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Perth progressive metallers Nucleust have revealed details for their debut full-length album which will be titled “Terra Cerebral”. To be released on July 28th through Rockpit Records, the album will feature 8 brand new […]
TOUR KICKS OFF JULY 26 IN INDIANAPOLIS ON THE HEELS OF OVERSEAS SHOWS AND FESTIVAL APPEARANCES SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT JUNE 9 VIA EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT The Magpie Salute – Credit: Shervin Lainez […]
Northlane have dropped their brand new single “Solar”. Lifted from their critically acclaimed fourth album, Mesmer, Solar is a groove-laden, multi-layered prog journey that showcases the incredible vocal talent of Marcus Bridge whose range and […]
Fresh from the staggeringly successful USA, European and UK tour including a magnificent sold out London Palladium, Steve Hackett is excited to announce the conclusion of his Australian tour with a special one off […]
Heavy metal titans METAL CHURCH will be touring Europe and the US extensively from this Friday onwards. They will once again be presenting their latest studio album »XI«, which hit the charts worldwide (Switzerland #30, […]
As vital as they’ve ever been – if not more so, considering what a state the world is in – Hacktivist are back with the addition of new vocalist and brother-in-arms Jot Maxi, who will […]
Jessie Galante and Alessandro Del Vecchio duet on “More Like Love Divine”, second single taken from Jessie’s new album “The Show Must Go On”. This classic Melodic Rock song produced by Del Vecchio features Mario Percudani(Hungryheart, Ted […]
GET PUMPED. Hotly tipped Milwaukee punk quartet DIRECT HIT! are headed to Australia for the first time ever. Still giddy from the international pick up of their 2016 Fat Wreck Chords LP WASTED MIND, […]
In 1789 the French had finally had enough of absolutism in the form of the monarchy driven government and vented their collective spleen by storming the Bastille. In 1977 the people of Australia were […]
Yours & Owls Festival today announce they are giving the big ol’ finger to adulthood by chucking one epic party at Waves on Saturday September 30 kicking off at 11am for all the babes out […]
MoonJune Records‘ heavy weight, Belgian-Italian guitarist extraordinaire Michel Delville is returning for the 9th time to the extended MoonJune family (his 10th album participation on MJR, on Dominique Vantomme’s new album “Roads”, will be released before the […]
Donnarumma have today announced their raucous debut single Love Your Man, a horn-bouyed heavy hitter that leaves little to the imagination, out June 2. The trio have also dropped a spectacularly menacing clip to […]
Perth metal record label Prime Cuts, run by Soundworks Touring guru Glenn “Dysie” Dyson is closing it’s doors after 15 years. The label has supported local Perth bands by distributing, promoting and handling releases by […]
Following up on the success of their massive single #104, Melbourne’s Alpha Wolf have revealed their debut album Mono will be released July 14th via Greyscale Records, pre-orders are now available HERE. “Mono is an […]
LONDON, UK (30th May, 2017) – Fresh from releasing their album, One More Light, which hit #4 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart and topped the charts in the USA, Linkin Park return to our shores this Summer […]
Fast rising hard rockers Louder Still unveil their debut single ‘Speed Machine’, set for release through up and coming label Rockbuster on 2nd June. Bringing a new shine to 70s rock and early NWOBHM era, the Reading foursome swim against the tide of the […]
Bluesfest Byron Bay has topped the Billboard Boxscore list for week commencing June 3 2017. Bluesfest ticket sales grossed $9,909,630 US across the five days of the festival. This is the second time Bluesfest […]
Secret Sounds Presents: Bernard Fanning Sold Out Shows Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth & Brisbane Second show in Adelaide and third show in Brisbane Added General Tickets On Sale now from bernardfanning.com Tickets for Bernard Fanning’s […]
TICKETS GO ON SALE June 2nd AT WWW.JEFFPARRYPROMOTIONS.COM/FOREIGNER NEW FOREIGNER MUSICAL: JUKE BOX HERO, DIRECTED BY LEGENDARY BROADWAY VETERAN RANDY JOHNSON, TO PREMIERE IN ALBERTA, CANADA “I Want To Know What Love Is.” […]
LIFE IS GOOD, the strikingly powerful album from seminal Celtic rockers FLOGGING MOLLY is available for pre-order via iTunes . LIFE IS GOOD will be released June 2nd via Spinefarm/Vanguard Records/Caroline Australia. Lead single “Reptiles […]
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A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast Records including updates on Blind Guardian, Rage, Municipal Waste, Edguy and Wintersun Krefeld, Germany-based progressive power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN announced the release of their […]
A roundup of the latest news in the underround metal scene including updates from Death Of Kings, Mutank, Forget My Silence, Riti Occulti, Adamantia, Elegy Of Madness, Sarea, Dethrone The Sovereign, Cydemind and Von Justice. […]
Swedish-American bass player Marten Andersson (Lizzy Borden/Lynch Mob) has scheduled a special festival one off concert under the name “Marten Andersson Group” on Saturday June 3 at the Orminge Karneval festival outside Stockholm, Sweden. Orminge […]
Beartooth is pleased and proud to share the official video for their single ‘Sick Of Me.’ Directed by Marc Klasfeld (Twenty One Pilots, Fun., Katy Perry), the documentary style video for ‘Sick Of Me’ follows […]
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