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The second single to be revealed from Fearless Records’ forthcoming ‘Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7’ is The Amity Affliction’s re-imagining of The Weeknd’s ‘Can’t Feel My Face’, premiered for the first time anywhere in the […]
ZEAL & ARDOR have emerged, one of the most unique and entrancing new acts rooted in the heavy music genres in recent decades. Swiss-American songwriter and soundscaper Manuel Gagneux’s magnetic, satanic project has unveiled a spectacular live video for […]
US Post-Hardcore pioneers, Hawthorne Heights will return to Australia for shows across August and September! This time around they will be playing their landmark first two albums, 2004’s The Silence in Black and White […]
Hardcore giants HATEBREED and fellow iconic label mates MADBALL have announce to be part of the line up of 2018’s installment of the renowned EMP PERSISTENCE TOUR! HATEBREED will be touring in support of their most current output, »The Concrete Confessional«, […]
Little Brother aka John Floreani of Trophy Eyes has finally announced his long-awaited debut Australian tour. Taking some time out of the Trophy Eyes Australian headline run for these shows, Little Brother will take his heart-wrenching acoustic performance to intimate venues across […]
Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 21-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Sir Paul McCartney will bring his acclaimed long-running One On One […]
Polish metal extremists DECAPITATED are inching closer to the release of their seventh album »Anticult«, which arrives via Nuclear Blast on July 7. The band has further stoked anticipation for the album by issuing the video […]
Sydney has spoken first and loudest, the Industrial juggernaut rolls on and the Show on Wednesday 27th September at the Metro Theatre has SOLD OUT. We are extremely happy to announce a second show on […]
THE COMPULSIONS have revealed the cover art, title and other details regarding the New York group’s upcoming third album. The album, titled “Ferocious”, features Compulsions main man, Rob Carlyle, on vocal and guitar, along […]
Extreme times demand extreme responses. Australian and New Zealand metal fans, you are about to be vehemently seized by the throat! After hugely successful runs in the USA and Europe, the intemperate NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA […]
High Octane, rip-roaring hard rockers THE DEAD DAISIES are proud to announce a monumental return to WOODSTOCK POLAND featuring in a gripping headline performance at a special “CONCERT FOR FREEDOM” with The Gorzow Philharmonic […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast artists including updates on Cradle Of Filth, Kadavar, Cellar Darling and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter UK’s legendary extreme metal icons CRADLE OF FILTH have announced the details […]
A roundup of the latest in the underground rock scene including updates on Sigurd Wallsten, The Night Of Release, Morning Harvey and Korrupt. From Paso, Texas, we find instrumental rock/prog based artists SIGURD […]
A roundup of the latest news in the underground metal scene including news on Sublevel, Heretic’s Dream, Insatia, Ondt Blod, Atonement Theory, Contra, Tantal and Cave Of Swimmers. Germany’s modern death metallers SUBLEVEL […]
A roundup of the latest news from Relapse Records including Incantation, Dying Fetus, Arcadea and more. The Relapse Records Podcast returns with special guest Liam Wilson of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and JOHN […]
A roundup of the latest news in the world of extreme metal including updates on Igorr, Entrails, Impureza and Impure Wilhelmina. This Friday, Igorrr – the brainchild of French musician and eclectic composer […]
Kreator have unleashed a new video for the classic thrash track “Pleasure To Kill” help celebrate the Noise era re-issues of their back catalogue. Kreator’s second album ‘Pleasure To Kill’ is still revered as […]
Thy Art is Murder have finally revealed that they’ll unleash their anticipated, barbarous fourth LP ‘Dear Desolation’ via new extreme music indie label, Human Warfare on August 18. One of the most polarising and thrilling acts to […]
Marvel Comics is proud to announce a unique collaboration with Dustin Bates, lead singer and founder of the multi-media, modern rock band STARSET, along with fan-favorite writer, Peter David (Ben Reilly: Scarlett Spider, Spider-Verse) […]
Balkan rock star Goran Bregović and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra are making a very welcome return to Australia, bringing back their Gypsy-fuelled brilliance to our shores this November, this time with 2 legendary […]
Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust have recently completed recording their full length debut album which will be called Terra Cerebral and released on July 28 via Rockpit Records! The first single to come off the album […]
PVRIS has released the video for What’s Wrong, the newest track off their highly anticipated forthcoming album, All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell. What’s Wrong follows the recent release […]
TOTO is pleased to announce the first set of shows in support of the band’s 40^th Anniversary beginning in 2018. The 40 Trips Around The Sun Tour will begin in February 2018 in Europe. […]
Following a long radio silence, Finnish rock giants HIM have announced the Bang & Whimper Tour 2017, closing the final chapter on their 26-year career. Front man Ville Valo offers, “After quarter of a century […]
Legendary shock-rocker Alice Cooper recently revealed “Paranoiac Personality” the first single from his forthcoming album “Paranormal”. Produced by long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin, the song is an unforgettable slice of classic Alice Cooper. LISTEN HERE […]
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