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The fourth annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio […]
Caroline Australia is proud to announce the release of ‘Joe Strummer 001,’ the first compilation to span Joe Strummer’s career outside of his recordings with The Clash. ‘Joe Strummer 001’ features 32 tracks and includes […]
In late March 2018, nearly 30,000 heavy music fans descended on Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne to attend Australia’s first ever Download Festival. Four days later, it was announced, much to the delight of those […]
LEAD TRACK “NO ERASIN’” AVAILABLE NOW Legendary singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Perry makes his long-awaited return with Traces, his first new album in nearly a quarter century, out […]
LIVING COLOUR return to Australia to perform highlights from their debut album ‘Vivid’ in plus they will be armed with all their other classic tunes. The ground-breaking American rock band from New York City, […]
Queens Of The Stone Age’s hugely anticipated Australian tour kicks off in two weeks – the final stop on the band’s Villains World Tour, following 13 months of epic shows worldwide. Joshua Homme, Troy […]
Visionary Swedish metallers SOILWORK announce 2019 Australian tour in promotion of their eleventh studio album. SOILWORK are currently wrapping up the recordings of the follow-up to 2015’s ‘The Ride Majestic’ at Nordic Sound Lab […]
Over the weekend Joe Bonamassa released the music video for the sensational hard-riffing track ‘Molly O’ taken from his brand new studio album Redemption, which is release by Mascot/ Provogue on Friday 21st September. […]
Dan Reed Network are ecstatic to follow up their UK November Tour announcement with details of their brand new studio album Origins, released on Friday November 23rd, 2018 via Dan Reed’s own ‘Zero One Entertainment’ Label. Origins follows DRN’s hugely successful comeback […]
Holiday In Cambodia – Too Drunk to Fuck – Nazi Punks Fuck Off – Kill The Poor – Police Truck – California Über Alles The songs are as unforgettable as the band’s name, and […]
Earlier this year, Global Music Award-winning nomadic folk metal group TENGGER CAVALRY turned heads with the release of their sixth album, Cian Bi, via Napalm Records. Now, the band is thrilled to announce their […]
Thrash legends TESTAMENT are thrilled to announce a merger forged in metal: a new long-term promotional agreement with PRiVCY, the hottest new cryptocurrency. Always at the forefront of musical innovation, the thrash metal legends […]
IMPERIUM DEKADENZ Signs With Napalm Records, OTEP Calls Out the NRA in Shocking New Music Video for “Shelter In Place”,SKÁLMÖLD To Release Sorgir On October. Horaz and Vespasian, welcome to the Napalm Family! […]
DOWNFALL OF GAIA Hit the studio and work on new full-length album, REDEMPTION Cover U2’s New Years Day, SIEGE OF POWER Release Video For Mushroom Cloud Altar, KING DIAMOND reissues ‘Deadly Lullabyes’, ‘Give Me […]
Metal icons SOULFLY are set to release their devastating new album »Ritual«, on October 19 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band is pleased to reveal the first single from that soon to be landmark release. Comments guitarist/vocalist Max […]
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA release jam video of an improvised new song, BLEEDING GODS announce new bassist Yessica Otten, BURNING WITCHES release first studio trailer, TERROR announce new album, release brand new song […]
Founding KISS guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member ACE FREHLEY has released a new song today called “Rockin’ With The Boys.” This is the second song Frehley has released this year, […]
Influential Cleveland, Ohio-based metal pioneers MUSHROOMHEAD will release their highly-anticipated upcoming DVD, VOLUME III – a follow up to the widely-acclaimed DVD’s Volume 1 (2005) and Volume 2 (2008) – on August 17, 2018 […]
Twenty One Pilots, the GRAMMY® Award-winning duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun have unveiled the latest track from their hugely anticipated new studio album, Trench, out October 5th. Levitate is available today at […]
Following the triumphant success of his 2017 album Life Is Fine, Australia’s greatest and most enduring songwriter Paul Kelly returns in 2018 with his new studio album Nature, set for release on October 12. […]
On the heels of announcing their first new LP in three years, Electric Messiah, HIGH ON FIRE has posted new headlining dates throughout the U.S. and Europe this fall. The new tour dates will […]
RED HILL ENTERTAINMENT are proud to announce the hugely successful UNIFY Gathering will return in January 2019, featuring headline performances from UNDERØATH, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, KARNIVOOL and I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN (2005 iconic lineup) as part of a […]
Today, From Ashes to New have announced headlining tour dates, adding to their extensive fall schedule. The 16-date headline run will feature support from Badflower, Dead Girls Academy, and Killakoi. Pre-sale tickets with VIP […]
In early 2015, iconic TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy introduced his Signature Herbal Vaporizer pen, “The Chief”, by Lord Vaper Pens. In a time that most herbal smoking products and accessories were being marketed towards […]
Legendary Chicago punk band Alkaline Trio have released the title track from their forthcoming album Is This Thing Cursed? The ninth studio album from Alkaline Trio, Is This Thing Cursed? is their first new […]
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