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My Chemical Romance (aka MCR/My Chem) have today announced additional shows to their 2023 Australian arena tour. These shows will be the band’s first Australian shows since their appearance at Big Day Out festival […]
Rock icons Queensrÿche are proud to announce that they will be joining Judas Priest as a special guest for the band’s 50 Heavy Metal Years tour. The tour starts on March 4th in Peoria and wraps on April 13th in Hamilton, […]
Despite COVID-19, Hoodoo Gurus have had a busy year and they have one last single up their sleeves before 2021 is done – Carry On – released on all streaming services, online music retailers […]
Critically acclaimed blues rock guitarist Eric Gales will tour the UK in March and April 2022. Tickets for all dates are available from www.thegigcartel.com. The tour follows the release of Gales’ forthcoming album “Crown” produced […]
Perth hard rock punks Incomplete are releasing the first single and music video from their sophomore full length album on December 17th at Amplifier Bar in Perth CBD. “What Do You Want From Me?” will […]
Renowned American artist Robben Ford returns to Australia in May 2022 for headline appearances at Blues on Broadbeach, and a run of not-to-be-missed exclusive dates in Melbourne (Memo Music Hall), Sydney (Factory Theatre), Newcastle […]
Mere weeks after cultivating one of the great feel good stories of 2021 – A fan led mega push that saw The Southern River Band play at the AFL Brownlow Medal Award to millions of […]
Due to high ticket demand, Frontier Touring and The Killers are thrilled to announce a second Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena show for Wednesday 14 December on the Imploding The Mirage Tour 2022. The first […]
Once again, symphonic metal titans EPICA are forced to reschedule their co-headline tour with Apocalyptica due to the still ongoing restrictions in various countries that make it impossible to plan a 2-month-long tour run […]
New Single – “Hounds Loose” – Released Friday 26 November 2021 Stream Single | Watch Video March/April 2022 UK Tour WITH SPECIAL GUEST *ARIELLE *ON ALL DATES EXCEPT MANCHESTER Tickets: www.thegigcartel.com, www.danpatlansky.com/shows “On record […]
ALLEGIANCE “Resurrection” Saturday 11 December 2021 – Gate One Theatre, Claremont Showgrounds WA Doors Open 6:00pm | Licensed 18+ Event Tickets $49.50 from Showtickets > https://www.showtickets.com.au/2021/12/11/allegiance-resurrection Australian metal legends ALLEGIANCE are back! […]
TOTO TO STAGE EIGHTEEN APPEARANCES WITH JOURNEY IN ARENAS – Tour Begins April 7 in San Diego and Ends May 11 in Hartford “AFRICA” CROSSES THRESHOLD OF ONE BILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFY Watch Performance of […]
Fans of legendary Aussie band Boom Crash Opera are in for a treat as they announce the release of their first live single and EP. ‘Get Out Of The House Live’ is the initial […]
Melbourne’s finest purveyors of vintage rock, Devil Electric recently released their highly anticpated new album, Godless and once again the reviews have been outstanding with GC Live quoting ‘This album really is a vibe, the one I imagine […]
Today, Destroy All Lines are announcing something absolutely MONOLITHIC. MONOLITH FESTIVAL One Stage. Seven Acts. No Clashes. FOUR EPIC DATES ACROSS AUSTRALIA IN 2022. The demonstrably large and looming festival line-up will take place in March […]
Sweet, featuring original guitarist Andy Scott, embark on their “Hellraiser UK Tour” on November 25th. Special guest is Limehouse Lizzy. Tickets are available from www.thegigcartel.com This is the Sweet’s first major outing since restrictions were […]
Nick Barker has been a familiar painting hanging on the walls of the Australian music scene since the late 1980s. He further rose to prominence with his band The Reptiles, releasing the hit cover version […]
A VERY FILTHY XMAS returns for it’s 8th edition featuring veteran Industrial groove metal act ALL THIS FILTH who will be celebrating 10 years of their debut album “11 Past”. Joining them will be […]
Local Band Smokeout, established in 2014 is the brainchild of BG Goodrich, what started as a random thought has grown to become its own global entity. In a technological age where listeners are bombarded […]
Metal United Down Under releases Volume V of their annual compilation album, featuring a vast variety of the greatest heavy music to come out of Australia & New Zealand. Bringing you 19 face-melting tracks […]
Electric State are so pleased to announce the launch night for their forthcoming debut album ‘Green Machine’, on January 29th. The night will be opened by upcomers Satisfaction Guaranteed who have been racking up a […]
ARIA TOP 5 / NO.1 VINYL ALBUM, 30TH ANNIVERSARY RE-RECORDED EDITION OF ‘ALL FOR ONE’ OUT NOW Today The Screaming Jets have announced a very select run of dates, on their C’MON SUMMER tour of January and […]
Perth Metal Sensations Tempest Rising return with a monstrous new single ‘Kingdom’. Swerving between delicate dynamics and the extreme heat of their heaviness, ‘Kingdom’ unleashes an intensity that aims a punch right at the […]
Glasgow rockers GUN have been forced to delay some shows from their Autumn 2021 tour until next year, after the whole band and management team contracted Covid over the last few months. The delays caused […]
Wacken Metal Battle USA return in 2022 after two years of missed battles across America due to the Covid pandemic. For its last three years (2017-2019), Wacken Metal Battle USA has hosted battles across the country to […]
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