Acclaimed Melbourne quartet The Getaway Plan are prepped and poised to clock up their third longplayer, and this time, the band are eschewing traditional label ties and embarking on an independent album project. Considering the length and breadth of their illustrious decade long career, it seems like The Getaway Plan have far more than three albums in their arsenal. Formed right out […]

Acclaimed as one of the most prolific rock groups of their time, Chugg Entertainment can confirm that seminal tour de force, Foreigner, will be returning to Australia for the first time in nearly a decade, playing two shows at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Tuesday 27th January and the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Thursday 29th January. With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally hailed as […]

As fans eagerly wait to see just what The Script will come up with next in their ongoing domination of the charts and worldwide arena shows, Frontier Touring are delighted to announce that they will take to the stage at Sydney’s Metro Theatre for a special show on Tuesday 14 October in addition to their appearance at Melbourne’s Beck Caulfield […]

Some of the most exciting punk and rock bands from across the nation have joined forces to form the stellar line-up for the inaugural ‘GINGERFEST’ fundraising event, to be held at Sydney’s Factory Theatre on Saturday December 6.  Gingerfest is an exceptional and highly anticipated all day event to raise money for Vision Australia in memory of Canberra man Nicholas Sofer-Schreiber, who was tragically […]

The Black Keys return to Australia off the back of their successful 8th full-length album Turn Blue. As part of the Turn Blue World Tour, the band will perform in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. They will also headline Bluesfest Byron Bay and will be the first artists to play at the inaugural Rolling Green events, from A Day On The Green promoter Roundhouse Entertainment, at wineries in […]

Bluesfest has added Industry powerhouse TRAIN to their sensational first artist announcement! BLUESFEST FESTIVAL DIRECTOR PETER NOBLE SAYS: “We told you we aint gonna stop now, and guess what we are not going to stop now! We are delighted to add US Roots based Pop band Train to our first artist announcement who will be coming to Bluesfest for the […]

The Script have today announced that they will be back in Australia October 9th to 14th to celebrate the release of their new album, NO SOUND WITHOUT SILENCE and will play one very special show whilst here. “Our Australian fans have been behind us from the very beginning,” said Danny O’Donoghue on their upcoming Australian visit. “We can’t wait to […]

THE CREATORS OF ‘INSIDE METAL: THE PIONEERS OF LA HARD ROCK AND METAL” DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES, WHICH FEATURES THE BIGGEST NAMES OF ’80S METAL, OFFERS METAL FANS A CHANCE TO BE INCLUDED IN THESE HISTORICAL MOVIES THOUGH FANBACKED The early ’80s metal scene in Los Angeles has become legendary, as it spawned such worldwide headliners as Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Dokken, W.A.S.P., and originally, […]

Melbourne’s The Smith Street Band have announced they’ll hit the road this November to support their upcoming third full length, Throw Me in the River. No strangers to hosting international guests, this time they’ll bring along New Jersey’s indie-folk-punk sweethearts The Front Bottoms and English comrades Apologies, I Have None to round out a triple threat tour de force. Released […]

Rick Price has just come off a run of dates with Tommy Emmanuel in the U.S.A., to sold out audiences. Rick road tested some of this new material from his forthcoming album ‘Tennesee Sky’. The audiences lapped up the new material and were asking when they could purchase a copy. Thanks to the overwhelming response to the Pledge Music campaign we ran […]

Jimmy Eat World have added a second Melbourne show to their Australia and New Zealand Futures 10 Year Anniversary Tour, after tickets to the initial Melbourne date were quickly snapped up. The added show will take place on Tuesday 18 November 2014 at the Forum Theatre. Tickets for the second Melbourne date at the Forum Theatre are on sale now. JIMMY […]

Wilder than a truckload of tigers on acid, Australian funk-rock mega-giants, Defryme return with a distinctive madness that’ll rip off your ears and put ‘em back on wrong. After taking an extended break to surf the world, hang out with a yogi and bench press gorillas, The Defryme machine has decided to roll back into public life for no reason […]

Antiskeptic are on fire. Wasting absolutely no time at all, the recently reformed Melbourne four-piece promptly raised over $20,000 for their new release then immediately got to work. Not only did they manage to produce one of the albums of their career, they’ve carved out two of the better local videos of the year.  When The Night Comes In is the […]

Rock icon BILLY IDOL will release Kings & Queens Of The Underground, his first new album in almost a decade, on October 17. The album will be released on Idol’s own BFI Records, via Kobalt Label Services. The track list for the new album is listed below. Kings & Queens Of The Underground was primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing […]

This FRIDAY AUGUST 29, Soundwave Festival 2015 1 DAY TICKETS along with 2 DAY TICKETS will go on-sale to the general public at 9am local time. 1 DAY FESTIVAL TICKET $132.00 + BOOKING FEES 2 DAY FESTIVAL TICKET $188.00 + BOOKING FEES. For tickets and more information head to  soundwavefestival.com / facebook.com/soundwavefestival / twitter.com/soundwavefest DAY ONE FAITH NO MORE / SOUNDGARDEN INCUBUS / LAMB […]

