THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have announced their forthcoming album ‘Monuments To An Elegy’ will be released December 12 via Martha’s Music/BMG Music/Cooking Vinyl Australia. ‘Monuments To An Elegy’ marks the iconic alternative band’s eighth studio album and is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2012 album ‘Oceania’. This new album was recorded in Chicago with Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder, who […]

After an extensive tour of the US with KISS & Def Leppard, which finished with three shows on board the KISS Kruise IV, The Dead Daisies are ready to bring their show back to Australia and New Zealand on the upcoming ‘Angel In Your Eyes’ tour! KISS & Def Leppard fans all around the world have rocked out to The Dead […]

AC/DC’s recently announced album ROCK OR BUST, available for pre-order now, will have its first Australian public playback at midday on Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at the small Riverina town of The Rock, population 860, 5 days ahead of its official release on Friday November 28th. Sony Music and Alberts will be launching ROCK OR BUST at the Lockhart Shire’s […]

D.C. based prog outfit Periphery are set to release dual albums Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, on January 23rd via Roadrunner Records Australia “Given the nature and complexity of the Juggernaut story, we’ve actually done something different and exciting in regards to the release,” explains drummer Matt Halpern. “Juggernaut is a story that is told through our music, and we […]

Would you like to see Manchester Orchestra live in Australia this month, for free? Well, thanks to our friends at XIII Touring we have 2 x double passes to give away for each of the below shows for Manchester Orchestra’s upcoming Australian tour. So all you need to do is shoot us an email with your name, phone number, which […]

LONG AWAITED 3-CD RARITIES COLLECTION INCLUDES NEW AND UNRELEASED TRACKS. Recognized as one of the world’s most influential bands in rock music, Grammy-winning multi-platinum selling band Soundgarden started a musical transformation that inspired a generation in its record-breaking career, leaving an indelible mark by helping redefine alternative and hard rock. Hard on the heels of the 20th anniversary deluxe re-release […]

Get ready Australia and New Zealand because the most anticipated rock tour of the summer has just been confirmed!  Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that rock superstars Foo Fighters will be returning to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2015 for their biggest shows ever, with very special guests Rise Against. Last in Australia and New Zealand in 2011 for a […]

Today, Bluesfest Byron Bay, the multi award winning 5 Day Festival, held annually over the Easter Long weekend just north of Byron Bay (EVENT DATES: Thu 2nd to Mon 6th of April, 2015) reveals the 3rd medley of phenomenal artists who will be performing at Bluesfest 2015. Announcement #3 features a strong dose of Blues and Roots and so much more, with […]

The Bronx alter ego MARIACHI EL BRONX have announced a string of sideshows to coincide with their much anticipated appearance at Bluesfest in 2015.  The Charro suited outfit will be bringing favorites from their first two albums and for the first time brand new music from the latest acclaimed album (III) to life for devoted Australian fans next April. From what began as a […]

AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIGITALLY AND ON VIDEO ON DEMAND. Metallica will be releasing a ten-year anniversary 2-disc Blu-Ray and DVD of their out of print, groundbreaking movie, METALLICA: Some Kind of Monster on November 28, 2014. Originally released on July 9, 2004, METALLICA: Some Kind of Monster follows the band through three of the […]

ANGELS & AIRWAVES have revealed the stunning cross-platform tapestry of forthcoming new album ‘The Dream Walker’, which will be released concurrently with an animated short film (Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker) on December 9th. Instantly recognisable as one of the faces of Blink 182, Tom DeLonge formed Angels & Airwaves in 2005. In the ensuing nine years, the band has […]

AFI lead vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget have announced November 21 as the release date for XTRMST,the self-titled debut album from the duo’s new straight-edge hardcore band. The first single from the album,Conformist is out now and you can listen to 4 other tracks via the band’s Soundcloud. “Jade and I have been talking about starting a straight edge […]

Contemporary classic rockers, The Dead Daisies, have released their second single, “Angel In Your Eyes”, from their Face I Love EP, as they get set to commence their tour (of the same name) across Australia and New Zealand in late November. The Dead Daisies will hit Australia in November, ready to headline 5 massive shows across the country, taking in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, and […]

Thanks to our good friends at Sony Music Australia, we have ten copies of the new Train album ‘Bulletproof Picasso’ to give away to our lucky readers. To win one of the ten copies, simply send us an email to mtrbwy@maytherockbewithyou.com with the subject line of ‘Train Giveaway’ and include your name and address and the answer to this question…‘What did […]

Eleven Seven Music Group is proud to announce the signing of Aussie rockers, My Secret Circus. “For a US label to sign an Australian band there has to be something special,” says CEO Allen Kovac. “When My Secret Circus releases their first album on Eleven Seven, the world will be introduced to a very special artist.” MY SECRET CIRCUS merge […]

