It is an understatement to say that this show has been a long time coming for Karnivool. After originally scheduling the special “Decade of Sound Awake” tour in April 2020, they had no choice […]
Friday 12th March 2021 Amplifier hosted “Harvesting The Depraved”, a triple album launch for three local metal bands, The Furor, The Harvest Trail and Depravity. Also on the bill are newer bands Ashen and […]
It’s a red-letter day for lovers of the blues as modern guitarmeister Jim Kirkpatrick is releasing a special version of his tribute to pioneering blues icon Robert Johnson in a completely new mix. What’s […]
On the 20th of June 2020 Temtris released the powerful single and filmclip “Forever” as a taste of what was to come on the highly anticipated, 6th studio album “Ritual Warfare“, that will be […]
Perth’s Metal Powerhouse Tempest Rising release their relentless new single ‘Awakening‘. The song introduces itself with a merciless punch and sets the scene for the visceral soundscape to follow. Featuring heavy dropped tuned and rhythmically […]
Western Australia-based Female Fronted Melodic Metal band Icarus Lives are charging into 2021 with the release of their rendition of ‘Holding Out for a Hero‘ originally performed by Bonnie Tyler! The song opens with […]
The virtuosic guitarist Paul Gilbert will be releasing his brand-new album, Werewolves of Portland, on 4 June 2021 via The Players Club (Steve Lukather, Robby Krieger, Michael Landau, Tommy Emmanuel). To celebrate this, Gilbert […]
PHILIP H. ANSELMO AND THE ILLEGALS will return to the stage next month for a very special livestream event. Dubbed A Vulgar Display Of Pantera, the multi-camera shot, fully live performance will take place […]
Does it get any better than old school hard rock and heavy metal? The free, don’t give a shit, riff and roar that I loved as a kid and love still. The sound of […]
Seven years after the critically acclaimed “Flesh Is Heir”, whose vanguard approach brought to life a mesmerizing mixture of Industrial and Death Metal, THE AMENTA return with their latest opus, namely “Revelator“. As depicted […]
Sweden rockers Transport League premiere the new video for the track “Criminal Energy“. It’s the first single off their new album, to be released in the Summer. The band states: “The pandemic struck us […]
CRO-MAGS have released new music video for ‘Life On Earth’, taken from his brand new EP »2020«, available worldwide digitally. The band recently launched the physical pre-orders for »2020« – the soundtrack to one of […]
Icelandic modern prog/psych trio THE VINTAGE CARAVAN have unveiled their second single, “Crystallized“, cut from their upcoming album, Monuments, out April 16, 2021 via Napalm Records. Those who have not hopped THE VINTAGE CARAVAN train yet will be […]
On Friday, March 26 @ 6.00am NSW time (Thursday, March 25 – 8PM in Germany), The Ocean will host a special livestream show, featuring a performance of 2018’s Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic in its entirety! […]
Herman Frank, iconic guitarist of bands such as ACCEPT and VICTORY, has revealed more details about his upcoming, fifth solo- album, “Two For A Lie“, which will be out on May 21, 2021 via […]
Celebrating 45 years as a recording artist, young Ed Kuepper has decided to release not 1 not 2 but 3 new retrospective releases spanning four decades and a large chunk of his post-Saints musical […]
Sydney Punks THE KIDS have release a video clip for their recent single ‘Go Back To Canberra‘. The video was created with the good folks at Pinebox Clothing. ‘Go Back To Canberra’ has all the melody of a shark […]
BMG are proud to announce the worldwide release of the debut album Smith/Kotzen by Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen on March 26. Running is the third single from the upcoming album and follows on from Taking My Chances & […]
BlueAshes new single ‘MASQUERADE’ has been released in all digital platforms. MASQUERADE is a country Rock song recorded in NASHVILLE TN, mixed and mastered in Denmark EUROPE by Papabranca mastering. The song was inspired […]
International Melodic Death Metal band ACT OF DENIAL have announced they have signed a deal with CRUSADER RECORDS (Part of the Golden Robot Global Entertainment) which will see their debut album Negative released in 2021. On top of the signing announcement ACT […]
The Quireboys have rescheduled four dates on their “A Bit Of What You Fancy” 30th Anniversary Tour to June 2022. The new rescheduled dates include Oxford Bullingdon (June 11), Southend Chinnerys (June 12), Bristol […]
Founded in Örebro, Sweden, Backwood Spirit has been together since 2014. Formed by guitarist and songwriter Kent Engström they produced my album of the year back in 2017 when they released their debut on […]
You Am I have today revealed details of their forthcoming 11th studio album The Lives Of Others, set for release on May 14, 2021 via Caroline Australia. The album’s announcement is accompanied by the […]
Gary Numan will release his new album ‘Intruder‘ on May 21 via BMG Intruder’s lead single and title track was recently released. Exploring the idea of the modern world warning against and fighting back against humanity’s catastrophic behaviour, […]
The Date are one of Perth’s most beloved and enduring bands. Now into their fifth album cycle, the band remain true to their ethos of ‘write for yourself but play for your fans’ on the […]
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