When you get a chance to sit down and chat with the frontman of a band that heavily influenced your journey into metal you simply don’t say no. In 1983 a relatively unknown German band […]
BLACK STONE CHERRY are proud to announce their new Record Store Day exclusive LP, entitled “This is Black Stone Cherry’s RSD album. The band really likes it.” Due for release physically on 12th April and digitally on 18th April via Mascot […]
What do you want!….. More blaring sirens, deafening chants, bar climbing and megaphones, well the date is fast approaching when Electric State unleash their next single question is ‘What do you want’! ‘What do you want’ is a track that talks about how there […]
Swedish alternative metallers DAYS OF JUPITER are proud to announce the release of their long-awaited fifth studio album, THE WORLD WAS NEVER ENOUGH. After teasing fans with three singles over the course of this year, the full record […]
Over the years we’ve been championing the music of DYNAZTY, indeed their debut was one of the very first albums we reviewed in our first year of The Rockpit. Over the years DYNAZTY’s output has […]
Frontiers Music Srl proudly announces an exciting addition to the highly anticipated European Tour 2025 for Canadian melodic rock legends Harem Scarem. Joining the tour as special guests are Swedish rockers Seventh Crystal, alongside rising […]
Saturday afternoons don’t get much better than this – sunshine, liquid refreshments, the smell of BBQ food and a musical menu to please anyone’s palette!! It was a picture perfect day alongside the Murray River […]
Swedish rock band Smash Into Pieces continues to build on the momentum of their previous successes, including the chart-topping singles ‘Six Feet Under’ and ‘Heroes Are Calling.’ Both songs have seen significant streaming numbers, with […]
Melbourne’s hard rock juggernauts, Torrential Thrill, are back and firing on all cylinders with their latest release, ‘You May Be Right’. A bold and electrifying reimagining of the Billy Joel classic, this track is an […]
After over a decade on the heavy metal scene, Void of Vision bid farewell to their fans in their final Australian Tour “What I’ll Leave Behind”. They are joined by Knosis (Japan), UnityTX (USA) and […]
If you were rock or metal fan visiting or living in Sydney between 2012 and 2022 then you would have ventured down the hallowed stairs of Frankie’s Pizza By The Slice and been overwhelmed by […]
Frontier Touring and MG Live are thrilled to announce Australia’s heart of rock n roll, Jimmy Barnes, with his 6-date DEFIANT TOUR for June 2025. Touring in celebration of his 21st studio album DEFIANT (out […]
“To me, live albums have always been the quintessential corner stone for any rock band’s catalog. I grew up on Aerosmith’s ‘A Little South of Sanity,’ AC/DC’s ‘LIVE,’ The Stones’ ‘Get Your Ya-Ya’s Out,’ and […]
We’ve been reviewing and chatting to Dynazty at the Rockpit since 2009 – that was the year we started the website and also the year Dynazty dropped their first album ‘Bring the Thunder’. In all […]
The legendary Robin Trower continues his prolific period with the release of a brand-new studio album, Come And Find Me. The record will be released on 25 April via Provogue and you can listen to […]
Following the success of his critically acclaimed 2023 album Songs From The Blue Room, Luke Morley returns with his brand-new single, “Walking On Water,” released today – February 21, 2025. The track is the first […]
With a spoken word intro where Toby talks about his struggles of mental health and advises us, his dear listeners, that despite that heavy subject matter this recording – the first of three volume set, […]
For over three decades, the personification of determination, founder/vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn, has led Bay Area icons MACHINE HEAD on an uncompromising path – one fueled by defiance, reinvention, and a relentless pursuit of evolution. UNATØNED, the band’s eleventh […]
Today CONJURER release their brand-new video ‘All You Will Remember (Live @ Radar Festival 2024)‘, which shows a different side of what this band is capable of. In April CONJURER will hit the road again and do […]
Mayhem & Revelry, Dirty Honey’s first live-in-concert, double-vinyl CD and digital release, and its companion four-part video documentary, is released. Recorded live over the band’s 60-date, 2023-24 North America, UK and European tour, the album and […]
If albums are snapshots of an artist’s creative journey, then ZIGGY ALBERTS’ output paints a portrait of one that has had many different and exciting turns. The award-winning Australian artist is truly a global citizen these […]
Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen have released ‘Black Light’, the second upfront single from their brand new sophomore album. It is accompanied by a dynamic, multi-layered video, again produced and directed by Kevin and Richard […]
For 32 years PHIL CAMPBELL tore up stages around the world and rocked millions of devoted fans as guitarist and one third of Motörhead, perhaps the single most iconic and fabled band in rock music […]
Burton C. Bell, the iconic voice that defined futuristic anxiety, existential desperation, and steadfast resistance across the industrial metal world, is set to captivate Australian audiences this June 2025 with a special run of intimate […]
Spiderbait are one of those bands that became burned into the Australian psyche in the 1990’s. They could do no wrong, they were all over Triple J on high rotation, regulars on Recovery and major […]
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