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Melbourne heart throbs Ceres are supporting The Smith Street Band on their album tour throughout May and June around the country. Last night we saw triple j Good Nights premiere brand new single Stretch Ur […]
There’s big news for BLIND GUARDIAN: The Progressive Power Metal pioneers announce the release of a new 3-CD package entitled, »Live Beyond The Spheres«! This will include material recorded from various Shows during the European tour leg […]
“Headstrong they’ll take you on”, American rock band TRAPT are heading down under for their first ever Tour this July. Since forming in 1997 TRAPT have released 7 studio Albums and sold over 2.5 […]
Metal United Down Under is now in it’s 4th year and will once again celebrate heavy metal across Australia on September 16th. The Rockpit is proud to be helping promote the event as a […]
Southern Rockers Smokey Fingers release their second video for the song “Stage” from their latest album “Promised Land”. The videoclip shows a series of footages filmed on various tours by the band across Europe and during […]
CONVEYER has announced details behind their new album, No Future, set for release on Victory Records on June 23, 2017. “Our goal with No Future was to capture the energy and passion of a CONVEYER […]
ISLANDER has premiered “Casket,” the fifth and final video from their latest album, Power Under Control, exclusively at Revolver Magazine. “Would you rather be devoured by the hounds of hell?” asks vocalist Mikey Carvajal, as […]
The call went out. Time for a new MR. BIG album. They convened in a Los Angeles studio and in a matter of six days, the boundless result of all that musical talent is DEFYING […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast Records including updates on The Night Flight Orchestra, Overkill, Cellar Darling, Pristine, Municipal Waste, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and Black Star Riders Swedish classic/progressive rock […]
Voivod are set to re-release RRROOOAAARRR, Killing Technology and Dimension Hatross today! First time on Vinyl in 30 years!! CD Editions available today and vinyl releasing Friday, May 19th, 2017. Rrröööaaarrr Rrröööaaarrr is the […]
A roundup of the latest news from the hard rock and classic metal underground local scene from around the world. Updates include Pryti, The Black Capes, Future Haunts, Primacy, Niviane and Crossing Rubicon. […]
A roundup of the latest news from the underground metal scene rom around the world. Updates include War Curse, Lord, Rapheumets Well, Ashes Of Moon, Kings, Pyreship, Deity, Nuclear Oath, Wells Valley and Divinity. […]
A roundup of the latest videos from the underground metal scene around the world including new clips from Seasons Of Arrows, Cadaver Disposal, Athanasia, Pteroglyph, Dirty Machine, Down The Stone and Starbynary Nashville’s […]
Ryan Van Poederooyen, better know to everyone as RVP, is one of the most accomplished drummers in heavy music and best known for his work with Devin Townsend. Ryan will be in Australia on tour […]
Ayreon’s double album The Source was released world-wide last Friday to rave reviews both here and internationally. And now the Dutch master has released a new lyric video for the track Run! Apocalypse! Run!, saying […]
DON BROCO have announced the biggest headline show of their career to date. The Bedford four-piece will play London’s Alexandra Palace on November 11th and tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday 5th May) via Myticket.co.uk / seetickets.com To mark the announcement, the band […]
VOYAGER’s 6th album GHOST MILE is out next Friday May 12th and they begin their tour with France’s The Algorithm the night before. What else is there to tell, except there is a new video for eponymous single […]
One of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, Diamond Head, will be returning to the States for tour dates in May and in August. From May 17-27, the band – led […]
Adelaide’s fast rising heavy metal upstarts Hidden Intent will be hitting the road across ACT and NSW this weekend alongside Desecrator (VIC) who are launching their new album “To The Gallows”. There’s been major rumblings […]
Fresh off the back of their breakout Canadian tour which included shows at Canadian Music Week, Pretty City are thrilled to announce a special run of shows in Melbourne and Sydney over the Queen’s […]
Los Angeles, CA’s heavy rock five-piece Volumes has teamed up with Loudwire to premiere the third single, “Left For Dead,” from their forthcoming Fearless Records debut Different Animals, set to release June 9 via Fearless Records / […]
After inviting hundreds of fans out for a very special filming in Southern California earlier this spring, Sum 41 has released the high energy and mosh pit-filled music video for the guitar-charged rock anthem “Goddamn […]
Listen to “Mamma Said” from Jessie Galante‘s upcoming new album “The Show Must Go On” Produced by Larry Swist (Lou Gramm, Spyro Gyra, Tina Turner) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Revolution Saints, Joe Lynn Turner, Glen […]
American rock duo ’68 (featuring Josh Scogin ex-The Chariot/Norma Jean) are set to release their forthcoming album Two Parts Viper on Friday 2 June via Cooking Vinyl. The 10-track record channels everything from the intensity […]
Drum Wizard MIKE PORTNOY (ex-Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors) brings the SHATTERED FORTRESS to Australia and New Zealand this November! The SHATTERED FORTRESS is MIKE PORTNOY and an all-star Prog lineup (Eric […]
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