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Today, Thy Art Is Murder‘s earth-scorching fifth record, Human Target, is unleashed unto the world via Nuclear Blast (ROW) and Human Warfare (AU/NZ). The band offers fans the music video for the fourth single, […]
The goth scene has already marked this day in their calendar with a big, black cross because today Finland’s dark rockers THE 69 EYES start the pre-order for their 12th studio album West End, […]
It’s back! Punk Goes, the compilation series you loved during the ’00s and during the Myspace heyday, has made its triumphant return. The latest edition, Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 3, arrives today via Fearless Records. Launched in 2000, […]
Grammy nominated California rock heavyweights, blink-182, have announced that their highly anticipated new studio album, NINE, will be released on September 20 via Columbia Records / Sony Music Australia. Fans who pre-order the album […]
Fresh off the announcement of their upcoming album, supergroup KXM – Dug Pinnick of King’s X on vocals/bass, George Lynch of Lynch Mob/Dokken on guitars and Ray Luzier, of Korn on drums – released […]
Caroline Australia via Spinefarm Records and Search & Destroy are proud to partner with Refused globally to deliver the band’s new album ‘War Music‘ on 18th October. The album’s opening salvo “Blood Red”, a […]
Rock, Blues & Metal media publication The Rockpit is celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary in 2019! The rock media company will kick off celebrations with a special 10th birthday show in Perth on Saturday […]
Phoenix (AZ) Ned Flanders themed metalcore band OKILLY DOKILLY announce their first ever Australian tour with special guests, Melbourne doom-metal band DR. COLOSSUS. The world’s only Nedal band is coming to Australia in February! […]
The Lineup By Day with set times for the inaugural EXIT 111 Festival–October 11-13 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN–has now been revealed with Guns N’ Roses (Sunday, 8:10 PM), Def Leppard […]
After several years of planning, MOTÖRHEAD and BMG are delighted to announce the start of an exciting, extensive and detailed ultra-fan-friendly release program spanning the band’s career from the 70s, ’80’s, 90’s, and beyond! […]
The Dead Daisies are set to release a set of covers titled “Locked and Loaded: The Covers Album” this August 23rd through Spitfire Music/SPV. The Dead Daisies pride themselves on being an ass-kicking Rock […]
The mighty Behemoth have released a music video for Sabbath Mater from their latest album I Loved You At Your Darkest. “We bring you the new video for ‘Sabbath Mater,’” the band said. “The energy and vibe were made for […]
STATIC-X and DEVILDRIVER are continuing their onslaught of North America this fall with a second leg of the massively successful Wisconsin Death Trip 20th Anniversary tour! With several sold out shows from the first […]
Crobot and Mascot Records have presented a new music video for “Low Life” from the band’s upcoming studio album MOTHERBRAIN out globally on August 23. The clip captures front man Brandon Yeagley as he […]
HEY HO! LET’S GO! HARDLINE MEDIA are pleased to announce the return of RICHIE RAMONE to Australia, just in time for the countdown to Christmas, in DECEMBER 2019! The famed punk drummer is set […]
The Fifth Annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio […]
Queen’s iconic music video for “Bohemian Rhapsody” has now officially passed 1 Billion views on YouTube, making history as the first pre-1990’s video to reach one billion views on the platform. The accompanying video […]
Godsmack – Sully Erna [vocals, guitar], Tony Rombola [guitar], Robbie Merrill [bass] and Shannon Larkin [drums]–have achieved a career first by scoring three #1 singles from the same album. This week, “Under Your Scars,”the […]
Slipknot has shared Solway Firth, the second new song to be released off their widely anticipated sixth LP, We Are Not Your Kind, which will arrive August 9th on Roadrunner Records. Solway Firth is […]
Have you ever wanted to give back to the men and women who put their lives on the line? Here’s your chance to help support them but not in the typical fashion. Operation Music […]
GRAMMY Award-winning metal band, High on Fire has announced a juggernaut North American fall tour with Power Trip. Dates kick off on November 7, 2019, at Levitation Festival, the 3-day music festival held in Austin, TX, now […]
KORN have shared the official music video for their new single You’ll Never Find Me. The Andzej Gavriss directed video can be seen below. You’ll Never Find Me is the lead single from KORN’s […]
Multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls have officially announced their highly anticipated 12th studio album, Miracle Pill, out September 13th, 2019 via Warner Records. In an exclusive feature with SPIN, lead singer and guitarist John […]
You are about to enter a hallucinatory space populated by witches and psychics, tarot cards and crystal balls, madness and trepidation, and a harrowing ride in a hearse driven by a Hell Hound. During […]
Pinnacle Music Group are absolutely thrilled to announce that the legendary guitar virtuoso MARTY FRIEDMAN will be returning to Australia, for the first time with his full “Super Band” across four VERY intimate venues. […]
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