After generating nearly half-a-billion streams, going gold in the US, in a climate where that achievement is becoming more and more rare, and launching a two-year whirlwind of sold out shows (including an entirely […]
Acclaimed Los Angeles punk rock band Bad Religion will release a new album entitled Age of Unreason via Epitaph Records on May 3. Since the group’s formative years they have steadfastly advocated for humanism, reason, and individualism. […]
Luciferian inspired dark neo-folk artist, King Dude, will be in Australia in April for a series of captivating performances. Over the past decade TJ Cowgill has released 7 albums under the King Dude moniker, each more striking, […]
As a teenager I had many rock star girlfriends, not that they actually knew they were my girlfriends at the time. With my bedroom walls lined with posters of bands like Iron Maiden and […]
The girls of Rock Goddess are back! After a wait of over 30 years since their last release, the British heavy rock trio unleash ‘This Time’ on March 1st through their own label, Bite […]
New York hardcore heavyweights BRICK BY BRICK – featuring Mike Valente (Guitars), Andy Parsons (Bass), Ray Mazzola (Vocals, also of Full Blown Chaos) and James Muller (Drums) – released their seventh studio album, Hive […]
With only four days until Farmer and the Owl Festival lands in Wollongong, we want to reassure everyone that although the headlines (and policies) are changing by the hour ….. THE FARMER AND THE OWL […]
Following the swag of announcements earlier this month, Brisbane’s all-female, all-screaming VOIID are backing up new single ‘Vile‘ with the music video, premiering on Rage over the weekend. Taking no prisoners with an authentic riot […]
Swedish hardcore metal act Through the Noise have revealed a new music video and single for the song “Psychomachia”. The video was directed by Tobias Ohlsson at Night Owl Vision, and features a stunning […]
Returning in a haze of smoke for the third year is Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival slated for the weekend of April 18-20, 2019. This three-day festival celebrates the 420 culture with a […]
Sunn O))) is pleased to collaborate with Record Store Day (#RSD19) to release Life Metal for the first time on CD and vinyl on April 13th via USA/UK/EU indie retail. April 26th marks the […]
Having reached #2 a total of three times now, AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet can finally say he has conquered the official German album charts by landing a #1 with his sensational new album Moonglow. To celebrate […]
British metal heavyweights SWORN AMONGST have signed to LA-based Famined Records and celebrate with the release of new single/video ‘Believe‘, the first single taken from new EP Reclamation, set for release on 12 April. Pre-order Reclamation here: https://faminedrecords.lnk.to/reclamation […]
The Rising Sun heads Down Under as legendary Japanese Metallers LOUDNESS hit Australia for the very first time thanks to Silverback Touring. Formed in 1981; LOUDNESS released their first album The Birthday Eve and […]
Echo Del Tusker will release their debut EP “Words To Live By” on Friday, March 1st, 2019. In addition to featuring the band’s first two singles, ‘Can’t Keep Your Man’ and ‘Fix Your Face’, […]
The search for WA’s best songs is on! Presented by Act-Belong-Commit, WAM’s Song of the Year competition is open to West Australian songwriters, bands, and producers from 12pm Monday February 25th until 5pm Monday […]
Roadies are amongst the most essential figures in the entertainment world. The reality is, no roadies = no show. Despite their hard work and dedication to the artists and events they work with and […]
On April 19th, Fractal Universe will release their new album, Rhizomes of Insanity, via Metal Blade Records. In anticipation of this release, the band has launched a video for the record’s first single, “Oneiric Realisations”. […]
Mark Morton, the prolific guitarist of Lamb of God, has released the song “Save Defiance.” The track features Slash and Alter Bridge vocalist Myles Kennedy, with Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on bass and Korn’s Ray Luzier […]
The Australian music scene exploded into the 90s with a deluge of hot, hungry and sometimes heavy new acts! It was a decade to remember, there were more bands than ever, all jostling for […]
Myoora is proud to announce the release of their debut EP, Moon Grotto – a courageous three track instrumental rife with complex and intriguing guitar, textured instrumentals and a coy balance between dreamy segments […]
With so many genres and styles of blues out there, it’s always refreshing to hear a band that fuses & tinkers with all of the options to come up with something refreshingly different. Brisbane […]
When it comes to black metal, Sweden’s Watain have been at the forefront for the last 20 years. Uncompromising to say the least, their live shows around the world have built them an unmatched […]
12 months ago, Kris Barras sold just 74 tickets to his album launch in the room upstairs at The Garage – this time there were more than 500 fans packed into the main room, […]
Last night I attended a local showing of the brand new biopic Lords Of Chaos, a film based on the book of the same name about the early days of the Norwegian black metal […]
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