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Multi-Platinum rockers COLLECTIVE SOUL is set to join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and GRAMMY® Award-winning legendary superstar Jon Bon Jovi on one of his newly announced special fan cruise experiences titled […]
The Dandy Warhols share the brand new video for Forever, directed by Arnold Pander and taken from their forthcoming (and 10th) studio album, to be released on Dine Alone Records in early 2019. The […]
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN bring their trademark searing, feedback drenched rock and roll back down under Brothers William and Jim Reid led THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN to become pioneers of the post-punk […]
Continuing with the massive lead up to their highly anticipated new album, Germany’s post-metal-elite The Ocean Collective have unveiled the absolutely explosive visuals for their “Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence,” the third track release from […]
It might be almost Halloween but things will get a whole lot darker and more sinister in December as Sydney and Melbourne play host to MICHALE GRAVES for 2 nights of pure Horror Madness […]
Steve Vai has released a music video for “Dark Matter”. Vai teamed with Blackmagic Design, Moai Films and director Lukas Colombo on the video, with Moai Films producing. “Dark Matter” is one of the […]
STATIC-X is back! Featuring the band’s original lineup introduced on their 1999 platinum-selling debut full-length album, Wisconsin Death Trip, bassist Tony Campos, guitarist Koichi Fukuda and drummer Ken Jay have joined forces once again […]
GRAMMY® award-winning rock band SWITCHFOOT expands on their trademark epic soundscapes and explores new themes and textures on Native Tongue, the group’s 11th full-length album set for release on January 18th, 2019 via Spinefarm/Fantasy […]
One of the greatest live bands this country has ever produced has today announced details for their very first live album release. As a special treat for their legion of fans (both local and […]
On November 23rd, the German heavy metal legends ACCEPT will release Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017. They are experiencing more success than ever, having hit their stride creatively! In the 10th year […]
Inglorious release new video “Where Are You Now?”, Jorn celebrate 50 years with boxset, TNT release new single ‘Not Feeling Anything’, Stephen Pearcy releases new song ‘U Only Live Twice’. Frontiers Music […]
MERCYFUL FATE ‘In the Shadows’, ‘Return of the Vampire’, ‘Time’ LP re-issues now available via Metal Blade Records, ARTILLERY Releases second single, “Crossroads To Conspiracy”, from new album, ‘The Face Of Fear’, NOTHGARD Epic […]
MYLES KENNEDY Releases Music Video For “The Great Beyond” From His Debut Solo Album Year Of The Tiger, JINJER Releases New Single and Video Ape, SIRENIA Release Official Music Video for “Into The Night”, […]
If there’s a description that, personally and professionally, fits Richard Z. Kruspe like a Savile Row suit, ‘fired up’ would be it… and today, he is bringing news of the new Emigrate album to […]
Japanese kawaii metal phenomenon Babymetal have just shared their new single Starlight, perhaps their most efficient tightrope walk between ferocious heaviness and earworm melody to date. The song, which is accompanied by a stark […]
There’s something truly unique about an intimate hardcore show; a special feeling that can only be experienced in a room with a small stage, no barriers, and 300 of your closest friends. These are […]
The wait is finally over! The world’s biggest Metal opera is finally coming to Australia! 20 years after the release of the original Metal Operas, Musical mastermind Tobias Sammet will bring the full AVANTASIA […]
One of the most talked about rock bands in the UK, the multi-platinum selling Bring Me The Horizon, have just released a single entitled Wonderful Life from their highly anticipated album amo, which […]
Twenty five years in and the Wildhearts are ready for more – originally formed in late 1989 in the depths of Newcastle, the group are returning to the big stage to perform their debut […]
Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani returns to Australia this November, thirty years after his first tour here in 1988, with Mick Jagger, bringing his latest album and world tour What Happens Next to Australian fans. […]
The Announcement (AKA The Full Bean Spillage) Our new album is called Please Remain Seated and will be released via BMG (our new label) on January 18th 2019. It’s an exploration into our own music. […]
Australia’s leading international independent record label, Golden Robot Records continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. The label is absolutely thrilled to announce that UK powerhouse rock trio rock RavenEye are now part of […]
JOHN GARCIA, the Kyuss legend returns with his next incarnation of Desert Rock, John Garcia And The Band Of Gold, out on Napalm Records! None other than ex-Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age […]
Grammy Award-winning, American rock guitarist Slash returns to Australian shores in January/February 2019 with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators in tow. The Australian Tour will support the release of Slash’s fourth solo album, Living The […]
Fresh off an electrifying performance at the Aftershock Festival over the weekend, where singer Spencer Chamberlain performed while still nursing a still-healing broken foot that he sustained during the band’s previous appearance at Riot […]
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