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Frank Turner’s award-winning festival, Lost Evenings, is heading to Canada for the first time from September 19-22, 2024 for its seventh installment. Having successfully sold out events in previous years in London, Berlin, Boston and […]
QUEENSRŸCHE are releasing another thought-provoking video that was created by Above The Void with the help of AI. Check out “Nocturnal Lights”, the 8th video taken from Digital Noise Alliance The band comments: “This is […]
British Blues rock guitar prodigy Joanne Shaw Taylor is pleased to announce that British blues rock guitarist and singer songwriter Connor Selby will be her special guest on her February 2024 UK Tour, including the […]
‘Twisted’ was written to inspire courage. And the music video is a celebration of courage, living and loving, complete with a debaucherous party, mirror balls and a galavant around the empty streets of Perth – […]
Southern rock titans Robert Jon & The Wreck have released their latest single “Help Yourself,” adding a new chapter to their expanding legacy in the music world. Available now on all digital platforms, “Help Yourself” […]
Bruce Dickinson has unveiled the dramatic, action-packed video for ‘The Afterglow Of Ragnarok’, the first single to be taken from his upcoming solo album The Mandrake Project. Last Friday, in front of a packed audience on the […]
Gerrard Allman Events is delighted to announce the return of guitar badass Samantha Fish to Australia in May 2024; this time bringing outlaw country maverick Jesse Dayton, her collaborator on the now Grammy Award nominated […]
Five-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has officially released his much-awaited studio album, ‘Dirt On My Diamonds, Vol. 1,’ available Now for purchase and on all digital platforms. Brimming with a unique blend of blues […]
After destroying Australian crowds on Lagerfest and Froth & Fury Festival, THE HALO EFFECT are following it up with an absolutely stunning new single ‘The Defiant One’. THE HALO EFFECT’s debut album Days Of The Lost hit […]
GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter and Motown legend Smokey Robinson released his twenty-sixth studio album, GASMS, via TLR Music Group/ ADA Worldwide. The new nine-track album is Smokey’s first solo album in nearly a decade, featuring all new […]
London, UK (24.11.23) – To celebrate their momentous 50th anniversary, British music legends Squeeze have today announced a massive UK tour for 2024. With a half-century distinguished by some of the smartest and sweetest guitar-pop […]
ALTERIUM, the new Italian power metal quintet led by Nicoletta Rosellini (ex. Kalidia, Walk in Darkness), is premiering a music video for their brand new single “Siren’s Call”, taken off their much-awaited debut album, that is slated for […]
January 19, 2024 sees Swedish melodic power metal band METALITE unleash their most gigantic album to date! Expedition One, that tells the fictitious story about life on our planet in the year 2055, will be […]
Hard rock power metal titans FIREWIND, who just recently announced their brand new studio offering, entitled Stand United, for a release on March 1, 2024 via AFM Records, have revealed a brand new single, Come Undone. Following “Salvation Day”, the […]
Christmas time is here again! King Diamond’s No Presents for Christmas was originally released in 1985 and now Metal Blade Records is reissuing this 2-track classic on vinyl, just in time for Black Friday. No […]
Non-stop touring behind EXTREME’s rapturously received new album “SIX” has already seen the band crisscross the US as well as thrill audiences in Australia and Japan. To set off this next leg of their journey […]
On the back of a remarkable run of dates, Mossy will release Rivers Run Dry – Deluxe Edition on Friday, 19 January 2024. The Rivers Run Dry – Deluxe Edition contains six never-before-released live tracks recorded at Sydney’s Enmore […]
From the team that brought you, We Will Rock You WA, Priscilla The Musical Perth, Platinum Entertainment WA is excited to announce Venue 360 – Perth’s Newest LIVE Performance Space! Featuring state-of-the-art technical equipment plus […]
Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows have announced a run of shows in Victoria and Tasmania for February & March 2024. Joe Camilleri has been at the forefront of the Australian music scene for decades […]
New England rock band FOUR YEAR STRONG have released a brand new single Dead End Friend out now via Pure Noise Records. Of their new single, Alan Day and Dan O’Connor share: “Dead End Friend is […]
METAL CHURCH SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED. For the upcoming METAL CHURCH Australian shows, the lineups are now complete with some fine Aussie METAL. And if your quick enough, check out the bands Facebook pages, where they will have posts […]
Forming in 2009 The Smith Street Band today announce a run of 18 shows across the country for March and April 2024 to celebrate their 15th birthday. Playing a mix of capital cities and regional […]
Two decades into their incredible career, The Killers are thrilled to announce a celebratory ‘best of’ album, set to feature a brand new anthem ready to be sung at festivals across the world called “Spirit.” […]
After dropping their critically praised debut album’ Postcard From A Living Hell‘ in April, Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock shapeshifters RedHook have just returned with their unapologetic new single ‘Tourist‘ – produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore). Inspired by a quote from pop culture dad figure Ron Swanson (Parks & Recreation), […]
In the ever-expanding universe of sonic exploration, two iconic forces are set to converge in a symphony of innovation and power. Japanese heavy rock pioneers Boris, celebrating an astounding three decades of ground-breaking sound, join forces […]
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