TWELVE FOOT NINJA KILLS & EATS INTERNET TROLL BREAKING: Twelve Foot Ninja respond to an internet troll with dismemberment and cannibalism. It’s a tale of delicious retribution dealt out in the name of those who’ve experienced the cowardly blows of the infamous ‘keyboard warrior’. If successful, it will break the record for Australia’s most ambitious music industry crowd funding campaign! […]

“Lo! have come to remind you of glorious times, times when Mastodon were using samples of Jurassic Park to kick off their records” – Metal Hammer (UK) Sydney’s imposing metal barons Lo! have been conquering stages and foreign lands since the release of their rapturously devoured debut album ‘Look and Behold!’ in 2011.The following year was spent furiously prepping a new volume of […]

CITY AND COLOUR ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM – THE HURRY AND THE HARM OUT MAY 31 ON DINE ALONE RECORDS “…tells a story with a sincerity and fluency that is truly masterful.”— BBC City and Colour—acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green—will release his highly anticipated new album, The Hurry and The Harm, May 31 on Dine Alone Records. Available as a […]

PAUL LAINE TO PRODUCE THE RADIO SUN DEBUT Aussie melodic rockers The Radio Sun have announced that Paul Laine (solo artist, ex Danger Danger, Dark Horse) will produce the band’s debut album. Guitarist Stevie Janevski goes on to say “it’s been great working with Paul – an all round great guy who gets what we’re about. We can’t wait for […]

Canada’s prodigious sons MONSTER TRUCK have just announced the details of their debut full-length on Dine Alone Records. The album aptly titled FURIOSITY, is scheduled for Australian release on May 24. Produced by JUNO-nominated Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Three Days Grace, Cancer Bats) at Vespa Studios in Toronto and Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, Furiosityshowcases Monster Truck’s ability to seamlessly integrate influences from grunge and […]

 GUITAR VIRTUOSO YNGWIE MALMSTEEN TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM “SPELLBOUND”; OFFICIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY RELENTLESS: A MEMOIR  DUE OUT MAY 6TH (New York, NY) – The king of neo-classical shred guitar, legendary guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, will soon return to stages across North America for a headlining tour in support of his new album SPELLBOUND; SPELLBOUND was released in December, 2012.  The […]

Escape The Fate Post “You’re Insane” Video Teaser  Check It Out On NoiseCreep Pre-Order Ungrateful Today New York, NY (March 26th) Escape The Fate have released a teaser video for the upcoming  “You’re Insane” video. The video will premiere on April 1st on VEVO. Check out the preview clip today over at AOL Noisecreep.  The song is the latest single from the band’s upcoming and […]

OLEANDER RETURNS WITH FOURTH ALBUM, ‘SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL,’ APRIL 16  March 26, 2013 — Even with an 8-year break between projects, OLEANDER never broke up, says bassist Doug Eldridge.   “We said, ‘Let’s sit back for a while and enjoy life.’”  That they did, and now they’re returning with their fourth album, SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, due April 16 on RE_IGNITE Records via Kobalt Label Services.  […]

Alice In Chains have announced a May 24th release for highly anticipated new album‘THE DEVIL PUT DINOSAURS HERE’. Those who can’t wait that long to hear new music can receive an instant download of new single “Stone” by pre-ordering the album on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/BuyAIC The band, who grace the cover of this month’s Revolver  magazine in the US, will perform“Stone” April 10th on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”  “Stone” follows the album’s hugely […]

After debuting new track ‘2013’, Primal Scream return May 10th with one of the year’s most eagerly awaited albums; ‘More Light’, out on the band’s own First International label through Ignition Records / Inertia. An adventurous, 13-track collection of new songs – and the band’s first LP in five years – ‘More Light’ was written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes […]

The Dead Daisies take you to a time when you didn’t have a care in the world – remember the 70’s and the abundantly musical 80’s, there wasn’t a week that went by when you didn’t go and see a live band.  Bad Company, Free, Deep Purple and The Faces molded our musical foundation with big choruses, powerful melodies and […]

KillRockStar BigDog Entertainment Presents: Buckcherry, Richie Ramone & The Art THURSDAY 18 APRIL, THE ESPY MELBOURNE !!!ON SALE NOW!!! KillRockStar BigDog Entertainment present for one night only in Melbourne Buckcherry, Richie Ramone & The Art. In a one-off show that offers salvation for all Melbourne disciples of rock, Buckcherry, Richie Ramone and The Art team up for a triple bill that […]

2013-03-20 01:00 – 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 in Europe on the 24th May 2013. You can […]

2013-03-22 02:00 – Today is the beginning of a new era in the world of AVANTASIA: The new single “Sleepwalking” has hit the online stores (iTunes, Amazon, etc) Order here: http://bit.ly/avantasiasleepwalking   The video was shot in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter‘s night. Tobias comments: “It was far below freezing. And there we were, standing in the […]

