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The Magpie Salute will release their debut studio album HIGH WATER I next Friday, August 10th via Eagle Rock Entertainment (U.S.), Mascot Label Group (Europe/Australia/New Zealand) and Sony (Japan). Fans can pre-order the album […]
“It doesn’t get more blasphemous than this,” declares Behemoth mastermind Nergal, about the band’s upcoming album, I Loved You At Your Darkest, due out October 5 in Australia via EVP Recordings. While it certainly […]
Hot on the back of their Australian Tour Announcement FOZZY have a release a killer new tracks BURN ME OUT taken from their latest album JUDAS. The band is firing on all cylinders with […]
CHUGG ENTERTAINMENT announced today Bob Dylan has just added a second and final Sydney performance to take place at the historic Enmore Theatre on Sunday 19th August. Tickets to this just-added show will go […]
ALICE COOPER Unveils chilling live of the classic Ballad Of Dwight Fry, ONCE HUMAN To Release New Live Album Stage Of Evolution, NASHVILLE PUSSY Release Video For We Want A War. Alice […]
Australian metalheads! Prepare yourselves as SINSAENUM have set their eyes on Australia for the very first time. The supergroup featuring Joey Jordison (ex-Slipknot), Frederic Leclercq (Dragonforce), Sean Z (Chimaira), Heimoth (Seth) and Stephane Buriez […]
There’s only one way to kick off Bluesfest 30th anniversary celebrations – and that’s with a kick-ass first artist announcement. So here we go: legends, returning favourites, Bluesfest newbies… and some extra special exclusive […]
In celebration of their current European tour, San Diego based EARTHLESS have released pro shot live footage of their show at De Kreun in Kortrijk, Belgium from April this year. The heavy psyche power […]
Who needs Nigella, Gordon Ramsey or one of those teary panicked MasterChef contestants when you have Clutchfront man Neil Fallon here to teach you how to make the perfect Maryland Crab Cake! ‘Hot Bottom […]
2018 is the year that Sydney five-piece, Polaris have cemented their place in the global scene among Australia’s most elite heavy music exports with a metalcore torch held high in their hands. They recently […]
METAL ALLEGIANCE began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community’s most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that read […]
Nuclear Blast News: Doro releases new single and video “If I Can’t Have You – No One Will” feat. Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth), The Vintage Caravan unleash new single ‘Set Your Sights’, Mantra release official […]
Qualifying as firm contenders as one of NZ’s hardest working bands, Waikato four piece DEVILSKIN will be returning to the UK in November for a comprehensive tour following their month long stint through Europe with […]
Ladies and gentlemen, may we introduce to you once again the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, JOE SATRIANI. The legendary guitarist returns to Australia this November, thirty years after his first tour […]
Teutonic power metallers, Primal Fear are returning in November to rip Australia apart, just as they did in 2016! With their new album, Apocalypse being released on August 10th 2018 via Frontier Records, Primal […]
Today one of Australia’s most loved and respected rock bands, The Screaming Jets, releases their the eighth full-length album GOTCHA COVERED. The album has already achieved a #3 Debut on the iTunes Rock Chart! GOTCHA COVERED was […]
The Amity Affliction has shared a second new song – Feels Like I’m Dying – from their anticipated new album, Misery (out Aug 24). Feels Like I’m Dying is accompanied by an official music […]
Continuing to push limits and prove the transformative power of rock ‘n roll, legendary musician Tom Morello – co-founder of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and Prophets of Rage – is set to release […]
Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment are thrilled to announce the return of acclaimed Sugar Man, RODRIGUEZ, to Australia next February. The legendary singer-songwriter will bring his iconic blend of folk and psychedelic rock to […]
Bob Spencer is best known for his guitar exploits in bands such as, Finch, The Angels, Skyhooks and currently Rose Tattoo. He is an ARIA Hall Of Fame member, has had multi gold and […]
The Australian Music Association is thrilled to announce the 2018 return of the Melbourne Guitar Show, set to rock Caulfield Racecourse on August 4 and 5 – and this year, it’ll be bigger than […]
Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators will release their new album titled Living The Dream on September 21 via Slash’s own label Snakepit Records in partnership with Sony Music Australia. The group unleashed Driving Rain–-the […]
Columbus, OH rock band Beartooth are pleased to announce the details of their third studio album’s release. Entitled Disease, the band’s third effort is a stark look inward and the next instalment chronicling frontman […]
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect recently announced their new EP “Survival Or Ruin” earlier this month with the first single “Until Dusk” receiving rave reviews and positive feedback from fans and press alike […]
Judas Priest’s latest studio album, Firepower, was released March 9, 2018, via Epic Records. Co-produced by Tom Allom and Andy Sneap, the 14-track album has become one of the most successful of the band’s […]
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