Category: Music News

JON STEVENS Take Me Back Tour 2014 Announcement

JON STEVENS Take Me Back Tour 2014 Announcement

Jon Stevens “Take Me Back” Tour 2014 will see Stevens taking his fans on a rock journey through time, as he returns to the road with his acoustic show from mid-September through October, at venues across NSW, Victoria, and Queensland, playing all his fave tunes. After a massive summer tour across the USA with his band, The Dead Daisies, supporting […]

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JIMMY BARNES to perform two special shows in Sydney & Melbourne | ‘For The Working Class Man’ & Freight Train Heart’ albums played in full

JIMMY BARNES to perform two special shows in Sydney & Melbourne | ‘For The Working Class Man’ & Freight Train Heart’ albums played in full

Frontier Touring in association with Premier Artists are excited to announce two very special shows as part of Jimmy Barnes’ extensive 30:30 Hindsight Tour. On October 17 at Enmore Theatre and October 18 at Palais Theatre, Jimmy Barnes will celebrate a phenomenal thirty years as one of Australia’s most successful solo musicians. Fans will be treated to Jimmy performing two […]

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The 1975 Announce January 2015 Australian Tour

The 1975 Announce January 2015 Australian Tour

They may have only left the country two weeks ago, but UK outfit The 1975 will return to Australian shores in January 2015 for three massive east coast shows. Taking to the stage at Melbourne’sFestival Hall, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion and their first headlining show in QLD’s capital at Brisbane’s Tivoli Theatre, the hysteria continues to grow for the four-piece on Australian turf. Last month the Brit-rockers toured […]

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HANDS LIKE HOUSES Announce Supports for Headline Tour this Sep-Oct!

HANDS LIKE HOUSES Announce Supports for Headline Tour this Sep-Oct!

HANDS LIKE HOUSES have announced the supports for their upcoming September-October national headline tour. Sydney’s pop-punk band, Forever Ends Here will join as main support on the tour, as well as Breakaway and Far Away Stablesto open on select dates. Tickets are available at:http://wl.eventopia.co/handslikehouses – see full details below. Following on from a successful run of mostly sold out shows earlier this year in Australia between January-February, […]

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JIMMY EAT WORLD returning to Aus & NZ to celebrate 10 year anniversary of ‘Futures’

JIMMY EAT WORLD returning to Aus & NZ to celebrate 10 year anniversary of ‘Futures’

Frontier Touring are proud to be bringing Jimmy Eat World back to Australia and New Zealand this November in celebration of the ten year anniversary of their iconic album Futures’ release. After the band’s appearance Down Under earlier this year for a run of very successful festival sets, fans have been hanging for more. The Australian and New Zealand leg of […]

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FOO FIGHTERS announce release date for ‘Sonic Highways’

FOO FIGHTERS announce release date for ‘Sonic Highways’

“This album is instantly recognizable as a Foo Fighters record, but there’s something deeper and more musical to it. I think that these cities and these people influenced us to stretch out and explore new territory, without losing our ‘sound’.”—Dave Grohl FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed the worldwide release date of the band’s long awaited follow up the 4X-Grammy-winning, international #1 Wasting Light: […]

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‘An Evening With DREAM THEATER’ – Australian tour announced

‘An Evening With DREAM THEATER’ – Australian tour announced

If there is one name that is synonymous with modern Post Progressive Metal, it would undeniably be Dream Theater. The supreme lords of the genre own their style, best described as mixing the progressive tendencies of bands such as Pink Floyd, Rush and Yes with the metal edge of Metallica and Iron Maiden. With a career spanning close to 30 […]

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THE SMITH STREET BAND reveal details of third album

Throw Me In The River, the soon to be released third LP from Melbourne, Australia’s The Smith Street Band is multidimensional. Full of their trademark earnest storytelling, it too serves as a snapshot of the last few years of their hectic lives. Often dark but always honest, the album is a virtual passport to their global rise, with songs written in Winnipeg, […]

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RICK SPRINGFIELD cancels Australian tour

RICK SPRINGFIELD cancels Australian tour

Lennard Promotions regrettably announces today the cancellation of the Rick Springfield October 2014 Australian tour. On advice from Rick Springfield’s management, Rick has secured a co-starring role in the movie “Ricki And The Flash” alongside Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Production begins in New York in mid September with Oscar winning director Jonathan Demme (“The Silence Of The Lambs”). The […]

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THE SCRIPT premiere new video for ‘Superheroes’

THE SCRIPT premiere new video for ‘Superheroes’

The Script this week have premiered their video for ‘Superheroes’, their brand new single, the first to be released from their highly anticipated fourth album NO SOUND WITHOUT SILENCE. Directed by Vaughan Arnell, the video was shot in Johannesburg, South Africa and premiered this week on VEVO. The three-piece were extremely thankful to all those they met whilst filming in one of […]

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MONUMENTS announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

