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Never ones to do anything in halves, Aussie metalcore behemoths Alpha Wolf return today with the announcement of their third full length album Half Living Things, officially set to unleash on Friday 5 April via […]
Australian progressive metal outfit Caligula’s Horse are back! The four-piece from Brisbane is ringing in a new chapter with a new single and video release for Golem and album announcement for Charcoal Grace, which is […]
JAMES REYNE’s Crawl File Tour, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Australian Crawl’s first greatest hits collection, has seen unprecedented demand for tickets, with shows selling out across the country or very limited tickets remaining. As a […]
Internationally acclaimed heavy metallers, SABATON, are gearing up for an epic celebration as they approach their 25-year milestone in the music industry. Founded in Falun, Sweden, in 1999, SABATON‘s journey has been nothing short of […]
British rockers, THE STRUTS are thrilled to announce two headline shows at Crowbar in Sydney on Wednesday 21 February and Max Watts in Melbourne on Wednesday 28 February. Tickets on sale Thursday 25 January @ 12pm […]
Metal Icons Judas Priest unleash another exhilarating new single entitled “Crown Of Horns,” out now via Epic Records. Get it here This will be the third single release from their highly anticipated new studio album […]
Steelhouse Festival is ecstatic to announce The Almighty as Sunday headliners, in what is a UK festival exclusive. This will be the first show from The Almighty in Wales since their reconvening, and will in fact […]
PROFILER have revealed a new video for their third and final single from their upcoming debut album, A Digital Nowhere, that will be released on 16th February via SharpTone Records. The new single is titled Operator and is based […]
Modern English is excited to announce the Friday, February 23 release of 1 2 3 4, the legendary British new wave/post-punk band’s first album of new material in eight years. Produced by Mario J. McNulty […]
Steve Harley is disappointed to announce the rescheduling, with immediate effect, of the Steve Harley ‘Come Up And See Me and Other Stories’ shows that were scheduled to take place in March, April, May and June 2024, whilst […]
As the title suggests after the recent regeneration of the band and in between a hectic tour schedule throughout the US, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Norway & the UK, The Quireboys have been in the studio recording […]
2024 marks 20 years of L.O.S.T., and this event will be marked by the release of a new album this year. The third single from this is called “From Down Below” and is a collaboration […]
Ahead of their UK headline tour kicking off on January 23, The Sleeping Souls are excited to present the official music video for “Scared of Living,” the latest single lifted from the band’s exhilarating debut […]
It’s time to crank up the volume, don your favourite schoolboy outfit, and celebrate five decades of electrifying rock ‘n’ roll! Bon But Not Forgotten is hitting the road for an epic Australian tour to commemorate the 50th […]
Polyvinyl Record Co. and Laura Jane Grace are pleased to present “Birds Talk Too,” the latest single to be lifted from the Friday, February 16, 2024 release of Grace’s highly anticipated new album, Hole In […]
Southern rock trailblazers Robert Jon & The Wreck have once again captivated the music scene with their latest single, “Ballad of a Broken Hearted Man,” now available on all digital platforms. The song features exhilarating […]
Ten years in the game brings with it a sense of maturity. Unbound by any defined genre of metal, FLAMING WREKAGE is a force stronger than the sum of its parts. Bringing a staggering range […]
Big Wolf Band are delighted to announce their new album “Rebel’s Journey” due for release on Friday 19 April 2024. This is their biggest and boldest release to date, and the second instalment of the […]
Rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Philip Sayce is excited to share the release of his new single, “Backstabber,” released on January 12, 2024. This track is the third single off his highly anticipated […]
Armed with their first new music since their 2022 EP, Sydney alternative band Yours Truly return today with Call My Name, out now via UNFD. Loaded with driving guitars, sleek yet potent vocals and salient […]
Last year The Beasts performed 2 sold out shows celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the reformation of The Beasts of Bourbon. We approached these shows cautiously, as our beloved original drummer, the legend James Baker, […]
After their much-anticipated return with ‘The Frost’, The Pineapple Thief continue to tease their new album with second single ‘Every Trace Of Us’. The single is accompanied by a lyric video based on the artwork […]
Spring is the first page in the next chapter from Melbourne blackened post-metalcore band RUN. Out now, Spring is a blast of bright-yet-brooding energy featuring guest vocals from Joel Birch of global titans and current […]
Acclaimed Blues-rock guitarist Eric Johanson is pleased to announce his ‘Don’t Hold Back Tour’, which kicks off on January 27th, 2024 in Decatur, Alabama and will see Eric winding his way from the U.S. to […]
They will be performing a full set of MURDERDOLLS songs, taken from the band’s celebrated 2002 debut album, ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ and their triumphant 2010 return, ‘Women And Children Last’, which won them the Revolver Golden Gods […]
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