Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Saxon is a band that gets better with age and this year they just released what even may be the finest of a very fine run of recent releases in ‘Thunderbolt’. We caught up with […]
Quite possibly one of the most important, influential and creative forces within the realms of Black and Extreme metal music, Ihsahn stands a class apart, an artist unafraid of experimenting and creating some of […]
This past Friday, Croatia’s Animal Drive released their debut “Bite” via Frontiers Music Srl. Animal Drive are part of Frontiers’ New Breed Family. The New Breed family is the label’s stable of young, exciting, up […]
KOI are a progressive rock band who formed in 2012 in Brakpan, South Africa. Initially they would just get together every few weeks and just jam all day and have a braai, there was […]
One part invading horde and all parts traveling carnival party, Black Label Society traverses the world powered by caffeine and cacophony. BLS engages and inspires audiences everywhere they go, on every radio dial they […]
I first heard the name Mark Tremalgia when he joined Bang Tango back in 1993 after the departure of guitarist Kyle Stevens. He stayed with the band till 1999 and recorded the classic and criminally […]
Suicidal Tendencies are returning to Australia for the mighty Download Festival in Melbourne and none are more excited than the hardcore punk/thrash fans that have followed the Southern California veterans over the years. The […]
Established in 2013, Italian Progressive Metalcore outfit Prospective is writing a new chapter in their story, with the release of ambitious LP#2, Unreal. Following debut record “Beyond”, the group has earned substantial momentum in the […]
Los Angeles hard rock act Bullets and Octane exploded onto the scene in 2003 with their debut EP “One Night Stand Rock N Roll Band” which was followed by their debut album “The Revelry” […]
25-year old British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, Laurence Jones, will release his new studio album ‘The Truth’ on Friday 9th March 2018. To dovetail the release of the album, Laurence will start his nationwide […]
US rockers The Sword surprised a few fans when they dropped “High Country” back in 2015, a slight departure from their back catalogue which showed the band progressing and moving forward in order to […]
Spylights is a progressive style alternative rock project from New Orleans musician Vincent Ebeier, described as having different feels, emotions and dynamic musical coloring. The first EP release titled “The Empath EP” is set […]
Madam X was formed in 1981 by sisters Roxy and Maxine Petrucci, and added bassist Chris “Godzilla” Doliber and vocalist Bret Kaiser. They released their classic, Rick Derringer produced, Jet Records debut WE RESERVE […]
Perth heavy rockers Patient Sixty Seven are about to release their new EP ‘Four Walls’ on March 2nd with a launch show expected on Mach 16th at Amplifier Bar. What started as an idea […]
Little Caesar for me were one of the very best bands to emerge from the resurgence of rock into the mainstream at the end of the eighties before it was all washed away by the […]
Over the last two-plus decades, JOHN GARCIA‘s voice has set the standard for the sound of the California desert. His work in genre-progenitors Kyuss speaks for itself — loudly, and with much fuzz — […]
After almost 5 years since the epic “From The Ages” came out in 2013, psych rockers Earthless are back with a new album “Black Heaven” which upon first listen is going to ruffle a […]
California rockers Swirl have kicked off the new year with a new song called “The Lift” which has reached #1 on Indie rock radio in the US and #4 on Banks Radio Australia in […]
Formed as Venom in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. And coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom’s first two albums—Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black […]
Launching his debut solo album, “Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy”, in Sydney on Sunday, 18 February at Frankie’s Pizza, Dizzy Reed has arrived in Australia and is ready to release his album this Friday, […]
Primal Scream is a band that do it their own way on their own terms just like Rock and Roll should be… They’re on their way back to Australia in February and we caught up […]
The Rockpit always likes to get behind great local talent. Cassidy Paris might not be a name you’ll recognize yet but she could very well be one to watch. Her first single ‘Stand’ was written […]
“Thank you for your patience, we’re sorry it’s taken this long to bring “Ellipses” to Australia but I can promise it’s going to be worth the wait.” That’s what Biffy Clyro drummer Ben Johnston […]
The best thing about Dallas, Texas – IMHO – has to be the music community. I don’t want to call it a scene because to me, that implies something temporary. And Dallas has had […]
If you’re reading this then chances are you are very aware of who Phil Anselmo is so I’ll cut right to the point. As the frontman for some of metal’s greatest works of art […]
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