British hard rock supergroup Snakecharmer was formed in 2013 by former members of Whitesnake, Wishbone Ash, and Thunder. The resulting line-up is a veritable who’s-who of classic hard rock: Vocalist Chris Ousey (Heartland), Guitarist Laurie […]
The renowned Tennessee-based legendary independent record label, Sun Records, often referred to as the place “where rock and roll was born,” will be releasing a 6-song covers EP from rock n’ roll legend Suzi Quatro. Uncovered boasts cameos from […]
The Hard-Ons closed their four-show WA tour with a spellbinding performance at Fremantle’s Mojos with special guests Rinehearts and The Shakeys. Photos by Shotweiler Photography GALLERY The Shakeys RINEHEARTS THE HARD-ONS
Having spent the early months of 2022 at Bryon Bay’s iconic The Music Farm (Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Yothu Yindi) working with esteemed producer Chris Collins (Skeggs, Middle Kids Tyne-James Organ) Australia’s indie-alt-rock darlings The […]
QUEENSRŸCHE releases their new track and music video for “Behind The Walls” today via Century Media Records. “It is a story about those in crisis dealing with various forms of abuse. The protagonist is faced with the […]
Independent Aussie rockers, The Butterfly Effect today release their long-awaited fourth studio album, IV, the band’s first new LP drop in over 14 years after its predecessor, 2008’s The Final Conversation of Kings. Set to hit the road in […]
In just 31 weeks the 34th Annual Bluesfest’s gates will open for what promises to be the most exciting Bluesfest ever. Some of the finest contemporary and legendary Blues, Roots, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, […]
Stevie Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records has announced plans to reissue the sole album from Demolition 23., digitally for the first time ever, and on CD + ‘Blue Smoke’ vinyl, on October 14. The band, which formed in NYC in 1993, […]
John Norum is mostly known as the founder and lead guitarist from the rock band Europe. A band that quickly took the name as Sweden’s biggest rock export with the songs ‘The Final Countdown’, ‘Carrie’ and ‘Rock […]
Justin Hayward is delighted to announce that he has released a brand new single through BMG, entitled ‘Living For Love’. This is his first release for over two years and comes ahead of his ten-date tour […]
U.D.O. — the band led by iconic singer Udo Dirkschneider, who celebrated his 70th birthday (April 6th) in the form of his first solo album titled ‘My Way’ earlier this year (released April 22, 2022 through Atomic Fire Records; hitting #4 of […]
Platinum-selling recording artist and world class guitarist, Orianthi has announced the upcoming release of her new studio album, “Rock Candy” on October 14, 2022. The release follows 2020’s studio album, “O”, which, at the time, was her […]
UK shoegaze pioneers, Ride, will tour Australia and New Zealand this November! Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their debut full length album, Nowhere, by playing it in full for their fans! Originally released in October 1990, Nowhere is […]
“BEST PART OF ME” is dedicated to Jimi Jamison (SURVIVOR) for his spirit on this song. Our good friend and MAD MAX co-songwriter Fred Zahl had the honor to work together with Jimi Jamison and […]
LA’s Iconic Synth Electro-Pop Pioneers, BERLIN finally announce their first headline Australian shows since 1985! Fusing provocative lyrics with an electronic sound that had as much in common with Donna Summer as it did Kraftwerk, BERLIN created a sound that was both […]
Hardline Media proudly presents the band King Lemmy himself dubbed “America’s last great Rock ’n’ Roll band” – NASHVILLE PUSSY!!! MELBOURNE, CANBERRA, WOLLONGONG, SYDNEY – GET READY – NASHVILLE PUSSY will be in you: DECEMBER […]
Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour’s new album ‘Tree Bridge Cross‘ is finally out this Friday! Available on CD, double CD and yellow gatefold vinyl… get on it in time for release. ORDER NOW
Tour promoter Duane McDonald can’t wait to hit the road in 2023. “We are so excited about this line-up and the regions we will be visiting,” he says. “The amount of hits produced by these […]
What if Russ Meyer and Jason Voorhees formed a band… you’d get the Murderdolls. The Murderdolls burst onto the hard rock music scene in August 2002. The band invaded the music world at a time when the […]
Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners have dropped a rollicking cover of The Georgia Satellites’ “Six Years Gone,” which appears on the band’s debut album, out on October 7th via Wicked Cool Records. Of the cover, which was the first […]
Classic rock gets a mighty modern makeover via the punchy new track ‘RIDE’ from Melbourne youngsters INSTYNKT. An upbeat anthem for positive self-belief set against rock and roll served straight up, ‘RIDE’ also comes belting in today […]
Kira Mac are delighted to announce the release date for their eagerly awaited 10-track, self-released debut studio album. So far, three singles have been released and are out now: ‘One Way Ticket’, ‘Dead Man Walking’ […]
Hermosa Beach legends PENNYWISE are gearing up for their return to Oz next month and are bringing with them, for the first time to our shores, fellow Californian punk rockers CIRCLE JERKS to play seven shows along with special guests, Civic […]
Perth power metal sensations Silent Knight just dropped their relentless new single ‘Blood In The Water’. Opening with a merciless punch to the jugular with pummelling drums, thunderous bass and sharp riffs, ‘Blood In The […]
Much-loved Danny Vaughn — an artist who’s earned the affection and loyalty of his many fans — announces his UK acoustic solo tour (named ‘Vaughnsday On The Road’ by his fans). Starting in Edinburgh on […]
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