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Founding KISS guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member ACE FREHLEY has released the music video for “Rockin’ With The Boys.” Filmed live in Detroit Rock City, this is the first music […]
THE NEAL MORSE BAND—Neal Morse (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals), Randy George (bass), Bill Hubauer (keyboards, vocals), Eric Gillette (guitars, vocals)—will take fans on THE GREAT ADVENTURE with their latest double […]
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have revealed an official video for Not Dead Yet; the song features on their current studio album, Gravity, out now via Search & Destroy / Spinefarm Records / Caroline Australia. […]
Parlophone Records will continue their reissues series of the Iron Maiden catalogue with The Studio Collection – Remastered, covering the band’s sixteen-strong studio albums across their career to date. Following on from 2014/2017’s black […]
GRAMMY® winning seminal rock band The Smashing Pumpkins have premiered a stunning new companion video for current single Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) Directed by Billy Corgan and longtime visual collaborator Linda Strawberry, the video is […]
America’s preeminent progressive rock band, KANSAS, will be touring select cities in the United States and Canada next spring, expanding the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of their massive hit album Point of […]
Norwegian heavy metal /power metal band, GUARDIANS OF TIME, have released a new music video for ‘As I Burn‘ featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex Judas Priest, Iced Earth) on vocals. The track is taken of their fifth album Tearing […]
JOANovARC will release their new passionate, soulful and powerful self-titled album ‘JOANovARC’ through Pledge Music/ Holier Than Thou Records on Friday 15th February 2019. The first single “Girls Wanna Rock” will be released on Friday […]
THE DEAD DAISIES fourth single from their latest album “Burn It Down” has been released on October 12th, 2018! “Can’t Take It With You” is a crusher of a tune that sets the tone […]
ANNIHILATOR were forced to postpone their tour, which was planned to take place this autumn by one year to 2019. Band leader Jeff Waters announced the delay in a video statement that was published […]
West coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH recently announced the release of their 12th full length studio album »Damned If You Do« via Nuclear Blast Records for December 7, 2018 (Rat Pak Records/America & King Records/Japan). The latest release […]
Multi-platinum, acclaimed alternative rock band CHEVELLE has released a new track, “In Debt to the Earth“, available now for streaming/instant grat. The track is cut from the band’s new album, 12 Bloody Spies: B-Sides […]
Swedish visionary metallers SOILWORK have revealed the details for their impatiently awaited new album. The band’s 11th studio record will be entitled Verkligheten and marks their first in more than three years and also the first […]
The wait is finally over! Tobias Sammet is pleased to announce the release of the upcoming AVANTASIA masterpiece »Moonglow« on February 1, 2019 through Nuclear Blast. Comprising 11 tracks, the new opus once again features several guest vocalists. […]
Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg is hosting a one-night-only covers show on October 16 at Basement East in Nashville, TN! 100% of the proceeds from the event will benefit “Buddies on the Beat,” Weinberg’s charity […]
If there is a band that’ll break your neck from the sheer force of their music, it must be LEGION OF THE DAMNED! Now the Dutch thrash / death / black outfit returns with […]
After wowing their Australian fans last month, TesseracT have released a new video for the track “Juno” taken from their new studio album Sonder. This stunning clip created by Dark Fable Media has been […]
Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD have released the official lyric video for their stomping track ‘Triple Beam’ from the band’s most recent album, Catharsis which was released in January 2018 and smashed onto #15 of the world […]
Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group are extremely excited and honored to present the new album ‘Triumphant Hearts’ from Jason Becker, which will be released on 7th December 2018. Jason Becker’s story is one of […]
In Hearts Wake are returning home to hit the stages on Australian soil in January 2019… but with a twist. The Summer Setlist Tour invites In Hearts Wake fans to vote for the songs […]
One of the Last Truly unmistakable front men of our rock age JIZZY PEARL puts his feet back firmly in the UK this month with 4 special shows (see below). With a career that would […]
Greta Van Fleet, one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands today, announces the “March of the Peaceful Army” World Tour and initial headline dates for 2019. These dates are in support of the […]
Craft Recordings is excited to announce a special collaboration with Taking Back Sunday, in celebration of the band’s 20th anniversary. As part of this year-long fête, the band will be embarking on an extensive […]
HAKEN, one of progressive music’s most exciting bands, recently announced details of their much-anticipated fifth studio album titled ‘Vector’, due for release on the 26th October 2018. The album was produced by the band […]
After a massive announcement of their Sydney event for the Sydney Summer Series, MJR Presents is pleased to announce they are taking Australia’s biggest ever Motown party on the road, with The Jacksons, Kool & […]
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