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Peter Banks was one of the original members of YES and an accomplished guitarist, but sadly passed away in 2013. Be Well, Be Safe, Be Lucky…The Anthology is the FIRST EVER compilation of his […]
Topping charts worldwide this past weekend, Bad Wolves’ cover of The Cranberries’ “Zombie” has hit #1 in multiple countries around the globe. The track will appear on the band’s debut album Disobey, coming out […]
The original rock ‘n roll outlaws, Rose Tattoo will be kicking off their Blood Brothers 2018 tour at the end of this month. To celebrate the tour, Golden Robot Records are reissuing the bands classic 2007 album, Blood Brothers on March 23. […]
The war rages on! Old school metal veterans MEMORIAM are set to unleash their second album, »The Silent Vigil«, on March 23rd, 2018 via Nuclear Blast Records. Just a year after the release of their debut […]
Dokken have announced the release of “Return To The East Live 2016” package on April 20th, which was captured during their historic reunion shows of that year. The new CD and DVD/Blu-Ray package features footage […]
On The Blue, one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years, has just announced their inaugural ON THE BLUE CRUISE. Hosted by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues, this 5-night […]
“RISE UP”, the first Single off their new album “BURN IT DOWN” “RISE UP”, the first single off THE DEAD DAISIES’ new album “BURN IT DOWN” sets the scene for another huge year for the […]
Not only is Judas Priest’s latest studio triumph, ‘Firepower,’ out today, as well as a new video for one of the album’s standout tracks, “Spectre”, but there is additional exciting news. Judas Priest fans […]
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 Top […]
Chocolate Starfish – regarded as one of Australia’s best live bands of the 90s boasting two Top 10 albums and six Top 50 singles – has released their first full-length album in twenty years! […]
Leading up to the posthumous release of Rick Parfitt’s upcoming debut album ‘Over And Out’, earMUSIC launches the lyric video for the second single ‘Long Distance Love’ on their official YouTube channel today. Chris […]
From the mid-80s until last decade, DYNAMO OPEN AIR in Eindhoven, Netherlands was an iconic metal festival and the go-to-place for metal maniacs from all Europe. It all started in 1981, when André Verhuysen […]
French post metal pioneers HYPNO5E have always been a borderline band, in the truest sense of the term: a band that transcend the borders and limitations of not only the genre of music which […]
KAMELOT are one of metal’s most unique, influential and prestigious acts that blends symphonic metal, prog, power metal and world music – so it comes as little surprise that the whole metal world is […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Venom Inc, Earthless, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons and Madball VENOM INC. recently visited Oceania and Asia as part their »Blood […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Twitching Tongues, The Crown and Eyes Of The Sun This Friday (March 9th), Twitching Tongues will release their new […]
Shinedown has announced the release of their sixth studio album ATTENTION ATTENTION out May 4th on Atlantic Records. Lead single DEVIL is out now with the official video streaming below. Directed by Bill Yukich […]
April 21, known globally in recent years as Record Store Day, will this year feature some very awesome collectors editions of some of the finest heavy music acts ever. German label Silver Lining Music will […]
earMUSIC is proud to announce the release Here Come The Aliens, the first studio album in seven years by pop icon Kim Wilde on March 16th, 2018. Kim has just released the first single […]
It didn’t take long for Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust to fill the vacant throne left by recently departed drummer Shay Smith. After being inundated with submissions from all over the country, the band set […]
On the back of their heaviest album to date, SEETHER are intent on blasting the roof off with equal measures of ferocity and purpose. This is a band that knows how to connect with […]
Norwegian black metal masters have postponed their Australian and Japanese tour dates until September citing personnel reasons. Frontman Satyr says that due to personnel issues and logistics they have no choice but to delay the […]
Preorder the story of Big John Harte, protector of Rock Gods: Kiss, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Prince and more on Pledgemusic. Peter Criss, Kiss Original Drummer – Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee […]
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 […]
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