Main feature news from the top rock and metal acts from around the world. Includes News stories, press releases, tour announcements and more.
For a guy who has visited and performed on every major military base in the US, Mark Gus Scott shows no signs of loosing support for America’s Military Heroes. The rock star met with […]
DON BROCO are set to release their third album »Technology«, on February 2nd, 2018 through SharpTone Records; the pre-sale will start on November 22nd. In celebration of this announcement, the band has today delivered […]
Popular podcast The Vinyl Guide will publish its 100th episode today! Monday, November 6! The podcast began in 2015 and has grown to be one of the most popular music podcasts on Apple iTunes. […]
The self-proclaimed “Wrecking Crew” OVERKILL are set to destroy Australia in 2018. If you thought after 4-decades and 18 studio albums, OVERKILL would be losing steam, you don’t know OVERKILL. Throughout their existence, the […]
The term ‘Bursting on to the Scene’ is a term thrown around way too liberally these days. That is unless you’re talking about Indie rock sensation; THE HUNNA. Within the space of 12 months, […]
Check out the video debut for Fiction Syxx ‘Given Sight’ off of their ‘Tall Dark Secrets’ album out now via Melodicrock Records and featuring guitar solo by Jimi Bell (House of Lords)…
Five Aussie rock legends, who together represent the sound and spirit of Australian music, are joining forces, hitting the road and heading down the coast next February for a very special one-‐off show. The […]
After months of speculation and rumours and fake flyers floating around, it’s been officially confirmed that the legendary Download Festival will be coming to Australia in 2018. Currently billed as a 1 day event to […]
Sweden’s legendary hard rock band EUROPE, best known for their worldwide 1986 Smash Hit The Final Countdown, have announced a run of five Australian dates in May 2018. This will be the first time […]
On Friday, December 1st, 2017 BMG will be releasing Gary Moore’s ‘Blues and Beyond’ – a collection of his powerful and emotive blues studio recordings. ‘Blues and Beyond’ will be made available as a […]
The Bennies are excited to announce their forthcoming record Natural Born Chillers is out Friday 2 February via Pool House Records / Remote Control. To celebrate, the band have shared first cut ‘Get High Like An Angel’ which premiered last night […]
Just when you thought this tour couldn’t get any better it has! Joining US Heavyweights MISS MAY I and SYLAR for the national support are Sydey 5 piece JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED. Having recently released their debut album ‘Dragged Through The […]
Due to overwhelming demand, The Original Wailers (Featuring Al Anderson) have added seven new shows to their upcoming Australia tour which includes Central Coast, Narrabeen, Canberra, Brunswick, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide! Reggae Royalty, […]
Billboard calls it a “debauched…coke fueled, drama-filled narrative” inspired by “the excess of their rock n roll lifestyles” Anime-style was something the band and management have loved for a long time and this was […]
BIG DUMB FACE, the revived project from Wes Borland, has unveiled new video ‘Jesus Retreats‘ and released new album Where Is Duke Lion? He’s Dead… via Edison Sound, just in time for Halloween. When […]
Sweden’s greatest and most notorious black metal band WATAIN announce details of their 6th studio album, TRIDENT WOLF ECLIPSE, to be released on January 5 2018 through Century Media/Sony Music Australia. PRE-ORDER TRIDENT WOLF ECLIPSE HERE The album is […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor are one of the most astounding, captivating post-rock acts of all time. The cult Montreal act have announced a one-off headline performance at Melbourne Recital Centre’s stunning Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on January 22, […]
Widely considered one of the single most influential albums in the history of black metal, MAYHEM bring their ‘DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS‘ tour to Australia to shroud us all in a veil of satanic […]
BMG are proud to announce the release of SAXON – DECADE OF THE EAGLE – a deluxe anthology featuring 34 tracks, that looks back at the years that built the Saxon legend. Additionally, a […]
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT–Devin Townsend (vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming), Ryan Van Poederooyen (drums), Dave Young (guitar, keyboards), Brian ‘Beav’ Waddell (bass), Mike St-Jean (keyboards, synths, programming)–is gearing up for shows with Clutch as part of […]
Members of White Zombie, Queens Of The Stone Age, Bad Religion, Ministry, Helmet, Steve Albini and more expose the truths of the music industry in a new tell-all documentary to be released titled “Underground […]
THRASH ATTACK! If head snapping riffs, mosh stomping beats & loud, drunken, rowdy shows whet your metal appetite, then this banger is for you. LICH KING (USA) tour Australia for the first time belting out […]
New Zealand Teenage thrash metal band Alien Weaponry shock and surprise audiences on a number of levels. Their songwriting is complex, developed and highly political. Their live performance energy is startling, with just two fifteen-year […]
Austin, Texas experimental rock majesties THE BLACK ANGELS will return to our shores next March. They’ve announced just two intimate headline dates to complement their appearance at the Golden Plains Festival. Much loved locally […]
American rock band POP EVIL have announced a brand new single and music video for a track called “Waking Lions” today, exclusively through VEVO. As previously heard on SiriusXM Octane channel, “Waking Lions” is […]
The Rockpit © 2020