As Tobias Sammet’s rock opera spectacular ‘Avantasia’ nears Australian shores, The Rockpit recently managed to interview a few of the star vocalists that will heading our way, to showcase their incredible talents in Sydney […]
Formed in 1981, incredibly Japan’s finest Heavy Metal band Loudness, has never toured Australia before. But that’s about to be put right with the band playing three East Coast shows in the next few weeks. […]
Melbourne prog rockers The Omnific are about to kick off a national tour in support of their new EP “The Mind’s Eye” which will include a stop over in Perth as part of the […]
It’s hard to believe it’s been thirty years since Newcastle gave birth to The Screaming Jets. It was 1989 when the Aussie rockers stepped out into the big wide world and by the early […]
Avantasia are on their way to Australia. The Rock Opera, brainchild of Tobias Sammet of Edguy, and its impressive cast touch down briefly to perform two shows as part of the ‘Moonglow World Tour’ on […]
Avantasia are on their way to Australia. The Rock Opera, brainchild of Tobias Sammet of Edguy, and its impressive cast touch down briefly to perform two shows as part of the ‘Moonglow World Tour’ on […]
Perth, Western Australia has had it’s fair share of great musical acts over the years, home to Bon Scott, birthplace of INXS and Baby Animals and a host of big hitting bands in the alt […]
Death metal pioneers Possessed are back, three decades after their tragic end which halted the career of this heavily influential band. The band’s new album “Revelations Of Oblivion” is a reminder of why so […]
Swedish viking heroes Amon Amarth are back with a new album titled “Berserker” which sees the band push forward with their signature melodic death metal sound into new territories. The veterans show no signs […]
Fifty years in one industry is a long stretch for anybody. When you have spent many of those fifty years challenging your musically creativity and at times direction, while still maintaining the highest of […]
Danko Jones is on the way to Australia for for the first time since 2013’s Soundwave Festival thanks to Silverback Touring. The band totally blew the crowds away at those dates and at the sideshows […]
At The Gates are innovators. From debut album, The Red In The Sky Is Ours, through comeback stunner, At War With Reality, the Gothenburg-based death metal act have always traversed the left-hand path on their […]
Belgian brutal death metal band Aborted is wrapping up the Hell Over North America tour, and on Monday made a stop in Brooklyn, New York, where we were able to sit down with founding […]
Kataklysm are a name synonymous with modern death metal. The Canadian metal outfit are widely regarded as pioneers of the new age of the genre and have continually pushed boundaries, both on stage and […]
In recognition of the forthcoming re-issue of The Cult’s multi-platinum-selling Sonic Temple album on Beggars Banquet Records, the British group that’s led by Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy will embark on select dates […]
Eluveitie have long found their very own trademark sound, a sonic adventure based in Celtic visions of a Gaulish past, and the band are excited to be bringing their brand new line-up, darkly atmospheric […]
Taking such influences as AC/DC, Joan Jett and Led Zeppelin with a healthy chunk of attitude, a dynamite lead singer, and a predilection for time-honoured rock ‘n’ roll, Evol Walks has rapidly emerged as […]
Alaskan riff masters 36 Crazyfists are teaming up with Aussie heavyweights Superheist for a whirlwind tour around Australia. Unbridled honesty cast in unpredictable metallic soundscapes and icy melodies is the best way to describe Alaska’s […]
Simply put, Pop Evil is a larger-than-life true rock n’ roll band blending the earnestness of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden with the celebratory showmanship of Motley Crue and Kiss, capable of empathizing with the daily […]
If you like your blues with a bit of funk & plenty of soul then look no further than Brisbane-based 5-piece Blues Arcadia who have been riding high in the Australian Blues & Roots […]
Sevendust first forged a familial tie amongst each other in 1994 that translated into one of the most die-hard audiences in the game. To this day, the connection between fans and the Grammy® Award-nominated […]
A new Burning Rain album is always a big thing in these parts and I’ll make a big call here by saying that ‘Face the Music’ may even be the best yet. Since forming in […]
The Hard-Ons are pretty much an institution in the Australian punk rock scene and a name synoymous with the good old days of the Aussie pub rock circuit. They also are a band that […]
John Corabi has long been one of the musicians I’ve felt a real resonance with and when we set up The Rockpit ten years ago in 2009 he was one of the artists I most […]
Tagged by International music mag The Obelisk as being “at the head of the pack of European heavy Rock and Roll“, Greece’s 1000mods bring their psychedelic onslaught to Australia this April, touring nationally on […]
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