September 24th, 2012  – Adler, the new band led by former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler will be releasing their debut album “Back From The Dead” November 26th via New Ocean Media in North America. “Back From The Dead” was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, Dokken) and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour). The album consists of 11 tracks ranging from adrenaline pumping rockers […]

1976 Sunday night, 6pm …anywhere and everywhere in Australia: Countdown on TV. A giant appears on screen, black kohl eyeliner, flashy earrings, multi coloured hair, gap between two front teeth…’Gonna sit down and talk to myself’, he sings…camera pans out…two more very tall men, one willowy with long curly hair, the other rocking a steady bass rhythm nodding his bushy […]

‘The rock gods have again answered the prayers of rock fans Australia wide by blessing us with another tour from multi-award winning Canadian rockers, The Trews’ – Troy Culpan, May The Rock Be With You This October THE TREWS will be gracing our shores for a national tour in support of their highly anticipated new extended EP, “…thank you and […]

T&N reunites George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and “Wild” Mick Brown – aka “The Big Three” from Dokken – for this brand new 12 song disk that will surely be referred to as a classic in years to come! Returning to their roots, “Slave to the Empire” offers seven new original songs and five re-recorded classic Dokken songs that feature sensational vocal performances […]

GEOFF TATE, the acclaimed voice of Queensryche, will release his second solo album, KINGS & THIEVES, on November 6, 2012 in North America.  KINGS & THIEVES will be TATE’s first solo album in more than a decade and his debut release for InsideOut Music.  As one of the most well-known and respected vocalists in the history of hard rock and heavy metal, GEOFF TATE has sold over 20 […]

Redcoats announce the release of their debut self-titled album out 19 October. To support this release the band will be touring throughout November on their Who’s Rollin’ album tour, full dates below. Following from first single lifted from the album, Raven, Redcoats have also just released second single Evergreen to radio. Watch the psychedelic inspired clip here now! Their album […]

JIMI JAMISON – one of Melodic Rock’s most legendary voices – returns with his new solo album “Never Too Late” Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of JIMI JAMISON’s new solo album “Never Too Late” on November 2nd in Europe and November the 6th in North America. Often referred to as one of the American top Rock vocalists, Jimi […]

ARTISTDIRECT premiered a new Papa Roach song ‘BEFORE I DIE‘ (http://bit.ly/R2ZTzu) and a behind the scenes video yesterday, off of their upcoming album The Connection (October 2, Eleven Seven Music). Lead singer Jacoby Shaddix had been diagnosed with a nodule on his left vocal chord. At the advice of his physician, he underwent corrective surgery to remove the nodule and prevent further damage. “It’s no secret […]

Singer, actor and best-selling author : Rock icon RICK SPRINGFIELD to release in Europe his new album “Songs from the End of the World” on Frontiers Records For all his accomplishments as an actor, a best-selling author and the subject of a recent documentary, RICK SPRINGFIELD’s first love has always been music, since the first time he picked up a guitar […]

2012 proves banner year for American rock band heart with new studio album & hardcover memoir arriving this fall legacy recordings releasing “Fanatic”, the hard-rock successor to 2010’s top 10 debut red velvet car, on Tuesday, October 2 and “Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock and Roll,” The Revelatory Memoir by Ann & Nancy Wilson On […]

EXTRA DATES ANNOUNCED – 2ND & FINAL SYDNEY & BRISBANE SHOWS! THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 – MATCHBOX TWENTY make their the highly anticipated return to Australia next month, playing their first Australian shows in five years, with very special guests Aussie legends INXS at their side. Two extra shows have been announced for this their sixth Australian tour. Playing second and […]

Australian singer songwriter Paul Kelly will release his 19th studio album ‘Spring And Fall’ on October 19th, his first album of new material since 2007’s highly successful ‘Stolen Apples’. ‘Spring And Fall’ arrives on the heels of an extended period of retrospective activity, during which Kelly celebrated his extensive body of work with the release of the career-spanning 40-song compilation […]

