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TOOL’s Fear Inoculum (RCA Records / Sony Music Australia), the Los Angeles-based band’s chart-topping, record-breaking, critically-acclaimed and, until now, physically sold-out fifth album is heading back to record stores, with an expanded book edition […]
Promoters One World Entertainment and TEG Live today announced that the KISS Australian tour, due to commence next Tuesday, has been cancelled due to illness. KISS and both promoters are absolutely gutted by the […]
It’s that time of year again as we head into the Christmas Season and so that can only mean one thing – A Very Filthy Xmas! The 6th annual metal event, partnered with Prime […]
There is ample reason to celebrate: ENSLAVED have once again joined forces with Nuclear Blast, to spread the music of the Norwegian avant-garde metallers all around the globe. With that, band and label renew […]
If there was a band synonymous with the infamous Sunset Strip it is L.A. GUNS. Born into a scene that will never be replicated, L.A. GUNS rode alongside Motley Crue, Guns n’ Roses, Ratt, Poison, Quiet […]
HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents, a deadly double, crossover thrash bill… DRI & HIRAX in Australia!!! Hardline are pleased to announce the return of DRI, and welcome, for their first time in Australia – HIRAX!!! […]
Due to public demand & soaring ticket sales nationwide, an ADELAIDE show has been added to the OBITUARY ‘Cause Of Death’ 2020 tour. Tickets on sale immediately at: www.moshtix.com.au In 1990 OBITUARY released the […]
America’s rock n’ roll bacchanal, PSYCHO LAS VEGAS, will return to Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino for a second consecutive year August 14th through August 16th 2020. Set to commence with a pre-party at […]
The Black Crowes have confirmed the 2020 tour dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker“. The trek will see the band performing the LP in its entirety […]
Unfortunately due to logistical issues with upcoming Bad Wolves dates, Tommy Vext will be unable to make it to Australian shores this December! These shows are now Danny Worsnop headline shows! If you were […]
SIR ROD STEWART returns to Australia for an eight-date tour across the country, playing both arenas and winery dates. Kicking off at the Sandalford Estate in Perth on Saturday October 17 the tour wraps […]
KISS today announced unavoidable changes to their upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour schedule. The legendary rockers were due to leave the U.S. tomorrow to kick off their eagerly awaited ‘End Of The Road’ […]
Once they’ve started, it seems like nothing can stop them – that’s something fans love about 70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, and it’s also what makes the time […]
German Thrash Metal legends SODOM release their new digital single “Out Of The Frontline Trench” today. This song is also the title track of the forthcoming EP, which will be released on November 22nd. The […]
Swedish classic rock/A.O.R. supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA have released a brand new album teaser video and single for ‘Cabin Pressure Drops.’ Earlier this year, the band announced that they had started recording the […]
He’s a man VICE calls “an institution” with a voice recognized by Rolling Stone as the sound of resilience. Now, Kirk Windstein, the highly respected sludge metal pioneer and unmistakable earthmoving bellow of Crowbar, stomps forward as a […]
Last month, SEPULTURA announced that their electrifying new concept album, “Quadra” is set to be released in early 2020 – and today the Brazilian metal icons can now reveal that the album will be […]
BMG and Niji Entertainment Group Inc. have partnered to reissue DIO‘s 1996-2004 studio albums: Angry Machines (1996), Magica (2000), Killing the Dragon (2002), and Master of the Moon (2004). These newly remastered versions feature rare […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE today has released ‘Under The Graveyard’, his first new solo music in almost 10 years. A massive ballad that builds […]
King Diamond has revealed the title and theme for the first studio album in 12 years: The Institute! For a preview of this upcoming record, the new single, “Masquerade of Madness“, has been launched today. Mixed by […]
Recently, H.E.A.T announced their brand-new album “H.E.A.T II” which is set to be released early next year. “H.E.A.T II” is the first album to be produced entirely by the band – with Jona Tee and Dave Dalone as […]
Hard rock juggernauts HALESTORM will be on Australian shores in December for their Australian headline tour, presented by MJR Presents by arrangement with UTA. Unfortunately, Black Stone Cherry are today having to cancel their […]
“It’s been said that SIMPLE MINDS has a love affair with Australia and I think that’s true.” So says SIMPLE MINDS singer Jim Kerr. And the love affair is continuing, with seminal Scottish band […]
Everclear have announced a string of headline tour dates across Australia on top of the Hotter Than Hell tour shows that was previously announced. The tour takes the US rockers across regional towns as […]
For the first time in Australia!!! Denmark’s ARTILLERY are easily appointed as one of Europe’s earliest exponents of thrash metal, and the band’s contribution to the classic genre is difficult to ignore. Delivering a […]
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