Want to win sideshow tickets, CDs or signed posters for some of Bluesfest 2012’s biggest acts?  You can, just by answering the following question! Which of the below Bluesfest Sideshows would you and a friend like to attend and why? John Fogerty: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena, Tuesday 27 March 2012 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Thursday 29 March 2012 Sydney Entertainment Centre, […]

THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ROCK BANDS ON ONE STAGE THE TOUR : SUMMER 2012 LOS ANGELES, CA (March 20, 2012) – Rock ‘n Roll doesn’t get any bigger than this! KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE… On the same stage… On the same night. This spectacle of spectacles announced today, KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE are uniting to launch THE TOUR of 2012. The summer’s biggest, baddest rock […]

4ARM  SIGN TO RIOT ENTERTAINMENT FOR AUSTRALIAN RELEASE For Australian metal fans the wait is finally over with the announcement that 4ARM have signed a record deal with Riot Entertainment for their Australian release of their third album “Submission For Liberty”. Out since February world wide via Rising Records the album will now be available instores throughout Australia through Riot and distributed by Warner Music. The release […]

Yes that’s right, we have t-shirts, and you can be one of the first in the country, nay, the world to own one!  We will be giving away five of our shirts to five of our lucky readers of, in our opinion, the greatest website ever, that being www.maytherockbewithyou.com obviously! All you need to do is sign up to our […]

Capping off a year that found Scotland’s Iron Claw being hailed as the Rock n’ Roll comeback story of the Decade, Iron Claw has roared back to build upon the momentum and notoriety gained in 2011. Rightly hailed as one of the silent legends, the pioneers of British Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, with their Ripple Music debut, A Different […]

(New York, NY) – Los Angeles based rock trio, SMILE EMPTY SOUL have signed a worldwide deal with eOne Music. The band will release their new record entitled “3’s” on May 22, 2012. “We are very excited to be working with eOne on this record. They’re a label that truly backs their artists, and that’s exactly what we need.” says […]

Mike Paradine, drummer from the traditional metal band ArcticFlame, has released his first solo album “Death In The Family“. A collection of personal songs, the subject matter consists of his on going feud with certain family members, growing up in the late 70’s, early 80’s in Bayonne, New Jersey, 9/11 and his battle with cancer as a 13 year old. […]

UK’s modern hard rock band “TAINTED NATION“ have sign a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. TAINTED NATION are: Pete Newdeck – Vocals (Eden’s Curse, Grim Reaper, Killers, Steve Grimmett), Pontus Egberg – Bass (The Poodles, Lions Share, Zan Clan), Ian Nash – Guitar (Steve Grimmett, Lionsheart) and Mark Cross – Drums (Firewind, Outloud, Helloween, Kingdom Come). […]

April is going to be an exciting month for all you Victorian Chocolate Starfish fans… the time has finally come. If you’ve been waiting to revisit your youth and party like you don’t have a care in the world then put these dates in your rolodex!!! Friday 20th April – York on Lilydale (doors open at 8pm) Saturday 21st April – Chelsea […]

  The German/Swedish Hardrock band JADED HEART has just finished the recording sessions for the band’s eleventh studio album! The album is called Common Destiny and will be released on May 25th, 2012 via Fastball Music/Soulfood. Right in the thick of the German carnival celebrations, JADED HEART has filmed the video clip for the song With You that is one […]

SIMPLE PLAN EMBARK ON THEIR MOST EXTENSIVE EAST COAST TOUR YET presented by Frontier Touring! Get Your Heart On! Tour Get ready for the return of Australia’s favourite punk-pop ensemble SIMPLE PLAN this winter. Simple Plan will embark on a massive tour that sees them hit metropolitan and regional venues large and small in their most extensive east coast tour to […]

The Getaway Plan will perform three exclusive club shows this May as side shows to their spot on the Groovin’ The Moo Tour. These are the first capital city headline shows of the year for the Melbourne four piece, who have just wrapped up a successful festival season that included spots on Big Day Out, Pyramid Rock and Breath Of […]

Los Angeles, CA…Marilyn Manson continues to upend the mainstream with each new release, and his upcoming album Born Villain is about to take that a bit further on April 27th, 2012. Evidence #1, the single, “No Reflection” KROQ debuted “No Reflection” yesterday and the lead single will be available exclusively on iTunes this Tuesday, March 13th. Blabbermouth was first to […]

The up-and-coming sensational four-piece modern metal band ToxicRose was formed in Stockholm Sweden in 2010, consisting of Tom (Gemini Five), Andy and Michael (both EX Lipstixx ‘n’ Bulletz) and Goran (EX Sexydeath). There is no compromising or limits in the world of ToxicRose. Powerful Vocals combined with aggressive guitars, grand melodic synths & dark emotional lyrics. TXR stands tall for […]

 Says Scott Smith: Well it’s been some very patient times when it comes to Night By Night, as I first featured the band on the pages of May The Rock Be With You over 2 years ago now.  But that’s in the past, and 2012 is the year that it’s all starting to come together for the band, having just […]

