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Mighty Los Angeles-born, guitar-driven, heavy metal icons, ALCATRAZZ, announce the release of their fifth studio album, aptly titled V, which is set for release via Silver Lining Music on October 15th, 2021. In advance […]
Black Label Society has announced five additional dates on the DOOM TROOPING OVER NORTH AMERICA tour taking place later this year. Last month, the band initially announced more than forty dates spanning coast to […]
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA is back! Sweden’s most famous cabin crew is proud to announce the second part of the “Aeromantic” saga today, seeing the light of the day on September 3rd. “Aeromantic II” […]
Belgium’s most infamous death metal band ABORTED have just released their second single “Drag me to Hell” off their forthcoming album ManiaCult, which will be released worldwide on September 10th via Century Media Records. Watch the visualizer […]
Blues rock artist Joe Bonamassa is back with a brand-new single from his highly anticipated upcoming album, due out later this year. “Notches” exemplifies the unwavering journey Joe has experienced while taking the road […]
British rock legends Thunder have announced the release of the expanded edition of their 13th studio album, ‘All The Right Noises‘ on 24th September 2021 on BMG. It follows on from the album’s original […]
KK’s PRIEST, the band comprised of renowned former Judas Priest guitarist, KK Downing and former vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens, is pleased to announce the release of the single “Brothers Of The Road” off their […]
On the heels of the recent announcements of their fifth studio album, TREMONTI have released their music video for the debut single from Marching In Time scheduled for global release on September 24 via Napalm Records. The track “If Not For […]
Rise Against have shared a new acoustic version of their soaring, impassioned rock hit Nowhere Generation, featuring vocals by Meg Myers, alongside a new video. The song—a stripped back take of the punchy original is the […]
Progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD have just announced a Kickstarter campaign to fundraise for the continuation of their documentary film We Are Connected. The band have joined forces with metal film director Felipe Belalcázar, […]
I Prevail will be returning to Australia in June 2022! These rescheduled dates will include Motionless In White and Windwaker. All previously purchased tickets and VIP will be honoured and tickets for the new […]
TIMES OF GRACE, featuring Adam Dutkiewicz and Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage, following the release of their long awaited second album Songs of Loss and Separation last week, have released a new visualizer for […]
As Covid lockdowns continue to wreak more havoc than Wally Meanie at a wine tasting, The Meanies have had to rejig a whole bunch more dates of their ‘BETTER LATE THAN NEVER DESPERATE MEASURES TOUR‘. The […]
Pilgrimage of the Soul is the 11th studio album in the 22-year career of Japanese experimental rock legends, MONO. Recorded and mixed – cautiously, anxiously, yet optimistically during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Japanese […]
When he’s not alphabeticzing his record collection, cleaning blood off his guitars, or fending off anti-masker dipshits on Twitter, Danko Jones fronts the rock band Danko Jones. It’s a job that he’s held down […]
Finnish melodic death metal pioneers INSOMNIUM release their new single “The Antagonist” and announce their new EP Argent Moon, which will be released worldwide on September 17th via Century Media Records. Watch the video for “The […]
Ross Wilson has announced additional shows to his upcoming “EAGLE ROCK” 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR, in celebration of the song voted by the Australian Music Industry the second greatest Australian song of all time, and […]
After recently releasing 3 classic live singles: ‘King Of The Night Time World’, Escape’, and ‘Make It To The Party’, L.A. rock icons THE HOLLYWOOD STARS have today released another live single and video for ‘I Can’t Help It‘ through Golden Robot Records. ‘I Can’t Help […]
Jeffrey Philip La Bar of Nashville, Tennessee passed away peacefully at the age of 58 on July 14, 2021. He was born on March 18, 1963 in Darby, Pennsylvania to June and Bob La […]
Parlophone Records is thrilled to announce the release of IRON MAIDEN‘s 17th studio album Senjutsu, their first in 6 years, on September 3rd. It was recorded in Paris with longstanding producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced […]
The Killers will release their seventh studio album, entitled Pressure Machine, on Island Records on August 13, 2021. The album was co-produced by the band, Shawn Everett, and Jonathan Rado (of Foxygen), all of […]
International All-Stars melodic death metal project ACT OF DENIAL premiere their 5th and last single ‘Your Dark Desires‘ before the debut album ‘Negative‘ comes out on August 13th, via Crusaders/Golden Robot records. ‘Your Dark […]
“Game Over!” – that’s what rock icon Udo Dirkschneider (original voice of iconic band Accept) proclaims on his upcoming new U.D.O. record to be released in autumn, specifically on October 22, 2021. The statement behind has got many different meanings. But one […]
‘Dehumanise‘ is the third single to be released from the new album EYE TO EYE from New Zealand’s Lords of Loud, The Datsuns. Emotions railing against the system. A homogenous future, devoid of the […]
Dirty Heads, the top–charting band redefining the sound of Southern California since 2003, are reflecting on their massive career with the release of The Best of Dirty Heads album, out now via Better Noise Music. The latest […]
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