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Los Angeles, CA (June 20, 2018) – Popular music countdown series The Top Ten Revealed returns with new summer episodes, kicking off with these star-studded shows featuring “Songs About Sex” on July 1 at 9pE, […]
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Roadrunner Records band The Amity Affliction have unveiled details of their widely anticipated new album, Misery which arrives worldwide Friday, August 24th. Misery is available for pre-order now, with an instant grat download of […]
Paul McCartney invites you on a musical journey to Egypt Station, estimated time of arrival September 7, 2018 by way of EMI Music Australia. Sharing a title with one of Paul’s own paintings, Egypt […]
Last night at a sold out Gramercy Theatre in New York City, Bad Wolves presented a $250,000 check to Dolores O’ Riordan’s family onstage prior to a performance of “Zombie”. O’Riordan’s two sons, Donny […]
Black Label Society, led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde, has released another new music video today, this time for the single “Trampled Down Below.” The video was directed by Dan Sturgess and filmed […]
Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS released their enormously successful new album »Queen Of Time«, on May 18th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast. To present their new hymns live on stage, the band is pleased to […]
March of 2018 saw the release of the latest MONSTER MAGNET masterpiece “Mindfucker” on Napalm Records. Following three exclusive Northeastern US shows, the band headed across the pond for a European headline tour. Now […]
‘Rock N’ Roll Outlaw’, was recorded at the famed rock ‘n’ roll Alberts studios, produced by the legendary team, Vanda & Young and, released through Albert, Repertoire Records in late 1978. The bands debut […]
THE ANIMALS are one of the most influential and admired bands to emerge from the British Invasion. THE ANIMALS will return to Australian stages this November, bringing with them more than 50 years of […]
To celebrate the release of the forthcoming “SUNHEAD” EP, PLINI will embark on his first full Australian headlining tour in more than two years, bringing in tow fellow progressive music luminaries MESTIS (USA) and […]
Marilyn Manson follows up his “career defining” (Consequence of Sound) 2017 album ‘Heaven Upside Down’ with the release of “Cry Little Sister.” The cover of the theme song from the 1987 film, The Lost Boys, was […]
Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have announced they’ll release their new album titled Living The Dream on September 21 via Slash’s own label Snakepit Records in partnership with Sony Music Australia. Living The Dream […]
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An inimitable voice in popular American music and always a huge draw card in Australia, Mark Lanegan will capitalise on the buzz created by his latest record Gargoyle with highly anticipated shows in Melbourne, […]
Two World-Class instrumental/prog/djent outfits – Canada’s INTERVALS (aka Aaron Marshall) and Texas, USA prodigies POLYPHIA – are coming to Australia in September 2018 to destroy minds and people’s known perceptions of what can be […]
The Black Queen, the unbridled experimental electronic-meets-alternative trio of Greg Puciato (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan), Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) and Steven Alexander Ryan (Nine Inch Nails/A Perfect Circle technician), return with their sophomore […]
California power-trio Radio Moscow have just announced their return to Australia with a two week tour planned for down under in just a few weeks. The hard-hitting band have carved their own sonic niche […]
The blue-haired rock n’ roll troubadour Diamante has released her long-awaited debut album Coming In Hot via Better Noise Records. The album follows two digital collections, featuring the viral title track and the lead […]
New single “Angels Or Demons” from the highly acclaimed comeback album “Judge Not” from British NWOBHM legend BLITZKRIEG is out now. Frontman Brian Ross says about the song “ANGELS OR DEMONS: – Some believe […]
Global rock icons and newly announced Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 inductees Bon Jovi have announced the Australian leg of their This House Is Not for Sale Tour, presented by TEG DAINTY. […]
Globally renowned, chart-topping band DEVILDRIVER recently announced the upcoming release of their highly-anticipated full-length album of outlaw country-gone-metal anthems, Outlaws ‘Til The End: Vol. 1. The monstrous collection of savage metal interpretations will be […]
MOONSPELL Unveil Details Of Upcoming Live DVD/Blue Ray/3CD Lisboa Under The Spell, VAN CANTO Announce New Album For August, STONED JESUS Announce Very First Album Details, GRAVE DIGGER Unveil Title And Release Date Of […]
Lizzy Borden releases My Midnight Things album, Primordial re-issues ‘Spirit The Earth Aflame’ and ‘Storm Before Calm’ albums, Siege Of Power sign to Metal Blade, King Diamond re-issues ‘In Concert 1987: Abigail’, ‘The Graveyard’ […]
Saxon have released the fourth single and video from their new mighty Thunderbolt album. “This is album 22 and it’s called Thunderbolt. It’s a Storming Smashing Thundering collection of tracks we’ve been crafting with […]
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