Dead Letter Circus (DLC) are pleased to announce the ‘SLEEPWALKER AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012’ with amazing special guests Fair to Midland (USA) and Twelve Foot Ninja (AUS). The Sleeper tour will take in 20 dates right around the country and DLC have hand picked two of their favourite rocking bands to make every show anepic event. After touring the US late […]

Frank Turner has just added solo shows in Darwin and Cairns to his already packed itinerary this May, and will also perform at the Wide Open Space Festival in Alice Springs, and Groovin’ The Moo festival in Townsville. This will be Frank’s first visit to each of these places, having already completed 2 sold out tours of Australia. The shows […]

SOUNDWORKS TOURING presents ICED EARTH – TWO EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN SHOWS APRIL 2012 ICED EARTH tear into Australia for their first ever tour here in April 2012! EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION!!! BUY A PRESALE TICKET NOW For your chance to win a fully signed ‘DYSTOPIA’ cd and Australian tour poster pack by USA power / thrash gods ICED EARTH thanks to Century Media and Soundworks […]

Dawes set to release special tour edition of Nothing Is Wrong to coincide with Blues & Roots performance “The most promising purveyors of new-school country folk…so authentically vintage.” – Rolling Stone “A tellingly titled sophomore set that affirms their quick ascension to the top tier of the Americana underground…nothing less than a beauty to behold.” –No Depression With highly touted […]

Torpedohead will showcase their new single “Rotten Radio” exclusively on “Hard Rock Nights” www.hardrocknights.com, a weekly syndicated rock n’ roll program heard around the world and hosted by acclaimed host Brian Basher. The song will run on the show the first two weeks of March followed by the release of an accompanying video and the world-wide digital single-release of  “Rotten […]

‘SHADOWQUEEN’ is a female fronted 3-piece rock band from Melbourne, Australia, featuring Robbi Zana (lead vocals & bass guitar), Si Hopman (guitar & backing vocals) and Alex Deegan (drums). ‘SHADOWQUEEN’ is the original brainchild of Robbi and Si who formed a solid musical connection from a history of performing live together. With the addition of drummer, Alex Deegan in 2009, […]

TUFF putting the METAL back into HAIR METAL with the release of “What Comes Around Goes Around… Again!” Los Angeles, CA – It’s been 25 years since TUFF hit Sunset Strip in Hollywood California. To celebrate that anniversary (1987-2012) the band have issued “What Comes Around Goes Around… Again!” The Cd will hit the street March 2012 via the bands […]

This latest news in from www.charmcitydevils.com From the working-class streets of Baltimore, Maryland, Charm City Devils reemerge with their newest release, SINS. This quintet second full length effort finds them adding harder, edgier tones to their blues based roots. The result of the band’s life experiences over the past few years, CCD’s new release features an aggression and energy that […]

German metal queen DORO Pesch has announced new tour dates for late 2012! Currently DORO’s also working on a brand new album – the first for Nuclear Blast. Commented DORO: “Dear fans! Past weekend, I flew over to the US to work on the last couple of songs for my new album. Just some last twists and pulls to be […]

GOTTHARD is in the final stages of the production of the new album “Firebirth”, which will be released on 1st June by Nuclear Blast/Warner Music. It is the eagerly-awaited first album with Nic Maeder. The album was produced in Yellow House Studios, owned by the band, in Lugano, Switzerland, by guitarist/songwriter Leo Leoni and Paul Lani, who has previously worked […]

TIM RIPPER OWENS (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) For the first time solo in Australia and New Zealand, Tim Ripper Owens performing Judas Priest classics, along with tracks from DIO, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN plus his own solo projects. Owens is without doubt among the most important metal vocalists of the past fifteen years. When he joined JUDAS PRIEST in […]

TUMBLEWEED return to the studio in Sydney on June 9th with Paul McKercher (ARIA award winning these days mind you!) who last worked with the band on the last album the original Tumbleweed line-up recorded; the Galactaphonic LP back in 1994 – a nice complete of the circle. After the success of the recent headline reformation shows which saw the […]

AIRBOURNE TO RELEASE FORTHCOMING ALBUM ON ROADRUNNER IN AUSTRALIA ALL ROADS LEAD TO Roadrunner Records for Airbourne, as Warrnambool’s favourite prodigal sons announce their new album will be released on the label worldwide – this time including Australia! Born and raised in the rural Victorian town of Warrnambool – population: 32,000 – frontman Joel O’Keeffe, says his only interest was devouring […]

Handsome Tours and Deathproof PR have been mighty kind enough to offer up 2 x double passes for each of the Sydney and Brisbane shows for the upcoming BORIS Australian tour. Simply send us an email to: mtrbwy@maytherockbewithyou.com with your name and which show you would be attending.  (Eg. Brisbane or Sydney).  Competition closes March 15th! Want to know more […]

Multi-platinum rock band Shinedown have unleashed the official video clip for ‘Bully’ – the first single from their fourth studio album, Amaryllis which will arrive in stores and at all digital retailers on March 23, 2012 through Roadrunner Records. ‘Bully’ – which is currently at radio – is Shinedown’s first new music since seeing all six singles from 2008’s ‘The […]