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Exploding onto the southern California punk scene, STRUNG OUT were one of the first bands signed to Fat Mike’s Fat Wreck Chords, issuing their debut album in 1994. It was the band’s sophomore effort however […]
With more than 30 million albums sold, 18 million digital single sales, billions of streams and 12 iconic hits combined, 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul are inviting fans aboard The Rock & Roll […]
King Parrot add 5 new Victorian shows to their already massive Regional Rampage Australian tour with US hardcore punks Child Bite. Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne and Frankston have all been added and tickets are […]
The previously announced May tour from Swedish industrial metal act, Pain, WILL go ahead in May! The recent troubles surrounding failed promoter Stag Music Touring led to one of their tours being canceled and […]
Marilyn Manson releases the hotly anticipated video for “Tattooed In Reverse.” The clip, directed by Bill Yukich, stars Glo Taylorr alongside Manson himself and features Courtney Love and Lisa Marie Presley. “Tattooed In Reverse” is off […]
The announcement of JET’s 15th Anniversary Get Re-Born tour has reignited the passion held for one of Australia’s most successful rock bands, especially in the band’s hometown of Melbourne. With their first show at the […]
There isn’t long to go before multi-platinum pop-punk stars Simple Plan touch down in Australia for their national No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls 15th Anniversary Tour. Unfortunately Real Friends have had to cancel […]
Polish black/death overlords BEHEMOTH have announced to release a brand new live DVD/Blu-ray entitled »Messe Noire« on April 13, 2018. Commented singer, guitarist and mainman Nergal: “»Messe Noire«. Well, that is everything that the BEHEMOTH live […]
RIAA-certified, Billboard chart-topping, Richmond, VA band LAMB OF GOD may be one of the biggest bands in modern metal, but they will never forget where they came from. Mark Morton (guitar), John Campbell (bass), […]
Melancholic progressive metaller AMORPHIS are about to unleash their latest offering entitled »Queen Of Time« on May 18th via Nuclear Blast. Today the time has come to present the first taster of the band’s […]
Acclaimed Australian prog-guitar virtuoso PLINI is excited to unveil his stunning new single ‘Salt + Charcoal’. Featuring backing vocals from Skyharbor‘s Devesh Dayal, the new single comes ahead of Plini‘s support of TesseracT with Between […]
Rose Tattoo will be kicking off their Blood Brothers 2018 tour at the end of this month with the 2018 bonus re-issue edition of their classic 2007 album tucked under their belts, out now […]
SLASH with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette in the studio. Photo credit: Scott Uchida. SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS will return this fall with their as-yet-untitled third studio album. The group-SLASH (Guitar), MYLES KENNEDY […]
AUSTRALIA!! PREPARE YOUR APPETITE FOR ADLER! Former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer & co-writer STEVEN ADLER ignites his ADLER’S APPETITE band and has today announced that he is to embark on a tour of AUSTRALIA this May. Steven and his esteemed […]
Brazillian melodic power/prog metallers Angra recently released their 9th studio album ØMNI. The band have just released a new video from the album for the track Insania. Once again, the album has been recorded in […]
With just one week to Bluesfest 2018, the countdown is officially on for the many thousands of music lovers who make the pilgrimage to Byron Bay for one of Australia’s biggest music festivals. Tickets for […]
earMUSIC is proud to announce the release Here Come The Aliens, the first studio album in seven years by pop icon Kim Wilde – Out Now! Kim has just released the second single from the […]
After a week of cryptic clues to their fans that set the internet a buzz, Grammy-nominated Panic! At The Disco today announced that their highly anticipated sixth studio album, Pray For The Wicked, will […]
Local supports have been announced for the upcoming Good Riddance Australian Tour. See below for details. GOOD RIDDANCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2018 Friday April 20 – Crowbar, Brisbane w/ Driven Fear, Fake News Tickets […]
ESCAPE THE FATE are headed back to Australia to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their highly praised ‘This War Is Ours’. With ‘This War Is Ours’ ESCAPE THE FATE came into their own exuding […]
METAL COWBOY RELOADED features remixed and remastered versions of the tracks from the original independent release, including fan favorites “Just Like Tennessee” and “What Would Skynyrd Do?”. Tracklist: 1. My Bad 2. The Last Ride […]
The highly anticipated 2018 Download Festival is almost here! Australia’s PREMIER 24/7 Rock-Metal Radio Station AndrewHaug.com will be bringing all the live action to you! Join Haugy and a string of musical guests for […]
The Front Bottoms have shared the official video for Tie Dye Dragon, a brand new song and the first track to be released off their forthcoming Ann EP. Directed by Mark Jaworski, the video […]
Twenty-four years into their career and still with all original members, US heavy rockers Sevendust are set to release their 12th studio album, All I See Is War, on May 11 via a newly-inked […]
Following their explosive exploits on tour with Leprous (Norway), both in Europe and Australia, Melbourne 7-piece tribal progressive/psychedelic rock live-wire AlithiA will be joining The Contortionist (USA) & SikTh (UK) on their upcoming ‘Clairvoyant’ Australian Tour […]
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