Blue Mountains blues-rocker and award-winning independent artist Claude Hay stakes his claim on the Australian music landscape with the release of his new single ‘Give Me Something’. A fast-paced and upbeat foot-stomper with all […]
Daily lineups have been announced for the highly anticipated music and comedy lineup for Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which debuts at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, May 17, Saturday, May […]
Swiss hard rock band KING ZEBRA – featuring Eric St. Michaels (ex-CHINA) on vocals – have announced the release of a new EP on March 22, 2018. KING ZEBRA’s self-titled 5-Song EP features two brand new songs: “King […]
King King, the Glaswegian Blues Rockers, who have been going from strength to strength in recent years, are pleased to announce their new drummer ANDREW SCOTT. A favored session player for many years and a […]
Max & Iggor Cavalera are set to bring two iconic Sepultura albums to Australian stages this month with a selection of tracks from Beneath The Remains and Arise being performed live. Max Cavalera has […]
After the successful first Download Festival in Sydney this past Saturday it was time for Melbourne to take over the reigns and continue the massive event which has already seen such great acts such […]
Calling all Rock, Blues and Motorbike Fans! Roadrage Festival hits Corporation and Trafalgar Warehouse on Sheffield Easter weekend Sat 20th and Sun 21st April 2019. Fed up with the dark cold nights and […]
When conversations between friends will turn to death metal and most notable bands in the genre, without a doubt you will hear the names Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel. The genre trailblazers joined forces […]
Due to unforseen circumstances Crowbar have had to postpone their recently announced Australia tour to December. Refunds and enquiries can be direct to points of purchase and Oztix, previously bought tickets will be good […]
As a result of Andy Gill suffering from a serious chest infection (which has been causing him breathing problems) he has been advised by his doctor not to fly and so we need […]
Pennsylvanian metalcore quintet August Burns Red will be returning to Australia this October to celebrate their 10 year anniversary of their third studio album ‘Constellations‘ as part of their worldwide tour. The 10 Years Of Constellations […]
The Tommyhawks made the most of a near full house to showcase their debut album ‘Underground Raptor’ at The Navy Club in Fremantle. Following on from recent appearances at Hotter than Hell & the […]
California psychedelic heavyweights Earthless played the last date of their Australia and New Zealand tour tonight at Perth’s Rosemount Hotel in support of their huge 2018 release ‘Black Heaven’ and their new live album ‘From […]
TAKING IT BACK TO 2010 WHEN WE SPOKE TO JAY JAY AHEAD OF THE LEGENDARY ROCK N’ AMERICA FESTIVAL – THE ROCKPIT LOOKS BACK ON IT’S FIRST FIVE YEARS OF INTERVIEWS Jay Jay French is […]
Multi-everythingist Devin Townsend will soon be releasing his new album “Empath”. Always one for doing things completely differently with each release, this time he’s summoned all his magical prog powers to bear on this […]
Peter H Nilsson started working on ‘Little American Dream’ back in 2016 along with singer Chris Biano, drummer Jason Meekins and bassist Patrik Adiels. Now as a rule I’m not normally a huge fan of […]
The second ever Download Festival in Australia made it’s much anticipated return this long weekend with Sydney being added to the run after last year’s sole show in Melbourne. The iconic city played host […]
Italian orchestral-death metal and renaissance revivalists FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will make their triumphant return this year with the release of their 5th studio album, Veleno, on May 24th with Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band […]
UK Thrash legends ONSLAUGHT have released their killer new single/video ‘A Perfect Day To Die’. Check out the video below. Nige Rockett comments; “We are super stoked to finally get some new material out […]
Avatar has announced a new live LP today titled The King Live In Paris recorded live at Download Festival 2018 held in Paris, France. The new release underscores fan favorites such as “A Statue […]
Alice Cooper and Halestorm have announced that they are teaming up for a summer amphitheater co-headlining tour of North America that will feature support from Motionless In White. The trek is set to launch […]
Two British rock legends came together at the quaint English town of Leamington Spa to deliver some classic rock to fans lucky enough to witness them in action. FM and Dare are names those […]
For the very first time, German progressive and technical death metal virtuosos OBSCURA bring their jaw-dropping musical prowess to Australia and New Zealand! Previously announced main supports are metal progressiveleaders in ALARUM and the […]
Tokyo’s premier Blues Punk trio, Mustang Jerx are returning to Australia this April/May to rip up Sydney, Orange and Melbourne for the release of their latest recording “Easter Monday” which was honed in a […]
Introducing UsFest: a game-changing new event for the Sydney heavy music community, addressing the complex issue of gender diversity on Aussie festival lineups by aiming to inspire meaningful, positive change from the grassroots. Co-headlined […]
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