The Rising Sun heads Down Under as legendary Japanese Metallers LOUDNESS hit Australia for the very first time thanks to Silverback Touring. Formed in 1981; LOUDNESS released their first album The Birthday Eve and […]
Echo Del Tusker will release their debut EP “Words To Live By” on Friday, March 1st, 2019. In addition to featuring the band’s first two singles, ‘Can’t Keep Your Man’ and ‘Fix Your Face’, […]
The search for WA’s best songs is on! Presented by Act-Belong-Commit, WAM’s Song of the Year competition is open to West Australian songwriters, bands, and producers from 12pm Monday February 25th until 5pm Monday […]
Roadies are amongst the most essential figures in the entertainment world. The reality is, no roadies = no show. Despite their hard work and dedication to the artists and events they work with and […]
On April 19th, Fractal Universe will release their new album, Rhizomes of Insanity, via Metal Blade Records. In anticipation of this release, the band has launched a video for the record’s first single, “Oneiric Realisations”. […]
Mark Morton, the prolific guitarist of Lamb of God, has released the song “Save Defiance.” The track features Slash and Alter Bridge vocalist Myles Kennedy, with Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on bass and Korn’s Ray Luzier […]
The Australian music scene exploded into the 90s with a deluge of hot, hungry and sometimes heavy new acts! It was a decade to remember, there were more bands than ever, all jostling for […]
Myoora is proud to announce the release of their debut EP, Moon Grotto – a courageous three track instrumental rife with complex and intriguing guitar, textured instrumentals and a coy balance between dreamy segments […]
With so many genres and styles of blues out there, it’s always refreshing to hear a band that fuses & tinkers with all of the options to come up with something refreshingly different. Brisbane […]
When it comes to black metal, Sweden’s Watain have been at the forefront for the last 20 years. Uncompromising to say the least, their live shows around the world have built them an unmatched […]
12 months ago, Kris Barras sold just 74 tickets to his album launch in the room upstairs at The Garage – this time there were more than 500 fans packed into the main room, […]
Last night I attended a local showing of the brand new biopic Lords Of Chaos, a film based on the book of the same name about the early days of the Norwegian black metal […]
HELLOWEEN announce re-issues of “Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy” and “Gambling With The Devil, ENFORCER unleash digital single & music video ‘Die For The Devil’, GRAND MAGUS release Wolf God first […]
Shallow Side and Thermal Entertainment have joined forces for the band’s new album Saints & Sinners set to be released on Friday, March 29th. It will be the band’s first full length release. Pre-order […]
The fourth installment of Dust Presents’ ELECTRIC FUNERAL FEST will make its return to South Broadway in Denver, Colorado on June 14th and 15th, 2019. The annual two-day gala features three stages at three separate […]
Mascot Records and Nine Shrines have announced an April 26 global release date for the band’s debut studio album RETRIBUTION THERAPY. Nine Shrines blend the most extreme elements of active-rock/metal-core with well-crafted, melodic songwriting. […]
2019 is set to be a mammoth year for Perth veterans The Date. Not only are they on course to release their fourth album Premedidated, they will do so unveiling one track per month, […]
Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend recently announced the release of his forthcoming new album EMPATH for Friday 29 March via Inside Out Music / Sony Music Australia. Devin comments: “Hey all 🙂 It’s with great pride (and […]
The world’s most notorious rock band, Mötley Crüe announces the release of The Dirt Soundtrack that accompanies the upcoming Netflix Film The Dirt, based on the New York Times best-selling 2001 autobiography by Mötley […]
THE DAMNED THINGS announce their long-awaited return with today’s release of their new single, ‘Cells,’ off their forthcoming album High Crimes due April 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. The music video for the track, […]
Perth melodic hard rock act The Silent Deeds have dropped a new video for the track ‘The Race‘ which can be seen below. Drawing influences from a variety of musical styles including Tom Petty, […]
39 years into this and New Jersey thrash veterans Overkill are not sounding like they even want to slow down if their latest album “The Wings Of War” is anything to go by. Album […]
It was an honour to talk to Jonas Akerlund, Lords of Chaos Director and I must start by saying I loved his vision, the imagery, cinematography, emotion, complexity and depth – it was an […]
The world’s fastest growing independent record label, Golden Robot Records, continues it’s upward trajectory into 2019. Starting the year off with a bang, the label recently welcomed guitar icon Gilby Clarke to the family, and is now thrilled […]
2018 was pretty bloody good to Perth’s Black Stone from the Sun; the release of their debut album Dreamalysis, national touring, festival slots, airplay far and wide…the grunge-punk duo made up of Sean Mackay (Vox, guitar) and Jack […]
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