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After a dozen acclaimed albums, virtuoso slide guitarist and bandleader Sonny Landreth found himself at an artistic crossroads. He finally wanted to create the full-length acoustic collection his fans had long requested, but he […]
Muse have released their brand new single Dig Down, which is available to stream and download now. The track focuses on the themes of unity and survival – fighting for what’s right when your back’s […]
Brisbane’s Lords of prog/funk/everything OSAKA PUNCH want to know ARE YOU IN OR OUT? They don’t want to mess around with Mr. In Between. Today they drop the new single and video and punters […]
First Ever Headline Australian Tour for MINISTRY, the American Industrial Metal Juggernaut led by Al Jourgensen as they take over Australia for 5 shows this September! This will only the second time ever MINISTRY […]
Soundgarden wasn’t just any ordinary rock band, aside from being part of the revolutionary grunge era of the 90’s they were also hugely inspirational in both creative musical aspects as well as lyrically and […]
Nickelback will reissue three of their most popular albums on vinyl this year as the group hit the road to support their latest studio release, Feed The Machine, out now. On July 7, Rhino will […]
Prolific Canadian metal guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and producer Devin Townsend, will present his acclaimed songwriting lecture this Friday May 19th at The Crowbar in Brisbane. The lecture is title “How To Develop Creativity & Excel […]
The last time we heard from BATS they laid on us the neo-psychedelic riffs of the single Tarantula which was embraced @ alt radio in Australia + scored some spins in San Francisco. You’ve got […]
Iconic vocalist and frontman of a reformed Soundgarden Chris Cornell has died unexpectedly. The band played Detroit’s Fox Theatre hours before his untimely death and ere due to headline day one of the Rock on […]
International metal superstars and power metal speed legends DRAGONFORCE have revealed the Local supports for their Australian Tour as part of their Reaching Into Infinity World Tour. DRAGONFORCE’s reputation is such that anything new […]
Rancid has shared another new song and video for the band’s political anthem Telegraph Avenue. Akin to the video for the band’s previous shared song “Ghost of a Chance” the video features the band getting together […]
Superstar drummers, Virgil Donati (Alan Holdsworth/Planet X) and Thomas Lang (Paul Gilbert/stOrk) will headline the “DW TV Show” tour. Sponsored by DW Drums, the 5-city tour of Australia, will also include an appearance at the […]
At the close of the 2016/17 WAM Song Of The Year Awards Party last night, we’re excited to reveal Sydnee Carter took out the coveted Grand Prize with her song When We Were Young. Being […]
Oh/Villain are about to take their first steps into a wider world, and are today offering up the info on their debut EP release. They gave the world single ‘Heartless’ a few weeks ago, […]
Australian metal veterans, Frankenbok are set to return with a triumphant new album entitled Vicious, Lawless on July 14. Setting the tone for the release is the track Stalker Stalker which has lyrics based around […]
“Nobody moves, it’s a movie … How do I look now? Am I beauty?” That’s all it takes for beloved Sydney band The Preatures to announce their return with the release of ‘Girlhood’ the […]
Drown This City are lifting the veil on their brand new single, BEND/BREAK, the first new music since their debut EP ‘False Idols’ dropped in mid-2016 and rolling out the dates on their headline tour […]
The early discography of one of the all-time great/influential extreme metal bands will be getting an overhaul. On June 9th, the Kreator’s first four classic releases will be reissued via BMG as expanded and […]
Celtic Frost will re-issue of their four seminal Noise Records albums on June 30th 2017, via BMG. Heroes of the extreme metal scene, there has always been so much more to Celtic Frost’s music. […]
DDM is a progressive rock project founded by 18 year old drummer from the Netherlands, Damian de Muijnck, who is scheduled to release a debut album titled Subdivisions later this year. The record sees the young musician collaborating […]
In This Moment have announced the release of their eagerly anticipated sixth studio album RITUAL, which arrives everywhere July 21 and is available to pre-order now. All pre-orders will be joined by an instant […]
Deaf Havana have released their fourth studio album All These Countless Nights, out now. The album features current single Sing, which takes all of Deaf Havana’s traditional qualities – soaring melodies, witty lyrics, an […]
Richmond, Virginia-based rockers Red Reign specialize in a sound that recalls vintage rock and metal acts of the mid to late ‘80s, as evidenced by their just-released self-titled EP, which features the single “Not […]
Sydney’s very own Endless Heights will be joining Touché Amoré and Turnover on one of the most exciting punk/hardcore tours Australia will see this year. Los Angeles’ Touché Amoré are hitting Australian shores this July in support of their incredible new album […]
Perth punk rocker Dan Cribb has teamed up with Melbourne artist Ecca Vandal for the latest addition to his Worse Tribute Ever project. The pair delivers a catchy pop rock rendition of Happy Birthday, Lisa, […]
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