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Sweden’s finest AVATAR have announced new North American tour dates today in support of IN THIS MOMENT and MOTIONLESS IN WHITE on the ‘Half God Half Devil’ Tour. The tour begins Friday, April 7 at […]
Righteous Sydney melodic hardcore quintet VICES are stoked to announce they’ll release their anticipated third LP “Now That I Have Seen I Am Responsible” via Resist Records on March 17. Sonically and thematically crushing first single […]
DIRECT TOURING & NEW WORLD ARTISTS PRESENT: THE THRASH, BLAST AND GRIND FESTIVAL February 2017 Featuring King Parrot, Psycroptic, Revocation (USA), Whoretopsy & Black Rheno What would an Australian summer be without a touring music fest? Pretty bloody […]
In the lead-up to February’s national “I Am” tour, Chasing Ghosts and Millie Tizzard proudly present the haunting lullaby from 2016’s “I Am Jimmy Kyle” album, simply yet stirringly titled “Death“. Produced by Comeback Kid’s Andrew Neufeld, […]
Brighton UK’s premiere metalcore act Architects have announced their long-awaited Australian headline tour. The tour is scheduled to take place this May while Architects are in the country for Groovin The Moo festival. The tour will kick […]
Post-rock trailblazers sleepmakeswaves have announced a massive start to 2017 with a plethora of tour dates and the news that their third album “Made of Breath only” will be released Friday March 24th through […]
Iconic Sumerian black thrash demigods MELECHESH have announce hit European stages again next month. See dates and tour poster below. On this tour with friends in GORGOROTH, the band will be supporting their most recent collection […]
Brisbane vibe punks WAAX certainly know how to kick off a year. With their single ‘Same Same’ still spinning on triple j, the “utterly terrifying” quintet have just been announced as national supports for […]
DURING THE 1980s the music scene was exploding with an abundance of great rock bands – including multi-platinum sellers such as Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot and RATT – but there was always room for talented […]
Secret Sounds are delighted to welcome back two of Australia’s most loved acts, The Wombats and Milky Chance, for a run of headline shows this May. 2017 marks 10 years since The Wombats released […]
Melbourne’s Melodic Death Metal maestros HOLLOW WORLD are today unleashing their savage new track WILDFIRE into the world. The track is a fresh look into their new record due for release on Friday March 17th, […]
February 6, 2017 – Rochester’s own UNWILL released a new video for their track “Tomb” today. “We’re very excited to share the official music video for “Tomb” with you!,” says the band. “This song encompasses the heart of the […]
The Danish heavy rock phenomenon FOREVER STILL just finished their big European tour with LACUNA COIL, but the road is also awaiting them in 2017 and now the band announced their first festival shows […]
Celebrated South African blues rock guitarist Dan Patlansky returns to the UK for his April / May 2017 UK Tour with special guest Ash Wilson. This will be the first tour Patlansky will undertake […]
Australian metal extremists Aversions Crown and Boris The Blade have today announced a co-headline run around the country in support of their respective latest studio efforts. Dubbed the XENOCIDAL WARPATH tour, this June both artists […]
Perth metalcore act Havoc have unleashed their new track ‘Improvidence’, a second brutal offering from their currently untitled debut album due for release this year. Featuring guest vocals from fellow West Coaster Sean Harmanis (Make Them Suffer), ‘Improvidence’ follows on from first […]
Sydney’s up-and-coming heavy outfit Trojans are today beginning the countdown to their debut EP release – and are celebrating with a bang – dropping single “Mark of the Crown” and releasing pre-order details. The […]
One of the nations finest metal bands, Melbourne’s Desecrator are excited to sign with Melbourne based rock label Dinner For Wolves on the eve of the release of theirdebut studio album entitled To The Gallows! […]
Rejoice, Australians fair, in your home which you so rightly claim to be girt by sea – THE DARKNESS are quite simply thrilled to be returning to your shores! Those lovely people at Groovin The […]
Celebrated American rock band Against Me! have announced they will be heading out this May for a run of Australian headline dates to celebrate the release of their new album, Shape Shift With Me. They will be […]
Hot on the heels of their recent Triple J Unearthed slot at Fremantle’s Falls Festival, rising stars Rag n’ Bone are today thrilled to announce their latest single ‘Pissy Flow’, taken from their forthcoming debut […]
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS Don’t You Fake It – 10 Year Anniversary Australian Tour, May 2017 With Special Guests: Young Lions US post hardcore legends, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be returning to Australia this May […]
Hellions have announced they will be taking their critically acclaimed new album Opera Oblivia for a spin around the country on their national headline tour in April/May. Sydney’s Hellions have been riding a wave of critical acclaim […]
Black Sabbath have now completed their final run of shows ever with the last gig at their hometown in Birmingham, England where it all started. Watch the final moments captured at the show at […]
A roundup of the latest in rock news from the US and around the world. Black Sabbath Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dead at 68 Geoff Nicholls, who played keyboards with Black Sabbath from 1979-2004 died on January […]
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