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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the classic Aerosmith lineup — Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer — a new book, Aerosmith On Tour: 1973-1985, exhaustively chronicles […]
Pre-order For Ltd. 7inch Vinyl Starts TODAY! – Alright Already Now! We are proud to announce a new studio album by legendary Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS called “Eyes Of Oblivion,” which […]
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION celebrate their 40th anniversary by setting the world ablaze with a new, hard-hitting grenade in the form of their new album, Diabolical, out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records! As […]
On December 24th, in the tragic year of 1914, in the middle of a cold night: After 6 months in the muddy trenches, the war still hasn’t come to an end and on Christmas […]
Today, Swedish hard rock institution The Quill reveal the official video for “Where Eagles Dare,” the first single from their forthcoming Live, New, Borrowed, Blue, set for international release on January 28th, 2022 via Metalville Records. The […]
Back with a vengeance and hell-bent on destruction, Norwegian death metallers, CADAVER, are back in business and ready to reign. Edder & Bile, the first full length from this band’s new incarnation of Anders Odden’s original, extreme metal vision, was […]
You heard it right, Wacken Metal Battle is back in all its rousing glory to give up-and-coming Australian and New Zealand Artists a chance to play at the Metal Mecca. Joining forces with Destroy […]
RARE PHOTO OUTTAKES AVAILABLE – PROCEEDS TO GRAPES FOR HUMANITY GIFT OF SIGHT PROJECTS (Philadelphia, PA) – Photographer Deborah Samuel is credited for capturing the now-iconic album cover images for the Rush albums ‘Permanent Waves,’ […]
TRIUMPH AND DEFINITIVE AUTHENTIC ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE TRIUMPH VAULT – A CELEBRATION OF CANADA’S OWN ROCK & ROLL MACHINE! Fans of classic Canadian rockers Triumph are in for a special treat […]
The first full-length biography of Eddie Van Halen—a searching, affectionate, and in-depth look at the remarkable life of a genuine musical virtuoso who changed the course of rock ’n’ roll. “The game changing guitar […]
‘Don’t Wait For Me’ is the emotional new single from Australian heavy rockers WICKED SMILE. The single comes off the critically acclaimed debut album ‘Wait For The Night’ out now on cd and on all digital […]
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 […]
Official Deluxe Vinyl Album Re-issue Series Concludes with ‘Slade Alive’ released on limited edition splatter vinyl on January 28! Today, Slade unveil a brand new animated video for Merry Xmas Everybody This is the first […]
The Coda Collection presents an exclusive global live streaming event — Metallica 40th Anniversary LIVE — a special two night event celebrating 40 years of Metallica. Powered by streaming partners Amazon Music and Prime […]
June 6th 2022 marks the 40th Anniversary of one of the most infamous, notorious, controversial Heavy Metal Bands in the World…W.A.S.P. So join W.A.S.P. for this very special 40th Anniversary World Tour that kicks off in […]
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 […]
Some of Melbourne’s finest local artists are gathering this Friday, December 10 to pay tribute to the immortal AC/DC and raise funds for Dementia Australia. This special live event will see an all star band […]
Abrakadabra is the upcoming album from Gothenburg’s leading exponents of street metal, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR! The follow up to 2018’s critically acclaimed You Can’t Kill My Rock ‘N’ Roll, Abrakadabra will be released digitally via Golden […]
British Progressive Rock Luminaries JETHRO TULL recently announced details for the group’s first studio album of new material in over 18 years! Originally making headlines in March of this year, the band’s newest offering, titled […]
Tony Martin, former Black Sabbath singer, announces his upcoming solo album “THORNS”, to be released worldwide on January 14, 2022, is now available for pre-order. The album is licensed in all of North and South […]
CHANGE OF DATE: Allegiance “Resurrection” – Saturday 11 December 2021 – Gate One Theatre NEW DATE: SATURDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2022 Due to unforeseen circumstances, Allegiance’s scheduled show to take place at GATE ONE THEATRE, […]
Donnie Vie is excited to announce the worldwide re-release of his solo album Beautiful Things. You can purchase and stream Beautiful Things at https://smarturl.it/DVBeautifulThings Donnie Vie discussing acquiring his catalog and re-releasing the catalog, beginning […]
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 […]
Around March 2020 the world took a break from live music with the onset of a worldwide pandemic, in case you hadn’t heard? When the world stage shut down, WOLFMOTHER’s Andrew Stockdale took to […]
Limited Editions To Feature Live Bootleg Recordings As Bonus & Ltd. LP+CD Boxset Will Include Exclusive KREATOR Comic Book! German thrash metal gods KREATOR will release a very special re-rissue of their 2001 masterpiece “Violent Revolution” for […]
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