Technical death metal Egyptologists NILE are proud to reveal their ninth album, »Vile Nilotic Rites,« will be released on November 1st via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band gives fans a taste of the album […]
The BLACK STAR RIDERS are excited to announce the release of their third single ‘Tonight The Moonlight Let Me Down‘, which is accompanied by a lyric video. The arrival of ‘Tonight The Moonlight Let […]
SONATA ARCTICA release ‘Who Failed The Most’ music video, EPICA release digital Single ‘Kingdom Of Heaven’, BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA present lyric video for first “Legacy Of The Dark Lands” single, DESPISED ICON announce […]
Thursday night saw Melbourne’s rock faithful turn out to see a 3 band bill headed by Canada’s powerhouse trio Danko Jones. Opening the evening was local band The Credits, their brief set opened […]
Kiss has started the 2nd leg of their End Of The Road Tour across the US and I was able to take in a few shows over the past few weeks. I had seen […]
Without question, Rob Halford is one of heavy metal’s all-time great vocalists – as heard through his highly influential and groundbreaking work with Judas Priest. But over his career, he has also proven able […]
Status Quo are today releasing ‘Backbone’ through earMUSIC/Edel; the band’s 33rd studio album – the LP will be their 33rd 33rpm! The band are also confirmed to perform at the huge BBC Radio 2 […]
Airbourne have released an official music video for their new album’s title track, ‘Boneshaker’; shot during both the band’s mainstage performance at this year’s Wacken festival, Germany, and headline set at Skogsrojet festival, Sweden, […]
A never before released live version of MOTÖRHEAD’s classic “Stay Clean” is available today for fans to listen to or download on all Digital Service Providers (DSP). This version of “Stay Clean,” taken from […]
TOM KEIFER will release his long-awaited and highly anticipated second solo album, RISE, on September 13 on Cleopatra Records. Pre-orders of the album are available at TomKeifer.com/Preorder on all formats, including CD (digipak), vinyl […]
NWOBHM legends Tygers of Pan Tang release new album “Ritual” on November 22nd on Mighty Music. This will be their second effort with the label and also the second recording by the current line-up. […]
Swedish metallers ENFORCER released their fifth studio album »Zenith« on April 26, 2019 through Nuclear Blast. After playing a string of European clubs shows and festivals, the quartet have just finished a 4-date Mexican […]
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 […]
After welcoming a sold-out crowd of 60,000 people in 2018, Aftershock returns even bigger this year, expanding to three full days of performances from some of the most popular music acts, including a mix […]
Witchgrinder have released their new single and video “Demonic Death Machine” which is also available on all streaming and download services. iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, ext. This is the first track to come out with […]
The man with the sticks in hand, Stix Zadinia checks in with The Rockpit to talk all about Steel Panther’s most delectable album so far ‘Heavy Metal Rules’ which hits the streets on 27th September. […]
Canadian rock icon Lee Aaron will release the first official live album of her long career exclusively on September 20 via Metalville Records. “Power, Soul, Rock N’ Roll” was recorded during Aaron’s 2017 German […]
Mercyful Fate / King Diamond guitarist Michael Denner is back with new album “In Amber” from his new band DENNER’S INFERNO. Michael Denner is a very well-known name in the international rock/metal scene, as […]
Iconic. Incomparable. Irreplaceable. But never, ever boring. Freddie Mercury‘s spirit is every bit as central to the fabric of popular music today as it was during his unforgettable lifetime. The spectacular global success of […]
ELUVEITIE are a phenomenon that has been spreading over the world for more than 15 years. Starting with their legendary debut album “Spirit” (2006), across the outstanding “Slania” (2008) to their last masterpiece “Ategnatos” […]
Long running southern California punk band Lagwagon dropped a ferocious new single today called Surviving California – from their upcoming album, RAILER alongside announcing an Australian & NZ March 2020 headlining tour with shows […]
Melbourne Melodic Thrash Metal band Incrypt and Perth industrial groove act All This Filth are set to team up for a double run of shows in Western Australia this November. The tour will take […]
The legendary Devin Townsend made big news last year with the breakup of the Devin Townsend Project in order to start heading in yet another direction, something of which many fans may be familiar […]
As anticipation builds for the star-studded second annual “ABOVE GROUND” benefit concert, Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction) and Billy Morrison (Billy Idol) are excited to announce that Jack Black and Ministry’s Al Jourgensen have joined […]
Diane & The Deductibles has premiered their first ever lyric video for their song Tears on YouTube. From their recently issued TWO album, Tears was filmed in Orange County as a collaborative effect between […]
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