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KINGS OF MERCIA have shared “Don’t Ask” – the first single from their second album, due October 25 via Metal Blade Records. A new music video, available below, accompanies the track. Now and again, art offers up the perfect […]
Burning all the witches, calling all your demons……have no fear. Swedish groove metal legends Transport League are back with a vengeance, releasing their brand-new single “Unkill Crash” alongside an electrifying lyric music video. The single […]
Swedish melodic death metal band Thermality is proud to announce the release of their latest album, a heavy, melodic masterpiece poised to make its mark on the world. Born in 2020 near the melodic death […]
With over 1.7 billion career streams to his name to date Benson Boone is one of world’s hottest new artists… and fans down under can’t wait to see him on stage in January 2025! Due to high demand […]
Furious, thrilling, and wholly alive: Philadelphia punkers Mannequin Pussy leave no holds barred. Announced today, the acclaimed indie four-piece will make their way down under for the very first time to Australia and New Zealand this December on the I […]
Melbourne melodic rockers WARBIRDS have released a brand new video to accompany latest single ‘Order From Chaos’, the title track from their debut album. You can check it out on their Facebook page here – […]
Aussie hard rock band, SkinInc., has today released a video for their authentic version of Australia’s greatest ever punk rock song, “(I’m) Stranded” by The Saints. This comes two weeks before the release of the […]
It is 2024 and W.A.S.P. is celebrating 1984! 40 years ago the landmark debut album from W.A.S.P. was released August 17, 1984 and the metal world was knocked on their ass! The W.A.S.P. “Album ONE […]
Perth death metal purveyors, Crypt Crawler have dropped another massive track from their upcoming album, The Immortal Realm coming on September 13. Higher Society, featuring a guest solo from the legendary James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament, […]
Polar continue to dominate the music scene with the release of their brand new single, ‘Unkillable,’ alongside the pre-order start for their upcoming album Five Arrows, set for release on November 22nd, 2024 via Arising Empire. Following the impactful […]
Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival? Good Things season returns with a head-spinning lineup fit for a fever dream. Across three East Coast dates, this year’s Good Things […]
The Rockpit is proud to premiere the latest single from Babylon A.D. “Sometimes Love is Hell” taken from their stunning new album “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day.” If you love 80’s flavored Hard Rock […]
Five gold and platinum albums and two dozen Billboard Rock Airplay Top 10 hits later, Seether is as vibrant and relevant as ever on their ninth studio record, The Surface Seems So Far. The follow-up to […]
September 27, 2024, sees the worldwide release of another exciting reissue edition of Blackmore’s Night’s rich musical catalogue: Fires At Midnight. Like “Shadow Of The Moon”, the album has been fully remixed from the original […]
November 1, 2024 will see Swedish metal vikings BROTHERS OF METAL release their forthcoming album, entitled ‘Fimbulvinter’, via AFM Records. Following the previously-released first album appetizer “Heavy Metal Viking”, today, BROTHERS OF METAL are premiering […]
Just in time for the release of their upcoming EP, Live Leather Hounds, up-and-coming German blackened speed metal unit KNIFE have unleashed a ferocious cover of “Metalized Blood”, originally by blackened thrash metal band Desaster, […]
German hard rockers THE NEW ROSES have unveiled the thrilling title track from their upcoming album, Attracted To Danger, out on October 4, 2024 via Napalm Records! “Attracted To Danger” is one of the new […]
Ice cold Finnish modern metal band ARCTIS have announced their self-titled debut album, set for release via Napalm Records on November 1, 2024. Drawing inspiration from the mythical winters and mystical summers of the North, […]
American death metal icons NILE will finally drop their highly-anticipated 10th album, The Underworld Awaits Us All, this Friday, August 23 via Napalm Records! In celebration of this week’s album release, the band has unleashed […]
Frontier Touring wish to advise that due to a scheduling conflict, Benson Boone’s September tour of Australia and New Zealand will be rescheduled to January 2025. Fans with tickets to the September dates will be automatically transferred to the […]
Rock music stalwarts Seether have released the official music video for their current Top 10 rock hit ‘Judas Mind.’ Click here to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERZA81acxD4, directed by David Brodsky for My Good Eye Music Visuals and produced by Allison Woest. The […]
Responding to suggestions that they have always been nothing more than a primitive wet dream of a 56k modem, Custard are back with new music and new gigs in the year that is 2024. The […]
Goatzilla emerged from the Gold Coast underground scene in 2015, giving Punk, Thrash and Heavy Metal a cheeky twist on the nipples and making crowds scream for more. Their Self Titled New Album is out […]
UFC 305 Open Workouts Fight Week rolls on with the open workouts taking place in front of a capacity crowd at Crown nightclub. The fighters gave fans a sneak preview of what was in store […]
It’s a heartbreaking morning to report that Jack Russel has passed, just a month after announcing his retirement from touring. Jack touched so many people’s lives with his music, and was in my opinion one […]
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