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 […]

ACCEPT’s fifteen year break from the music business only served as a distant warning to the 2010 thunderous return of ACCEPT to the metal forefront. Sweat soaked, table-sized club shows and triumphant appearances at the biggest rock festivals around the world created an excitement long not seen in the metal community. It was only natural that ACCEPT’s comeback album Blood […]

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 […]

CHICAGO, IL – Goomba Music is proud to announce a partnership with hard rock veterans Dark New Day. The band’s sophomore album (title to be determined) is scheduled for a February 2012 release. This album mark’s the follow up to their highly successful debut “Twelve Year Silence” which was released in 2005. The new album will feature some of the […]

COLD CHISEL to headline Bluesfest! Bluesfest is excited to announce that COLD CHISEL will headline the 2012 event, with the legendary Australian band’s exclusive festival appearance closing the main stage on Thursday 5th of April 2012.  It will be the first time that an Australian artist has ever headlined this iconic musical event. Bluesfest’s announcement is testament to the special place Cold Chisel’s music […]

Love them or hate them, but Canadian rockers Nickelback are about to release their new album ‘Here And Now’ through Roadrunner Records this Friday the 18th November, and if you’re in Australia, you can be one of the lucky ones to check it out first as it currently streams in its entirety on the MMM website! You can check out […]

Well the news that most had anticipated, but has now been made official…today in Los Angeles at the Whiskey A Go-Go where exactly 41 years ago to the day, where the band played their first ever Los Angeles show, one of the worlds most iconic heavy metal bands, Black Sabbath announced their reunion – OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI, GEEZER BUTLER […]

ROADRUNNER RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF GOJIRA Roadrunner Records announced today the addition of French metal behemoths Gojira to the label. The band is universally recognized as one of the most talented and extreme art-metal acts on the scene today. Gojira are one of those rare bands that come along every couple of years and take everything you know about […]

For fans of: Swords, Stoner Rock, Beards.  http://ilovemonstertruck.com There’s something comforting about a band name that delivers exactly what you are expecting to hear… In 2009, these four Canadians came together as Monster Truck, as somewhat of a side project for their other more serious bands (The Reason, Saint Alvia), but their original plans of getting wasted and playing sloppy […]

UK’s best new metal band “FURYON“, feat. vocalist Matt Mitchell, guitarist Chris Green, guitarist Pat Heath, bass guitarist Alex “Nickel” Bowen and drummer Lee Farmery have signed a management deal with Germany’s “ROCK N GROWL“! ROCK N GROWL & FURYON are currently shopping the recording “GRAVITAS” produced by Rick Beato (Shinedown, Fozzy), securing a record deal very soon, with the […]

Thanks to our good friends at Warner Music, they know we love some Disturbed, so much so they wanted to give us some copies of their newest album to give away to you guys!  Aren’t they lovely?! This is a collection of rarities and B-sides all made available in one perfect little package just for you all to enjoy, which […]

Forget Hercules, the only supermen of mythical proportions you need to worry about this summer is Perth quintet SPLIT SECONDS. The power pop protagonists are suiting up, saying their prayers and getting ready for an almighty battle against…the month of November? That’s right, Split Seconds have been chosen to support fellow West Australians JEBEDIAH as they lead the charges on their Battle For November Tour. The pair […]

LAMB OF GOD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM RESOLUTION JANUARY 20TH 2012. Lamb of God has set 20th January 2012 as the release date for Resolution, the follow up to their Grammy nominated album Wrath.  Resolution, produced by Josh Wilbur, will feature 14 songs and will come in a digipak with artwork by longtime art director Ken Adams.  The album was […]

Multi-platinum rock band BUSH are set to release their highly anticipated new album THE SEA OF MEMORIES November 25th via Shock Records. Recorded with legendary producer Bob Rock (Aerosmith, Metallica), THE SEA OF MEMORIES is the seminal band’s first studio release in 10 years and the first to be released via their own imprint, Zuma Rock Records. THE SEA OF […]

The Melbourne power trio formed in the back of a record store in 1999, the band quickly rose to prominence through the strength of their energetic live shows and acclaimed recorded material. Hard working and independent, the band self financed numerous EP’s and albums, including the classics ‘Memoirs of a Common Man,’ ‘Aurora’ and ‘Monuments’ as well as playing nearly […]

