Category: Music News

All Time Low + Polar Bear Club + Chunk! No,Captain Chunk! Sidewaves announced!

All Time Low + Polar Bear Club + Chunk! No,Captain Chunk! Sidewaves announced!

ALL TIME LOW have succeeded where so many have failed; in bringing back the glory days of pop punk. Since the release of their sophomore album ‘So Wrong, It’s Right’, the Baltimore pop punkers have been amassing a feverish fan base across the globe. Their new album ‘Don’t Panic’ is a culmination of everything they have created up until now […]

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Tom Keifer premieres ‘The Flower Song’ on USA Today website

Tom Keifer premieres ‘The Flower Song’ on USA Today website

January 29, 2013 – The time has come for fans of TOM KEIFER who’ve been waiting over 10 years to finally hear his solo music.  “The Flower Song” premiered on USA Today‘s website yesterday (http://usat.ly/110wDeA), who proclaim “has the feel of a vintage Faces cut–a little ‘Maggie May,’ a little ‘Ooh La La’–with Keifer’s gritty vocals front and center.”  It’s the first […]

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High Tension announce debut tour

High Tension announce debut tour

“Killer now but undoubtedly the best band of 2014.” THE VINE Melbourne’s High Tension have announced a debut tour across the East Coast of Australia this March to launch their self-titled 7inch/Digital EP. Featuring ex members of Young & Restless (Karina Utomo – vocals, Ashley Pegram – guitar), The Nation Blue (Matt Weston – bass), and Love Like Electrocution &Heirs (Damian Coward – drums), the band have already made their […]

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DE LA CRUZ to unleash their debut album “Street Level”, out on Frontiers in March

DE LA CRUZ to unleash their debut album “Street Level”, out on Frontiers in March

The New Australian Rock Sensation DE LA CRUZ to unleash their debut album “Street Level”, out on Frontiers in March. Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of DE LA CRUZ‘s debut full length album “Street Level” on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North America. Hailing from the Gold Coast, Australia, DE LA CRUZ are easily one of the most promising Arena Hard […]

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Children Of Bodom provide an update from the studio…

Children Of Bodom provide an update from the studio…

From www.nuclearblast.de 2013-01-24  – Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM, who are currently busy in their own studio in Helsinki, recording ten new tracks for the upcoming 8th album release, now report from the recording desk to give an update on the sessions. Bassist Henkka Seppälä comments: “Last night I finished my parts in making the record. We listened to […]

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Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market back on again this February 3

Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market back on again this February 3

Barfly Promotions & the University of Sydney Union Present the Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market At Manning House and Manning Bar, Manning Road, Sydney University Sunday 3 February 2013 – Doors Open 10.30am The Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative re-opens for 2013 at Manning House and Manning Bar, Sydney University on Sunday 3 February. The Sydney Rock […]

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WEDNESDAY 13 to release new album ‘THE DIXIE DEAD’ via 3Wise Records February 22nd

WEDNESDAY 13 to release new album ‘THE DIXIE DEAD’ via 3Wise Records February 22nd

A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered from the cobwebbed shadows of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the early 90s, WEDNESDAY 13 has firmly established himself as the world’s premier purveyor of balls-out horror punk insanity.  With a vivid and vile imagination that has endeared him to countless fans of riff-driven macabre over the last two decades, he has been one […]

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Corrosion Of Conformity writing new material

Corrosion Of Conformity writing new material

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has begun writing material for their next album, the follow-up to the well-received self-titled record released via Candlelight Records late February 2012, the reissue of their Eye For An Eye debut, and recently released Scion A/V EP Megalodon. The album, untitled at this time, will again feature the trio of vocalist/bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woodroe Weatherman, and […]

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Sebastian Bach’s live DVD/CD “ABACHALYPSE NOW” out late March on Frontiers Records, read all the details…

Sebastian Bach’s live DVD/CD “ABACHALYPSE NOW” out late March on Frontiers Records, read all the details…

(New York, NY) – Iconic rock vocalist Sebastian Bach‘s brand new CD/DVD package ABachalypse Now has now been set for a March 26th North American release via Frontiers Records.  The ABachalypse Now Ultimate CD/DVD Edition includes never-before-seen footage from this year’s GrasPop Festival in Belgium, the full never-before-seen Hellfest set from France and the fully-remixed and remastered Nokia show from Los Angeles (originally broadcast on AXS […]

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3rd & Final BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND concert announced for Sydney. No more AUS shows to be added!

3rd & Final BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND concert announced for Sydney. No more AUS shows to be added!

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND THIRD & FINAL SYDNEY SHOW JUST ANNOUNCED NO FURTHER SHOWS TO BE ADDED TO AUSTRALIAN TOUR! After selling out numerous shows across the country, it seems that Australia just can’t get enough Bruce!  A third and definitely final Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band concert will take place at Sydney’s Allphones Arena […]

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The Wonder Years + Such Gold + Living With Lions + Versus The World Sidewaves announced!

