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, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s […]
American indie psych-pop legends, The Dandy Warhols whose worldwide hits include Bohemian Like You and We Used to be Friends, have just sold out their one night only 25th Anniversary show in Melbourne on Sunday November 3 […]
International extreme power metal superstars DRAGONFORCE have announced live dates in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe starting this fall and running through early 2020. Following a summer festival run, DRAGONFORCE will kick off […]
Australia’s post-metal/sludge legends, Lo! recently released another mind bending visual feast, this time for the track As Fools Ripen. Directors Toby Pike comments; “The idea for this clip really came from the first time […]
The right amount of self-applied pressure causes growth. This growth has brought American metalcore outfit Wage War to this moment – announcing their new album ‘Pressure‘ – out Friday August 30 in Australia through […]
On Saturday, November 2, 2019, SLAYER – Tom Araya/bass and vocals, Kerry King/guitars, Gary Holt/guitars, and Paul Bostaph/drums – will set off on »The Final Campaign,« the seventh and final leg of its farewell […]
Clutch announce the release of “Precious And Grace”. The single is the second in a series of new studio recordings that comprise the newly launched Weathermaker Vault Series and the first new official music Clutch is making available since the release […]
Aussie acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Lloyd Spiegel is pleased to unveil a brand spanking new song ‘Track Her Down’ – a deep and soulful blues number about the fleeting, yet precious nature of connections he […]
With a successful 2018 tour with STRYPER under his belt, MICHAEL SWEET is heading back to Australia, thanks to Silverback Touring for his first ever solo shows down under this November. Expect to hear the STRYPER hits, his solo material, plus a […]
San Francisco Bay Area metallers Skinlab, often mentioned in the same vein as Machine Head, but with a sound and presence all their own will hit the East Coast of Australia with a new […]
Italian Metal icons Lacuna Coil are excited to announce the release of their new album, Black Anima, on October 11, worldwide through Century Media Records / Sony Music Australia. “Black Anima is all of us. […]
Silvertung have announced initial tour dates in support of their fifth album (But, At What Cost??!). Tickets are now on sale at https://www.silvertung.com/tour. (BUT, AT WHAT COST??!) was released on February 15th, 2019 including […]
Fresh from releasing his critically acclaimed solo album AMERICAN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL on BMG in April, legendary singer songwriter, guitarist, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee DON FELDER has announced three European shows this […]
Faithsedge have released a video for the song ‘Angelic’, the first single taken from the band’s new album ‘Bleed For Passion’. ‘Bleed for Passion’ is the new album from the US Melodic Hard Rock group. Produced, mixed […]
Sum 41 has dropped a fervent rock anthem today with “45 (A Matter of Time)”. An honest statement from front man Deryck Whibley, the song is his way of expressing how he feels about […]
Melbourne’s High Tension have unveiled a fierce new video for their track Veil, taken from their latest album Purge, out now 15 on Cooking Vinyl Australia. The video was directed by High Tension bass player Matt Weston and features animation […]
Bush Bands Bash will return to Alice Springs this September to uncover the booming underground world of Indigenous rock, and showcase the powerful talents residing across outback Australia. Alice Springs’ Telegraph Station will come […]
California’s greatest export and renowned feminist supporters Steel Panther recently took a break from working with NASA scientists on a multiple orgasm-inducing guitar pedal to record their fifth studio album. The band is excited […]
It’s been 20 years since The Flaming Lips released the one-of-a-kind aural hallucination that is The Soft Bulletin. To celebrate the anniversary of its release, The Flaming Lips will play a special show at […]
Last Saturday night the cosy little atmosphere at Lucy’s Love Shack was rattled by a monstrous night of punk rock as Nick Oliveri and Svetlanas bring their tour to Perth. It was a different […]
Shinedown have been hitting the road hard since the release of their latest album “Attention Attention” last year and their current North American run sees the band hit all corners of the States including […]
Babylon A.D. proudly announces Marc “SPYDER” Webb as the band’s new guitarist, following the departure of long-time member, Ron Freschi. The new line-up includes lead vocalist Derek Davis, guitarist John Matthews, drummer Jamey Pacheco […]
After releasing their much lauded debut album Back To Zero in 2016, Perth rockers Ragdoll are back with their new single Rust, a direct and potent slab of hard rock with a sound that owes as much to the […]
San Diego, California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX will release their 7th studio album, World War X on August 2nd via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the music video for the second single, ‘World War X‘ which […]
5 Piece Death Metal outfit Gutter Tactic have dropped a brand new track and video for the song “Induced Paralysis” ahead of their upcoming tour with West Australia metal band Bayview Suspect. The scorching […]
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