metal collective BODY COUNT have been confirmed to perform live during The GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony hosted by Paul Shaffer, which will take place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, January 28, […]
AXS TV’S KATIE DARYL RANKS THE GREATEST SONGS, BANDS, AND ARTISTS IN ROCK HISTORY WITH SOME OF MUSIC’S BIGGEST NAMES IN THE NEW COUNTDOWN SERIES THE TOP TEN REVEALED, PREMIERING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AT 9:30pE/6:30pP […]
ROTTING CHRIST are announcing the release of ‘Their Greatest Spells’. This double-CD compilation features a best of selection approved by frontman Sakis Tolis as well as the new track “I Will Not Serve” and […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Sacred Reich, Primordial, Visigoth, Good Tiger, Accuser, Lik and Fight The Fight. Irish pagan metal gods PRIMORDIAL announces their […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates on Kamelot, Samael, Visions Of Atlantis and Paddy And The Rats. With their latest opus Haven, released in 2015 on Napalm Records, […]
After making some of the most brutal, breathtakingly aggressive, all-hell’s-a-breaking-loose music ever created, being one of the four bands that defined an entire musical genre and being the band that other heavy acts are measured […]
After the successful first edition of DIRECT UNDERGROUND FEST in 2017, this year will see the return of the mini-festival bringing together some of the best and darkest bands in the heavy music realm. […]
Drummer Christoph Schneider of two-time, Grammy®-nominated heavy metal band, Rammstein signed with Oxnard, California-based DW Drums as an endorser of drums, hardware and pedals. Rammstein is scheduled to begin recording on their seventh studio album […]
It’s official: DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY will join forces for a massive co-headlining tour of North American stadiums and arenas. The 58-city trek will kick off on May 21 in Hartford, Connecticut. All the […]
Saxon announce the release of the second single and video They Played Rock And Roll from their new mighty Thunderbolt album. ‘The song tells the story of Saxon’s very first tour in 1979 with […]
Singer/songwriter force majeure JOSHUA RADIN will bring his self-proclaimed “whisper rock” to Australia for several evenings of intimate and deeply personal performances. The troubadour has loaded his swag with timeless acoustic stories delivered as […]
Following the recent release of the music video for the first single ‘Year Of The Tiger‘, Myles Kennedy has released a lyric video for another song from the upcoming debut solo album. ‘Haunted By Design’ […]
The organisers at this year’s a day on the green are putting the final preparations on this summer’s best indie rock tour. The Living End, Spiderbait, Veruca Salt, The Lemonheads, Tumbleweed and The Fauves […]
New album Eight coming March 16, 2018 | First single Time Enough For That drops February 5 US rock n roll survivors, Little Caesar have signed a global deal with Golden Robot Records for the release of their new album Eight in March. Little […]
Thrash metal legends Slayer have announced one final world tour in what looks to be the final curtain call for the California quartet. Over 35 years and countless albums amidst lineup changes, controversy, deaths […]
Two-time GRAMMY award-winners Evanescence will next month embark on their epic Australian east coast tour, Synthesis Live With Orchestras, to celebrate their triumphant fourth studio album, Synthesis. The hotly anticipated tour will kick off […]
40th Anniversary tour celebrating the music of THE BABY’S – BAD ENGLISH – THE SOLO HITS English singer-songwriter JOHN WAITE has announced his first Australian tour. John will be performing his catalogue of […]
Close your eyes and just imagine cruising down Route 66 in a Mustang Convertible. It’s just turned from dusk to night and there is nothing but the cool breeze, a lonely road and a […]
POP EVIL have released a new music video today for their newest single, “Colors Bleed,” alongside an exclusive Q&A with Billboard Magazine seen here. The band brought back director Columbia Tatone, who also directed […]
Bravewords reports that a documentary on the legendary live music venue Whisky A Go Go will be released in 2018 as part of the 54th anniversary of the iconic venue. The Sunset Strip club […]
Former Dio guitarist Craig Goldy has announced a new supergroup called Dream Child with bassist Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Dio), drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), keyboardist Wayne Findlay (Michael Schenker Group) and singer Diego Valdez. “The […]
A round up of the latest news from Nuclear Blast artists including a new video from Machine Head, Paradise Lost to re-release Host album, Letters From The Colony unveil new lyric video and Michael […]
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