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FIVE ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER 7 EARTH-SIZED PLANETS ORBITING NEARBY STAR! THE SOVEREIGN HOLY KINGDOM OF AVATAR COUNTRY TO SEND A MANNED MISSION TO THE “NEW LAND” March 6, 2017 — Avatar of Sweden have released a […]
Sweden based blues rockers BLUES PILLS will return to European stages this summer! Besides a number of festival gigs, the band will play some selected headlining club shows within their »Lady in Gold« Tour […]
The latest news in the world of hard rock from the US including news on Randy Rhoads, Queensrcyhe, Poison, Sammy Hagar and Quiet Riot Two Commemorative Shows Planned as Tributes to Randy Rhodes […]
GETTING THE RIGHT HANDS ON OUR TICKETS (AT THE RIGHT PRICE!) IRON MAIDEN’S STANCE AGAINST EXPLOITATIVE TICKETING PROVES A HUGE SUCCESS AS THEY CHAMPION THEIR FANS WITH A SERIES OF ANTI-TOUT INITIATIVES FOR THEIR UK ARENA TOUR – LISTINGS […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast artists including tour announcements, album updates and new music from Wintersun, Amorphis, Vader, Immolation, Agnostic Front, The Doomsday Kingdom, Memoriam and Dimmu Borgir. Wintersun […]
From enormous festivals to stageless squats and dive bars all around the world, The Smith Street Band have seen it all and they’ve poured those experiences into their boldest and most ambitious release to […]
ARIA-nominated, Melbourne rockers KINGSWOOD, today release their bold and daring, second album After Hours, Close To Dawn into the world via Dew Process. After selling out their hometown headline show, the band have just […]
One of Ireland’s fastest, most brutal death metal bands ever, Abaddon Incarnate will make their long overdue return to Australia from next week! A NEW SHOW has been added in Melbourne at The Tote on Sunday, […]
Ginger has just launched his PledgeMusic campaign for his new country album, Ghost In The Tanglewood. He says: “I’m beyond chuffed to bring you this, my first album in a country style. Ghost In The […]
Dan Reed Network’s show at The Borderline in London on Friday 10th March is sold out. Tickets for the remaining tour dates for their “Fight Another Day” UK tour, except for the show at the […]
The Australian & NZ Tour by THE ANIMALS is only a few months away and there certainly is a great feeling about this tour. But due to the unfortunate fire at Katoomba RSL, a […]
Trophy Eyes may have only just wrapped up their wildly successful and very sold out Australian tour last week, but they are keen to do it all again in August. Kicking off in Perth, Trophy […]
A massive treat for Jethro Tull fans and classical aficionados alike, Jethro Tull The String Quartets is an album of classic Jethro Tull repertoire, imaginatively arranged for Classical string quartet with the flute, guitar […]
COPIA’s new video for cracking single ‘Never Forget’ is out today, with fans getting to see footage from them travelling the world, playing festivals and doing their signature moves all over the world at festivals […]
Western Canada’s decibel breaking heavy metal festival Loud As Hell returns for its sixth consecutive year presented by Semchuk Productions, Jurassic Ink Custom Tattoo, Prairie Fire Events, and Asher Media Relations. Hosted in the Alberta badlands in Drumheller, this year’s […]
After visiting Australia for the first time in their quarter-century history in 2016, Britain’s Ocean Colour Scene are returning for another round of shows to satisfy fans who missed out on tickets for their […]
Copenhagen’s forerunning psych rock trio THE SONIC DAWN just confirmed an April 21st release for their second album “Into The Long Night”, coming out on Heavy Psych Sounds. Find all details as well as their new video below… […]
A roundup of news from local underground metal acts from around the world. Discover new music right here! Conjonctive – Swiss Death Metal Unit Share New Music Video For “Down Into The Abyss” Via […]
Adelaide progressive instrumental project, Cobra begin their tour next week in support of their debut single Gloom which is out today via Solarus Records Gloom appears on their forthcoming debut record Locking Tusks with Creation. Cobra have released a […]
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 otherworldly atmosphere […]
The road towards the release of As Paradise Falls’ new album begins today with a first step – releasing their new single “Star Blind”. The track features brand new vocalist Shaun Coar (Vessel Born, […]
Brisbane’s The Jensens have been combining alternative rock, with groovy surf-rock sounds since their formation in 2013. Late last year the band gave y’all the first taste of their follow-up EP, with lead single […]
Northlane have announced they will be taking their new single “Intuition” on tour around the nation in May. Following on from a huge headline set at UNIFY 2017 and a sold out East Coast run, […]
Multi-platinum selling artist Rex Brown has signed a worldwide deal with Entertainment One (eOne) with plans to release a debut solo LP later this year. “I’ve been working on these songs for a long […]
GET READY TO ROCK WITH THE LAST NIGHT OF THE ELECTRICS TOUR Revered as one of the best classic rocks bands of all time, Status Quo have announced their final full-on electric shows for […]
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