High flying Melbourne artists OWL EYES and STONEFIELD are set to join forces for a national, co-headline tour this August. Under the moniker of Winter Road Trip 2012 the regional tour will promote and support the Australian Government initiative THE LINE, which  promotes  respectful relationships among Australia’s youth and raises awareness about  everything from sexting, texting, and cyber-bullying  to  inappropriate physical behaviour.  “It’s just a great campaign because it’s not preaching anything, it’s just sharing a message of respect and […]

For the first time, Blur will debut new material live on Twitter when they perform two new songs via a worldwide live video stream at 3.15am Tuesday 3rd July Australian Eastern Standard Time. Filmed and streamed completely live from a secret UK location, the two new songs – which the band have never publicly performed – are Under The Westway and The Puritan, written for the […]

BLACK CROWES FRONTMAN RETURNS WITH NEW BAND SECOND ALBUM TO FOLLOW IN SEPTEMBER In 2011, after more than 20 years of intense gigging and recording, Chris Robinson set off to shape something new, a fresh rock mythology, a breathing kaleidoscopic thing stuffed with chooglin’ soul, bedrock boogie and shuffling wisdom birthed in intimate clubs and amongst the tall trees of the Golden State […]

CHILDREN COLLIDE PRAY FOR SUNSHINE! NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO EXTRA ‘MONUMENT TOUR’ DATES ADDED! Praying For Sunshine is the third brilliant single, lifted from Children Collide’s album Monument, released today to radio and available digitally. Alongside the single is another clever video clip from the band, and several extra tour dates added to satisfy demand. Children Collide certainly know how to make an […]

Rockstar Records is delighted to announce the signing of a license deal with Limb Music Germany for the release of Black Majesty’s extraordinarily stunning and intensely melodic new album ‘Stargazer’ for Australia. Undoubtedly Australia’s premier melodic Power Metal band, Black Majesty re-aligns the genre with their fifth album ‘Stargazer’. Black Majesty has had the uncanny ability to mesmerise the melodic powermetal scene with all their […]

(from left to right: Edd, Adde, Danny, Joél, Jens. Photo by: Martin Nilsson) The new Crazy Lixx line-up is now complete and the band has been rehearsing for the upcoming tour during the last month. Filling, or rather, re-filling the drummer spot is once again Joél Cirera who took what turned out to be a short break from the band right after […]

RUBICON CROSS featuring CJ Snare (FireHouse) and Chris Green (Furyon) release a new single “Locked and Loaded” just in time for you to add it to your Summer Playlist…or winter here in Australia! This release coincides with the CodeMasters DIRT “Showdown” video game on which the new track is featured. Written and performed by CJ Snare (FireHouse) and Chris Green (Furyon) this song is a brilliant follow […]

Destroy All Lines & Blue Murder present: APOCALYPTICA, AUSTRALIAN TOUR Apocalyptica are coming. Twenty years from inception, one of the biggest names in European metal is finally touring Australia. Combining classical nuance with brutal breakdowns, this fantastic Finnish four-piece are quintessential Eurock with a difference. They are metal, with cellists. Their most recent album, 7th Symphony was produced by Joe Baressi (Queens Of The Stone Age, […]

Well rockers, this time next month, at least one half of May The Rock Be With You will be representing over in the USA.  Of course a holiday wouldn’t be a holiday without some form of musical entertainment and one such adventure will lead to El Paso, Texas for the Texas Showdown Festival – USA’s largest Tattoo and Music festival! Musically […]

Jean Beauvoir has made available 5 songs for Free Download, yes that’s right…FREE DOWNLOAD.  Here’s a message from Jean for the reasons why and some details of the songs on offer. Hi friends and fans! I’ve created a special set of songs from my varied body of work which I am offering as a free download… I realize that some of […]

“GOOD GIRLS BAD GUYS” WILD’N OUT IN NEW VIDEO FROM FALLING IN REVERSE Band To Rock Warped Tour Main Stage All Summer Long In The US  Ronnie Radke (original Escape The Fate vocalist) and his powerhouse rock n’roll band, Falling In Reverse have released a hilarious new video for their track “Good Girls Bad Guys” as they kick off the […]

Lo! are back with a gory new video for Bastion, taken from their album Look and Behold out now on Pelagic Records! The video was completed in one shot in lovely Redfern, Sydney. TWEET! POST! PIN! BLOG! https://vimeo.com/43384204 “The bass in Bastion could make you pregnant” – Drum Media  “They’re not shy about beating you around the chops with crooked riff-sticks” – Blunt Magazine  Lo! have been lucky […]

Tickets to the massive 3 month ‘RocKwiz – Some Kind Of Genius Tour’ went on sale last Thursday and the demand for tickets has been so huge that 4 extra shows have been announced! These brand new shows will go on sale at 9am this Wednesday 20 June: Saturday 25 August – Darwin Convention Centre www.darwinentertainment.com.au, 08 8980 3333 Saturday 6 October – Hobart […]

KEITH URBAN CONFIRMS A RETURN TO AUSTRALIA FOR JANUARY 2013 TOUR Chugg Entertainment and Nine Live are thrilled to confirm today, that Grammy and ARIA Award winner Keith Urban, will kick off a world tour on his home soil this January. An undeniably electrifying live performer, the country rocker’s shows have repeatedly been called one of the biggest and best concert […]

Here’s the cover art for the new Green Day album ¡Uno!, released here in Australia via Warner Music on September 21, the first in a trilogy of albums due out! Click the image below to check out a trailer for the new album…

