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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 […]
Eclectic Swiss rock trio Dirty Sound Magnet recently shared their fourth full-length album, Dreaming In Dystopia, with the world. They have just unveiled the music video for ‘Flowers, Angels and Chaos’ Out now via Australian label Wild Thing Records, Dreaming […]
“It started with a riff that either sounded like Misfits or Danzig and then got slowed down,” explains Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols about their new single “Danzig with Myself.” Textured like a well-worn pair of burlap jeans, […]
The Blues Train, Australia’s longest running Contemporary Blues and Roots music venue, which is based on the Bellarine Heritage Railway on Victoria’s stunning Bellarine Peninsula, has added a March 23rd addition to its newly curated Women In Blues Concert Series. The March 23rd event includes both […]
Reminiscing on the lost art of physical photographs with Matt Corby & Alex Henrikkson, Gold Coast’s Hollow Coves penned ‘Photographs’ as a nod towards member’s Matt Carins’ mother, who kept a photo album for him […]
Some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll will make history at the inaugural Pandemonium festival as it sweeps across Australia’s east coast this April! Pandemonium is a rock fans dream come true, with […]
Formed in Vaxjo Sweden in 2001 Bullet have a sound that can best be described as a modern mix of the three A’s – AC/DC, Accept and Airborne. Having released six critically acclaimed studio albums […]
Following the release of the ‘Time to Fly’ EP, the Brad Cook Trio, affectionately known as BC3, emerged as a testament to Brad’s unwavering commitment to rock music. Infused with retro guitar mastery and classic […]
“Looks Like,” marks the commencement of Black Kanyon‘s second EP, set for release in 2024. It deviates from their usual style by infusing an upbeat vibe while still embracing their love for heavy riffs, massive […]
Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Nash will launch his first solo headline tour […]
51st Avenue are back with a brand new track to kick off the new year and a new chapter, with a single fittingly titled, ‘Chapters’. The song is the first release from the band since […]
The Black Vultures return with follow up single ‘NEVER SAY’ on the 2nd February 2024. Having released their exciting and anticipated awaited debut single ‘Treat Me Like An Animal’ in November 2023, The Black Vultures […]
The Rockpit have launched a new playlist, which we will be adding to each and every week. Local, national and international artists from across a whole range of genres will be showcased on both Spotify […]
DUST & BONES release the next single “Remedy” from their new album “Mission Back To The Forbidden Planet”. The band itself says: “Rock’n’roll is the cure. Music that touches you always gives you energy and […]
The mighty Bring Me The Horizon kick off 2024 with the release of a mammoth new single Kool-Aid, out now via RCA/Sony Music. The official video for Kool-Aid will follow the release. The band had […]
It has been an exciting year for DORO. The metal queen has been celebrating her 40-years anniversary with two big and unforgettable shows, as headliner at WACKEN OPEN AIR and in the sold out Mitsubishi […]
POP WILL EAT ITSELF aka PWEI aka POPPIES return to Australia to play a Greatest Hits Set for the First Time Ever! The career spanning set list will include ‘Ich Bin Ein Auslander’, ‘Everything’s Cool’, […]
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