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Kings of cathartic and anthemic alt-punk, Cloud Nothings, will be joined by a stellar list of local Australian bands for their upcoming tour in February. With the likes of Bloods, Boat Show and Press Club as supports, representing […]
NEAL MORSE will be releasing his latest solo album, LIFE & TIMES, February 16 on Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records/SONY on all digital outlets, as well as CD and vinyl. Pre-orders are now available […]
Legends of fun time ska, BAD MANNERS return to Australia and New Zealand in 2018 for a Greatest Hits Tour. Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel, the man famous for his shiny bald head and giant personality, BAD […]
THE DEAD DAISIES announce new Album “BURN IT DOWN” via Spitfire Music / SPV on Friday, April 6th, 2018 as well as a 2018 WORLD TOUR which will Bring the Heat to a Town […]
On May 5 this year, the Metal Community will come together for a united event, Metal United World Wide. To overcome the distances between the widespread individual communities, shows will be organised in over […]
The Iron Maidens – the world’s best (and only all-female) Iron Maiden tribute act – are bringing their intense and electrifying live shows to light up venues across Australia and New Zealand. These five […]
Turnstile has shared Moon, the third new track to be released from their anticipated new LP, TIME & SPACE. Moon, which sees bassist Franz Lyons delivering a soulful performance with additional vocals from Sheer […]
Launching his album in Sydney with one Australian show only, Dizzy Reed will be performing at Frankie’s Pizza on Sunday, 18 February, with support from local artists including The Kids, who will launch their […]
LIMP BIZKIT, what can we say, still one of the most fun and entertaining live bands from America. After 22 years and going stronger than ever, Limp Bizkit will carry their rap-rock torch loud […]
Just when you thought that all the Download Festival 2018 sideshows had been announced, we can finally share the exciting the news that Mastodon and Gojira are set to play two of their own […]
Today marks the official release of No Cross No Crown, the long anticipated new full-length from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY! Captured in North Carolina with longtime producer John Custer, the mammoth offering marks the first […]
Symphonic metal pioneers THERION unveiled the plot and first track off their opulent opera project »Beloved Antichrist« last year, which will see the light of day on February 9th. Today the band is kicking […]
EARTHLESS, the San Diego-based trio whose most recent release, the 2013 album »From The Ages«, was included on multiple best of year end lists including Rolling Stone and Magnet magazines, return with the full-length […]
San Francisco Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD, will release their highly anticipated new album Catharsis on January 26 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band has released the brand new track, ‘Bastards’. The song […]
One of the most brutal, relentless and vital forces in extreme music, Cattle Decapitation will return to Australia in February! They will be joined by one of Australia’s most successful heavy acts, Psycroptic, to […]
JOE PERRY–legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of Aerosmith–has assembled an all-star band to perform alongside him at the sold-out record release show Tuesday, January 16 at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, […]
Put up or shut up. It’s a mantra many rock bands of today tend to give great lip service to, but often fail to deliver the goods to back up their lofty claims. The […]
Famed vocalist of The Dead Daisies, John Corabi, is set to release his first-ever solo live album Live 94 (One Night In Nashville). Corabi performs the classic self-titled 1994 Mötley Crüe album that he […]
Thin Lizzy drum legend Brian Downey and his new band Alive And Dangerous are delighted to announce that they will be coming back to Nell’s Jazz & Blues to perform as part of the […]
The January 2018 Glassjaw Australian tour dates have today been cancelled, with the hope that the tour dates will be re-scheduled later in 2018. MJR Presents Promoter Scott Mesiti today stated “Unfortunately, we have […]
He hits our shores in March and now due to overwhelming demand Andrew Strong has added a 2nd Melbourne Show! This show will take place on Tuesday 13th March at the Croxton Bandroom. Tickets […]
PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS are premiering the third crushing song taken from the legendary singer’s sophomore album with his personal band, ‘Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue‘. The full-length will be out on January 26th, 2018. Phil […]
Multi-platinum Canadian pop-punk legends SIMPLE PLAN today reveal they will bring their No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls 15th Anniversary World Tour to Australia in April for a special run of East Coast dates. […]
How many people do you know that accomplished something that effectively CHANGED LIVES while they were in HIGH SCHOOL? Our friends Morgan and Mercedes Lander didn’t intend to become Heavy Metal Feminist Icons […]
Of course there are bands that have garnered higher chart positions, sold more albums and filled bigger venues than Anvil. Yet there are few metal acts that have earned as much respect from their […]
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