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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 […]
A roundup of news from the underground metal scene around the world. Updates include Pteroglyph, Lord, Voice Of Ruin, Terrifier, Omnisight, Prospective and Slagduster. Pteroglyph Announce New Album ‘Death Of A Prince’ Details […]
Dark Energy‘ is the first single to be released from the forthcoming album The Serial Killer Suite by UK grunge rockers Temple Of Lies. Treacle thick, heavy and seething with riffs and undulating melodies, this […]
Southern California’s most anticipated music and auto show, DESERT GENERATOR, will return to Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA on April 8th. Produced by Rolling Heavy Magazine, Allnight Allnight and founding Kyuss member Brant Bjork, […]
Vancouver, BC Glunk rockers have released their first single and lyric video for song Junkie Girl off their sophomore album due out April 7th. The album is being issued via limited edition CD on Spawner […]
Beautiful Creatures have released a remixed, remastered (by Anthony Focx), re-sequenced “Deluxe” edition of their sophomore album “Deuce”, which will include the BRAND NEW track “Get You High” – the band’s first new song released since 2004. Following Beautiful Creature’s self titled release in 2001, the core band […]
As the band says: “We are extremely excited to release our official video for our single titled “BREAK ME” off our debut album “FIREBIRD” which will be released April 1st – tomorrow!!! This is no […]
One of the most influential rock bands of all time, Deep Purple, will release their brand new studio album inFinite on April 7 via earMUSIC/Sony Music Australia InFinite is the highly anticipated follow up […]
Australian Music Association has today announced the inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show set to engulf the Rosehill Gardens Grand Pavilion on May 27 and 28. Proudly presented by Australian Musician, the monster exhibition […]
Sydney’s Far Away Stables are poised to release their debut album ‘Between Rage and Serenity‘ into the world on Friday May 12th. After having such success with their previous releases – their two formative […]
The wait is finally over, as ICE-T’s BODY COUNT is back and more vicious than ever. Their highly-anticipated new, full-length album, Bloodlust, is out today via Century Media Records/Sony Music Australia. Bloodlust features guest […]
Caution: Thieves’ EP “Songs from the Great Divide” is out this Friday. They are today releasing their video for the final track on the EP, entitled “And You’ll See the End,” it caps off […]
American rock act CKY (Chad I Ginsburg, Jess Margera and Matt Deis) have signed a worldwide record deal with Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) and plan on releasing a brand new full length album this summer. Scott Givens, […]
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