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One of the world’s largest celebrations of local original music, WAMFest presented by Act-Belong-Commit, returns in November for another multi-day feast of non-stop live music. WAM are excited to reveal the programming team-ups and […]
George Thorogood and the Destroyers announce the continuation of their “Rock Party Tour” into 2020 with two very special Australian shows, starting Monday, January 20 at Melbourne’s iconic Forum Theatre and in Sydney at […]
Visions Of Atlantis continue their way up to the top. With Visions Of Atlantis’ newest and third release “Nothing Lasts Forever” off their upcoming album Wanderers, the listener will be put into a state […]
As the debut single “Wouldn’t You Rather” continues to climb the Active Rock charts and on the heels of the recently-released, fan favorite “Pay No Mind,” Alter Bridge have unveiled another track from their upcoming release Walk […]
The wait is over! Following up on the release of their most recent full-length album, 2016’s King of Everything, and this year’s Micro EP, Ukrainian modern metal frontrunners JINJER return with their gamechanging new […]
Legendary death metal titans MORBID ANGEL will blaze US stages this fall on a month-long headlining tour. The 2019 USA Sickness Tour begins November 21st in Houston, Texas and runs through December 21st in […]
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 […]
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