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‘WELCOME TO WACKEN’ is an interactive virtual reality documentary that takes you deep inside Germany’s Wacken Open Air – the biggest heavy metal festival on Earth. Produced by Canada’s BANGER FILMS (Metal Evolution, Iron Maiden: […]
Berlin, Germany-based rockers, KADAVAR, proudly announce a new European headline tour for October / November 2017. This journey will guide the band across 15 countries within 5 weeks. On this tour, the band will […]
Coming off their first international tour of India (tour diary on Decibel Magazine here) and performing their local Edmonton CD release show last month for their new EP ‘The Forever Lie’. ALL ELSE FAILS confirm they […]
The cross-continental produced CD “The Show Must Go On” takes soul rock singer Jessie Galante on new journey in honor of late husband double platinum producer Larry Swist. The full-length, 11-track album release, “The […]
Madness are one of the top 20 selling UK groups of all time, with seven top ten albums, 22 top 20 hits and over six million album sales to their name. Now the nutty […]
The Newtown troubadours and graduates of The Australian Institute Of Music are releasing the video for their lead single ‘WHO’S GONNA SAVE US NOW’, on the back of charting at number 1 for triple […]
Hell or Highwater, featuring Atreyu drummer Brandon Saller on lead vocals, have debuted “I Want It All,” the first song and video from Vista, their upcoming second full-length album and Spinefarm / Caroline Australia debut. Vista […]
One of the most influential rock bands of all time, Deep Purple, will release their brand new studio album inFinite on April 7 via earMUSIC/Sony Music Australia Recently Deep Purple were asked some questions in […]
Steve Hackett, as the powerhouse guitarist for inarguably one of the most important progressive rock bands ever, has been a guiding influence for musicians and guitarists for over 40 years. Genesis, only ever made […]
Melbourne’s heavy experimental creatives Orsome Welles will be releasing their long awaited new EP titled Rise on May 26. The band will touring nationally in support of Rise across June and July. Rise has been […]
Australian hardcore legends Toe To Toe will release their new album, Rise Up on April 28 via Golden Robot Records. The band have just announced an east coast tour in support of the release. Beginning with an […]
Post-rock trailblazers sleepmakeswaves‘ third album “Made of Breath only” will be released THIS FRIDAY March 24th through Bird’s Robe Records – and today they are unveiling brand new track ‘Midnight Sun’ as well as […]
In 2016 The Drones released their seventh studio record Feelin’ Kinda Free then went on a national tour that ended where it all began, with four sets of excoriating, low-tech, mind bending punk at […]
MESHIAAK are thrilled to annouce they will be taking on their first ever tour in June and will be coming over to Europe to support thrash heroes Metal Church. Talking about the tour Dean […]
Melbourne based touring, bookings and management company Wild Thing Presents is proud to announce the signing of renowned Sydney guitar tech-metal virtuoso James Norbert Ivanyi to their ever-evolving bookings roster. Ivanyi slots in with […]
More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me, the fourth album from The Smith Street Band is set for release on Friday April 7th and to celebrate the band have announced a bunch of in-store performances and signings […]
Against Me! reveal the support acts who will be opening each show on the upcoming Australian tour in May with Camp Cope. Tickets for all shows are on sale now. AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES WITH CAMP COPE WEDNESDAY […]
This May 12th, Berlin one and only heavy psych trio SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT will return with their fourth album “One With The Universe” on Electric Magic Records. Enter SBE’s 10-minute jam “Vipassana”, and discover the album artwork […]
Today, Belgian dark groove rockers DIABLO BLVD finally announce the international release of their fourth album »Zero Hour«, which will be out September 22th 2017! To give you a foretaste, watch this short video announcing the […]
It’s finally here. The long-awaited Grün album ‘Manyana’ (Bird’s Robe Records) will be released into the world on April 7 and launched live at Factory Floor at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville on SATURDAY […]
After recently signing with Nuclear Blast WEDNESDAY 13 is on his way Down Under and bringing ‘’Undead Unplugged’’ to the fans. Wednesday playing all his classics from Wednesday 13, Murderdolls, Frankenstein Drag Queens, Planet 13 […]
Northlane have released their new stand-alone single “Citizen” today. “Citizen” was recorded by David Bendeth (Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember, Paramore) at his studio in New Jersey. The video for “Citizen” was […]
A roundup of the latest news from the underground metal and rock scene including news on Crnkshft, Saille, We Ride, Strange Karma, Self Machine, Future Villains, Ghost Of Mary and Forgotten Woods. AUSSIE […]
A roundup of the latest updates from Nuclear Blast artists as well as it’s subsidiary labels Sharptone and Arising Empire including news on Overkill, Memoriam, Iminence and Loathe. OVERKILL release music video for […]
A roundup of the latest updates from Napalm Records artists including news on Alestorm, Warbringer, Hate and Moonspell. ALESTORM Unveil First Details About Brand New Album No Grave But The Sea Aarrrrrrrr, the […]
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