MONUMENTS announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

UK’s MONUMENTS bring new life to the progressive metal scene. They push the envelope with complex instrumental metal grooves and are the fourth band to be announced on the Soundwave Festival 2015 line-up. Now with Chris Barretto (ex-Periphery, Ever Forthright) on vocals, they have forged their own path staying ahead of the pack with their mind-bendingly progressive tech-metal artisanship. From […]

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Special World Exclusive AUSTRALIAN TOUR SEPTEMBER 9 to 13, 2014

CANNIBAL CORPSE Special World Exclusive AUSTRALIAN TOUR SEPTEMBER 9 to 13, 2014

Australian CANNIBAL CORPSE fans, we have massively exciting and exclusive news just for you. Become the very first fans in the world to own and listen to the brand new album, ‘A Skeletal Domain’ from the hugest death metal band to have pummelled this planet! With the album scheduled for release worldwide on September 16th, Australia distributors Rocket have managed […]

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ANTISKEPTIC Announce ‘Stare Down The Ocean’ Australian Tour

ANTISKEPTIC Announce ‘Stare Down The Ocean’ Australian Tour

Melbourne’s Antiskeptic have announced a huge national tour to accompany the release of their third album Stare Down The Ocean. True to the form of hard-working, old-pro road dogs, these guys aren’t doing things in half measures. The tour takes on Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne and will see the four-piece stir up ALL of the feelings with their carefully crafted alt-rock […]

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BUTCHER BABIES announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

BUTCHER BABIES announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

Hailing from the City Of Angels, BUTCHER BABIES offer redemption from the overplayed underground, exorcising internal demons with a visceral sound matched only in scope by their explosive stage show. BUTCHER BABIES are set to bring their high-energy live show to Australia as we welcome them as the third band added to the Soundwave Festival 2015 line-up. Frontwomen Heidi Shepherd […]

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NEW FOUND GLORY To Release New Album ‘Resurrection’ on October 10

NEW FOUND GLORY To Release New Album ‘Resurrection’ on October 10

Pop-punk icons New Found Glory have announced their new album, Resurrection, which will be released on Friday 10 October in Australia and New Zealandvia Unified/Hopeless Records. In addition, fans can watch the music video for the first track, ‘Selfless’: http://youtu.be/akCQa-yKqxA. Australian Exclusive Resurrection Pre-order bundles, which include CD, vinyl, poster and t-shirts are all available for pre-order at the 24Hundred store. For more information, visitNewFoundGlory.com. New Found Glory walked into the studio to record Resurrection with […]

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PATENT PENDING announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

PATENT PENDING announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

PATENT PENDING is an acrobatic gang of musical misfits from Long Island, New York. With a never-say-die attitude and enough live energy to power Times Square, we are proud to announce them as the second band to be added to the Soundwave Festival 2015 line-up. Growing in size from basements to amphitheaters, from VFW Halls to sell out headlining shows […]

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COLDRAIN announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

COLDRAIN announced on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2015

Nagoya rockers COLDRAIN have already made their mark in becoming a household name in their home country Japan and after building their international footprint with their blistering live show, we are thrilled to announce COLDRAIN on the Soundwave Festival 2015 line-up ahead of their debut international album, The Revelation out August 8. After already conquering Japan, COLDRAIN have set their […]

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GERARD WAY to release debut solo album ‘Hesitant Alien’ on September 26th

GERARD WAY to release debut solo album ‘Hesitant Alien’ on September 26th

Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way will release his debut solo album, entitled Hesitant Alien, on September 26th via Warner Bros. Records.  The first track from the new album – Action Cat has already been doing the rounds with another No Shows expected mid-August. Working with producer Doug McKean, Way knew immediately what he wanted Hesitant Alien to sound like. “I wanted to make the small things sound big,” he says. “My intention was to […]

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DREAM ON DREAMER to release brand new single & tour dates

DREAM ON DREAMER to release brand new single & tour dates

DARKNESS BROUGHT ME HERE SINGLE & TOUR After dominating the stage of Soundwave Festival Dream On Dreamer (DOD) are pleased to announce a new single called ‘’Darkness Brought Me Here’’ and supporting tour dates. ‘’Darkness Brought Me Here’’ will be release digitally everywhere this Friday 8th August and is DOD’s first release since the arrival of the latest recruit, Chris Shaw (ex House Vs Hurricane). This track showcases the bands new found spark of […]

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THIRSTY MERC Announce New Album and National tour this spring!

THIRSTY MERC Announce New Album and National tour this spring!

