Having wooed audiences on his recent European tour, Melbourne based solo artist Joe Matera will be bringing his own unique brand of guitar powered melodic instrumental rock to The Empress Hotel, for a special one-off solo show on Sunday, September 29th, 2013. Joining him for the Instrumental Shindig will be Sydney’s own Kim Humphreys. Matera, who is signed to European […]

Iconic Christian rockers Stryper’s new studio album “No More Hell to Pay” due out in November on Frontiers Records Frontiers Records is proud to announce the release of iconic Christian rockers Stryper’s new studio album, NO MORE HELL TO PAY; the offering has been confirmed for a November 1st release in Europe and November 5th in North America and will […]

Former Taxiride vocalist and songwriter Jason Singh is set to release his long anticipated solo album titled Humannequin on September 20th through Ambition Records, distributed by EMI Music Australia. Former WEA Records Managing Director Robert Rigby whom was responsible for introducing Taxiride to Warner Music heads Ambition Records. “I have had a long history with Jason and Charles each respectively […]

Trivium have announced the release of their eagerly awaited new album, Vengeance Falls produced by David Draiman (Disturbed, Device) on October 11. The first single Strife will be available as an instant download with all pre-orders.   For fans who can’t wait for a taste of new Trivium, the album opening Brave This Storm is available as a free MP3 download […]

Aussie rockers Sunset Riot, a band we have featured many times on the site have called it a day, see below for their official announcement regarding the finale… “OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT” Dear friends, It is after much thought, prayer and many long hours of personal and collaborative soul-searching, that we must announce the official finale of Sunset Riot. This was not an […]

Would you like to see UK band Peace live in Australia this September, for free? Well, thanks to our friends at Chugg Entertainment we have a double passes to give away for each of the below shows for Peace’s first ever Australian tour.  So all you need to do is shoot us an email with your name, which show you want […]

Richard Clapton is a name that is synonymous with Australian Rock music and this year marks his 40th year as a recording artist. To mark this auspicious occasion, Richard is making his annual pilgrimage to Sydney’s State Theatre for a night of nostalgia, reminiscing and of course a generous serving of the latest and greatest hits of his illustrious career. […]

Today, acclaimed hard rock band, Five Finger Death Punch release their highly anticipated The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 1 via Eleven Seven and Sony Music Entertainment Australia. The deluxe and standard editions of the album have already shot to the top of the iTunes metal charts in Australia at #1 and #2, and […]

TONIGHT ALIVE’s highly anticipated forthcoming album, THE OTHER SIDE, is available globally to pre order now through all major digital music retailers and the band’s official website (excluding Japan & North America). ‘Lonely Girl’ is the first official single to be taken from the album and is available to purchase digitally now. ‘Lonely Girl’ premiered globally last week to an […]

Destroy All Lines and Australian Guitar Magazine Present Between The Buried And Me Performing ‘The Future Sequence’ In Its Entirety – Plus Special Guests The Contortionist November 2013 Between The Buried And Me have confirmed they will be returning to Australia this November! The band will play their ambitious release The Parallax II: Future Sequence in it’s entirety. The critically […]

The wait is over, it’s roll out time for Big Day Out 2014. We have 3 rare jewels in the 2014 Big Day Out crown playing full concert sets, all major headliners in their own right, all coming together in the spirit of Big Day Out to deliver a unique event. That’s just the beginning; we have an array of […]

‘Australia’s new Queen of Rock!’ may sound a little ambitious for a band so fresh into  their career, but many are in agreement that ONIX is a band to watch out for. Forming  as an acoustic act late 2012, front woman Jessica Renee Kirby and former Freestate and  New Skinn bassist  Chris Miller came together to create a blend of […]

Multiplatinum alt-rock band AFI have announced an October 18th Australian release date for their highly anticipated new album Burials. The news follows last week’s sneak preview of the album’s first track, “I Hope You Suffer,” which the band posted on their official site, www.afireinside.net   Rolling Stone described “I Hope You Suffer” (available now on iTunes) as an “epic” song, “layering […]

Metallica yesterday revealed the details of Metallica Through The Never (Music from the Motion Picture), the soundtrack companion to the forthcoming groundbreaking 3D feature film, Metallica Through The Never. The two disc CD set will be released on Blackened Recordings/Universal Music in Australia on September 20th and highlights last year’s career spanning sets at Rexall Place in Edmonton and Rogers […]

NIRVANA: IN UTERO 20TH ANNIVERSARY MULTI-FORMAT REISSUE OUT SEPTEMBER 20th REMASTERED ALBUM AND ORIGINAL B-SIDES TO BE REISSUED ALONG WITH NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD DEMOS AND THE COMPLETE “LIVE AND LOUD” CONCERT FROM DECEMBER 13, 1993 To say that Nirvana’s third and ultimately final studio album In Utero was 1993’s most polarizing record would be the understatement of a decade. The unadorned sonic […]

