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Dark Sarah continue the storyline of Orbs, Mörk and mystical, rabbit-headed people with their second single, “All Ears!”, of off their upcoming album, Grim, to be released on July 17, 2020 via Napalm Records. […]
“While live entertainment has been curtailed for now, we cannot let the spirit of live entertainment die within us. Any music I’ve ever loved and listened to, I always imagine what it would be […]
German metal act DUST BOLT have just released a beautiful, aesthetically pleasing new video for their emotional single “Exit”, off the 2016 album Mass Confusion. DUST BOLT addresses a rather important topic with “Exit”: one’s own mental health. Everyone suffers […]
BPMD – the new juggernaut featuring heavy metal icons Bobby Blitz (Overkill) on vocals, drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo), bassist Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head) […]
Due to ongoing restrictions regarding social gathering amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ministry will be rescheduling the July and August dates of the upcoming Industrial Strength Tour, originally scheduled to begin July 1. The new […]
Amorphis is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Due to the current situation, the band’s official anniversary tour has had to be postponed, but no worries – to cheer their fans up, Amorphis will […]
Einar Selvik is a Norwegian composer and musician. He is also the creative head behind Wardruna, a project focusing on musical interpretations of different Old Norse and Nordic traditions. Thanks to extensive research and […]
Northlane’s fifth studio album Alien marked their boldest and most personal release yet, as well as their most successful. The record had fans and critics raving, racking up over 30 million streams, prompting sold-out shows worldwide and winning the […]
The inaugural Red Hot Sundays live streaming session will take place on Sunday May 31, with James Reyne in acoustic duo format. The initiative is designed to continue the cash flowing through our music […]
Lost Society, representing the new generation of crossover thrash metal, released their fourth studio album “No Absolution” in February. Due to the current situation the actual album release show and following tour naturally had […]
Last month, The Used called upon fans to submit videos of their frontline fighters as part of a very special project sharing “Every day you wake up and leave your loved ones to fight […]
A message from MOTÖRHEAD Regarding #WeAreTheRoadCrew: The road crew are the backbone of any successful live event, and to Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD they were more than just workers or employees, they were family. Lemmy […]
Danny De La Rosa premiered his video game themed music video for single “It’s Alright It’s Okay” off of his latest album 12 Weekends on v13.net. “This song is from the perspective of a […]
Dion has just released ‘I Got Nothin’ with Van Morrison & Joe Louis Walker – the fourth track from his upcoming album ‘Blues With Friends’ released by KTBA Records on Friday June 5th. 10% […]
Kuarantine, a new rock ‘n’ roll band featuring Fozzy frontman and multi-hyphenate superstar Chris Jericho, has released their debut single ‘No No No,’ a cover of the KISS 1987 deep-cut, via Madison Records with […]
Following the announcement of new dates for their rescheduled ‘these are not your dreams‘ Australian tour, Sydney post-rockers sleepmakeswaves have released a new single ‘Zelda.’ The track comes from the forthcoming ‘Out of Hours’ […]
David Minasian is a highly decorated keyboardist, vocalist, composer and producer deeply rooted in progressive rock. His new album The Sound Of Dreams is to be released later this year, but David has unveiled the first single from the […]
Ivy League Records is thrilled to release Live At The Forum, the incredible new live album from The Teskey Brothers – available on double blue vinyl, CD & all digital services! In the tradition […]
American grunge legends, L7 have taken on the epic task of putting their unabashed spin on a rock & roll classic: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ “Fake Friends.” Featuring lead vocals by Donita Sparks with Joan […]
Rock music legend Ronnie James Dio lost his months-long battle with gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in his memory shortly thereafter, is […]
Alexisonfire has officially released a fan-fuelled video for “Season of the Flood” premiering today. The video is notably comprised of footage shot exclusively by AOF concert-goers in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. During the […]
Clutch will perform a streamed concert titled “Live From The Doom Saloon Volume 1” on May 27th. They will be supported remotely by Crowbar, Blacktop Mojo, and Saul. This unique online concert format has been produced in conjunction […]
Phenomenally talented blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish has launched the official music video for her latest single “Dream Girl” today. Taken from Samantha’s latest studio album ‘Kill Or Be Kind’, which received rave […]
PRIMAL FEAR release first single ‘Along Came The Devil’, PARADISE LOST release new music video for “Darker Thoughts”, KORPIKLAANI releaseBira Bira featuring Jesper Anastasiadis of TURISAS. PRIMAL FEAR recently finished the recording […]
Rock legend Alice Cooper has released a new single “Don’t Give Up.” Produced by Bob Ezrin using remote technology, “Don’t Give Up” is a spontaneous reaction to the challenges facing us all right now. Alice Cooper felt the need to […]
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