The Queen is back – DORO Pesch returns to the record stores. Almost four years after the highly successful album “Fear No Evil” (#11 in the German album charts) the time has come today: The Queen of heavy metal have just released her new EP “Raise Your Fist In The Air” via Nuclear Blast. Apart from the live-proven title track, […]

PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL Saturday 29 December 2012 to Tuesday 1 January 2013  Calling all Kings and Queens of Pyramid! It’s gonna be a loud and proud party this New Year’s Eve at Pyramid Rock.  Turning nine years old, Pyramid will see in the dawn of a new age in spectacular style! Set on the majestic cliff tops of Victoria’s Phillip Island with the ocean providing the dream backdrop. Summer camping under the […]

The first new studio album from ZZ Top in nine years is LA FUTURA, set for release September 14. The album harks back to the hallmark raw sound of the band’s formative years and will, inevitably, be considered a return to form on multiple levels.  LA FUTURA, produced by Rick Rubin and Billy F Gibbons, the band’s guitarist/singer, finds the legendary […]

Triple J, The Harbour Agency and Street Press Australia present: The Beards: The 2012 End of The World (for beardless people) Tour By now, everyone has heard about the various ancient prophecies predicting some sort of apocalypse at the end of this year. There’s the Mayan prophesies, the Incan and Egyptian prophesies, the prophesies of Nostradamus, as well as a […]

THE RUBENS – NEW SINGLE ‘MY GUN’ + NATIONAL ALBUM TOUR MY GUN is the brand new single from Menangle wunderkinds THE RUBENS. Recorded in NYC with Grammy Award winning producer David Kahne, MY GUN is a shining example of why The Rubens have managed so effortlessly to connect with audiences around the nation. A blend of frontman Sam Margin’s […]

Still Rockin’ After All These Years . . .  Over 17 rock legends from the 60s, 70s and 80s.  Melbourne – Sydney – Newcastle – Brisbane It has been a decade since the record-breaking Long Way to the Top rock music extravaganza blazed its way around Australia.  Over two hundred thousand ecstatic Australian fans revelled in the opportunity to relive the music that defined […]

Reverse Grip is a super high energy hard rock band formed by Dru, Sean and Dylan Broda, Three real Brothers from Toronto, Canada.  Living in Australia, Dru and Sean began writing music that would ultimately create Reverse Grip.  Sean had been playing guitar and had studied privately since he was 9 and his love for the face melting riffs of […]

Buckle up and get ready. The band you always wanted to experience actually exists. The perfect amalgamation of everything that makes rock ‘n’ roll with the punches. You wanted the best, well you’ve got it. The whole package. A guitar player who, seemingly effortlessly, delivers stunning solos and riffs of that classic, timeless grit you thought were killed off by […]

Queenscliff Music Festival hits Olympic heights with their second lineup announcement for 2012. Not since the lighting of the Olympic flame in London has there been so much anticipation for a single three-day event, running November 23rd, 24th and 25th! Requiring more clandestine negotiations than a Flag Bearer reveal at the Opening Ceremony, it’s time to unveil those garish uniforms and step out on […]

Platinum selling US country star Joe Nichols will make his fourth visit to Australia thisSeptember to perform at the Deni Ute Muster on Saturday 29 and special concerts inSydney on Wednesday 26 and Tamworth on Friday 28. The CMA award winner, whose catalogue of hits includes Brokenheartsville and Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off, began his love affair with Oz in 2009, when he headlined CMC Rocks the Snowys. The love from fans, who’ve turned out in […]

Following a string of headline shows and the coveted NSW and QLD support slot for Australian legends INXS, ZOOPHYTE are proud to announce the release date of the bands sophomore album SOMEWHERE ELSEWHERE  on SEPTEMBER 21. Recorded at Melbourne’s Woodstock Studios and mastered by legendary engineer Bob Ludwig (Nirvana, Radiohead, AC/DC) SOMEWHERE ELSEWHERE is the highly anticipated follow-up to ZOOPHYTE’S 2007 debut Another Point Of View. With line-up changes and sonic […]

HEROES FOR HIRE announce No Apologies, their 3rd full-length album out September 28 through Halfcut/Shock/MTV Australia/New Zealand Local Produce Feature Artist for August 2012 Brand new video for title track and first single ‘No Apologies’ online now  HEROES FOR HIRE and Halfcut Records are psyched to announce details of their forthcoming third LP No Apologies out through Halfcut/Shock on September 28, 2012.  From the sweatiest clubs to the biggest festival stages, Sydney’s HEROES […]

Sydney hard rockers, REVERTIGO, whose name came from an anagram of their favourite word, are set to release their debut EP “All You Can Eat” and hit the road on a whirlwind tour. Forming in late 2010, the Campbelltown shire trio have just completed work on their debut EP titled “All You Can Eat” at one of Australia’s premiere recording facilities […]

Epic viking-metal band ENSIFERUM, who’ve long been a market leader when it comes to stirring, armour-plated anthems, will have their fifth studio album released through the Spinefarm label on August 31st 2012. Titled ‘Unsung Heroes’ and produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Apocalyptica, etc.), this is the hour-plus follow-up to 2009’s ‘From Afar’, and sees the Finnish five-piece – founded […]

Helsinki Vampires, THE 69 EYES, have revealed the tracklist of the bands upcoming album, X, which is set to be unleashed September 28, 2012 via Nuclear Blast. CD & Vinyl (Side A) 01. Love Runs Away 02. Tonight 03. Black 04. If You Love Me The Morning After 05. Red (Side B) 06. I Love The Darkness In You 07. […]

