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There have been few rock singers as beloved as the late/great Bon Scott of AC/DC. After all, it was his unmistakable vocals and street-wise/sexually-charged lyrics that were a major part of such all-time classic […]
“In days and nights of black and silver, the dead end king will come. From pieces of broken mirrors there will be a crown bestowed upon his head. In reflections of shattered glass not only the seasons will […]
The Black Dahlia Murder are pleased to announce their North American 2020 tour with Bay Area thrash metal icons Testament. The near-month-long trek will commence in Phoenix, Arizona on April 20th and conclude in […]
Dream Theater, twice Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans, are thrilled to announce their April 2020 Australian leg of their most recent “Evening With” touring cycle; featuring a celebration of the band’s latest record, […]
With barely a month left until album release, H.E.A.T gives you the final single and music video ‘Dangerous Ground‘, release January 31st, 2020. “Dangerous Ground is the desert racing song of the century.” The album […]
Australia, you’re pretty fly! Due to huge demand, all Australian dates for THE OFFSPRING headline tour in April sold out within 2 hours! Auckland, there are strictly limited tickets still available with very special guests SUM […]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have today released brand new single “Blue Moon Rising“, the title track from the forthcoming EP of the same name, due March 6 via Sour Mash / Caroline Australia. […]
NYC collective Brass Against are set to embark on their very first east coast tour next month! In this politically challenging era, it’s time to stand up against the machine! Brass Against are a collective of some […]
Get set for a wild ride on the Glam, Sleaze and Street Rock rollercoaster as Silverback Touring brings together Swedish hellraisers CRASHDIET, Sunset Strip legends JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE and local glamster’s SISTERS DOLL for […]
The time has arrived for legendary bay area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT to unleash new thunder to the masses and reveal their thirteenth studio album, Titans Of Creation, which will be released on April 3 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the […]
Richard Marx embarks on a new chapter in both art and life with new album ‘Limitless’. Released internationally by BMG on February 7th, the album will impact in the UK on March 27th prior […]
The official music video for the song “Legal At Last” from Canadian metal legends Anvil can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the band’s upcoming album, “Legal At Last”, due […]
Def Leppard have announced that they will be going back to their beginnings with the release of their new box set “The Early Years 79-81“, on March 20th. The 5-disc set will feature remastered […]
Alanis Morissette is bringing her 2020 World Tour celebrating 25 years of “Jagged Little Pill” to Sydney and Melbourne. Alanis will play Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney on Saturday, April 11, followed by Rod Laver […]
Bo nie ma dla mnie miejsca w niebie. – Because there is no place for me in heaven. Nergal’s inscrutable blackened blues project, Me And That Man has revealed their fourth single “Męstwo” off […]
WHO: Nikki Sixx of Mötely Crüe and Sixx:A.M. WHAT: Nikki Sixx will use his platform to call attention to the connection between Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder (2 topics with intense stigma associated […]
Thunderous metal bells are about to toll as BMG and Pitchblack Playback prepare to kick-off the 50th anniversary celebrations of the band who invented heavy metal. 1970: four guys from Birmingham, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony […]
Storming in 2020, Perth’s most legendary monthly metal night shows no signs of slowing down! Back at The Boston for a classic Hornography event in February, we are treated to 3 heavy bands, metal […]
TOM KEIFER #keiferband has released a compelling, high energy music video for “HYPE,” the raucous, heavy, second single to be released to Rock radio from RISE. The song and video speak directly to life […]
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the passing and honor the legacy of iconic vocalist Ronnie James Dio, BMG Records will reissue DIO’s long out-of-print 1996-2004 studio albums – 1996’s Angry Machines, 2000’s Magica, […]
Los Angeles-based industrial/hard rock outfit DAVEY SUICIDE‘s thunderous new album ROCK AINT DEAD was released last Friday (January 24, 2020) via Out Of Line Music/InGrooves along with a brand new music video for the […]
When a person turns 50, they usually spend that entire year celebrating in as large of a way as possible to make it their biggest and most memorable birthday yet. Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist RICHIE KOTZEN is […]
John Lodge is bass guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the iconic Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2018 inductees, The Moody Blues. Songwriter of such mega Moody Blues hits from “Ride My SeeSaw,” to […]
The second video from Lamb of God guitarist MARK MORTON’s new solo EP – a cover of the Pearl Jam hit “Black” featuring vocalist Mark Morales – has been revealed today. “The early ‘90s […]
From the north they come… for the very first time in Australia! Faroese Viking lords Tyr will bring the bite of winter’s frost to our shores in May 2020, and they will be accompanied […]
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