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Greta Van Fleet, one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands today, will play Australia for the first time early next year on their “March of the Peaceful Army” World Tour Fans in Sydney, […]
Are you ready for one of the best live recordings ever done by a rock band? On 21st of December 2018 the Tygers Of Pan Tang will release “Hellbound Spellbound Live 1981” featuring the […]
The Download 2019 line up exploded into reality in September, with a promise of more names to come…. drum solo please …. Fists in the air to welcome Grammy nominated, multiplatinum Canadian rockers Sum […]
SLIPKNOT have announced a 10th Anniversary Edition of their RIAA and ARIA platinum certified milestone LP, All Hope Is Gone. The release will feature newly reimagined artwork by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan, […]
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Progfest is the ultimate annual gathering for progressive music fans, and prog as a genre is one of the nation’s fastest growing. The 2019 line up of Progfest is definitely […]
Following a guest performance during Billy Joel’s show last night at Madison Square Garden, Joe Perry experienced shortness of breath and was treated backstage by paramedics who gave the guitarist oxygen and used a tracheal […]
Get ready to stomp your feet in the pit and raise your fists in the air, Canadian political punks, Propagandhi have just announced a run of shows across Australia and New Zealand! The first […]
Sci-fi thrash metal prog-punks Voivod are celebrating thirty- five years on the warpath, and are rrröööaaarrring into 2019 in the best possible way for Australian fans with 4 big East Coast shows. Riding high […]
French thrash metal act Psychoid have released their debut album “Thrash Impact” through Music Records. The band returns with ferocity and power after dropping their EP “Thrash Test” in 2016 with rave reviews in […]
US hard rock band, BULLETS AND OCTANE, have released a new single and music video for ‘When We Were Young’, the track is taken from their new album ‘Waking Up Dead’, which was released […]
THE SHOW GOES ON FOR DEF LEPPARD SCORPIONS CANCEL TONIGHT’S SYDNEY PERFORMANCE DUE TO ILLNESS ANNOUNCE DALLAS CRANE AS REPLACEMENT MELBOURNE, AU (Nov 10, 2018) – Rock icons Def Leppard will take to the stage tonight […]
Hard Rock Hell are excited to announce a huge part of next years event! Back by unbelievable fan demand are Twisted Sister‘s legendary frontman, Dee Snider who will be backed up by California Rockers Buckcherry, Finland’s Finest, Michael Monroe and […]
US sludge metal band Crowbar have announced new tour dates for 2018 and 2019. The tour will include headline shows as well as supporting Killswitch Engage in 2018 and Corrosion Of Conformity in 2019. […]
With only three months to go before sailing and just limited cabins still available, On The Blue — one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years — has announced […]
JOE PERRY–legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of Aerosmith–has just announced a new single, video and tour dates with his Aerosmith bandmate Brad Whitford and Gary Cherone of Extreme. The music video […]
Multi-platinum guitar legend Ted Nugent releases a brand new full-length album – his first in four years – THE MUSIC MADE ME DO IT, out today via Round Hill Records. The album features Greg […]
To coincide with his upcoming November 2018 UK Tour, South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Dan Patlansky releases his first-ever Live EP Live 2018 digitally on Friday 9th November. The release of the Live EP […]
Acclaimed singer songwriter James Reyne has today announced he’ll take his A CRAWL TO NOW Tour on a huge regional run from February through to May 2019. Commencing February 8, 2019, in Wangaratta, Reyne […]
New York, NY — Mascot Label Group has announced the signing of Crobot to a global recording agreement with Mascot Records. Known across The World for their unique blend of good old-fashioned hard rock with […]
Rival Sons have announced the release of their highly-anticipated new album. Feral Roots arrives everywhere on January 25th via GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Dave Cobb’s major label imprint Low Country Sound/Atlantic Records. The forthcoming LP […]
As they prepare to take the stage in Melbourne tonight for the final show of their sold-out national tour, Sydney five-piece, Polaris have been announced to be added to the Download Festival Australia 2019 […]
When Nordic Noise Rock Festival open the doors for the seventh year in row, the 2-day festival will be held in one of Copenhagen’s most prestigious music venues, Amager Bio. Dates are Friday the […]
Desert Rock frontman extraordinaire, JOHN GARCIA, just released “Chicken Delight”, the first single of the new album John Garcia And The Band Of Gold. Today the Kyuss legend unveils the official lyric video for […]
THE SHOW GOES ON FOR DEF LEPPARD BUT SCORPIONS CANCEL TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE DUE TO ILLNESS Rock icons Def Leppard will take to the stage tonight as scheduled to perform their landmark album, 1987’s seminal […]
Handsome Tours is proud to announce that Deafheaven will once again grace Australian shores next year, off the back of their latest album ‘Ordinary Corrupt Human Love‘. The tour follows Deafheaven’s famed 2016 visit, […]
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