Blacktop Mojo premiere today the second video from their Under the Sun record, “Come Get Your Coat”. This follows the video for the debut single from Under the Sun, “Can’t Sleep,” which was released […]
Two years since the release of their last full-length album, Texas-based metal band SONS OF TEXAS has returned with a new EP, Resurgence, set for release on November 11, and a headline tour with […]
OK they got me again, despite my aversion to ‘intro tracks’ in this case I will allow one that introduces the band like an awards show before storming into the wonderfully sleazy slice of hook-laden […]
One of the bands that really reminds me of discovering 70’s Rock back in my youth via my mate’s brother’s extensive record collection is Molly Hatchet. As a kid I loved just looking at the […]
With Lloyd Spiegel’s latest release ‘Cut & Run’ sitting at #1 on no less than six different music charts, it was no surprise that his now annual visit to The Ellington Jazz Club on […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE today has released ‘Under The Graveyard’, his first new solo music in almost 10 years. A massive ballad that builds […]
On January 24th, Midnight will release their new album, Rebirth by Blasphemy, via Metal Blade Records. “‘Rebirth By Blasphemy’ is a rebirth,” states Midnight’s sole driving force, Athenar. “It’s a change in life and it’s a rebirth of doing whatever the fuck […]
King Diamond has revealed the title and theme for the first studio album in 12 years: The Institute! For a preview of this upcoming record, the new single, “Masquerade of Madness“, has been launched today. Mixed by […]
You may ask: what does the band name – We Sell The Dead – mean? Do they actually sell the dead? No, not literally. What they sell is more of an idea, a concept of […]
Recently, H.E.A.T announced their brand-new album “H.E.A.T II” which is set to be released early next year. “H.E.A.T II” is the first album to be produced entirely by the band – with Jona Tee and Dave Dalone as […]
Today, Friday 8th November 2019, Sunnyboys release Can’t You Stop their first recording of all new music since Comes As No Surprise, their swan song 7” in 1984. Recorded in 2018 at Airlock Studios Brisbane […]
Hard rock juggernauts HALESTORM will be on Australian shores in December for their Australian headline tour, presented by MJR Presents by arrangement with UTA. Unfortunately, Black Stone Cherry are today having to cancel their […]
Australian Metal Band LORD are continuing to ride the success of their latest album Fallen Idols with the announcement of a 10 part podcast series named Nod to the Old School, hosted by the band’s very […]
“It’s been said that SIMPLE MINDS has a love affair with Australia and I think that’s true.” So says SIMPLE MINDS singer Jim Kerr. And the love affair is continuing, with seminal Scottish band […]
Everclear have announced a string of headline tour dates across Australia on top of the Hotter Than Hell tour shows that was previously announced. The tour takes the US rockers across regional towns as […]
Emerging from the NOLA sludge scene 3 decades ago, Eyehategod are one of the most well known and one of the best in the business in their field of sludge doom Sabbath inspired music. […]
After a great debut in ‘Let’s Rock-N-Roll’ (2009) Charm City Devils put out two more great albums -Sins (2012) and Battles (2014), it’s been five long years since… So with three full length releases under […]
For the first time in Australia!!! Denmark’s ARTILLERY are easily appointed as one of Europe’s earliest exponents of thrash metal, and the band’s contribution to the classic genre is difficult to ignore. Delivering a […]
For 17 years now Tommy Thayer has been under the spotlight as Kiss’ longest serving guitarist. When the ‘End of The Road’ Tour finally rolls into New York City in 2021 he’ll have been […]
It’s been two years since Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, The Mortal Coil which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and, thanks to an extensive international touring schedule, […]
Bring Me The Horizon continue their assault on 2019 with the release a new track entitled Ludens from the highly anticipated Death Stranding Soundtrack (Original Music from the World of DEATH STRANDING: TIMEFALL). Frontman […]
SONS OF APOLLO – former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, […]
Iron Maiden, one of the most influential rock bands of all time, return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2020 to perform 6 massive arena shows on their Legacy of the Beast World […]
Wigan’s ‘Bigfoot’ were one of the bands in the last few years that I was sure stood a good chance of making it, when I spoke to them in October 2017 the album was […]
Grammy-nominated and Gold-selling hard rock heavyweights Killswitch Engage have announced their Spring 2020 North American tour plans. The band, recently recognized by Forbes as “one of modern metal’s most cherished acts” will return to the road to […]
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