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Eyehategod announce support acts for their upcoming “From The Elementary To The Penitentiary” Australia tour in November 2019. Eyehategod have become the high water mark when it comes to so called sludge metal, having […]
With less than three weeks until the band’s new album is available worldwide, Alter Bridge is releasing one more track from their upcoming release Walk The Sky (October 18th via Napalm Records). “Dying Light” is the album closer and […]
“It is tough to express without lyrics, but in Cell-0, we found particles of our universe previously unknown to us. Millions of notes combine to create music just as millions of cells combine to create life, and when you […]
The new Wayward Sons album, “The Truth Ain’t What It Used To Be” is a full-blooded (and full-throttled) R-O-C-K album. The songs within define the band as writers and players, exploding out of your […]
Few musicians have had a career as artistically diverse and successful as Alice in Chains frontman, William DuVall. From forming legendary Atlanta hardcore band Neon Christ as a teenager in 1983 all the way […]
Hard Rock collective The Dead Daisies, who recently revealed that they’ve been working with legendary Bassist/Vocalist Glenn Hughes, are set to unleash the first offering from this new and exciting collaboration with ‘Righteous Days’ […]
Texas Metalcore mainstays Kublai Khan TX will drop their brand new album Absolute on October 4 via Rise Records. The band will also be in Australia during January 2020 as part of the Unify […]
Babylon A.D. proudly announces Nick Hernandez as the band’s new guitarist, following the swift departure of Marc “SPYDER” Webb. The new line-up includes founding members lead vocalist Derek Davis, guitarist John Matthews, and drummer […]
CULT OF LUNA will return to the US for a North American headlining tour early next year. The journey will run from February 25th through March 13th. Support will be provided by Emma Ruth […]
SLAYER – Tom Araya, Kerry King, Gary Holt and Paul Bostaph – along with Trafalgar Releasing, Nuclear Blast Records and Prime Zero Productions, are pleased to announce the upcoming release of the new short […]
Today, San Diego, California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX have released the music video for ‘Visions Of The End‘ right in time for the Halloween season. The macabre video directed by Muted Widows with Ryan Hogue […]
Rumour has it that upon enrolment into Australian university students receive a copy of the Violent Femmes eponymous debut. Ten tracks and 36 minutes long, the album features the universal themes of alienation, […]
Following on from a huge first announce of acts including Downsyde, Ruby Boots, Dulcie, Riley Pearce, Demon Days, Abbe May, Daybreak and over 100 acts, WAMFest presented by Act-Belong-Commit, today reveals the full line […]
Head Cases, please welcome Vogg Kiełtyka and Matt Alston to the MACHINE HEAD family! MACHINE HEAD are proud to announce the two new full-time members who will be performing the first set of the upcoming 3 hour […]
The irrepressible former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett announces his 2020 North America Tour. Setting off February 26th, 2020, Steve and his band will perform 17 shows in the U.S and Canada. For the first […]
Following his electrifying performance of “James Bond” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and fascinating conversation with Jim Jarmusch, Iggy Pop has now unveiled the video for “Loves Missing” from his new album […]
Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group and Flying Colors have presented an official music video for “The Loss Inside” in front of the band’s upcoming global release of THIRD DEGREE on October 4. […]
Music icon, TV star and life-long Type 1 Diabetic BRET MICHAELS is extending his “UNBROKEN WORLD TOUR” to include a series of HOMETOWN HEROES special event concerts. On each of the “HOMETOWN HEROES TOUR” […]
H.E.A.T announces release of a brand new album, titled “II”, early next year. “II” is the first album ever to be produced entirely by the band with Jona Tee and Dave Dalone as producers. […]
Joe Henry will release The Gospel According To Water on November 15 via earMUSIC. The first offering from the album, “Bloom” has now been released which can be heard HERE. Henry shares his personal […]
Hermosa Beach legends PENNYWISE have today announced an Australian tour, where for the first time ever the So Cal punk rock band will be performing their album ‘Straight Ahead’ in its entirety plus fan […]
ALCEST unveil music video for second single, ‘Sapphire, ELUVEITIE release live digital track, KORPIKLAANI release new single ‘Land Of A Thousand Drinks’. After recently revealing their first single ‘Protection’ and performing a […]
Following up on their critically acclaimed EP, Hunter’s Moon, released via Napalm Records earlier this year, DELAIN have stunned fans around the world once again with their brand new single, “Burning Bridges”. Accompanied by […]
Live Nation regrets to announce that Metallica’s 2019 Australia & New Zealand tour will not go ahead. We are working with Metallica to secure a new tour period and will make a further announcement […]
Clutch announce December 2019 tour dates for their annual US Holiday Run Tour. The tour kicks off December 27th at Bogarts in Cincinnati, OH and ends with a special New Years Eve show at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA. […]
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