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On behalf of the artists featured on this weekend’s SummerSalt show and the promoter, some exciting news for music fans around the world has just been announced. The renowned SummerSalt concert series will be […]
Swedish heavy metal commando ENFORCER proudly presents its second live album, Live By Fire II, which will be released through Nuclear Blast Records on March 19th, 2021. Today, the band releases a live video […]
Thunder have announced an online TV special, where they will exclusively perform tracks from their forthcoming album ‘All The Right Noises‘, as well as some of their classic hits from years gone by. The […]
Greta Van Fleet presents a brand new music video for the song “Heat Above” from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, produced by Greg Kurstin (Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Adele) […]
Internationally recognized solo artist and songwriter MIKE TRAMP presents his new compilation record “Everything Is Alright“, at a time when the title-track – an honest number written directly from the heart – has been announced as […]
Never a musician to waste any precious time, Alter Bridge and Slash and the Conspirators vocalist MYLES KENNEDY used the recent pandemic downtime to finalize his second solo album. The finished result is the […]
After a sell-out event in Perth in September 2020, SLAYFEST heads south to FREMANTLE on SATURDAY 27 MARCH to serve up a west coast smorgasbord of WA MADE METAL in the open air surrounds […]
2x Grammy® nominated band Gojira have announced details of their long-awaited new album, FORTITUDE, which will be released April 30th via Roadrunner Records. Today, the band has shared the forthcoming album’s first single, “Born […]
The legendary masters of NOLA sludge, CROWBAR, will return to your screen with an exclusive livestream this weekend! Set to commence Saturday, February 20th at 4:00pm EST / 1:00pm PST with on-demand replays through […]
MOTÖRHEAD and Germany… it was always a love affair. Throughout the Grammy-Award winning band’s illustrious 40-year career, Germany never wavered in its loyal and fanatical support of MOTÖRHEAD’s untouchably loud rock ‘n’ roll, with […]
True to their annual tradition – with a twist for these turbulent times – Dropkick Murphys will unite with music fans from around the globe for Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Stream 2021…Still Locked […]
Live In Freo: A Salute To Rock N’ Roll is a night of adrenaline pumping hard rock, set to hit The Swan Basement in North Fremantle on Saturday April 17th. Featuring Bon’s Salute, Perth’s […]
After a sell-out tour in 2019 Jon is heading back to WA, tributing the legendary bands that catapulted him into Aussie Rock Royalty! Jon Stevens | The Noiseworks & INXS Collection Tour brings hits […]
The Hollywood Stars released their version of King Of The Night Time World in December via Golden Robot Records a song they originally recorded in 1974 and was later recorded by KISS and released in 1976 […]
CRADLE OF FILTH announce their comic book debut with “Maledictus Athanaeum”, EPICA reveals ‘Omegacoustic’ music video, BURNING WITCHES reveal details of new album, OCEANS Announce New EP WE ARE NØT OKAY Incendium […]
After revamping our Rockpit logo in 2020, we thought it would be cool to add it to a new run of t-shirts! Available in black and white color options in various sizes, the shirts […]
Sweden’s Party Boys, the self-coined ‘street metallers’ HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have signed a deal with global juggernauts Golden Robot Records (for Australia, New Zealand, South American, USA and Canada). Paying little attention to the extreme death metal sounds of their […]
So, who said Rock was Dead! HOLY GROUND, hit the global rock charts and climbed to spine-tingling heights with the best results for one of the bands’ albums to date! HOLY GROUND cracked number […]
OZZY OSBOURNE has premiered a new animated video for “It’s A Raid” from his #1 and acclaimed 2020 ORDINARY MAN album. The clip made it’s debut with OZZY and collaborator Post Malone hosting a […]
Renowned for their rousing and mesmerizing live performances, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND is preparing to officially release another historic show via the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company label. Recorded on September 28, 1971 at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, […]
Perth rock act The Silent Deeds released their new EP “Down With Me” officially on October 23rd and celebrated with a hometown launch show in Perth. Buy the EP on digital platforms and CD […]
To celebrate the release of his first solo album, legendary songwriter Andrew Farriss has announced a special run of tour dates throughout April and May. Andrew’s self-titled album, a collection of songs traversing roots, […]
“Like ourselves, Alexi was beyond stoked about these songs and anxious to get these out so we are happy that we can fulfill his wish. Needless to say that we are honored and proud […]
Following their new single ‘Obsolete,’ released last month and described as “crushing” by Revolver, Of Mice & Men are back with a new sonic blast titled ‘Timeless.’ Listen here. The song is the title track from […]
As previously announced late last year that the 2021 re-scheduled shows from 2020 would be re-scheduled, Bluesfest Touring is now thrilled to announce that (at least) five of its re-scheduled 2021 artists are now […]
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