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Swedish heavy act Awake the Dreamer captivates listeners with their latest single, ‘Violence‘ out now via Arising Empire. The song delves into themes of internal struggle and emotional turmoil, portraying a narrative of being ensnared by another’s anger […]
Following the phenomenal success of their previous singles, which have collectively garnered over 2.5 million plays on Spotify, Alleviate triumphantly returns with their latest single ‘Alive’ and announces their debut album DMNS, set for release in August 23rd via Arising […]
Break free from the ordinary and dive into the extraordinary. Half Me’s new single ‘Fatalist‘ redefines metalcore, blending innovation with tradition. The track channels raw frustration with a disposable society, combining bone-crushing heaviness with anguished, soul-piercing vocals. […]
The world’s most prominent bass driven instrumental rock act, Australia’s The Omnific, have released their highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘The Law Of Augmenting Returns’, an audacious and magnificent triumph – out now worldwide via Wild Thing […]
Swedish heavy weights thrown have announced the release of their highly anticipated debut album Excessive Guilt, set for release on August 30 via Arising Empire. Since forming in 2021, thrown have been mesmerising the metal world with their […]
After more than 30 years of existence, Gothenburg’s finest metal masters EVERGREY are far away from slowing things down. The five-piece, led by founder, singer and guitarist Tom S. Englund, will release its fourteenth studio […]
‘’It’s a spectacular show and encapsulates just how and why HammerFall have become such a beloved band across the world.’’ Headbanging Life The GODS have listened, and they have heeded your call, Sweden’s Power Metal overlords, […]
50 NOT OUT – NATIONAL TOUR KICKS OFF ON JUNE 28 FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST MI-SEX A TWO-SET DEEP DIVE INTO THEIR CLASSIC CATALOGUE OF UNFORGETTABLE HITS This is it, folks, a brand-new Angels album is on the […]
Fronted by charismatic Van McCann, the band have always united people around their music and live performances. Freed from opinion and expectation, fans flock in their hundreds of thousands to see and hear the band […]
Southern rock stalwarts Robert Jon & The Wreck are back with a brand-new single, “Trouble,” a rollicking southern rock burner from their highly anticipated album, Red Moon Rising, set for release on June 28th via […]
Rock singer-songwriter Tristan Tritt today released his new single “Sick of It” from his debut EP What Are We Doing?, due out this July 18, 2024. “Sick of It” combines crunchy guitars with Tristan’s passionate […]
Just like it says on the chip packet, all three Dirty Three shows for Rising Melbourne have sold-out! Add in a full house at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre and that’s an outstanding result two weeks ahead […]
German metalcore veterans NEAERA have unveiled a video for latest single, “All is Dust,“ the title track of their upcoming new full-length, set for release June 28th via Metal Blade Records. Comments guitarist Stefan Keller, […]
Following their latest, much discussed studio album Sound & Fury released in February, German metal frontrunners DUST BOLT have released a live version of their 2010-track “Children of Violence”! DUST BOLT’s frontman, Lenny B., reveals:“Bam! The song “Children of Violence,” […]
In time for their upcoming performance at this year’s Wacken Open Air, August 2, Swedish modern metal act MISTER MISERY have released their much-awaited, self-titled studio offering! Following a series of previously-released album singles, today, MISTER MISERY have shared a brand […]
Following the recent, previously-released single, entitled “Wings of Twilight”, featuring a guest performance of AD INFINITUM singer Melissa Bonny, Finland’s melodic metal frontrunners ARION are sharing their brand new, powerful track “Wildfire”! After skyrocketing out of nowhere to the public eye as […]
Wormwood is undoubtedly one of the leading bands on the Swedish metal scene right now. The band now returns straight into the hot air to follow up the highly praised predecessors “Nattarvet” and “Arkivet”. Albums […]
Queensland’s Fake News have come roaring back with their new EP Time And Place. Half a dozen tracks of punk rock goodness that perfectly captures the bands high octane spirit whilst also displaying some serious chops! To celebrate the […]
Today, symphonic melodic metal overlords Rhapsody Of Fire are celebrating the release of their much-awaited and critically acclaimed, new studio epos ‘Challenge The Wind’ via AFM Records. A lyric video for their final single, the album closing track “Mastered by the Dark” […]
Tickets for the upcoming Belle and Sebastian Australian tour are flying, with West Australia becoming the first of the cities to sell out their leg of the run. For fans who missed out on tickets […]
Though music is his first passion, award-winning artist ZIGGY ALBERTS has also been thriving as a writer in recent years, with poetry becoming a natural extension of his songwriting expression. Releasing his second published book […]
Perth’s best day out for rock n roll is back! After a record breaking event for the brand in 2023, Perth Rocks Festival will return to the Port Beach Brewery for another 10 hour original […]
Melbourne hard hitters, Cicadastone release their new album, Future Echoes today! With its lumbering down tuned riff and the bands familiar but oh so welcome vocal harmonies, Take The Fall is another perfect slab of 90’s influenced […]
As they begin a monumental new chapter, multi-Platinum-selling, BRIT Award-winning, arena-filling giants Catfish and the Bottlemen announce their much-anticipated return to Australia this September. The tour will kick off on Wednesday the 4th of September at […]
FROM ECLIPSE: “Folks! It’s time we let a new song out into the world. You can find it on your favorite music service by clicking this link: https://ffm.to/eclipsefallingtomyknees” We will be in the YouTube chat […]
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