Blue Murder and Destroy All Lines present. The Pogues Australian Tour 2012 Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, Spider Stacy, James Fearnley, Darryl Hunt, Andrew Ranken, Philip Chevron, Terry Woods The Pogues have been an indelible high watermark on the fickle tide of popular music for the last 30 years. Lead by the charismatic Shane MacGowan, The Pogues command an army of die-hard fans […]

URGE OVERKILL – ROCK & ROLL SUBMARINE They have no right to be this good, really they don’t. Fifteen years since their last release Chicago-born hep-cats Urge Overkill return with a brand new album Rock & Roll Submarine – and no better way to celebrate than a welcome return visit to Australia this coming March. “From Mason Dixon’s struttin’ Southern boogie and the […]

Australian Hardcore is officially out of the bag. Once the nation’s best kept secret, the mainstream has been forced to take notice of the massive underground scene that has been taken to new heights both locally and internationally with the success of bands like Parkway Drive, The Amity Affliction and Dream On Dreamer. And as the music industry struggles to […]

Former EUROPE guitarist Kee Marcello has just released his controversial autobiography, “The Rock Star God Forgot”, in Sweden on October 19. Marcello just made headlines in the biggest Swedish newspaper with a painfully honest interview about the memoir, which is said to be “the first sex, drugs and rock and roll book ever written by a Swede. “The Rock Star God Forgot” […]

Package Includes Two Mini-Documentaries That Give Viewers A Rare And Intimate Look At The Canadian Duo’s Lives, Plus DVD and CD Of Live Concert Recorded in Vancouver Beloved Canadian pop-rock icons Tegan and Sara will release a very special DVD/CD package, entitled Get Along, on Warner Bros. Records on November 18th, 2011. Get Along is a collection of three films and a live album […]

Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of the anticipated new BEGGARS & THIEVES album entitled We Are the Brokenhearted on November 29th in North America and December 2nd in Europe. Beggars & Thieves debuted on Atlantic Records in 1990 with their self-titled album, a record that was critically acclaimed with the first single appearing in the top 40 Billboard Magazine Album Rock […]

Sydney music fans, we know it’s only a few days away but we’ve just been given 3 double passes to see a showcase by Tim Chaisson in Sydney on Wednesday night at Kit & Kaboodle in Kings Cross.  This will be a very special, rare opportunity to see Tim showcase music from his newest album ‘Broken Hearted Beat’ to a […]

The line up was already huge but lo and behold, a second announcement of bands for Soundwave 2012.  Joining the already amazing line up are the following bands: BAD RELIGION / STRUNG OUT / STAIND / WEDNESDAY 13 / UNEARTH / THE PRETTY RECKLESS / CATHEDRAL / SHADOWS FALL / TONIGHT ALIVE / MOTIONLESS IN WHITE / BREAK EVEN / […]

Multi-Platinum-selling hard rock band Disturbed will release its first ever B-sides collection, entitled The Lost Children, on November 11th on Reprise Records. The set includes a previously unreleased track, “Mine,” and “3,” which was released exclusively on the band’s website in April with all proceeds donated to the Damien Echols Defense Fund benefiting the West Memphis Three. A single from The […]

Jon Stevens is set to release his second album for the year TESTIFY! –a collection of songs including rare 60s soul tunes, plus new originals, injected with the same down-home ‘bluesy’ feel. TESTIFY! is a culmination of the many and varied musical influences that have been with him since his childhood. Growing up in a small town in New Zealand, the youngest […]

Western Australian traditional/power metallers Project X are offering a free download of the song ‘Last Man Standing’ in advance of the Halloween release of their second album “D Generation”. Project X features vocalist Matt Williams (Black Steel), drummer Richard Lovett (Glamnation), bassist Gareth Hughes (The Siren Tower, Graphic Fiction Heroes) and guitarists Jamie Page (Trilogy, Brian May, Black Steel, Black Alice), Sandy Calvezzi (Countdown), Leon […]

Thanks to our good friends at RPM and New Empire we have two double passes to give away to the evening New Empire show in Melbourne on the 22nd October at the Royal Melbourne Hotel – this is an 18+ event.  This is your chance to check out an amazing band live for free, all you have to do is […]

Select Touring, Big Apachee, Street Press Australia and Sludge Factory proudly present The Damned Australian Tour 2012. Celebrating 35 years of living dead, UK gothic punk rockers, the Damned, make a triumphant return to Australia in January 2012. Lead by original members, guitarist/singer Captain Sensible and theatrical singer Dave Vanian, as well as long time members Monty Oxy Moron, Pinch […]