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BEHEMOTH have released the official video for the new single, ‘Wolves Ov Siberia’ (directed by Kyle Kadow and Steven Cleavland). Nergal comments: “‘Wolves Ov Siberia’ was the first song unveiled from »ILYAYD«, we began playing […]
Following the sold out opening night of Perth’s new monthly metal club night, HORNOGRAPHY is back for it’s second edition! Coming in the form of a ‘Heavy Metal Swap meet’ theme, this session will […]
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect are ready to shake things up and get some heads banging again with the release of their new EP “Survival Or Ruin” due out September 14th through Rockpit […]
Berlin Based progressive music collective, The Ocean, have signed with prog music powerhouse Wild Thing Records for Australia & New Zealand! The band will release volume one of their highly anticipated 8th studio album […]
Northern Ireland’s indie legends ASH finally return down under this November for a headline tour. Inspired by Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pixies they are known worldwide for their energetic and incredibly fun live shows that […]
Escape The Fate have released their latest music video, “I Am Human”. Directed by Robyn August and shot in Los Angeles, the video strives to send a poignant, global message of self-love and acceptance […]
Grammy Award winning Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was inducted into the IOWA ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME over the weekend, in a ceremony Sunday in Okoboji, IA, presented by the Iowa Rock N’ […]
ANAAL NATHRAKH Launch video for new single, “Obscene as Cancer”, SATAN English NWOBHM legends release new single, “Death Knell For A King”, MONTE PITTMAN Releases two new albums, ‘Better Or Worse’ and ‘Between The […]
In their new music video, Angra return to show the duality portrayed daily in humanity through light and shadow.The music chosen for this visual representation is “Light of Transcendence“, the opening track of the […]
Twenty years on from their platinum selling album Sumo hitting number two on the ARIA chart, The Superjesus are still as popular as ever. After the announce of their epic stack of Australian show […]
The 2019 RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is going to be huge, shows are already selling out and now, due to popular demand, promoters have announced additional dates on Series Three of the summer touring festival, […]
AD/HD is the explosive new single from Hardcore Superstar, released on August 24th 2018. The single is now closely followed up by yet another well produced music video in line with the upcoming album ‘You […]
They say DEATH comes in threes. As it relates to Canadian extreme metal legends CRYPTOPSY, brutal, vertigo-inducing DEATH METAL indeed comes in threes! To lend some validity to this urban legend, the guys are […]
BURNING WITCHES release digital single and lyric video, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN drop ‘Reset’ music video, KADAVAR release ‘Die Baby Die’ live video & single, OPETH – start pre-order for ‘Ghost Of Perdition (live)’ on 10” vinyl […]
The Rockpit officially presents the premiere of the new lyric video for the track “Escapism” from Atlanta post-hardcore band Satyr. The track comes off the band’s new EP “Neutrino!” which was released earlier this […]
Metal icons SOULFLY are set to release their devastating new album »Ritual«, on October 19 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band has unleashed the second single from that release, this time in the form of a 360º video. […]
On October 5, Island Records/Ume/Universal Music will release the 30th-anniversary, 2CD deluxe edition of Anthrax‘s fourth studio album, “State Of Euphoria”. The package will consist of two discs: Disc One is the fully remastered […]
Muse have announced that their eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, will be released on November 9 through Warner Music. The eleven-track record was produced by the band, along with several award-winning producers, including Rich […]
Heavy music legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES recently announced the upcoming release of their latest album, STill Cyco Punk After All These Years, out September 7, 2018. STill Cyco Punk After All These Years is a […]
Seven albums into a career that spans four decades with album number eight already in the can, New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Diamond Head will be embarking on a European Tour this […]
German Thrash Metal legends TANKARD have just released an official animated video for the track “Don’t Bullshit Us“, taken from the latest studio release. »One Foot In The Grave«. The Royal Melbourne Institute of […]
After cementing themselves as one of the UK’s finest live acts after a landmark performance at Reading & Leeds Festival, The Wombats have continued their indie onslaught by unveiling an outstanding new single in […]
Ice Nine Kills will release their new album The Silver Scream through Fearless Records / Caroline Australia on Friday, October 5. The album’s 13 anthems are based on 13 respective horror classics. The band has shared the cinematic video for “The American […]
With the release of the previous two live videos for “Addicted To Pain” and “Words Darker Than Their Wings,” from Alter Bridge’s career-defining live release Live At The Royal Albert Hall Featuring the Parallax […]
CATTLE DECAPITATION Announces New Band Members, RIVERS OF NIHIL Launch New Video for Where Owls Know My Name, MONSTROSITY Florida death metallers release new single, “Radiated”, SIEGE OF POWER Allstar death metal band releases […]
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