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Strap yourself in as the pride of Byron Bay, Parkway Drive announce the local support acts who will be joining them and South-Sydney five-piece, Polaris on the “A Decade Of Horizons” Tour in January. […]
Las Vegas -based multi-platinum hard rock band, Five Finger Death Punch, (consisting of vocalist Ivan Moody, guitarists Zoltan Bathory and Jason Hook, bassist Chris Kael, and drummer Jeremy Spencer have released their greatest hits album, A […]
New Found Glory has been taking their “20 Years of Pop Punk” Tour all around the world, recently teasing an unreleased song before their set every night. Today, the band is excited to share […]
Kim Wilde, the most successful female UK artist of the 80s, has joined forces with thrash metal legends Lawnmower Deth to release a special anti-Christmas single: ‘F U Kristmas’, out now via Wildeflower Records. […]
Australian guitar icon Ian Moss has announced the release of his first studio album in eight years. The self-titled album – to be released on 2 March 2018 – is Mossy’s first solo […]
British heavy metal giants SAXON recently announced the release of their upcoming 22nd studio album, Thunderbolt, scheduled to hit stores on February 2, 2018 via the Militia Guard label (Silver Lining Music). Thunderbolt was […]
Download Festival has already announced a killer lineup for its first ever Aussie outing in Melbourne next March, with Korn, Prophets Of Rage, Limp Bizkit, NOFX, Mastodon, Good Charlotte, Suicidal Tendencies, Gojira and more all […]
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY is pleased to unveil the official new music video for ‘Wolf Named Crow’ from their forthcoming »No Cross No Crown« full-length. Issues bassist Mike Dean of the tune, “‘Wolf Named Crow’ started […]
Michael Schenker is one of the most significant rock guitarists in the history of music. He has mesmerised the rock community since the 70’s with his characteristic guitar play and constructed himself a monument […]
Andrew W.K. presents the title, cover art, and track list of his upcoming LP, You’re Not Alone. The album is scheduled for release on March 2, 2018 via RED MUSIC/SONY MUSIC worldwide, with its front cover image […]
DESERTFEST LONDON announce High On Fire as final headliner and further acts to join the likes of Monster Magnet, Graveyard, Napalm Death, Eyehategod and many more to set the riff party in Camden on May 4-6th, 2018. […]
Briqueville is a band shrouded in mystery. On stage, they create an instrumental mantra of spooky guitars, modified field recordings and eery sampled chants. These meditative build-ups, based on the perseverant element of repetition, […]
On November 3rd, Primitive Race released their compelling Alternative Rock album Soul Pretender, with vocals handled by Chuck Mosely (Faith No More, Bad Brains, Cement, VUA), music by Erie Loch (LUXT, Blownload, Exageist), Mark Gemini […]
The 2018 line up of Progfest will be the strongest yet with Norway’s LEPROUS confirmed to headline all 3 Progfest festivals, plus headline their own sideshows in Perth and Adelaide! Some of Australia’s finest […]
SONS OF APOLLO–former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s […]
21st century hard rock leaders Of Mice & Men—vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley, guitarist Alan Ashby, drummer Valentino Arteaga, and guitarist Phil Manansala— will release their new album Defy, on January 19, 2018. The band have just […]
Swedish Death Metal legends The Crown have returned to Metal Blade Records for a multiple album deal! Comments The Crown on the agreement: “We are very honoured to be back working with the label […]
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 live video for the song ‘Now […]
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 […]
Prog rock pioneers, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop (for without Mabel Greer, there would be no YES), are to release a new album The Secret on December 8th. On this album, Peter Banks (former YES & […]
Boom! Here comes the Boom! With over 12 Million Records sold Worldwide American hard rockers P.O.D. make their triumphant return to Australia for their first headline tour since 2002 to perform highlights from their […]
The 12th annual Rock On The Range returns to MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio Friday, May 18, Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 with its most power-packed lineup to date. America’s largest and […]
LIFE IS NOISE are proud to announce the return of WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM to east coast Australian shores for the first time since 2010, as well as their first visits to Perth […]
A roundup of the latest news from Century Media including updates on Body Count, Tribulation and Leprous. Los Angeles-based crossover metal icons BODY COUNT have released a new music video for their track This […]
Kansas, America’s legendary progressive rock band, have released their new live album Leftoverture Live & Beyond now on Inside Out Music. This is the first live album since 2009 for the band that has sold more […]
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