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Technical death metal architects ALLEGAEON today unveil their new video for “Wake Circling Above.” The track comes off the band’s latest full-length, The Ossuary Lens, out now on Metal Blade Records. Comments guitarist Michael Stancel […]
Swedish grandeurs of melancholic heaviness, KATATONIA, return with Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, set for release on June 6, 2025 via Napalm Records. Once again, the Stockholm-based unit masterfully navigates the tightrope act […]
90’s low rock trailblazers, Vapors Of Morphine kick off their Australian tour in late April at the Gumball Festival in the Hunter Valley. They then take their hypnotic show to venues up and down the […]
Things will get hot as the UK’s own CONTiNETAL LOVERS embark on a 10-date tour with TRENCH DOGS from Sweden and SUiCiDE BOMBERS from Norway. This 1-2-3 punch of Glam Punk, Rock’n’Roll & Hard Rock […]
With six dates already sold out in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, due to overwhelming demand by fans Frontier Touring is pleased to announce 3rd & Final arena shows in Sydney and Melbourne for chart-topping GRAMMY-nominee Teddy Swims – […]
Alt-rock band The Yagas, fronted by Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Vera Farmiga, has officially announced the details for their debut full-length album, Midnight Minuet, out independently Friday, April 25th. Alongside the album news, The Yagas […]
Chicago blues-rock quartet The Empty Pockets are set to release their highly anticipated new live album, Live In Buffalo, on Friday, May 2nd. Available on vinyl, CD, and all digital platforms, the record captures the […]
British death metal legends, BENEDICTION, are celebrating the release of their highly anticipated new album Ravage Of Empires, not only with the coinciding release of a lyric video for the album’s devastating opening track ‘A […]
Metal titans BLEED FROM WITHIN have today released their brand new studio album, Zenith, via Nuclear Blast Records. After their most successful year to date, Zenith‘s whirlwind of accomplished songwriting, white-hot metal fury and hard-earned confidence proves the best is yet to […]
Depressive black metallers GHOST BATH have emerged from beyond the veil with their new album, Rose Thorn Necklace, which will be released on May 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band, in their 12th year of existence, are not in the […]
Multi-Platinum & Gold ARIA-certified, ARIA-nominated, and 4x Golden Guitar nominees, KINGSWOOD, return with a powerful tribute to one of rock’s greatest icons. Blending the raw energy of classic rock with the rich storytelling of modern […]
Cleveland’s favorite filth metal practitioners, MIDNIGHT, will unleash Steel, Rust And Disgust on May 23rd via Metal Blade Records. One-man-army, Athenar, has been spewing out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits, EPs, and LPs […]
Canadian rock duo The Blue Stones have released their eagerly anticipated fourth album, “Metro”, via Thirty Tigers, alongside leading single ‘Happy Cry’, both available to stream here. You settle into the worn seat of a […]
“Morgue Rat” is the latest single from Swedish death metal behemoths, LIK. The track, which features guest vocals by Linnea Landstedt (Tyranex, Ice Age), appears on the band’s impending fourth full-length album, Necro, set for […]
French multi-instrumentalist and producer Gautier Serre has been operating under the name IGORRR for twenty years now, yet each new record still resounds with a startling freshness and radical vitality. Steadfastly unclassifiable fifth album Amen, […]
German metalcore outfit THROATCUT return with their heaviest and most uncompromising release yet – the brand new single “Blasphemous.”. Known for their raw energy and unfiltered aggression, the band takes things up a notch with […]
Impactful, melancholic, and energetic – these are qualities with which Lost in Hollywood’s vocalist Amon Garrasi, guitarist Timo Dymala, bassist Julian Utz and drummer Samuel Minio capture the emotions of their listeners. Their new modern […]
Grammy Award–nominated, Emmy and BAFTA Award–winning composer and artist Bear McCreary will perform music from his globally renowned catalogue live in Australia this July. Best known for his work on God of War, The Lord of […]
Townsville based Indie/Punk Rockers Poison Oak have released their new single called ‘Replay’, which premiered via The Point Music News. The single is the latest offering from their upcoming album release. Poison Oak have spent […]
Newcastle based Pop Punk artist Warwick Smith has released his highly anticipated new EP called ‘Beyond The Sea’, which premiered exclusively via AAA Backstage. He has also announced that he will be playing a free […]
Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission have announced a new seven track maxi single (that’s an ‘EP’ for those who don’t remember Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons’ So Young and Loud & Clear 7-tracker) First Step in […]
Sydney based Alt Metal outfit Dirt City have just released their heart wrenching new single ‘Barely Human’, which premiered exclusively via The Point Music News. The powerful new single touches on the heartache of losing a child, and how […]
THE MILK MEN, one of the most popular and well-known blues rock bands on the UK circuit, are releasing a live album recorded at their very own festival, Milkfest, held in February for charity at […]
Southern California rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have officially announced the release of their ninth studio album, Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes, due out August 22nd via Journeyman Records. Produced by the legendary Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Rival Sons), the new […]
The Texas-born and bred guitar shredding powerhouse, and singer/songwriter, Ally Venable is thrilled to share her new song “Unbreakable” ft. Shemekia Copeland – the latest song to be released off Ally’s highly anticipated forthcoming album, Money & Power, due out on April 18 via Ruf […]
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