Category: Music News

WIN STUFF: Want to witness Gene Simmons donate a bass guitar to The Hard Rock Cafe in SYDNEY, oh and maybe meet him too… (CLOSED)

WIN STUFF: Want to witness Gene Simmons donate a bass guitar to The Hard Rock Cafe in SYDNEY, oh and maybe meet him too… (CLOSED)

Rock legends KISS are in Australia for their ‘Monster’ tour and thanks to our very good friends at the Hard Rock Café in Sydney we are giving five lucky winners a chance for you and a friend to come and witness something not many get to do, in a money can’t buy experience… Gene Simmons will be making an appearance […]

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BLUE OYSTER CULT First Ever Australian Tour

BLUE OYSTER CULT First Ever Australian Tour

Blue Oyster Cult may be the ultimate ‘cult’ band. Revered by punks, metal heads, sci-fi geeks and horror movie fans alike, B.O.C. have carved out a 40-year career via a string of complex hard rock albums and killer live shows. The author Steven King adores them and so does Dave Graney. Their best known track Don’t Fear The Reaper, was a U.S. top […]

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WIN Deep Purple and Journey tickets! (CLOSED)

WIN Deep Purple and Journey tickets! (CLOSED)

One of the best double bills of the year is about to rock the country – the legendary Deep Purple and, for the first time in Australia, Journey. Here we have two phenomenal bands that have stood the test of time in one incredible concert; a night of all round great classic rock and roll. The five-stop national tour starts […]

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Anthrax take on the Thin Lizzy classic ‘Jailbreak’, appearing on their new ‘Anthems’ EP

Anthrax take on the Thin Lizzy classic ‘Jailbreak’, appearing on their new ‘Anthems’ EP

Thrash metal legends ANTHRAX have posted a viral video for their version of THIN LIZZY’s, ‘Jailbreak“ online, which you can check out below… Surf to http://youtu.be/lu3wHBW0GdI and feel free to like, share, embed the video!   ‘Jailbreak’ is taken from the upcoming special edition of the band’s successful last album, Worship Music. The special edition will contain both the regular album as […]

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WIN Tickets to THIN LIZZY’s 4th March MELBOURNE show (CLOSED)

WIN Tickets to THIN LIZZY’s 4th March MELBOURNE show (CLOSED)

Already announced as part of the biggest rock tour of the summer with KISS and Motley Crue, Irish rockers Thin Lizzy will also be taking to the stage for a headline show in Melbourne. Australian fans will get to see the line-up that has been winning over fans and critics alike for the past two years. Led by alumni Scott […]

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‘Up In The Air’ new single from Thirty Seconds To Mars rockets into space tomorrow… literally…

‘Up In The Air’ new single from Thirty Seconds To Mars rockets into space tomorrow… literally…

“UP IN THE AIR” – FIRST SINGLE FROM THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS NEW ALBUM ROCKETS INTO SPACE TOMORROW – First Copy Of Single Travels From Cape Canaveral To International Space Station In SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule  – “Up In The Air” Set For March 19 Release Thirty Seconds To Mars new single “Up In The Air” will be launched into […]

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Northlane Announce New Album Release New Single & Music Video

Northlane Announce New Album Release New Single & Music Video

On the eve of the Soundwave festival performances, UNFD are proud to announce the release of Northlane’s highly anticipated second album, “Singularity”. To celebrate the announcement Northlane have released a new music video for the track, “Quantum Flux” unveiled today via the viral site singularity2013.com. The track is also available on iTunes. “Singularity” will be released on Friday 22 March, just […]

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BLACK SABBATH add ADELAIDE to their 2013 Australian tour!

BLACK SABBATH add ADELAIDE to their 2013 Australian tour!

BLACK SABBATH With Special Guests SHIHAD – CITY OF CHURCHES – PREPARE FOR THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS!! – ONE SHOW ONLY! BLACK SABBATH– the band credited with creating heavy metal and one of the most influential bands of all time – has heeded South Australian pleas, confirming that their first Australian tour in nearly 40 years will now include Adelaide […]

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Iggy & The Stooges announce new album, ‘Ready To Die’

Iggy & The Stooges announce new album, ‘Ready To Die’

”A real fucking group… they also make fucking records. They don’t just go and twiddle around on stage to make a bunch of fucking money” – Iggy Pop Better 40 years later than never: The follow-up to the first record ever to bear the Iggy and the Stooges logo–the immortal proto-punk masterpiece Raw Power–will finally be out April 26, when Warner Music Australia and […]

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Stryper – Bleeding From The Inside Out, new single out now!

Stryper – Bleeding From The Inside Out, new single out now!