“GUS G’s FIREWIND always put on a balls-out and exciting show, and with the girls drooling over the dashing Greeks and the guys drooling over Gus G’s flashing fingers, it’s a good combo!”   Metal-Rules.com Keep your heads high and don’t go falling to pieces, Greek power metallers GUS G’s FIREWIND are hitting Australia for the very first time in […]

Sirenia will be touring Australia for the very first time. One of the pioneer Symphonic Gothic Metal artists, Sirenia is the complete package; they have that captivating female fronted Symphonic sound, they have that mystique and aura about them with both atmospheric keyboards, guitars and music score while being able to enlighten and uplift the listener with sheer beauty, and […]

International  rock  juggernauts,  Alter Bridge  are  set  to  release  their  long-awaited  fourth  studio album, Fortress on September 27. Three years have passed since the critically lauded AB III crashed into the Top 10 of the UK Album Chart, and now Myles Kennedy (vocals), Mark Tremonti (guitar), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums) return with a new collection of songs to cement […]

It’s been a long time coming, but virtuoso musician, songwriter and performer Steve Balbi, will release his debut solo album, Black Rainbow, on Friday 13th September. He’ll then take the album on the road in October, touring with the Baby Animals to Newcastle, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Geelong, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.     Balbi, the former bass guitarist for Noiseworks, Electric Hippies and […]

Legendary Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have announced the title of the band’s forthcoming album: ‘The mediator between the head and hands must be the heart’ Although being inspired by Fritz Lang‘s classic 1927 movie “Metropolis”, the album is not set out to be a concept album or a soundtrack like it’s predecessors ‘Dante XXI’ (“The Divine Comedy”) and ‘A-Lex’ (“A Clockwork Orange”). ‘The mediator […]

After a brief hiatus, SKYWAY are back with plans to dominate the Australian scene with the release of a brand new EP in the latter half of 2013. With an impressive list of supports already under their belt, the band will be sharing the stage with All Time Low in Brisbane. SWING FROM A STREETLIGHT combine catchy vocal hooks, clever […]

Perth’s most brilliant metallers of the progressive kind, Voyager are bringing their much anticipated live show to Brisbane in support of their heralded new album. The Meaning Of I. They came with Children of Bodom, they came with Alestorm and now they are coming for you. They will be officially launching The Meaning Of I at Brisbane’s Crowbar in Fortitude […]

The Frontier Touring Company confirms the return of American rockers Fall Out Boy to Australia this October, this time bringing Melbourne’s own British India along for the ride. No strangers to our shores, Fall Out Boy played a pair of intimate theatre shows in March this year that sold out almost immediately after going on sale. Australians eager to catch […]

Legendary Brazilian extreme metallers SOULFLY have announced the title of the band’s forthcoming studio effort. The 9th SOULFLY album will be entitled »Savages« and is set for release on October 4, 2013 via Nuclear Blast / Universal Music Australia. Produced, engineered and mixed by renowned sound guru Terry Date (PANTERA, DEFTONES, WHITE ZOMBIE), »Savages« will be released as a limited edition digpack CD, 2LP vinyl and digital download. Guest vocal […]

God gave rock’n’roll to KVELERTAK. They used it and Dave Grohl approved it. True fans of heavy metal rejoice, your saviours are here. Throughout history bands have tried to meld multiple genres (punk/metal/hardcore/rock/), and most have failed spectacularly. KVELERTAK present a sound that fuses so many heavy elements successfully, they’re impossible to ignore. “Extreme metal and rock & roll had […]

“ … a perfected version of sci-fi metal, as though some crazy scientist had created some future hybrid of the Prodigy and Pantera, or Slipknot and Skrillex” – The Guardian Combining equal parts foot-stomping energy and melodic ferocity, Japan’s metal/electro mash-up masters, CROSSFAITH, are ready to cause a riot with new album ‘APOCALYZE’. Produced by the legendary Machine (Lamb of […]

US garage-rock legends THE BELLRAYS paid a visit to Australia in June 2013 after a lengthy break from touring the Oz territory. Following the run of European shows (and some recording) that pre-ceeded the hectic promo / touring schedule here in Australia, it all took its toll on singer Lisa Kekaula, who’s voice almost gave out just in time for her first […]

Home grown melodic hardcore band Cabin Fever have released their debut EP Voices, propelling the eager Perth band deeper into the Australian hardcore scene. Highlight track Hard Yards, effortlessly captures the raw energy and soul that characterises Cabin Fever’s blunt attitude to song writing and performance. It’s edgy, sharp and boasts catchy melodies with a hint of punk, setting Cabin […]

Dutch metallers REVAMP featuring FLOOR JANSEN (After Forever, Nightwish etc.) will release their second album »Wild Card« on August 23 via Nuclear Blast. The opening track `The Anatomy Of A Nervous Breakdown: On The Sideline´ has been released as a digital single. Get it on iTunes here: The tracklist of »Wild Card« reads as follows: 01. ‘The Anatomy Of A […]

KARNIVOOL’S live show is one which has received the respect of their peers and the loyalty of their fans all over the world, so it would be beyond remiss of the band to release a new record without giving those songs the chance to breathe, morph and thunder as they should in the live arena. The “Asymmetry” tour starts in […]