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Perth’s finest, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, continue their onslaught in 2025 with the release of a brand new single & announcing details of their seventh record, due in May. Carpe Diem, Moonman promises to be another […]
Frontier Touring is excited to welcome US singer-songwriter, Josiah and the Bonnevilles as he embarks on his debut tour across Australia and New Zealand this August. The musical project led by Josiah Leming, Josiah and […]
Due to overwhelming demand for pre-sale tickets, The Fray, have added new shows in Melbourne and Sydney. The extra Melbourne show will take place on Tuesday 9th December at The Forum and Sydney will go […]
Nothing More is one of rock’s most electrifying bands. They blend a full-on assault with soaring melodies and unique soundscapes in songs that unflinchingly embrace raw emotion. The boundary-pushing 3x-Grammy-nominated outfit have today released the deluxe edition […]
Melbourne hard rockers Ablaze promised their first release for 2025 would be a big one, and they’ve more than delivered on that promise with their huge new single Next Train Out. In it’s first two […]
Finnish 6x Platinum and 8x Gold-certified, record-breaking rock outfit The Rasmus are back with their electrifying new single, “Creatures of Chaos,” released today on all digital outlets via Better Noise Music and Playground Music. Listen […]
One of the world’s most iconic music venues – the Sunset Strip’s Roxy Theatre – hosted a legendary 2024 gig by one of the world’s most iconic metal bands, CIRITH UNGOL. The one-night-only performance was […]
“Seed Of The Night” is the latest single from progressive deathgaze alchemists, KARDASHEV. The emotional new track comes off the band’s Alunea full-length, set for release on April 25th on Metal Blade Records. Alunea is […]
Slavic black/death metal institution HATE will release their Bellum Regiis full-length on May 2nd on Metal Blade Records. With a dozen ferocious and lauded albums since 1996’s Daemon Qui Fecit Terra, HATE’s lucky thirteenth album, […]
Parlophone Records has released a 40th Anniversary Edition of GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Tina Turner’s iconic breakthrough album, Private Dancer. This special anniversary edition offers a stunning array of previously unreleased tracks, live performances, and footage, honouring the legacy of an […]
– O.R.k’s highly anticipated new album Firehose Of Falsehoods is out today. Following a string of explosive singles, the full body of work can finally be experienced as intended—immersive, unfiltered, and complete. Today’s newly released […]
From Fall to Spring have released a special rendition of the Backstreet Boys hit ‘Incomplete’. The song was originally created for the ESC 2025 preliminary round and combines the band’s signature metalcore elements with emotional […]
German metalcore powerhouse Annisokay have returned with their brand-new single ‘Inner Sanctum’, a hard-hitting track that showcases the band’s signature blend of crushing heaviness and melodic intensity. The song is taken from their highly anticipated […]
Long running Adelaide five piece, Life Pilot have released their highly anticipated debut full length album. The Self Titled album speaks on numerous themes; fear, doubt, frustration, self reflection, compulsions, night terrors, societal expectations and how these all […]
Louisville natives GATES TO HELL have returned to deliver their undeniable truth—Death Comes to All. The band brings a monstrous energy to the studio and an unmatched ferocity to their live performances. In celebration of the album’s […]
Bournefest has welcomed some of the best in Blues, Rock & Roots to the stage since 2019. We are excited to be back in Sittingbourne for another sensational line-up of National & International Acts that […]
Melbourne’s Steve Ryan-Gledhill has delivered something unusual; a pair of upbeat sounding ‘break-up’ songs in the form of a double A side single. The songs are from his forthcoming eponymous LP – due out later […]
With tickets for all other cities on sale today, Frontier Touring is excited to announce a second and final Brisbane show for GRAMMY-nominated, multi-Platinum artist Teddy Swims – bringing his I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Tour to Australia and New Zealand […]
Australia’s love for Jimmy Barnes continues! Due to huge ticket demand, Frontier Touring and MG Live are excited to announce a second Melbourne and second Brisbane show to Jimmy’s now 8-date DEFIANT TOUR for June 2025! Jimmy’s first Melbourne and Brisbane shows plus Sydney and Canberra are […]
“It’s a retro sound. It’s a vintage sound but with a twist,” says British multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter Luke Marzec about his new single “I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind.” Taken from his debut album, Something […]
SHARPTONE is thrilled to announce that the label has added St. Louis five-piece dead7 to the label. The band, which traffics in quiet-loud dynamics, juxtaposing mossy metal with electronic flourishes, shares the video for its debut single […]
Extra Band, the legendary rock group with a history spanning over four decades, has officially unleashed their latest single, “Virtual World”. This electrifying track is now available worldwide, delivering a fusion of high-energy rock and […]
Emo rock revivalists THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT will release a deluxe edition of their critically acclaimed second album, GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY, on June 13 via Better Noise Music. Ahead of the album’s release, they recently unveiled […]
The new single from Australia’s rampaging grindcore outfit, KING PARROT is here. “PUNISH THE RUNT” is the latest offering from the bands long-awaited new full-length, A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot, coming out on June 6. […]
I am God A shiny golden God I am Christ The metal shepard fights I am king The dragon and the ring I am droid Risen from the void So proclaims Battlesnake on their new […]
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