STRYPER today released “Bleeding From the Inside Out“, the first digital single off the forthcoming album “Second Coming” due for release on Frontiers Records on March 26th in North America.  The song is one of the 2 original tracks which can be found on this new release (with the other being “Blackened”). The other 14 songs making out the new album are brand […]

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The Gloria Story to return with new album, ‘Born To Lose’

The Gloria Story to return with new album, ‘Born To Lose’

OLD SCHOOL ROCKERS THE GLORIA STORY ARE BACK! – New album, Born to Lose, out April 5! Where bands like Graveyard or Rival Sons explore the heavier stuff from the 70’s, old school rockers The Gloria Story focuses on, and reinvents the more party-oriented sounds of that same decade. The Gloria Story is a mashup of punk rock attitude with hard rock energy […]

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Melbourne rockers Dirty York announce album launch for ‘Feed The Fiction’

Melbourne rockers Dirty York announce album launch for ‘Feed The Fiction’

DIRTY YORK ‘Feed The Fiction’ Album Launch, Saturday 2nd March www.dirtyyork.com Dirty York have earned a reputation in recent years as a hardworking, charismatic, unpretentious, old school rock ‘n’ roll band. Melbourne’s favourite sons have not only impressed local audiences with their swaggerin’, no holds barred, sweat-soaked performances, but European punters have also taken the lads to heart after they wowed thousands […]

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Aerosmith heading back to Australia on the ‘Global Warming World Tour’ 2013

Aerosmith heading back to Australia on the ‘Global Warming World Tour’ 2013

April’s about to get a whole lot louder with the news that Aerosmith are returning to Australia for the first time in 24 years! McManus Entertainment is excited to announce that legendary rockers Aerosmith will play shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in April and May. A stellar line-up of special guests, including Wolfmother, Grinspoon, Spiderbait, The Dead Daisies, Kingswood […]

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Picture: Markus Tagaris (Gain), John Norum, Magnus Lundbäck (Gain)

John Norum signs record deal with Gain

Europe’s lead guitarist John Norum has signed a record deal with Gain/Sony Music. He will shortly enter the studio and record his new solo album, due to be released in September. John Norum released his first solo album ”Total control” in 1987 and has made eight solo albums in total since then. The latest album “Play Yard Blues” came out […]

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The Tea Party – Surprise attack of Australia

The Tea Party – Surprise attack of Australia

In July 2012, The Tea Party made a triumphant return to the stage in Australia with a series of sold out shows across all major capital cities after being apart for almost 8 years. The band made a promise to the fans each night that they would return with new music and they are about to make good on this […]

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Puscifer added to Sydney and Adelaide!

Puscifer added to Sydney and Adelaide!

PUSCIFER ANNOUNCED ON SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL IN SYDNEY AND ADELAIDE! Soundwave Fans in Sydney and Adelaide are in for an extra special treat as PUSCIFER join the already massive lineup! A PUSCIFER live show leads their audience through laughter, tears and reflective enlightenment throughout one night’s performance. It’s a musically driven evening that merges technology, quirky characters and comedy in what […]

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Whitesnake to release new live CD/DVD ‘Made In Japan’

Whitesnake to release new live CD/DVD ‘Made In Japan’

Whitesnake NEW DVD/LIVE CD PACKAGE: “MADE IN JAPAN” Multi-platinum rock band Whitesnake to release new DVD/live cd package: “Made in Japan” due out in April on Frontiers Records Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of legendary rock band Whitesnake’s new DVD/live CD package, MADE IN JAPAN. MADE IN JAPAN is set for release on April 19th in Europe (22nd in the UK) and April […]

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Alice In Chains Announce May 2013 Release For New Album

Alice In Chains Announce May 2013 Release For New Album

Alice In Chains have announced a May 2013 release for their highly anticipated new album, THE DEVIL PUT DINOSAURS HERE. Fueling excitement is the first track “Hollow,” which was initially released as a lyric video but has taken on a life of its own, hitting No. 1 on the US Mainstream Rock radio chart and closing in on No. 1 on […]

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The Dillinger Escape Plan to release new album ‘One of Us is the Killer’ in May 2013

The Dillinger Escape Plan to release new album ‘One of Us is the Killer’ in May 2013

The trailblazing band, whose creative energy and unwavering artistic commitment has reverberated through underground subculture and in tastemaker circles alike since the late 1990s, return with renewed passion and unrivalled skill with their fifth full-length album. One of Us is the Killer is set to be released through the band’s own Party Smasher Inc., in partnership with Remote Control (Radiohead, Vampire […]

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Cradle of Filth Australian tour announcement

Cradle of Filth Australian tour announcement

KillRockStar BigDog Entertainment by arrangement with X-Ray Touring present:  CRADLE OF FILTH, Australian Tour 2013 With special guests: TBA  KillRockStar BigDog Entertainment present UK gothic black metal legends Cradle Of Filth live in Australia in 2013. Cradle of Filth formed in Suffolk in 1991 and after a string of demo recordings released their debut album, ‘The Principle of Evil Made Flesh’ […]

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Billy Joel, Van Halen and more heading to Sydney for the inaugural STONE Music Festival!

