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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 […]
COLLECTIVE SOUL’s silver anniversary year will be a celebration of their ongoing legacy in all-out style with a little bit of the classic and a lot of the new. Not only have they already […]
THE DAMNED THINGS release new lyric video for ‘Omen, ELUVEITIE release lyric video for “Worship” featuring Randy Blythe, VADER release single & lyric video for “Grand Deceiver”, ENFORCER present ‘Regrets’ music video. […]
Australia’s extreme metal titans Thy Art Is Murder have announced they’ll release their earth-scorching fifth record, Human Target, on July 26 via Human Warfare. The band also released the confronting first single / video of […]
DIAMOND HEAD – the Stourbridge, England born New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers – return to the world stage with a new album, set for release May 24th via Silver Lining Music. The […]
The legendary Norwegian longstanding partnership of Fenriz and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum, return with their first studio album since 2016’s hugely popular ‘Arctic Thunder’, in the shape of ‘Old Star’ to be released on […]
The return of Grammy winning songwriter, Creed frontman, and platinum-certified solo artist, Scott Stapp is underway. As new single, “Purpose For Pain,” gains traction, Scott has revealed the albums July 19 release date, the […]
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 […]
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