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Iconic rock band STEPPENWOLF and frontman JOHN KAY will release the definitive career retrospective Steppenwolf At 50, a 3-CD collection featuring 41-tracks, to celebrate the band’s half-century of music. Set for release Friday, March […]
In celebration of what has become one of the most eagerly anticipated days for all true music lovers – Record Store Day – Hell & Back Recordings (via Silver Lining Music) is proud to […]
Mastering Music Mastering Life kicks off its 2018 program with a special event at the Croxton Front Bar on the 25th of March, focusing on the mental health issues faced by music industry creatives. Hosted […]
Multiple Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and social activist, Michael Bolton has announced he will be touring Australia in June 2018. MICHAEL BOLTON SYMPHONY TOUR will feature Michael performing with a full orchestra as he takes […]
Genre melding masters, (hed) p.e. will be making their long overdue return to Australia this March as they embark on their Worldwide Unity Tour! Supports for all shows have now been confirmed! Wednesday, March […]
Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers At The Gates will release their much anticipated new album, To Drink From The Night Itself on May 18 via Century Media Records. Produced with Russ Russell (Napalm Death, The Haunted, Dimmu […]
Literally by popular demand – with more than half the tour dates already either completely sold out or a sell-out imminent – today SLAYER announces leg two, North America, of its final world tour, […]
Reef have announced details of their new studio album ‘Revelation’, to be released May 4. The album is the revitalized west-country quartet’s first studio album since 2000’s ‘Getaway’, their first with new guitarist Jesse […]
One of the most successful bands to come out of the UK, Hot Chocolate, join forces with JPY and the Allstar Band in a show that promises to be the hit show of the year. […]
The Magpie Salute which brings together the reunited guitar team of Rich Robinson and Marc Ford from the Black Crowes, bassist Sven Pipien (also from the Crowes) along with lead singer John Hogg (Hookah […]
“A 350-pound man with a beard, wearing a dress always puts a smile on your face.”- Bob Mersereau, CBC News, April 28, 2017 Award-winning psychotronic French-Canadian rock and rollers Les Hôtessesd’Hilaire will head Down Under […]
Hawthorne Heights is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Bad Frequencies, the band’s first full-length album since 2013 and first release on April 27 via Pure Noise Records. Hawthorne Heights are giving fans the […]
American Power Trio PRONG has announced the continuation of their ZERO DAYS TOUR with a series of West Coast dates alongside POWERFLO. After a solid year of touring with the likes of Testament, Obituary, Sepultura, […]
An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. “One […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates on Monster Magnet, Kobra And The Lotus, Midnattsol and God Is An Astronaut A few weeks ago the mighty MONSTER MAGNET […]
The Greek guitar virtuoso, GUS G, might be best known for replacing Zakk Wylde as Ozzy Osbourne‘s lead guitarist, but GUS now forges his own path with his newest solo venture via the stunning […]
It is not often that fans of heavy metal get the opportunity to hear new music from Judas Priest and meet these heavy metal legends. But soon, lucky fans will have it both ways. […]
Finally, the day has come! The first MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST studio album entitled »Resurrection«, which was co-produced by Michael Voss-Schoen, is OUT NOW! Besides Michael Schenker and the three M.S.G. singers Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley, […]
20 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million worldwide sales later, GODSMACK are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of WHEN LEGENDS RISE, their […]
David Bowie vinyl releases are always a Record Store Day highlight, and 2018 will be no exception. On April 21st Parlophone will be releasing three very special limited edition David Bowie items; WELCOME TO […]
Groovin The Moo is fast becoming one of this year’s hottest tickets on the music calendar, and today, its already stacked lineup just got that little bit bigger. In addition to delivering a stellar musical […]
Undoubtedly one of the top hard rock tours of the springtime will be the teaming of Sevendust and Madame Mayhem on a trek throughout the U.S. – beginning on April 21 in El Paso, […]
Canadian pop punk legends, Simple Plan are set to release the 15th Anniversary Edition of No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls on Friday 6th April and is available to pre order now. Recently named as […]
I Want To Know What Love Is, Cold As Ice, Waiting For A Girl Like You, Hot Blooded, Juke Box Hero. FOREIGNER‘s timeless anthems continue to rock the charts with ten multi-platinum albums, sixteen […]
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 […]
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