All the latest major tour announcements from Australia and around the world.
Local support acts for each city have been announced for the upcoming The Black Dahlia Murder and Aborted Australia tour. Xenobiotic kick things off in Perth on the first show while Brisbane’s Disentomb end […]
Melbourne progressive instrumental project, I Built The Sky have announced their first ever New Zealand shows, scheduled for this September! These shows will be I Built The Sky’s first international appearance, ahead of their […]
2018 is the year that Sydney five-piece, Polaris have cemented their place in the global scene among Australia’s most elite heavy music exports with a metalcore torch held high in their hands. They recently […]
It’s been a wild couple of years for The Velvet Addiction, their debut EP ‘Volume 1‘ defined their iconic style and sound into the music scene with singles Take Me Back, I Won’t Go […]
“So Far Gone,” the track that kicks off ABANDONED BY BEARS’ highly anticipated album is here today. The bands third studio album, Headstorm, is set for worldwide release on August 24, 2018. To coincide […]
Qualifying as firm contenders as one of NZ’s hardest working bands, Waikato four piece DEVILSKIN will be returning to the UK in November for a comprehensive tour following their month long stint through Europe with […]
Resist Promotions has announced the fourth Blister Heavy Metal Festival scheduled for October 20, 2018 at The Tote Hotel in Collingwood. This year’s festival will be bigger and better than ever, featuring a variety of […]
Canberra four-piece Glitoris unleash politically-charged sonic and visual hit of punk rock fury, ‘Spit Hood’ ahead of upcoming tour with Regurgitator and announce debut album. The dynamic first cut of Glitoris’ debut album is […]
Bobaflex have released the Medieval inspired video Off With Your Head from their Eloquent Demons album released through Thermal Entertainment. Originating in Mason, West Virginia, Bobaflex released their 8th studio album Eloquent Demons on […]
Ladies and gentlemen, may we introduce to you once again the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, JOE SATRIANI. The legendary guitarist returns to Australia this November, thirty years after his first tour […]
Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment are thrilled to announce the return of acclaimed Sugar Man, RODRIGUEZ, to Australia next February. The legendary singer-songwriter will bring his iconic blend of folk and psychedelic rock to […]
The Australian Music Association is thrilled to announce the 2018 return of the Melbourne Guitar Show, set to rock Caulfield Racecourse on August 4 and 5 – and this year, it’ll be bigger than […]
Gather round, gather round for the biggest show in town. Festival of the Sun (FOTSUN) is turning 15 years old and in the spirit of still being young, fun and never growing up, we […]
The Iron Eye are today returning to the fray with a glut of news – and new content in tow. The hard-out Brisbane rock outfit are today offering up their new single “Conscience Cleaner“, […]
Founded by drummer turned vocalist/guitarist Mercedes Lander (KITTIE), Canadian doom-laden sludge rock trio THE WHITE SWAN have revealed details on their upcoming new EP, “Touch Taste Destroy”, due out on September 7, 2018. Following […]
The Black Queen, consisting of Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, ex-Nine Inch Nails), and Steven Alexander (former tech of both The Dillinger Escape Plan and Nine Inch Nails) are thrilled to […]
Judas Priest’s latest studio album, Firepower, was released March 9, 2018, via Epic Records. Co-produced by Tom Allom and Andy Sneap, the 14-track album has become one of the most successful of the band’s […]
The rough-and-tumble COCKNEY REJECTS, will be bringing their unique brand of authentic punk rock to Australia for the First Time Ever Formed in the East End of London in 1979 the pioneers of the […]
The highly anticipated Lez Zeppelin Australian tour, scheduled for July and August 2018, has been postponed due to the ill health of the tour promoter. The team is already working behind-the-scenes to secure a new […]
Celebrated blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa will return to the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London for three concerts on Wednesday 24th April 2019, Thursday 25th April 2019 and Friday 26th April. The […]
A Psychedelic Extravaganza – with Special Guests SAND PEBBLES & THE ELECTRIC GUITARS Special announcement – to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album’s release, The Pretty Things will be performing their landmark […]
Wednesday 13, who mixes punk rock and metal with kitschy horror imagery and who is formerly one half of the Murderdolls braintrust, will continue to support his highly successful “Condolences” release by embarking on […]
‘Freezing In The Sun’ is a taste of what is yet to come from Clowns. The new single sees bright and jangly guitars juxtaposed with politicised lyrics of discontent. The lyrics demanding ‘tell me […]
Now entering its 7th year, South Africa’s foremost alternative, rock and metal Festival Krank’d Up 2018 takes place on the 29th September at Sundowners in Alberton, Johannesburg. This year sees UK tech-metal pioneers Sikth […]
Paradise Kitty is a band of five badass babes born and bred on Guns N’ Roses bombastic 1987 debut, Appetite for Destruction. With serious metal honed chops and raucous reverence for the Sunset Strip […]
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