“When we started, it was clear to us from the very beginning that we want to work hard and we want to work a lot to get where we are as a band and move forward, but if you’re within that it’s more like taking one step after another, in that sense, everything that we ever did is important to [...]
Digital Lies is the new studio album from Lord, which will no doubt further affirm their standing as one of Australia’s leading, internationally renowned metal bands. It may have been the best part of four years between album releases, but as one of the hardest working bands here in Australia with relentless touring, an EP release and the occasional video [...]
BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band featuring THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Megadeth), have announced All Hell Breaks Loose as the title of their debut album on Nuclear Blast Entertainment, which will be released worldwide on the following dates: May 21st – Japan May 22nd – [...]
SOILWORK: RETURN TO AUSTRALIA THIS OCTOBER “Soilwork assaulted the crowds with their merciless metallic wall of noise, wringing every last ounce of energy out of the black-shirted masses” (the AU review) Sweden’s SOILWORK have long been regarded by many as pioneers of melodic death metal. Alongside fellow Swedish acts such as In Flames and Dark Tranquillity, the band’s unique blend [...]
“I really think this is probably one of the best albums I’ve ever been on… I went there OK? *laughs* It’s just the way we wrote the songs, the arrangements, Ricky’s phrasing, his lyrics, Damon’s playing some kick ass guitar in there, Jimmy DeGrasso is like a fresh face in there, the whole deal. Lighting a fire is kind of [...]
There’s certainly been a strong influx of metal bands hitting Australian shores in recent months and continuing that trend in a matter of weeks will be Finnish folk/viking metallers Ensiferum. Having toured Australia back in 2010 supporting Sonata Artica, this run of dates will see the band on their own headline tour, in support of their most recent album Unsung [...]
From Bio: For years, the United Kingdom has provided the hardcore scene with quality acts including BRING ME THE HORIZON, GALLOWS, ARCHITECTS, and ASKING ALEXANDRIA to name a few. Following suit, five friends from South Wales formed a metal band, unaware of how quickly their talent would be discovered. It did not take long for their ruthless, cutthroat style to [...]
I think I can sum this album up in three words ‘Holy Fucking Shit’. Let me explain how I see this band and this album; to me there’s a perfect balance of everything here, to compare and bear with me here, it’s like when Mr Burns had all those diseases but, as they were all there and he had everything [...]
LORD announces release date and album teaser for ‘DIGITAL LIES’. Australian melodic metallers LORD have set the Australian release date of their forthcoming album ‘Digital Lies‘ as February 22. Dates for New Zealand and Japan to follow, along with announcements for distribution partners for the rest of the world.Stated LORD mainman LT: “Finally! It seems like a lifetime since we started this album until this [...]
Swedish heavy metal rockers SISTER SIN have released an exciting new music video for “Hearts of Cold,” the second single from their recent album Now and Forever (10/22/12). Front woman Liv Jagrell goes balls to the wall and showcases her superb acting skills. Watch the video premiere now through VEVO. You can check out the video below, as well as a bunch of exclusive to [...]
In March the new Avantasia album “The Mystery Of Time” will be released. The list of featured artists who have been confirmed for the album reads like a who-is-who in Rock and Metal: Biff Byford (Saxon), Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), Michael Kiske (Unisonic, ex-Helloween), Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, ex-Vengeance), Bruce Kulick (GFR, ex-Meat Loaf, ex-Kiss) have been confirmed so far, others [...]
Swedish street metallers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR are happy to present the album cover of their recently announced new studio album “C’mon Take On Me” that will be released as a CD in slipcase, digital download, black vinyl and strictly limited pink vinyl (only available at the Nuclear Blast mail order) via Nuclear Blast on the 1st of March 2013! With a [...]
“We mix all the influences like AC/DC and Rose Tattoo and Judas Priest and Saxon and we make the music we like and all the influences should be in there. It’s not that difficult, we never talked about how we should sound like, it’s just obvious. It has to be that kind of style.” Doing the rounds of the Swedish [...]
The undisputed queen of metal, Doro, marks her arrival on new record label Nuclear Blast with the release of new album, Raise Your Fist, which sees her close in on nearly 20 album releases in around 30 years, whether that be as Warlock or Doro. Title track Raise Your Fist can be best described as a fist-pumping anthem, basically, I [...]
“We started with fifteen songs, got rid of four and then got rid of five and kept ten songs, we have the ten strongest tracks on the album, we didn’t want any B-sides so to speak for the record, just the best ten songs you know?” For nearly fifteen years now, Ill Nino has gained a loyal and dedicated fan [...]
