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Jimmy Barnes will embrack on his biggest headlining tour of this century – Shutting Down Your Town – playing all his classic hits plus highlights from his acclaimed new album, My Criminal Record, released Friday, […]
Perth’s home of metal HORNOGRAPHY is putting on an extra special event this June – HEAVY METAL QUIZ NIGHT! Test your metal knowledge against your friends and foes, plus win great prizes all night! […]
An all-star benefit show featuring Multi-Platinum Rockers Candlebox, Aerosmith‘s Brad Whitford and Grammy-Award Winner Mike Farris, among many others, has been announced to support Thin Lizzy Guitarist Damon Johnson in the wake of the PledgeMusic bankruptcy. The “Damon Johnson: Uprising from PledgeMusic” concert […]
Sydney’s independent instrumental progressive solo artist, PLINI, announces his Australia and New Zealand headline tour in October. The shows are a rare and intimate live set that has been honed around the world since his last […]
Check out the new release from Derek Davis, songwriter and frontman for former Arista Records and Frontiers Records recording artists Babylon A.D. On his latest solo release Derek Davis weaves early Delta Blues, Americana, […]
With Sold Out shows on their last Australian & New Zealand Tour, SLF return in February to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their seminal debut album – Inflammable Materia thanks to DRW Entertainment and […]
Australia (well, the East Coast) was delighted to learn earlier this year that alt rock legends The Cure would be bringing their magisterial, slow-burn masterpiece Disintegration to our (Sydney’s) shores to mark the 30th […]
CULT OF LUNA Releases New Single, “The Silent Man”, BATUSHKA to release ‘Hospodi’ on July 12, TANITH launches new single, “Eleven Years”, Arch / Matheos launches new video for the track “Tethered”. […]
ALIEN WEAPONRY Release New Video For Ahi Kā, BEYOND THE BLACK To Release Heart Of The Hurricane / Black Edition, GLORYHAMMER Release Second Single And Video, CREMATORY & Einherjer Sign With Napalm Records […]
HAMMERFALL will release a new album titled DOMINION on 16th August 2019 via Napalm Records. The group unleashed “(We Make) Sweden Rock” – the first single off DOMINION today. Listen and and purchase/stream the new […]
Just enough cloud cover on Sunday, May 5 made for a gorgeous Southern California day for the 5th Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE Motorcycle Ride and Concert, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer […]
EXHORDER wrap recording on first album in 27 years + announces forthcoming US tour, KORPIKLAANI release lyric video for ‘Bír Bír’, WALKWAYS release brand new single. After 27 years of waiting, fans […]
Rock band Crobot released a video for their new song, “Keep Me Down”. Directed by Mike Danger the hilarious video marks the first new music from the band in three years. The band describes […]
Nuclear Blast are delighted to announce the release of BLACK STAR RIDERS new studio album “Another State Of Grace” on the 6th September 2019. The band will support the record with a full UK […]
Biffy Clyro have shared a brand new track and video in the shape of Balance, Not Symmetry. It’s the title track from the film of the same name, which frontman Simon Neil co-wrote with […]
RAMMSTEIN has released its long awaited seventh album today! Get it now HERE. Comprised of 11 new RAMMSTEIN tracks including “ZEIG DICH” and singles “RADIO” and “DEUTSCHLAND,” the new record is RAMMSTEIN’s first studio […]
Slipknot has set “We Are Not Your Kind” as the title of its new album, due on August 9 via Roadrunner. Today the band has shared the album’s first single “Unsainted“, which is available […]
Glorious. Heartfelt. Ridiculous. Hilarity is on tap in the new Peter Darley Miller-directed Alice In Chains video for “Rainier Fog”. “In a world where things are becoming increasingly serious, with ‘Rainier Fog’ we have […]
SÓLSTAFIR are now premiering a stunning new video for the track “Bláfjall“, taken from their latest released full-length ‘Berdreyminn‘. SÓLSTAFIR comments: “Here it is, our 3rd video by the almighty Bowen Staines. After we did our […]
Paul Gilbert will be staging appearances across North America in support of his May 17 release Behold Electric Guitar. The itinerary begins on May 25 at Denver’s Oriental Theater and wraps June 30th in […]
Legendary German thrashers, DESTRUCTION, have revealed the cover artwork to their upcoming 17th studio album, »Born To Perish«. This stunning visualization was created by acclaimed artist Gyula from Hungary, who has also created artwork for ANNIHILATOR, GRAVE […]
Swedish symphonic power metallers MAJESTICA are set to release their debut album »Above The Sky«, on June 7, 2019, through Nuclear Blast. Today the band that features SABATON guitarist Tommy Johansson has released another taster […]
Clutch and Killswitch Engage have announced co-headline US tour dates for this summer. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 17th at 10am. Both bands will also be appearing on several festivals during their […]
The legendary Rhapsody alumni Fabio Lione and Luca Turilli have re-united at long last, and together they are set to conquer Australian shores off the back of their latest opus Zero Gravity (Rebirth & […]
Stand by for a double shot of dirty, gritty, sleazy, street wise Rock ‘n’ Roll as Los Angeles’ notorious, multi-platinum-selling rock band BUCKCHERRY team up with special guests Sweden’s Kings of thrashy sleaze rock HARDCORE […]
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