Earlier this year, Ozzy Osbourne announced that he’d be embarking on one final world tour, just a year after completing a farewell tour with Black Sabbath. It’s another huge blow to heavy metal, but please, […]
More than three decades after his passing, Cliff Burton is being recognized with his own day. The late Metallica bassist still stands as one of metal’s most iconic four-stringers and his hometown of Castro […]
UK Epic Doom Metal crew GODTHRYMM have released “Sacred Soil,” a new song from forthcoming Transcending Records EP A Grand Reclamation. The EP will be released April 6 on CD format. The 12″ vinyl […]
Acclaimed progressive doom-merchants KING GOAT have announced the details of their long-awaited second LP. Debt of Aeons will be released on April 20 via Aural Music, with artwork by acclaimed artist Travis Smith (Opeth, Iced […]
Finnish metallers Obscure have released a new EP “Zero Dawn“. Obscure is 2015 founded metal act that combines on their music elements from various genres such as stoner rock and sludge metal. True to […]
Nearly three years since the release of their highest-charting album (2015’s No Closer To Heaven, #12 on the Billboard Top 200), The Wonder Years return with Sister Cities, their forthcoming LP and most transformative […]
UK Alt-Punk Rockers GHOULS are heading down under for their first Australian co-headline Tour, sharing the run will be Australia’s own FOXBLOOD. Both bands will travel the country for the ’No Better Place To […]
Drummer and founding member of MR. BIG, Pat Torpey, passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Family, band and management request privacy at this very difficult time. […]
Captives‘ “Over The Rainbow” record drops Friday 30th March 2018, but today rock fans are getting a few special treats – an explosive video for their single ‘Paint it in Blue‘ (the track is […]
TesseracT, a band that sit outside the bounds of any genre specificity, pioneers of the ever-evolving metal scene and unstoppable force of off-kilter riffs, soaring melodies and disorientating atmospherics release their fourth studio album […]
“Thank you for your patience, we’re sorry it’s taken this long to bring “Ellipses” to Australia but I can promise it’s going to be worth the wait.” That’s what Biffy Clyro drummer Ben Johnston […]
BLACK STONE CHERRY is set to release their sixth studio album, Family Tree via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group on 20th April 2018. Burnin’, the first musical taste of the new collection is available today, […]
The U.S release dates for Kreator classic albums Coma Of Souls and Renewal will be Friday, March 2nd, 2018 and Cause For Conflict and Outcast will be released on Friday, March 9th, 2018. North […]
Legend Of the Seagullmen is a strange beast but in a good way to a point and when it comes to writing this review I’m hesitant to write the word “Super Group” because in […]
After releasing perhaps his best solo album since his 40s – Time and Emotion – last year, Robin Trower will play an exclusive UK concert at the Islington Assembly Hall in London on Tuesday 27th […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Sabaton, Exodus and Venom Inc. Mark your calendars! Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are uniting with German thrash titans and […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Harlott, Candiria, Visigoth and Rivers Of Nihil. Australian Thrash Maniacs HARLOTT will be back to Europe this April with […]
Bird’s Robe Records, in collaboration with US label Equal Vision Records, have announced they will be releasing First Temple, the cult classic debut full-length from Australian progressive rock outfit, Closure in Moscow, on vinyl […]
Australia’s heavy music scene has a brand new label – Wild Thing Records, embracing all things progressive / alternative rock & metal! Headed up in partnership by Eli Chamravi and David Roy Williams, the […]
Harm’s Way will release their fourth full-length, Posthuman, via Metal Blade Records tomorrow!. In anticipation of this release, the band has launched a video for the new single, Become A Machine, by director Max […]
Valborg’s guitarist/vocalist Christian Kolf will release the anticipated third album from his solo project Owl this spring, marking the band’s debut for Temple Of Torturous Records. Nearly three years in the making, the new […]
In October, international collaboration Stagma invaded the airwaves with the release of their first single, ‘Pokerface’. Today, the band unveiled a new chapter in their career with confirmation of the release date for their […]
Texas based hard rock band Blacktop Mojo has released a video for their track, “Underneath,” from their 2017 LP, Burn the Ships. Filmed live at Audioworx Studios in Palestine, TX, the Drew McCuistion filmed […]
BELTFED WEAPON‘s Frank Hetzel and RONNY MUNROE (Munroe’s Thunder, Metal Church, TSO) are not just friends with mutual desire to complete a quest to work together on a song. They have united and joined in […]
Having surpassed their goal following a successful PledgeMusic Campaign, the Billy Walton Band have just unleashed their newest LP “Soul of a Man” Friday, 1/12! As they wrap up the remaining U.S. Tour dates […]
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