The Other Side EP Is Here… The Last Vegas’ new “Other Side” EP is now available through the TLV Merch Store and world-wide through Century Media Distribution. The CD version of the “Other Side” EP features a bonus track “My Way Forever”, not included on the digital version (available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, etc.).  Plus, Santa says from now ’til Xmas, every TLV T-shirt in the Merch Store ships with a FREE copy of the new […]

Released: 20 January 2012 If you’re talking about today’s European top metal acts the discussion is heading straight towards Primal Fear. Former Gamma Ray vocalist Ralf Scheepers and bassist/vocalist Mat Sinner, two of the most respected German metal musicians founded the band in late 1997. With eight studio albums released, two live products and a best of Primal Fear are […]

3Wise records are proud to announce the release from one of the most exciting new bands from the UK, THE SMOKING HEARTS. Graceful is definitely not a word to describe THE SMOKING HEARTS. Their live Shows have seen guitars smashed and drum kits sprawled across stages and it is not uncommon to find half the band playing in the crowd […]

After a breakthrough year on the live circuit which saw the band perform 80 shows throughout the US, Europe, Canada and Australia including some of the biggest festivals on the planet, FOZZY have offered up a Christmas gift to their loyal fans by finally digitally releasing their debut live album ”Remains Alive” via Riot Entertainment). FOZZY who features former WWE […]

Multi-platinum rock band Nickelback have smashed the Aria charts with their first Australian #1 debut for seventh studio album Here and Now. First single ‘When We Stand Together’ was also the number 1 most added single to radio and peaked at #12 in the Hot 100 Radio Airplay Chart. Here and Now had the biggest international debut in Nickelback’s history.  The album […]

  Grifter’s Breakout Year Keeps Getting Bigger; Band Announces New Tour Dates with Orange Goblin and Metal Hammer Takes Notice! Captain Zen Beyond has called them “the best classic rock band around” and the album “brilliant without any weak points.” The Obelisk says they “sound like fans of 70’s rock creating their own riffs and grooves to universal appeal.” Classic […]

At the turn of the millennium, SLIPKNOT erupted onto world stages proceeding to reset the course of metal. On the 10 year Anniversary of their breakthrough album ‘Iowa’, SLIPKNOT are set to unleash their malevolent fury upon Australia. Touring as one of the headliners of Soundwave 2012, SLIPKNOT will lead their unholy army of maggots through the nine circles of […]

Shred-metal adventurers BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART are charging forth with a new glam-tastic tour de force, Feel the Power, out January 24 on El Shaddai Records. In anticipation of the release, the band is giving fans a first glimpse at the album’s tracklisting (listed below), as well as the artwork (also below), reminiscent of the space-punk apocalypse for which BBABH‘s music is the perfect […]

This is a celebration!!!! Revered by their peers and fans alike New Jersey’s post hardcore pioneers THURSDAY have announced their last ever headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, a celebration of their influential career. Breaking out of the New Jersey DIY basement culture revival leading to a career spanning 13 years which saw the band release one of the genres […]

Enjoying a constant critical high and a never ending creative peak, Paul Weller continues to push the boundaries with his new album SONIK KICKS, due for release on March 23rd 2012. This is the follow up to the Mercury Music Award nominated WAKE UP THE NATION and Paul’s eleventh solo album. Once again, it’s his best yet. If you’d like […]

They say a picture paints a thousand words….but for SIXX:A.M fans, the big question is what story does the picture below tell?  I guess you need to stay tuned for a December announcement…. SIXX:A.M. teased fans about an upcoming announcement on their Facebook page as well as a SIXX:A.M. Image (as seen below).  The band also launched their official store with exclusive deluxe packages.     […]

  HARD ROCK LEGENDS AND METAL GIANTS COME TOGETHER TO ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF DIMEBAG WHILE HONORING ANOTHER HERO   Monster Energy Presents DimeBash 2011 Featuring Many of the Hard Rock World’s Biggest Names As They Join Together to Celebrate the Music of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and Metal Classics He Loved with all Proceeds Benefiting the […]

New York, NY– All-American anthemic rockers Drowning Pool announced today that they will be parting ways with their current singer, Ryan McCombs. The hard working Texas band, who has worked with 3 singers in their 10 year career, issued the following statement: “We have always been a band who has gained success despite having multiple singers…maybe we suffer from reverse […]

Sydney based Electronic Metallers DAWN HEIST have just released their damaging debut EP upon the circling masses with the CD entitled “Time Wave Zero”.  After having an unprecedented first year as a band, signing with UK management heavyweights The Flaming Arts Agency and touring heavily both nationally and internationally, DAWN HEIST have delivered 6 tracks of sledgehammer metal and are […]

  Sophomore release has “bigger balls”, says guitarist. Pulled Apart By Horses are the British rock band worth getting wood for. Their self-titled 2010 debut was a sonic maelstrom of screamo and hard disco riffage; here was heavy music that you could shake a tail feather to, pop music at its most corrupted. Dance music played by wiry punk weirdos. […]

