The term “supergroup” gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, GENERATION AXE undisputedly brings together some of the greatest guitarists of all time. Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, […]
A very ambitious band passionate about writing and playing extreme music, Ottawa’s OMINOUS ECLIPSE draws their inspiration from a wide variety of genres to create a unique hybrid sound with death metal being the main aspect combined […]
2018 marks the 20th anniversary of LACUNA COIL‘s debut. To celebrate this special year, they played an exceptional show on January 19 in London at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. The unique, one-time event […]
Triplet sister rockers She Wolf have released their debut album “The Other Side” and should be pretty pleased with the efforts of their hard work and with the variety of rock tracks on offer. […]
Crack out that old band shirt, dust off those Doc Martens and bust open that ancient box of glowsticks. It doesn’t matter which scene you were in or which scene you thought you were […]
Circles are going from strength to strength – the four-piece prog powerhouse band has wall-to-wall tours and shows from now until the end of 2018 – and show no sign of slowing down (they […]
Due to high demand, 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 […]
The Waifs have always had an affectionate, close relationship with fans in regional Australia, thanks to relentlessly touring every corner of the country over the past 26 years. Late last year they made a […]
OUT AUGUST 10TH WORLDWIDE. BAND NOW TOURING NORTH AMERICA ALL SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL “Feel the chill to the bone And the wind keeps blowing Onward to the new horizon Weakness withering And […]
Brisbane based Easycore/Hardcore Punk outfit Grizzlyshark have just released their debut single and music video ‘Game Over’ which recently premiered via Depth Magazine. Grizzlyshark formed in 2017 from the proverbial ashes of multiple local […]
Last Friday, revolutionary musicians Prophets of Rage: Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord dropped their first new music since the release of their self-titled debut album released in […]
Californian rockers, Smash Mouth, have announced they will return to Australia in November to play shows across the East Coast. Smash Mouth were regular chart toppers of the 90’s alternative music scene, selling in […]
FIRE AND FORGE FESTIVAL (Formally known as Rock Diabetes festival) has announced it’s final line up for this year’s event and it’s shaping up to be an event not to be missed! This year will […]
Young Henrys and Hysteria Mag, in association with print media partner Scenestr and outdoor media partner Dead of Winter Festival, present a celebration of all things loud: Halloween Hysteria! Halloween Hysteria is a day-long […]
Under the Southern Stars – the Summer Festival is excited to announce this year’s return with a huge line up of the best of Australian rock. Off the back of last year’s inaugural success, the […]
Hot on the heels of the announcement of Series One of the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR, the festival promoters are excited to announce Series Two featuring the Ultimate Rock N Roll Line-Up. Kicking off in […]
“This is the sound of a band that have been together for over 20 years. It’s the sound of a band that don’t give a fuck about modern day trends and what the ‘cool’ […]
To celebrate 26 years of their seminal debut album, Aussie stoner rockers Tumbleweed hit the road to perform the album in it’s entirety, kicking off on the west coast this weekend before hitting the […]
Legendary Misfits Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein will be extending the As We Die World Abomination Tour 2018 into the UK and Europe. Launching on July 2 in Hitchin, England, the tour will wind […]
IMMOLATION is a name long synonymous with the extreme music scene, delivering some of the most unique and creatively dark death metal the underground has witnessed over the past 30 years. With the release of […]
Western Australia’s progressive metalcore sensations, Icarus Lives are heading to Japan this August in support of their latest record ‘Vantablack‘, where they will be supporting Canadian metalcore legends THE AGONIST and Europe’s CELLAR DARLING […]
On Friday, DORO will once again open her treasure trove and release ‘Lift Me Up’, the second single from their highly anticipated new album »Forever Warriors, Forever United« (release: 17.08.18 via Nuclear Blast). “‘Lift Me Up’ is one […]
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are set to release their new studio album »Kulkija« (“Wanderer”), on September 7th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have unveiled the second single, ‘Harmaja’, in the form of a […]
2017 saw Phoenix metal band Murkocet drop their debut full length album “Digging Mercy’s Grave” which had a major impact here at The Rockpit, landing it in our top releases of the year. A […]
One man bands are a rarity in metal, a genre that’s primarily group based as opposed to other forms of music like pop, hip hop and even country where it can be common to […]
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