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On October 6th, The Black Dahlia Murder will release their eighth full-length, Nightbringers, via Metal Blade Records. Rather than meticulously plan things out or stick rigidly to any kind of template, when it comes […]
Producing dark and retrofuturistic music with a strong 80’s feeling, James Kent AKA Perturbator is the spearhead of the new synthwave revival (along with Danger, Lazerhawk, Kavinsky, Dan Terminus). Since the project’s inception in 2012, […]
Craft Recordings, the Catalog division of Concord Bicycle Music, is proud to announce the release of King Of The Boogie, a career-spanning retrospective, honoring blues icon John Lee Hooker. Due out September 29th, the […]
Australia’s unhinged extreme metal villains KING PARROT return with Ugly Produce, their third and finest long player to date, on September 22. To top it off, the boys are announcing an Australia tour this December. They’ll […]
On August 29th, Metal Blade Records and BMG will release For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records. Written by label founder and CEO Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton, and featuring a […]
FIRST AND ONLY UK SHOW AT LONDON’S NELLS JAZZ & BLUES ON FRIDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2017 – 24 Hour Box Office: 0871 220 0260 Book Tickets Online: www.seetickets.com Brian Downey, known to millions of rock […]
AXS TV GREENLIGHTS SEASON THREE OF THE POPULAR ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES ‘ROCK & ROLL ROAD TRIP WITH SAMMY HAGAR PRESENTED BY MERCURY INSURANCE’ Season Three Will Feature Interviews and Jam Sessions With Artists Including Dave […]
In The Twilight These Rocks Have Teeth is a compilation of 180 minutes of contemporary post rock, metal and experimental rock music. This release showcases the entire PELAGIC RECORDS roster and includes bands such […]
Well that didn’t take long! The Melbourne show at the Forum on Friday 27 October is the first of many shows to sellout on the Pennywise + The Bronx Australian Tour. One of the […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates on Satyricon, Moonspell, Alter Bridge and Serenity. Black metal legends SATYRICON have revealed their highly anticipated ninth studio album, ‘Deep calleth upon […]
The latest single from Sheffield-based punk-fuelled metal outfit While She Sleeps has been revealed as the incendiary ‘Steal The Sun’ and a new music video, directed by Ryan Chang, has been released. The track […]
Happy Birthday to us! We’re getting set to celebrate our brightest ever summer silver jubilee, across the 100% all-natural amphitheaters and center stages of our spiritual homes in Lorne, Marion Bay, Byron Bay and Fremantle! […]
After the overwhelming success of its inaugural event in March, A WEEKEND In The Gardens makes a triumphant return this November with three incredible nights of music headlined by Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins and […]
Paul Kelly’s 23rd studio album, LIFE IS FINE, delivers the iconic singer songwriter a remarkable career milestone – his first ever Number One on the ARIA Albums Chart. A distinguished 40-year career has seen Kelly […]
UK progressive metal quintet THRESHOLD are set to release their colossal double album »Legends Of The Shires« on September 8th via Nuclear Blast. In anticipation of the new release, the band are proud to announce the premiere […]
REVOLUTION SAINTS—Deen Castronovo (ex-Journey, Bad English), Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, ex-Whitesnake, DIO), Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees)—released the second video, “Freedom,” from their highly anticipated second album, which can be seen here: LIGHT IN THE […]
Not for the faint of heart, the always loud and in-charge P.O.D. is back serving up hits with the track “Soundboy Killa”— premieres August 18th via AltPress.com. Feeding off the Southtown, classic SoCal flavor, this quintessential […]
The Red Hot Summer Tour is one of the biggest touring festivals on the circuit today, a reputation it will further cement with the announcement of the 2018 second leg featuring a massive all-Aussie line-up. […]
Even more reasons to celebrate! To co-incide with the label’s 30th anniversary, Nuclear Blast will release a special fan box with one DVD and 4 digibook CDs including hymns from the past 3 decades. Bands […]
Deaf Havana has a well-earned reputation as an impressive live act, touring consistently over the last twelve years, nurturing a passionate and dedicated following. Their current album ‘All these Countless Nights’ debuted at #5 in […]
HDNET MOVIES today announced that heavy metal superstar and horror icon Rob Zombie will host the network’s upcoming holiday movie event ROB ZOMBIE’S 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN, from Oct. 19 to 31. On each of the 13 nights […]
The Darkness have today released their expletive-drenched new single Solid Gold via Cooking Vinyl, accompanied by a video of the self-proclaimed rock legends performing in a huge aircraft hanger amongst a mass of glam-rock lighting and […]
Beartooth have shared the official video for their track “Rock Is Dead”. Directed by Reel Bear Media (Twenty One Pilots), the documentary style video for “Rock Is Dead” gives an inside look at daily life for […]
Whitesnake had already released a string of Top 10 albums in the UK, Europe & Japan before the band conquered the entire world with its 1987 record, which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash […]
American alternative metal band 10 Years return with a new studio album and welcome back band members Brian Vodinh (guitar / drums) and Matt Wantland (guitar). (how to live) AS GHOSTS is the band’s […]
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