With the four members of THE DIVES hailing from both sides of the country and the middle, it might seem unlikely that these musicians would ever even meet, let alone form a band – until you hear them play.  After one listen, it’s nearly impossible to imagine them playing with anyone else.  Featuring tight harmonies and infectious hooks, THE DIVES’ […]

Following a wildly enthusiastic response to Issue 1 of his VERSUS ZINE, Australia’s pre-eminent music photographer KANE HIBBERD is proud to launch Issue 2, following Australian rock royalty THE LIVING END on tour, thanks to Melbourne Bitter. Barely stopping to draw breath following the debut of his high-quality photographic print zine, Kane packed his gear and hit the pavement again. A […]

Having gained a reputation as one of the best live bands in the UK, You Me At Six will be bringing their explosive live show to Australia this September in support of their fifth studio album Night People. You Me At Six will be joined by Sydney’s Hellions and Brisbane punks Columbus at all shows. ‘Each and every member of […]

World-renowned, multi-platinum rockers Everclear are thrilled to announce they will be touring Australia in September, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their best-selling album So Much For The Afterglow.  Everclear will perform the entire So Much For The Afterglow album, including hit songs “Everything to Everyone,” “I Will Buy You a New Life,” “Father of Mine,” “So Much For the […]

Multi-platinum selling artist Rex Brown has debuted an all new single and music video for the track “Train Song,” exclusively via Loudwire.com. This is the second single behind “Crossing Lines” that was released back in April. Directed by Justin Reich (Zakk Wylde, Ace Frehley), this is the first music video being released from Brown’s debut solo effort. “It was a […]

Sydney’s own TONIGHT ALIVE are heading home and to celebrate they’ve announced a very special Australian headline tour. Kicking off on October 31 at The Basement in Canberra, this run of dates will see Tonight Alive go back to where it all began and revisit all the rooms they used to play when they first started. Joining Tonight Alive upon their return will be their new […]

Australian alternative acoustic rock band, The Silencio, have released the infectious single and music video Been There All Along. Been There All Along is the debut single from ANATHEMA, the forthcoming album scheduled for release in June 2017, and will be followed by a national tour with dates soon to be announced. Singer songwriter Jan Nicholas Blom formed The Silencio […]

GET PUMPED. Hotly tipped Milwaukee punk quartet DIRECT HIT! are headed to Australia for the first time ever. Still giddy from the international pick up of their 2016 Fat Wreck Chords LP WASTED MIND, these mind-bending giggos are going to be some of the year’s best. As PunkNews so succinctly declared upon the release of Direct Hit’s WASTED MIND LP […]

Coming off their most-successful world tour to date, ALTER BRIDGE announces the release of a new live album and rarities collection. Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities is scheduled for worldwide release on September 8 via Napalm Records. One of the biggest moments of the band’s career was the monumental show at London’s famous O2 Arena on November 24th, 2016. That landmark performance is now […]

PROPHETS OF RAGE: TOM MORELLO, TIM COMMERFORD, BRAD WILK, CHUCK D, B-REAL and DJ LORD SET TO RELEASE THEIR EXPLOSIVE, SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM SEPTEMBER 15 ON SONY MUSIC AUSTRALIA  WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE POLITICALLY CHARGED LEAD TRACK ‘UNFUCK THE WORLD’ DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MOORE WATCH HERE Prophets Of Rage: Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord will release […]

Shaman’s Harvest have announced the world-wide release of their new album RED HANDS BLACK DEEDS on July 28 via Mascot Records. Their 6th studio album sees Shaman’s Harvest move into new territory.  Sonically, there’s an emphasis on using organic sounds and analogue vintage gear.  Thematically, the band tackles the current political, social, and economic struggles the USA is facing as […]

DAVID DUCHOVNY, is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, director and New York Times best selling author.  David Duchovny emerged to become one of the most highly acclaimed actors in Hollywood as the star in one of the most well renowned television series in the past two decades, ‘The X-Files’. His name is also synonymous with television shows such as ‘Aquarius’, ‘Californication’, […]

The Original Voice of SKID ROW, Musical Royalty SEBASTIAN BACH returns to Australia this October! Hailed as one of the finest front men to come out of the late 80’s / early 90’s with one hell of a voice, he is the personification of pure rock and roll at its finest! “Bach doesn’t just sing; Bach howls, Bach yells, Bach […]

A Fist Full Of Rock is pleased to announce their stellar 2017 line-up featuring Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, Jebediah and Adalita, touring the country this August & September with shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane. A Fist Full of Rock dates: FRIDAY AUGUST 25TH – THEBARTON THEATRE, ADELAIDE tickets HERE SATURDAY AUGUST 26TH – FORUM THEATRE, […]

One of the world’s most widely recognised alternative rock bands Placebo, have today announced their first full national headline tour in 11 years, set to take Australia by storm in September 2017. The 20 Years of Placebo Australian Tour will celebrate the bands 20th Anniversary since the release of their platinum selling debut album Placebo. With two decades of punky raw emotion, seven full-length albums and over 14 […]