Enslaved ‘Australian Winter Rite Tour 2013’ With special guests Rise of Avernus Thursday 13th  June: Rosemount Hotel – Perth WA Friday 14th  June: The Hi-Fi – Melbourne VIC Saturday 15th  June: The Manning Bar – Sydney NSW Sunday 16th  June: The Hi-Fi – Brisbane QLD After spending over two decades amassing a striking collection of releases, Norwegian progressive black metal […]

2013-03-18 22:00 – Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have named their 8th studio album “Halo Of Blood” and have unveiled the album artwork.  Coverart was created this time by Sami Saramäki (Follow The Reaper, Are You Dead Yet?, Hate Crew Deathroll). Mastermind Alexi Laiho commented: “Halo Of Blood is the 8th studio album from Children Of Bodom and believe it […]

Watch out for the unruly dogs coming from Sweden ! The Poodles are ready to rock the house with their new album “Tour de Force” out in may on Frontiers ! Frontiers Records is excited to announce the anticipated return of THE POODLES with the release of the band’s fifth album “Tour de Force” on May 17th in Europe and May 22nd in North America. “Tour […]

Love Lust Faith + Dreams – THE NEW ALBUM FROM THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS SET FOR MAY 17 RELEASE New Single “Up In The Air” Premieres Today In Space And On Radio Worldwide “Up In The Air” Set For Global Release On March 20 As Album Pre-Order Goes Live  Love Lust Faith + Dreams, the new album from Thirty Seconds […]

Having never visited our shores before, the announcement of a KAMELOT Australian tour is bound to excite hordes of melodic metal fans across the country! KAMELOT’s style has been described as a blend of melodic, progressive and gothic metal interwoven with classical elements that defines a genre all their own.  With a new album ‘Silverthorn’ released late last year and […]

Principal Entertainment presents the return of Texas psychobilly legends The Reverend Horton Heat, live in Australia in 2013. The Reverend returns with his white hot band to deliver the good word from the bible of high-octane rock ‘n’ roll for his Australian disciples this May. Long held as the last true masters of country punk laden rockabilly, The Reverend Horton […]

Hot on the heels of his one-off performance at the Stone Festival as part of super group ‘Kings of Chaos’, legendary voice of rock Glenn Hughes will be performing 3 special solo shows up and down the East Coast in late April. Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane audiences will have the fortune of seeing Glenn perform a spectacular 2 set career […]

SENSES FAIL will release their fifth full-length studio album entitled RENACER (ray-nah-serr) on March 29, 2013 on 3Wise Records.  Renacer was recorded in Los Angeles, California at both The Airport Studio and Red Bull Studio with producer Shaun Lopez (Far, Deftones) at the helm. LISTEN TO FIRST TRACKS ‘MI AMOR’ & ‘THE PATH’ HERE “We celebrated our 10 year anniversary […]

Slave New World Group & Fetch Agency present HEROES FOR HIRE With Guests Nine Sons Of Dan & Forever Ends Here Sydney’s Heroes For Hire are hitting the road this May for a series of all ages shows with good friends Nine Sons Of Dan and Forever Ends Here along the east coast. These shows will be among the first […]

THY ART IS MURDER AND CATTLE DECAPITATION AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED! Hot on the heels of their nomination in the Best New Band category at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in the UK, Western Sydney’s Thy Art Is Murder are proud to bring the hate home for their much anticipated headline tour in support of last year’s boundary smashing full […]

Date: Sunday 10 March 2013 Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer Check out our review of the entire night’s show HERE  

Date: Sunday 10 March 2013 Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee Check out the full galleries at facebook.com/GwendolynLeePhotography or flickr.com/photos/GwendolynPhotography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer Check out our review of the entire night’s show HERE

Date: Sunday 10 March 2013 Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee Check out the full galleries at facebook.com/GwendolynLeePhotography or flickr.com/photos/GwendolynPhotography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer Check out our review of the entire night’s show HERE  

UK melodic rockers Summers are VERY pleased to announce the release of our debut album 364 on Tuesday, April 2nd 2013. Of the album they say, “we’re very proud of the album, and are excited for you to hear and see all the hard work that has been put into its completion. We know you’ve waited a long time for this day! Finally, you’ll […]

The annual Music Victoria membership drive kicks off for another year on March 18th. Jump on the bandwagon as a fully paid up member during the membership drive and not only will you have access to all the member’s benefits and be in the running for some fabulous prizes, but you’ll help your peak body continue to nurture and support […]

Emerging from Sing Sing Studios, with ARIA-nominated producer Forrester Savell at the helm to record their new album, INSIDE/OUT, Sleep Parade are back with their new track Dancing With The Enemy.  After the success of their 2008 debut, Things Can Always Change, their extensive tours throughout Australia in support of the likes of Karnivool, Cog, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly […]