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As the clock explodes on #NYE2019 wrapping up this tumultuous, nameless decade and slingshotting us all into a brand new set of Roaring Twenties, there could be no better place to be than arm-in-arm […]
The new band of the masterminds Peter Scheithauer, guitar, (Killing Machine, Belladonna, Temple of Brutality) and Butcho Vukovic, vocals, (Watcha, Showtime) is set to release their debut album in September. This record is decidedly […]
‘Thrashfest – New Wave Of Australian Thrash Metal‘ Brings together all metal heads alike who like their Thrash Metal in all its glory, This will commence at The Bendigo Hotel 21st Sep 2019 celebrating […]
As one half of British Pop Duo Peter & Gordon, Peter Asher had numerous hits in Australia and around the world in the ‘60s. He was subsequently A & R Director for the Beatles’ […]
Grammy-nominated and Gold-selling hard rock heavyweights Killswitch Engage have just dropped the video for I Am Broken Too. Watch the powerful video below. The full-concept video was directed by Kyle Cogan and Zack Stauffer […]
Following their tour with Slayer, Lamb Of God, and Amon Amarth this past spring, CANNIBAL CORPSE is ready to return to the road for a North American headlining trek this fall featuring support from […]
Philippines death metal act Natal Cleft have just dropped a brand new track “Asbestos Flagon” from their upcoming new album “Particles of Hate” which is set to be released later this year. The track […]
The 31st edition of the Wacken Open Air, which will take place from the 30th of July until the 1st of August 2020, is sold out after less than a day. The advance sale […]
By popular demand, seminal rock bands +LIVE+ and BUSH are adding fall dates to their acclaimed ALT-IMATE Tour, which Billboard raved about as a night when the two bands “roar through the classics.” The […]
Boston horror-inspired metal group ICE NINE KILLS have announced their headlining 2019 SiriusXM Octane Present’s “The Octane Accelerator Tour” to take place this fall featuring support from Fit For A King, Light The Torch, […]
Following the recent announcement that Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will be joining U2 on their stadium tour of Australia in November, the band have today announced the imminent release of ‘This Is The […]
After releasing two solo albums – Better Or Worse and Between The Space – last year to critical acclaim, Monte Pittman is now launching a video for Between The Space‘s track “Changing Of The […]
On September 20th, Cult Of Luna will release their new album, A Dawn to Fear – the band’s first material under their sole name since 2013’s Vertikal 1&2. For a preview of the record, […]
HAMMERFALL Release new official video for “Dominion”, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Release Video & Single “A Journey To Remember”, VICTORIUS To Release New Album Space Ninjas From Hell. HAMMERFALL return with their new […]
It has been more than two decades since iconic 1990s four-piece Southern Sons performed together. Now, in a special coup for music fans, the beloved band are coming back together for a 2019 Reunion […]
PIXIES, one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time, are bringing their mammoth world tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2020 – Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa. Pixies’ debut […]
To celebrate the release of their much anticipated second album ‘Run Home Slow‘, Warrandyte’s finest The Teskey Brothers will bring their epic live show to stages across Australia and New Zealand this December and […]
IN FLAMES unveils lyric Video for ‘Voices’ HELLOWEEN release live single/video “Pumpkins United”, NORTHTALE unleash ‘Sirens’ Fall’ lyric video, EQUILIBRIUM announce second single & video. For the second time, Swedish legends IN […]
Ready for another round of Wacken madness? Still grinning wildly thinking about our 30th anniversary edition? Well, we are looking forward to next year’s festival as much as all of you metalheads out there. […]
Revolver Magazine is currently streaming “On The Floor,” the first official taste of Philip H. Anselmo’s EN MINOR. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo’s earliest days as a child in the French […]
TOOL have released OPIATE, UNDERTOW, ÆNIMA, LATERALUS and 10,000 DAYS on the various digital service providers for the first time – listen HERE. “Our obsession with, and dream of, a world where BetaMax and […]
On October 9, Metallica will bring “S&M²“, a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original “S&M” concerts, album, and film that also commemorates the grand opening of the state-of-the-art Chase Center, a historic […]
Handsome Tours is delighted to present, for the first time in 15 years, mclusky*. Featuring Future of the Left members Andrew “Falco” Falkous and Jack Egglestone, with the addition of Damien Sayell from the […]
Norwegian black metal masters 1349 have announced the release date of their new album. The record, titled ‘The Infernal Pathway‘ was recorded in Amper Tone studios and Studio Nyhagen with engineer Jarrett Pritchard earlier […]
The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR celebrates 10 years of Red Hot Rock in 2020 and in true style, organisers have put together an incredible all Australian line-up for a massive four-month series of dates. […]
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