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Perth progressive metal act Nucleust are set to continue their New Symphony tour with a string of east coast Australia shows starting this Thursday in Melbourne. On top of their already completed Queensland shows […]
Monstrous black/doom/punk chimera MANTAR have announced the details for their upcoming third studio album. The band’s new album will be entitled The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze, include 12 songs and is set to be […]
Bobby Kimball, owner of the iconic voice of one of the highest selling rock acts of all time, TOTO, will be returning to Australia for the first time in a decade to perform all […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast. The Night Flight Orchestra releases new video for ‘Lovers In The Rain’, Korpliklaani release digital single ‘Kotikonnut’, Madball release official music video for new single, […]
Framing Hanley are back with a new single Puzzle Pieces available everywhere digitally now and plans for their 4th album titled Sumner Roots to be released in Fall 2018 with Thermal Entertainment. Kenneth Nixon […]
The Black Queen is an electronic act out of Los Angeles consisting of Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, ex-Nine Inch Nails), and Steven Alexander (former tech of both […]
Japanese metal juggernauts Crossfaith are thrilled to share a brand new single, titled “The Perfect Nightmare”. The single premiered on Metal Injection and comes from Crossfaith’s forthcoming fifth album, and the follow up to 2015’s critically […]
Following the release of their crushing fourth LP ‘Dear Desolation’ which spurred a SOLD OUT Australian tour in February this year, Thy Art Is Murder will bring their relentless aggression to a regional venue near you this […]
On The Blue, one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years, has announced the final artist line-up for the inaugural ON THE BLUE CRUISE. Hosted by Justin Hayward of The […]
Australia’s most raucous band King Parrot have just announced four Australian shows ahead of their upcoming US tour in September. These performances will showcase new material from their latest album ‘Ugly Produce‘ and give […]
The Loudwire Gen X Summer Tour, which features Buckcherry, POD, Lit, and Alien Ant Farm, have partnered with events company, Anrgirl Powered by vVents Music Entertainment, to broadcast the July 3rd show in Miramar, […]
June 6 in the year of the King (2018): Citizens! Today is a great day for Avatar Country and therefore the world as His Royal Majesty once again claims the title of not only King […]
FROM TOM ARAYA, KERRY KING, PAUL BOSTAPH AND GARY HOLT “Thanks to the fans for celebrating this day with us for the past 12 years…keep it going!” AND, SLAYER would also like to […]
Due to a deluge of public support and positive feedback, Perth has been locked in as the now final show of the ARCHSPIRE Australian Tour in August. Canadian technical death outfit ARCHSPIRE exude talent, […]
STYX is giving their loyal fans a double whammy of new releases in June and July. First up is the highly anticipated reissue of their critically acclaimed first new studio album in 14 years, […]
Trivium will continue their wildly successful The Sin and The Sentence World Tour with another leg of North American dates this fall. The band will hit the road on a headline run this October. […]
Bay Area thrash legends, TRAUMA, are premiering their lyric video for “The Rage” exclusively via Rock Confidential. The video was created by Andy Pilkington of VERY METAL ART. The track is from TRAUMA’s new […]
“Holy Smoke Tour Eddie” shows off cutting edge collaboration with Iron Maiden Tour Mobile games publisher Nodding Frog and heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are proud to announce the arrival of celebratory souvenir “Holy Smoke […]
British classic rock icons URIAH HEEP will release their 25th studio album, “Living The Dream“, on September 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single and video for the song “Grazed By Heaven” can […]
Guitarist/singer/songwriter RICHIE KOTZEN has just released a brand video for “Riot,” which was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA by Vicente Cordero. The single be available Thursday, June 7 on all digital platforms. […]
VENOM INC. – the trio formed by legendary Mantas, the Demolition Man & Abaddon – have released the following statement: “On 30th April 2018 our friend, brother and guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn suffered a […]
Cleopatra Records will be releasing the brand new album from one of the most successful melodic alt-rock bands still making music today, Gin Blossoms! “Mixed Reality” will be released on June 15, 2018. The […]
A massive music lineup led by Nine Inch Nails, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack and Deftones has been announced for the 5th annual Louder Than Life, as the World’s Largest Rock ‘N’ Roll Whiskey Festival expands […]
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have released ‘Letting You Go’, the third track from forthcoming album, Gravity. Matt Tuck Says, “Letting you go was a very challenging song to write in so many ways. It’s […]
Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Killswitch Engage to its roster! Partnering with Sony Music Entertainment outside of North America, the band will be releasing their upcoming album in 2019 worldwide. Metal Blade’s […]
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