There’s a certain ZZ Top meets Robert Palmer smooth groove to opener ‘My Imagination’ which treads the sonic ground between Foreigner and Bad Company that let’s you know right away that this is going to […]
The word ‘Legend’ is so overused these days, especially in music. Artists who seem to have been around for five minutes are routinely tagged with the word. In truth there are few legends and fewer […]
Belgian death metal mainstays Aborted are touring North America in a tour bluntly named Hell Over North America, delivering brutal death metal to the masses of this great continent. They are doing so with […]
Belgian brutal death metal band Aborted is wrapping up the Hell Over North America tour, and on Monday made a stop in Brooklyn, New York, where we were able to sit down with founding […]
Portland sludge rockers Lord Dying return with their third album “Mysterium Tremendum” which sees the band aim for a conceptual idea both musically and lyrically while trying to evolve the sound in a different […]
Motionless In White have unveiled details of their anticipated new album, DISGUISE, which will be released June 7th. The band have also shared two new songs off the forthcoming LP, Disguise and Brand New […]
The Last Martyr are today announcing the release of the title track from their EP ‘Creatrix‘, out Friday April 26! The single’s lyrics rails against the thought of getting stuck in self-destructive or unsatisfying […]
Amon Amarth have released a video from their upcoming new album “Berserker“, out May 3rd through Sony Music Australia. Directed by Roboshobo, Crack The Sky is the second of a trilogy of music videos from Berserker […]
Ron Keel has been around and making music almost as long as I’ve been listening to Rock – I first heard him in Steeler (1983) and really enjoyed Keel’s first two albums ‘Lay Down […]
Paul Gilbert has released a new video for “Things Can Walk To You” from the upcoming new studio album titled “Behold Electric Guitar” out May 17th via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. […]
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY celebrated the return of frontman Pepper Keenan with the release of their latest studio album »No Cross No Crown«, on January 12, 2018 (Nuclear Blast). Since then the group has been […]
Sometimes an album drops on your desk that catches you completely by surprise, makes you sit up straight & listen intently, before you realise you’ve been hooked by something pretty cool. Schreiner’s debut […]
Phil X, prolific studio guitarist, songwriter and renowned guitarist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Bon Jovi, releases the lead single “Something To Say,” from the forthcoming studio album by his band, […]
Spawned out of the wastelands of dubstep and industrial metal, this hyper-aggressive collaboration between DINO CAZARES and KAOSIS is set to unapologetically divide the global metal audience. Love them or hate them, Kaosis have […]
Modern Rock for me is a hit and miss affair, it can ‘sound’ great but if you value your melody above all else sometimes it can feel a bit like eating a doughnut only to […]
Alexisonfire have just dropped the official video for “Familiar Drugs”. The band once again teamed up with Michael Maxxis who directed their personal favourite AOF video for “The Northern” and City and Colour’s “Fragile […]
There’s an Aussie connection to this new release with guitarist Joe Matera handling axe duties along with long time guitarist Hällström for Swedish band Rough Rockers. And for Classic Rock fans there’s also a guest […]
Kentucky rockers Black Stone Cherry have released a music video for their song “My Last Breath“. The track is taken from the band’s latest album, “Family Tree“, which came out in April 2018. As […]
Although widely known as Rob Zombie’s guitarist for the last 14 years, and Marilyn Manson’s before that, John 5 has garnered many fans during his solo career, having recorded eight instrumental albums with one […]
Melbourne band Orpheus Omega have been very busy lately. As of this writing, they are currently on tour supporting their new LP Wear Your Sins. To find out what it’s like, Oliver sat down […]
Sydney punk-rock upstarts The Mis-Made have launched a brand new single & video “Dead Man” and will be hitting the road to celebrate and introduce some fresh blood to their NSW & ACT fans. […]
PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2019 continues to make waves as it confirms its final lineup for this year’s three-day, four-stage takeover of Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino August 16th – 18th, 2019. Swedish progressive metal […]
For two exclusive Australian dates only, classic UK Death Metal institution Bloodbath will annihilate Sydney and Melbourne audiences as they headline the very first Southern Slaughter Festival. Brought to you by Overdrive Touring, Southern […]
THE DAMNED are the greatest surviving British punk band, bar none, still firing on all cylinders and breaking all the rules. This most spiritually chaotic of all punk groups have never been away, never […]
Melbourne two-piece metal machine, Contrive, consisting of twin brothers Paul and Andrew Haug will be heading to the USA in May for their first ever tour of the country! The huge 24 date tour sees them […]
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