Due to unforseen circumstances Crowbar have had to postpone their recently announced Australia tour to December. Refunds and enquiries can be direct to points of purchase and Oztix, previously bought tickets will be good […]
As a result of Andy Gill suffering from a serious chest infection (which has been causing him breathing problems) he has been advised by his doctor not to fly and so we need […]
Pennsylvanian metalcore quintet August Burns Red will be returning to Australia this October to celebrate their 10 year anniversary of their third studio album ‘Constellations‘ as part of their worldwide tour. The 10 Years Of Constellations […]
The Tommyhawks made the most of a near full house to showcase their debut album ‘Underground Raptor’ at The Navy Club in Fremantle. Following on from recent appearances at Hotter than Hell & the […]
California psychedelic heavyweights Earthless played the last date of their Australia and New Zealand tour tonight at Perth’s Rosemount Hotel in support of their huge 2018 release ‘Black Heaven’ and their new live album ‘From […]
TAKING IT BACK TO 2010 WHEN WE SPOKE TO JAY JAY AHEAD OF THE LEGENDARY ROCK N’ AMERICA FESTIVAL – THE ROCKPIT LOOKS BACK ON IT’S FIRST FIVE YEARS OF INTERVIEWS Jay Jay French is […]
Multi-everythingist Devin Townsend will soon be releasing his new album “Empath”. Always one for doing things completely differently with each release, this time he’s summoned all his magical prog powers to bear on this […]
Peter H Nilsson started working on ‘Little American Dream’ back in 2016 along with singer Chris Biano, drummer Jason Meekins and bassist Patrik Adiels. Now as a rule I’m not normally a huge fan of […]
The second ever Download Festival in Australia made it’s much anticipated return this long weekend with Sydney being added to the run after last year’s sole show in Melbourne. The iconic city played host […]
Italian orchestral-death metal and renaissance revivalists FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will make their triumphant return this year with the release of their 5th studio album, Veleno, on May 24th with Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band […]
UK Thrash legends ONSLAUGHT have released their killer new single/video ‘A Perfect Day To Die’. Check out the video below. Nige Rockett comments; “We are super stoked to finally get some new material out […]
Avatar has announced a new live LP today titled The King Live In Paris recorded live at Download Festival 2018 held in Paris, France. The new release underscores fan favorites such as “A Statue […]
Alice Cooper and Halestorm have announced that they are teaming up for a summer amphitheater co-headlining tour of North America that will feature support from Motionless In White. The trek is set to launch […]
Two British rock legends came together at the quaint English town of Leamington Spa to deliver some classic rock to fans lucky enough to witness them in action. FM and Dare are names those […]
For the very first time, German progressive and technical death metal virtuosos OBSCURA bring their jaw-dropping musical prowess to Australia and New Zealand! Previously announced main supports are metal progressiveleaders in ALARUM and the […]
Tokyo’s premier Blues Punk trio, Mustang Jerx are returning to Australia this April/May to rip up Sydney, Orange and Melbourne for the release of their latest recording “Easter Monday” which was honed in a […]
Introducing UsFest: a game-changing new event for the Sydney heavy music community, addressing the complex issue of gender diversity on Aussie festival lineups by aiming to inspire meaningful, positive change from the grassroots. Co-headlined […]
David Victor, who earned international stardom as a former vocalist/guitarist for the multi-platinum band BOSTON, has unveiled plans for releasing his first single in nearly seven years. Produced by the esteemed Chris Collier (Korn, […]
Third Lung are set to push on into the next stages of their ‘Sooner Or Later’ campaign with the second single and full EP ready to go. Having released the first track ‘Sister Sinner’ back […]
METALLICA has confirmed its long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand. These are the band’s first dates in Australia since 2013, and first show in New Zealand since 2010. The newly announced shows are […]
Tora Tora were a band I loved back in the day and their latest album ‘Bastards of Beale’ picks up exactly where they left off without missing a beat, and that believe me is a […]
Ash Khajvandi releases his new single T.N.B.on April 5th and The Rockpit has the sneak preview on this month’s ‘Heaven and Hell’ podcast. If you like your rock with more than a spoonful of dirty […]
Swedish guitarist and producer Ola Englund, known for being a current member of The Haunted and Feared and formerly of Six Feet Under have just shared the third single off his forthcoming solo album […]
The Wacken Open Air has added 26 bands to the billing of its 30th anniversary edition, which will take place from the 1st until 3rd of August. The event, which has been awarded as “Best Major […]
Having just returned from their tour of Japan with Converge, visionary heavy music icons NEUROSIS have announced a new North American tour for this summer, with Bell Witch and Deafkids also on the bill. […]
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