Metropolis Touring are proud to announce the return of legendary rockers URIAH HEEP to Australia.  Considered one of the ‘Big Four’ pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal in the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s along with BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE & LED ZEPPELIN – URIAH HEEP still enjoy legendary status. URIAH HEEP‘s unique, progressive, hard sound has made them a mainstay of the rock […]

Heavy music is typically a battlefield upon which the uninitiated dare not tread, but MASTODON unifies the tribes unlike anyone else. Album after album, MASTODON set the pace for modern heavy metal. They took pole position fresh out of Atlanta some 14 years ago, and with album number six, ‘Once More Round the Sun’, show no signs of giving it […]

Get ready for a rowdy night in Sydney and Melbourne next March when the wildest duo in country music BIG & RICH (USA) return to Australia for their first ever headline shows. Rob Potts Entertainment Edge and Chugg Entertainment announced the Sydney and Melbourne shows today for the American superstars, who are already confirmed for CMC Rocks QLD festival. Special […]

SECOND & FINAL SYDNEY SHOW ANNOUNCED AS PART OF THE ROXETTE LIVE 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR with special guests Boom Crash Opera It must have been love as Live Nation has responded to fan demands and today announce a very special second and final ROXETTE show to be held ‘On The Steps’ of the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday February 25. […]

Thanks to our good friends at Sony Music Australia, we have five copies of the new AC/DC album ‘Rock or Bust’ to give away to our lucky readers. To win one of the five copies, simply send us an email to mtrbwy@maytherockbewithyou.com with the subject line of ‘AC/DC Giveaway’ and include your name and address and finish this sentence for us…‘For […]

A FURTHER 15 BANDS ANNOUNCED FOR THE ALREADY MASSIVE SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015 THERE WILL BE A THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT AND TIMETABLES COMING BEFORE CHRISTMAS AS WELL!   ANIMALS AS LEADERS: ‘CAFO’ BAYSIDE: ‘Devotion and Desire’ THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: ‘Born To Lose’ DRAGONFORCE: ‘The Game’ (Featuring Matt Heafy of Trivium) EVERGREEN TERRACE: ‘Chaney Can’t Quite Riff Like Helmet’s Page Hamilton’ ‘ FUCKED UP: ‘Queen Of Hearts’  HE IS […]

Iconic alt-rock band COUNTING CROWS make a welcome return to Australia this April for headline dates around the country, including a previously announced appearance at Byron Bay Bluesfest. Currently touring their native US in support of their long-awaited seventh studio albumSomewhere Under Wonderland, the band are renowned for creating unique and innovative concerts, and are consistently ranked as one of the top live […]

Today, Bluesfest, the multi award winning five Day Festival, held annually over the Easter Long weekend just north of Byron Bay (EVENT DATES: Thu 2nd to Mon 6th of April, 2015) delivers to its audience and music lovers across the country a tremendous addition to what is currently being called one of the best festival bills announced anywhere in the world. Regarded as […]

After leaving a trail of dropped jaws and newly-converted hardcore fans in the wake of their first trip down under, three-time GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band are heading back to Australia in 2015 for their first headline tour. Chugg Entertainment and Rob Potts Entertainment Edge today confirmed a return tour to Australia for the seven million album-selling, genre-defying band whose […]

WEDNESDAY 13 is set to release his sixth solo album on January 16, 2015 through 3Wise Records. “I want to do something different and challenging,” states W13. “Take the movies, They Live and Night Of The Living Dead, and the series V, and mix that together. It’s a sci-fi, horror story that will be the most unique Wednesday 13 album […]

Sony Music Entertainment Australia is proud to release Hoodoo Gurus GRAVY TRAIN EP, out now. This is the second EP ever to be released by the Hoodoo Gurus in the band’s history. It features all eight past and present members, performing on four songs dating from the earliest days of the band’s career, three of them never recorded before! Back in September 2011, the Hoodoo […]

Date: Saturday November 22, 2014 Venue: The Factory Theatre, Sydney Support: Tracer Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our recent interview with Dave Gleeson of The Screaming Jets HERE  

Canada’s finest – Cancer Bats have announced the release date for their new album and revealed the video from their upcoming single Satellites online. Check out the explosive new video here. The beloved multiple-JUNO nominated hardcore-punk-metal band will release their highly anticipated fifth studio LP titled Searching for Zero on March 13th, 2015 on their own imprint, Noise Church Records. The 10-track album is now available for pre-order now. […]

