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CRADLE OF FILTH are a monstrous tour-de-force of utterly distinctive but reassuringly destructive heavy metal. Currently enjoying a collective creative renaissance that is driving them to new heights of elegant fury, the band are […]
Frontier Touring, Triple M and Radio Hauraki are thrilled to announce the return of The Killers to Australia and New Zealand in April and May 2018. The widely-acclaimed rock band will play seven arena […]
For UJR Fans all over the globe 2018 is going to be a very special year: 40-year anniversary of SCORPIONS – TOKYO TAPES ! 40-year anniversary of the Birth of ELECTRIC SUN !! 50-year […]
The highly anticipated release of GIZMODROME’s new album is coming closer. The band consisting of Stewart Copeland (The Police), Mark King (Level 42), Adrian Belew (ex King Crimson, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads) and […]
UK cult legends ELECTRIC WIZARD have teamed up with Noisey to premiere the video for the new song ”See You in Hell,” which singer/guitarist Jus Osborn called ”the most brutally simple and Neanderthal song ever.” The song appears on Wizard Bloody Wizard, the long-anticipated […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Act Of Defiance, Igorrr, Sorcerer and Hamferð. Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of up-and-coming doomsters Hamferð […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast artists including updates on Ministry, Riot V, Panzer and Blues Pills. Groundbreaking industrial-metal pioneers, MINISTRY, have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. […]
Uriah Heep is pleased to announce the release of a 2CD/1DVD package of their 20th Anniversary show in 1989, which has only been available on VHS previously. This remastered release is now available on Download […]
Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group are thrilled to announce the release of the brand new studio album War Is Over from the award winning cinematic Finnish rockers Von Hertzen Brothers which will […]
“Unearth Hell” is the new single from Cape Town, South Africa’s DevilSpeak, released on 12 Sep 2017. It is taken off of their forthcoming EP “See Evil Hear Evil Speak Evil” which is released before […]
The Security Project has once again reinvented itself, this time with vocalist Happy Rhodes. Together with Jerry Marotta (drummer from Peter Gabriel’s first five records), Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Michael Cozzi (Shriekback) and NY […]
Fans have gone absolutely mad for Brit-pop icon Liam Gallagher’s debut shows in Sydney & Melbourne this summer, with tickets selling faster than you can say WhatsApp Ricky! With the shows selling out in record […]
Today marks the release of Reptilian, the new single from Boston-based heavy-music innovators Converge. The track appears on Converge’s forthcoming album The Dusk In Us, set for release via Epitaph and Deathwish on November 3. From its haunting […]
Australian punk veterans Bodyjar are back and they will be dropping a brand new 7” / digital EP Terra Firma on October 13 via UNFD. Landing just in time for their Australian tour with […]
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, are […]
Last week, ANNIHILATOR announced the release of their 16th studio album, For The Demented, hitting stores on November 3, 2017 via Neverland Music/Silver Lining Music. The album is certainly their most complete and definitive […]
‘Queens of the Breakers,’ is the anthemic title track from the forthcoming album by The Barr Brothers. This album, the band’s first in three years, will be released on October 14 on Secret City […]
Los Angeles metal titans WINDS OF PLAGUE have debuted an all new music video today for their brand new track “Never Alone.” Premiering exclusively via LOUDWIRE and directed by Orie McGinness, this is the […]
Robustfellow Prods. is happy to present their Robust Relic Series (RRS), unearthing exciting heavy classic from the past. First release to see the light of day again is Japan’s psychedelic doom legends ETERNAL ELYSIUM and their fabulous fourth album […]
California’s melodic death metal force Once Human will be making their debut visit to Australian shores in early 2018 with an extensive tour of both capital and regional cities in support of their latest […]
Twelve Foot Ninja are returning to Australia with their international Monsoon Tour for one night only at Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Friday 12th January 2018. It’s no wonder the band will showcase the Monsoon […]
The Doors had one of the most extraordinary debut years in music history in 1967, releasing a string of hit singles and two platinum albums, beginning in January with the band’s self-titled debut, followed by […]
The Darkness have released a brand new song, entitled Southern Trains. Delivering rip-roaring riffs that soar much faster than the lamented train service, England’s most distinctive, multiple award-winning, platinum-selling rock gods have once again created […]
Chicago’s pop punk upstarts Knuckle Puck return to Australian shores this January and they’re bringing along UK’s ROAM for the ride. Fresh off the announce of their sophomore album Shapeshifter, due October 13th through […]
If you already have New Year’s Eve plans – cancel them!! FRENZAL RHOMB and THE BENNIES are joining forces and throwing “The Best New Years Eve Party That Ever Existed…Extreme” at Melbourne’s Max Watts. […]
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