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NONPOINT released their revision of “When Doves Cry” to all major platforms today. The single was originally released by Prince and the Revolution in 1984 and was one of the hit singles from the album […]
Multi-award-winning Southern Rock Royalty, the evergreen, vibrant and influential southern rock, blues, and country The Kentucky Headhunters announce their brand-new album – & its first single ‘How Could I’. The single is released today 24th September, heralding the album’s keenly […]
RUNNING WILD has released a new digital single and song video for the track “The Shellback” today. A track in typical Running Wild style that starts with a Celtic-inspired intro, Running Wild revisits the atmospheric […]
New NILE Anthology Guitar Tablature Book Available Sept 30 [Photo Credit: Francesco Desmaele] Originally hailing from Greenville, South Carolina, international death metal legends NILE have become one of the most revered names in the worldwide heavy […]
New Covers Album, A Better Dystopia, Out Now Earlier this year, Napalm Records presented the next chapter in psychedelic rock icons MONSTER MAGNET’s rabbit hole deep dive, A Better Dystopia (out now) – a delightfully (and psychotically) curated collection […]
Get back your mullet and mustache and let’s get lost into the 80’s again! Internationally acclaimed Finnish rock band Reckless Love, recently signed to AFM Records and have released their latest offering, Outrun! “Outrun” […]
Rockpit favourites Lucer have a new video out and here it is before everywhere else! LUCER . “Empire” . Official video Pure power is the theme on this next single/video from LUCER. The power to overcome […]
British NWoBHM legends announce a new double live album with “GUARANTEED NO OVERDUBS” ! In the 1970s Vardis’ relentless touring of the working mens clubs of Northern England took them to support slots with […]
“Game Over!” – it says in U.D.O.’s new album, releasing October 22nd. The title of the bands new studio album, around rock icon Udo Dirkschneider (original voice of the cult band Accept,) has become a statement that has a […]
The international power metal formation SERIOUS BLACK returns with a new singer and a new album. The first single “The Story” gives a first glimpse into the emotional and very private album “Vengeance Is Mine”. The […]
Canadian powerhouse vocalist Lee Aaron has had a lengthy and musically adventurous career that spans many kinds of different styles, like rock, jazz, blues, opera, and more. But there’s one project this multi-Juno nominee […]
The Band’s Stunning Live Performance Film, Recorded in Dolby Atmos – To Be Released On Oct 22 via Kscope Following the announcement of their forthcoming multi-format release on October 22 on Kscope of Nothing But The Truth – their […]
Rock & Roll icon and two-time Grammy winner Tom Morello has released the third single off his highly anticipated album The Atlas Underground Fire. The single, Let’s Get The Party Started featuring Bring Me The […]
1914 – Blackened Death/Doom Offensive Reveals Second Single + Video “Pillars of Fire (The Battle of Messines)” New Album, Where Fear and Weapons Meet, Out October 22 [Photo Credit: May Lee] Ukrainian WWI experts 1914 continue to reflect […]
New Album Not The End Of The Road to be Released on January 21 [Photo Credit: Holger Fichtner & Patrick Schneiderwind] After revealing their enormous first single and new album title track, “Not The End […]
Whoever hears the name “BRAINSTORM” expects powerful, melodic songs with catchy refrains – exactly what you get with the new album “Wall Of Skulls”! The southern German power metal band pick up exactly where […]
METAL BLADE NEWS ARMORED SAINT Launch Live Video For “The Truth Always Hurts” Photo credit: Stephanie Cabral On October 22nd, Armored Saint will release a new CD/DVD, Symbol of Salvation Live, via Metal Blade Records, to celebrate the […]
TREMONTI Unveils Visually Captivating Lyric Video for “Now And Forever” New Solo Album Out this Friday! First-Ever Livestream on Sat, Sept 25 at 11.00am AEST Mark Tremonti (Photo Credit: Scott Diussa) As TREMONTI prepares to release their […]
Extreme industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY recently released their tenth studio album, Aggression Continuum on June 18 via Nuclear Blast. The band has released the fully instrumental version of that recording entitled, Aggression Continuum: The Instrumentals, which is exclusively available for […]
“Produced by famed Metallica producer Bob Rock, This Is Who We Are Now is a powerful statement of musical intent from Montreal rockers The Damn Truth, with a chorus bigger than a bus and […]
The Georgia Thunderbolts have just released “It’s Alright,” the fourth single from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Can We Get A Witness,’ out October 15th via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. “”It’s Alright’ is about everyday […]
21 years ago, the Swedish Heavy Metal powerhouse HAMMERFALL travelled to Nashville to record their third album with legendary producer Michael Wagner, leaving the safe space that was Studio Fredman in Göteborg. Fredrik Nordström […]
Multi-Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana will release the third single off his star-studded, masterful new album, Blessings and Miracles (out via BMG on October 15), a collaboration with the legendary vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, […]
One of the biggest names in modern hardcore, Comeback Kid have released the fast paced, riff-heavy banger ‘No Easy Way Out’. The track, which was recorded in Winnipeg, MB at Private Ear Recording studio, is the first new […]
STARSET return with their fourth studio album, HORIZONS. The album arrives October 22 via Fearless Records. Watch the video for the first transmission THE BREACH below. A continued voyage through a captivating narrative, HORIZONS delivers a cinematic soundscape […]
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