THE HARVEST TRAIL is a new name on the circuit, but features established musicians from other metal acts such as Claim The Throne and Red Descending. Taking inspiration from 90’s melodic death metal but […]
Five years ago now Joel Hoekstra released the first Joel Hoekstra 13 record ‘Dying to Live’. At the time he’d been in Whitesnake just a year, replacing Doug Aldrich for a year after a 7 […]
Spanish extreme metal duo, MAL, have released Lying And Silently Dying, the crushing first single from their forthcoming debut EP, Forma ViI which will be released worldwide physically via Australian based extreme metal label, Vicious Instinct Records on March 19. […]
Sydney progressives Intrøspect have just released their epic new single, Mjolnir, ft. Liam McDonald of the band Infinite Illusion. The track is taken from the bands upcoming second EP, Midnight Sun which is slated […]
As previously announced late last year that the 2021 re-scheduled shows from 2020 would be re-scheduled, Bluesfest Touring is now thrilled to announce that (at least) five of its re-scheduled 2021 artists are now […]
Phil X needs no introduction, having been an integral full-time member of Bon Jovi since 2016. Phil and his band The Drills recently released their latest single Right On The Money in June 2020. Now they are back with a brand […]
Hookers & Blow, the now legendary project formed by longtime Guns N’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed and Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi, recently hit the studios last year to record a covers album that will be released in 2021 via Golden Robot Records. Now […]
LAMB OF GOD has revealed plans to issue a live album with two bonus tracks along with a DVD performance of “Lamb Of God” on March 26th via Nuclear Blast. Pre-orders for the set […]
UK rock band CATS IN SPACE return in 2021 with their new single and music video for ‘LISTEN TO THE RADIO‘, taken from their hit album ‘ATLANTIS‘. Released on all digital platforms, plus CD […]
Influential Swedish rockers ELECTRIC BOYS have released the single “Super God“, the first to be taken from the band’s upcoming album “Ups!de Down“, which will be released by Mighty Music on April 30th. “Super […]
Adelaide power trio Feed The Fire are set to release their long awaited debut LP “Maybe You Need This?!” on February 26!! The album contains 13 tracks and covers a wide range of styles […]
Well it’s been a busy 12 months for Melbourne Death masters Werewolves with last year’s blistering aural attack “The Dead Are Screaming”. Now fast forward to today with the new album “What A Time […]
Perth Rocks Festival has announced that Full Scale, originally scheduled to headline the event has now pulled out due to covid. In their place is local metal heroes Tempest Rising! Perth Rocks Festival is […]
With the shackles of lockdown finally broken, electric Sydney 2 piece ASTRODEATH are frothing at the mouth to get on the road and “responsibly” tear the country apart with bigger, better and badder new […]
Happy Birthday to the legendary Alice Cooper! At 73, he proves he is still one of the best and most relevant rock artists. In celebration, Alice has released “Social Debris” from his upcoming studio album […]
Serj Tankian‘s eagerly-awaited Elasticity EP arrives on March 19 via Alchemy Recordings/BMG. A preview of the five-song release comes via the Vlad Kaptur-directed video for the EP’s title track, “Elasticity“. “When I conceived possibly […]
The interactive “An Evening with Nightwish In a Virtual World” concert experiences that will kick off the “Human. :II: Nature.” World Tour have been rescheduled from March to May due to changes in the […]
Dynamic Melbourne four piece Head of Clay are back with their latest single Janey and accompanying video which releases independently this Friday, the 5th February. Causing a stir in the local rock scene with […]
Wardruna announce a unique virtual release show taking place on March 26. Wardruna´s signature sound has no borders. Transcending time, language and musical genres. The Norwegian collective is widely admired for their idiosyncratic, authentic and […]
Skyhammer, Australia’s traditional metallers, will release their their new EP The Skyhammer independently worldwide on February 12th. Pre Order your copy of the EP here: https://skyhammer1.bandcamp.com/ or digital at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/skyhammer/the-skyhammer. “I’m extremely happy with […]
Dark Horse Records has announced the upcoming release of a new best of album from The Clash legend, Joe Strummer. ASSEMBLY arrives Friday, March 26, 2021 on gatefold 2xLP black vinyl, CD and digitally […]
Gypsy Pistoleros release a brand new single and anthem for the underdog ‘Lost in a Town called Nowhere!’ Feb 26th from the forthcoming brand new Album, ‘The Mescalito Vampires’! On Golden Robot/RIOT Records out June. Described as the Album they always […]
2020 was a big year for burgeoning Canadian punk-tinged rockers King Bull. They released 3 cracking singles in Pay Attention, The Depender and B-Side Baby, they then dropped their long-awaited new EP What Happened Here? in October via Riot Records. King […]
Since their formation in 2004, British thrash metallers EVILE have been turning heads and taking names, delivering four pure thrash offerings blended with an uncompromising death metal assault. Their upcoming fifth studio album, titled […]
In a dark club in Beijing, the roof has been blanketed in a haze of smoke. The band playing on stage, long-haired, sporting dirty denim, wearing vintage Led Zeppelin or Hendrix shirts, play down-tuned, […]
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