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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Dead Daisies are flawless as they show North America that new classic rock is well and truly alive With rave reviews pouring in, The Dead Daisies are impressing even the staunchest of classic rock fans with their lives shows, as they wrap up their support tour with Bad Company & Lynyrd Skynyrd, before heading off to join the juggernaut summer tour that […]

GODSMACK to release their new album ‘1000hp’ via Spinefarm / Caroline Australia on Friday August 29th, 2014 Few bands have so consistently and successfully championed the cause of hard rock as Godsmack. Since the release of their self-titled debut (1998), the Boston quartet have notched up a remarkable set of facts ‘n’ stats in the US and beyond: these include 4 Grammy […]

Sony Music is proud to support ‘The Making Of Midnight Oil’ exhibition at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum. After a triumphant opening on Friday June 20th the gallery has gone on to welcome thousands of visitors from right across Australia and internationally, and has now announced the following special events: SPECIAL FILM SCREENING EVENT: THE MAKING OF 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Wednesday 6th August, 6:30PM […]

Nonpoint are set to release their eighth studio album, “The Return,” In Australia on September 29 via Metal Blade/Rocket. After 17 years in the game, the Florida quintet sustains the same energy that sparked its foundation back in 1997. The riffs crack with intensity, the bass and drums forge an unmatched groove, and the vocals rapidly recount stories of pain and […]

US metal favourites PRONG will tour Australia for the first time ever this coming November for Nightmare Music. Founded by singer/guitarist Tommy Victor in 1986, the band has never made it to Australian shores at any point in their 28-year career. But all that is about to change… Tommy Victor: “PRONG has never been to Australia. In all the years of it’s existence. I personally haven’t been […]

THEY’RE BACK! RUSSO & JAMIESON TEAM UP FOR CHRISTMAS SHOWS They joined forces earlier this year for two SOLD OUT shows in Sydney and Melbourne, and now the rest of Australia will get the chance to experience Phil Jamieson and Scott Russo’s live show. The two front men will be giving fans an early Christmas present as they hit the […]

THE SCRIPT ANNOUNCE FORTHCOMING ALBUM PLANS – NO SOUND WITHOUT SILENCE – TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 19TH  NEW SINGLE SUPERHEREOS TO RADIO THURSDAY JULY 24TH The Script today announced the plans for their eagerly awaited fourth album. Titled NO SOUND WITHOUT SILENCE, the record will be released in Australia on September 19th, and is preceded by the single ‘Superheroes’. The plans were unveiled in an exclusive Google Hangout with […]

Busy kicking ass on Vans Warped Tour, Anberlin have stopped for a brief moment to drop a bewitching new video for Stranger Ways, a track taken from their seventh and final album,lowborn. Instead of recording the album together, each member of the band recorded their own parts with separate producers they each selected. The result is a diverse and lush collection of songs that […]

Platinum-selling pop rockers American Hi-Fi are set to release their fifth full-length album, Blood & Lemonade on Friday September 12, 2014 in Australia and New Zealand through Rude Records/Rocket. Australian pre-orders for Vinyl, CD and Digital album are available now at JB Hifi and iTunes. ‘Golden State’ is the second single to come off their forthcoming album, following on from the first single ‘Allison’, which kicked off the Boston band’s return from a semi-hiatus earlier this year. Front man Stacy […]

MELBOURNE SOLD OUT WITH SECOND SHOW ADDED! After the first Melbourne 18+ show sold out in a matter of hours You Me At Six, Tonight Alive (and the promoters) were inundated by fans to add a second show. We are now bloody stoked to announce a second and definitely final YOU ME AT SIX and TONIGHT ALIVE Melbourne show. Tickets […]

A band that defies categorisation and one of the most innovative indie bands, SAY ANYTHING are heading back to Australia this October for a series of headline shows. Forming in 2000, SAY ANYTHING has built a formidable and fiercely loyal fan base with their quirky, honest and eclectic take on rock. Since the release of their seminal album ‘ …Is A Real Boy’, SAY ANYTHING have […]

Possum Records CEO Philip Israel is proud to announce the formation of a new record label called Poison Thorn Records. Poison Thorn Records, distributed by Universal Music, is a subsidiary of Possum Records. The new Sydney based label will be genre specific, catering exclusively to both local and international alternative, rock and metal bands and artists. “There’s a wealth of […]

Motionless In White have released the title track to their forthcoming album Reincarnate, out September 12 via Fearless Records/Unified. Named by Alternative Press as one of their Most Anticipated Albums of 2014, the album was produced by Dan Korneff (My Chemical Romance, Lamb Of God), and features guest vocals from Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth), Maria Brink (In This Moment), and Tim Sköld (Marilyn […]

Counting Crows will release their highly-anticipated seventh studio album titled Somewhere Under Wonderland on the 5th of September on Capitol Records.  The short film of “Palisades Park,” directed by Bill Fishman, is available now and can be seen HERE Known for creating unique and innovative concerts and consistently ranked as one of the top live bands performing today, Counting Crows are in […]