In under two weeks ICE-T’S BODY COUNT will tour Australia for their first Australian tour in 22 years supported by A.B. ORIGINAL and VOID OF VISION. BODY COUNT will now play Big Top Luna Park on Saturday 3 June (no change of date) in Sydney. Tickets purchased for the Hordern Pavilion show are valid for Big Top Luna Park and will allow […]

Degreed have shared the stage with greats like Europe, Turbonegro, Millencolin among others and they have been touring and gaining fans all over the world. In the fall of 2010 Degreed released their critically acclaimed debut album “Life, love, loss”. Having recorded the first album with producer Erik Lidbom, the band thought it made perfect sense to do the same […]

2017 marks ten long years since THE SNOWDROPPERS first got in a room together to see if we could learn a handful of covers to play at a burlesque variety show… London, Pauly K, Cougar Jones and Johnny Wishbone – with no idea that it would dominate our lives for the next decade. We’ve seen a lot of things come […]

Hot on the heels of his UK tour, Jon Stevens is hitting the road around Australia for a national tour to celebrate his latest album release Starlight. The tour, which will see him rock into six states and territories, will also feature very special guest and Jon’s long-time friend Kate Ceberano. Jon Stevens really needs no introduction to Australian audiences; […]

Suburban Haze are proud to announce the release of their new single “Overhang”, the first taste of their forthcoming album Wilt which is set for release in August 2017. On “Overhang” Suburban Haze have created something truly unique by combining early 90s era grunge with 50s style beat music, effortlessly moving between the two to create an earworm of a […]

First Ever Headline Australian Tour for MINISTRY, the American Industrial Metal Juggernaut led by Al Jourgensen as they take over Australia for 5 shows this September! This will only the second time ever MINISTRY have toured Australia – Big Day Out in 1995 and Soundwave in 2015! More vicious, aggressive and ferocious than ever before, get ready to lose your […]

In This Moment have announced the release of their eagerly anticipated sixth studio album RITUAL, which arrives everywhere July 21 and is available to pre-order now. All pre-orders will be joined by an instant grat download of the album’s first single Oh Lord, which is joined by a powerful companion video. Produced by longtime collaborator and multiple GRAMMY® Award nominee […]

Gothic Doom Metal band Paradise Lost to play first headline Australian shows in six years. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” Aristotle “Fists pump and heads bang to Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us while Gothic still sounds as bleak and cripplingly heavy as it did in 1991, Nick Holmes’s vocals full […]

earMUSIC is proud to announce the worldwide signing of legendary shock-rocker Alice Cooper. “Paranormal”, Alice Cooper’s new studio album, his first in 6 years, will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC/Sony Music Australia as 2CD Digipak, 2LP, Limited Box Set and Digital. The 12 track album has been recorded in Nashville with long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin and features a very […]

“When you see him playing you think ‘Oh my god, he’s doing that all by himself’.” – Eric Idle, Monty Python “Imagine Chet Atkins with the testosterone of Eddie Van Halen…” – Steve Vai   Australia’s world acclaimed acoustic guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel CGP returns home this September, for an increasingly rare capital city tour. Tommy brings the power and […]

FOZZY have unleashed the first single off the band’s forthcoming seventh studio record. The electrifying new music video for the track, titled Judas, was premiered with Loudwire. In addition to the video premiere, Judas will serve as the official theme song for the WWE event “NXT Takeover: Chicago” on May 20th. Fozzy frontman and WWE Legend Chris Jericho offers his take on the Judas music video, stating: “For such a […]

Iowa hard rock outfit, STONE SOUR, has announced their long awaited Australian headline tour. Celebrating the upcoming release of their highly anticipated fifth album, Hydrograd, the band will play shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this August. Fronted by the charismatic Corey Taylor (Slipknot), the band has sold more than four million albums worldwide over the course of five full-length releases. […]

For AFI, the name of the game has always been about evolution; so it’s always a nail-biter to see where they land on each release. Enter The Blood Album. Proving they are as fired up now as when they began, so “you better get ready to start your Best Albums of 2017 list–a serious contender has arrived.” – Kerrang The […]

METALLICA ‘NOW THAT WE’RE LIVE’ REHEARSAL SPECIAL EVENT STREAMED LIVE FROM BALTIMORE EXCLUSIVELY ON FACEBOOK LIVE FROM 11:00 AM AEST TODAY – MAY 10th ACCESS HERE Metallica’s “Now That We’re Live,” a live rehearsal special from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, will stream exclusively on Facebook Live TODAY FROM 11.00AM AEST, the eve of their inaugural show for the North […]

‘Headstrong’, ‘Bring It’, ‘Who’s Going Home With You tonight?’, ‘Echo’s’, ‘These Walls’, ’Still Frame’ plus More! “Headstrong they’ll take you on”, American rock band TRAPT are heading down under for their first ever Tour this July. Since forming in 1997 TRAPT have released 7 studio Albums and sold over 2.5 million records worldwide including platinum selling single ‘Headstrong’. With a […]