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Music icon, reality TV star and life-long Type 1 Diabetic BRET MICHAELS is extending his “UNBROKEN WORLD TOUR” to include a series of HOMETOWN HEROES special events concerts kicking off November 6 in Casper, […]
The Black Metal of WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM is the sound of roaring Heathen fires on Beltane and cold rivers rushing down from the mountains. They are considered one of the most potent […]
Building upon the success of his 2016 release One Sided War, Stryper front man Michael Sweet returns with his tenth solo studio release aptly titled, “Ten”. The new album is scheduled for release on […]
Hello all It’s been a busy time of it lately but I have just about got all the pre-orders of the latest releases out to you good people. Signing, packing and posting hundreds of CDs, DVDs, […]
Looking back at last year’s inaugural Good Things Festival, it’s hard to not feel your engines revving once more; it was an absolute blast of a time. The greatest thing since Saturday morning cartoons, […]
Breakout rock band Bad Wolves have announced their second album, N.A.T.I.O.N., will be released on, Friday, October 25, via Eleven Seven Music. Bad Wolves have proven to be the unprecedented global breakthrough rock act of 2018 and aim […]
The scent of spring is in the air and with it comes a hint of good times to come. Among them is WA’s favourite springtime musical escape, Blues at Bridgetown, and it gives us […]
Pixies, one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time, have announced a new Sydney show due to overwhelming demand. The music pioneers will now play a second show at the iconic […]
Having shared the stage with Mötley Crüe and Alice Cooper, Perth four-piece Amberdown are capable of holding their own next to rock’s biggest icons. Imaginative, confident and stunningly precise, their music takes searing vocal melodies and wraps them in layers of […]
HELLOWEEN release second single and live clip ‘Halloween’, SONATA ARCTICA release new single and video ‘Cold’, EQUILIBRIUM release music video for ‘Final Tear’, EXHORDER releases new track, ‘Hallowed Sound’ From October 4th, […]
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has released a video for “SLEEPING GIANTS”, the title track from his debut solo release SLEEPING GIANTS, in stores now via COMBAT RECORDS. Sleeping Giants is a companion release to […]
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will hit the tour trail again next month as direct support to Black Label Society. The North American journey, which includes a glut of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER one-off headlining […]
Crobot has been confirmed as direct support on Steel Panther’s upcoming Heavy Metal Rules Tour. Detail on the specific appearances where the bands will share the stage follows below. Today, Crobot has releases a […]
For the first time in his solo career, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE will be celebrated with the first-ever definitive vinyl collection of all his […]
Richmond Virginia’s MUNICIPAL WASTE released their sixth studio album »Slime And Punishment« to rave reviews in 2017, and have been busy kicking ass ever since – the guys have been wrecking stages in countless […]
Black Stone Cherry are set to release new EP “Black To Blues Volume 2”, out on 18 October 2019 via Mascot Label Group/Mascot Records. The Kentucky heroes return with a tribute to Freddie King, […]
Cormac Neeson is the latest international artist to join the burgeoning independent label, Social Family Records (SFR), uniting with the likes of Caroline Jones (USA) and local Australian artists, including Golden Guitar winning alumni, […]
Disciples Of Verity, featuring Corey Glover (vocalist of Living Colour and Bowie Experience), George Pond (bass, former bassist of Negative Sky), Corey Pierce (drums, former drummer God Forbid), Mark Monjoy (rhythm guitar, Sekond Skyn), […]
Airbourne will release their fifth studio album Boneshaker on October 25 via Spinefarm Records / Caroline Australia. The band revealed the cover artwork for Boneshaker, which was a collaboration between Matt Read of Combustion […]
“Go big or go home” is a phrase we’ve all muttered, shouted, or heard multiple times in our lives. For Swedish hard rockers Crashdiet, it has been the motivational catch phrase since they started […]
BMG proudly release Slade’s Feel The Noize – The Singlez Box, a strictly limited edition box set comprises of 10 rare internationally released 7’’ singles, including an extremely rare 7’’ promo copy in a […]
Sons Of Apollo featuring 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, […]
Rock’n’roll legends The Quireboys have released a brand-new video for their new single “Original Black Eyed Son” – which is the stunning lead track taken from their latest album, the critically acclaimed “Amazing Disgrace”. […]
The Wildhearts are proud to announce the release of the Diagnosis mini album on October 4th through Graphite Records. This six track mini album, features five brand new songs and is released as a […]
Ahead of their main stage performances at this weekend’s Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK, A Day To Remember have released their brand new single Degenerates through their new label Fueled By Ramen. […]
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