HEAVY SCOTLAND 2018 completes its lineup announcing the final two headliners, CHILDREN OF BODOM, and ENSIFERUM. They’re joined by BLEED FROM WITHIN for the festival at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange, from Friday 31 August to Sunday […]
Joyous Wolf is a rising band with a modern classic rock sound consisting of Nick Reese, singer; Blake Allard, guitar; Greg Braccio, bass; Robert Sodaro, drums. The classic rock sound has really caught on […]
Getting Swedish, industrial metal titans PAIN to Australia has been an emotional rollercoaster for the fans. While they have been an active band since 1997, until now, PAIN have never ever played a live […]
Isolation can often result in unique outcomes. Hailing from the tiny, frosty, untamed and detached Australian state that is Tasmania, Psycroptic have become an unparalleled act in an enigmatic worldwide movement commonly known as […]
Guitar legends Richie Kotzen, Vinnie Moore and Gus G. will join forces for a 10-date U.S. tour in the fall. Prior to the trek, Vinnie and Gus will play four shows in Texas without Kotzen. […]
Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to announce that, due to incredible demand, legendary music icon Bob Dylan has added a second Melbourne show to his Australian arena tour this August. The ‘voice of a generation’ […]
May 23 in the year of the King (2018): Citizens! If the message hasn’t been clear enough already, the King of Kings above all Kings ruling in the realm of Kings has decided to […]
Perth’s Foxton Kings write the kind of riffs that kick you in the face. And, while you’re recovering, they hit you with barrage after barrage of searing vocal hooks. Relentless is a good word for it all. […]
Just two months left until IN FLAMES’ first annual festival, Borgholm Brinner, takes place, July 27th – 28th, at historical Borgholm Castle on the island of Öland. As the Swedish summer lures just around […]
Shatter Brain burst onto the Australian heavy music scene in January 2018 and have quickly become one of the country’s most exciting new bands. Hailing from Adelaide South Australia, Shatter Brain are comprised of members […]
Returning for its fourth year, Australian Music Week has opened showcase applications for the 2018 music conference, which takes place 7-11 November in Sydney’s chilled-out beachside shores of Cronulla. Scouting the world to bring […]
The Swedish cult rock act known as Ghost released one of the stand out albums of 2010 with their brilliant debut release “Opus Eponymous”, a blend of heavy doom rock and psychedelic melodies combined […]
Australia’s Between You & Me has announced their upcoming debut album Everything Is Temporary, out July 13 via Hopeless Records. Fans can check out the first single, “Dakota”, on Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes. […]
The glam boys of fun and rock, Steel Panther have been tearing it up across Australia this past week, bringing a 2 set stage show filled with a best of set plus an addition […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the upcoming Australian tour for The Sword, originally planned for September has been rescheduled to October. All tickets currently held by purchasers will be transferred to the new dates. Ticket […]
UK progressive metal band DIVIDIUM have released their new single/video ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed‘, taken from their new EP T.H.R.E.E., to be released June 1st. About the song, vocalist Neil Bailey said: ”I was always interested […]
Dividing The Element is a Zimbabwean metal band from the country’s capital city, Harare. Their self-titled debut album was released on the 5th of May 2018 while participating in the Zimbabwean leg of one […]
With their sixth studio album, Wake Up Call, Theory hit the reset button, diving into a new sound, a new approach, even a new location. The more melodic, intimate style that defines the project […]
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones became the ambassadors of the 90s ska explosion (the third wave of SKA) by forging new territory and being one of the first, if not the first band to cross […]
After a month of hibernation in RADA Studios in Perth, W.A. working away on their second album and a support run with US rockers Radio Moscow on their Australian tour, The Southern River Band […]
ECSTATIC VISION unleash their psychedelic new video for the track “Troublemaker“, taken off new album “Under The Influence“, which sees Philadelphia’s finest purveyors of raw heavy psych sip on their eclectic stew of inspiration. […]
Apocalyptica – wow that’s hard to spell – 4 cellists that play metal music; with only 4 instruments. As I’m standing in the corner before the show starts, smoking in this little grassy knoll […]
The Apocalypse Blues Revue are back with their new album, The Shape Of Blues To Come, out on July 20th 2018 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Following 2016s self-titled debut, Godsmack’s Shannon Larkin (Drums) and […]
Richmond, Virginia-based rockers Red Reign are ready to unveil a brand new video, for one of the standout tracks from their self-titled EP – “Red Reign”. Specializing in a sound that recalls vintage rock […]
Hidden Treasures returns in July to warm Fremantle’s West End with a line-up that celebrates the strength of the WA music scene. In its eighth year, this month-long live music experience is particularly prescient […]
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