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“Whenever Motörhead performs, they leave the audience deafened, drained and damp. Are you ready for that?” This is what UK music paper, Melody Maker said about their ferocious live album No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith […]
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, one of the most iconic and successful acts in modern music, dropped the official music video for their new single “Darkness Settles In.” The track, a fan favorite taken from […]
On the heels of May Day, coupled with sample of the (Russian translated) French anthem, “L’Internationale,” Rise Against releases The Numbers, the lead-off track from the band’s upcoming album, Nowhere Generation, due out June 4 (Loma […]
Latin metal legends ILL NIÑO have revealed a video for the new track “All or Nothing,” featuring a guest appearance by P.O.D. vocalist Sonny Sandoval, from the group’s forthcoming album, IllMortals. “Like P.O.D., ILL […]
Black Label Society premiered the official music video for “House of Doom” today in a series of new videos from the band’s NONE MORE BLACK box set, available now via Entertainment One (eOne). “House […]
It’s time. MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD cannot be stopped and today announced the rescheduled run of the Metal Tour of the Year. Joining them, as previously planned, will be special guests TRIVIUM and […]
David LaDuke is dedicating his cover of B.B. King‘s song “Bad Luck” to the late great guitarist, himself. B.B. King passed away on May 14, 2015, from Alzheimer’s disease and other health issues. Though […]
SUNBOMB is a highly anticipated new musical alliance between two steadfast warriors of the U.S. hard rock/metal scene, Tracii Guns and Michael Sweet. They have put together an absolute blinder of a heavy metal […]
The “Queen of Rock N’ Roll” SUZI QUATRO releases her new single and video for the song “Do Ya Dance” today! The song is taken from new studio album “The Devil In Me”. Suzi […]
Linda Perry’s “What’s Up” has been an anthem for years now and our own Chocolate Starfish have delivered a rocking version. Check out some footage from last month’s Melbourne show. For a band that […]
BURNING WITCHES Release Music Video For New Single “The Witch Of The North”, DECAPITATED announce demo collection “The First Damned”, OCEANS reveal new single ‘EVERYONE I LOVE IS BROKEN’. Heavy metal coven […]
Crobot and Mascot Records have announced the global release of an EP titled Rat Child on June 18. The complete track listing features “Mountain” (featuring Frank Bello), “Kiss It Goodbye” (featuring Howard Jones), “Everyone […]
KILLER BE KILLED released their critically-acclaimed sophomore album, “Reluctant Hero” November 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases the music video for “Animus”. Watch the video created by Bryan Bankovich and features band […]
Thrash metal legends FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have revealed a new lyric video for “Blood In The Water,” the second single and title track from the band’s fourteenth studio, out June 4 via AFM Records. […]
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES release their first single, “Spectre of Extinction”, off their forthcoming album The Nightmare Of Being out July 2nd via Century Media Records. Check out the epic opening track, which features a guest lead-guitar […]
Due to a phenomenal response and selling out all 3 shows of the Impulse Voices Australian Tour, Sydney guitar-wizard PLINI adds additional shows to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne dates. PLINI and his band of musical […]
As John Peel once said of The Fall, “Always different, always the same,” so too one could say the same of Darkthrone. Things change, times change, people change, and yet even when sounding fresh and […]
Friends, music elite & former members to contribute series of video testimonials starting May 3, leading up to Official July 18 Anniversary Celebration to culminate with a Special Anthrax Livestream Event offering a set list […]
Dutch symphonic metal heavyweights EPICA announce their first-ever streaming event titled Ωmega Alive. The universal streaming event will mark the band’s triumphant return to the stage to perform for the first time in support […]
Back in the Summer of 1981, MOTÖRHEAD got louder, dirtier and more universal, and you’re getting an invitation to relive this most glorious of achievements once again… Following on from 2020’s year-long celebration of […]
Black Label Society shared their newest music video for the rip-roaring single “Heart of Darkness” today in continued celebration of their NONE MORE BLACK box set, available now via Entertainment One (eOne). The track […]
Perth’s monthly metal event HORNOGRAPHY keeps pumping along in 2021, and now in May we have our first interstate act of the year! Finally with border restrictions easing, we can start welcoming some touring […]
After nearly seven years, GRAMMY and Academy Award- nominated rock band Counting Crows announce their highly anticipated new project, ‘BUTTER MIRACLE, SUITE ONE.’ Produced by Brian Deck, the four-track, nineteen-minute suite is set for […]
Karnivool present The Decade of Sound Awake livestream – an exclusive event from the Heath Ledger Theatre in their home city of Perth, Western Australia. The one-time livestream event will see the band perform […]
Buckcherry will release their 9th studio album Hellbound on June 25th. The 10-track record was produced by Marti Frederiksen, who previously produced the band’s 4th album, Black Butterfly, and co-wrote one of their biggest […]
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