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Norma Jean, the iconic metalcore act out of Douglasvill, USA, are coming to Australian shores in October 2020 alongside brutal hardcore Australian crew Cursed Earth, presented by Destroy All Lines. Tickets are available online […]
Italian orchestral-death metal giants Fleshgod Apocalypse reveal a very special gem for their fans today: The band recorded a stunning video with their interpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s ‘Lacrimosa‘, taken from his masterpiece “Requiem […]
Voyager have announced that their headline tour in May has been rescheduled for February 2021 in light of the Coronavirus crisis. Since their formation, whatever genre norms, boundaries, and regulations thrust upon Perth Australia’s Voyager have […]
This year’s Wacken Open Air has been cancelled According to yesterday’s decision by the federal German government all major events in Germany are banned until 31 August 2020 to prevent further spreading of the corona pandemic. […]
Ocala, FL rock band A Day To Remember have released their brand new single “Mindreader”. The song is available now HERE. The platinum-certified band has also unveiled an official music video for the song, […]
Surprise Boy & Bear fans! Today, the 5-piece have announced the release of what most of their fans have been requesting for. Available on Friday July 24th, Boy & Bear will be releasing At […]
Asking Alexandria, one of the most successful rock bands of their generation, have released another new track ‘Down To Hell‘ with an accompanying visualizer video. The track is the 4th single to be released from […]
The wildest, wettest, dirtiest, hardest, heaviest most rocking heavy metal tour to hit Australia and New Zealand shores ever in the history of anything ever is coming….a little later than originally planned. For obvious […]
Vocalist and co-founder of legendary ‘80s hard rock group Great White, Jack Russell, is proud to announce the release of a very special acoustic album revisiting the band’s 1987 multi-platinum masterpiece Once Bitten featuring […]
After their “The Aeromantic Experience” tour was cancelled due to travel restrictions because of Covid-19, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA announce a live stream concert on forthcoming Saturday, April 18th, straight from The Tivoli. The […]
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog and American heavy metal band LAMB OF GOD announce the release of the world’s first non-alcoholic collaboration beer, Ghost Walker. The announcement was originally planned for the start of the […]
Finnish sextet NIGHTWISH have released their long-awaited ninth record HUMAN. :II: NATURE., a double album containing 9 tracks on the main CD and one long track, divided into eight chapters on CD 2. To […]
The official lyric video for the song “Glorious End” from the thrash metal force Warbringer can be seen below. The track is taken from Warbringer ‘s new album, “Weapons Of Tomorrow“, which will be […]
Mongolian rock sensation THE HU is releasing a brand-new music video for “Wolf Totem” featuring Papa Roach front man Jacoby Shaddix. The video is the first from the soundtrack of The Retaliators, a new horror-thriller from Better Noise Films, […]
Recently, BLUES PILLS announced their thrid studio album, “Holy Moly!” to be released on June 19th, 2020 via Nuclear Blast and today, they release a new video for the second single, ‘Low Road‘ from […]
Faroese Viking lords Tyr will bring the bite of winter’s frost to our shores in October 2020, and they will be accompanied their Russian compatriots Arkona for this massive Folk Metal double bill! All […]
Rocklahoma 2020 was slated to take place between May 22 and 24 at Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK. The festival has now been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and […]
Ex-The Runaways singer Cherie Currie has set an April 28 digital release date for “Blvds Of Splendor“, her latest solo project, via Blackheart Records. The LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of Smashing […]
Next month, King Diamond will release CD and LP versions of the classic albums Conspiracy (May 1st), Them (May 1st), The Eye (May 15th), and In Concert 1987 (May 15th) via Metal Blade Records. […]
On the back of their recent and hugely successful Australian tour thanks to Silverback Touring; ATREYU have shared the video for ‘Super Hero’ from their 2018-released album In Our Wake. The track features appearances from Avenged […]
Spring Loaded, the Ultimate 90’s Alt Rock Festival has moved it’s Sydney date from May to November. The line up remains the same except for You Am I who will be replaced by Jebediah. […]
Multi-platinum hard rock titans GODSMACK today (Wednesday, April 8) have released the video for their new hit single “Unforgettable” from their latest smash album WHEN LEGENDS RISE (BMG). With music programs continuing to be at […]
Norway’s avantgarde metal heroes ENSLAVED release their new album “Utgard” in fall 2020. Today, the band already reveals new details about the upcoming record that dives the listener deep into the world ‘between’ as […]
The one and only Nuclear Blast airforce THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA released their new album “Aeromantic” on February, 28th, but this wasn’t the end of the story: Today, the Swedish hard rock super group […]
Due to the current global situation, the May dates of the David Ellefson & Chris Poland Thrash Icons Australia tour have been rescheduled to February 2021. All previously purchased tickets remain valid for the […]
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