Billy Joel, Van Halen and more heading to Sydney for the inaugural STONE Music Festival!

STONE Music Festival is coming to Sydney in April! Only Australian performances from Billy Joel, Van Halen and Kings of Chaos Billy Joel (Sunday 21 April) and Van Halen (Saturday, 20 April) have been confirmed to headline the inaugural STONE Music Festival to be held over two days at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. STONE Music Festival will be an EPIC once-in-a-lifetime Aussie celebration […]

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Katatonia to support Opeth this March!

Katatonia to support Opeth this March!

We are thrilled to announce that KATATONIA will be joining OPETH for their Australian tour this March! Since forming in 1991, KATATONIA have become one of the most revered and cherished of all bands in the modern heavy music firmament.  With a steady stream of classic albums, Sweden’s masters of melancholy have spread their baleful gospel across the globe, refining […]

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The Ghost Inside Debut New Video – First Australian Headline Tour Announced!

The Ghost Inside Debut New Video – First Australian Headline Tour Announced!

THE GHOST INSIDE DEBUT NEW VIDEO First Australian Headline Tour Announced Los Angeles based melodic hardcore band The Ghost Inside are gearing up to embark on their first headlining tour of Australia. The band will be joined by Emmure, Antagaonist AD and Hand Of Mercy. The “Destroy Music Tour” will begin May 23rd in Perth and wrap up June 2nd […]

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Bring Me The Horizon launch a unique, direct-to-fan pre-sale campaign for new album ‘Sempiternal’

Bring Me The Horizon launch a unique, direct-to-fan pre-sale campaign for new album ‘Sempiternal’

PLEDGEMUSIC TEAMS UP WITH SONY MUSIC AUSTRALIA, BRING ME THE HORIZON AND RAW POWER MANAGEMENT GROUNDBREAKING DIRECT-TO-FAN PRE-SALE CAMPAIGN FOR BRING ME THE HORIZON’S SEMPITERNAL ALBUM RELEASE PledgeMusic has teamed up with Sony Music Entertainment Australia, RCA Records, Bring Me The Horizon and Raw Power Management to launch a unique, direct-to-fan pre-sale campaign for what is tipped to be one […]

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Rock for Doc!

Rock for Doc!

SUPPORT ACT LTD and SPITFIRE MUSIC PRESENT ROCK FOR DOC The incomparable Doc Neeson is the enigmatic frontman who won The Angels legions of fans from the bands’ very beginning. For generations, Doc’s onstage theatrics have lured in many loving fans and sold millions of records worldwide.  Since co-founding the Keystone Angels in Adelaide in 1974, Doc has now racked […]

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Fozzy join Duff McKagan’s Loaded and Danko Jones Sydney Sidewave!

Fozzy join Duff McKagan’s Loaded and Danko Jones Sydney Sidewave!

No matter what people say, bigger is always better – especially when we’re talking about heavy metal. And heavy metal doesn’t get much bigger than FOZZY. FOZZY, the band featuring WWE Wrestling Superstar CHRIS JERICHO and Stuck Mojo mastermind RICH ‘The Duke’ WARD will be joining DUFF McKAGAN’S LOADED and DANKO JONES in Sydney only. There is no doubt that […]

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TENACIOUS D return to Australia this May!

TENACIOUS D return to Australia this May!

TENACIOUS D RETURN TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND THIS MAY! The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to confirm that the comic rock brilliance of Tenacious D will be returning to our shores again this May for an extensive run of headline theatre shows. Bringing it all back to the classic lineup that originally birthed their genius, Jack Black and Kyle […]

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Steve Stevens live in clinic and conversation – Australia!

Steve Stevens live in clinic and conversation – Australia!

Steve Stevens is one of the most gifted and original guitarists to emerge from the 80s music scene. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Stevens first picked up the guitar at age seven. Immersing himself in the great early 70s Brit guitar heroes like Beck, Page and Clapton, Steve would eventually became an avid prog rock fan. Post his graduation from […]

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Iron Maiden – Maiden England Tour released on DVD

Iron Maiden – Maiden England Tour released on DVD

EMI are proud to announce the highly anticipated release of the Double Disc DVD MAIDEN ENGLAND ‘88 on 25 March. Now available for the very first time on DVD, this live show was filmed across two sold-out nights at Birmingham N.E.C Arena, UK in November 1988 during the band’s “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son World Tour”. Disc one contains […]

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Evermore announces ‘Hero’ tour.

Evermore announces ‘Hero’ tour.

EVERMORE ANNOUNCES ‘HERO’ TOUR Presented by Today Network, Radar Radio, Channel V & MOG Band to take in more than 30 tour dates across Australia Tickets on sale 10am today Evermore have their music bus packed and are ready to roll out one of the biggest tours of their career – a troubadour’s journey around Australia to perform the songs […]

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