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HELLOWEEN Announce New Album ‘GIANTS & MONSTERS’ Drops August 29, 2025
HELLOWEEN, the legendary German metal band with 21 gold and platinum awards and over ten million records sold, will release their highly anticipated new album GIANTS & MONSTERS this August. The album, now available for […]

SPITE HOUSE Joins Pure Noise Records: Announce New Album ‘Desertion’ Due Out September 12
Montreal-based punks, Spite House, have joined Pure Noise Records and have announced their new album, Desertion. Due out September 12th, the album is a visceral post-hardcore tour de force that’s sure to inspire stage dives […]

CLOUD NOTHINGS Share B-Side Single ‘Traffic Jam’
Cloud Nothings have released a new B-side single from their latest album, Final Summer. The track, Traffic Jam, marks the final B-side single to be released from the album which garnered attention from the likes of Pitchfork, NPR, Stereogum, […]

LENNY KRAVITZ Announces Australian Tour Dates With Special Guests JET
4-time GRAMMY® Award-winning writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all around multi-hyphenate icon, Lenny Kravitz announces his return to Australia as part of his globally praised Blue Electric Light Tour presented by TEG Live. From 18 November […]

Ex Spandau-Ballet Lead Vocalist TONY HADLEY Will Return To Australia In 2026
TONY HADLEY, former lead singer from one the biggest bands of the 1980s, Spandau Ballet, and one of Australia’s favourite touring artists has announced a new National tour for 2026. Alongside his Fabulous TH Band, […]

SKID ROW Drop Lyric Video For ‘Disease’ Ahead Of Newly Mastered Reissue Edition Of “Revolutions Per Minute”
Legendary American hard rock band Skid Row unleash a brand-new lyric video for the track ‘Disease’, offering fans a first taste of the upcoming reissue of their fifth studio album, “Revolutions Per Minute”. The newly […]

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD Drop Their 27th Studio Album, ‘Phantom Island’
Phantom Island marks the band’s second release on their own p(doom) records label, and sees our intrepid heroes add a new dimension to their ever-evolving song craft, embracing the symphonic and embroidering their tangles of […]

DAVE FAVOURS & THE ROADSIDE ASHES Release Double A-side Single, Feat. Cover Of The Eastern Dark’s Classic & New Song From Forthcoming Album
What you are about to listen to is ‘Walking’ and ‘Waterfront Blues’, the new double A-sided single from Dave Favours & the Roadside Ashes. The A-side ‘Walking’ is a cover of the Eastern Dark classic […]

LEON THOMAS Announces Second Sydney & Melbourne Shows To His MUTTS DON’T HEEL World Tour
MG Live and Frontier Touring are excited to announce second Melbourne and Sydney shows for Leon Thomas as part of his MUTTS DON’T HEEL World Tour, following huge demand for tickets. Leon will now perform […]

THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT Release Video for “Evergreen” Deluxe Edition Of ‘Greetings From Suffocate City’ Out Today
“It’s an attempt to put all of our anxious thoughts into one place,” explains singer and songwriter Lee Jennings of THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT about the inspiration for their newly released single “Evergreen.” Watch the video […]

JIMMY BARNES’ ‘DEFIANT’ Earns ARIA #1 Record
Jimmy Barnes – defiant by name, defiant by nature. The beating heart of Australian rock ‘n’ roll today extends his own chart record, maintaining the ARIA record for most #1 albums by any artist in […]

BLACKBRIAR Release New Single ‘Harpy’ + New Album ‘A THOUSAND LITTLE DEATHS’ Is Out On August 22nd
Macabre raconteurs Blackbriar are proud to release their latest single, the soaring ‘Harpy‘. The track weaves a tale about the mythological being, the Harpy – the spirit of the wind and storms, a chilling creature […]

PRIMAL FEAR Unveil Fiery New Music Video In Support Of DOMINATION; Second Single ‘The Hunter’ Streaming Now
Less than three months before their new album DOMINATION hits the shelves (September 5, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music), German metal frontrunners PRIMAL FEAR shift up another gear with ‘The Hunter.’ The second single from […]

Adalita, Mick Harvey, Mick Turner & Marty Brown Are BLEAK SQUAD
Bleak Squad is a new Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty. Featuring Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic […]

WUNDERHORSE share new single ‘The Rope’
Wunderhorse are proud to share new single ‘The Rope’ following a sold-out UK tour which culminated in a triumphant stop at Alexandra Palace and the band’s debut appearance on Jools Holland, which was televised on […]

