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How do you honour a legend? Someone, who has become immortal through his songs, his voice, and his nature – and ten years after the tragic accident, is still vivid in the hearts of […]
When Glenn Danzig unveiled his long-awaited full-length tribute to the King of Rock N’ Roll, Elvis Presley, one of the most anticipated music releases of 2020, fans and critics alike swooned. Rolling Stone called […]
The official video for The Rolling Stones’ new track Scarlet is released today, featuring Emmy-nominated actor Paul Mescal, who starred in critically acclaimed television series ‘Normal People’. The official ‘Scarlet’ video is out now, […]
SABATON continue their global assault in support of their latest album, “The Great War“, with a new video clip of the album track ‘The Attack Of The Dead Men‘. “The video features Sabaton wearing […]
Legendary SoCal artists (HED) P.E. are set to release their upcoming new studio album, Class of 2020, on August 21 via legendary Californian independent label Suburban Noize Records. The band is set to preview […]
Wildly regarded as innovators of the musical genre which came to be known as Heavy Metal, legendary Birmingham-bred Black Sabbath celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2020 of their multi-million selling album Paranoid with a 5-LP/4CD edition released […]
Swedish metal powerhouse IN FLAMES has revealed the latest trailer for their upcoming record Clayman (20th Anniversary Edition) that’s due out on August 28th from Nuclear Blast. Celebrating 3 decades as a band and […]
2x Grammy® nominated band Gojira have shared a new standalone single entitled “Another World.” Produced by the band’s own Joe Duplantier and mixed by Andy Wallace, the new track is available today HERE and […]
Karnivool have nudged their upcoming Australian tour to March 2021. Due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, The Decade of Sound Awake Tour – originally scheduled for April 2020 then pushed to September 2020 – […]
Roundhouse Entertainment, in conjunction with Live Nation, regret to advise that due to ongoing travel restrictions, border closures and the continued limitations on mass gatherings in Australia, ROD STEWART’s The Hits! 2020 Tour, originally scheduled […]
After taking a king hit from Covid in March, SLAYFEST rolls up the Sandgroper sleeves to announce the WA MADE EDITION at BADLANDS BAR in PERTH on SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2020. Featuring 16 of […]
On the heels of the current single The Day I Tried To Live moving up the global radio charts, heavy music legends Sevendust are announcing their 13th studio album Blood & Stone. The new album is scheduled for release on October 23 via BMG/Rise Records (the second […]
Time to blow out the metal candles, HORNOGRAPHY is turning 2! You’ve all taken care of this child so well, you deserve a celebration! Born in August 2018, the Perth metal scene embraced a […]
Perth rock trio The Silent Deeds are looking to capitalise on the ease of lockdown restrictions in WA with a series of live performances through out August. After having stayed out of the live […]
FROM ASHES TO NEW is proud to debut a new version of “Scars That I’m Hiding” that was created for the soundtrack for the Better Noise Films release, The Retailiators (out on-demand in late October 2020). […]
Perth black metal legends Dying Kings are set to release their brand new EP “Salted Earth, Ashen Air” on September 4th and will celebrate the release with a launch show at Amplifier Bar on […]
ELLEFSON the eponymous solo band of Grammy-Winning Megadeth bassist/co-founder David Ellefson has announced the tentative tracklisting for NO COVER, out 10/2 on Combat Records, featuring 17+ cover songs including classic tracks from Motorhead, WASP, […]
Born Innocent, the highly anticipated full-length from heavy metal legends ALCATRAZZ is out now via Silver Lining Music and available at this location. Watch the music video for the title track now, below. The […]
The latest double A side from rock powerhouse AshenMoon consists of acoustic versions of smash singles Dustbowl and Mosquito. Stripped back but oozing talent and musicianship. We see an amazing band organic and in their element as they deliver a […]
Multi-platinum, chart-topping rock band, Nickelback will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its quintessential ARIA 4x Platinum and RIAA Diamond-certified #1 album, All the Right Reasons with a newly remastered and expanded version. This release […]
Australian metal radio veteran and ex-Triple J Radio Host Andrew Haug along with videographer Steven Mitchell have teamed up to establish Riff Crew, a media outlet servicing music lovers across the globe. The outlet […]
Back in 1988, all of the members of Anthrax were big Iron Maiden fans. Not only did they love Maiden’s music, but they appreciated and learned from the band’s professionalism, the way they cared […]
Today, The Rolling Stones announced details of their previously unreleased 1989 concert film Steel Wheels Live – Atlantic City, New Jersey. This latest release from the band’s archives via Eagle Rock Entertainment has been […]
Legendary rock band Jefferson Starship (featuring David Freiberg, Donny Baldwin, Cathy Richardson, Chris Smith, and Jude Gold) has recently released their new single It’s About Time and now they are proud to bring you the official music video, which premiered overnight on Rolling Stone. The […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning singer / songwriter, actor, and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Corey Taylor has announced his widely anticipated debut solo album, CMFT, out October 2nd on Roadrunner Records. Additionally, the Slipknot and Stone […]
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