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Industrial rock luminary RAYMOND WATTS is eager to announce news of the newest effort from his industrial / electro-rock project, <PIG> with the June 8th release of “Risen” via Metropolis Records. “These are my […]
UK extremists Akercocke have just released a new lyric video the track Insentience from their 2017 release Renaissance in Extremis. Towering above the vast majority of nefarious contemporary noisemakers, London’s Akercocke erupted across the consciousness […]
Come Together Recharged is back and ready to rock out over two massive weekends in June. Kicking off on Sunday June 10 at Sydney’s world-famous Big Top Luna Park, then moving to Nightquarter at the […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including new signings with Dee Snider, Unleashed and Beyond The Black plus Midnattsol release new lyric video. TWISTED SISTER frontman DEE SNIDER has […]
Performance times have been announced for the 12th annual Rock On The Range, May 18, 19 & 20 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, OH, featuring nearly 60 bands on 3 stages led by Tool, […]
urope are pleased to announce the premiere of their new video for “The Siege” taken from their critically acclaimed album “Walk The Earth”, which was recorded at legendary Abbey Road Studios in London during […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers CHEAP TRICK have announced they will play East Coast headline dates this October. Recently announced to play with Foreigner at Botanic Park in Adelaide on Sunday 14th October, […]
»Forever Warriors, Forever United« – 100 days to go until the release of DORO‘s highly anticipated new studio album. 100 days of waiting until the metal queen unleashes 25 (!) brand new songs, her […]
The Viking gods of progressive black metal return to herald the coming of Spring along Australia’s East Coast this August. Fresh from delivering the outstandingly heavy powerhouse of an album ‘E’, ENSLAVED are bringing […]
THE DEAD DAISIES are returning to North America! After a Sold-Out Tour across the UK & Europe, the band are looking forward to rocking out with their US & Canadian fans! Their current single […]
Due to overwhelming demand for tickets, Queens Of The Stone Age have announced new shows to their upcoming Australian headline tour. The rock heavyweights have confirmed second and final shows in Sydney and Melbourne; […]
TRAUMA is highly revered by those in the know as an important evolutionary entity in the intersection of traditional heavy metal, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and the more melodically minded classic […]
Canada’s finest hardcore/punk outfit, COMEBACK KID, have released brand new music in the form of the 2 track single ‘’Beds Are Burning’’. The single includes the band’s cover of the MIDNIGHT OIL classic, as well […]
US Rock and Soul masters, Little Caesar have received unanimous praise from the global media for their recently released album 8 – available now via Golden Robot Records. The band recently rocked their way across the UK on […]
Power Trip executes music with raw energy. They’ve trimmed the fat on every reference they pull from – whether that’s Hardcore, Metal or Punk – to make music that actually cuts in 2018. Hailing […]
ALICE IN CHAINS (vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and vocalist/guitarist William DuVall) has released “The One You Know,” their first new track in five years!! “The One You Know” is […]
“Remedy” is the rock band, Dopamines, first single off their up and coming EP! Dopamine is a 3 peice rock band from Salisbury, UK and their debut tracks, released on the 18th April 2018, shows […]
Launching his debut solo album in Sydney in February, Dizzy Reed, has signed a further deal with independent record label, Golden Robot Records, to take the physical release of Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy […]
Montréal based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM are set to unleash their new studio album, »Meditations« on June 1st, 2018 through Nuclear Blast Records. The band release their music video for their second single off »Meditations«. Watch the […]
Gothenburg-based melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES continue to promote their upcoming new studio album, “To Drink From The Night Itself”, (Out May 18, 2018 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS) by launching its newest […]
Even for an experienced musician like WILL TURPIN, putting together a new solo album was an adventure, squeezed in whenever he could find the time. With more than 100 concerts a year as bassist […]
Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA have launched a brand new music video for the track ‘Universal Love Squad’. The video was filmed at their recent sold out 1000th Show Anniversary at 013 in Tilburg, […]
On June 29, Guns N’ Roses will reissue its classic 1987 debut album, “Appetite For Destruction“, in a “Locked N’ Loaded” box via Universal Music Group. The “Appetite For Destruction: Locked N’ Loaded” box […]
In these days where everybody seems to want to show off at every given occasion, Don Airey is without a doubt “One of A Kind”. It is hard to find a name amongst all […]
English four piece, Peace, are back with a brand new album, titled ‘Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll’, out today via Caroline Australia. It’s been three years since Peace were swelling up tents at […]
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