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2016 saw US Hard Rock outfit BLACK STONE CHERRY release their highly acclaimed latest release KENTUCKY worldwide, tour extensively throughout the US and Europe and play major international venues, including the iconic Wembley Arena. […]
Metropolis Touring Presents An Evening with Peter Hook & The Light performing the legendary Factory Record’s albums ‘Substance’ by Joy Division & New Order. Both albums will be performed sequentially and in their entirety […]
It seems Australia and New Zealand can’t get enough of Hevy Devy. Melbourne’s 170 Russell Show on 24th May has completely SOLD OUT and a second show at the same venue has now been […]
After signing to Spinefarm Records last year, Royal Thunder have teamed up with KERRANG! to premiere their video for “April Showers” from their new album WICK, due out via Spinefarm / Caroline Australia on April […]
TOUR DATES SUNSHINE COAST – Friday 24 March at Buderim Tavern, moshtix.com.au GOLD COAST – Saturday 25 March at Broadbeach Tavern, moshtix.com.au Tatts: Live in Brunswick is a 14-track album recorded in the […]
Canadian metalcore band ALL ELSE FAILS released their new EP ‘The Forever Lie’ the past February plus embarked on their first international tour of India to perform at the Unmaad Fest and the Alcheringa Fest (tour diary on Decibel […]
Germany’s most real rock n’ roll band DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME have released the new music video for their brand new song ‘I Wanna Be Your Monkey’. They also start their European tour today! Watch ‘I Wanna Be Your […]
Discover some new psych rock and 70’s inspired stoner rock bands here through our roundup of the latest releases and news from the underground scene. News on Duel, Closet Disco Queen and Cloud Catcher. […]
A roundup of the latest news in the world of hard, melodic and classic rock including news on Stephen Pearcy, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Quiet Riot, Bobby Blotzer’s Ratt, Kiss and Anthrax. Stephen […]
Chris Shiflett has just released the official video for ‘Sticks And Stones’ the second single taken from Shiflett’s upcoming solo album, out April 14 on SideOneDummy Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia. Premiered by Zan Lowe on Beats 1 last […]
Abaddon Incarnate Australian Tour Shirt Giveaway! One of Ireland’s fastest, most brutal death metal bands ever, Abaddon Incarnate is currently on tour in Australia. To help celebrate their run of shows we are giving away […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast artists including updates from Avatarium, My Dying Bride, Pallbearer and The Night Flight Orchestra. Avatarium unveil cover and track list of ‘Hurricanes And Halos’ […]
US/Irish hard rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS released their highly-acclaimed third album »Heavy Fire« (#6 UK, #11 Germany, #60 Ireland, …) on February 3rd via Nuclear Blast. To present these new tracks on European stages, the band will […]
After the release of their highly acclaimed Album Machine Messiah and an extremely successful tour with KREATOR, Brazilian thrash metal legends SEPULTURA have been confirmed for a summer tour across Europe in 2017! The […]
Melbourne-based, 70’s rock’n’roll inspired misfits The Velvet Addiction have released their debut single Take Me Back; a swaggering, classic-rock influenced tune that will have you reaching for your leather-jacket and aviators. To accompany the debut single, Take […]
After losing faith in modern recordings, Melbourne punk rockers Sweet Gold packed up and hit the beautiful Victorian countryside to channel doo-wop, British Invasion and ‘60s garage into their debut album Offered up with a […]
Spinefarm Records is proud to announce that North Carolina’s He Is Legend is the latest addition to the label’s global roster. The band will release its new album few on April 28 via Spinefarm Records / […]
It’s set to be a great year for new music with already a heap of great albums, but Sweden’s ECLIPSE might just have released the album to top them all and it’s only March! Read […]
ULTIMATE EAGLES, the world’s greatest EAGLES show is touring Australia for the very first time. The legendary sounds of The Eagles are faithfully and brilliantly recreated by six world class musicians. 1st & 2nd June […]
Explaining the relevance and influence of Entombed is probably as superfluous as pointing out why Slayerrule, Lemmy is bigger than God and the passing of Dio was the greatest loss in metal history. A […]
News from the underground metal scene around the world. Discover new bands right here including Aktaion, Sigil, Inverted Matter, As A Conceit, CardiaC and Jagged Vision. Aktaion Premiere New Video ‘Cancer’ With Terrorizer Magazine […]
‘CHOPS’ is the second single to drop from Tarantino inspired rockers The Sand Dollars much awaited debut EP. Loaded with angular guitar riffs, an edgy indie-rock melody and a crescendo-esc life of its own, showcasing […]
Spokane alt-metal band MERCY BROWN are pleased to reveal that they will be embarking on a tour of the west coast of the USA this week. The tour will consist of 14 dates from […]
One of Australia’s greatest progressive metal acts, Gods Of Eden have joined forces with the largest and longest running metal festival in South East Asia, Philippines Pulp Summerslam to offer Australian fans a very unique experience! Philippines […]
Grammy Award winning band, America, famous for their harmonies and unique sound, has today announced they are returning to Australia in July for shows inPerth, Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra, as well as two […]
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