The Blues Train, Australia’s longest running Contemporary Blues and Roots music venue, which is based on the Bellarine Heritage Railway on Victoria’s stunning Bellarine Peninsula, has added a March 23rd addition to its newly curated Women In Blues Concert Series. The March 23rd event includes both […]
Reminiscing on the lost art of physical photographs with Matt Corby & Alex Henrikkson, Gold Coast’s Hollow Coves penned ‘Photographs’ as a nod towards member’s Matt Carins’ mother, who kept a photo album for him […]
Opening the night is THE REVOLATION. It’s hard to warm up a cold crowd who have been waiting 30 years to see the main act live, but you could see the crowd moving forward to […]
Some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll will make history at the inaugural Pandemonium festival as it sweeps across Australia’s east coast this April! Pandemonium is a rock fans dream come true, with […]
12 years he last graced these shores Paul Di’Anno the voice behind the first two Iron Maiden albums is back with a setlist that takes in 13 of those classics – on paper it looks […]
Over the years, and especially in the last few years Frontiers may have been guilty of creating more than a few ‘collaboration albums’ that, shall we say, have rather a lot in common sonically. Now […]
OFF! …are very much on. Bringing their first new album in 8 years on tour to Australia this January 2024. The album translates the work of an alien race attempting to rebuild the remains of your […]
Combining hyper-speed guitar riffing, complex arrangements and guttural screams, the band created a bleak and violent soundscape all of their own. After more than 35 years in the pit, OBITUARY continue to peak and dominate the genre […]
There’s no more quintessentially British Rock Band than Magnum. Over the years their sound has weathered trends and the years to sounds a true today as it always has, even if the glory years of […]
Formed in Vaxjo Sweden in 2001 Bullet have a sound that can best be described as a modern mix of the three A’s – AC/DC, Accept and Airborne. Having released six critically acclaimed studio albums […]
Following the release of the ‘Time to Fly’ EP, the Brad Cook Trio, affectionately known as BC3, emerged as a testament to Brad’s unwavering commitment to rock music. Infused with retro guitar mastery and classic […]
“Looks Like,” marks the commencement of Black Kanyon‘s second EP, set for release in 2024. It deviates from their usual style by infusing an upbeat vibe while still embracing their love for heavy riffs, massive […]
It’s been twelve years since Suicide Bombers released their first album Criminal Record and over the course of four albums they’ve released some of the most incendiary sleaze metal to come out of Scandinavia, Though […]
When promoter John Starr had hinted to me at a slightly different line-up to The Fabulous Caprettos for these January dates, I was filled with excitement and even more so as he whispered a name, […]
THE EDITOR’S LIST – BEST HARD ROCK ALBUMS OF 2023 THE BEST MUSIC OF THE YEAR 2023 – MARK’s TOP 20 As usual every year we promote Australian music by creating two lists – one […]
THE TEAM’S COMBINED LIST – THE ROCKPIT’S BEST HARD ROCK ALBUMS OF 2023 2023 was a strange old year for hard and heavy Rock and Roll music, unlike 2022, for us at least there were […]
Keep your diaries open for February and March because The Animals 60th Anniversary and Farewell Tour of Australia! is on the way. The Animals were “one of the most important bands” in the British Invasion. The […]
Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Nash will launch his first solo headline tour […]
51st Avenue are back with a brand new track to kick off the new year and a new chapter, with a single fittingly titled, ‘Chapters’. The song is the first release from the band since […]
Generations change, bands end and bands begin but Rock and Roll still holds strong. It’s heartening to think that after more than fifty years the music that we know as Hard Rock is still going […]
The Black Vultures return with follow up single ‘NEVER SAY’ on the 2nd February 2024. Having released their exciting and anticipated awaited debut single ‘Treat Me Like An Animal’ in November 2023, The Black Vultures […]
The Rockpit have launched a new playlist, which we will be adding to each and every week. Local, national and international artists from across a whole range of genres will be showcased on both Spotify […]
DUST & BONES release the next single “Remedy” from their new album “Mission Back To The Forbidden Planet”. The band itself says: “Rock’n’roll is the cure. Music that touches you always gives you energy and […]
The mighty Bring Me The Horizon kick off 2024 with the release of a mammoth new single Kool-Aid, out now via RCA/Sony Music. The official video for Kool-Aid will follow the release. The band had […]
It has been an exciting year for DORO. The metal queen has been celebrating her 40-years anniversary with two big and unforgettable shows, as headliner at WACKEN OPEN AIR and in the sold out Mitsubishi […]
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