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NILE will be embarking on their next tour in support of their latest release »What Should Not Be Unearthed« today, on Feb 14, 2017. The tour will be with the legendary OVERKILL and will visit 24 cities across America. The […]
The monster lineup for BLACKEN Open Air has been announced, boasting 30 bands from every corner of the country. Now in it’s fifth incarnation, the event inspires an annual pilgrimage into the heart of Australia. […]
Melbourne’s COPIA are today lobbing a clusterbomb of amazing news and announcements in the direction of fans – a brand new single, the announcement of their album release date and a tour to celebrate. […]
French garage blues duo BLACKBIRD HILL take you to the crossroads with their new single “Midday Moonlight”, taken off their forthcoming 6-track of the same name. Tenebrous rock encounters are to be expected on May 5th… Experience […]
Finnish masters of melancholic progressive metal, AMORPHIS, recently played special shows (»An Evening With Friends« @ Juhlaviikot – Huvila) in Helsinki, where they have performed a very special setlist with guest musicians and friends. These shows […]
UK Metallers ‘Pretty Little Enemy’ drop their hot new video ‘Get A Grip’, on Valentine’s Day, 14th February. Ifyou’re going to be alone at this time of the year, keep hitting play and this […]
Tassie boys Luca Brasi will return to stages nation-wide this June on their biggest headline tour to date. In the midst of a long hot summer that’s seen the foursome deliver huge sets at […]
Recorded in 1982, mastered for 2017: ‘Tatts:’Live in Brunswick’ is a record for those that like their Rock N Roll with no airs and graces: it’s dirty, hard, fast and real. To be honest although ‘Live […]
Late last year The Smith Street Band promised the delivery of a new record and today the band announce their fourth album, More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me will be released […]
UK progressive metal forefathers, SikTh have commenced recording their brand new studio album. The as yet, untitled third album will be their first new full length since 2006’s Death Of A Dead Day and follows on from last year’s […]
Metallica have officially announced tour dates for a North American run in 2017 that will include supports from Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat along with Gojira on select dates. The tour comes with a few […]
San Diego, California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX announce their headline shows for April 2017 today! This trek will include various countries, namely Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Below you can see all […]
NIGHT LEGION, the new high energy Australian power metal band led by guitarist / producer Stu “The Hammer” Marshall (Dungeon / Empires of Eden / Death Dealer / Blasted to Static) has announced the addition […]
Due to huge demand, Architects have announced a second Sydney date on their May headline tour after the first show at the Metro Theatre on Tuesday 9 May sold out. Architects will now perform a […]
International metal superstars and power metal speed legends DRAGONFORCE have revealed that they will be touring Australia as part of their Reaching Into Infinity World Tour. DRAGONFORCE’s reputation is such that anything new from them […]
On the cusp of their 2017 North American tour, Pretty City launch the brooding new psych rock single, ‘DON’T YOU REMEMBER ME MY LOVE’ at the Northcote Social Club, February 17. ‘Don’t You Remember […]
Launching into the record with vigor and intrigue Melbourne cinematic art rock outfit Fierce Mild will craftily wind their way into the depths of your inner psyche with the release of SOLARIS. The second […]
While it was an extremely successful twelve months for the fairly fresh faced Chelsea Rockwells and this New Year is already beginning to look even more promising for the three-piece. Fresh from their impressive #75 placing […]
Sydney Grunge-Pop rockers Halfwait are about to release their new EP ‘Forever’ on February 17th but you can hear the entire EP today exclusively at The Rockpit. Listen to ‘Forever’ below: Originally formed […]
A roundup of the best news in Hard Rock and Classic Metal from the US and around the world with updates from Metal Mike, Chickenfoot, Dio Disciples and Misfits. Metal Mike Chlasiak Announces Metal […]
On April 7th, the selftitled debut album of THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM will descend upon mankind and unveil eight haunting doom metal tracks with a pinch of NWOBHM. Now the time has come for Leif Edling […]
Another roundup of the latest updates from Metal Blade Records which includes news on The Ocean, Evocation, Six Feet Under, God Dethroned, Antropomorphia and Cut Up. THE OCEAN Launches Live Video For Rhyacian […]
Big news from the Secret Sounds camp this morning; The Wombats have sold out their debut show at the iconic Sydney Opera House! Due to the overwhelming demand, the English party-legends will be adding a […]
Glenn Hughes is a true original whose music blends hard rock, soul, and funk.The Glenn Hughes “Storytellers” event, held at London’s historic Cafe de Paris from 12 noon to 4pm on Saturday 25th February 2017, is a […]
Old school death metallers MEMORIAM are set to unleash their debut album, »For The Fallen«, on March 24th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band have revealed the lyric video of the song ‘Surrounded […]
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