UK metal titans Bullet For My Valentine unveil plans to release their long-awaited, 5th studio album, VENOM, on August 14th via Sony Music Australia.  The band’s global domination begins with the premiere of the album’s striking cover artwork and a stream of their first new song, “No Way Out”. Listen now to “Now Way Out”:  Watch the lyric video below A limited edition VENOM package will be available exclusively through […]

“This isn’t a rock concert. We’re in this together. We are a fuckin’ family, and this is Heavy Metal Psychotherapy 101!” – Chad Gray HELLYEAH Brace yourself for full on METAL assault when HELLYEAH return to our shores after long 5 years for a headline tour of Australia & NZ this coming August! – This will be their first tour […]

Iconic songwriter and prolific singer STEVEN TYLER has just debuted his first Country single ‘Love Is Your Name’ . Tyler, who was recently signed to Dot Records underneath the Big Machine Label Group umbrella (Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw), released the single across multiple media properties with exclusive interviews and a LIVE televised performance on the finale of American Idol. “Love Is Your Name” is […]

JOE SATRIANI  ANNOUNCES 15TH STUDIO ALBUM ‘SHOCKWAVE SUPERNOVA’ SET FOR RELEASE FRIDAY JULY 24TH NEW WORLD TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 17TH IN EUROPE SATRIANI’S SCI-FI ANIMATION SERIES ‘CRYSTAL PLANET’ IN THE WORKS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW: ITUNES: http://smarturl.it/shockwave.IT SANITY: http://smarturl.it/shockwave.SAN JB HIFI: http://smarturl.it/shockwave.JBHIFI Sony Music Entertainment Australia is proud to announce legendary guitarist, JOE SATRIANI, is set to release his 15th […]

After successful appearances at sea on MOTÖRHEAD’s Motörboat and Shiprocked as well as an unforgettable show before NAMM in Anaheim this past January, METAL ALLEGIANCE has signed their first-ever record deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The world-wide deal stems from the popular musical collective uniting to write and record original material this past winter. Brought together by METAL ALLEGIANCE principal partner Mark Menghi, the original material came together from the creative minds of David […]

On May 26, lowercase people records will release Jon Foreman’s The Wonderlands: Sunlight, the first in a four-EP series, digitally. See below for track listing. The ambitious solo project from the lead vocalist/guitarist of GRAMMY®-winning rock band Switchfoot has been 10 years in the making and will feature 24 songs in total – one for each hour of the day. In total, […]

In only his fourth visit to Sydney since releasing his turn-of-the-century masterpiece Heartbreaker (2000), classic American songwriter Ryan Adams returns in inspired form for an Australian exclusive solo performance spanning his prolific career, in the Concert Hall at Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 21 July, 2015. Ben Marshall, Head of Contemporary Music at the Sydney Opera House, said, “It’s a […]

NIGHTWISH ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL TOUR 2016 NIGHTWISH, a breathe taking live act known to tantalise, mesmerise, inspire and captivate their audience from the opening note until the last encore is heading to Australia after performing to sold out shows back in 2013. With a line up heading by the orchestration, direction and musical genius of the band creator and […]

With just over a week to go until modern rock heavyweights NICKELBACK touch down in Australia, the band are proud to announce fellow Canadians and JUNO Award winners for ‘Breakthrough Group of the Year’ (2013) MONSTER TRUCK, will be joining them on the road for their debut Australian tour dates. Known for their captivating live shows, Jon Harvey’s astounding vocal performances, massive riffs and signature […]

The Amity Affliction has announced they will release their first documentary DVD Seems Like Forever on July 10, 2015.  A film spanning their extraordinary story thus far Seems Like Forever will be available to pre-order via 24hundred.net on Thursday 14 May. An access all areas look at the band’s history, including footage from their early days through to last year’s epic Let The Ocean Take MeWorld Tour.  Seems Like Forever not only […]

Performing songs from his critically acclaimed solo release alongside favourites from JACK’S MANNEQUIN and SOMETHING CORPORATE ANDREW MCMAHON needs no introduction fronting the seminal rock band SOMETHING CORPORATEand JACK’S MANNEQUIN, his introspective lyrics and dazzling voice has amassed a reverent and dedicated fan base across the world. The journey wasn’t an easy one, despite the outward signs of success, beating cancer, selling out […]

The Art have just released the video for new single ‘Dead Inside’ and it takes its place as ‘Video of the Week’ on MTRBWY for not only one, but four weeks because we love it that much! So for the month of May, our usual ‘Video of the Week’ for the first time becomes ‘Video of the Month’… So make […]

After winning over audiences across Australia supporting The Kooks in January,Catfish And The Bottlemen will return this July to play Splendour In The Grass Festival. The band have announced two Splendour side-shows; Wednesday 22nd July at Corner Hotel in Melbourne and Thursday 23rd July at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney. Catfish and The Bottlemen play loud, explosive, sexy rock and roll songs – full of […]

Australian hard rockers HANSEL will release their new album, “69 Minutes … with Hansel!” on June 15, 2015 via Prime EON Media on CD. HANSEL‘s “69 minutes … with Hansel” is a culmination of the album “Never Say Die” & their 2 hard to find EPs, “Mission To Rock” & “Fluorescent Blue Lights” that collects all the 20 roaring tracks that the band has recorded up to this point from way back when […]

