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Hard rock juggernaut HALESTORM are delighted to announce plans for their December 2019 Australian headline tour, presented by MJR Presents by arrangement with UTA. Recently in Australia for the second annual Download Festival Australia, […]
PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS will continue their 2019 worldwide live takeover with a month-long European tour. Set to commence on June 20th and run through July 20th, the journey includes a host […]
Original songwriter/lead vocalist of Enuff Z’Nuff, Donnie Vie, is back with his latest solo album, ‘Beautiful Things,’ which will be released on June 7th via Deko Music on CD/LP/Digital, with the first single “I […]
Buy a Direct Underground Fest Sydney or Melbourne ticket before June 6th (including fans who have already bought tickets) and go into the draw to win $1000+ worth of exceptionally bloodthirsty heavy duty value. […]
Following their sold-out Still Got the Rock European Tour, legendary 70’s rock band, Sweet, embark upon the perfect Christmas gift for their UK fans, a 16-date nationwide tour November 28 until December 21. Tickets […]
Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi, collectively Generation Axe, will release The Guitars That Destroyed The World (Live in China) via earMUSIC / Edel on June 28. The performance […]
In 2014, DevilDriver and Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara peeled off his wetsuit and sat down next to his wife Anahstasia to watch the sun disappear into the Pacific. Fresh off yet another grueling […]
John Lodge – legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues and recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame–is bringing his “10,000 Light Years” solo concert to the “Rock […]
GIN BLOSSOMS, one of the top alt-rock groups of the ’90s, have announced a new round of “New Miserable Experience Live” shows, from June 26 in Sacramento, CA through August 23 in Seattle, WA as part […]
Following the release of their #1 album, amo, Bring Me The Horizon are continuing their triumphant assault on 2019. Fresh off the back of a sold out tour in South America and Australia, they […]
Grammy nominated California punk pop heavyweights, blink-182, premiere highly anticipated new music with their single, Blame It On My Youth, out via Columbia Records / Sony Music Australia and produced by Tim Pagnotta. The […]
THE ESSENCE OF EPICA, the lavishly designed and fully illustrated, high-quality hardback which tells the story of symphonic metal titans EPICA in their own words, is available for preorder now at epicabook.com. Created using rare […]
Every victory merits a theme song, and victory is exactly what multi-platinum, two-time GRAMMY® nominee rockers Skillet hail as they partner with Billboard to announce the soundtrack to triumph on their tenth full-length album, […]
On The Blue, one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years, has announced the details for the second sailing of the On The Blue Cruise in 2020. The 2019 inaugural […]
The world’s fastest growing independent rock label, Golden Robot Records, continues it’s upward trajectory into 2019. Starting the year off with a bang, the label recently welcomed guitar icons John Sykes and Gilby Clarke to the family as well as Alt Rockers, […]
DIRECT UNDERGROUND FEST 2019 headliners Dark Funeral (Sweden) and Immolation (USA) have added an extra show to their Australian appearances for Brisbane fans to sink their teeth into. Tickets on sale immediately! DARK FUNERAL […]
Three years after announcing their hiatus, revered heavy rockers GRAVEYARD are back! Headbangers will come out in force for the Swedish heavy-psych royalty who have just announced August east coast dates, Friday 23rd at […]
As the former lead vocalist of the legendary female rock band Vixen, Janet Gardner’s powerful vocals propelled Vixen to the top of the Billboard charts with crossover hits “Edge of a Broken Heart” and […]
OPETH are pleased to announce Australian headline shows for December 2019 There are few bands that can or will match Sweden’s Opeth. Since forming in the tiny Stockholm suburb of Bandhagen in 1990, the […]
Today The Wildhearts are proud to announce the release of Renaissance Men, their first full-length studio album in 10 years on Graphite Records. “It’s The Wildhearts remembering what they do best” – 9 out 10, hailed […]
Guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD), guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE), vocalist Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR, GAMMA RAY), guitarist Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, HELLOWEEN), and vocalist Brian O’Connor (VICIOUS RUMORS,CONSFEARACY) are among the multi-national […]
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of LAMB OF GOD‘s genre-defining, Gold-certified major label debut, Ashes Of The Wake, the landmark album is reborn as the new Ashes Of The Wake – 15th Anniversary […]
Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are set to release their new album ‘The Great War’ on July 19th, 2019. Today the band proudly present their first single, ‘Fields Of Verdun‘. Bassist Pär Sundström comments: […]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds release a brand new single, ‘Black Star Dancing’, produced by Noel and taken from the EP of the same name, due June 14 via Sour Mash / Caroline Australia. […]
Norwegian black metal titans ABBATH are now releasing the second new track, taken from their upcoming full length ‘Outstrider’. The album is set for worldwide release on July 5, 2019. The new offering “Calm in […]
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