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Legendary Death Metal band ABORTED release their third single and music video for their title track “ManiaCult” today. The track features Joe Badolato, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY vocalist, and is off their forthcoming 11th studio album […]
Roadrunner Records band Motionless In White have released a new standalone single entitled “Timebomb“, out now HERE. It is also accompanied by an official animated music video directed and created by Logan Beaver / […]
‘Catch Me If You Can‘ is the explosive new single from Sweden’s finest export of street metal, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, and is available now on all digital platforms via Golden Robot Records (for USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and […]
The Rolling Stones have today announced the release of 40th anniversary, expanded deluxe editions of their chart-topping, multi-platinum 1981 album Tattoo You, via Universal Music. The newly-remastered set, out on October 22, will be […]
Acclaimed British rock group Asking Alexandria just announced the October 1 release of their upcoming full-length studio album See What’s On The Inside. The announcement comes fresh off the news of their new global […]
Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm today revealed “Back From The Dead,” their first new song since 2018’s album Vicious, and the first single from an upcoming album due in 2022. The video of “Back […]
Multi-Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana has announced that the first single from his star-studded, masterful new album, Blessings and Miracles, is “Move,” the much-anticipated reteaming of the music […]
Dion has released “I’ve Got To Get To You,” a brand-new track. Dion’s energy level has never been higher and to underscore that fact, he’s been hard at work over the past few months […]
Two of the most legendary bands in rock – Bush and Stone Temple Pilots – announce they are teaming up for a co-headline tour. The 11-city outing kicks off Thursday, September 30 in Mesa, […]
The Wildhearts release a brand new single ‘Sleepaway‘ to coincide with their appearance at Bloodstock. The uplifting ‘Sleepaway’, the third single taken from the album 21st Century Love Songs, out September 3rd 2021 via Graphite […]
As the drummer of the legendary rock band Scorpions, Herman Rarebell was the rhythmic backbone of the band for many years and remains one of the most influential drummers in the rock world today. […]
Powerhouse emo quintet Mayday Parade release their brand-new single, “Bad At Love,” via Rise Records. Listen HERE and watch the music video below. Shot in California and directed by Katharine White, the accompanying visual […]
Due to the ongoing covid situation and border restrictions, Bluesfest has now been rescheduled for 2022. An official statement by Bluesfest chairman Peter Noble has been issued. “It is obvious that we cannot present […]
Seether‘s upcoming album, Vicennial – 2 Decades of Seether, tells the remarkable story of the South African quartet’s career and chart-topping success. The 20 songs on this compilation have amassed 16 #1 chart positions […]
Time flies when you’re having fun – Perth’s monthly metal event HORNOGRAPHY celebrates it’s 3rd birthday this August! What better way to mark the occasion with a massive lineup featuring a veteran WA act […]
The Dead Daisies are really proud to announce the release of a new inspiring short film, “Like No Other”. Joining the band on the road for three weeks, a journalist / videographer captured shows […]
English extreme metal legends CARCASS have released an animated video created by Costin Chioreanu (OPETH, NAPALM DEATH) for a new single, “Dance of IXTAB (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1 In B),” from their massively anticipated 7th studio album, “Torn […]
UMe announces Ringo Starr: Change The World, a new EP to be released on September 24, 2021. Available to pre-order now here, these 4 tracks were all recorded at Starr’s Roccabella West studio just […]
SEPULTURA present ‘Slave New World feat. Matt Heafy’, EQUILIBRIUM release new single “Revolution”, CADAVER Release Music Video For “Feed The Pigs”, CARNIFEX Release Live Video For The Single,”Slit Wrist Savior”. While we […]
International melodic death metal band ACT OF DENIAL have released their new album Negative digitally and on CD via Crusader Records (part of the Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group). Negative has received huge critical acclaim and will establish the band as a true metal […]
On June 18th, 2021, Anders “LA” Rönnblom, best known as the founder / songwriter for Killer Bee, X-Romance and a member of Wolfpakk, released his solo- album Love 2 Be Hated under the flag of SOCIAL DISORDER through powerhouse AFM Records. In support of […]
When today’s thrash metal classic “Heresy” was released in 1990, the world was different. The internet was nearly unknown. Mobiles were as big as buffalo bones. Wacken Open Air was a party for the […]
In case you missed it – Sydney group the Hard-Ons, who have been cranking out their own brand of punk rock for nearly 40 years now (yes, they started young!), last week announced the addition […]
In My Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History, bassist and founding member John Illsley goes behind the music with never-before-told stories tracing Dire Straits’ […]
Grammy-nominated band TRIVIUM — Matt Heafy [vocals, guitar], Corey Beaulieu [guitar], Paolo Gregoletto [bass], and Alex Bent [drums] — has announced that it will release its tenth album, titled In The Court of The […]
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