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Floor Jansen, best known as the lead vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, announces her highly anticipated debut album, “Paragon”, releasing March 24, 2023. This album showcases Jansen’s impressive vocal range and powerful […]
It’s been a big year for rock music’s most exciting debut of 2022, Classless Act, and the band has one final treat in store, today releasing the ‘Welcome To The Acoustic Show’ EP alongside the full collection […]
Today sees the release of the final installment of Weezer’s year-long SZNZ EP project – SZNZ: Winter. The band released the EP’s first song, “I Want A Dog,” earlier this month, in addition to playing the track on Jimmy Kimmel Live for the […]
After their hugely successful festival appearances at the tail end of 2022, plus some exclusive “One Night Only shows”, Noiseworks have announced more dates for 2023. With their new album ‘Evolution‘, their first in 31 […]
A message from Angry Anderson… “Brothers and sisters, over recent weeks we have been deliberating as to whom might come into Rose Tatt’s line up to fill the position left by Bob’s departure… Well, the […]
What do you get when five bad ass babes, born and bred on “Appetite for Destruction” come together? You get, PARADISE KITTY, one of the world’s leading tributes to the mighty Guns N’ Roses. With serious metal […]
Southern roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have released “Who Can You Love,” the captivating, Americana-infused second single from their new EP ‘One Of A Kind,’ out March 10th via Joe Bonamassa’s newest independent label, Journeyman Records. Produced by the renowned, multi-GRAMMY Award winning producer […]
Guitar badass Samantha Fish and outlaw country maverick Jesse Dayton have released their first collaborative effort, “The Stardust Sessions.” The EP is available digitally HERE. It started out as an innocent co-writing session between the two musicians. They envisioned a sound that […]
Female-fronted, multi-cultural rock band Circle The Earth has gifted fans with the release of their new single “Too Many Pieces” today. The official music video for the pop-rock song, produced by Ethan Kaufman (Avril Lavigne, Ryan Cabrera, DOROTHY) and […]
Following a seven-year break from the studio, THE WINERY DOGS are back in full force with their aptly named third album III, which is set for release on February 3, 2023 on the band’s Three Dog […]
The Quireboys are preparing to turn back the clocks to the summer of 2022 and a special evening in the City of London. As we enter the festive season, summer may seem like a distant […]
Frontier Touring and The Killers are thrilled to announce an intimate one-off Sydney show at Liberty Hall, Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park on Monday 19 December. This special show will take place after midnight, directly following the Qudos Bank Arena show on the same […]
Beloved rock’n’roll raconteur Tim Rogers, together with his band The Twin Set, have today announced their March / April 2023 national tour to mark the release of highly anticipated long player Tines of Stars Unfurled on February 24. Pre-order Tines […]
The Melbourne Guitar Show is ready to make its rockin’ return in 2023, set to storm Caulfield Racecourse on March 4 and 5, with tickets on sale today from www.melbourneguitarshow.com.au. It’s been 3 long years […]
Canadian folk-bluegrass 4-piece, The Dead South are making their debut live appearance in Australia in January 2023 playing to over 11,000 fans across the country. Propelled by the momentum of over 900M streams across streaming […]
With the recent announcement of their sixth studio album ‘On The Prowl’ and the launch of their “Who’s Your Daddy(‘s Jokes)” series on YouTube, California rock legends Steel Panther have released another song from the […]
MWP is back for all the prettiest stars for full immersion in all things Bowie again in its seventh year and back at Freo Social. The glittering commemorative event features an all-star cast of Perth’s […]
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Gibson brand ambassador Jared James Nichols has announced his self-titled new album will be released on January 13th via Black Hill Records. Jared James Nichols, his third full-length offering, features the […]
Following their recent tour announcement, Sarah McLeod and Stuart Rudd of The Superjesus have today confirmed a new band line-up, welcoming Murray Sheridan and Cam Blokland to the fold. They have also announced the release next month of […]
An emphatic return for Dylan Gers as this time he teams up with Noah Yorke for their upcoming collaboration single ‘Red Skies’ available on all streaming platforms on December 2nd through independent record label sly-tone. […]
British rock n rollers The Quireboys have released ‘Lie to Me’, the first new music in almost 4 years! The single isn’t available as a physical release, but you can stream or download it now. […]
Today active rockers We’re Wolves level up with the release of their new single “Titanium.” The track, built for rock radio and metalheads alike, showcases the band’s soaring choruses, pounding verses, and top-tier songwriting capabilities. […]
Jimmy Barnes announced today that he requires back and hip surgery which will unfortunately prevent him from performing live for several months. He is completely confident of making a full recovery and hitting the road again […]
From the backwoods of Magnolia, MS, 13South debut with single “Mississippi Way.” Described as “If Lynyrd Skynyrd and Junkyard had a baby,” these Hard Southern Rockers have dredged through adversity and the windfalls of life to capture magic and bring you […]
Ahead of NIGHTWISH‘s glorious return to our European stages, kicking off this Sunday in Antwerpen, Belgium, the Finnish Symphonic metal super stars are proud to release the Human. :II: Nature. (Tour Edition) today! Including a Blu-ray Digipack of […]
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