For those of us that have grown up in the eighties, heavy metal was not only emerging thrash metal bands like Slayer, Anthrax and Metallica, but much more radio friendly at the time and […]
If you want some good old fashioned Hard Rock with lashings of early 80’s flavour then this is something you might want to have a listen to. Sweden’s Steelwings are unapologetically retro from openers ‘My […]
Prong are back with some new material but it’s just a teaser in the form of an EP release titled “Age Of Defiance”. Considering the quality of recent albums, an EP release just isn’t […]
The Astor Theatre continued to maintain its commitment to the rock scene with a stellar night of Australian music in the form of the Baby Animals & The Angels. Billed as ‘They Who Rock’, […]
The Duke of Spook and his devilish ghouls, WEDNESDAY 13, has debuted an unreleased cover of Gary Numan‘s song ‘Films‘ from his debut solo album “The Pleasure Principle”, which just turned 40 this past […]
Clutch announce the release of “Fortunate Son”. The single is the fourth in a series of new studio recordings that comprise the newly launched Weathermaker Vault Series. “Growing up it was hard not to hear CCR’s Fortunate […]
Sunday, 16th December 2018: The cold fingers of winter have already reached out for the British capital but there is one place in London that is set on fire as KREATOR thrill their fans […]
‘Blood & Irony,’ a song co-written with Black Star Riders Ricky Warwick, that opens Anchor Lane’s first long-player is a song that leaves a lot of doors open. It’s laid back, built on a repetitive […]
Firmly placed as both progenitor and progressor within their field, MONO is like no other artist – visceral, engrossing and showing no signs of decay after two decades spent creating waves of beautiful and expansive rock […]
Wolves In The Throne Room (WITTR) begun their Australia and New Zealand tour last night, Thursday 28th November 2019 at Badlands Bar in Perth supported by locals Bloodlust and Illyria thanks to the almighty […]
Tonight’s The Night! No we’re not talking about the Rod Stewart hit it’s the night that any music lover whether young, old or anywhere in-between, should be heading down to Bar 1 at Hillarys to […]
Mötley Crüe have been in the news lately, you might have seen them. You know that band that could never, ever tour again because they’d signed a ‘cessation of touring agreement’ saying just that. […]
Grunge rock legends, L7 are set to unleash their live force when they return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2020! Unmistakable in their own unique sound, L7 pioneered the grunge movement with […]
For the first time in almost a decade, Boston-born pop punk outfit BOYS LIKE GIRLS will be returning to Australia in April 2020 to perform in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. At these […]
Sydney-based alternative-rock band RedHook have returned with their latest offering ‘Fake’ – produced by Stevie Knight (Yours Truly, Stand Atlantic, The Dead Love) and Dave Petrovic (Tonight Alive, Northlane). ‘Fake’ opens with the menacing […]
To me there’s nothing quite like a nice slab of Sleazy Rock and Roll, the sort of music that injects a bit of fun back into those dark nights post-grunge. The music that was the […]
Johnny Jetson is about to become your new best friend…his songs are raw, powerful and real. He writes about feelings you like to pretend you don’t have, recollections you would like to forget and […]
Rise Records is pleased to announce the signing of Norwegian band KVELERTAK. The band will release their long awaited, fourth studio album Splid on February 14th, 2020. The record will be the first from […]
H.E.A.T, the Swedish hard rock sensation, have now answered the question fans have been asking ever since the release of their single “One By One” in September 2019: when will the long-awaited new album […]
Hunt and ye shall find! Introducing HUNTER HERO – a brand new band for your ears. Featuring band members from two of Australia’s finest rock acts, Hunter Hero brings both riff and melody to […]
SCOUR – the extreme metal unit featuring Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Superjoint etc.), John Jarvis (Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, ex-Cattle Decapitation), […]
It’s been nine years since stadium rockers U2 last visited the city of Perth and for WA’s fans of the Irish super group it’s been nine years too long. Always regarded for not doing […]
COLD CHISEL fans continue to show their love for the legendary Australian rock band with a day on the green shows in Victoria’s Yarra Valley and Orange, NSW now officially sold out, making this […]
Stepping up to the plate on the Halestorm Australia tour and joining the epic rock shows in place of Black Stone Cherry will be New Zealand Rock outfit Villainy who have just released their […]
Australian ska punks rejoice! Acclaimed Fat Wreck Chords ska champions Mad Caddies are heading back to Australia to celebrate their 25th Anniversary in 2020. Playing a massive bunch of shows across the country and […]
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