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Recently signed to a worldwide deal with Golden Robot Records Canadian Rockers THE JAILBIRDS have just released a video for the track ‘’Black Madonna’’. ‘’Black Madonna’’ comes off their recently released EP The Black […]
If there is any doubt that SLAYER will be sorely missed once the band performs the last show of its »Final World Tour« on Saturday, November 30, then check out the beginning of the […]
With more than 80 million albums sold and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world. Now, ‘Foreigner – Double Vision: Then And Now’ takes viewers […]
As THE CULT celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal Sonic Temple album, the British group–led by vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy–have announced additional dates through the end of 2019. The new U.S. shows in December […]
LIGHT THE TORCH have dropped the lyric video for the song ‘The Great Divide‘ from their most recent album “Revival“. Listen to the song and watch the lyric video below. “This song is basically […]
The STRAY CATS – Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (bass, vocals) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)–came back strong this year with red-hot shows and the critically acclaimed 40. It’s their first new […]
Jimmy Eat World announce the details of their 10th studio album, Surviving, to be released on October 18 via RCA Records. Surviving is the band’s most personal, ambitious album to date and front man Jim Adkins once again proves […]
Legendary and multi-Platinum rockers STYX–Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck […]
Guitar wizard JOHN 5, who spent the better part of 2019 performing in front of sold-out audiences, will kick off 2020 with yet another tour, this time taking JOHN 5 and the Creatures on […]
There have been countless books penned about the leading grunge bands – namely, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Surprisingly, few have been assembled about the mighty Soundgarden. But this is about to change, with the […]
Broken Wing is the first single from Cormac Neeson’s Northern Ireland Music Prize nominated album, White Feather, which is slated for re-issue through Social Family Records in Q2, 2020. In addition to the singles […]
Handsome Tours is elated to announce the return of beloved alt-rockers The Lemonheads to Australia this December. Since they were formed in Boston, Mass, in 1986 by Evan Dando, the family tree of The […]
Some people know how to have fun. Nick Lowe, producer, songwriter, author and pop culture icon, will return to Australia in 2020 for his first tour in seven years. Lowe will be touring with […]
Hard Rock Hell (HRH) are global players in Live, Label, and Media – they manage bands, sign bands, promote bands, broadcast bands, stage & write about them – so it seemed natural for HRH […]
TOTO has been touring the globe over the course of 2018-2019 in celebration of the band’s 40thAnniversary. Along the way, they performed in front of well over a million fans across Europe, North America, Asia, […]
After a record year in 2019, Bluesfest Touring is back and ready to make 2020 bigger than ever after dropping the news that three Grammy Award winning acts will be taking to stages across […]
Provocateurs and ultimate purveyors of Brit-punk THE STRANGLERS have announced their February 2020 return to Australia! Hailed for their highly original sound, combining a brilliant melodic touch with a genuine dark aggression and effortless […]
Forget Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, Forget The Max Rebo Band, the best band from a Galaxy Far, Far Away are making their way to Australian shores in November 2019 – GALACTIC EMPIRE! […]
The Rockpit kicked off massive celebrations this past week with the first birthday bash held at Lucy’s Loveshack in the heart of the city of Perth on Saturday September 14th. With prize giveaways and […]
KISSIN’ DYNAMITE and THE BASEBALLS release new joint new single, “Cadillac Maniac”, ENDSEEKER Releases new album, ‘The Harvest’, RAM launches video for new single, “Spirit Reaper”, ENTRAILS launches new single, “The Pyre”, SYBERIA launches […]
Uriah Heep’s lead singer Bernie Shaw has been working on a new studio album, in between the band’s tour dates, with his bandmate from the music scene in Victoria, guitarist and songwriter Dale Collins. […]
Hailing from ‘Unholywood, Killafornia’, DAVEY SUICIDE is cultivating the underground by fusing arena rock, sleaze, and industrial music with a theatrical edge. Led by SUICIDE, the eponymous quartet will release their fourth album ROCK […]
Legendary long-time MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell will release his first-ever solo record, Old Lions Still Roar on October 25 via Nuclear Blast. Today the iconic guitarist releases the brand new single ‘Swing It‘ featuring […]
On November 22nd, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM return with their dark gospel to open another chapter of their hauntingly beautiful otherworld. Only two years after taking the fans by storm with “Hurricanes And Halos” […]
KADAVAR (& The Cosmic Riders Of The Black Sun) release live cut of ‘You Found The Best In Me, KORPIKLAANI unveil lyric video for ‘Land Of Thousand Drinks’, STRIGOI present first single ‘Phantoms’. […]
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