Fresh from launching themselves back into the live arena for the first time since the Reading and Leeds Festivals last year, Gallows spent the weekend tearing down tents at Hyde Park with Black Sabbath before dominating Sonisphere Festival and are now proud to unleash a new video for recently released single ‘Chains’. Shot in Toronto by Canadian director and musician […]

Architects have announced their first Australian headline shows since 2010, playing club shows in Sydney and Melbourne this September as side shows from their massive arena tour supporting The Amity Affliction. Joining them as support are US hardcore band Stray From The Path, and Sydney boysHand Of Mercy. Architects are no stranger to Australian shores. They supported Parkway Drive (2009) and The Amity Affliction (2012) and […]

THE MADDEN BROTHERS DEBUT ALBUM, ‘GREETINGS FROM CALIFORNIA’ NOW SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 12 AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER FROM TODAY! PERFORMING ON THE VOICE & NRL STATE OF ORIGIN GAME III NEW VIDEO FOR GOLD SINGLE “WE ARE DONE”   The Madden Brothers, Joel and Benji Madden have made their debut album, Greetings From California, available for pre order here today. Those who pre-order the album […]

After the untimely cancellation of their debut Australian tour, Corrosion Of Conformity have moved quickly to work with a new promoter and rebook a new set of dates and keep the promise to their fans. US Punk/Metal pioneers, Corrosion Of Conformity (bassist/vocalist Mike Dean, drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin and guitarist Woody Weatherman) exploded onto the US heavy scene way back in the early 80’s. The […]

“When I first started writing this record I didn’t actually know I was writing a record…I kind of just thought I was dying.” FRNKIERO ANDTHE CELLABRATION, the new project from Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) , will release STOMACHACHES on August 29, 2014 on Cooking Vinyl Records. “In late 2012 I started to experience an increase in my already painful digestive issues and my creative side started […]

It’s the album of his career – literally. To celebrate 30 years as a solo artist, Jimmy Barnes is revisiting some of his biggest hits, collaborating with some of his favourite artists; Keith Urban, The Living End, John Farnham, Bernard Fanning, Shihad, Tina Arena, Baby Animals and Jon Stevens plus more. “I wanted to do something special for the 30th anniversary,” […]

RYAN ADAMS, SELF-PRODUCED, SELF-TITLED NEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 5TH AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW ITUNES JB HI-FI “… he doesn’t seem to have lost a songwriting step. This thing is a total knockout.”—STEREOGUM on ‘Gimme Something Good’ Ryan Adams has confirmed September 5thas the release date of RYAN ADAMS, his new album released on Pax-Am / Columbia Records through Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Produced by Adams himself at his […]

The Vines have been a mercurial band since they arrived in 2002. Their talent took hold when the debut album ‘Highly Evolved’ launched them as one of rock music’s new saviours. It was a height though that the volatile band was never going to maintain for long. At some point the tales took over the talent and became their namesake camouflage. Out of […]

MORE ANTHEM WORLD TOUR CONCERTS SOLD OUT BAND ANNOUNCE SPECIAL “YOU PICK THE SET LIST” FAN VOTED SET LIST FOR GOLD COAST AUG 6th, SYDNEY AUG 13th and FREMANTLE AUG 15th. Inspired by the enthusiasm for the coming ANTHEM WORLD TOUR which has already garnered sold out shows at both Melbourne’s Palais Theatre and Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, HANSON has selected several […]

Beloved and respected Melbourne rock outfit Antiskeptic have returned after six years on the bench! Hard work, determination and a resilient attitude have seen the band return to top form, in time to unleash their aptly titled, epic third album ‘Stare Down The Ocean’, out independently on September 19. Formed out the back of a record store in 1999, Antiskeptic shot to […]

Soundwave Festival 2015 will be held over 2 days in each city – Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane. Half the bands play day one. The other half play day two. They criss-cross Saturday/Sunday in each city. Adelaide & Melbourne will be the 1st weekend of the festival. The dates for these two cities are Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 of […]

Live Nation Global Touring announced today thatSting & Paul Simon, two of music’s most renowned and enduring artists, will bring their critically-acclaimed On Stage Together tour to Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2015. The tour kicks off Friday, January 30th at Vector Arena in Auckland and will continue on to select cities and venues including the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Rod Laver Arena […]

Shihad have announced the release of their brand new album, FVEY (pronounced, Five Eyes), on Friday, August 15. Recorded in December last year at Auckland’s legendary York Street Studio with Killing Joke frontman, Jaz Coleman at the production helm, FVEY sounds unlike anything Shihad have done before. When frontman Jon Toogood, drummer Tom Larkin, bass payer Karl Kippenberger and guitarist Phil Knight reconvened in Melbourne during the winter of 2013 for a lock down writing session it was a natural move to conjure […]