Today, ALEXISONFIRE unveil the 2nd single from Otherness, their first full-length album in over 13 years. “Reverse The Curse” is a poetic commentary on facing one’s demons anchored by a gigantic, Kyuss-worshiping riff. Says George Pettit, “Some riffs stick around for a while until they make sense. ‘Reverse The Curse’ has existed in one form or another since Crisis. There was even a version […]

Australia, hold onto your seats as ALPHA WOLF are about to heat them up with the biggest metalcore tour of the year….and they’re not messin’ around. That’s right, Australia’s finest metalcore juggernauts will be embarking on their biggest national headline tour around the country in June. The Metalcore Snitches tour will be joined by their close friends in FIT FOR A KING (USA), GREAT AMERICAN GHOST (USA) and PALEDUSK (JPN). “We’ve […]

Journeyman, stalwart or just The Mayor of Rock ‘n’ Roll, John Corabi certainly needs no introduction. As the voice of The Scream, The Dead Daisies, Union and ESP but perhaps most notably, as the voice of Motley Crue during their brief departure from life with Vince Neil in 1994, anything featuring the raspy vocals of JOHN CORABI cannot be mistaken. On the eve of the release of his autobiography “Horseshoes and […]

Finnish Love Metal pioneer, Ville Valo, has released new single, ‘Loveletting‘ under the VV banner. ‘Loveletting’ is taken from VV’s forthcoming debut album, Neon Noir.   Ville explains: “As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum […]

It’s a new era for SKID ROW. With a new album, a new single and a world tour, the band has added a new voice as they welcome powerhouse vocalist Erik Grönwall, formerly from the band HEAT out of Sweden. Fans received their first glimpse of Grönwall in Las Vegas on 26 March as the band took up a residency in support of The […]

Skid Row and earMUSIC join forces to announce the release of the mightily anticipated new studio album “The Gang’s All Here” on October 14! This announcement coincides with the launch of the iconic hard rock band’s Las Vegas Residency (as the Scorpions’ special guests) this Saturday, as well as the debut of their brand-new single, the title track “The Gang’s All Here”. Watch the […]

Melbourne rockers Motor Ace have officially returned from the sonic wilderness after 17 years, announcing a brand new single Knock Knock that traces its origins all the way back to the early 2000s. Releasing today, Knock Knock relishes in hard-rocking riffs and the potent spirit of the group’s breakout 2001 debut album Five Star Laundry; a fitting connection, with Motor Ace also imminently gearing up for their Five Star Laundry […]

Earlier this week, multi-million selling and streaming rock band Simple Plan announced their highly anticipated new album Harder Than It Looks, set to be released on May 6. They also shared a brand new single called Congratulations. It can be streamed here. Harder Than It Looks marks the band’s first release since 2016’s Taking One For The Team. Pre-orders for the album, which features previous singles The Antidote and Ruin My Life, are […]

Fresh off their historic 3-hour rock & roll marathon for 30,000 adoring fans last Friday – the first stadium concert in Australia in two long years – Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce global rock giants Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand in November/December 2022. As teased by Dave Grohl on stage in Geelong (VIC) just last Friday night, the 2021 Rock & Roll […]

Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers Foo Fighters will return to Australia next month, with a history-making performance at Geelong’s (VIC) GMHBA Stadium on Friday 4 March. Tickets go on sale Friday 25 February (12pm AEDT) via frontiertouring.com/foofighters. The 12-time GRAMMY winning band will arrive in Australia next week, with this exclusive, one-off concert – Foo Fighters’ first performance down under since 2018. […]

This month, HANSON unveiled ‘Child At Heart‘, the first single from the multi-platinum, 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated pop-rock trio’s eagerly anticipated new project, RED GREEN BLUE. Written by Taylor Hanson, and co-produced by Taylor, GRAMMY® Award-winning Producer/Engineer/Mixer Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco) and GRAMMY® Award-winning artist/producer David Garza (Fiona Apple, Midland, Sharon Van Etten), the dynamic new track is available now via 3CG Records at […]

What do you get when five bad ass babes, born and bred on “Appetite for Destruction” come together? You get, PARADISE KITTY, one of the world’s leading tributes to the mighty Guns N’ Roses. With serious metal honed chops and raucous reverence for the Sunset Strip warriors that took Hollywood and the world by storm, they are a sexy, smouldering, dead serious tribute that’s […]

With the recent announcement that Western Australia’s borders will remain closed for an indefinite period of time, One World Entertainment and TEG Live have been forced to postpone the Kiss ‘End of the Road’ tour until August / September 2022.  The band is passionate and determined to perform for all their Australian fans – they do not want to leave […]

Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm today announced Back From The Dead, their fifth studio album due out May 6, 2022, and follow-up to 2018’s Vicious, which debuted at #16 on the ARIA chart.  Back From The Dead is available for fans to pre-save and pre-order now here. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Mastodon, Alice in Chains) with co-production by Scott Stevens (Shinedown, Daughtry, New Year’s Day), Back From The Dead quickly evolved from songwriting […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers will unveil their new album and twelfth full-length offering, Unlimited Love, on April 1, 2022. It notably marks their first recording with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006 and first with producer and longtime collaborator Rick Rubin since 2011. To herald Unlimited Love, the Los Angeles band just shared the first single “Black Sumer.“  Listen to “Black Summer” HERE.  Pre-order/Pre-save Unlimited Love—HERE. “Our only goal is to get lost in the […]

