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 […]
ANN’S HEADLINING DATES START TONIGHT, AFTER WHICH SHE JOINS THE SUMMER-LONG “STARS ALIGN TOUR” WITH JEFF BECK AND PAUL RODGERS BEGINNING JULY 18 ANN WILSON of HEART, one of rock’s most distinctive and powerful […]
June 15th saw the release of first new Lizzy Borden offering in 11 years and this time it’s very much a solo offering with Lizzy working up the songs with only drummer and long-time collaborator […]
If ever there was a band that deserved a big fat live album it’s The Darkness, as anyone who’s seen them live will testify: and as a veteran of their shows on three continents I […]
Alternative metal five-piece Gemini Syndrome is slated to headline the Synner Conversion Tour this summer, taking a break from writing their third studio album, expected to be released in late 2018 via RED MUSIC. […]
EARTH ELECTRIC, lead by mastermind guitarist Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM, ex-AVA INFERI, AURA NOIR), are now premiering their second video for the song “The Endless Road”. The track has been taken from the debut album ‘Vol.1: […]
ENTIERRO, a collective from Connecticut joins forces with ex-FATES WARNING Guitarist Victor Arduini to begin a new chapter with the release of a lyric video for new song “Cyclonic Winds.” The track is taken […]
The BAY CITY ROLLERS featuring Les McKeown are just about to start their Australian and New Zealand Tour (full tour info below) and Les has commented on the recent passing of former bandmate and friend […]
The Bribie Island show and the Mornington show for Series One of the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR – on Saturday 9th February and Saturday 19th January – has sold-out a week after tickets went on […]
Legs Electric seem to be going from strength to strength and there are more exciting times ahead for Perth’s all-female rockers, as they gear up for the release of their second EP Two Sides, […]
Mass Sky Raid are standing at the ‘Edge of the Unknown.’ Today they are announcing the release date and details for their brand new album ‘Science of Fiction.’ Gold Coast alternative/rock outfit Mass Sky […]
After the bombshell of its delicious first-half live lineup last month, BIGSOUND has again stepped it up a notch today, welcoming Australian music legend Paul Kelly for a keynote interview. Reflecting on both his […]
JOHN FARNHAM’s iconic Whispering Jack may be one of the most successful Australian albums of all time, but it’s so much more than that. It’s a record that is indelibly marked in Australia’s collective […]
The Rockpit © 2020