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Californian indie punk rockers Wavves will return to Australia in March to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their landmark, third album, King Of The Beach. The band, led by enigmatic Nathan Williams will play […]
With so many lives lost, countless homes destroyed, an estimated one billion animals killed and around 11 million hectares of Australia’s pristine bushland razed, TEG Dainty and TEG Live are proud and humbled to […]
In support of their sensational 2019 album, A Violent Happy Place, DOPESICK has dropped a brand new and visually spectacular music video for “Freaks,” the second single from the debut full-length effort. Watch the […]
Sons of Apollo – former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, […]
“All I Had to Lose” featuring Mark Morales, the first single from Lamb of God guitarist MARK MORTON’s second solo offering, entitled Ether, is available today via iTunes HERE. Listen to the track, which […]
BURNING WITCHES new single ‘Sea Of Lies’, SYLOSIS present the crushing new single ‘Calcified’, GOTTHARD announce new album “#13”, KORPIKLAANI unleash new digital single ‘Beer Kill Kill’, OCEANS launch official music video for new […]
IMONOLITH have announced the release of their highly anticipated debut album State of Being on March 27 via Imonolith Music and are streaming a new single/video, “Instinct.” Featuring drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen (Devin […]
After returning with a giant strike and announcing their new album, the British doom death legend underlines its words with stunning pictures: MY DYING BRIDE release the video for “Your Broken Shore” today, taken from the […]
As recently announced, FOREIGNER and WHITESNAKE will be hitting arenas across the UK in 2020 alongside very special guests Europe starting May 31 in London at the O2 Arena. Once the UK trek concludes […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has set Friday, February 21 as the release date for his new ORDINARY MAN album. Marking his first new solo […]
American thrash metal icons SACRED REICH will support Sepultura on their Quadro Tour this spring. The journey begins March 18th in San Diego, California and makes its way through over two dozen cities upon […]
LIFE OF AGONY recently toured Europe with DOYLE (Misfits) and now they are bringing the evil one with them to Australia. “We had so much fun touring Europe with Doyle we’ve decided to pair […]
6 years of Metal United Down Under (MUDU) already! 6 States were involved last year and over 600 bands have played MUDU across the country since 2014. More Metal? Not possible! Last year we […]
Perth metalcore group Patient Sixty-Seven have unveiled the hard-hitting video for their new single ‘Where To From Here’. The track is taken from the bands upcoming and highly anticipated Home Truths EP – set […]
The Amity Affliction have today announced their seventh studio album Everyone Loves You… Once You Leave Them, due for release on February 21 via Warner Music in Australia. The album is available for pre-order […]
The world’s most notorious rock band, Mötley Crüe, has released a new version of the video for their classic track, “Shout At The Devil.” The new video features footage from the film THE DIRT […]
Five-piece punk band Spanish Love Songs have announced their third full length album, Brave Faces Everyone, which will be released on February 7 via Pure Noise Records / Sony Music Australia. The band has […]
In the midst of the devastating news of the Australian wildfires, horror-inspired theatrical metal group ICE NINE KILLS have launched an exclusive, limited-edition t-shirt, as seen above. 100% of the profits from sales will be […]
Perth industrial metal groove act All This Filth have officially released their brand new video for the track “Drowning” which comes off their latest album “Misery Season” released last year. This is the band’s […]
Nick Oliveri’s legendary punk rock unit MONDO GENERATOR unveil the second single taken from their long-awaited new album ‘Fuck It‘, due out February 21st on Heavy Psych Sounds and supported by a month and a half long tour […]
Ambassadors joining Orange Amplification on their booth, #4644, Hall D, at this year’s NAMM are guitar slayer Orianthi, the legendary Glenn Hughes and frontman extraordinaire, Jesse Hughes. Blues based rock guitarist Orianthi is known […]
Due to the devastating bushfires and extreme weather conditions currently being experienced in Albury, Wodonga and surrounding areas, Roundhouse Entertainment regret to advise that today’s a day on the green concert with Cold Chisel, […]
Devastatingly uncontestable, NILE’s technical ferocity shows utterly zero signs of diminishing with the new album Vile Nilotic Rites. Containing 11 songs that are as sharp as obsidian blades and as heavy as nine Nubian […]
Rockers Stitched Up Heart have released a lyric video for their new song “Bones“. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming full-length sophomore album “Darkness“, due out on March 13 via Another Century. […]
Swedish classic rock/AOR supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA are set to take off with the release of their intergalactic new album »Aeromantic,« on February 28 via Nuclear Blast. “More drama” is the name of […]
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