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Montréal based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM will kick off the European leg of the Death… Is Just The Beginning tour with label-mates HYPOCRISY and THE SPIRIT this Thursday!. Today, the band offer a new music […]
Good Things come to those who wait and Good Things Festival are thrilled to announce headline sideshows from some of the artists on the huge festival line up. This is the first and only […]
The wolves return! The unmerciful might of Sweden’s WATAIN are back for a sweeping attack of callous and unsympathetic satanic black metal in what will be their first headlining shows in these southern regions. […]
ARIA Award winning axeman Bob Spencer, has torn up stages across the globe in bands Finch, Skyhooks, The Angels and currently Rose Tattoo, over a career spanning 40+ years. He has released seven chart-topping albums […]
Longtime friend of the Rockpit Danny Vaughn recently launched a PledgeMusic campaign to fund his first solo album in 11 years titled “Myths, Legends & Lies.” It’s exciting news for fans who loved his last […]
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 […]
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