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Prog fans rejoice! Neal Morse – one of the genre’s most prolific musicians will be performing in Australia for the very first time in two very intimate acoustic shows! The man behind Spocks Beard, […]
Having spent the majority of their career (& much of 2019) touring & selling out theatres, stadiums & festivals throughout the world including North & South America, Europe, the UK & Scandinavia, Wolfmother announce their […]
Parkway Drive have announced Viva The Underdogs, the soundtrack to the band’s documentary film by the same name, set for release on March 27 via Resist Records. Pre order here. Featuring 11 live tracks […]
Australian fans of alt metal instigators HELMET have voted with their feet, selling out shows in Brisbane and Melbourne, with all previously announced shows for their 30 Years, 30 Songs Anniversary Tour not far […]
The first show of what we hope might end up being more than just a handful of dates for the all original reunited Bang Tango takes place this Saturday at The Whisky. If you’re […]
Pearl Jam has released their lead single ‘Dance Of The Clairvoyants’ and tracklisting for their much-anticipated eleventh studio album, Gigaton which is set to be released via Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on March 27, 2020. […]
Five-time Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day have unleashed their latest single and video for “Oh Yeah!” from their new album, Father Of All… available February 7th on Reprise/Warner Records. “Oh Yeah!” follows US #1 rock single and title track “Father Of All…,” which they recently performed live on Dick […]
World-renowned guitar hero Al Di Meola welcomes a new decade with an ambitious follow-up to his 2013 studio recording All Your Life: A Tribute to the Beatles with a sophomore homage to the Beatles, entitled Across The Universe, due out on earMUSIC on March 13, 2020. Al Di Meola’s […]
Unearth etched their name into the annals of hard rock history through unrelenting determination, tireless energy and a catalog of stone cold classics. Two decades into a triumphant career, the Massachusetts-bred New Wave of […]
When the Sydney Band Together event ran in December 2019, it followed the catastrophic New South Wales fires of November and December which had a disastrous effect on local communities and wildlife. Things did not improve […]
Desert rock icon BRANT BJORK announces the release of his new self-titled album “Brant Bjork” on April 10th through Heavy Psych Sounds Records (who will also reissue “Punk Rock Guilt” and “Gods & Goddesses” […]
Christmas is done, New Years has passed, a new decade has begun……it’s now time to focus all your pent-up energy getting pumped for Download 2020! To help you do that, we are beyond excited […]
Prog rock pioneers and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees YES have announced a run of spring U.S. headline tour dates March 19-25 leading into their annual Cruise to the Edge (March 27-April 1) […]
The voice that spawned an entire genre of imitators, John Garcia kicks off his Australian tour THIS WEEK in Adelaide! SUPPORTS are now locked and loaded! Melbourne fuzz meisters, Don Fernando will be on ALL SHOWS Nationwide […]
‘I really thought that I wouldn’t be able to come back – so I’m delighted that I was wrong’ Patti Smith Needing no introduction, the Godmother of Punk, Patti Smith’s legacy as an artist […]
‘You Oughta Know’! Alanis Morissette will be celebrating 25 years of Jagged Little Pill at Bluesfest Byron Bay this Easter in the latest addition to the annual event which will also include the addition […]
Today, Doro Pesch – the legendary and undisputed Queen of Metal – announces her first U.S. tour dates of 2020. Following her performances on this year’s Monsters of Rock cruise set for February 8-13, […]
After making their highly anticipated return to the stage in 2018, beloved Aussie band Motor Ace are hitting the road for a run of summer shows, kicking off next week at 48 Watts in Newcastle on January 25, […]
Social Animals have released their new single Best Years, via Rise Records. Watch The accompanying video below, which sees the band presented in black and white as they perform, the hazy visuals reflecting the constant movement of […]
This April, legendary psych-rock phenomenon TAME IMPALA will embark on their biggest ever tour of Australia and New Zealand. Starting in Auckland on Thursday 16 April at Spark Arena, the incredible all ages show […]
The music of the 1980s and 1990s will go down in history for its unbridled love of rock and its almost unashamed glam rock look that involved men wearing makeup and hairstyles that defied […]
Within the fortnight, the legendary frontman Geoff Tate returns to Australia with his band to perform the classic concept album “Operation Mindcrime” in its entirety, and much more! TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST. Melbourne VIP […]
Clutch announce April and May 2020 US tour dates as Special Guest of Volbeat’s Rewind Replay Rebound World Tour. The first leg of the tour starts on April 4th in Tempe, AZ at 98KUPDUFest and finishes April […]
Heavy metal/thrash metal legends ANNIHILATOR today debut the shredding new lyric video for “Dressed Up For Evil.” The latest single comes by way of the band’s seventeenth studio album, Ballistic, Sadistic, set for release […]
Lamb of God guitarist MARK MORTON has revealed the first video from his new solo EP, Ether, out today via Rise Records. The video features Mark Morales and can be seen below. MORTON’s second […]
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