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Spinefarm Records is proud to announce that North Carolina’s He Is Legend is the latest addition to the label’s global roster. The band will release its new album few on April 28 via Spinefarm Records / […]
It’s set to be a great year for new music with already a heap of great albums, but Sweden’s ECLIPSE might just have released the album to top them all and it’s only March! Read […]
ULTIMATE EAGLES, the world’s greatest EAGLES show is touring Australia for the very first time. The legendary sounds of The Eagles are faithfully and brilliantly recreated by six world class musicians. 1st & 2nd June […]
Explaining the relevance and influence of Entombed is probably as superfluous as pointing out why Slayerrule, Lemmy is bigger than God and the passing of Dio was the greatest loss in metal history. A […]
News from the underground metal scene around the world. Discover new bands right here including Aktaion, Sigil, Inverted Matter, As A Conceit, CardiaC and Jagged Vision. Aktaion Premiere New Video ‘Cancer’ With Terrorizer Magazine […]
‘CHOPS’ is the second single to drop from Tarantino inspired rockers The Sand Dollars much awaited debut EP. Loaded with angular guitar riffs, an edgy indie-rock melody and a crescendo-esc life of its own, showcasing […]
Spokane alt-metal band MERCY BROWN are pleased to reveal that they will be embarking on a tour of the west coast of the USA this week. The tour will consist of 14 dates from […]
One of Australia’s greatest progressive metal acts, Gods Of Eden have joined forces with the largest and longest running metal festival in South East Asia, Philippines Pulp Summerslam to offer Australian fans a very unique experience! Philippines […]
Grammy Award winning band, America, famous for their harmonies and unique sound, has today announced they are returning to Australia in July for shows inPerth, Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra, as well as two […]
High Octane, rip-roaring hard rockers THE DEAD DAISIES have announced a massive World Tour in celebration of the release of ‘LIVE & LOUDER’, the band’s highly-anticipated live outing, out on May 19th 2017 via Spitfire […]
Motionless In White have unveiled their new single LOUD (F*ck It), from their anticipated Roadrunner Records label debut album, Graveyard Shift. LOUD (F*ck It) is streaming now and is accompanied by an official music video. […]
Sydney rockers, Red Gazelle are about to hit the road in support of their recently released, self titled, debut EP. Big riffs, with even bigger hooks coupled with old school rock n roll […]
Bad Company recorded four classic albums in as many years, giving rise to some of the most recognisable rock songs of the seventies, including Rock Steady, Run With The Pack and the Grammy-nominated Feel Like […]
Sound the Sirens! Mass Sky Raid are returning to drop their new track ‘Sacrifice’. The band have returned from the trenches of the studio where they have fought many hard-won battles in order bring […]
Today Bluesfest Byron Bay brings you another mighty fine round of artists to perform at its 28th annual Festival at the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just outside of Byron Bay over the Easter long […]
Glass Animals today reveal the saturated and surreal new video for ‘Pork Soda’, the forth single to be taken from their critically acclaimed second album, ‘How To Be A Human Being’. Watch the video here […]
HOLLOW WORLD, fresh from their support for Fallujah last night, are today unleashing their Zombie-riddled video for savage new track WILDFIRE. Album EXANIMATE is almost upon us – their new record due for release on […]
If you crave lush melodies, a golden voice and a swathe of great songs then you are probably already familiar with UNRULY CHILD, if not then welcome to one of the best bands in Melodic […]
Vancouver, BC Glunk Rockers “Dirtbag Republic” have gone live with the pre-order of their highly anticipated sophomore release entitled “Downtown Eastside” on Spawner Records. The official release date was moved to April 7th for the […]
A roundup of the latest bits and pieces from Seasons Of Mist label artists including updates from 1349, Windswept, Imperium Dekadenz and Der Weg Einer Freiheit. 1349 Sign Worldwide Deal With Season Of […]
Los Angeles based independent record label SharpTone Records announces today the signing of Connecticut metal band CURRENTS. In conjunction with the signing announcement, CURRENTS has debuted a video for their brand new song ‘Night Terrors’, […]
Technical death metal band MINDSCAR are pleased to announce a mammoth tour of the United States. The tour will consist of 28 dates from the end of March to the beginning of May. Band founder […]
Avatar of Sweden have released a statement on the recent discovery of TRAPPIST-1, also designated as 2MASS J23062928-0502285. The band plans to visit the newly named solar system immediately. “The ‘new land’ mission will […]
Now this is what you call a run of national dates – Perth melodic metallers Tempest Rising will be taking in all six mainland states plus ACT through March/April for their Trippin’ Across Australia Tour…and […]
Australian pop sensibilities combined with modern progressive heaviness – the cult force that is VOYAGER are back with their 6th album, entitled ‘GHOST MILE’. They are kicking off the new album cycle with amazing new […]
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