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Set to make a triumphant homecoming this Spring/Summer after what has already turned out to be a successful return to the European live circuit, beloved Melbourne four-piece KINGSWOOD announce that 2023 will not wrap up […]
As Mötley Crüe heads to Australia to continue THE WORLD TOUR, BMG has released a multi-configuration celebration of the 40th Anniversary of their landmark 2nd album, SHOUT THE DEVIL. The centerpiece is the Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set […]
California metal band Silent Planet have released their new album SUPERBLOOM, out now via Solid State Records. The release date of November 3 is also significant for the band as it arrives on the anniversary […]
Australia, prepare to enter the new era of alternative rock and punk with NEW BLOOM FEST, a brand-new touring festival set to launch in 2024. Turning the spotlight firmly on the freshest up-and-coming artists in the […]
Australian hard rockers Palace Of The King keep the new singles coming with a brand new track “Tear It Down” from their forthcoming album “Friends in Low Places”, which is sure to get your heart […]
Kissing Candice commence their rebirth with the release of their new single “Skeletons” featuring Heidi Shepherd from Butcher Babies. Every time the opportunity arises for the band to take their theatrical antics and on-stage chaos […]
Queens of the Stone Age officially announce ‘The End Is Nero’ Summer 2024 Australian and New Zealand tour, the band’s first appearance in Australasia since 2018. The official announcement comes after the band excitedly teased the news via […]
In his latest musical venture, Luke Morley delves into the intricate facets of the male experience through the release of his compelling country-infused song, “Errol Flynn.” This release not only highlights Morley’s musical prowess but […]
SLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS will be heading to Australia in February 2024 as part of The River Is Rising-Rest of the World Tour ’24 with special guests THE STRUTS and ROSE TATTOO. […]
Friday (27th) saw the release of the remastered single and video of The Mark Of Cain‘s powerful “LMA”, taken the forthcoming, first-time-on-vinyl Ill At Ease Deluxe Edition, and the live single and video of “Tell Me” from the […]
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain” (Bob Marley) Reggae Royalty, Jamaica’s THE ORIGINAL WAILERS with their trademark sound and feel, bring the much loved hits of BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS to […]
Australian music royalty Kate Ceberano celebrates her illustrious 40-year career with the release of her 30th album, My Life is a Symphony, and a national concert tour that after selling out Melbourne, Adelaide & Sydney will be coming […]
Rising power metal band DOMINUM leads the living into the world of the undead with their energetic and entertaining debut album, Hey Living People! Emerging theatrical power metal unit DOMINUM will release their debut album, Hey Living People, […]
ROCKARIA has been on the airwaves entertaining the ears of Perth’s community listeners for an incredible ten years and so it’s fitting they should celebrate in style and how better a way than with ten […]
Symphonic metal legends SERENITY have revealed the final single, “The End of Babylon”, from their new studio album, Nemesis AD, out November 3, 2023 via Napalm Records! Successor to The Last Knight (2020) – which […]
Metal Blade Records has just released the new digital EP from Athens, Greece extreme symphonic metal act, W.E.B. titled Into Hell Fire We Burn. The digital EP is a follow up to 2021’s Colosseum, which […]
Veteran rocker, podcast host, songwriter, and Foo Fighters guitar slinger Chris Shiflett has just dropped a full LP of Southern California-inspired and Nashville-executed country-rock tunes. Out now via Blue Elan Records, Lost at Sea finds […]
West Coast deathgrind practitioners CATTLE DECAPITATION unleash their brand new video for “Solastalgia.” The track comes by way of the band’s critically lauded tenth studio album, Terrasite, released earlier this year via Metal Blade Records. […]
Iconic, experimental death metal outfit JOB FOR A COWBOY will release their long-awaited new full-length, Moon Healer, on February 23rd, 2024 via Metal Blade Records. The release marks the band’s first new full-length in a […]
GRAMMY® Award-nominated act In This Moment have released their new studio album GODMODE via BMG. Listen HERE The group’s eighth album GODMODE finds vocalist Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth writing the most powerful songs of their career. Recorded at Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, […]
THE DOORS ALIVE take great care to re-create the true essence and magic of THE DOORS. Get ready to be transported back in time as they perform all your favourite hits from THE DOORS iconic songbook. THE DOORS ALIVE is […]
Lenny Kravitz returns with a brand new single and NSFW music video entitled “TK421.” Directed by acclaimed video director Tanu Muino. It heralds his 12th full-length offering, first release in five years, and first-ever double LP, Blue Electric Light, arriving on March 15, 2024 […]
FROM THE JAM announce their Final Tour of Australia dedicated to all the Australian fans of The Jam. For this finale they will perform a special set of The Jam’s Greatest Hits from their complete […]
Following their appearance at the inaugural SXSW Sydney Festival just less than a week ago, Canadian quartet Hotel Mira return with their new album ‘I Am Not Myself’. Their hip-swerving, passionately pop-contorting contemplation of identity […]
This is the bands first studio album since 2017´s “Flames”, and not only are they back, they are back with a vengeance! Every single one of the ten new tracks shows a band that once […]
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