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 […]

Thanks to our very good friends at Universal Music Australia, we have TEN copies of the newly reissued 2CD deluxe version of the CLASSIC Bon Jovi album ‘New Jersey’ to give away to ten of our lucky readers. You can read below all about the release, as there’s not much more to say when it comes to this follow up to […]

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment presents the triumphant Australian return of hardcore punk rock legends Dead Kennedys. Returning to Australia in 2014 Dead Kennedys have unfinished business to attend to after taking in only part of the country on their previous acclaimed visit in 2011. East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride, D. H. Peligro and Ron “Skip” Greer will be taking Dead […]

Canadian Rock trio THE TEA PARTY today announce the release of their single ‘Water’s On Fire’ through Anthem/Sony Music Entertainment Australia. This marks the band’s first new music since 2004’s Seven Circles and is a harbinger to a studio album in the coming months. The original line-up of Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood, and Jeff Burrows reunited in 2011 for selected […]

Avenged Sevenfold, one of the world’s biggest rock bands, have announced the release of Waking The Fallen: Resurrected on August 29 via Hopeless Records/Unified. The multi-platinum band personally curated this rare, never before seen look at their fan favourite, genre defining, breakthrough album Waking The Fallen. The new release includes 11 never before heard songs, 23 total tracks, new artwork, the original first cut of the music […]

Melbourne rock upstarts APES are about to release their ridiculously charismatic new single ‘Pull The Trigger’,  and have just announced two single launch shows plus a BIGSOUND appearance. Busy, busy boys. Concentrating this past twelve months on solidifying their fanbase and tailoring their sound, Apes are the archetype of a young act with a bright future ahead of them. Heavy triple […]

Perennial hit makers and three-time Grammy award winners, Train have premiered their new single, “ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS”, set for release on July 31.  This initial offering is from their forthcoming 7th studio effort, BULLETPROOF PICASSO, which is scheduled to be released on September 12. The track will be hitting Australia airwaves from July 24, and is available to stream now below… Audiences have come to expect a […]

Swedish old school rockers The Gloria Story holds Kiss as one of their main influences. This year marks Kiss 40th anniversary. It is also the year that Kiss finally got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Gloria Story’s song “Live your Life in Shame” is all about “life as a Kiss-fan”. It’s packed with Kiss-references and […]

Sydney-based indie-pop outfit, The Griswolds, have applied the finishing touches to their debut album Be Impressive under the guidance of American producer Tony Hoffer (The Kooks, Beck, M83, Ladyhawke) and is pleased to announce it will go on sale inAustralia on August 22 through Chugg Music/MGM, the same week as it gets its global release via Wind Up Records. The first single “Beware the Dog” has been pumping on triple […]

The new video clip for The Strum’s new single, ‘DO IT ALL AGAIN’ is as real as it gets. Directed by Dan Graetz, known for his work with Violent Soho’s video clips, Do It All Again shows The Strums recording the track at 301 Studios in Byron Bay. It’s all live, all real, no bullshit. What you see is what […]

Metallica have announced the release of a new song, titled ‘Lords Of Summer – First Pass Version’, out now via Blackened Recordings. The band first debuted the song in March this year at a concert in Bogotá, Colombia. The new recording dubbed the “the First Pass Version” clocks in at eight minutes and 20 seconds and recalls the group’s thrashier Eighties offerings, […]

The Dead Daisies will release the Face I Love single across Australia today, in conjunction with launching the innovative “Face I Love” App on their Facebook page. By fans submitting the face that they love via the app, they will become part of the artwork for the EP cover and touring posters, with selected fans’ faces being chosen to be […]

Brisbane’s Like Thieves are taking full advantage of the facetime they have been sharing with the Australian rock-loving audiences of late and are taking their brand new music on the road with them on their AUTUMN’S TWILIGHT tour in August. Throughout May, they travelled around the country side with Dead Letter Circus on The Insider Tour and are proud to […]

Music is boring. This is the somewhat controversial EP title from NZ rock outfit Ashei. After the success of the first single from the record, ‘Bright Eyes’, a catchy-as-hell, up-tempo and ballsy pop/rock track, the band are proud to be taking their new tunes on the road for a New Zealand and Australian tour. Led by a unique female voice […]

A dream pairing if there ever was one…YOU ME AT SIX and TONIGHT ALIVE join forces to tour Australia this September! YOU ME AT SIX are hailed as leaders of Britain’s new rock by everyone from Radio 1 to Q Magazine and The Times. From their infamous sold out show at London’s Wembley Arena to upcoming appearances at Reading and […]

triple j’s Short.Fast.Loud, Blunt Mag, Monster Energy & Impericon present THE RISE OF BROTALITY TOUR- I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN + THE GHOST INSIDE (US) with In Hearts Wake, Bury Tomorrow (UK) + Hellions Synonymous with the forefront of punk rock for decades, Epitaph records is now home to the heavyweights of hardcore and this September they’re deploying two of […]