The Wonder Years + Such Gold + Living With Lions + Versus The World Sidewaves announced!

Engaging musicianship, reaching far beyond the repetitive droning of most of the genre, has made THE WONDER YEARS a critical darling even before their legion of fans began to take notice. The band’s current success can largely be traced to ‘Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing’ “which deservedly launched The Wonder Years into a new stratosphere of […]

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Mindless Self Indulgence + The Blackout + Cerebral Ballzy Sidewaves announced!

Mindless Self Indulgence + The Blackout + Cerebral Ballzy Sidewaves announced!

The four-headed and many-limbed beast that is MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE has woken up after a three year slumber to fuck up Australia with their ever unique brand of musical mayhem and stage-destroying live performances. Sweeping away fans and critics like a class of Satan High School kids on a field trip, and with parents across the globe absolutely hating them, […]

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Sylosis + Six Feet Under Sidewaves announced!

Sylosis + Six Feet Under Sidewaves announced!

Every generation of Metal bands has its pioneers – groups that re-define the genre musically and take it to a new level. SYLOSIS is one such band! It’s not for nothing that the quartet from Reading, England has been considered as UK’s greatest Metal export. Now the boys return with their new album ‘Monolith’. “Beautifully innovative and covertly stylish, this […]

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Gallows + Shai Halud + Confession + Milestones Sidewaves announced!

Gallows + Shai Halud + Confession + Milestones Sidewaves announced!

GALLOWS will bring a genuine slab of working class anarchy to Soundwave this February and we are stoked to announce they will be performing two sidewaves with very special guests SHAI HULUD, CONFESSION and MILESTONES. GALLOWS are finally ready to unleash the next phase of their punk rock attack on the world with the highly-anticipated release of their follow-up to […]

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Fucked Up + O’Brother + The Dear Hunter Sidewaves announced!

Fucked Up + O’Brother + The Dear Hunter Sidewaves announced!

FUCKED UP have the most perfect name for any band in rock history. In two words it bluntly states the truth that lies at the heart of the white noise maelstrom – things are different from what you expect. Despite having toured the world over for nearly a decade, FUCKED UP keep to intimate venues to give fans the chance […]

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The Gaslight Anthem Australian Tour announced!

The Gaslight Anthem Australian Tour announced!

In a few short years, New Jersey quartet THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM have gone from punk rock bruisers to one of the most celebrated & prolific rock acts in the world today. Wearing their influences as badges of honour, it was the release of ‘The 59 Sound’ that saw them create a monster that would go down as “one of the […]

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Mike Tramp to release ‘Cobblestone Street’ on April 8th

Mike Tramp to release ‘Cobblestone Street’ on April 8th

The new album “Cobblestone Street” is a departure from the sound that most people would expect from a singer, that has been around since White Lion crashed on to the Hard Rock scene in the 80’s. Rock fans have gotten to know Mike Tramp as a legit rock singer and frontman that looked like he was born to be just […]

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Avantasia: Song titles and more guests announced – Joe Lynn Turner!

Avantasia: Song titles and more guests announced – Joe Lynn Turner!

AVANTASIA: SONG TITLES AND MORE GUESTS ANNOUNCED! 2013-01-21 00:00 – After Biff Byford (Saxon), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Unisonic), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS, ex-Meat Loaf), Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids) and Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, ex-Vengeance) another guest star has been revealed: legendary former Deep Purple, Rainbow and Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Joe Lynn Turner will appear on the new AVANTASIA […]

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LORD announces release date and album teaser for ‘DIGITAL LIES’

LORD announces release date and album teaser for ‘DIGITAL LIES’

LORD announces release date and album teaser for ‘DIGITAL LIES’. Australian melodic metallers LORD have set the Australian release date of their forthcoming album ‘Digital Lies‘ as February 22. Dates for New Zealand and Japan to follow, along with announcements for distribution partners for the rest of the world.Stated LORD mainman LT: “Finally! It seems like a lifetime since we started this album until this […]

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Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be – The Story of Bon Scott @ The Corner Hotel, Feb 19th

Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be – The Story of Bon Scott @ The Corner Hotel, Feb 19th

Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be – The Story of Bon Scott By Andrew Barker © On Tuesday 19 February the Corner Hotel will honour the 33rd anniversary of the passing of Bon Scott, who died at age 33 on this date, with the first ever non-theatre performance of ‘The Story of Bon Scott – Hell Ain’t A bad Place […]

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Sister Sin premiere new video ‘Hearts of Cold’ plus exclusive behind the scenes photos!

Sister Sin premiere new video ‘Hearts of Cold’ plus exclusive behind the scenes photos!

