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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 […]
Hands Like Houses have dropped their brand new single “Drift” and have announced they will be taking it out for a spin around the country. Returning home in October, the Drift Australian Tour will be […]
“Let’s ROCK those beautiful arenas JUST ONE MORE TIME!” says Brian May. Legendary superstar band QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT will visit Australia this August. This is the first QUEEN tour of Australia since 1985. The […]
STARSET’S musical vision is only understood by entering the psyche of founding member and multi instrumental vocalist, Dustin Bates. Bates – a graduate with a Masters degree in electrical engineering, who taught at the […]
Sydney is joining in the party as well with the Metro Theatre show now completely sold out. Melbourne your second and final Corner Hotel show only has 60 tickets left! For Sydney fans hoping […]
Just in time for their summer headlining tour, Brooklyn-turned-Philly residents Worriers have released a new song entitled Future Me. The song is taken from their forthcoming SideOneDummy Records debut due later this year, and serves as the follow-up to […]
Following their First Ever Australian Tour in 2014, German Metal Legends ACCEPT return this September for one show only in Melbourne. With multiple Sold Out shows on their last visit, ACCEPT reward fans with […]
Diamond-certified, global award winning rock band, Nickelback, released the music video for their new single “Song on Fire.” “Song on Fire” is taken from their ninth studio album Feed the Machine which will be released […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast artists including updates on Anthrax, Venom Inc, Blind Guardian, Testament and Comeback Kid. Legendary New York thrashers ANTHRAX will return to European shores later […]
A roundup of the latest news in the rock music scene. Updates include Burn River Burn, Kevlar, Jaw Bones, Elder Abuse, Fathom Farewell, Mars Red Sky, Artificial Agent and The Black Cape. San […]
A roundup of the latest news in the metal underground scene. Updates include Catharsis, Eshtadur, Torqued, Nuclear Warfare, Incantation and Siberian. Párodos, Progressive Avantgarde Black Metal from Salerno (Italy), proudly present the first […]
The new PRONG-Album “Zero Days” is another monster of an album, another step towards refining the perfect PRONG-Sound and another album that lacks any filler or lacklustre moment. Musically, it hits home from the […]
Alice Cooper has released his new single”Paranoiac Personality”, can be streamed below. The song is taken from his new album, “Paranormal”, which will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC. As previously announced, “Paranormal” features […]
WOLVES (Virgin Records), the new album from Rise Against, is out today and available everywhere. Visit https://EMIMusicAus.lnk.to/RiseAgainstWolvesMO. Recorded with GRAMMY®-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Deftones), WOLVES is the follow-up to 2014’s The Black Market, which hit No. 1 on […]
Adelaide punk-cum-rock-cum-hardcore outfit Grenadiers have announced they’ll be joining Atlanta’s ’68 on the road this July for an Australian tour. Individually, Jesse, Phil and Jimmy are rooted deep within the history and mythology of […]
Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, aka British rock band Royal Blood, have released the hypnotic official video for their new track I Only Lie When I Love You, the latest instant grat from their […]
Spread Eagle will embark on their first overseas tour. The trek will include performances at Hair Metal Heaven festival, Hard Rock Hell Sleaze festival, plus shows with Junkyard, Vain and Babylon A.D. Fans have the […]
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