My Chemical Romance (aka MCR/My Chem) have today announced additional shows to their 2023 Australian arena tour. These shows will be the band’s first Australian shows since their appearance at Big Day Out festival in 2012. MCR are thrilled to announce new shows at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Monday, March 13, followed by Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Thursday, March […]

Full Tilt Festival is thrilled to announce in line with the recent government announcement, the festival will be operating at 100% capacity with no restrictions in 2022. To coincide with this fantastic news, the Adelaide edition will now take place on Saturday 29 January at Adelaide Showground, Rose Tce, Wayville. Full Tilt Festival is a who’s who of the Australian Metal, Punk and Rock spectrums spearheaded by […]

Placebo are today announcing news of their long-awaited 8th studio album. Nine years on from the release of their last outing Loud Like Love, Never Let Me Go is confirmed for release on 25th March 2022. Also announced today is a new track from the album, Surrounded By Spies. Pre-order Never Let Me Go here. In September, Placebo resurfaced from a long hibernation to release their first single in five years […]

Frontier Touring are thrilled to welcome The Killers back to Australia and New Zealand for a massive nine-date mix of arena and outdoor shows on their Imploding The Mirage Tour 2022 in November-December.  Originally announced in 2020 when COVID first halted worldwide touring, this will be The Killers’ first time back on our shores since their 2018 Australasian tour which […]

MTRBWY have been asked to premiere the new EP from WA band Moana and we happily obliged! You can check out the stream below. Continuing a dance with the avant-garde and an exploration of a myriad of sonic and creative influences, Perth’s Moana return in 2021 with new EP, Feet In The Ground, Eyes To The Sky. The record: five […]

In what seems like an eternal rollercoaster of close calls and postponements, Silverback Touring are pleased to re-announce the DEVILSKIN “RED” Tour with a new set of dates. The hard-hitting Kiwi band released their critically acclaimed third studio album RED in April 2020 and have been trying to make it to Australia to celebrate. Now, with borders finally opening and plenty of light at the end of the […]

Rapidly rising Australian act Yours Truly announce their 2022 summer headline tour today, fresh from landing a coveted ARIA nomination for their debut record Self Care. With support from Towns and Eat Your Heart Out, Yours Truly will play major cities around the country from January – March, woven in between the band’s festival appearances including Full Tilt and UNIFY. Meanwhile, Yours Truly […]

A decade and four albums into their career, Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators haven’t been deterred by any obstacles in their path–including a global pandemic. Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have announced today they’ll release their new album titled 4 on February 11, 2022, via Gibson Records, in partnership with Sony Music Australia. 4 is Slash’s fifth solo album, and fourth overall with his band featuring Myles Kennedy (Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums), Todd Kerns (Bass & […]

Rock fans on a whole, rejoice. 2022 brings in a new summertime festival just in time for our lockdown shackles to be removed and for us to rediscover the simple joys of live music and community. Uncaged (Presented by Silverback Touring) is the newest rock festival on the Australian festival circuit and packs a punch of musical diversity catering to fans […]

Frontier Touring are thrilled to welcome Dublin three-piece, The Script, back to Australia, four years since their last headline shows down under.  The group will touch down next September for four stellar performances in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth as part of their Greatest Hits Tour 2022. Kicking off on Thursday 15 September 2022 at Riverstage, Brisbane the tour will head to Sydney‘s Aware Super Theatre on […]

What was to be the biggest stadium rock tour of 2021 is moving to Summer 2022! TEG DAINTY announced today that Guns N’ Roses massive Australian tour will move to new dates in November and December 2022 due to Covid-19. For all the fans who have purchased tickets to the highest grossing tour of 2021, it’s very simple, just hold onto your ticket and you will […]

Silverback Touring is ecstatic to announce and introduce Australia’s newest rock festival: UNCAGED. Kicking off in 2022, UNCAGED is a new rock festival experience with a diversely curated line up of hard rock, punk, metal and more. The initial offering will be an all Australian and Kiwi affair and will play out in some of Australia’s best known festival spaces. Head of Silverback Touring, Danny Bazzi says of the festival, […]

Black Label Society announced their 11th studio album, Doom Crew Inc., out November 26 via Spinefarm. The album will be available digitally, on CD and on 2-disc vinyl via three limited colour variants (details below) Exclusive vinyl variants: – White x 2000 Silver x 2000 Grey/marble x 2000 Additionally, Spinefarm have created an extra-special loaded & limited box, including grey/marble vinyl, cassette, CD, t-shirt, pin badge, enamel badge […]

Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm today revealed “Back From The Dead,” their first new song since 2018’s album Vicious, and the first single from an upcoming album due in 2022. The video of “Back From The Dead” is also streaming now via YouTube.  Directed by Dustin Haney (Noah Cyrus, Luke Combs) and produced by Revolution Pictures, the clip features Lzzy and the band in a morgue and cemetery somewhere between […]

New York City band to watch, TEMPT, who are already getting buzz from the likes of Loudwire, just dropped their new, infectious single “Living Dangerous,” via Better Noise Music.  The track features Dorothy Martin, acclaimed lead singer of the female-led rock act Dorothy. The record was produced and mixed by the legendary Chris Lord-Alge, who has worked with iconic bands such as U2, Green Day, and My Chemical Romance. Bursting […]