Main feature news from the top rock and metal acts from around the world. Includes News stories, press releases, tour announcements and more.
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, […]
Melbourne’s Devil Electric are proud to announce a worldwide deal with German heavyweight label Kozmik Artifactz for the release of their debut self-titled album. The 37 minute, 9-track debut will be available digitally and in […]
The Sydney Blues & Roots Festival, Code One, and Rhythm Section are proud to announce the return of San Franciscan blues master Chris Cain who will be touring Australia this June. No stranger to our […]
“When you see him playing you think ‘Oh my god, he’s doing that all by himself’.” – Eric Idle, Monty Python “Imagine Chet Atkins with the testosterone of Eddie Van Halen…” – Steve Vai Australia’s […]
After a ripper of a line-up in 2016 with the heavy hitting bill drawing crowds to the ‘gong, you would be excused if you thought that Yours & Owls couldn’t get any better…. but you […]
The Italian masters of dark musical extremity, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, will make their long awaited return to Australia for a headline tour this June! Since forming a decade ago in 2007, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have grabbed the […]
Rare is it for a band to have had such a long lasting effect on the musical landscape they exist within. Since their formation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Paradise Lost have thrived in perpetual […]
Ahead of the release, of their highly anticipated new album The Future In Whose Eyes?, Sikth have released their new single Golden Cufflinks. Introducing the new song vocalist & lyricist Mikee W Goodman states […]
THIS FRIDAY international metal superstars DragonForce will release their new studio album, Reaching Into Infinity, via earMusic/Sony Music Australia!. Today, the band has launched a video for the new single, Ashes Of The Dawn, directed […]
This September The Getaway Plan will be embarking on a national tour performing their critically acclaimed album, ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms’. The band’s breakthrough album reached #3 ARIA Australian Album chart and #1 on the […]
A roundup of the latest news from Metal Blade Records including updates on Igorrr, Candiria and Below. On June 16th, Igorrr – the brainchild of French musician and eclectic composer Gautier Serre – […]
ONE OK ROCK are the biggest rock band in Japan today, and are about to make their first ever headline tour trip to Australia! However, filling stadiums in Japan is not enough. ONE OK ROCK […]
Brunswick natives Neighbourhood Youth are today excited to share their new single ‘Hugo’; the first taste of their 2017 repertoire. The single was recorded and mixed by Greg Rietwyk at Aviary Studios, and was […]
With the release of their sixth full-length studio album, »Shadows Inside«, less than a month away, Metalcore heavy hitters MISS MAY I are thrilled to unleash their new music video for the record’s title track. […]
Sydney’s “funk punks” Borneo are today excited to release their debut EP ‘Alert!’ via Habit. To celebrate the release, the five-piece will be bringing their music to live stages along the east coast, playing […]
earMUSIC is proud to announce the worldwide signing of legendary shock-rocker Alice Cooper. “Paranormal”, Alice Cooper’s new studio album, his first in 6 years, will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC/Sony Music Australia […]
Just days ahead of the release of their debut album, cult metal collective JOHN FRUM has released a video for their new song, “Wasted Subtle Body,” Watch the Mitch Massie directed video here Additionally, watch […]
Legendary Misfits Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein has released the Official Music Video for “Run For Your Life.” Originally premiered on Billboard Magazine, “Run For Your Life” was directed by Brian Cox at Flarelight Films, […]
A roundup of the latest news from the underground metal scene from around the world including new album releases, singles, tours and music videos. Bands include Contra, Bulletproof, Truth, Attraction To Tragedy, Bandolirium, Lord, Blood […]
A roundup of the latest news from Season Of Mist including updates on Ne Obliviscaris, Shining, Long Tch’e, Merrimack and Der Weg Einer Freiheit. NE OBLIVISCARIS have released video footage from their first-ever […]
A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates on Satyricon, Unleash The Archers, Alestorm, Seven Kingdoms and Dawn Of Disease. Norwegian black metal legends SATYRICON have signed a worldwide deal […]
A roundup of the latest in the underground rock music scene from around the world. Updates include See This Through, Slant, Set The Score, Bare Infinity, Bubbles Erotica, Electric Ballroom, Press Club, Starsick System and […]
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