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After 14 years performing together, five full-length studio albums, and countless sold-out shows around the globe, there aren’t many items left on a band’s bucket list. For Alter Bridge, one of the remaining list […]
Polish death metal masters DECAPITATED have released a music video for the song ‘Kill The Cult’ The track comes from their latest album »Anticult«, which was released July 7, 2017 via Nuclear Blast Records. The […]
Fresh off his G3 European and UK tour with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci, former Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players ever. He is one […]
US indie rockers Tigers Jaw have announced 2018 tour dates for Austrlaia. Comprised of Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins, Tigers Jaw has gripped listeners and press across the globe with their candid compositions and […]
CKY (Chad I Ginsburg, Jess Margera and Matt Deis) have released a brand new music video for their track, “Wiping Off The Dead” from their most recent LP, The Phoenix. Directed by Dave Causa, this is the […]
Lenny Kravitz will release his brand new studio album, Raise Vibration on September 7 via BMG. It is available for pre-order now, HERE. Lenny has just released a music video for the track Low, […]
Mini Mansions unveil their brand new single “Works Every Time” and announce their new Works Every Time EP, due for release September 28 via Fiction Records / Caroline Australia. “Works Every Time” finds the […]
IRON MAIDEN singer, BRUCE DICKINSON, today announces a special one-man speaking tour of Australia this October to support his autobiography, What Does This Button Do? Delivering compelling excerpts from the book, slides and a Q&A, fans will finally […]
Internationally acclaimed guitar hero Michael Romeo has announced the release of his eagerly anticipated first official solo album, War of the Worlds, Part I, on July 27th through Mascot Records. The wildly ambitious 10-song […]
Death Metal icons, DEICIDE, has returned with Overtures Of Blasphemy, which sees the band return to their roots to create a stellar and uncompromising extreme metal masterpiece! The effort was produced by the world-renowned […]
TARJA Releases New Video For Victim Of Ritual, SINSAENUM Premiere Lyric Video For Sacred Martyr Featuring Once Human’s Lauren Hart, NASHVILLE PUSSY New Album Pleased To Eat You, Out Sept 7 Tarja […]
Australian melodic rockers The Radio Sun have released their first single titled ‘Hold On Tight’, ahead of the band’s forthcoming album titled ‘Beautiful Strange’, out on August 24th via Pride & Joy Music Germany […]
The opening night of Hornography is here! A Perth Metal Club embracing and reviving the local metal scene. In this first edition you can expect killer bands, extended breaks with great metal tunes, speakers, […]
“In the early 1960’s, you might have seen The Beatles doing Chubby Checker’s ‘Twist and Shout’ at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, or The Rolling Stones doing Chuck Berry’s ‘Come On’ at the Station […]
Status Quo are to release a pair of ‘twin’ live albums, ‘Down Down & Dignified At The Royal Albert Hall’ and ‘Down Down & Dirty At Wacken’ on 17 August through earMUSIC. These releases […]
Following the release of the 2017 studio album “Paranormal”, which was the best chart-performing album by Alice Cooper in decades, the American rock legend took his exciting live show all over the world, accompanied by […]
The Pineapple Thief have revealed their first single, entitled “Far Below” from forthcoming new studio album Dissolution. The highly anticipated follow up to 2015’s Your Wilderness, is the band’s second album to feature King […]
There was a rush to secure tickets for a day on the green’s Victorian concert with JOHN FARNHAM at Rochford Wines with tickets selling out quickly this morning. Due to overwhelming demand a day […]
Veteran scene rockers Escape the Fate and Slaves have announced the Beautiful Human Tour. This 31-date co-headlining tour will also feature Famous Last Words, Picturesque and Set To Stun as support across North America. […]
Named #8 in Ultimate-Guitar’s top 12 guitarists of 2015 and listed amongst “MusicRadar’s #1 prog guitar player in the world right now” for 2017, Sydney’s independent instrumental progressive rising star, PLINI is set to […]
DEE SNIDER Releases Official Music Video For “Become The Storm”, DEVILDRIVER Release Copperhead Road track, BEYOND THE BLACK Release Second Single From Upcoming Album Heart Of The Hurricane, SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION Sign With Napalm […]
Germany’s hottest young rock band The New Roses embark on an 11-date UK Headline Tour in November and December presented by Shock City Productions in association with Brainstorm Music Marketing AG. Special guests on […]
On July 27th, Redemption will release their seventh full-length album, Long Night’s Journey into Day – the first to be produced with Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Primal Fear, Amaranthe, Doro, etc.). For a preview of Long […]
On September 28th, Revocation will release their new album, The Outer Ones, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of The Outer Ones, a video for the first single, “Of Unworldly Origin” (directed by […]
The UK’s CONAN, a monumentally brutal stoner doom three piece, hold a sinew-tight line and an iron-grip command over the uber-synchronised powerchord changes and tempo-shifts of the anti-holy trio of bass, drums and guitar. Hear […]
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