“The music is all hard-edged — they call it “thunderock” — and throughout their electrical storm solid craftsmanship prevails.” – Rolling Stone, 1978 “Nice to hear some things never change.” Spin, 2009 “We’re a real, flesh-and-blood rock and roll band with people who’ve spent 40 years doing what we believe in.” – Paul Stanley, 2012 Rock legends KISS return with […]

Multinational melodic metallers EDEN’S CURSE have posted a 9-minute fan video featuring performance footage from the band’s June 30 appearance at the DOKK’EM Open Air Festival 2012 at Dokkum, Netherlands. Check it out below: The line-up features: Marco Sandron – Vocals, Thorsten Koehne – Guitars, Paul Logue – Bass, Pete Newdeck – Drums and Alessandro Del Vecchio – Keyboards EDEN’S CURSE earlier in the year announced the […]

To be released on August 31, ‘Quiet Heart: The Best Of The Go-Betweens’ is an eighteen-track compilation curated by past band members Robert Forster, Lindy Morrison, Amanda Brown and Robert Vickers to celebrate the work of the group. The album is the first retrospective to span The Go-Between’s entire working life. It is coupled with a bonus live disc, Vienna Burns, which captures The Go-Betweens on stage in […]

Already confirmed to return to Australia this September for the Deni Ute Muster, Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to confirm that the certified pop sensation, Kelly Clarkson, will also be playing a run of national arena shows on her return to our shores this year. The tour will travel around the country starting at Brisbane Entertainment Centre onTuesday 25 September, Sydney Entertainment Centre on Thursday 27 […]

Aftermath Announce 2nd EP & Hometown Launch Their Legacy, Your Burden’ set for release July 6 The term ‘bone-crushing’ does no justice to the second EP from Sydney-based mosh-metal outfit Aftermath. Their Legacy, Your Burden features six tracks bound to blow your speakers and have you kick holes through your walls with its unique and brutal take on modern metalcore.Since forming in 2010, […]

Texican rock and rollers Los Lonely Boys bring Rockpango, their first self produced long player to the UK this July for a not to be missed gig at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. “We’ve only been a few times, but every time is always a good time. The people seem to really enjoy what we do, and I hope it […]

For more than three decades, veteran multi-platinum Canadian rockers Loverboy have been lovin’ every minute of it…and now are proud to announce the upcoming worldwide release of ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL via Frontiers Records. The album is set for an August 14th release in North America and August 24th in Europe and features nine newly re-recorded Loverboy hits, as well as three […]

ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS OF MAN OF COLOURS & PRIMITIVE MAN PLUS ALL ALBUMS FROM THE ICEHOUSE CATALOGUE OUT JULY 13TH Great songs, legendary performances, spellbound audiences – ICEHOUSE 2012 is a significant year for iconic Australian band, ICEHOUSE, marking the 25th anniversary of their fifth album Man of Colours and the 30th anniversary of their second celebrated album Primitive Man. On […]

HELSINKI, FINLAND – Helsinki vampire rock outfit, The 69 Eyes, is currently putting the finishing touches on its new, 10th studio album, due out early October on Nuclear Blast Records. Commented lead vampire, Jyrki69, “We’ve never really celebrated anything, not that we’ve been playing 20 years or so (vampires don’t count decades). Thus this time we thought to celebrate a […]

Columbia, SC hard-rockers Crossfade have exclusively premiered their fan-driven music video for“Dear Cocaine” today on Loudwire.com. Following a personal video message from frontman Ed Sloan, Crossfade kicked off a social campaign allowing fans to submit their “Dear Cocaine” stories, revealing demons they are trying to overcome. The result is a heartfelt compilation of stories ranging from drug addiction and anorexia to bullying and social […]

SWEDEN – Swedish melodic metal act, Soilwork, has officially announced the arrival among its ranks of guitarist and long-time friend, David Andersson (Night Flight Orchestra). “We’re super stoked to have David with us,” said vocalist, Björn “Speed” Strid. “He’s a blast to be around and a kick ass guitarist. Plus, we’ve known him for so many years, from all the […]

BURIED IN VERONA ANNOUNCE LOCAL + INTERNATIONAL PLANS WORLD DOMINATION IMMINENT! Buried In Verona have been making headlines lately for all the right reasons. Their third album, and debut for UNFD, has peaked at #20 on the ARIA Charts and continues to get a massive response from the bands quickly growing fan base. Their tour has seen them pack out venues […]

KINGSWOOD ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF TRIPLE J’S UNEARTHED SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS COMPETITION  Lindsay ‘The Doctor’ McDougall has just announced the triple j unearthed winners of the Splendour In The Grass competition. Joining the huge line up with the likes of Jack White, Blocparty, The Smashing Pumpkins, At The Drive In, The Shins, The Kooks, Gossip, Miike Snow, Tame Impala, […]

Love Like Hate EP ‘Rabbit Hole’ OUT NOW First single ‘21’ Brisbane dark pop outfit, Love Like Hate, release their debut EP ‘Rabbit Hole’; emotional, honest and instinctive rock, blended with free-form arrangements and hints of early post punk, delicate piano swings and melodies that pay tribute to some of music’s most notables – PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pat Benetar, Joan […]

