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Today, legendary German thrashers, DESTRUCTION, have announced their upcoming 17th studio album, »Born To Perish«. The album will be released on August 9th, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. »Born To Perish« was recorded in January & February 2019 with VO […]
Black Label Society, led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde, has released another new music video today for their song “Bored To Tears” from their upcoming album due out this spring. Once again directed […]
The 5th Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE Motorcycle Ride and Concert is set for Sunday, May 5, 2019, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Comprised of a motorcycle ride originating […]
Legendary rock icons Sum 41 have announced their seventh full-length album, Order In Decline, will be released July 19, 2019 via Hopeless Records. Looking back at the band’s storied 23+ year career, this record […]
After welcoming a sold-out crowd of 60,000 people in 2018, Aftershock returns even bigger this year, expanding to three full days of performances from some of the most popular music acts, including a mix […]
After the release of their epic new album in September 2018, symphonic death metal collective MaYaN (featuring current and former members of Epica, After Forever, Delain, Orphanage and Stream of Passion) is still busy […]
STATIC-X and DEVILDRIVER are pleased to welcome Wednesday 13 and Raven Black as additional official support artists on their upcoming North American headline dates, joining previously announced support artist Dope. The North American portion […]
Adelaide we know you love your Old School rock and we heard your calls. So by popular demand, the legendary GIRLSCHOOL are now heading to Adelaide to hit the Enigma Bar on Sunday 30TH […]
Destroyer 666 will no longer be touring Australia and New Zealand in May/June. However BÖLZER, who were also scheduled to be performing, will now be headlining the booked dates. Information on ticketing & refunds […]
Portland thrash band TOXIC HOLOCAUST led by frontman Joel Grind has signed a worldwide record deal with Entertainment One (“eOne”) with plans to release a new album later this year. “I am proud to […]
Throughout his storied career, music legend Carlos Santana has amassed an iconic body of work by pioneering a unique fusion of rock, Latin and jazz. On his upcoming album, Africa Speaks, to be released […]
Australia’s foremost Kings of progressive, extreme heavy music, Ne Obliviscaris kickoff their incredible Australian tour in just over two weeks time. The Painted Progression Tour starts on May 9 and features one of the best line […]
Elusive UK extremists, Dragged Into Sunlight will descend on Australia for three uncompromising shows this June. The band will make their debut appearance at the legendary Dark Mofo event in Tasmania as well as exclusive shows in Brisbane and […]
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will kick off the second leg of their North American headlining tour this July. The A Quest To Believe, A Call To The Void II Tour will commence on July 26th […]
EXIT 111 Festival will debut with a heavyweight line-up that celebrates all forms of rock–from hard to classic, alternative to southern–when it debuts October 11-13 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN. The inaugural […]
The first L7 album in 20 years, Scatter the Rats embodies everything that made the band so iconic in the first place – the distortion-heavy riffs and headbanging rhythms, sludgy grooves and indelible melodies. […]
Formed in 2017 The Aints! original brief was to recreate the sound and energy of The Saints, the band co-founded by Kuepper in 1973, as they celebrated 40 years since the release of that […]
Two rock of rock music’s finest heavyweights are hitting the road together this summer. SKILLET and SEVENDUST will embark on the co-headline Victorious War Tour in August and September. Pop Evil will support, while Devour the Day will open the shows. The tour kicks off […]
Wacken Open Air is keeping the Easter bunny busy by putting a wide range of musical eggs into the baskets of their fans. The largest metal festival on this planet has announced 53 new bands […]
“From Classical To Rock” has once again joined forces with the non-profit Peninsula Education Foundation (PEF) to present an intimate star-studded concert benefiting local schools. Set to take place on May 11, 2019 at […]
Memoriam releases first single “Shell Shock”, Primal Fear reveal new video for ‘Blood, Sweat & Fear’, Exodus celebrate 40 year anniversary with the release of ‘No Love (Live At Day In The Dirt 1984)’. […]
The Hollywood Vampires – return with new music from their explosive second album, “Rise.” Rock and roll royalty Joe Perry, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp and shock rock icon Alice Cooper join forces once again for the unmissable rock album of 2019. Seconds into […]
Motionless In White have unveiled details of their anticipated new album, DISGUISE, which will be released June 7th. The band have also shared two new songs off the forthcoming LP, Disguise and Brand New […]
Amon Amarth have released a video from their upcoming new album “Berserker“, out May 3rd through Sony Music Australia. Directed by Roboshobo, Crack The Sky is the second of a trilogy of music videos from Berserker […]
Paul Gilbert has released a new video for “Things Can Walk To You” from the upcoming new studio album titled “Behold Electric Guitar” out May 17th via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. […]
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