Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)  

Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)  

Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)    

Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)    

“Thanks for making us feel special at this moment in time. This is why we are doing this. We hope we don’t disappoint!  And, we truly appreciate you more than you know…..” Tower City, the American trio who formed in 1988 and best known for their album ‘A Little Bit Of Fire’ which has a cult following amongst AOR loving […]

 In 25 words or less: Continuing right where the bands debut left off, Love Catastrophe is an album full of driving anthemic rock with little twists and turns stylistically… Forming in 2008, Outloud blasted onto the melodic rock scene with their debut album We’ll Rock You To Hell And Back.  With both Bob Katsionis (guitar and keys) and Mark Cross […]

“This time we knew what to expect and were way more prepared, things like experimenting with tones and sounds and we just had way more fun with it….” For Melbourne’s Calling All Cars, the second half of 2011 is destined to be an action packed number of months.  New album Dancing With A Dead Man was just released last Friday […]

Date: June 8th to 11th Venue: Sweden Rock Festival, Sweden Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)

“We bring a lot of energy and a lot of that is my job to try and pump up the crowd and get them involved!  So long as Australia is down to moving around, I think we are going to get along just great!…” Like many bands on the Soundwave Revolution lineup, The Word Alive find themselves in the enviable […]

“I feel like Australians that dig our music are pretty awesome people haha!  We love coming over and playing and we’re surprised people dig us so far from home, but the demand is there for us to keep coming back and we hope that doesn’t change…” Relient K may need introducing to some here in Australia, but for those who […]

“BETTER THAN THE RECORD. MANIC. VERY LOUD AND EXTREMELY BRASH….” The Aussie classic rock behemoth that is Electric Mary have just released their latest studio offering titled Long Time Coming. For those of you that have not seen Electric Mary do what they do best and that’s play live…the DVD that also comes part of the Long Time Coming release […]

  Venue: Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)

“If you’re into ROCK, then you’ll find something to like with our latest album.  From arena rock, to riff-laden metal, to modern-ish rock, to power ballads, to AOR / melodic rock, it’s all there, all encompassed by the style and sound that is OUTLOUD….” Forming in 2008, Outloud blasted onto the melodic rock scene with their debut album We’ll Rock You […]

“We had the chance to play on the actual battlefield in Poland where we sung the song 40:1, exactly 70 years on the hour of the battle. That was really magical, there was about 10,000 people that came to see the performance…” Swedish epic power metal superstars Sabaton are soon set to release the first ever live album, World War […]

Official Bio: “Drawing musical inspiration predominantly from German and Scandinavian punk-rock and decorated with gutsy, powerful female vocals, THE SCARLETS have a rare spark that is a diamond in the rough of rock music today. Their wide-ranging appeal has seen them share the stage with the likes of everyone from underground punk royalty to Bon Jovi, play metal festivals to cabaret […]

“It’s funny, songs and albums are like your children, you have certain ones that are your favourites on certain days and you have to make sure to buy them the same sized Christmas presents, you know.  This album (Fishin’ For Woos) though for me is one of the ones I am most proud of…” Bowling For Soup (or BFS for […]

Having just released their killer second album, Knock You Down, the Stockholm, Sweden based Dynazty have a collection of storming melodic hard rock songs that are set to propel the band amongst the leaders of the Swedish contingent of rock bands dominating the hard rock scene worldwide such as Crashdiet, H.E.A.T and Crazy Lixx.  Having formed in 2007 and with […]

“I can’t wait to hear once everyone is done with their parts completely and the whole thing is mixed, because mixing makes or breaks things for me, so I am really hopeful.  But as of now, it’s the best thing we’ve ever done by far, without a doubt..” It’s been a few years now since The Used released arguably their […]

 In 25 words or less: Metal versions of Roxette, Abba and Ace Of Base songs…you know you wanna! Swedish Hitz Goes Metal…if the title isn’t obvious enough for you, then let me explain what Swedish Hitz Goes Metal is exactly.  Well Swedish Hitz Goes Metal contains metal versions of songs from three of the biggest ever Swedish pop bands, namely […]

 In 25 words or less: If you love modern American rock you will lap up War Of Angels, if you don’t love, then move on… So who are Pop Evil exactly, well, these rockers from Michigan have just released their 2nd album War Of Angels.  With their name representing the melodies and hooks present in a lot of the bands […]

 In 25 words or less: If you love classic rock, you will love Rival Sons, that’s all I need to say. Well from the outset, it must be said that the Rival Sons are indeed a collection of little contradictions that prove you should never judge a book by it’s cover.  Firstly, this, the Los Angeles based bands third release […]

“It’s the best situation for us to come over and meet the fans and new people who have never heard of our band.  Soundwave have so far been amazing at taking care of us, I’ve never been part of a Festival that has been so organised.  So we are extremely thankful and couldn’t ask for more really…” For pop rock […]

For Melbourne hardcore band Dream On, Dreamer, August is set to be the bands defining moment, with the worldwide release of their debut album Heartbound via international labels UNFD (Australia), Rise Records (North America, UK, Europe) and Triple Vision (Japan), as well as embarking on their first ever headline national tour.  Having recorded Heartbound in the USA with upcoming producer […]

For all you Swedish sleaze rock loving people out there, then Sister are a band you need to get onto pronto, that is, if they haven’t already found you!  With their debut album Hated  dropping a few weeks ago, Sister are armed and ready to join the likes of Crashdiet and Hardcore Superstar leading the charge of the Swedish sleaze […]

Now into it’s 9th year, this year the annual Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin Celebration will arguably  see it’s biggest performance, with an impressive lineup of performers and shows in nearly every capital city.  Under the direction of the shows mastermind Joseph Calderazzo, those attending can expect to hear well over 2 hours of Led Zeppelin classics performed in ways never […]

“I remember one girl that was singing on the album didn’t want to sing it as they were bad words, so she denied to sing the bad stuff haha!” Age Of The Joker, the new album from German metal masters Edguy due out on August 26th is sure to be one of the most talked about metal releases in 2011, as […]

“I love The Damned Things because I get to sing a lot more which I love doing, but then playing shows with Every Time I Die is unparalleled, the energy there, you can’t ask for a better interaction with crowds than we get when we play club shows….” Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley is certainly going to be […]

“Can I just say four words…Fist Fight, Pregnant and Drunk.  There we go, there’s my four words, I am sticking with that Scott!” For around 15 years Zebrahead have been delivering their rap flavoured punk pop to the masses worldwide and with new album Get Nice due out anytime soon, they show no signs of slowing down just yet.  Here […]

Now into it’s 9th year, this year the annual Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin Celebration will arguably see it’s biggest performance, with an impressive lineup of performers and shows in nearly every capital city.  Under the direction of the shows mastermind Joseph Calderazzo, those attending can expect to hear well over 2 hours of Led Zeppelin classics performed in ways never […]

 In 25 words or less:  Essential for any Whitesnake fan wishing to relive the bands true glory days and to hear one of the bands definitive and supremely talented lineups. “Here’s a song for ya….” ah, the dulcit tones of David Coverdale.  Well, this release sure brings back memories of my teenage years attending a high school were hard rock […]