NEW FOUND GLORY PREMIERE NEW VIDEO, “SUMMER FLING, DON’T MEAN A THING” Beloved melodic punk outfit New Found Glory have released a new music video for the perfect summer anthem, “Summer Fling, Don’t Mean A Thing” off their latest album Radiosurgery. The video features New Found Glory performing their song in a cardboard house getting peed on, thrown in the trash and tossed around like a beach ball. […]

THE FLAMING LIPS AND HEADY FWENDS THE LIPS’ COLLABORATIONS WITH NICK CAVE, BON IVER, YOKO ONO, TAME IMPALA KE$HA AND OTHERS IS AVAILABLE JULY 6, 2012.  NEW STUDIO ALBUM DUE LATER THIS YEAR  The Flaming Lips’ The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends sold out instantly at retail outlets internationally when it was released on vinyl in honour of Record Store Day this past April. Due […]

Metropolis Touring and Tombowler Present: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones with special guests Thursday 05 July 2012 (opening 8pm) at The Metro Theatre ( venue info )  **18+** 624 George St, Sydney www.metrotheatre.com.au Click this link for tickets….https://tickets.metropolistouring.com/default.aspx?Event=27652 One Of Those Bands That Make You Feel Like Everything Is Going To Be OK – The iconic Boston-bred skacore octet have been in business for over 25 […]

During a live chat with fans today, rockers Papa Roach officially announced they will release their sixth full length studio album on October 2, 2012. The chat was hosted on the band’s website and saw frontman Jacoby Shaddix, guitarist Jerry Horton, bassist Tobin Esperance and drummer Tony Palermo interact with fans from around the world. The new album was recorded at the band’s hometown studio, The Red House in Sacramento, […]

Australia’s metal-core unit, Dream On Dreamer has had one of the most ridiculous touring schedules ever seen within the span of 10 months. Since the release of their debut album “Heartbound”, the band has amounted well over 100 shows worldwide – notching up two US tours, two European tours, and running through Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. They somehow found time to […]

Pop-punk trailblazers CARTEL have been revered and praised for their refreshing take on the genre. In a storied career spanning 2 EPs and 3 full-length albums including the now classic ‘Chroma’, CARTEL has firmly cemented themselves atop of the rock world. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the Atlanta based quartet following the departure from their label and a […]

From www.bonjovi.com – Jon Bon Jovi and The Kings of Suburbia will perform at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on July 26, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 15 at noon. An exciting solo debut for Jon Bon Jovi at Hard Rock Live, fans can expect to hear favorite Bon […]

Ok – The Living End have been cooking something very tasty up over the past couple of months and we’re almost ready to tell you what it is. We’re positive that you TLE-heads are going to go bananas over it, so we’re really struggling to keep it under our hats. What we CAN tell you is that all will be […]

TRUCKER DIABLO, rolls into Tennents Vital!!!! We always love it when bands we’ve featured as one of our ‘Best Things You’ve Never Heard‘ get breaks like this!  Check out the press release below from the band and here’s to what’s next!! We are ecstatic to announce that we been chosen have to play Tennents Vital this year and will be […]

House vs Hurricane Announce Crooked Teeth Album Tour & New Track UNFD is proud to announce that Melbourne thrashers HOUSE VS HURRICANE have finished recording their second album Crooked Teeth and are gearing up for it’s release this Winter. The album is their first with new frontman Dan Casey, who joined late 2011. Behind Casey’s energy and enthusiasm, they have delivered one of the […]

PAPA ROACH TO MAKE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT;  FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH AND KILLSWITCH ENGAGE DISCUSS METAL HAMMER TRESPASS AMERICA FESTIVAL PAPA ROACH: Rock berserkers and multi hit-makers Papa Roach have announced a special live chat with fans for a “major announcement” this Thursday, June 14th at 3pm PST. Frontman Jacoby Shaddix, guitarist Jerry Horton, bassist Tobin Esperance and drummer Tony Palermo will make the special announcement as well as interact and chat with Roach […]

Swedish heavy metal band BULLET will release the title track from their upcoming new record Full Pull on July 13th. The single will be available digitally and on colored vinyl. Track list: Side A: Full Pull Side B: Get On You can order the single by clicking here: ORDER SINGLE The album was recorded at Gutterview Recorders in Solna/Stockholm Sweden, […]

June 13, 2012 – “When Yellowcard decided to take a break in 2008, I had never felt so uncertain about my future,” recalls vocalist/guitarist Ryan Key, about the story behind the title of their new album, Southern Air. “I decided the best thing for me to do was leave Los Angeles and relocate to the East Coast to be closer […]

SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCE ANTENNAS TO HELL OUT JULY 20 – HEADLINING THEIR VERY OWN KNOTFEST THIS AUGUST For their millions of fans around the world, Slipknot are as much a culture and a way of life as they are a band. To completely engage with all of the perseverance, ingenuity, artistic integrity and holistic vision of Slipknot’s creative output in all of […]

OBEY THE BRAVE SIGN TO EPITAPH – Debut Album Young Blood Available 31/8/2012  Canada’s most exciting, adrenaline-charged metalcore band Obey The Brave have officially signed to Epitaph Records with plans to release their album, Young Blood on August 31st. In anticipation of the new record, the band have posted a video about the recent signing and have also posted an in-your-face video for their first track, “Get Real” that […]