  20 years after their founding in 1991, Jaded Heart are still – and more than ever – one of Germany’s most successful Rock bands. Founded by bass player Michael Müller and drummer Axel Kruse, who is also the drummer in another German Rock institution, Mad Max, the band has gained even more international standing after two line-up changes with […]

SOUNDGARDEN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE BIG DAY OUT SIDE SHOWS ANNOUNCED! When BIG DAY OUT was born 20 years ago, a new wave of music was emerging from the American north-west. At the crest of that wave was one of the most incendiary heavy rock bands of our time: SOUNDGARDEN. It’s been fifteen years since they last graced our shores and […]

South African rockers Seether are returning to Australia in support of new album Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray. Frontman Shaun Morgan announced, “We are anxious and excited to get back to Australia. It has been three years too long and we have a lot of catching up to do with our Aussie fans.  Can’t wait to see everyone at the shows.” Their latest single Tonight has been added […]

Australian band Faker, best known for their hit ‘This Heart Attack’ and after enjoying a mammoth tour supporting P!nk throughout Australia disappeared for a while to write and record their new album.  Today singer Nathan Hudson has issued an open letter to their fans announcing, well read below and you’ll see… Oh and if you want some back story on […]

There is no other band around who can match the audacity, intensity and progressive nature of SYSTEM OF A DOWN. With SYSTEM OF A DOWN operating at such astonishing creative and emotional heights they quite simply leave the rest of the herd scrabbling in the dust. It was 2001’s ‘Toxicity’ that cemented their reputation. With every track tightly coiled, urgent […]

Official press release via (www.frontiers.it)  – Frontiers Records is excited to announce the signing of DOKKEN for the worldwide release of the band’s forthcoming studio album in the spring of 2012. The cooperation between Frontiers and DOKKEN started with the release of the band’s CD Lightning Strikes Again in 2007. The album marked a return to DOKKEN’s signature style with melodic hooklines and blazing guitar riffs […]

Cavalera Conspiracy Announce Australian Tour Performing for the very first time in Australia, Cavalera Conspiracy are set to cause mayhem around the nation performing at all Big Day Out festivals and select east coast shows. Cavalera Conspiracy was created following a decade long silence between Max and Iggor, the two brothers who formed the legendarily trailblazing heavy metal band Sepultura […]

With the second release of bands recently announced to play the 2012 Big Day Out (details here) the time has come for the first round of Big Day Out 2012 sideshows, check out below as to who will be playing shows.  We know there are still a lot of fingers crossed for possible side shows by the likes of Soundgarden […]

THE DOORS LAUNCH “THE YEAR OF THE DOORS” ON JANUARY 27 WITH 40TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF ICONIC L.A. WOMAN ALBUM FEATURING THE NEWLY-DISCOVERED “SHE SMELLS SO NICE” Fans of iconic rock band THE DOORS are in for something special. The group’s final album – 1971’s L.A. WOMAN, with the signature hits “L.A. Woman”, “Love Her Madly” and “Riders On The Storm”- is being celebrated […]

DARYL BRAITHWAITE ‘CONCERT FOR CURE & CARE’ FOR THE LEUKAEMIA FOUNDATION Tickets are on sale now as legendary Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite comes to Bunbury WA for one night, March 24, 2012 for the Inaugural ‘Concert for Cure and Care’ for The Leukaemia Foundation. In a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, Daryl Braithwaite is one of Australia’s award winning premier performers. The […]

Barfly Promotions & Jets Sports Club Presents the Sydney Rock ‘n Roll & Alternative Christmas Market At Jets Sports Club – 2 Holbeach Ave, Tempe. Sunday 27 November, 2011 – 11.00am – 5.30pm If you are looking for the ultimate Christmas gift, the Sydney Rock ‘n Roll & Alternative Market on Sunday November 27 is the place to be. Expect […]

THIRD AND FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Just when it can’t get any bigger!  Oh it has… check out the third and final announcement of bands joining the already gargantuan lineup at Soundwave 2012! Bush In Flames The Black Dahlia Murder Holy Grail Hyro Da Hero These Kids Wear Crowns In This Moment Black Tide Kids In Glass Houses Fireworks Conditions Cherri Bomb […]

…Meet Myles Kennedy (Slash’s frontman), Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips; the future of rock. ALTER BRIDGE are fast becoming a rock juggernaut and are on the way to firmly placing themselves in the rock ‘n’ roll pantheon forever. With 2 brilliant albums already under their belt ALTER BRIDGE has crafted one of the best rock records of recent […]

UK Rockers HEAVEN’S BASEMENT have announced three shows to end the year and welcome in the festive season. Their Xmas gift comes in the form of three (nearly) free shows in Sheffield, Manchester and London. Drummer Chris Rivers explains: “Three special shows packed with all the energy of a full Heaven’s Basement tour, everything you expect from our live show […]

Former Hollywood Undead Frontman Signs with New Label Debut Solo Album to be Released Globally on March 27, 2012 Los Angeles, CA – California based lyricist, producer and knows-no-boundaries singer/rapper Deuce has announced plans to release his intensely anticipated debut solo album Nine Lives via Five Seven Music on March 27, 2012 worldwide. Experiencing unprecedented success as the frontman for Hollywood Undead, and creatively fueling the […]