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The time has come. The masters of melodic death symphonies are finally back. In 2017, almost five years after the release of their mindblowing creation »Time I«, WINTERSUN will bring snow and storms all accross […]
Brazilian heavy metal icons, SEPULTURA, will unleash their upcoming studio album, »Machine Messiah«, on January 13th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band unveils their first track-by-track trailer, in which they talk about the first five songs. Watch […]
The 11th annual Rock on the Range festival has sold out in record time compared to previous years. The largest festival in North America will take place at the Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, OH from […]
IGNITOR, the Austin, Texas based true metal titans featuring iconic vocalist Jason McMaster have released the limited edition “Years of War Collection” box set which includes five cds spanning 10 years. The box set consists […]
Melbournian rockers Shadowqueen kick off 2017 with a bang by unveiling a brand new single and video for ‘Unconditional’, a second offering that follows on from first taster ‘Waiting On You‘, taken from their forthcoming sophomore […]
The Swedish metal force PAIN, led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, LINDEMANN), just revealed a new video clip for the titletrack “Coming Home”, out of their current record. The clip includes filmed material from PAIN‘s […]
Young modern metal hopes FOREVER STILL just recently finished their big European tour with LACUNA COIL and barely caught their breath again, but they’re already out to conquer the new year 2017. With this new […]
In a brand new interview with Mark Strigl for the “Talking Metal” podcast, THE COMPULSIONS frontman Rob Carlyle spoke publically for the first time about dismissing drummer Frank Ferrer and guitarist Richard Fortus, both of […]
Western Australian blues shredder Matty T Wall has dropped a new video for instrumental burner ‘Scorcher‘. The new track and visuals wrap up an incredible 2016 for Matty, and for his debut album ‘Blue Skies’. Scorcher conjures up […]
THE MUSIC & WILD THING PRESENTS: MOTHER’S CAKE Announce ‘No Rhyme No Reason’ Australian Tour: February 2017 Austrian psychedelic, progressive trio Mother’s Cake will be returning to Australia in February 2017! Just before hitting Australian […]
The wicked are like a raging sea, and like those that do not rest; Chasing Ghosts have been raging harder than ever and will continue to rouse the oceans in 2017 with the announce of […]
Jeff Martin, lead singer and guitarist of the iconic Canadian band The Tea Party, has been invited to perform 2 solo acoustic shows in Sydney and a one-off show in Perth in January 2017 before […]
The Animals were “one of the most important bands” in the British Invasion. Whilst The Beatles and Rolling Stones were the headliners, The Animals were the backbone of blues! With their legacy undeniable, Australia is […]
STORMRIDER FESTIVAL 2017 Full Line Up Announced Saturday, March 25: Perth The Stormrider Heavy Metal Festival is back for another year to celebrate our love of Power, Thrash, Speed, Prog and Traditional Heavy Metal […]
When you put on Dead Letter Circus‘ eponymous debut EP, it is still as fucking amazing as it was 10 years ago… and, in true testament to its enduring relevance, feels like it could have […]
Powerhouse rockers KINGSWOOD today confirm the details for their second studio album After Hours, Close To Dawn, set for release in Australia on March 3, 2017 via Dew Process. The band also announce they will […]
Principal Entertainment & David Roy Williams present the return of legendary riff lords Helmet on their 2017 Australian tour, playing the classic Betty album from start to finish, along with fan favourites and selections from […]
I PREVAIL have quickly garnered a burgeoning global fan base since their inception two years ago and Australia is right at the forefront! Presented by Destroy All Lines, Chugg Entertainment and Hysteria, I PREVAIL will […]
Bluesfest Byron Bay is proud to welcome even more of the greatest guitar players on the planet to the 2017 festival with Eric Gales, Mud Morganfield, Devon Allman and Experience Jimi Hendrix joining the line up. Bluesfest […]
Friday March 10, Saturday March 11, Sunday March 12 2017 Melbourne’s iconic Royal Botanic Gardens is set to come alive with music with the announcement today of a brand new concert event beginning next year […]
The 2017 edition of US festival Rock On The Range has been announced with a massive lineup that includes Metallica, Soundgarden, Korn, The Offspring, Alter Bridge and much more! Pre-sale tickets are available now […]
Hands Like Houses have announced The Brave will be packing up the the van and joining the boys and fellow Brisbanites Young Lions on the Colourblind tour this February, which recently added a Perth date and a […]
Legendary guitar virtuoso, Carlos Santana, is a multi Grammy Award winner and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Four years on from his last Australian visit, and following the announcement that he will return […]
They’re two of music’s most iconic artists, the wondrous Blondie and the bewitching Cyndi Lauper. In a world first, these two amazing artists are teaming up to co-headline an absolute cracker of an Australian tour […]
Two time Grammy award winning band, Living Colour, are heading back to Australian shores in May 2017 and fans will no doubt welcome their return. They were last here in 2014 as part of the […]
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