The respective towns Morwell and Nunawading are set to become ‘Funky Towns’ on the weekend of 13 and 14 July with Pseudo Echo, performing live! At a time when bands appear and disappear as […]
Lizzy Borden fans who simply cannot wait any longer to hear a sample of the new studio effort from one of theatrical metal’s top frontmen, Lizzy Borden, are in luck – “The Scar Across […]
It’s safe to say, nobody has partied harder, longer or more fervently than the undisputed King of Partying himself, ANDREW W.K. ANDREW W.K. is a one-man music machine possessed of a single-minded, monomaniacal focus to […]
Perth progressive metal act Nucleust are set to continue their New Symphony tour with a string of east coast Australia shows starting this Thursday in Melbourne. On top of their already completed Queensland shows […]
Monstrous black/doom/punk chimera MANTAR have announced the details for their upcoming third studio album. The band’s new album will be entitled The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze, include 12 songs and is set to be […]
Attracting an impressive 40,000 people, WAMFest 2017 blew the record books wide open. The expanded and reimagined festival brought 57 iconic local venues and public spaces to life over two weekends; with live music […]
Australia’s favourite Rock ‘n Roll Border Bandits HAMMERS, have clocked up an impressive first year since a line-up change mid 2017. Supports with Cog, Dead Letter Circus, Black Rheno and Captives, an invitation to […]
Bobby Kimball, owner of the iconic voice of one of the highest selling rock acts of all time, TOTO, will be returning to Australia for the first time in a decade to perform all […]
When this show was announced I must admit I wondered if we’d ever see it come to be. Extreme and Mr Big are of course both huge names in late eighties/early nineties rock but the […]
Indonesian progressive metal band GODDESS OF FATE are streaming a video for their song “Aromantic Part 1“. The track is from their recently released album Spiral Orchard Part 1. The band commented “‘Aromantic Pt.1’ […]
For wildly energetic Burlington, ON based KILL NO ALBATROSS, intertwining the accessibility of rock, the technicality of prog, and the energy of hardcore is the name of the game. Through intelligent songwriting, creative guitar […]
Maximum violence has been JUNGLE ROT‘s battle-cry since their inception and it’s proven again on ‘Fearmonger,’ the lead track from their tenth and most vicious album to date, the self-titled Jungle Rot, set for […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast. The Night Flight Orchestra releases new video for ‘Lovers In The Rain’, Korpliklaani release digital single ‘Kotikonnut’, Madball release official music video for new single, […]
Framing Hanley are back with a new single Puzzle Pieces available everywhere digitally now and plans for their 4th album titled Sumner Roots to be released in Fall 2018 with Thermal Entertainment. Kenneth Nixon […]
Progressive rock trio Alizarin, featuring Josh Kay on guitar, Jon Damon on drums, and Steve Ostaszewski on bass, have announced their debut album Cast Zenith and revealed the cover art, along with the track […]
Hot on the heels of announcing their upcoming tour of Asia, South Australian metal band Shatter Brain have just released a video clip for the song ‘Discard’. This video documents the band’s tour of […]
American death/black metallers with a Swedish touch, CAST THE STONE, premiere the first single “As The Dead Lie“, taken from their recently announced six-track EP “Empyrean Atrophy“, which is due for release on Agonia […]
LA based groove metal artist DIVINE ERA has released the fourth track, “Defense and Choice,” off of his third full-length album, Scripture Codes Summon Suicidal Thoughts. “Defense and Choice” introduces listeners to front-man and […]
The Black Queen is an electronic act out of Los Angeles consisting of Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, ex-Nine Inch Nails), and Steven Alexander (former tech of both […]
Japanese metal juggernauts Crossfaith are thrilled to share a brand new single, titled “The Perfect Nightmare”. The single premiered on Metal Injection and comes from Crossfaith’s forthcoming fifth album, and the follow up to 2015’s critically […]
Following the release of their crushing fourth LP ‘Dear Desolation’ which spurred a SOLD OUT Australian tour in February this year, Thy Art Is Murder will bring their relentless aggression to a regional venue near you this […]
On The Blue, one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years, has announced the final artist line-up for the inaugural ON THE BLUE CRUISE. Hosted by Justin Hayward of The […]
Rock Guitar virtuoso ADRIAN GALYSH has revealed the first single, “So Close… So Far,” off of his upcoming Venusian Sunrise: 20th Anniversary Edition. Due out July 10, 2018, Venusian Sunrise: 20th Anniversary Edition will […]
Australia’s most raucous band King Parrot have just announced four Australian shows ahead of their upcoming US tour in September. These performances will showcase new material from their latest album ‘Ugly Produce‘ and give […]
Approaching the genre with a blend of heavier and lighter styles, which range from technical metal riffs, to spooky mellow passages, to hardcore breakdowns, Toronto’s VODNIK balance their metal between progressive grooves and dark atmospheres […]
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