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After releasing his debut single Down in Flames in 2019 and Final Wrath late last year, Australian solo artist Edan H returns with his third sizzling single Gets You Off. Both dark and ominous, […]
Melbourne metalcore risers Drown This City have announced their new EP Colours We Won’t Know will be released on Friday May 28 via UNFD. Following their new single and video ‘New Burn Order’ last month, […]
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania’s blues-rock power trio, Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen, released its much anticipated new single, “Broken” on Friday, April 30th, 2021 worldwide – on all digital platforms. Recorded at 8 Days a […]
Online Female Fest reveals full line-up for this year’s edition which will be held on May 13th from 6pm CET. The Online Female Fest aims at uniting outstanding female artists from different musical backgrounds […]
David LaDuke is dedicating his cover of B.B. King‘s song “Bad Luck” to the late great guitarist, himself. B.B. King passed away on May 14, 2015, from Alzheimer’s disease and other health issues. Though […]
Fiji-born, Melbourne-based progressive rock guitarist and songwriter Narayan releases debut single ‘Fight Friend Flee’ ,the first of a trio of songs that will feature on forthcoming instrumental EP, ‘The Reptile Mind’. ‘Fight Friend Flee’ […]
LIVING WRECKAGE, featuring members of Anthrax, Shadows Fall, Act Of Defiance, Death Ray Vision, Downpour and Let Us Prey, is smashing into the metal scene with the debut of the supergroup’s first single and […]
Perth’s monthly metal event HORNOGRAPHY keeps pumping along in 2021, and now in May we have our first interstate act of the year! Finally with border restrictions easing, we can start welcoming some touring […]
Melbourne hard-rock quartet Dracorex have announced their next hometown headline show at The Bendigo Hotel on May 21st 2021 with support from The Crookeds, Torrential Thrill and Hellz Abyss. The event has been named […]
North Carolina hard rockers STONE WHISKEY are set to release their debut album, Rebels of the Sun, a record chock full of hard-hitting rebellious rock ‘n’ roll, on May 7. “This album screams rock […]
Perth’s Metal Powerhouse Silent Knight are charging into 2021 with the release of their Power-Metal fuelled rendition of ‘Bad Romance‘ originally performed by Lady Gaga! This fearless track introduces itself with the widely known and loved vocal melody […]
It’s a big week for fans of The VANNS, as the South Coast favourites make their return with the charged up new single ‘Red Light’. The single, the band’s first new music since the […]
Voodoo Bloo, a powerful NZ based alt-rock act unveil a dark and energetic (part) live performance video to their latest single ‘Her Name Was Human‘ – out now via Plastic Groove Records. The track […]
Perth rock act The Silent Deeds have released a brand new video for their latest single “Ghosts”. The video comes off their latest EP “Down With Me” which was released last year and follows […]
Heavy metal purveyors INCITE are back with the crushing new single “Deadbeat” from their forthcoming EP, due out later this year via Minus Head Records. While the song’s lyrics may be inspired by society’s […]
Tribute shows excite and polarise equally but there is no denying the thirst for nostalgia currently in Australia with the re-emergence of a vibrant tribute scene. Long gone is the stigma of “just a […]
After a busy two months of local gigs galore, the dedicated monthly night for HORNOGRAPHY returns for April! And just the way we like it, we have 3 killer local acts including a comeback […]
TRUCKER DIABLO release their new single ‘Slow Dance‘ from forthcoming album “Tail End of a Hurricane“. A song about undeniable attraction and the magnetic force of love and lust! The sun’s out, turn it up, […]
Melbourne heavy rockers Wicked Smile will release their debut full length album titled ‘Wait for the Night‘ on September 24th. Wicked Smile are all about bringing back fist pumping heavy rock to the forefront with a […]
Described as “rock that rolls with primitive swagger,” Holy Roller Baby’s latest album release offers rock lovers the intensity of a rock album with the heart of a soul record. Seeking to illuminate the […]
Next-generation rock group All Good Things just dropped a monstrous new version of their anthemic hit “For The Glory,” now featuring Johnny 3 Tears and Charlie Scene of Hollywood Undead. The track, an unapologetic […]
Sydney’s hardest-rocking four piece Avalanche have today announced their rollicking new single Second Hand Band, a powerful track that encapsulates what it’s like for a rock n roll band on their way to the top, out today […]
Longtime COMPULSIONS fans know the story: After gigging around New York with a rotating membership and releasing three EPs to tremendous press in the 2000s, front man Rob Carlyle finally solidified the line up in 2010 […]
Australian stoner groove & grind masters Black Rheno return with a brand new track entitled “Battle Ready” accompanied by another stellar video clip and east coast tour to go with it. This is their […]
Australia has produced some quality hard rock in the last 50 years and that honest, straight up no bullshit rock n roll attitude is still prevalent and very much a part of today’s music […]
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