Purveyors of quality rock’n’roll, Melbourne rock band Palace Of The King is set to release their debut album in April 2015.  Ahead of this, they will whet the appetite with their riff-heavy brand of psych-blues rock n’ roll, releasing a new track each month from November 2014 through to March 2015. Five months, five singles, all to be unleashed on […]

This weekend, the new HBO series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways begins on GO!. Airing this Saturday, October 18 at 4:30pm – just hours after it premieres in the US. Fans can also catch encore screenings on Sunday, October 19 at 3:30pm on GO! and Wednesday, October 22 at midnight on Channel Nine. The official trailer- viewable below – features musicians involved in this incredible series […]

OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ & CEDRIC BIXLER-ZAVALA (At The Drive In/The Mars Volta) FORM ‘ANTEMASQUE’ EPONYMOUS DEBUT GETS AUSTRALIAN RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 7 (digital) / NOVEMBER 24 (LP/CD) ANTEMASQUE is a band. A very new band. As it happens, it is the most recent band formed by respected rock pundits Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At The Drive In and The Mars Volta fame. ANTEMASQUE will release their eponymous debut longplayer digitally […]

To say 2014 has been a bit of a whirlwind year for The Bennies would be somewhat of an understatement. And if you know anything about The Bennies, you’d probably appreciate that they’ve no time for subtleties.  In the midst of a mental touring schedule, The Bennies will release their brand new EP, Heavy Disco digitally on Poison City Records on November 11 before […]

Following the announcement last week of TRAIN’s Bulletproof Picasso Tour Australian dates, a last minute change to the band’s international travel arrangements have required the rescheduling of dates for both the Sydney and Melbourne shows. Train will perform now at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday April 1 (originally scheduled for Sunday April 5 – no change of venue). Sydney show […]

New version of 1977 studio recording contains previously unreleased demos, live tracks, 1977 Gene Simmons interview and liner notes by Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott. Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees KISS continue to celebrate their 40th anniversary with the release of a deluxe two-CD version of their 1977 U.S. platinum-plus album, Love Gun, coming out October 31, 2014 via […]

Rock icon BILLY IDOL is returning to Australia and New Zealand for his first concert tour of Australia since 2002 and his first of New Zealand since 1987. The original punk turned global superstar will perform indoor shows and a day on the green winery events in March and April 2015. Idol’s band includes long-time collaborator and lead-guitarist Steve Stevens. […]

Today, Bluesfest Byron Bay, the highly awarded 5 Day Music Festival, held over the 2015 Easter long weekend (EVENT DATES: Thu 2nd to Mon 6th of April, 2015) reveals its 2nd group of outstanding artists to perform at its purpose-built festival & camping site just north of Byron Bay. The 1st Announcement for the 26th Annual Bluesfest that included THE […]

Indie pop-rock duo People On Vacation are back with their brilliant new album ‘The Chronicles Of Tim Powers’ The two Texans funded the release through a hugely successful PledgeMusic crowdfunding campaign and as a testament to their commitment to fan interaction, they even named the album after one lucky pledger! If you’ve not heard of People On Vacation it is the […]

Frontier Touring are proud to welcome back multi-platinum selling band The Script to Australia and New Zealand to play a string of arena shows in April and May 2015! The Dublin-raised, London-based trio – Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and Glen Power – are no strangers to Australia, having sold out multiple arena shows on their previous visits and currently in […]

American rockers THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM return to Australia for four pulsating shows in January and February 2015. “So few hoist the flag of rock ‘n’ roll as proudly and explicitly as The Gaslight Anthem these days.” – Alternative Press. No stranger to blowing away audiences on the stages at some of the most iconic stadiums in the world – punters […]

Brisbane Show Announced & 2nd Sydney Show Added After selling out the previously announced Australian shows and adding an extra show in Sydney, ED KOWALCZYK will extend the ‘I Alone Acoustic Tour’ this November to include Brisbane due to the overwhelming demand from his dedicated Queensland fans. The legendary songwriter and former lead-singer of the multi-platinum rock band, Live, Ed […]

Three-time Grammy award winners and perpetual hit makers, TRAIN,are returning to Australia in April 2015 as part of a world tour in support of their seventh studio album,Bulletproof Picasso. The San Francisco-based group have been responsible for some of the most successful and loved pop smash hits of the past two decades, including “Drops of Jupiter”, “Meet Virginia”, “Calling All Angels” […]

Fans have eagerly been awaiting the return of Yellowcard to Australia and Frontier Touring can now confirm that we will be bringing them back to tour Australia in July. This time the band will also be taking Mayday Parade on the road with them! Back in action with their seventh studio album Lift A Sail (out through Cooking Vinyl Australia […]

LA based hard rockers In This Moment have announced that their eagerly awaited new album Black Widow will arrive in Australia on November 14 via Atlantic Records. Produced by longtime collaborator – and multiple GRAMMY® Award nominee – Kevin Churko (Five Finger Death Punch, Ozzy Osbourne), Black Widow will be available for pre-order on October 7th. The first single, Sick Like Me is available now. “Black Widow is definitely […]