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When vocalist Ronny Munroe (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Metal Church, Munroe’s Thunder) teamed up with Frank Hetzel’s Seattle-based Beltfed Weapon, it was simply to make music. But the artistic alliance soon became more personal, after Munroe’s wife/manager […]
Many bands make metal drawing inspiration from what has gone before, but San Antonio-based WITHIN THE GIANT’S REACH make music courageously drawn from the present, inspired by the reality of the world that surrounds […]
If you are unfamiliar with the Los Angeles based band, TEMPTING FATE, then you best strap in, as they bring the ruckus with their most focused and hard-driving track of their young career with […]
METALOCALYPSTICK, the Western Canadian festival that just doesn’t celebrate heavy metal, but embraces the power of women in metal, punk and rock is proud to announce their 2018 line up being hosted in Lone Butte, BC at the Lone […]
Los Angeles, CA’s modern prog rock/metal outfit Sifting have just been confirmed as support for two different upcoming U.S. tours. The band will be supporting Prong (March 29 – April 8) on the West […]
Screaming Eagles will release their new live album ‘Live At Bonfest’ on March 29th 2018. The album will be released on CD and digitally with pre-orders available from March 16th 2018. ‘Live At Bonfest’ captures […]
Figurehead’s youth belies the subversive protest lyrics of the band’s latest single; their eulogy to the beloved but now defunct 106 Bus. For years, Uni students and school girls and boys have hopped on […]
In today’s world, there is an undeniable, ever-growing sea of noise. Like an ocean, it swirls together the sounds of humanity into a churning vat of anonymity, and we are drowning. It is from […]
Three teenagers, known as ALIEN WEAPONRY, from a tiny town in the small South Pacific nation of New Zealand have managed to capture the imaginations of people all over the world with their unique […]
Following its bumper first line-up announce, Blues on Broadbeach driven by Frizelle Sunshine has revealed 30 more acts to perform at the free festival, which takes place on the stunning Broadbeach, Gold Coast foreshore […]
Brisbane’s Sunset Junkies debut single “Inertia” is the culmination of decades of experience within the band. Heavy guitar and instrumentation combined with lush chorus vocals all mixed together with David Bottrill‘s (Tool, Silverchair, Peter Gabriel) signature sound makes […]
STUMPS may still be fresh faces to many but make no mistake, this Sydney four piece have wasted no time at all in snatching the attention of music fans, industry heads and tastemakers around […]
ABRAHAM emerged from the flourishing Swiss music scene of the past decade. During their now 8 years of existence and through festivals and tours supporting Cult of Luna and The Ocean, the band have forged […]
RADIO HAZE leave their own original mark on today’s map of rock music. Far from the still prevailing wave of contemporary retro-rock that is already on the verge of drowning itself in repetitive monotony, these […]
Prior to the release of their new album, available from 6 April 2018 from Headshell Records and all good download services, STAGMA are streaming a new video, ‘Promise Me’, which is out now. ‘Promise […]
California-based heavy rock trio AVON (with ex-Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age drummer Alfredo Hernandez) share a new video taken off their sophomore album “Dave’s Dungeon“, out now on HPS Records. AVON launch […]
British heavy prog psych chiefs BOSS KELOID have released a new video for their anthemic single ‘Chronosiam’ which is taken from their forthcoming third album Melted On The Inch, due for release via Holy Roar Records […]
Following their last album “Metal Dome” from 2015, the Greek band Emerald Sun, founded in 1998, now present a fireworks of power metal in form of their forth album, looking for their equals. On […]
Australian rockers Lillye will release their debut full-length album entitled Evolve on May 18, 2018 via Eclipse Records. The band is fronted by vocalist Virginia Lillye who previously held lead roles in theater productions […]
In the beginning, there was only SLAYER. Over the years, the caustic sounds of this legendary, god-like American thrash quartet began to take root worldwide. Those roots spread like wildfire, eventually worming their way […]
Taking over four summer nights from June 7th – 10th in Calgary, AB at Distortion Live Venue, DECIMATE MetalFest is proud to announce their 2018 line up for their inaugural year of brutality showcasing underground metal from across Western […]
York, PA heavy rock band SMALL TOWN TITANS has released the Official Music Video for their cover of SOUNDGARDEN’s “Spoonman” to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the release ofSuperunkown on March 8, 1994. “Chris Cornell […]
Anglo-Antipodean MONSTERWORKS will release new album Scale and Probability May 4 on Eat Lead and Die Music. The official video for album track “Weight of Emptiness” can be seen below. The Fermi Paradox asks: “Why, in […]
Hailing from Greece, heavy/thrash metal band SENSE OF FEAR sign a worldwide deal for the release of “As The Ages Passing By…” with Rockshots Records. Formed in late ‘90s, as the band’s name suggests, their sound reminds to […]
As A Rival, the self proclaimed tech punk bandits, return with their mixture of rock riffs and punk sensibilities, delivering their catchy hooks and melodic anthems. They are today rolling out a brand new […]
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