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Sydney’s Dear Seattle are here to serve you up with a broad spectrum of headbanging, beer-in-the-sky melodic indie rock with their new single “The Meadows“. The first track off their upcoming EP, Dear Seattle are […]
It’s that time of year again! The Bennies bi-annual 420 Blaze Up Bonganza! One special hometown show taking place in the highest venue we could find – The Evelyn Rooftop. It’s an early show, doors […]
Sydney’s own instrumental guitar prodigy James Norbert Ivanyi will release his eagerly anticipated 4th EP DENALAVIS on June 1 via bandcamp, iTunes and all major online digital outlets. DENALAVIS is the fourth instrumental EP […]
Perth’s Saviour have announced they will be crossing the Nullarbor and heading east this May to show off their brand new album Let Me Leave. Joining Saviour on this tour will be Hindsight and the Comfort. […]
Falling in Reverse have released the celestial video for Coming Home, the title track from their upcoming fourth album, out April 7 on Epitaph Records. “This video is an analogy of the dichotomies between my personal […]
It is their jubilee year! 35 years of TANKARD! And, of course, a suitable soundtrack cannot be neglected for the occasion. The band’s 17th studio album will be entitled »One Foot In The Grave« and […]
Australian hardcore legends Toe To Toe will release their new album, Rise Up on April 28 via Golden Robot Records. The band have just released the second single from the album, Sydney Sydney is a […]
The Black Dahlia Murder show in Perth has just added in an innovative new dimension in diversity with the inclusion of some of Perth best stand up comedians & ‘That Naughty Food Truck’ providing […]
Fresh off a triumphant handful of US dates—including a surprise pop-up performance that was the talk of SXSW and a run of make-up dates including the euphoric sweat drenched NYC frenzy described above, At […]
Everybody knows that GRENADIERS are the real deal. The Adelaide rock warriors have returned, with acerbic new single and video ‘Suburban Life’, and a high volume east coast tour. Premiered on radio by triple j‘s Home & […]
Fresh off the back of a sold out national run with label buddies Dune Rats and raucous rockers The Gooch Palms, SKEGSS are stoked to announce they are taking their brand new EP Holiday […]
Mish are a band that set expectations and immediately set about destroying them with a crushing and beautiful focus that will spellbind the listener. Today they announce the release of their brand new album […]
VOYAGER are building towards what is to be a mammoth album release – with their new record (their 6th!!) GHOST MILE out on May 12th and a tour with France’s The Algorithm already announced, […]
Handsome tours are thrilled to announce that ever-engaging Lemonheads frontman EVAN DANDO will perform a run of intimate shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this May. Tickets are on sale now via handsometours.com The scruffy, haphazard […]
FOREIGNER 40 – Legendary Band Celebrates Milestone 40th Anniversary With Career-Spanning Remastered Double-Disc Hits Collection Featuring Two Newly Recorded Tracks: 40 Available On CD, Vinyl, And Digitally From Rhino This May/June and 40th Anniversary Headline Tour Kicks Off […]
Sydney atmospheric black metal band, Somnium Nox will release their highly anticipated full length debut album, Terra Inanis on May 15. The album consists of three monolithic tracks that weave together to create an […]
In Hearts Wake have announced their first and only Australian tour for 2017, which will see the band play their biggest headlining shows to date. Kicking off in Perth on July 10, the tour […]
International metal superstars DRAGONFORCE will release their new studio album, Reaching Into Infinity via EarMUSIC/Sony Music Australia on May 19. Formats are, Digital, CD, LP and a special edition CD and DVD. To whet the […]
Disbanded 90’s LA HARD ROCKERS KIK TRACEE have announced the release of BIG WESTERN SKY, a collection of B-SIDES, DEMOS, and RARITIES being released 7-17 via THC MUSIC/EMP LABEL GROUP/AMPED. BIG WESTERN SKY features early […]
Nine-time GRAMMY–winner Dan Auerbach will release Waiting On A Song, his second solo album, on June 2 via his new label, Easy Eye Sound. The album is Auerbach’s much anticipated follow-up to 2009’s Keep It […]
Post-grunge Aussie rockers, Grinspoon have today announced a 20th Anniversary deluxe edition of the album that kickstarted their long-standing music career, Guide To Better Living, alongside an epic 27-date national tour of Australia, playing […]
Hailing from New Jersey/New York, ILL NIÑO are a not just a meteorological event, they are a musical force to be reckoned with. Their revered album ‘Revolution Revolución’ marked what was the beginning for […]
Slaughter frontman Mark Slaughter to release his new solo album “Halfway There” in Japan via Universal Music on May 10, 2017 and in Europe and the USA via EMP Label Group on May 26, 2017. Says Slaughter: “We have been dropping hints for a while, but it is official. I have […]
A roundup of the latest news in the world of classic rock. Updates include Poison, The Eagles & Fleetwood Mac, Rob Halford and more. Bret Michaels Assures Fans Poison Tour Will Go On […]
A roundup of the latest rock news in the underground scene from around the world. Updates include Affection, Doctor Cyclops, Woodhawk and Aathma. Finnish rockers Affection release new music video Instead of decomposing […]
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