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The boys are back! Hellions have dropped their long-awaited new single “X (Mwah)” today. Alongside the unveiling of “X (Mwah)”, Hellions have also announced they will be playing a very special hometown launch show […]
Eightball Junkies is a rock and roll four piece mixing a supercharged blend of heavy grooves and hard rock swagger with an energetic, raw and loud live show. They self-released their 3 track EP […]
Perth’s most brutal progressive hardcore, Statues have turned heads with their album No Grave, No Burial. With not long to go before they embark on their national tour alongside their mates Arteries, they are […]
Polaris announce a new Corner Hotel show date, after selling out their first show. To meet the overwhelming response from Melburnian fans, Polaris will play their second show at the Corner Hotel on Wednesday, […]
New York City-based heavy metal band SINARO has shared a streaming video for their new single “The Living Dead.” Led by Brazilian born guitarist Gus Sinaro, the band has recently been making a significant […]
Born in the blistering heat and surf of Western Australia, Ratking are emerging as one of the most exciting hardcore bands around. In just a handful of years, the five-piece have released an impressive discography and […]
Bolting straight out the gate with triple j airplay for new single Free Will, Hobart’s Verticoli are following up their EP launches and Falls Festival appearance with a slot at the equally massive Party In The Paddock, thanks to winning Unearthed’s competition. Australia has produced […]
After a sell-out stint with The Man In Black in Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre at the end of 2017, Tex Perkins is once again reprising his Helpmann Award-winning role – this time for a massive Australian […]
Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market blasts into 2018 on Sunday February 25th at Manning Bar and House, University of Sydney. Featuring; A vast array of spectacular stalls, A massive record fair, a […]
DEEP DARK RIVER, the acoustic doom, folk, blues, ambient and soul side project from Vesperia‘s Morgan Rider has posted a new video covering DIO‘s “Holy Diver”. Rider comments: “I had a lot of fun working on […]
Chilean Prog ensemble Aisles, South America’s most acclaimed prog band of the last 10 years, is premiering the second video of their “Live from Estudio del Sur” sessions, for the song “Shallow and Daft”, […]
Imagine if Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and Alice Cooper had a grandmother that fronted a rock band…enter Granny 4 Barrel! A Neo-Victorian steampunk shock rock nightmare – she is the Matriarch of Metal! And […]
Brisbane-based trio WALKEN have pieced together an Aussie tour in support of their long-awaited new EP ‘What’s Your Environment?‘. Six dates take in Australia’s East Coast as well as a tipple at Adelaide’s Exeter. […]
It’s time to get Stateside! The Brisbane five piece are today dropping their brand new video for single NEON ahead of their Naive Tour, alongside pals Stuck Out. The track Neon is from their […]
Baltimore pop-punks At Face Value (formerly Face Value) is back with the follow up to 2016’s “Thick as Thieves”. Upcoming EP “Ivy & Echo” marks the band’s first under the new moniker, and their […]
Irish sludge powerhouse ZHORA have released a new video for their track ‘Riverchrist‘, taken from their sophomore album Ethos, Pathos, Logos which was released on 27 October 2017. ‘Riverchrist’ revolves around the fictional character ‘Sin Eater’ and […]
Calgary, AB’s 420 Music & Arts Festival presented by METALHEADS UNITED announces their 2018 line-up for April 19th, 20th, and 21st featuring headliners Dopethrone, Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Vista Chino) (special guest DJ set on 420), Sasquatch and La Chinga along with over 20 other […]
Rock band From Ashes To New have released their single and lyric video for “Crazy,” premiering the song on SiriusXM Octane today. “Crazy” is the first single off of their upcoming LP, The Future, […]
While a thousand trends have come and gone, straight-up rock has endured them all… galvanising fans worldwide with its strict no-bullshit approach. With everything dialled in at maximum, pure rock is larger than life, and few […]
Recently signing to Vancouver, BC’s TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS this past December, North Carolina sci-fi metallers XAEL have their next video offering “Last Arbiter” as part of their forthcoming sci-fi adventure album of the same title set […]
Australia’s own, The Lazys, have signed a record deal with Golden Robot Records, for the release of their new album, Tropical Hazards, outside of Canada, where the band now resides, and is one of the […]
Leading up to the May 4 release of the band’s debut album ‘A Laughing Death In Meatspace’ on Mistletone / TFS Records, TFS (Tropical F Storm) will release the third single in their series […]
F.W. Murnau’s silent classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is the nightmarish backdrop for this gothic-tinged, progressive rock track. “Thought and Memory” is from the 2017 EP “Dragonfly“. “Dragonfly” is the follow-up EP to […]
A name is a name is a name is a name. In the case of Canada’s MORPHCORED, this is entirely the case. The band was birthed into existence as the result of ‘morph’-ing early […]
Christian Metal Band TOARN has released the official music video for the single, “Jonah,” off of their upcoming debut LP, The Dying Flame, due out February 23 via Luxor Records. Filmed and Directed by […]
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