Hailing from the city of Philadelphia, New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal band Corners Of Sanctuary have wasted no time since their inception 5 years ago with several releases including their latest album “Declaration […]
After five years of relentless touring that included playing on some of the most prestigious stages on the planet, Tyketto took their revitalized energy in to the studio in the spring of 2016. The […]
New York based female fronted melodic power metal band Flames Of Fury bring together a traditional based brand of metal that harks back to the days when bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest […]
Hardline are set to release their new album “Human Nature” October 14th via Frontiers Music and front man Johnny Gioeli took time out to talk to the Rockpit about the album we think is […]
Melbourne hardcore/punk rockers Clowns are enjoying some great success right now on the back of their latest LP ‘Bad Blood’. The band recently returned from a second European tour which saw the band gain […]
Due to popular demand from Australian fans and following a hugely successful concert tour of UK & Europe the world’s greatest Dire Straits show returns to Australia in October 2016 to perform the incredible […]
After returning from a 2 year stint in the UK, Brisbane based multi-progressive rockers Osaka Punch have come out with a new EP titled “Death Monster Super Squad” which quickly follows the full length […]
I’ve travelled overseas a few times in recent years to see particular bands and being based out here on the West Coast of Australia we even have to make that long trip over East […]
Aussie hard rockers Airbourne release their fourth album “Breakin’ Outta Hell” on September 23rd, the first full length to actually be recorded in Australia with the help of Bob Marlette and Mike Fraser on […]
Immolation have been delivering some of the most unique, and creatively dark, death metal the underground has witnessed for over 25 years. Spewing forth unrelenting, chaotic and twisted sonics while continuing to push the […]
Their legend has proliferated for nearly three decades. When Brujeria first emerged from the sunbaked hellscape of Los Angeles in 1989, the city was on the brink of chaos. Daryl Gates ruled the LAPD […]
There are great guitarists, great vocalists and great songwriters, but Monte Pittman is one of the elite few who can truly lay claim to all three titles. With his fourth full-length, Inverted Grasp Of […]
Enter Shikari will return to Australia this September to sweep the fans mind and assault their senses on a five-date tour around the country with support from fellow UK band Hacktivist and Sydney’s Stories. […]
Melbourne symphonic/folk/death metal band, Stormtide will release their debut album, Wrath Of An Empire on August 1st, an intricately woven, nine part epic tale of ruin, heroism and dark deeds centred around the adventures […]
Swedish metal heroes Sabaton recently released their latest effort “The Last Stand” which continues with the war themes and the big sound that Sabaton is known for. The band are hitting the road in […]
The Australian public will be getting what the public wants, with the announcement that classic British punk / mod-revival act From The Jam will be returning to for a national tour of Australia in […]
True pioneers in extreme metal; Cryptopsy push, bend and smash musical boundaries with their unique style that is distinctly their own. Their latest offering “The Book Of Suffering – Tome 1” is nothing short […]
Norwegian progressive black metallers Enslaved are returning to Australia in October for a special 25th anniversary tour that will see the band lay out 2 special sets of old material and new material spanning […]
Perth’s cerebral metallers Nucleust will release their new EP “Resistivity” on August 26th and embark on their first interstate tour in support of it with shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney this September. Earlier […]
It’s been almost 30 years since I last spoke to Craig Adams, long ago in another country, it seems like another world. The Mission were new, we were both considerably younger and now we’re […]
Even though visionary Swedish metallers Soilwork are still heavily supporting their most recent masterpiece, “The Ride Majestic”, the sextet compiled a must have for every fan out there. The special collection of rarities under […]
Made up of power house, seasoned musicians, Meshiaak have delivered a savage and crushing slab of metal the way it used to be done. The twin guitar attack of Danny Camilleri and Dean Wells […]
Along with Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, Sodom is considered one of the “big 4” of Teutonic thrash metal and that’s all you really need to know when considering the legacy of the band. Over […]
For a place so remote and relatively small in size, Perth in Western Australia manages to put out some fine Hard Rock, the latest band to catch The Rockpit’s attention is ‘In the Now’. […]
Cello metal masters Apocalyptica were one of the highlights at Soundwave Festival last year, their brand of classical metal truly a unique and awesome experience to watch. Still touring in support of their latest […]
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