The ‘dark horse’ springs from nowhere, claiming unexpected, sometimes shocking success. Having weathered a two year break up, member departures, various personal obstacles and almost five years without a recorded release, it’s easy to consider THE GETAWAY PLAN as such. Their anticipated third LP Dark Horses will be revealed on July 3. Working with longtime friend of the band Samuel K on production duties, this […]

Acclaimed rockers Stone Sour have released Meanwhile In Burbank… EP digitally. The release was previously as a Record Store Day exclusive and features five covers of legendary artists including Black Sabbath, Metallica, KISS, Judas Priest and Alice In Chains, and was recorded live at Room 237 in Burbank, CA. Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand commented on the EP, “Back in […]

Dead Letter Circus will release their new single ‘While You Wait’ on May 8th via UNFD, and will be doing a series of intimate shows in major capitals this coming July in support of the track. Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, the track is set to be the lead single from the yet-to-be-announced third album, expected for a late Winter release. […]

Would you like to see MÖTLEY CRÜE and Alice Cooper live in Australia this coming May, for free? Well, thanks to our amazingly awesome friends at Deathproof PR and Live Nation Australia we have 1 x double pass to give away for your choice of the below shows for MÖTLEY CRÜE’s upcoming farewell Australian tour. If that’s not enough, we’ll throw in a pair of Tommy […]

Gay Paris is a primitive beast, sleeping in a cave, chewing bones and growling out its dreams. Soon, it will sleep no more, called by the sound of Ember Season and the sound of Saints dancing in cornfields. One must admit – Gay Paris earned its rest the hard way. Birthed in 2009 from the corpse of something that kicked and screamed until […]

Straight outta Collingwood, Melbourne trio BATPISS have a searing new LP ready to blast outta your car stereo with the windows down and the heat turned up. ‘Biomass’ is coming your way via their new friends at Poison City on June 26. Lurching from doom to sludge to punk to drone and into spiritual styles, Batpiss produce a rigid and […]

KillRockStar & The Artery Foundation presents reformed Funk Punk Nu Metal legends “Snot” playing their classic 1997 debut album “Get Some” in full across Australia this October. When Snot released their debut album Get Some in 1997 it was heralded as one of the most melodic, groove laden offerings of the then popular nu metal scene.  Full on massive punk […]

Refused are fucking alive. There’s no escape. The Iconic Swedish hardcore band is releasing Freedom, their first new album in 17 years on June 26 via Epitaph.  Listen to the first new song Elektra at Pitchfork now. In 1998 Refused released their iconic album The Shape of Punk to Come. It was also the year that the band broke up and declared “Refused Are Fucking Dead“. Fourteen years later, the […]

Whether listening to a CIRCA SURVIVE album or attending a live show, one thing remains constant; the experience is both exhausting and exhilarating. CIRCA SURVIVE are a model of sonic and psychic consistency, ever since they brought us the explosive debut album Juturna in 2005. It should come as no surprise, then, that their fifth album, Descensus, falls in line […]

Melbourne melodic hard-rock titans from an era past Teargas, are releasing their seminal debut EP “Crazy” (2004). The youthful, 80’s infused anthems are finally being made available on iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere else online from April 28. Lead singer, Al Gammie remarks “this EP marks a special time our lives and we can’t wait to re-share our legacy with our […]

Frontier Touring are proud to announce that the great Ryan Adams along with his band The Shining will treat Australia and New Zealand to headline shows this July, joined by very special guest Jenny Lewis for all Australian shows. This will be Adams’ first tour of Australia and New Zealand since 2012’s acclaimed sold-out Ashes and Fire solo theatre tour and his first time playing here […]

Thanks to our very good friends at Warner Music Australia, we have FIVE copies of the new Halestorm album ‘Into The Wild Life’ to give away to five of our lucky readers. It’s an absolute rocker, we loved it and you can read what we thought about it HERE – So if you want win one of the five copies, simply send […]

London’s YOUNG GUNS have ascended the ranks of rock rapidly over their two albums, and emerged as one of the most electrifying and successful acts to emerge from the UK’s crowded music market. In 2015, the band will continue their world domination with impressive third LP Ones & Zeros, out June 5. Gustav, John, Fraser, Simon and Ben have graced magazine covers, garnered heavy […]

When the outspoken Gene Simmons of Kiss declared in an interview with Esquire last year that “Rock is finally dead”, a wave of response followed, both in agreement and dissent. Whether dead or alive, one thing is for certain: backstage at a rock concert is not the same as it used to be. Authors and photographers Paul Miles and Jason […]

Bombastic, hard-driving, generation-spanning rock n’ roll with instantly memorable, sharp-as-hell hooks propel Everclear’s new studio album, Black Is The New Black. Muscular but melodic, this is the sound of a band driven and united by singular, intense purpose. The songs rip forward with palpable swagger, supercharged by a mix of autobiographical exorcism and narrative storytelling, from the gut and throat of Everclear’s singer, guitarist, cofounder […]

During 2014 Birds of Tokyo based themselves in America; taking their music overseas for the first time. In between all the U.S. gigs and interviews they wrote and recorded four songs. Four songs about being a long way from home. Four songs about perspective being gained from distance. Four songs about trying to find connection in a strange new world. Now those […]