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The reformed Divinyls featuring Lauren Ruth Ward on vocals have cancelled their upcoming Australia tour. The official statement is as below: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the forthcoming Divinyls Australian tour has been cancelled. All tickets […]
Due to demand, The Sisters Of Mercy will be adding Perth, Adelaide and Auckland to their tour in 2019. It howls. It’s grindingly beautiful. It’s dangerously sentient. It’s The Sisters of Mercy returning to […]
HEROD Swiss Noise Makers To Release New Album, Sombre, SÂVER To Release Debut Album They Came With Sunlight, LABIRINTO Release Video For Divino Afflante Spiritu Herod have arisen from the ever- prosperous […]
DOWNFALL OF GAIA Releases Third Single, “Of Withering Violet Leaves”, ALLEGAEON Reveals details for new album, ‘Apoptosis’, MOTHER FEATHER Release Rich and Visually Engaging New Video THIS Friday, February 8th sees Downfall […]
Omnium Gatherum has been a mainstay in the Melodic Death Metal world since their conception in Finland in 1996 by guitarist Markus Vanhala (also of Insomnium fame). The band has grown from strength to […]
The world’s fastest growing independent record label, Golden Robot Records, continues it’s upward trajectory into 2019. Starting the year off with a bang, the label is honored to welcome to the family, the guitar […]
Joining RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS on their instantly sold out Australian 2019 tour will be the one and only Grandfather of Funk, GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC. By arrangement with the Byron Bay Bluesfest, […]
Roundhouse Entertainment, in conjunction with Chugg Entertainment, is thrilled to announce SIR ELTON JOHN will perform three very special a day on the green outdoor concerts as part of the epic 15-date Australian leg […]
CHILDREN OF BODOM second single & lyric video, ELUVEITIE first single & music video released, ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN to release “Harbinger” this March Finland’s melodic death superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM are going […]
JOHN 5 and The Creatures – comprised of world-renowned guitarist JOHN 5, bassist Ian Ross and drummer Logan Miles Nix – have launched another music video from their forthcoming full-length album, Invasion, for a […]
Yngwie Malmsteen will release “Blue Lightning” globally on March 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. To call Yngwie Malmsteen a ‘maestro’ or ‘virtuoso’ is to state the obvious. But such terms don’t […]
One of the unsung heroes of 60’s rock, famed as one of its best live bands and one of its most enduring forces, Canned Heat, are on their way down under. They come back […]
They came blazing out of the radio with the aptly titled ‘Early Warning’. “Too young to know,” Suze DeMarchi sang, “Too old to listen.” Now, nearly three decades later, Baby Animals are all grown-up […]
Multi-Award-winning American Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish is happy to announce that London-based Americana band Curse Of Lono will be special guests on her May 2019 UK Tour. The band released their second […]
Taken from the bands new album ‘Exile to the Velveteen Lounge’, sleaze powerhouse BABYLON SHAKES and HighVolMusic have released a new video for the track ‘Making a Million’. Tracklisting: “Making A Million” “Sunset Striptease” […]
Perth’s newest and rapidly growing metal club HORNOGRAPHY is raring to go for the February edition! After a huge Aussie Day party in January, we are back with a home ground advantage at THE […]
TREMONTI Releases Music Video For Next Single “Throw Them To The Lions”, TEMPERANCE Joins Forces With Napalm Records, SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION Release New Lyric Video For “Little Shits”, MONKEY3 To Release New Album Sphere […]
The manifestation of pure doom metal! CANDLEMASS have come full circle: their first singer Johan Langquist (who left the band after singing on the legendary 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus) has returned! They are […]
With 2019 marking 50 years since David Bowie’s first hit, Space Oddity, Parlophone is set to release a 7″ vinyl singles box set of nine previously unreleased recordings* from the era during which Space […]
The eagerly anticipated full-length album Carnival Of Fools from Brisbane dirty-soul act Blues Arcadia is a record that almost didn’t get made. Personal struggles and a band implosion shortly after they began the process […]
FOREIGNER and Eagle Vision today announced the release of the concert film, Foreigner Live At The Rainbow ’78, which is available on DVD, Blu-ray, DVD+CD and Blu-ray+CD from March 15th. After the band’s self-titled […]
Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed the complete back catalog of Black Label Society (BLS), the hard rock group led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde. In addition to the band’s last three albums which […]
SandJam Presented by Pepsi has released the full lineup for the 2nd annual rock music festival set for April 26, 27 & 28, 2019 at Panama City Beach’s M.B. Miller Pier. Kings of Leon, […]
Angel Du$t has announced details of their new LP, Pretty Buff, which will be released March 15th on Roadrunner Records. The band has also shared two new tracks – Bang My Drum and On […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has been forced to postpone the entire UK and European leg of his “NO MORE TOURS 2” tour on doctors’ orders. […]
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