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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 […]
ANCESTORS Stream New Album Suspended in Reflections In Full, ÅRABOT Release New Track Pygmalion, ROSETTA Set To Reissue Quintessential Ephemera and The Anaesthete, FUTURE USSES Release New Single Heavenly Superperson, SET AND SETTING Prepare […]
Twenty One Pilots have unveiled a new track from their eagerly awaited new studio album, TRENCH. My Blood is available today at all DSPs; TRENCH arrives everywhere October 5th via Fueled By Ramen. My […]
The sky was crying when Gary Moore passed away on 6th February 2011. From Thin Lizzy to Colosseum II, together with his solo hits ‘Parisienne Walkways’ and ‘Out In The Fields’, Gary influenced […]
Grammy-nominated band Panic! At The Disco today released a new music video for track High Hopes. Directed by Brendan Walter and Mel Soria, the thrilling video sees frontman Brendon Urie bring the artwork for […]
Two Aussie brothers went to the other side of the world and started a rock n roll band… Originally hailing from Sydney, Axel and Jay McDonald, the former a shit hot guitar player with […]
Kill Devil Hill guitarist Mark Zavon is set to release his debut self-titled solo effort November 23th via EMP Label Group, a collection of catchy riffs and giant hooks, forging an album of timeless, […]
Formed in 1996, SALIVA broke out into the mainstream in 2001 when the band’s angsty hard rock pummeling helped earn a double-platinum certification for their sophomore album, Every Six Seconds. Building upon their previously […]
Canadian rockers SVEN GALI will be returning to the UK for the first time in 25 years to headline the Friday, September 14th night of the Hair Metal Heaven Festival in Kingston upon Hull. Joining them […]
“We always knew this tour would take us into 2019,” said SLAYER‘s Kerry King, “and we‘ve been blown away by the response we‘ve been getting here in North America. We‘ve heard about fans who […]
SKILLET lets their music speak the loudest. That’s how the quartet has cemented its place as one of the 21st century’s most successful rock bands. Selling over 11 million units worldwide, the Wisconsin quartet […]
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