Jeff Lynne returns in october with two albums on Frontiers Records: The solo album “Long Wave” and the newly recorded “Mr. Blue Sky – The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra” Credit: Martyn Atkins “It all comes down to what you truly love doing, and what I love doing is overdubbing and making new sounds out of things that are […]

Since the announcement of WEDNESDAY 13’s sold out Annandale show the band and promoter have been inundated with hundreds of e-mails from disappointed fans. To cope with the demand we can now announce that the Friday 26 October show will now move to the Manning Bar. All tickets remain valid and new tickets go on sale Friday 3 August, 9am. […]

GREENTHIEF ANNOUNCE FIRST NATIONAL HEADLINE TOUR In support of releasing their new single, ‘Mr Number 1’ , hard-hi t t ing Br isbane rockers Greenthief will be bringing their unique blend of psychedelic audio mayhem to all corners of the country with their first national headline tour. The track is the first taste of their debut album to be released […]

COLUMBIA RECORDS CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC WITH 360 SOUND: THE COLUMBIA RECORDS STORY Written by Pulitzer Prize-and Grammy-nominated author and historian, Sean Wilentz, 360 Sound illustrates sweeping cultural and business changes in music over more than a century Special deluxe version includes book by celebrated journalist Dave Marsh highlighting his selection of the 263 most important songs […]

After three years together, 137 blistering shows, eleven festival appearances, many sold out headlining gigs, a solid offering of two highly successful EPs and the release of one Live Album featuring three brand new tracks, a courageous yet confident move that shows off the bands real strength, Melbourne rock maestros Jericco are now back to offer a taste of things to come. […]

12 STONES, REVOLVERMAG.COM STREAM THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK “PICTURE PERFECT” New headlining tour-dates announced! NEW ORLEANS, LA – Louisiana hard rock quartet, 12 Stones, has teamed up with RevolverMag.com to stream a previously unreleased track, “Picture Perfect.” The song originally surfaced as part of the 12 Stones “Take Down Hunger” charity campaign through Groupees.com. In conjunction with Feed Them With Music, 12 Stones offered a […]

BLACK LIGHT BURNS, CRAVEONLINE PREMIERE THE BRAND NEW SINGLE “HOW TO LOOK NAKED” “The Moment You Realize You’re Going To Fall” out August 14th via Rocket Science/THC: Music LOS ANGELES – Black Light Burns, the avant-garde alter ego of Limp Bizkit guitarist, Wes Borland, has teamed up with CraveOnline.com to exclusively stream, “How To Look Naked,” the first official single from the band’s […]

Babies, prostitutes, freak storms, family life and public sex… “The Whole Catastrophe” As wise Zorba once opined! All those elements and more jostle for space between the grooves of SPLIT SECONDS stunning debut album YOU’LL TURN INTO ME.  Almost two years after Richard Kingsmill’s endorsement at Perth’s One Movement proclaiming Split Seconds to be his new favourite Perth act the band are set to release their debut album on 10 August, take it […]

Dine Alone Records released it’s annual Steamy Summer Sampler this week full of 20+ songs from an array of our finest artists. From Hannah Georgas, Yukon Blonde, and Parlovr, to Gaz Coombes, Dispatch, Hacienda and Neon Indian, the sampler showcases a wide range of both national and international hard-hitters from our ever-expanding roster. Enjoy! Click HERE to download your 20+ […]

3 PILL MORNING CRACKS BILLBOARD “NEXT BIG SOUND” CHART Label debut “Black Tie Love Affair” out now via A2Z/Page 2 Music/eOne MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Midwest’s fastest growing hard rock act, 3 Pill Morning, has cracked Billboard’s “Next Big Sound” chart for July, entering at #15 on their list of ‘the 15 fastest accelerating artists across the Internet most likely to […]

Frontiers Records is excited to announce the return of PRIDE OF LIONS with the release of their anticipated fourth studio album entitled “Immortal” on September 21st in Europe and September 24th in North America. The 11 track new album is everything Melodic Rock fans expect from these guys: powerful vocals from Toby Hitchcock and Jim Peterik, amazing music from the Pride Of Lions band and guest […]

Southern California rock ‘n’ roll heroes Social Distortion have debuted a brand new video on Rollingstone.com for their song “Gimme The Sweet And Lowdown” from their latest album, Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes. The animated video was created by Olya & Vira Ishchuk (known as “The Mad Twins”) and loosely celebrates the life of front –man Mike Ness. To watch the new video, please go to […]

“It’s the end of the world and we know it, and I feel fine” – REM A famous line from a (in)famous song and yet if only the Mayans could have chosen it as a theme for their much hyped Doomsday prophecies.  And so Ladies and Gentlemen, like the Mayans, we here at HOMEBAKE HQ have been planning and preparing for quite some […]

The 16th Queenscliff Music Festival 23-24-25 November 2012 Featuring: You Am I, Something For Kate, Baby Animals, Ian Moss, The Cat Empire, Diesel, King Cannons, Gurrumul, Missy Higgins, Shannon Noll, Kingswood, Electric Empire, TZU, Owl Eyes and many, many more… Queenscliff Music Festival invites you to fluff up the shagpile, wax up the board and hoon up the highway for its […]

Not many stories begin in Stoke on Trent, England, most that do don’t often have happy endings. An industrialised town with no industry, a motorway bypass for people driving somewhere, anywhere that isn’t Stoke on Trent. Earn your money in the warehouse, spend it in the pub. Go to work when it’s dark and get home when it’s darker. That […]