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Napalm Records recently announced the next chapter in psychedelic rock icons MONSTER MAGNET‘s rabbit hole deep dive, A Better Dystopia (out May 21, 2021): a delightfully (and psychotically) curated collection of 60’s and 70’s […]
Better late than never – and in the midst of their part in the national SPRINGLOADED tour with a few old buddies – Australia’s punk-rock heavyweights The Meanies announce their ‘BETTER LATE THAN […]
Clutch has just announced a string of Winter 2021 headline tour dates celebrating 30 years of rock and roll starting on December 27th in Baltimore, MD. Supporting the tour will be STONER, the brand new band […]
Bluesfest rises again in 2021 with a massive lineup including Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, Jimmy Barnes and many more. An official statement from Festival Director Peter Noble is below. Who would have thought after […]
‘My Lucky Card,’ the third video from Hardware, Billy Gibbons’ forthcoming (June 4) Concord album has surfaced. Like its predecessors, ‘West Coast Junkie’ and ‘Desert High,’ it was produced in California’s high desert near […]
A diverse rock lineup has been announced for the next ShipRocked, January 22-27, 2022, onboard Carnival Breeze sailing from Galveston, Texas, with stops in beautiful Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico in the Caribbean. ShipRocked […]
Piercing through the dark winter clouds, innovative leaders of the modern death metal scene, PSYCROPTIC, have decided that the time has arrived to lunge out of the darkness and back onto the stage! Since […]
JAMES STEVENSON will release the long awaited and highly anticipated follow up to the critically acclaimed ’Everything’s Getting Closer To Being Over‘ (2017) on Pink Gun on July 9, 2021 James Stevenson has been […]
Better Noise Music are honoured to announce the 40th Anniversary of the legendary Mötley Crüe! In November 1981, rock ‘n’ roll legends Mötley Crüe stormed into the cultural zeitgeist with the release of their […]
There is little doubt that One Electric Day is one of Melbourne’s favourite one-day music festivals. Every year, the festival which proudly touts an all-Australian line-up, sells out in minutes and has become a […]
PAIN release ROLLING STONES’ cover “Gimme Shelter”, GO AHEAD AND DIE Release The Lyric Video For The Third Single, ‘Roadkill’, CARNIFEX – release lyric video for new single “Seven Souls”, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER release […]
An incredible music lineup has been announced for the sixth Louder Than Life, September 23-26, 2021 at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Metallica (two nights / two unique sets), […]
Italian metal giants LACUNA COIL recently announced the release of their new live album, Live From The Apocalypse, to be released on June 25th. Today, the band have dropped the live version of “Apocalypse”, […]
Industrial-tinged extreme metal pioneers, FEAR FACTORY will release their tenth studio album Aggression Continuum on June 18th via Nuclear Blast, just in time for the band’s 30th anniversary. Today, the band releases the visualizer video for the second single, “Fuel Injected […]
Remember, remember, the Fifth Of November? Last autumn, British metal legends PARADISE LOST exorcised the demons and ghosts of a dreary dry spell without concerts and thrilled the world with their stunning livestream “At […]
“Soul Mama” is a rockin’-sockin’, hard-hitting rock anthem in the tradition of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. The track is from Jizzy Pearl‘s upcoming sixth solo record, HELL, CA, due for release in 2022. He […]
Parkway Drive have regrettably cancelled their upcoming Viva The Underdogs Australian Revolution Tour, which was scheduled to take place this July. Message from Parkway Drive: It’s with a heavy heart that we have to […]
‘Pure‘ is Robben Ford‘s brand-new instrumental studio album – the first one since “Tiger Walk” from 1997 – is released 27 August 2021 on earMUSIC. With nine unique tracks, the album features a “pure” […]
Perth’s latest musical act, Jamart announces the debut self-titled album, set for release on August 13th 2021. Written and recorded through 2020 and 2021 at Vision Rehearsal Studios, the album encapsulates a whirlwind of […]
Ten years is a hell of a long time to be in a band, let alone being in the gargantuan touring wrecking machine that is King Parrot. Broken teeth, skinned knees, black eyes and […]
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 SERMONS OF THE SINNER via Explorer1 Music Group/EX1 […]
Due to huge demand, Sydney guitar-wizard PLINI is thrilled to announce his Impulse Voices Australian Tour will be making its way to Adelaide and Perth. With tickets on sale now, this sees PLINI and his band of musical […]
The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise, the world’s premier hard rock/heavy metal experience at sea, is returning in 2022 to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Departing out of Miami, Florida, promoter On The Blue announced […]
Fans of RISE AGAINST, you are about to be liberated from lockdown. Today, the band – Tim McIlrath/vocals, guitar, Joe Principe/bass, Brandon Barnes/drums, and Zach Blair/guitars – announces the “Nowhere Generation Tour,” 17 live-and-in-person concerts […]
With the release of his second solo album this coming Friday, May 14, Myles Kennedy showcases the musical diversity of The Ides Of March with the unveiling of the pensive ballad “Love Rain Down“. […]
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