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Award-winning musician and singer Candice Night returns with “Sea Glass,” a new solo album to be released April 25th , 2025 on earMUSIC as a limited edition LP, CD Digipak and Digital. ‘Angel and Jezebel’ is […]
German Thrash-Teutons DESTRUCTION strike again with their second single, “A.N.G.S.T.”. As one of the biggest names in thrash metal with a 40+ year career, they unleash raw paranoia, shredding guitar solos and Schmier’s intense vocals […]
One of modern metal’s most talked-about artists, Ukrainian progressive groove metal icons JINJER, are gearing up to unleash their highly anticipated new full-length album, Duél, next Friday, February 7, 2025 via Napalm Records. Composed of […]
Australian Metal legends, Frankenbok, have returned in 2025 with a new EP that pulls absolutely zero punches. Irrepressible tells it like it is and doesnt care if you get your little feelings hurt. Get in or get […]
Western Australian indie rock outfit 46 Brigade is set to release their highly anticipated new single, ‘Taking Chances’, on January 31, 2025. ‘Taking Chances’ is a bold reflection on the strength, self-awareness, and tough decisions […]
Calling all believers, new and old! Iconic Australian rock band Kisschasy proudly announces their Hymns For The New Believers national tour! Starting this June, the band will perform their ARIA Top 5, gold-certified album Hymns For The Nonbeliever in its entirety, […]
TOTO have announced plans to bring their global DOGZ OF OZ tour with special guest CHRISTOPHER CROSS to New Zealand in 2025. The three-city tour will take place in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch this April. Toto are one of the few […]
Alternative rock artist Jimmy & The Veil explores themes of regret and self-forgiveness in his newest single, “Weightless” featuring Andrew Wells of Dance Gavin Dance. The emotionally charged single grapples with mental health and the […]
Not long now until the iconic British punk and new wave rockers, The Stranglers, return to Australia and New Zealand this March to celebrate their monumental 50th anniversary tour. Fans can expect a setlist packed with hits from […]
Gold Coast Rock Beasts, Goatzilla, have released a rock n roll monster as the final single taken from their 2024 debut album. Full of swagger and attitude, Black Dog Blues is a fist pumping Aussie rock anthem […]
Norwegian world music collective Wardruna have released their new album ‘Birna’ today. Birna, translating to the she-bear in Old Norse, is a work of art dedicated to the warden of the forest, nature’s caretaker. Combined […]
2025 is set to be the biggest yet for Australia’s leading hard rockers, Sisters Doll. With their killer new album, Scars, the band have delivered the rock album of the year and we are well […]
Danish death metal/metallic hardcore outfit LIFESICK is pleased to kick off the year with a new video for “Peace Through Superior Firepower.” The track comes by way of the band’s critically lauded Loved By None, […]
Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage — Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums — are gearing up for the release of […]
BAND WILL PLAY A FINAL RUN OF SHOWS THROUGHOUT 2025, CULMINATING IN THE ULTIMATE FAREWELL SHOW IN LONDON IN DECEMBER As Orange Goblin approach their 30th anniversary, the band have announced that 2025 will mark […]
GRAMMY Award-nominated extreme metal institution CRADLE OF FILTH is thrilled to unveil their upcoming 14th studio album, The Screaming Of The Valkyries, out March 21, 2025 via Napalm Records. Available for pre-order now, the album […]
The Wheatus Acoustic Tour is well underway, and is shaping up to be the most fun you can have indoors this summer. Featuring Wheatus frontman and incredibly nice guy, Brendan B. Brown along with his […]
German dark metal masters NACHTBLUT have released the energetic “Stirb Langsam” [Eng: Die slowly] today, taken from their upcoming seventh studio album Todschick [Eng: Dead chic], which will be released on February 21, 2025 via […]
Three-headed Danish doom monster KATLA is set to take 2025 by the throat with the release of their unmissable debut album, Scandinavian Pain, out March 21 via Napalm Records. After years of honing their colossal […]
PROFILER have released the video for their latest single Depth Perception, taken from the upcoming deluxe edition of their debut album A Digital Nowhere that’s set to release on Friday 17 February on SharpTone Records. Mike Evans from the band […]
Due to exceptional demand following yesterday’s presale, rising country star Max McNown has announced second Brisbane and Melbourne shows for the A Lot More Free Tour, heading to Australia and New Zealand this May! Making […]
Norwegian collective, Wardruna, will be touring Australia and New Zealand for the first time ever from next week! Their latest album, Birna, will be released on January 24, while they are in Australia. On the same […]
Croatia’s Folk Metal juggernauts, MANNTRA, return with a thunderous new anthem, “Teuta”, a powerful ode to strength, legacy, and rebellion! Originally scheduled for February, their highly anticipated 8th studio album, Titans, will now be unleashed […]
Italian masters of modern melodic metal TEMPERANCE have spellbound their symphonic magic into a thrilling live album, From Hermitage To Europe, out March 14, 2025 via Napalm Records! Captured during the band’s latest extended tour […]
Leading AOR force THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA present the title track of their cinematic seventh album, Give Us The Moon, out January 31, 2025 via Napalm Records! “Give Us The Moon” features a catchy singalong […]
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