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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 […]
Grammy winning songwriter, powerhouse frontman for Creed, and platinum certified solo artist, Scott Stapp today debuted the video for his new single, “Purpose For Pain,” revealing an auto-biographical rush of memories, from abuse, to escape, and going from bad […]
LOUDNESS has been dominating the worldwide heavy metal scene ever since their birth in 1981 with classic albums like “THUNDER IN THE EAST” (1985 / #74 US national chart) and “LIGHTNING STRIKES” (1986 / […]
Roaring sounds, cutting-edge solos, colossal power – Generation Axe is THE American rock guitarist supergroup formed by Steve Vai guitar wunderkind and three-time Grammy winner ex Frank Zappa, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth. For this superb project, […]
HARDLINE MEDIA proudly present a DOUBLE BILL of US groove Metal at its finest – SKINLAB & PISSING RAZORS!!! San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB, often mentioned in the same vein as Machine Head, […]
LIZZY BORDEN will support power metal veterans Demons & Wizards on a North American tour this summer. Set to commence on August 17th in Los Angeles California, the trek will wind its way through […]
Norwegian black metal titans ABBATH are now releasing the first brand new track, taken from their upcoming full length ‘Outstrider’. The album is set for worldwide release on July 5, 2019. The first offering “Harvest […]
Icelandic classic rock trio THE VINTAGE CARAVAN are about to kick off the second leg of their European tour in support of their latest studio album »Gateways« (August 31, 2018 through Nuclear Blast/Alda Music). […]
Bay Area metal giants MACHINE HEAD, who recently announced the dates for their »Burn My Eyes« 25th anniversary tour, have re-recorded the legendary debut album in its entirety. The recording line-up features original BME […]
SULLY ERNA of GODSMACK has announced the creation of The Scars Foundation to support ongoing mental health struggles facing so many. The foundation’s mission statement is as follows: The Scars Foundation has been established […]
The most buzzed-about tour in the heavy metal world – the DIO RETURNS Tour featuring the Ronnie James Dio hologram – is finally coming to the United States this spring and summer! The DIO […]
In recognition of the forthcoming re-issue of THE CULT‘s multi-platinum-selling Sonic Temple album on Beggars Banquet Records, the British group that’s led by Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy will embark on select dates […]
PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2019, set to rumble Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino August 16th through August 18th, has announced its annual pool party kick-off show. Scheduled to commence Thursday, August 15th at Daylight […]
After the immense success of DIRECT UNDERGROUND FEST in the past two years, 2019 will see the return of the mini-festival bringing together again some of the best and darkest bands in the heavy […]
The war rages on! Little more than one year has passed since album the »The Silent Vigil« was released, but as we all know, there’s no standing still in the MEMORIAM camp. Their third […]
Louder Than Life, the World’s Largest Rock ‘N’ Roll Whiskey Festival, returns to Louisville, KY even bigger and better in its fifth year, with festival producers delivering the most spectacular music lineup since the […]
Prepare yourselves as two of the finest international heavy exports, Born Of Osiris & Chelsea Grin team up for a huge national co-headline Australian tour joined by homegrown talent Diamond Construct this June. Born Of Osiris’ […]
Australian music publicist Chris Maric had such an awesome experience during his two previous Heavy Metal Truants rides in 2016 and 2017 that he is returning to the UK to take part once again! Chris will […]
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 […]
The enormous success of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, the highest grossing music biopic of all time, has proven that the love for Queen remains as strong as ever. Lifelong Australian fans and new converts […]
It’s been nearly three years since Birds Of Tokyo did a full national tour but with their new track “Good Lord” riding high in the charts the band has finally announced a string of […]
Metal United World Wide returns for a second year with Perth now being added to the world wide event! Based on the original Metal United Down Under in Australia, MUWW brings together the entire […]
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