As they prepared to take to the stage in the town of Arrasate, in Spanish Basque country, for the first show of their long awaited 2022 European tour, Melbourne’s rock’n’roll kings The Casanovas surprised us all by dropping […]
Brash, unashamed, loud and in your face, GLAM FEST is here Australia. Catering to fans of throwback glam metal (think ‘80s era Sunset strip), sleaze, shock rock, hard rock and everything in between, GLAM FEST offers […]
The Rockpit has been along for the ride with The Dead Daisies since day one and it’s always great to catch up when there’s a new album or Tour in the offing so we checked […]
Bush have released their highly anticipated, long-awaited ninth full-length album, ‘The Art of Survival’ via BMG on all streaming platforms as well as CD and vinyl. The ‘Art of Survival’ marks the group’s first new […]
Dynamic, award-winning, 4-piece hard rockers The Howling Tides announce their brand-new, 5-track EP, ‘Blue Moon’, which will be released on 18th November, full of The ‘Tides trademark visceral energy and tsunami of hard rock sound. The […]
Melbourne hard rockers Dead City Ruins are gearing up for two massive shows in November to support the recent release of their fourth studio album, Shockwave. Straight off the back of supporting the hottest band in […]
There is no doubt the Gippsland Country Music Festival has cemented itself as a formidable regional event. Celebrating its third year in 2023, the country festival has already celebrated two sold-out shows headlined by the […]
Rumor has it that the myth may be closing by the end of this year to make way for more apartments or condominiums or some other thing that we seem to have more than enough […]
There are 3 things in this world that are certainties – death, taxes and the fact that you will need hearing protection when you attend Stormrider Heavy Metal festival. It’s loud, its heavy and […]
The woman who really does call the road home is delighted to announce her 18-date 2023 headline UK tour. Since she hit the scene, Elles Bailey has built an enviable rep as a live-touring artist […]
Melbourne band Excuse for an Exit announce fierce and fast LGBTQ+ anthem ‘Not Here For You’ following explosive 2021 lockdown anthems ‘Ugly Cry’ and ‘Death of Me’. Pre Save ‘Not Here For You’ HERE Since […]
Already festival headliners in their native USA, and with a string of Billboard top 20 Rock singles under their belt, Hillbilly Vegas are set to bring their special blend of Southern Rock and Outlaw Country […]
Sydney metalcore quartet Bloodshot are set to release their crushing new single ‘Move’ on Friday, October 7th. Representing a bold and assertive new direction, Bloodshot are taking no prisoners with this high-octane concoction of drop tuned fretwork, […]
Wow, wow wow… what more can I say! I have just witnessed one of the greatest performances I have ever seen at The Greystones in Sheffield. I was completely blown away and I am still […]
“Long before British metal legends Iron Maiden picked up on the concept, a pack of Huntington Beach, CA-based teenagers, collectively known as Leatherwolf, pioneered and perfected the heavy metal three guitar assault, nicknamed the […]
Wow, a band formed in the 1989 who fell asleep only to wake in 2022, well that’s effectively what happened with Nestor. According to the bio the band “…decided to reunite, reinvent the iconography […]
I love metal shows even though I’m not a huge metal fan. I thought this current tour with these four bands was a great representation of different kinds of metal genres. I’m not going to […]
Hard rockers Monster Truck released their fourth full-length album Warriors via BMG on all streaming platforms. The 10-track album, produced by multiple GRAMMY and JUNO Award-winning producer Eric Ratz (Arkells, Big Wreck, Billy Talent), is everything you would expect from Monster […]
‘Long Gone’ is a blues infused rock track and the latest hit from The Vendettas, available digitally now via Golden Robot Records. This song hooks you in straight away with an atmospheric howl of guitars. There is a dark […]
HARDLINE MEDIA are proud to present, direct from Canada, the mighty, the legendary, the Metal pioneers… ANVIL!!! Touring their latest release “Impact Is Imminent”, out now on AFM Records. ANVIL are heading down under for 5 shows in 5 […]
SKID ROW have released “Time Bomb,” the third single and video from the band’s forthcoming Nick Raskulinecz produced album “The Gang’s All Here”, available everywhere October 14! The video for “Time Bomb,” currently in post-production and set for release on September 28, was helmed by acclaimed […]
“In April 2022, QUEENSRŸCHE finished a five-week North American tour supporting metal gods Judas Priest. That tour wasn’t merely a fiery return to the stage for QUEENSRŸCHE after a two-year pandemic: it was a […]
Perth Power Metal Sensations Silent Knight just released their crushing new single ‘Dark & Mysterious Times’. This hot new offering is the ultimate display of high-calibre power metal, showcasing impressive vocal range, momentous riffage, and […]
UK born, US based artist Matt Schofield heads to Australia for the very first time ever for a run of exclusive club shows in November 2022. Schofield, who will be performing here with his trio – Jonny […]
When you’ve got a back catalogue like Daryl Braithwaite’s it’s hard to find new material that will slip easily into an established canon of classic hits. In 2020, when almost no one expected it, Braithwaite […]
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