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PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2019 continues to make waves as it confirms its final lineup for this year’s three-day, four-stage takeover of Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino August 16th – 18th, 2019. Swedish progressive metal […]
For two exclusive Australian dates only, classic UK Death Metal institution Bloodbath will annihilate Sydney and Melbourne audiences as they headline the very first Southern Slaughter Festival. Brought to you by Overdrive Touring, Southern […]
THE DAMNED are the greatest surviving British punk band, bar none, still firing on all cylinders and breaking all the rules. This most spiritually chaotic of all punk groups have never been away, never […]
Melbourne two-piece metal machine, Contrive, consisting of twin brothers Paul and Andrew Haug will be heading to the USA in May for their first ever tour of the country! The huge 24 date tour sees them […]
Rock legends KING’S X are thrilled to announce that they are entering the studio to record their highly-anticipated new album – the first to be released in over a decade – scheduled to drop this […]
Legendary former lead guitarist and songwriter of the Eagles, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and New York Times bestselling author DON FELDER, has just released his highly anticipated all-new album AMERICAN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. The album features […]
Keyboardist/Multi-Instrumentalist extraordinaire, JORDAN RUDESS, member of platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated band, DREAM THEATER, has announced details for his fourth annual JORDAN RUDESS KEYFEST, which will be held May 30 – June 1 at SWEETWATER SOUND in […]
(hed) p.e. return to Australia for an encore run of shows following their successful tour in 2018 (their first in 5 years), thanks to Silverback Touring. The demand from fans was overwhelming. This time […]
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 head-banging rhythms, sludgy grooves and indelible melodies. […]
Everyone’s favourite mid-western emo pioneers, The Get Up Kids, will return to Australia this October for the first time in eight years. Being a fan of THE GET UP KIDS brings sheer joy. The twinkly […]
Called the “harshest band in America” by The Guardian, NAILS has returned to unleash their relentless fury once again with the release of a new song, ‘I Don’t Want To Know You.’ The digital […]
POSSESSED revealed their first album in over 3 decades, »Revelations Of Oblivion« which will be released on May 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases their second single, ‘Shadowcult’ with a live clip from their performance at […]
Grand Magus release third single “A Hall Clad In Gold”, Royal Republic release brand new single ‘Boomerang’, Majestica reveal “Above The Sky” album details, OF VIRTUE announce new album & release single […]
To celebrate 30 years of ‘A Graveyard Of Empty Bottles‘, Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour have some special releases, merchandise and live shows in store, including a double A-side 7″ single ‘Comfort Of The Devil / Errol […]
TOTO is pleased to announce the release of their definitive CD box set: All In via Legacy Recordings (a division of Sony Music) on May 24th. In late 2018, a deluxe limited-edition vinyl/CD version of the set was […]
Preeminent progressive rock band moe. and legendary platinum-selling band Blues Traveler have announced they will be hitting the road together across North America on the All Roads Runaround Tour presented by SiriusXM JamON. The […]
On 31st May 2019 BMG proudly release Slade’s Feel The Noize – The Singlez Box, a strictly limited edition box set comprises of 10 rare internationally released 7’’ singles, including an extremely rare 7’’ promo copy in a […]
PELICAN, the instrumental quartet whose singular vision of heavy music eschews classification, has announced their first full-length in six years, Nighttime Stories, is due June 7th via Southern Lord Recordings. The album’s lead single, […]
The Darkness have announced UK and European tour dates in support of their new album “Easter Is Cancelled“. Tickets on general sale 10am Friday 12th April 2019 Gain Exclusive PRE-SALE Access to the band’s […]
In what would have been the 50th year of Rory Gallagher’s recording career, UMC are pleased to announce the release of ‘BLUES’ on Friday 31st May. From the vaults of the Gallagher estate’s tape […]
Baroness, who release their fifth album, Gold & Grey on June 14 via Abraxan Hymns, give fans another early listen to the 17-track collection with the release of a video for Seasons. “Seasons,” which […]
In celebration of what has become one of the most eagerly anticipated days for all true music lovers, Record Store Day on Saturday, April 13, EUROPE is not only releasing a new video for […]
Kram (SPIDERBAIT), Mark Wilson (JET), Davey Lane (YOU AM I) and Darren Middleton (POWDERFINGER) — collectively known as ARC — have announced an extension to their hotly anticipated Abbey Road Live tour this August, […]
Joy Division’s legendary bass player Peter Hook is set to tour Australia with The Metropolitan Orchestra this August for a string of five concerts which will see him,special guests and a full orchestra perform the band’s seminal […]
On Friday, the Swiss folk metal superstars ELUVEITIE released their new masterpiece Ategnatos via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band presents a brand new performance/lyric video of the song ‘The Slumber’. Recordings of Ategnatos took place in […]
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