Iconic Australian rockers Thirsty Merc mark a 10-year milestone since the release of their self-titled double platinum debut LP with the announcement of their Acoustic Anniversary Album. Dubbed AAA the album is a collection of acoustic interpretations of fan favourites including ‘20 Good Reasons’, ‘In The Summertime’, ‘Someday Someday’, and ‘Mousetrap Heart’. These new recordings showcase the band’s exemplary level of musicianship and hearing […]

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COMEBACK KID announces Australian tour for October

COMEBACK KID announces Australian tour for October

COMEBACK KID are an undeniable staple of the hardcore community. It’s been 11 years since their debut album and with the release of their fifth record, Die Knowing, earlier in 2014, the Canadian quintet are gearing up to bring their new stuff back to Australia this October for their ever growing legion of fans. Taking influence from their contemporaries in […]

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THE DEAD DAISIES to support Def Leppard & KISS on US tour and release new EP

THE DEAD DAISIES to support Def Leppard & KISS on US tour and release new EP

The Dead Daisies Face I Love EP cover The EP cover art was created via the bands own innovative Face I Love App, which had fans uploading images of “faces they love” to help complete a photo-mosaic portrait of the band’s daisy-skull logo. The Dead Daisies much-anticipated new EP, Face I Love, is out today across Australia, as the band gets ready to […]

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MESHUGGAH new live DVD/Blu-Ray details revealed!

MESHUGGAH new live DVD/Blu-Ray details revealed!

Commemorating the 25-year anniversary since the recording of their first EP, Sweden’s extreme musical deviants MESHUGGAH have announced the artwork and the track listing to their upcoming live DVD / 2-CD release ‘The Ophidian Trek’, due out worldwide this fall and also available in Blu-ray. With visual footage shot in the U.S. & Europe during ‘’The Ophidian Trek’’ tour and festival footage from Wacken Open […]

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THE DEAD LOVE Release Highly Anticipated Debut Album ‘Transitions’ & Tour Dates

THE DEAD LOVE Release Highly Anticipated Debut Album ‘Transitions’ & Tour Dates

Sydney Alternative Rockers The Dead Love have just released their debut album ‘Transitions’, and are kitting up to bring their outstanding live show to venues across Australia. After two years in the making, The Dead Love successfully released first single ‘This is a War’, which received airplay on Triple J’s ‘Home & Hosed’, followed by second single ‘The Desert Sun’, which gained airplay on Triple J Unearthed Radio. The […]

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THE MADDEN BROTHERS Australian Tour 2014

THE MADDEN BROTHERS Australian Tour 2014

THE MADDEN BROTHERS have taken Australia by storm with their platinum certified smash single ‘We Are Done’, from their debut album Greetings From California to be released on September 12.  Joel and Benji Madden will bring the live experience of their album straight to Australian fans when The Madden Brothers tour nationally in Australia kicking off in Melbourne on October 31, 2014.Joel and […]

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THE TEA PARTY announce new album & National Australian Tour

THE TEA PARTY announce new album & National Australian Tour

THE TEA PARTY – THE OCEAN AT THE END – AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TOUR OCTOBER 2014 Canadian purveyors of rock THE TEA PARTY will return to Australia for a National Tour this October.  The Ocean At The End Tour marks The Tea Party’s fourteenth Australian visit and coincides with the release of the beast, that is, The Ocean At The End – the trio’s first studio album in ten […]

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COLDRAIN announce new album ‘The Revelation’ available from August 8

COLDRAIN announce new album ‘The Revelation’ available from August 8

Nagoya, Japan rock band coldrain, have announced their upcoming full-length album THE REVELATION, will be released on August 8 Sony Music Entertainment Australia/VAP. Australian fans will be treated to an exclusive 16 track Australian Deluxe Edition of the album. Produced by the award winning David Bendeth (Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember), THE REVELATION, is the band’s debut international album. “It’s hard to put in words […]

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WIN a copy of JOHN MELLENCAMP performs Trouble No More – Live at Town Hall (CLOSED)

WIN a copy of JOHN MELLENCAMP performs Trouble No More – Live at Town Hall (CLOSED)

Thanks to our very good friends at Universal Music Australia, we have FIVE CD copies of the awesome new John Mellencamp release to give away to five of our lucky readers. This is a live recording from July 31, 2003 and is a must for any fan of Mr Mellencamp. So if you want to win one of the five copies, […]

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OZZY OSBOURNE – ‘Memoirs Of A Madman’ Out October 10th

OZZY OSBOURNE – ‘Memoirs Of A Madman’ Out October 10th

This October, the career of rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE will be celebrated with the Epic Records/Legacy Recordings MEMOIRS OF A MADMAN collections released in Australia through Sony Music Entertainment. Due out October 10, MEMOIRS OF A MADMAN (CD) serves as a career spanning audio release, featuring 17 of OZZY’s greatest hit singles compiled in one place for the first time in his career and will be available in a single […]

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The Encyclopedia Of Australian Heavy Metal: A History Of Australian Heavy Music in 400 pages

The Encyclopedia Of Australian Heavy Metal: A History Of Australian Heavy Music in 400 pages

Like, Metal Down Under. This book captures the past, present and future of the Australian metal scene and condenses it into 400 pages riveting, essential reading. The Encyclopedia of Australian Heavy Metal is an attempt to chronicle the history of heavy music in Australia. From the heady psychedelic early days of Buffalo and bruising boogie of AC/DC and Rose Tattoo […]

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