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SABATON and the massively popular MMO game World of Tanks have collided to forge a new genre: Tank Metal. The band’s love of history, which blasts through in their music, reviving dramatic, historical events […]
When 15 year old prodigy Christofer Johnsson founded THERION as a death metal band in 1987, little did he know that exactly 30 years later he would put the final touches to a project […]
Bordeaux-based ambient doom quintet MONARCH have teamed up with Cvlt Nation to premiere a new track off their awaited new album “Never Forever”, due out September 22nd on Profound Lore Records. ✟ Feel the haunting aura of “Of Night, […]
The rush to secure tickets for SIR ELTON JOHN’s only Victorian show has reinforced a day on the green as one of Australia’s most popular concert events. All tickets sold out quickly, with eight […]
Today, Converge announce the upcoming release of The Dusk In Us, the first album in five years from the Boston-based heavy-music innovators. Due out on November 3, The Dusk in Us will be released via […]
Continuing to build on the feverish momentum of their new album in • ter a • li • a, released May 5, 2017 on Rise Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia, At The Drive In has proudly unveiled the new […]
True avant-garde Norwegians ENSLAVED will release their epic new studio album »E« on October 13th, 2017 and with this 14th full-length record, the virtuosi herald a new chapter in the band’s history. To provide a first […]
With their 2015 debut, Birth And The Burial, metal band Act of Defiance – featuring Chris Broderick on guitar, Henry Derek on vocals, Shawn Drover on drums and Matt Bachand on bass – delivered […]
“Strange Things Happen” is the title of a song on Gizmodrome´s debut album. Certainly great things have happened in the studio, when the four incredible talents met to create one of the most exciting […]
Norway’s Sløtface have today been announced to showcase at BIGSOUND Festival. Their performance at the global industry gathering in Brisbane, headlining the Brightside Outdoor Stage on Tuesday 5th September, adds to dates already announced in Sydney and Melbourne as part […]
Neck Deep are giving fans one last sneak peek into their upcoming album, The Peace and The Panic, with the release of their latest song and video for “In Bloom.” The track premiered yesterday on […]
Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated rock superstars FALL OUT BOY recently announced their mammoth Australian Tour in February / March 2018. The massive interest was evident from the moment the tour was announced it was one of […]
NEIL HILBORN is single-handedly bringing Poetry to the mainstream. The Viral poet has garnered critical acclaim with over 60 million views of his internationally successful poems including ‘OCD’, ‘Joey’, ‘The Future’ and author of […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates on Samael, Exit Eden and Thy Antichrist. Swiss black metal pioneers SAMAEL have already given fans a first glimpse of their upcoming […]
Last week saw the announcement of SONS OF APOLLO, the highly anticipated new band featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, […]
It is with regret that due to serious ongoing issues with Ginger Wildheart’s mental health, we will be unable to fulfil any scheduled live appearances in the very near future. Ginger is currently hospitalised and […]
Liam Gallagher’s high profile return has already encompassed life-affirming live shows, over 12 million streams of lead track Wall Of Glass, and the recent Chinatown, which Rolling Stone compared to the Oasis classic Champagne […]
45 years after Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour filmed Live At Pompeii in the legendary Roman Amphitheatre there, he returned for two spectacular shows that took place on July 7th and 8th, 2016, part of […]
Alternative rock’s most unconventional band, Circa Survive, have shared the second single and music video from their upcoming sixth full length, The Amulet, due out September 22nd via Hopeless Records. “Rites of Investiture” is an explosive cut […]
The long awaited full studio album from SikTh saw the release of The Future In Whose Eyes? earlier this year. The record has seen the band venture into new musical territories and exploring new […]
Led Zeppelin Masters – the all Australian production featuring Adelaide’s Zep Boys and The Black Dog Orchestra – will mark the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin when they once again rock bring their show to […]
David Roy Williams in collaboration with Principal Entertainment present Dweezil Zappa, son of the legendary Frank Zappa, celebrating 50 years of Zappa with a series of concerts and exclusive guitar masterclasses in Australia & New […]
Roundhouse Entertainment, in conjunction with Live Nation, is thrilled to announce that superstar singer-songwriter STEVIE NICKS will return to Australia for an exclusive run of her 24 Karat Gold shows this November, including three […]
This November will herald the return of true punk rock royalty to our shores, Marky Ramone. Marky is one of the last remaining members of The Ramones, and the one with the longest lineage, having handled skins […]
Australian melodic hard rock band The Radio Sun will release their fourth full length album ‘Unstoppable’ on October 20th 2017. Vocalist Jase Old and guitarist Stevie Janevski have written a bunch of new catchy, well […]
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