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In February, California quartet OF MICE & MEN released the Timeless EP via SharpTone Records. Timeless is the first in a series of EPs that will eventually comprise the band’s next album. The band has […]
Frontier Touring are excited to announce that Jimmy Barnes is set to hit the road in support of his forthcoming album Flesh And Blood. Touring theatres across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and […]
Voïvod’s “Hypercube Sessions” began last August with a blazing live set from RadicArt studios, the studio where Voivod recorded their Juno award winning album The Wake, and continues with Voïvod’s “Hypercube Session 2”, where the band will be […]
Napalm Records is pleased to present 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 proto-metal […]
Gold-selling, Columbus, Ohio-based rock band Beartooth have just dropped the new song Hell Of It. Listen here. The track crackles with a kinetic, punk rock energy from start to finish, and it never scrimps on […]
‘Dehumanise‘ is the third single to be released from the forthcoming album EYE TO EYE from New Zealand’s Lords of Loud, The Datsuns. Released digitally and on limited edition 7″ single, the set-to-stun dystopian riff […]
BLACK STONE CHERRY have unveiled a brand new video for The Chain, another track taken from their current studio album, The Human Condition. Guitarist Ben Wells tells us, “The Chain is one of those straight ahead, ‘riff city’, throwdown BSC songs! Not […]
Z2 Comics, the leading publisher of music-inspired graphic novels, reveals this fall’s jewel in the crown of the “king” of heavy metal himself: the first-ever comic written by the one and only King Diamond. […]
In 1980, Black Sabbath recruited powerhouse vocalist Ronnie James Dio at the start of a new era for the band. ‘Heaven and Hell‘, the first studio album they released is now regarded as one of […]
LA’s finest, The Bronx today release a new single ‘Superbloom‘. The announcement comes off the back of their recent new album news, the highly anticipated Bronx VI will be released on August 27th via […]
Perth rock act The Silent Deeds have released a brand new video for their latest single “Ghosts”. The video comes off their latest EP “Down With Me” which was released last year and follows […]
Following the release of their recent Australian Number One album ‘When You See Yourself’, Kings of Leon are delighted to announce their first full Australian tour in over 10 years. The set will include songs […]
Deftones have released a new video for their latest single “Ceremony” which is off their most recent album release “Ohms” which came out in 2020. “When Leigh tweeted that he was a fan, we […]
Last year when COVID-19 put the live touring industry on hold, guitar hero Joe Bonamassa did something unprecedented for his fans – he put together a one-night-only show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium in […]
Black Label Society announce the release of their first-ever career spanning box set, titled NONE MORE BLACK today via Entertainment One. Featuring their to date 12 full-length studio albums, this massive collection is comprised […]
Under the Southern Stars tour featuring Cheap Trick, Bush and Stone Temple Pilots, due to kick off next week has been postponed until 2022. A press release statement from the promoter has been issued: […]
Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival returns for a third year this fall with a massive lineup featuring some of the biggest names and brightest new stars in rock, metal, and more converging in Mansfield, […]
The long wait is finally over for STYX and COLLECTIVE SOUL fans, as both bands are rested, healthy and ready to hit the road for their first-ever multiple city tour together. Tickets for various […]
earMUSIC is very happy to announce the latest worldwide signing of iconic US Hard-Rock band SKID ROW which marks another outstanding artist addition to the labels roster. The band just started to work on its new studio […]
In 1982, Metal Blade Records put out its first release: Metal Massacre, a compilation album that included Metallica, Ratt, and many other influential artists. Now, Metal Blade will be releasing Metal Massacre XV on […]
Last week, Cannibal Corpse released their fifteenth studio album, Violence Unimagined, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Violence Unimagined, a video for the new single, “Necrogenic Resurrection” (directed by David Brodsky), can […]
MONSTERS OF ROCK®, the gold standard of hard rock for over 40 years, welcomes The Dead Daisies to the radio airwaves. Their first radio show entitled “LIVE FROM DAISYLAND” with host Doug Aldrich is […]
Dropkick Murphys return to the virtual stage May 1 at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT for the Turn Up That Dial Album Release Party Free Live Stream Concert fueled by Death Wish […]
After a busy two months of local gigs galore, the dedicated monthly night for HORNOGRAPHY returns for April! And just the way we like it, we have 3 killer local acts including a comeback […]
The Wildhearts are proud to announce the release of 21st Century Love Songs, their brand new full-length studio album on September 3rd through Graphite Records. 21st Century Love Songs is the follow up to Renaissance Men, their […]
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