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Last year, Vio-Lence released a digital single – “California Uber Alles” (a cover version of the Dead Kennedys classic!) – via Metal Blade Records. After giving fans a taste of what’s to come, the […]
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES have just released their third single and video for “The Fall Into Time” off their upcoming album The Nightmare Of Being out July 2nd via Century Media Records. Watch the […]
The wait is (nearly) over… English extreme metal legends CARCASS have revealed their long-awaited, massively anticipated 7th studio album, “Torn Arteries,” will be released on September 17th with Nuclear Blast Records. Along with the announcement, the band has debuted […]
Bullet For My Valentine announce their self-titled, seventh album Bullet For My Valentine. The record will be released on October 22 via Spinefarm / Search & Destroy and sees the band open a bold new […]
Teased over the last few months with just the hashtag #JINJER4, JINJER have now dropped the biggest heavy music news of the year: The band will release their long-awaited new studio album, entitled Wallflowers, on August 27, 2021 […]
Thy Art Is Murder have rescheduled and expanded their upcoming Australian tour. The Human Target tour, originally scheduled for October 2021, has been brought forward and will now kick off in Sydney on June 27. Thy […]
On the heels of the sold-out 20th anniversary blood red reissue of SHADOWS FALL‘s “Of One Blood” for Record Store Day’s Black Friday last fall, M-Theory Audio is proud to announce a new vinyl […]
Off Yer Rocka Recordings have announced the official release date for The Quireboys‘ upcoming anniversary edition of their classic first album highlighting their distinctive gypsy rock and roll sound. 7 O’Clock is the latest single from […]
The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have been something of a mutual appreciation society for several years but have never recorded together — until now. Today, the band and Bruce Springsteen release the track “Dustland,” a collaborative remake of Bruce’s […]
Soul Asylum are more than ready to re-start their live shows after their 2020 best-selling tour in 15 years was cut short due to the Pandemic lockdown orders. The Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling […]
Fist Full of Rock is set to deliver the ultimate line-up in Australian hard rock over 2 incredible nights, November 19 at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre and November 20 at Brisbane’s Eatons Hill Hotel. These […]
Hardware, the widely anticipated third solo album from ZZ Top front man Billy F Gibbons was released on Friday, June 4. The album, recorded during the heat of last summer in California’s high desert […]
The wait is over – international metal stars ALIEN WEAPONRY have returned with a vengeance, announcing the release of their fervid upcoming sophomore release, Tangaroa, out September 17, 2021 via Napalm Records! Since releasing their acclaimed debut Tū (2018), […]
Mary Ann Naples, VP and Publisher of Hachette Books, announced today the forthcoming publication of THE FIRST 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx (Hachette Books, 10/19/21), by three-time New York Times best-selling author and […]
Slay At Home, the first of its kind virtual music festival organized by Frank Godla of Metal Injection, is celebrating its one year anniversary with the announcement of a grand finale. The fully stacked […]
EYEHATEGOD will return to the road on a massive North American tour supporting Gwar and Napalm Death this Fall! The live takeover begins with a trio of “warm up” shows with Gwar and Madball […]
KK’s PRIEST, the band comprised of renowned former Judas Priest guitarist, KK Downing and former vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens, is ready to unleash the title track of the upcoming release, “Sermons of the Sinner.” […]
On November 19th, German metal band, OBSCURA, will herald a new era of extreme metal as they combine virtuosic songwriting with surprisingly catchy melodies and stunning craftsmanship. After recently finishing the recordings in Gothenburg […]
Swedish dark sleaze metallers ToxicRose recently released their latest single ‘Domination’ in March 2021. Now, they’re following it up with a brand new single ‘Outta Time’, set for release on June 28th via Crusader Records. ‘Outta Time’, the fourth single from Swedish metal band ToxicRose, is a heavy track […]
After emerging in late 2019, PSSR (featuring superstar Guns N’ Roses drummer Frank “Thunderchucker” Ferrer) released their debut single ‘Busted’ (featuring Richard Fortus). This was followed by two equally NYC rock flavoured tracks ‘Last Time’ and ‘Push’. Now, after a stint in hibernation, PSSR are […]
Paul Kelly recently announced his mammoth 31 date regional tour – and it SOLD OUT in 24 hours! What a supreme achievement!! So … guess what? That means the only way to catch Paul […]
In the aftermath of Melbourne’s latest lockdown, Australia’s punk-rock heavyweights The Meanies will no longer be travelling to Queensland this weekend for Spring Loaded on Saturday or their shows at the Zoo on Friday […]
Angels & Airwaves have officially announced their highly anticipated sixth studio album, LIFEFORMS, will be released on September 24. They have also announced a world tour, beginning on September 29 of this year that will […]
BMG pay tribute to the patron saints of heavy metal – Black Sabbath – with the release of a collection that includes a newly remastered version of the band’s sixth studio album ‘Sabotage‘ along with a complete […]
The wait is finally over! After two long years without live music in Wacken, Heavy Metal is finally returning to the world’s loudest village! On September 16th, 17th and 18th, Bullhead City consisting of three stand-alone festival […]
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