TESTAMENT: 5 Essential Thrash Metal Anthems To Mosh To Ahead Of Their Australian Tour!
Bay Area legends TESTAMENT return to Australia this week for their first headline tour since 2010. Since emerging from the San Francsico Bay Area TESTAMENT have delivered some of the greatest metal anthems of all […]

Commanding Brit Rockers NIGHTBLADE Reveal Brand New Video For ‘Never Trust Another’
UK rock crew NIGHTBLADE continue their rapid-fire ascent with the release of a new video for their explosive track, ‘Never Trust Another’, taken from their critically acclaimed fifth album, ‘5’. With five albums in just […]

LARRY McCRAY Delivers “One Of The Best Blues Albums Of The Year”
Celebrated bluesman Larry McCray releases his powerful new studio album Heartbreak City, available now on KTBA Records, the label founded by Joe Bonamassa. To mark the occasion, McCray also drops the album’s title track and […]

ALL TIME LOW Multi-Platinum Rockers Return With Anthemic New Single ‘SUCKERPUNCH’ & Official Music Video Out Now
Multi-platinum Maryland quartet All Time Low – Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson and Zack Merrick — known for their anthemic, inimitable sound and fiercely loyal fanbase, embark on a bold new era with the […]

MOTÖRHEAD Release New Video And Single For ‘Leavin’ Here’ From ‘The Manticore Tapes’
Motörhead release ‘Leavin’ Here’, the second single and its accompanying music video from the forthcoming album, The Manticore Tapes, which is set for release on 27th of June. The music video for ‘Leavin’ Here’ is […]

A-Z Launch New Single And Video “The Remedy”
‘A2Z2‘ the new album from hard rock band A-Z is out now!” To celebrate the album’s release, the band have released the 3rd single and video from the album for the track “The Remedy,” […]

DRAGONFORCE Surprise with Alternate Version of “Burning Heart”, Featuring Alissa White-Gluz
GRAMMY nominated extreme power metal legends DRAGONFORCE unleash a new official music video for an alternate version of their recent album track “Burning Heart”, featuring Alissa White-Gluz! Originally released as a bonus track on select […]

STEREOPHONICS Announce ‘Australia Spring Tour 2025’
One of the world’s most enduring and loved bands Stereophonics have today announced their return to Australia for the first time since 2019, with their biggest ever tour – Australia Spring Tour 2025. It promises […]

DEEP PURPLE Is This Their Unfairly Forgotten Album?
Deep Purple’s Rapture of the Deep has just turned 20 and it’s celebrated with a complete remix and remaster, striking new artwork, plus a bonus CD/LP featuring never-before-released recordings. Listen to the single, Junkyard Blues https://deeppurple.lnk.to/Junkyard_BluesPR It’s no […]

FROTH & FURY FEST 2026! – New City. New Venue. New Date. Same Fury.
Froth & Fury Fest returns in 2026, bigger, louder and bolder than ever. With a long-awaited debut in a new city, a legendary venue upgrade and two huge Saturdays of music, mates and summer festival […]

PETE MURRAY Shares Rousing New Single ‘HOME TO ME’
A warm and rousing new addition to the Pete Murray universe, today the beloved singer-songwriter shares a brand new single Home To Me. Embracing folk and country flavours into Pete’s trademark tranquility, Home To Me […]

BUSH Release New Single & Accompanying Official Video For ‘The Land Of Milk & Honey”
With “The Land Of Milk And Honey,” GRAMMY® nominated, multi-Platinum rock legends BUSH return, delivering the incendiary first single from their upcoming 10th studio album, I Beat Loneliness, out 18th July on earMUSIC. Pre-order album […]

DAVID BYRNE Announces Who Is The Sky? New Album And World Tour – Australia And New Zealand January 2026
Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker, David Byrne will return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2026 in support of his new album Who Is The Sky? […]

BUCKCHERRY Stream New Single ‘Machine Gun’ Ahead Of Album Release
BUCKCHERRY have released new single ‘Machine Gun’, the fourth single from their upcoming eleventh studio album Roar Like Thunder, out this Friday, 13th June, via Earache Records. Stream ‘Machine Gun’ here: https://earache.lnk.to/MachineGun Pre-order the album from Earache here: http://earache.com/buckcherry Vocalist Josh Todd commented on the […]

CAVALERA Announces Fall Tour Performing CHAOS A.D. In Its Entirety
The thrumming of a heartbeat announces the return of the Cavalera brothers to their most volatile recording, the carnage-driven, adrenaline-fueled onslaught that is only known as CHAOS A.D.. Just over thirty years ago Max and […]