Swedish rockers SISTER SIN have released an album teaser in anticipation for their upcoming album, Now & Forever, out October 23, 2012. School’s out for the summer and SISTER SIN is heating things up. Fresh out of the studio, the band has finished their third Victory Records release, mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Danzig, Social Distortion). SISTER SIN combines old school sounds with a gritty, modern rock ‘n’ roll twist that is bound to have fists in […]

Dynamic four-piece HOT CHELLE RAE , winners of the 2011 American Music Award for Best New Artist, make a triumphant return to Australian shores this October.  The band announced themselves as a force to be reckoned with as avid audiences soaked up their special guest performances throughout Taylor Swift’s sold-out national tour earlier this year.  This time Hot Chelle Rae bring with […]

Ok, so who missed us…or should I say, who even knew we were gone?  Well, it’s been a frustrating bunch of days since last Friday when our web host had server issues, which then wiped out our entire website content.  But rather than boring you with the drawn out saga this week, we will just say that in the end, […]

As House Vs Hurricane gear up for the release of their long awaited sophomore album Crooked Teeth and its subsequent capital cities run, the band today release a brand new iPhone app, as well as details of the album package and a massive run of regional tour dates. It has been confirmed that the first pressing of the album will include a free DVD […]

Destroy All Lines, UNFD, Vans, Blunt Magazine & Killyourstereo.com present THE AMITY AFFLICTION THE CHASING GHOSTS TOUR featuring: THE GHOST INSIDE ARCHITECTS BURIED IN VERONA THE AMITY AFFLICTION EMBARK ON BIGGEST TOUR YET FOR CHASING GHOSTS RELEASE 2012 is THE AMITY AFFLICTION‘s year. This spring THE AMITY AFFLICTION will embark on their biggest run of Australian dates yet, in support of the highly anticipated release of Roadrunner Records debut Chasing Ghosts. The tour features […]

Thanks to the overwhelming support by fans in Melbourne & Brisbane, the SOLD OUT sign is up at The Palais & The Tivoli, with the other states soon to follow suit.  For those lucky folk in Melbourne however, The Tea Party are set to rock the southern state once more with a 2nd show on Sunday July 15 at The Hi-Fi. Stuart Chatwood […]

Soundwave Touring & Cancer bats are truly sad to announce the postponement of the band’s tour scheduled for early July.  The band have explained the need to postpone the dates and we love them for their honesty and their love for the fans as they have asked to ensure we reward their fans for their patience and understanding. In good […]

MAROON 5 RETURN TO SYDNEY & MELBOURNE IN OCTOBER with special guests EVERMORE & THE CAB!  Maroon 5 are rewarding eager fans by returning to Australia for a whirlwind tour with special guests Evermore and The Cab, taking in Sydney and Melbourne for two very special and exclusive shows. Since their last Australian tour the three time Grammy Award winning band […]

Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM (also COB) have inked a worldwide recording deal (excl. Japan) with Nuclear Blast Records.  The celebrated metal label who worked with the band over the early stages of its career –– is proud to announce the renewed partnership with the world famous band. COB, who kicked off a year long celebration of its 15th anniversary with a […]

BRAND NEW TRACK SURVIVAL WILL BE THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES NEW STUDIO ALBUM THE 2ND LAW OUT SEPTEMBER 2012 Muse has had their brand new song Survival adopted as the official song of the London 2012 Olympic Games.  The track is available digitally now. Survival will be played throughout sports sessions in all London 2012 venues during the entire Games – when athletes enter […]

Swedish Hard Rockers’ ECLIPSE anticipated new album “Bleed And Scream” out in August on Frontiers Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of the anticipated ECLIPSE fourth studio album entitled “Bleed and Scream” on August 24th in Europe andAugust 28th in North America. “Bleed and Scream” marks the return from the Swedish Hard Rockers 4 years after the acclaimed album “Are You Ready to […]

‘Fire From The Sky’ To Be Released July 27th Grammy-nominated rockers Shadows Fall have confirmed that their seventh studio album, ‘Fire From The Sky’, will be released internationally on July 27th 2012 via Spinefarm Records. Recorded at Zing Studios in late 2011, ‘Fire From The Sky’ reunites Shadows Fall with long-time friend, producer/engineer & Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist,Adam Dutkiewicz, whose previous production credits include both Devil Wears Prada & All That Remains. […]

An exciting new chapter is opening for long-serving British glam metal legends Tigertailz. Revealing its new line-up, Tigertailz is also set to hit the road this autumn, with dates in Europe and the UK. The tour will coincide with a new video and single, all proceeds of which will support cancer charity Amser Justin Time. Original members Jay Pepper (lead […]

After working with famous american producer Beau Hill (Alice Cooper, Eric Clapton…) and spending 2011 touring (more than 50 shows in 3 countries) to promote their first EP, rock band WakeUpCall have just finished recording their first full lenght album: Batteries Are Not Included. The album will be released September 2012 and now you can watch the first video teaser […]

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 […]