Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Sweden’s premiere purveyors of thrash metal meets sleaze rock, Hardcore Superstar last hit Australia in June 2018 and the demand was there for an encore appearance, so here they are! Fusing a base of […]
Toxic Holocaust return 6 years after “Chemistry Of Consciousness” with a brand new album titled “Primal Future: 2019“, a viscious slab of trademark thrash metal with jolts of punk injection. The mastermind behind the […]
“There is a deep meaning in the title and album cover of the new Michael Schenker Fest album“, says Michael Schenker: “It illustrates my musical life at a glance with much to be revealed. Because […]
Long one of my favourite songwriters Derek Davis has an extraordinary talent to turning his hand to different styles of music from the Hard Rockers he wrote as part of Babylon A.D. to the ballads […]
Get ready for The Hu, a band that are unlike any other rock band in the world. The Mongolian rock band and worldwide online sensation bringing eastern traditions to western rock will release their […]
For two exclusive Australian dates only, classic UK Death Metal institution Bloodbath will annihilate Sydney and Melbourne audiences as they headline the very first Southern Slaughter Festival. Brought to you by Overdrive Touring, Southern […]
The man with the sticks in hand, Stix Zadinia checks in with The Rockpit to talk all about Steel Panther’s most delectable album so far ‘Heavy Metal Rules’ which hits the streets on 27th September. […]
The legendary Devin Townsend made big news last year with the breakup of the Devin Townsend Project in order to start heading in yet another direction, something of which many fans may be familiar […]
Ash Grunwald has got his ‘Mojo’ well and truly back with his ninth studio album released on 30th August, through Bloodlines. Grunwald has pulled together a host of guest musicians from the blues & […]
Dark Angel are deeply rooted in the early days of thrash metal and over the years formed a cult status that, despite their extended hiatus periods, remains to this day. A few years ago […]
One of 2019’s most anticipated heavy rock/metal albums, In Cauda Venenum, will be released by Swedish prog-masters OPETH on September 27th via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast Entertainment. December will also see Opeth performing […]
Black Metal overlords Dark Funeral hail to Australian shores in September for three mighty shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Touring their 2016 release Where Shadows Forever Reign they have travelled far and wide […]
A unique and powerful live band, Western Australia’s Tempest Rising hit the road as often as they can. Since 2012 they have toured anywhere and everywhere – from gleaming capital cities to dusty outback […]
Some of the iconic sounds of the last four decades have involved wonderful keyboards & early synthesizers. From The Doors & The Animals to Procol Harum & Deep Purple and to more modern bands […]
KXM is one of those bands that only comes around once in a while, a super-group comprised of three incredibly talented musicians that just gel. Their third album ‘Circle of Dolls’ is just around the […]
The Duke of Spook has returned once more from beyond the grave to reveal the Necrophaze! The latest album from the masters of horror rock is set for release on September 27th but before […]
For me when I look back at all the 80’s style Rock Albums that came out post-Grunge in the 1990’s a handful stand out immediately. These are records that you feel are the prisoners […]
In the late 80’s and early 90’s INXS were one of the planet’s hottest properties, with #1 hit singles all across the world, selling out shows wherever they went and have sold in excess […]
Formed by former Entombed members LG Petrov (vocals), Victor Brandt (bass), Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Olle Dahlstedt (drums), this marauding band of death metal warriors have steadily established their own identity over the last […]
Born out of the West Coast metal scene of the 80’s, Metal Church quickly became one of the standout talents of the genre. After signing a deal with Elektra Records, they released two critically […]
The name Michael Sweet might be eternally entwined with the band Stryper but over recent years he’s been involved in a number of great projects – from fronting legends Boston for five years and two […]
When you talk about classic albums shaping genres Cruelty and the Beast by Cradle Of Filth sits proudly and menacingly at the top of the tree for extreme music. In 1998 Cruelty and the Beast was […]
Germany has produced some great Hard Rock bands over the years but at the moment there is none better than The New Roses, a band whose mix of Hard and Southern Rock with a pinch […]
Few bands out there today have a really great ‘live’ album behind them, one that you could stand up against some of the iconic live releases of the past. Of course these days a great […]
Greek thrashers Suicidal Angels return with a brand new album “Years Of Aggression” which while the title suggests a summary of the band’s career, musically actually does the name justice. This is a band […]
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