US rock acts The Pretty Reckless have premiered their bright and boisterous video for ‘Messed Up World’.  A stark contrast to their usually dark, grim video content, ‘Messed Up World’ sees the band + bikini babes partying beach-side. A dizzying array of colours and a cuts alongside this very catchy modern rock song results in a really mesmerising video, courtesy of director Jon J, […]

JOE SATRIANI has been an unstoppable force on the music scene for more than 27 years. Acclaimed around the world as one of the most technically accomplished and respected guitarists in rock music, the Australasian leg of his mammoth world tour brings the guitar professor back for his first headline shows since 2008. The tour, which is in support of Satriani’s […]

New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem return with their eagerly-anticipated new album Get Hurt – to be released in Australia on 15 August. Recorded at the legendary Blackbird Studios in Nashville with producer Mike Crossey (The 1975, Arctic Monkeys and Jake Bugg), ‘Get Hurt’ sees The Gaslight Anthem pushing their raw, stripped back rock ‘n’ roll into new territory, drawing on a fresh […]

Pop Will Eat Itself are set to return to Australia for the first time in 20 years!! POP WILL EAT ITSELF, aka PWEI, aka the Poppies stormed on to the late 80’s UK scene with their high energy, industrial tinged dance / rock anthems. They shared many a stage with such musical contemporaries as Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Jesus Jones, and The Wonder Stuff. However, […]

DEVILDRIVER have been slaying their way across the USA in a string of sold out shows with the irrepressible WHITECHAPEL in tow. These two titans have joined forces and will be bringing their pure fuckin’ metal forces to Australia in September. While many bands in the modern era are already withering away, DEVILDRIVER have proven to mutate, grow stronger, deadlier […]

Legendary rock pioneer, IAN ANDERSON – best known as the flute and voice behind the genre-defying Jethro Tull – will breath new life into the best of his epic catalogue in Australia this December. When Jethro Tull released their iconic album Thick As A Brick in 1972, front man Ian Anderson led the way in revolutionizing the rock concept album. […]

ARCHITECTS have unveiled the brand new video for the single ‘Gravedigger’, taken from the new album, Lost Forever // Lost Together, out now via UNFD. Click below to watch. The band have just been announced on The Amity Affliction ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ national tour this August/September with Issues, Stray From The Path and Deez Nuts. PRESENTED BY TRIPLE J, BLUNT MAGAZINE AND CONVERSE IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIFIED […]

July 4 will see the welcome return of one of the most notorious and thrilling punk bands to ever be spat out of the UK. Returning with a new single entitled ‘Chains’ (recently showcased as Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record’ on Radio One), Watford punks Gallows are coiled and sprung and ready to detonate once again. “It’s been a quiet year so far […]

Rejoice! Saviours of truly excellent pop punk/rock, Philly sextet THE WONDER YEARSare winging their way back down under this Spring to deliver noisy, fist-pumpable tunes and all-round good guy funtimes. Riding the tsunami of success generated by their most recent third full-length record ‘The Greatest Generation’, The Wonder Years are famous for thrilling live shows and their unwavering dedication to always going the extra mile […]

Live Nation by arrangement with Artist Voice are thrilled to present bohemian rock’n’roll outfit, HOWLING BELLS in Australia this September. In support of their recently released fourth album, Heartstrings, the band will return for their first set of national headline shows since 2011. Tickets for all shows go on sale at midday Thursday June 19. My Live Nation members can be among the first […]

JOHN GARCIA (Kyuss & Slo-Burn) Australian Tour: September 2014 – with Waxy (USA) and Mammoth Mammoth (Melb) John Garcia is instantly recognisable as the voice of a genre. Single handedly bringing the California Desert Rock sound to the world via his works with Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida, Hermano and Vista Chino and spawning a million copycats in the process His […]

SEETHER Reveal New Track, “Suffer It All” Available For Immediate Download With ‘Isolate And Medicate’ Pre-Order Lyric Video For “Words As Weapons” Released Today As Seether prepare to unleash their sixth studio album, ‘Isolate and Medicate’, to the world on June 27th, the platinum-selling alternative rockers have revealed a second track, “Suffer It All” for fans to stream and download today. One of the heaviest songs on the album, the track […]

The Amity Affliction have announced their biggest headline tour to date, in support of their recently released smash hit album “Let The Ocean Take Me”, which was released last Friday June 6. The tour will take in some of Australia’s most iconic venues and will include support from some of the hottest heavy music acts in the world. “Let The […]

Rock N Roll is truly a small world and THE STRUMS (Brisbane/Australia) and CAFEINE (Montreal/Canada) are heading your way in July to prove it. If you like your music energized and delivered by true believers, THE STRUMS and CAFEINE will be up your alley. It’s time to save Rock N Roll … again. THIS IS A FUCKIN ROCK N ROLL […]