US/Irish hard rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS released their highly-acclaimed third album »Heavy Fire« (#6 UK, #11 Germany, #60 Ireland, …) on February 3rd via Nuclear Blast. To present these new tracks on European stages, the band will […]
After the release of their highly acclaimed Album Machine Messiah and an extremely successful tour with KREATOR, Brazilian thrash metal legends SEPULTURA have been confirmed for a summer tour across Europe in 2017! The […]
Melbourne-based, 70’s rock’n’roll inspired misfits The Velvet Addiction have released their debut single Take Me Back; a swaggering, classic-rock influenced tune that will have you reaching for your leather-jacket and aviators. To accompany the debut single, Take […]
After losing faith in modern recordings, Melbourne punk rockers Sweet Gold packed up and hit the beautiful Victorian countryside to channel doo-wop, British Invasion and ‘60s garage into their debut album Offered up with a […]
Spinefarm Records is proud to announce that North Carolina’s He Is Legend is the latest addition to the label’s global roster. The band will release its new album few on April 28 via Spinefarm Records / […]
Explaining the relevance and influence of Entombed is probably as superfluous as pointing out why Slayerrule, Lemmy is bigger than God and the passing of Dio was the greatest loss in metal history. A […]
Hailing from the great metal city of Melbourne, Hollow World are putting out their debut full length album titled “Exanimate” which is about as intense and furious as melodic death metal can get. It’s […]
Obituary return with their 10th studio album, a self titled release that continues where “Inked In Blood” left off. Containing 10 brand new tracks including “Ten Thousand Ways To Die” which was originally released […]
News from the underground metal scene around the world. Discover new bands right here including Aktaion, Sigil, Inverted Matter, As A Conceit, CardiaC and Jagged Vision. Aktaion Premiere New Video ‘Cancer’ With Terrorizer Magazine […]
‘CHOPS’ is the second single to drop from Tarantino inspired rockers The Sand Dollars much awaited debut EP. Loaded with angular guitar riffs, an edgy indie-rock melody and a crescendo-esc life of its own, showcasing […]
Spokane alt-metal band MERCY BROWN are pleased to reveal that they will be embarking on a tour of the west coast of the USA this week. The tour will consist of 14 dates from […]
One of Australia’s greatest progressive metal acts, Gods Of Eden have joined forces with the largest and longest running metal festival in South East Asia, Philippines Pulp Summerslam to offer Australian fans a very unique experience! Philippines […]
Grammy Award winning band, America, famous for their harmonies and unique sound, has today announced they are returning to Australia in July for shows inPerth, Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra, as well as two […]
It wasn’t too long ago that I had spoken to Dragonforce axeman Herman Li about the possibility of getting the band to tour Australia again in the near future, this during the time when […]
Motionless In White have unveiled their new single LOUD (F*ck It), from their anticipated Roadrunner Records label debut album, Graveyard Shift. LOUD (F*ck It) is streaming now and is accompanied by an official music video. […]
Sydney rockers, Red Gazelle are about to hit the road in support of their recently released, self titled, debut EP. Big riffs, with even bigger hooks coupled with old school rock n roll […]
Bad Company recorded four classic albums in as many years, giving rise to some of the most recognisable rock songs of the seventies, including Rock Steady, Run With The Pack and the Grammy-nominated Feel Like […]
Sound the Sirens! Mass Sky Raid are returning to drop their new track ‘Sacrifice’. The band have returned from the trenches of the studio where they have fought many hard-won battles in order bring […]
Today Bluesfest Byron Bay brings you another mighty fine round of artists to perform at its 28th annual Festival at the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just outside of Byron Bay over the Easter long […]
Glass Animals today reveal the saturated and surreal new video for ‘Pork Soda’, the forth single to be taken from their critically acclaimed second album, ‘How To Be A Human Being’. Watch the video here […]
HOLLOW WORLD, fresh from their support for Fallujah last night, are today unleashing their Zombie-riddled video for savage new track WILDFIRE. Album EXANIMATE is almost upon us – their new record due for release on […]
I discovered The Obsessed back in the 1990’s when Kyuss was the big thing in stoner rock. It was bassist Scott Reeder who was on Kyuss’s very last album “…And The Circus Leaves Town” […]
A roundup of the latest bits and pieces from Seasons Of Mist label artists including updates from 1349, Windswept, Imperium Dekadenz and Der Weg Einer Freiheit. 1349 Sign Worldwide Deal With Season Of […]
Los Angeles based independent record label SharpTone Records announces today the signing of Connecticut metal band CURRENTS. In conjunction with the signing announcement, CURRENTS has debuted a video for their brand new song ‘Night Terrors’, […]
Technical death metal band MINDSCAR are pleased to announce a mammoth tour of the United States. The tour will consist of 28 dates from the end of March to the beginning of May. Band founder […]
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