In 25 words or less: “You too may find this to be Jimi’s finest moment in what has been a pretty remarkable career to begin with.” Whether it be from his time fronting Survivor across three album releases in the mid to late 80’s or releasing a bunch of solo albums in more recent years, one of which contained one [...]
Whilst music has always been a lifelong passion of NRL legend Eric Grothe Jnr, retiring from the NRL at the end of 2010 allowed full devotion to his band Shinobi which he fronts as vocalist and guitarist. The songs that he had been progressively writing over the course of the last 12 or so years now finally get their moment [...]
To those of you in the NRL obsessed states, to answer what I am sure is your obvious question – yes the Eric Grothe Jnr you are about to read about, is indeed the same person with a career of over 10 years in the NRL, mostly with the Parramatta Eels. Whilst music has always been a lifelong passion, [...]
Despite playing over 200 NRL first grade games, representing NSW in the State of Origin and playing for Australia, Eric Grothe Jnr’s main love has always been music. Eric always kept his music and sporting life separate because this is no gimmick! A highly talented singer/songwriter/guitarist Grothe formed the firebrand heavy rock outfit SHINOBI in 2004. Teaming up with Eric [...]
“We’re just going to keep writing the music that makes us most excited and hopefully people will be into it. If not, at least we’re excited about it.” With their new album The Parallax II: Future Sequence debuting this week at #22 on the Billboard Charts, it’s no surprise to also learn that shows are already selling out for the [...]
“I don’t have to play by the rules, I don’t have to follow record company rules, having this freedom is amazing, the fans that I have that are in to what I do gives me an open book, I can do what I want and I’m in a really, really good place right now, so I like being Wednesday 13 [...]
When it comes to releases on Italian label Frontiers Records, nothing really surprises anymore. So when I heard the winds blowing news of a live KIX CDC/DVD to be released in 2012 and a brand new studio release in 2013, despite the fact that the band haven’t had any recorded output since essentially 1995, I didn’t even batter an eyelid. [...]
When you are talking hard rock bands of the 80’s, Dokken are right up there in the highest echelon with songs such as Dream Warriors, Lightning Strikes Again, Just Got Lucky, The Hunter, Unchain The Night undeniable classic anthems. But that was then and 2012 is now with the Don Dokken led version releasing Dokken’s 11th studio album Broken Bones. [...]
The Swedish band with one of the more delightfully named frontmen in rock ‘Hell Hofer’ hit us with their now fourth album and first for monster German label, Nuclear Blast. If you are familiar with Bullet from past outputs such as previous release Highway Pirates or Bite The Bullet then I’m sure you will have already decided whether you love [...]
In 25 words or less: “A Top 10 album of the year…yep, I think this one will make the list without question!” Swedish hard rockers Eclipse are set to unleash upon the world today (August 24th which is when I write this) their highly anticipated new album Bleed and Scream, which follows on from their killer 2008 release Are You [...]
Loverboy – yes that’s right, the Canadian rock legends Loverboy have just released on August 24th, a new album titled Rock N Roll Revival. With Working For The Weekend and Turn Me Loose being a couple of classic 80’s rock anthems, over their 30 plus years, the band has sold over 10 million albums worldwide. Whilst the last 20 or [...]
The undisputed queen of metal, Doro, marks her arrival on new record label Nuclear Blast (fellow Germans), with the release of this four track EP, Raise Your Fist In The Air. With a new full length album due out in October set to contain the tracks on this EP, this release acts merely as a teaser for what is to [...]
Swedish hard rockers Eclipse are set to unleash upon the world this week their highly anticipated new album Bleed and Scream, which follows on from their killer 2008 release Are You Ready To Rock. Bleed & Scream sees the band build upon the bombastic’ness of Are You Ready To Rock to deliver an even more in your face and gargantuan [...]
4ARM Confirmed For Hammerfest V 4ARM have been invited back to the UK for Hammerfest V 2013. The band will be performing on the second stage on Saturday, 16th of March to join a line-up of bands such as Napalm Death, Candlemass and Enslaved with loads more to be announced. The festival as always will run three stages and have over 50 bands performing. Drummer Michael Vafiotis had [...]
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA… NASUM – 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR with special guests: PSYCROPTIC (Tasmania) & DYSCARNATE (UK) Legendary Swedish grindcore band NASUM head to our shores for the first – and only – time this August as part of their world tour to celebrate their 20th Anniversary and final farewell. This is it…never to happen again. Nasum terrorized [...]
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