Swedish heavy metal rockers SISTER SIN have released an exciting new music video for “Hearts of Cold,” the second single from their recent album Now and Forever (10/22/12). Front woman Liv Jagrell goes balls to the wall and showcases her superb acting skills. Watch the video premiere now through VEVO. You can check out the video below, as well as a bunch of exclusive to […]

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Frontiers Records to release Journey’s ‘Eclipse’ on vinyl in North America, January 22nd!

Frontiers Records to release Journey’s ‘Eclipse’ on vinyl in North America, January 22nd!

FRONTIERS RECORDS TO RELEASE JOURNEY’S ECLIPSE ON VINYL IN NORTH AMERICA JANUARY 22ND  (New York, NY) – Frontiers Records will release a special gatefold double-vinyl edition of iconic rock group Journey‘s latest studio album, ECLIPSE; the vinyl album will be available for purchase at all physical and online outlets in North America beginning January 22nd, 2013.  Please see below for the track listing and click here to preorder […]

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Pretty Maids to release their new album ‘Motherland’ in March!

Pretty Maids to release their new album ‘Motherland’ in March!

Danish Dynamite Rockers PRETTY MAIDS to release their new album “MOTHERLAND” on Frontiers in March ! Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of PRETTY MAIDS anticipated new album entitled “Motherland” on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North America. After their successful and highly acclaimed 2010 album “Pandemonium”, Danish melodic Hard Rockers, Pretty Maids celebrated their 30th anniversary with their debut visual […]

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Guns N Roses Australian tour with special guests ZZ Top and Rose Tattoo!

Guns N Roses Australian tour with special guests ZZ Top and Rose Tattoo!

GUNS N ROSES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ZZ TOP AND ROSE TATTOO McManus Entertainment is thrilled to announce the return to Australia of one of the world’s greatest rock bands, Guns N’ Roses in March 2013. Joining Guns N’ Roses will be special guests ZZ Top and Australian rock legends Rose Tattoo. A VIP McManus pre sale will start at 12 […]

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Opeth Australian tour announced

Opeth Australian tour announced

OPETH have spent over two decades steadily amassing a body of work that can only be described as epic and iconic; inventing and reinventing the rules as they go along. OPETH’s transcendent live shows have gone down in music folklore. On their upcoming March tour fans can expect a career defining set featuring songs from across their expansive catalogue. Their […]

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Anthrax Sidewaves announced!

Anthrax Sidewaves announced!

TV has soap operas, literature has Shakespeare, and metal – well, metal has ANTHRAX. ANTHRAX are that fire-breathing, thrash-spitting, multi-headed beast of a band that – 30 years since the day Scott Ian and then-bassist Danny Lilker searched a biology textbook for the disease that would become their moniker – smiles back at you with a monstrous, upturned middle finger […]

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Periphery + Crossfaith Sidewaves announced!

Periphery + Crossfaith Sidewaves announced!

In just a few short years, PERIPHERY have blazed a trail of originality that has sent a shockwave throughout the metal world. Exploring the complex uncharacteristic rhythms and technical precision of math rock with the brutality of progressive metal, PERIPHERY have defied the boundaries of conventionality. Breathing life into the metal scene, Absolutepunk.net proclaims “From beginning to end, Periphery’s self-titled […]

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The Happy Mondays Australian tour announced with the definitive original line-up!

The Happy Mondays Australian tour announced with the definitive original line-up!

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment  present: THE HAPPY MONDAYS Bez | Gary Whelan | Mark Day | Paul Ryder | Rowetta | Shaun Ryder KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment are thrilled to present Happy Mondays for the first time in Australia- the definitive original line-up! Fusing the euphoric elements of acid house and rave with joyous indie guitar pop, Manchester’s Happy Mondays […]

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Sevendust announce: new single ‘Decay’, new studio album ‘Black Out The Sun’ out March 26 and USA tour dates!

Sevendust announce: new single ‘Decay’, new studio album ‘Black Out The Sun’ out March 26 and USA tour dates!

SEVENDUST FIRST SINGLE, “DECAY,” PREMIERES ONLINE; NINTH STUDIO ALBUM, “BLACK OUT THE SUN’ DUE OUT MARCH 26; ADDS MORE TOUR DATES WITH LACUNA COIL AND CO-HEADLINING RUN WITH COAL CHAMBER January 15, 2013 — Hot on the heels of last week’s Billboard.com premiere of the first single, “Decay,” from their forthcoming album, BLACK OUT THE SUN, SEVENDUST has added a slew of new tour dates to their previously-announced […]

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Black Sabbath announce their new album ’13’ to be released in June

Black Sabbath announce their new album ’13’ to be released in June

On the night of the 13th of January 2013, rock legends BLACK SABBATH announced the title of their new album, 13, which will be released this June (exact date TBA).  The original BLACK SABBATH–OZZY OSBOURNE (vocals), TONY IOMMI (guitar) and GEEZER BUTLER (bass)–have recorded the album primarily in Los Angeles and were joined at the sessions by drummer Brad Wilk (Rage Against […]

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