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Canada’s EXES FOR EYES, the musical vision of Dave Sheldon (ex. Man With Target, Annihilator) and the lyrical conception of vocalist and frontman Big James (Stab.Twist.Pull, Endast, Authors) have left their hiatus to bring you a new […]
South African brutal death metal giants Vulvodynia have released the video for their track Famine taken from their new album Mob Justice. Originally premiered on the 15th July 2019 via popular extreme metal YouTube […]
Decibel Magazine is currently streaming “Erratic Smearing Vitals” from Detroit grind collective SHOCK NARCOTIC. The crushing hymn comes courtesy of the band’s impending debut full-length, I Have Seen The Future And It Doesn’t Work, […]
Progressive metal prodigies SIFTING will release their upcoming third full-length album entitled The Infinite Loop on September 27, 2019 via Eclipse Records. The album was produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide […]
The chart-topping blues artist and frontman of hard rock band Babylon A.D. has released his cover of the Son House classic, “Death Letter.” Fresh off the success of Derek Davis‘ #1 iTunes Blues Songs […]
There is a buzz about town, a humming sound of amps at the ready. Black Whiskey are about to launch the release of their latest single & start their up and coming mini-tour. […]
The Mark Of Cain return to the stage this October performing their debut album Battlesick in its entirety. Originally released in 1989 via indie Adelaide label Dominator Battlesick sounded like no Australian album before it or since. […]
Instrumental Prog-Metal band Nightmares of The Sun release Sol, a progressive metal concept album that serves as the soundtrack to a story of the bizarre, the cosmic and the terrifying! Come on a journey that takes you on an […]
Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets today share the raucous video for their latest single ‘Hymn For A Droid’, lifted from their recently released album And Now For The Whatchamacallit. Filmed across their recent storming UK/EU […]
All four shows of Ed Kuepper’s September Brisbane residency at Junk Bar have sold out so we have decided to extend it into October for two final shows: October 2 & 9. But be […]
Brisbane’s Hard Rock/Metal newcomer legends Pavilion are today announcing the imminent and explosive arrival of their brand new single ‘HELLFIRE‘! The four-piece outfit are unleashing the single into digital stores and streaming platforms this […]
In recent years, French atmospheric rockers Klone have built their name on making music that’s as deeply introspective as it is sonically powerful. Le Grand Voyage, the band’s first release for UK post-progressive specialists Kscope, is an […]
After spending the past year pulverizing the world with their stupefying live performances, Tropical Fu*k Storm return home to tour their new album Braindrops and put the Antipodean public to the sword! Braindrops, the […]
New Zealand’s mighty Beastwars have proven that the people OBEY THE RIFF! The metal outfit’s 4th album ‘IV’ took home the #1 spot of the NZ Top 40 Music Charts over the weekend – […]
Unveil The Strength featuring Mark Wölfe, Andy James, Matt Snell, Matt Guillory, and Tim Hassemer (former members of Five Finger Death Punch, Sacred Mother Tongue, Invidia, Flatline, Devolved, and Stratovarius)–has released the official music […]
Australia’s post-metal/sludge legends, Lo! recently released another mind bending visual feast, this time for the track As Fools Ripen. Directors Toby Pike comments; “The idea for this clip really came from the first time […]
Aussie acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Lloyd Spiegel is pleased to unveil a brand spanking new song ‘Track Her Down’ – a deep and soulful blues number about the fleeting, yet precious nature of connections he […]
Silvertung have announced initial tour dates in support of their fifth album (But, At What Cost??!). Tickets are now on sale at https://www.silvertung.com/tour. (BUT, AT WHAT COST??!) was released on February 15th, 2019 including […]
Faithsedge have released a video for the song ‘Angelic’, the first single taken from the band’s new album ‘Bleed For Passion’. ‘Bleed for Passion’ is the new album from the US Melodic Hard Rock group. Produced, mixed […]
Melbourne’s High Tension have unveiled a fierce new video for their track Veil, taken from their latest album Purge, out now 15 on Cooking Vinyl Australia. The video was directed by High Tension bass player Matt Weston and features animation […]
Bush Bands Bash will return to Alice Springs this September to uncover the booming underground world of Indigenous rock, and showcase the powerful talents residing across outback Australia. Alice Springs’ Telegraph Station will come […]
After releasing their much lauded debut album Back To Zero in 2016, Perth rockers Ragdoll are back with their new single Rust, a direct and potent slab of hard rock with a sound that owes as much to the […]
5 Piece Death Metal outfit Gutter Tactic have dropped a brand new track and video for the song “Induced Paralysis” ahead of their upcoming tour with West Australia metal band Bayview Suspect. The scorching […]
Villains and heroes alike will once again come together on August 10, 2019 to enjoy a buffet of power metal, arcade games and other nerdy delights at the third Mad With Power Festival in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. […]
It’s been a long time coming, with a band name like SLUDGEHAMMER, it was inevitable that the Toronto based quintet would be doing a cover version of Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer‘. The two are a […]
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