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Perth Rocks Festival is excited to announce that Melbourne hard rock legends WARBIRDS will be heading west this year! Joining them will be Perth Rocks festival favourites AMBERDOWN, LEGACY ALIVE, and BAND OF MISSFITS, pop […]
Reading, Pennsylvania-based progressive death metallers RIVERS OF NIHIL are pleased to release the instrumental edition of their critically lauded Where Owls Know My Name full-length today via Metal Blade Records. RIVERS OF NIHIL announced themselves […]
Charismatic Dutch singer-songwriter CHARLOTTE WESSELS (ex-DELAIN) returns with a captivating new single, “Chasing Sunsets”. The track, which is at once melancholic and upbeat, highlights her inimitable voice and memorable hooks, complemented by a mesmerizing music […]
For some artists, making music isn’t a choice, it’s fueled by something larger than themselves. This is undoubtedly true for alt metal outfit FIRE FROM THE GODS who have today, June 14, released the deluxe […]
Formed in Stockholm, SE and based out of Los Angeles, Solence have engaged global audiences with their authentic positive vibes, high energy performances, and endless optimism. The world can be cruel, but Solence offers a […]
Japanese instrumental rock band MONO’s 12th album “OATH” is now today via Pelagic Records, in celebration of the band’s 25th anniversary. The new album “OATH” was recorded and mixed by one of the band’s most […]
Australia’s fastest growing rock label, XMusic, has added exciting Melbourne rock vocalist, Karly Jewell to their stable! Karly has just released her first single for XMusic, the anthem, Sad Girl. Karly says of the track “Sad […]
In the same vain as their heroes, Guns N Roses and Skid Row, Wicked Things deliver another Rock N Roll Anthem that is just as infectious as the song title. With its Sabbath meets Ratt […]
Fixation is back with a new song and announces an EP before taking the stage at several European festivals! The band, originally from Norway, has quickly established themselves as one of the major new rising […]
Bruce Dickinson has announced a limited edition CD release for his new single ‘Resurrection Men’, out on July 26 via BMG. It is available to pre-order now at https://brucedickinson.lnk.to/resurrectionmenPR “The surf guitar at the intro – […]
Ahead of his debut Australian tour starting on the 13th of June, Juno award-winning Canadian artist Donovan Woods has released ‘116 West Main, Durham, NC’. The track is taken from his upcoming seventh studio album, […]
Eora/Sydney based artist Bobby Uncle has today dropped his latest slice of pop-perfection titled ‘Coffee’. The incredibly infectious track is the talented up-and-comers 2nd release for the year, following on from ‘Summertime (make it happen)’ […]
Celebrating 60 years of The Rolling Stones, four of our most electrifying rockstars are taking The Rolling Stones Revue back on the road to pay homage to the greatest rock ‘n roll band of all […]
There are not many tribute band vocalists who can boast featuring on a track with, as well as being endorsed by, the lead singer of the band being paid tribute to. One vocalist who can […]
Heavy metal legends set to thrill Aussie ‘Fanthers’ with tongue-in-cheek musical anthems and signature humour when they hit the shores later this year. “Panther Panther Panther, Oi Oi Oi ! It’s that time once again, […]
ARMORED SAINT, leaders and stalwarts of the American heavy metal scene since the early 1980s, are back with a brilliant rendition of “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison).” The classic track was originally written by […]
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will release their tenth studio album, Servitude, on September 27 via Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record’s first single and preorders.“Before the tragedy, no one ever thought this band was […]
GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT has mesmerized audiences worldwide with their distinctive sonic tapestry both in dynamic live performances and through their recorded works. Amidst their perpetual whirlwind of touring, the Irish trio emerges once more […]
Merseyside alternative rock band The Mysterines announce their new album ‘Afraid of Tomorrows’, the highly-anticipated follow up to their critically-acclaimed Top 10 debut album ‘Reeling’, is set for release on 21st June via Fiction Records. […]
Keeping the tradition of releasing new music every three years alive, vocalist/guitarist/songwriter MYLES KENNEDY – known for his work with rockers Alter Bridge and Slash and the Conspirators – is back with his third solo album, The Art Of Letting Go. The […]
Scarlet Rebels are thrilled to announce the release of their powerful new single and video, “Streets Of Fire,” from their forthcoming album, ‘Where The Colours Meet,’ set for release on August 16, 2024. Wayne Doyle, […]
Female President is writing and recording their second EP ‘The Healing Ritual’. Healing is a tough and chaotic process, it often takes pain and discomfort to create motivation to change. Often when you work on making […]
PRE-ORDER FOR RE-RECORDED CLASSIC ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW! Legendary German heavy metal pioneers BLIND GUARDIAN have announced the release of an epic re-recorded version of their classic 1992 breakthrough album, Somewhere Far Beyond. Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited, which […]
A brand-new BLEED FROM WITHIN anthem is out today, ‘Hands Of Sin’. Two years on from the release of their last album, the critically lauded Shrine. This monumental new single arrives just in time for the band’s intense summer of European festival shows, and teases […]
Southern California’s NAILS have revealed details today of their long-awaited, 4th full-length album, Every Bridge Burning. Their first record in 8 years will be released on August 30th with Nuclear Blast Records and features 10 tracks of pure, relentless aggression that can […]
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