Architects will return to Australia in April 2015 for their first national headline tour since 2010. In September 2014 they did two small capacity headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, selling each of them out in less than 48 hours. Joining them for the ride will be Stick To Your Guns (USA), Being As An Ocean (USA) and Stories (AUS). Formed in 2007, Architects have been one of the […]

Venue: The Metro Theatre, Sydney Presented By: XIII Touring Support: Bad Books, Apes, Kevin Devine Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

Date: Friday November 14, 2014 Venue: The Factory Theatre, Sydney Support: Darker Half & Temtris Presented By: Metropolis Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

Billboard‘s ‘Rock Group of the Decade’, NICKELBACK are powering up to kick off a massive May 2015 Australian tour in support of their eighth full-length studio album, No Fixed Address, unleashed today. The decibels will rise as Nickelback fire up their trademark unmistakably huge sound, lifting the roof with anthems ‘Someday’, ‘Gotta Be Somebody’, ‘When We Stand Together’, ‘Burn It to the Ground’ and […]

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have announced their forthcoming album ‘Monuments To An Elegy’ will be released December 12 via Martha’s Music/BMG Music/Cooking Vinyl Australia. ‘Monuments To An Elegy’ marks the iconic alternative band’s eighth studio album and is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2012 album ‘Oceania’. This new album was recorded in Chicago with Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder, who […]

After an extensive tour of the US with KISS & Def Leppard, which finished with three shows on board the KISS Kruise IV, The Dead Daisies are ready to bring their show back to Australia and New Zealand on the upcoming ‘Angel In Your Eyes’ tour! KISS & Def Leppard fans all around the world have rocked out to The Dead […]

Date: Sunday November 9, 2014 Venue: The Hi Fi, Sydney Support: Darker Half Presented By: Tone Deaf in association with BFC Artists Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

Venue: The Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney Presented By: Live Nation Photos by: Troy Constable – Mystify Me Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our recent interview with Ed Kowalczyk HERE      

Venue: The Metro Theatre, Sydney Presented By: Crucial Music and Village Sounds Support: Palms Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our recent interview with Scott Owen of The Living End HERE        

Date: Thursday November 6, 2014 Venue: The State Theatre, Sydney Presented By: Live Nation Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE  

AC/DC’s recently announced album ROCK OR BUST, available for pre-order now, will have its first Australian public playback at midday on Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at the small Riverina town of The Rock, population 860, 5 days ahead of its official release on Friday November 28th. Sony Music and Alberts will be launching ROCK OR BUST at the Lockhart Shire’s […]

D.C. based prog outfit Periphery are set to release dual albums Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, on January 23rd via Roadrunner Records Australia “Given the nature and complexity of the Juggernaut story, we’ve actually done something different and exciting in regards to the release,” explains drummer Matt Halpern. “Juggernaut is a story that is told through our music, and we […]

Would you like to see Manchester Orchestra live in Australia this month, for free? Well, thanks to our friends at XIII Touring we have 2 x double passes to give away for each of the below shows for Manchester Orchestra’s upcoming Australian tour. So all you need to do is shoot us an email with your name, phone number, which […]

Date: Thursday October 30, 2014 Venue: The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney Presented By: Metropolis Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

LONG AWAITED 3-CD RARITIES COLLECTION INCLUDES NEW AND UNRELEASED TRACKS. Recognized as one of the world’s most influential bands in rock music, Grammy-winning multi-platinum selling band Soundgarden started a musical transformation that inspired a generation in its record-breaking career, leaving an indelible mark by helping redefine alternative and hard rock. Hard on the heels of the 20th anniversary deluxe re-release […]

Get ready Australia and New Zealand because the most anticipated rock tour of the summer has just been confirmed!  Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that rock superstars Foo Fighters will be returning to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2015 for their biggest shows ever, with very special guests Rise Against. Last in Australia and New Zealand in 2011 for a […]

Today, Bluesfest Byron Bay, the multi award winning 5 Day Festival, held annually over the Easter Long weekend just north of Byron Bay (EVENT DATES: Thu 2nd to Mon 6th of April, 2015) reveals the 3rd medley of phenomenal artists who will be performing at Bluesfest 2015. Announcement #3 features a strong dose of Blues and Roots and so much more, with […]