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German Hard Rockers THE NEW ROSES are back to climb the rock Olympus with their fourth studio album Nothing But Wild! After successful live appearances all over the world, lately opening for KISS, and […]
Sum 41 have dropped an emotionally charged ballad today with the release of “Never There.” Dedicated to single parents everywhere, the song is a personal letter from lead singer Deryck Whibley. “Never There” is […]
UFO bassist Rob De Luca has checked in from the road while on tour with UFO across Europe. A message from Rob: This has been such a crazy year… SwedenRock Festival was amazing for […]
It’s a very good day for Off With Their Heads fans as the band reveal details of their forthcoming album Be Good, set for release on August 16, and announce their return to Australian shores this November. To accompany […]
LA’s Sasquatch are an undeniable power house of stoner rock! Having started Philadelphia back in 2000 and soon after moving LA, the band have now produced 5 studio albums, toured the world extensively and […]
It’s been a busy few months in the Hornography Camp with quiz nights, CD launches and interstate touring acts. In July we are back to our usual proceedings with a killer all-local metal lineup […]
HELLYEAH will release their sixth studio album, Welcome Home on, Friday, September 27, via Eleven Seven Music. Pre orders available now! Welcome Home, the eagerly anticipated new album featuring the late Vinnie Paul’s final recordings, […]
Hot off the heels of the release of their latest album Future Ruins earlier this year, which saw them stamp their authority as the OG purveyors of widescreen psychedelic shoegaze, Swervedriver are ready to […]
The “who’s who” of the rock n’ roll world are banding together Fourth of July weekend to show their support for U.S. veterans with one of the largest benefit concerts this summer. The “American […]
HEART—ANN and NANCY WILSON–will extend their massive “Love Alive” cross-country summer tour into the fall with dates now taking the group through October. New dates include stops in Newark, Little Rock, Memphis, Kansas City, […]
Italy’s symphonic death metal horde, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, return! Over a clutch of consistent, ever more intricate and dissonant recordings, this Roman outfit has impacted the global metal scene profoundly with its sculpted compositions and […]
For the first time in Australia and for a very rare run of shows, DARK ANGEL has reformed and hit Australian shores for a very limited number of appearances. The legends themselves, GENE HOGLAN […]
For 30 years, BACKYARD BABIES has delivered top of the line dirty rock ‘n’ roll, both live and recorded. The fact that the original four guys that started the band still are playing together, […]
When you talk about classic albums shaping genres Cruelty and the Beast by CRADLE OF FILTH sits proudly and menacingly at the top of the tree for extreme music. In 1998 Cruelty and the Beast was […]
MARCO MENDOZA, the world-class bassist known from his involvement in Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, The Dead Daisies, Thin Lizzy and more is about to release a new single and music video for the song “Leah”. […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST release first single and video “Rock Steady”, SABATON release new single and lyric video “The Red Baron”, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA release brand new single, ‘Satellite’. Following on from […]
This year marks an auspicious anniversary for Tex Perkins, it is a decade since he first took to the stage with his award-winning The Man In Black – The Songs & Story of Johnny […]
Jon Stevens is heading to Western Australia with his Jon Stevens – The Hits Tour, traversing all the hits of his career, from his solo work, right through to Noiseworks, INXS, and even Jesus […]
His debut solo single Wall of Glass put him back where he belongs, but Liam Gallagher’s new single Shockwave is already powering towards a much bigger launch. Competing for a Top 10 position on […]
In response to enormous demand, and hot on the heels of the incredible global success of the Rocketman epic musical fantasy, Elton-mania has reached fever pitch! It can today be announced that Sir Elton […]
After wowing audiences with a rollicking Christmas-themed release at the close of 2018, the icon of Detroit rock and soul, Mitch Ryder, returns with this superb collection of all-new recordings – Detroit Breakout! The […]
Crobot and Mascot Records have announced the planned global release of the band’s new studio album MOTHERBRAIN on August 23. Earlier this year, the band presented a raucously entertaining lead music video for the […]
Sum 41 have dropped an anthemic new single and music video today with the release of “A Death In The Family.” Front man Deryck Whibley delivers a warning that all bad things must come […]
Dizzy Reed has dropped another music video from his 2018 solo debut album, Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy album, which was released globally through independent record label, Golden Robot Records, on digital, CD and […]
JOE SATRIANI has had a long and acclaimed solo career, his awards and accolades from fans and the industry alike are unending. Yet, through all of that, SATRIANI has often mentioned in interviews the […]
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