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Melbourne’s Branch Arterial are returning to the fore today to bring their brand new music to the world. New music that has come literally from ‘Beyond the Border’ of life and death. In 2013, […]
Brisbane prog-metallers THE STRANGER are dropping a new cut from their forthcoming self-titled album, due for release on April 21. Solomon’s Son is the latest taste from the record, an epic prog-metal track from […]
Pittsburgh PA’s alternative metal rising stars TWELVE NOON have revealed the album art, track listing, and release date for their new full-length album, ‘Saints and Sinners’. The album consists of ten songs and is set […]
At Depths is a five-piece metal band forged in the crucible of the Perth scene, creating music with a cerebral combination of thrashy, eclectic riffs; slow, ominous breakdowns and resonant melodic refrains since 2011. After […]
Being a Muslim woman, wearing a Metallica shirt and making fun of hiding explosives in her hijab, is bound to get a reaction! Frida Deguise, the Punchbowl based (where else?) Lebanese Muslim, mother of […]
Following impressive debut EP See What I Want To See, Melbourne outfit Self Talk release brand new single ‘Old Habits’ and kick it in the guts with a single launch on Friday April 21. […]
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. James and his band of astonishing players […]
Two time Grammy-award nominated guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa starts his upcoming April 2017 UK Tour on Tuesday 18th April at Edinburgh Usher Hall. With three shows already sold out, both shows at the Royal Albert […]
Having already exposed the songwriting talents and boosted the careers of Methyl Ethel, Tired Lion, KUČKA, Mathas, Timothy Nelson, Beni Bjah and many more in recent years, it’s time to again cast eyes (and ears!) […]
Brisbane’s happiest punks Columbus have announced they will release their new EP Next To Me on April 28 via UNFD. The five-track EP features a brand new single “Next To Me” as well as a selection […]
A Dozen Dates Announced For Live & Louder North American Tour THE DEAD DAISIES’ awesome live juggernaut is set to storm into North America in August for a dozen prime live dates as part of […]
Voros release music video for the track ‘Sea of Dead Trees’, the second video to be released from the 2015 album ‘Diseased Deity’. The video was produced by Becky Bogert and Andrew Kite from Against […]
The team of monkeys behind The Blurst of Times have been working hard at their typewriters and today up-the-game with the addition of Jack River to the already heaving lineup as well as a treasure trove […]
One of the UK’s most important musical exports, The Stranglers announce their return to Australia in 2018 with their biggest tour in 30 years, ‘The Classic Collection’. Taking twenty of their most popular tracks from their […]
Sydney singer-songwriter Stu Tyrrell will launch his debut EP Celtic Roots in Australia’s Celtic capital, Glen Innes during Celtic Weekend, May 5 & 6. Breathing new life into traditional English and Celtic Folk songs, […]
Melbourne, punk-rock larrikins Birdhouse have released the music video, for their biting new single Time Traveller, which see’s the boys angrily tripping through time and chores! You can grab the track from iTunes HERE. The […]
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 entitled »One Foot In The Grave«, will be released […]
UK prog metal quintet SynaptiK unleashed their sophomore studio album, Justify & Reason, on March 10th through Defox Records (digital download), and via Divebomb Records in the US in a CD format. Today, April 10th, the album lands in various UK […]
Shout Out Loud Events are proud to announce The Thunder Down Under 2017 Australian Tour featuring former KISS guitarist and crowd favorite Bruce Kulick. Bruce will be performing with his local resident band Sisters Doll. […]
Adelaide classic rock fans have spoken and we have been forced to add a second show due to overwhelming demand. The new show will take place on Sunday May 14th at THE GOV. This has forced […]
Filmed across September 2013, this documentary film follows the journey of Osaka-based metallic hardcore band PALM, and their Australian partners A SECRET DEATH, on an epic journey across every state and territory of said great […]
Continuing their run of stellar releases in 2017, Resist Records are proud to announce they’ve inked a deal with Sydney’s BARE BONES, and will release their debut album ‘Bad Habits’ on May 19. All swagger […]
Shakes made big waves in 2016 with their brand of beat-era bass lines, fuzzy guitars, classic rock ‘n’ roll drums and release of the toe-tapping single & EP ’Strange Tides’. The song debuted in […]
Guitar virtuoso Matt Chanway has made a name for himself with well-regarded Canadian death/thrash metal band Assimilation. Last December, Chanway unleashed his self-titled solo debut album: a sonic masterpiece that merges the old and new […]
News roundup of the latest news in rock and traditional heavy metal from the US and around the world. Includes news on The Rods, Vanlade, SL Theory, For My Dreams, Restless Streets and Mars Red […]
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