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Today Hot Water Music share details on their forthcoming EP Shake Up The Shadows, out May 24 on Epitaph. The first shared song is Rebellion Story, a melodic track that reinforces the importance of […]
Hookers & Blow, the now legendary project formed by long time Guns ’n’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed and Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi, recently announced a global merchandise and recording deal with the world’s fastest […]
The iconic, GRAMMY-winning guitarist SLASH and his band SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS have released their brand new live video, Boulevard Of Broken Hearts. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams video was recorded at […]
Phil X, now guitarist with Bon Jovi, continues the legacy of his band The Drills with another outstanding collection of newly recorded song that rival the works of the band’s past. With guest appearances, as listed […]
Returning to Australia for the annual Splendour In The Grass festival, Catfish And The Bottlemen have announced they will play headline shows in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Perth. The tour comes in support of […]
Three of metal’s finest vocalists, known collectively as THREE TREMORS – Tim “Ripper” Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES), Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin (JAG PANZER, SATAN’S HOST, TITAN FORCE), and Sean “The Hell […]
REVOCATION re-signs worldwide to Metal Blade Records, ABNORMALITY launches new single, “A Catastrophic and Catalyzing Event”, Arch / Matheos drop new single, “Wanderlust” Revocation – who have been part of the Metal […]
UMACollective and ALT Events are honoured to welcome Trepaneringsritualen to Australian shores for the first time as main headliner for both UMACFEST lineups, + 2 special performances in Perth and Melbourne. Trepaneringsritualen was initiated […]
SEPULTURA banned to perform in Lebanon/to stream their Dubai performanc, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE launch ‘Healing Through War’ live video from “Veleno”, CELLAR DARLING release live clip for ‘Death’ The SEPULTURA performance which was […]
UK glam-rockers The Struts will make a triumphant return to Australian shores this August. Currently on their Young & Dangerous world tour, the band will play shows at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel, Sydney’s Factory Theatre, and Brisbane’s The […]
Canadian progressive heavy music genius, Devin Townsend, is pleased to announce a very special Australian ‘An Evening With’ solo acoustic tour. The intimate evenings will feature Devin performing tracks from across his catalogue, as […]
With Destroyer 666 no longer part of the tour, Bolzer have stepped up as headliner for all shows across Australia and now local support acts have just been announced. Information on Destroyer 666 ticket […]
On May 31, Concord Records Via Caroline Australia will release The Traveler, an album of experience and profound resonance by the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, while on […]
On the heels of his hugely acclaimed Australian tour, Iggy Pop has today announced the reissue of long-lost classic ‘Zombie Birdhouse’, to be released on 28th June via Caroline Australia. A heady concoction of droning synths, Afrobeats […]
With the rise of the break of dawn, New Found Glory have a pop-punk cover of the iconic Frozen theme “Let It Go” out today! It is the latest release from the band’s upcoming […]
The winning remix of “Hitech-Lowlife” will be released as the official remix on Atypeek Music. The producer will also win a distribution deal for an original EP on Rail Records; receive AnR consultancy support […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has just announced rescheduled shows in the UK and Europe on his “NO MORE TOURS 2” tour. The six-week trek […]
After recently conquering the stages of Australia and New Zealand, San Diego based rock trio EARTHLESS are currently touring European shores (remaining dates can be found below) in support of their latest studio album Black […]
Rammstein have just released Radio, the second single taken from the band’s long awaited seventh album, due out on May 17! Released late on Friday evening, April 26, Australian time, Radio has already clocked up over 12 […]
Seminal Shoegaze legends RIDE return to Australia and New Zealand for their first headline tour in over 25 years thanks to SBM Presents! Forming in Oxford, England in 1988, RIDE set the blueprint for the […]
Michael Jackson, Madonna, Duran Duran, Roxette, Billy Idol, Tina Turner, Bon Jovi, Robert Palmer… the eighties were undoubtedly a much more boundary-pushing era for music and pop culture as a whole. An era when […]
Celebrating 30 years The Screaming Jets are taking a step back in time and revisiting their musical history. Songs like ‘Sister Tease’, ‘Stop The World’, ‘Blue Sashes’, ‘Think’, and many more gems are due […]
Derek Davis, Frontman and Songwriter for former Arista Records and Frontiers Records recording artists, “Babylon A.D.” has just released his first single and video “Sweet Cream Cadillac.” The track is from his upcoming new […]
California thrash metal legends DEATH ANGEL have unleashed a snarling new song today called “The Pack” from the band’s long-awaited 9th full-length album, Humanicide, that’s due out May 31st from Nuclear Blast Records. Watch […]
Thin Lizzy are very pleased to announce the bass player for the forthcoming run of European Festival appearances to commemorate 50 years since the formation of the original band and 40 years since the […]
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