SHIHAD recently released their new album FVEY. With a comet trail of glowing reviews this week FVEY landed in the Top 10 ARIA Album Chart. Debuting at #1 in New Zealand FVEY created music history for the most #1 debuts from a single artist. FIVE!!!! By far SHIHAD’s finest work in over a decade FVEY represents nothing less than a […]

Date: Tuesday August 26, 2014 Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Presented By: Dainty Group Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

Hot on the heels of their inclusion as a headliner on the 2015 Soundwave line-up, Slipknot has announced the next phase of their uncompromising history – the release of .5: The Gray Chapter. Their fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter will be released in Australia on October 17th. Slipknot unleashed The Negative One earlier this month, marking the ground-breaking band’s first new music in more than six years. The song immediately […]

Date: Sunday August 24th, 2014 Venue: The Enmore Theatre, Sydney Support: The Mercy Kills Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the show HERE                    

Multi-platinum alt-rock band BUSH has announced an October 21st release date for their highly anticipated new album, MAN ON THE RUN on Sony Music Entertainment Australia. The band’s 6th studio album will be introduced via lead single ‘The Only Way Out’, which hits radio, iTunes, Amazon and all major retailers on September 9th. BUSH (vocalist/guitarist Gavin Rossdale, guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz and drummer Robin Goodridge) recorded Man On The […]

“We really feel like we got where we wanted to be, and made a proper rock ‘n’ roll record,” says vocalist Ryan Key of YELLOWCARD regarding their seventh studio album LIFT A SAIL (Razor & Tie; release date: October 10, 2014). “We really changed lanes, I think. It’s still a massive rock record, but there were a lot of choices […]

For the first time in its history, Soundwave 2015 will be held over 2 action-packed days…Holy Smokes! This means better value, better staging, better production, longer sets and minimised clashes… In Adelaide and Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane each days line-up will criss cross between each city. 2 day tickets go on sale for Soundwave members this Friday 22 August, 9am […]

SWEDEN – Swedish master of melancholy, Katatonia, has announced a four-disc CD/DVD set,Last Fair Day Gone Night, to be released September 30 on Peaceville. Last Fair Day Gone Nightshowcases the dark rock/metal band at its glorious best, complete with an electrifying set from London’s esteemed Koko venue, with the band’s captivating performance captured on DVD with accompanying double audio disc of […]

Bay Area Metal Titans MACHINE HEAD, will release their eighth full-length album and Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut entitled, ‘Bloodstone & Diamonds’, this Fall! The record was once again produced by Robb Flynn himself and Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT, VILE), and like the last 7 out of 8 albums, was masterfully mixed by Colin Richardson (CARCASS, FEAR FACTORY, SLIPKNOT, BEHEMOTH, DEVILDRIVER). Additional tracking, editing, and mixing was done with heavy metal legend Andy Sneap (EXODUS,TESTAMENT, ARCH ENEMY, ACCEPT, MEGADETH) and Steve Lagudi. “I cannot […]

The long wait is over as Michigan’s CHIODOS are returning to our shores this January / February 2015 for their first visit in over 5 years and in support of their stunning 4th full length album ‘Devil’. ‘Devil’ marks the return of founding members Craig Owens and drummer Derrick Frost and their first to feature new recruit Thomas Erak(Guitar – The Fall Of Troy) along with Matt Goddard (Bass), Pat McManaman (Guitars) and Bradley Bell (Keyboards) and […]

Jon Stevens “Take Me Back” Tour 2014 will see Stevens taking his fans on a rock journey through time, as he returns to the road with his acoustic show from mid-September through October, at venues across NSW, Victoria, and Queensland, playing all his fave tunes. After a massive summer tour across the USA with his band, The Dead Daisies, supporting […]

Frontier Touring in association with Premier Artists are excited to announce two very special shows as part of Jimmy Barnes’ extensive 30:30 Hindsight Tour. On October 17 at Enmore Theatre and October 18 at Palais Theatre, Jimmy Barnes will celebrate a phenomenal thirty years as one of Australia’s most successful solo musicians. Fans will be treated to Jimmy performing two […]

They may have only left the country two weeks ago, but UK outfit The 1975 will return to Australian shores in January 2015 for three massive east coast shows. Taking to the stage at Melbourne’sFestival Hall, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion and their first headlining show in QLD’s capital at Brisbane’s Tivoli Theatre, the hysteria continues to grow for the four-piece on Australian turf. Last month the Brit-rockers toured […]

HANDS LIKE HOUSES have announced the supports for their upcoming September-October national headline tour. Sydney’s pop-punk band, Forever Ends Here will join as main support on the tour, as well as Breakaway and Far Away Stablesto open on select dates. Tickets are available at:http://wl.eventopia.co/handslikehouses – see full details below. Following on from a successful run of mostly sold out shows earlier this year in Australia between January-February, […]

Frontier Touring are proud to be bringing Jimmy Eat World back to Australia and New Zealand this November in celebration of the ten year anniversary of their iconic album Futures’ release. After the band’s appearance Down Under earlier this year for a run of very successful festival sets, fans have been hanging for more. The Australian and New Zealand leg of […]