It has been 20 years since Dave Dobbyn last toured in Australia. Now he is bringing his acclaimed ‘Greatest Hits’ show and his five-piece band to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane on November 14, 15 and 16. Dobbyn has written the soundtrack to kiwi lives, with a string of NZ hits including ‘Loyal’, ‘Beside You’, ‘Be Mine Tonight’ ‘Language’, ‘Bliss’, ‘Outlook […]

What do you do if your band spends five years growing from acclaimed indie artists into having its name up in lights? Well if you’re Birds Of Tokyo you burn it all down and you start all over again. It’s therefore apt that the group’s first new music in over two years is a four song EP called “This Fire”.  It […]

THE AMITY AFFLICTION DEBUT AT #1 ON THE ARIA CHARTS! 4/5 – Blunt Magazine “The songs here are some of the strongest the band has written.” – Themusic.com.au 4/5 – Alternative Press (USA)  “…this is a definitive victory for smart songwriting, heart and passion.” – Alternative Press (USA) 8/10 – JMag “They’re massive because these are good songs…” – JMag  The Amity Affliction have raised […]

‘Seasons’ is the second single to be released from the latest and 5th DRAGONFORCE studio album The Power Within. Written by bassist Frederic Leclercq the song is accompanied by a montage video filmed during a series of shows played to introduce new singer Marc Hudson to the bands fan base prior to the commencement of The Power Within World Tour, including playing the […]

A favourite English band here at May The Rock Be With You is Heaven’s Basement who we’ve been following now since the inception of MTRBWY!  Check out their update below….free song download and tours with Halestorm, Seether, Duff McKagan and Ugly Kid Joe… “Our debut single ‘Fire, Fire‘ now available for free download HERE.  It’s the first taste of what’s to come […]

The Pretty Things have had a seminal influence on rock music, which is more far-reaching than any casual observation would suggest. Their story runs deep and is one that is often unfortunately overlooked. Their diverse and unexpected history has spawned countless imitators, many of whom have seen greater commercial success, but The Pretty Things remain the original and the best. Arguably amongst the […]

“I Love Hate You” is the third studio album from one man ‘swampy rock stompin blues’ explosion Claude Hay. The follow-up to his acclaimed 2010 long player, “Deep Fried Satisfied”, from which the title track won an award for Best Song of 2011 at the Australian Blues Music (chain) Awards, “I Love Hate You” is a harder edged and more […]

New single Money Maker from the double platinum El Camino at radio now Exclusive Australian El Camino Tour Edition Available October 12  From the force responsible for the double-platinum album El Camino, it is time for The Black Keys to release their third single Money Maker to Australian radio this week. Money Maker was co-written by Danger Mouse (The Grey Album, Gorillaz, Beck) with Auerbach and Carney and recorded at Auerbach’s Nashville based Easy […]

Spring is here and Regular John are inviting you to take a trip when they bring their Strange Flowers to life this September. This weekend marks the first run of shows on their Strange Flowers Spring Tour, with the band hitting Adelaide’s Enigma Bar on the 21st of September and Melbourne’s Toff in Town on Sept 22nd. Strange Flowers is the second album from […]

Gay Paris are a dirty f*cking rock band from Sydney, and come November they’ll be doing dirty f*cking rock band things all over the country to promote the first single ‘The Demarcation Of Joseph Hollybone’ from their forthcoming sophomore album. Six Guns, Ol’ Black Tooth, Slim Pickins’ and Wailin’ H Monks are packin’ the wagon and taking their genre-bending blend of […]

SOUNDGARDEN ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ENTITLED KING ANIMAL – FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN OVER 15 YEARS DUE OUT NOVEMBER 12TH ON VERTIGO RECORDS Seattle’s Soundgarden will release King Animal on November 12th 2012, the band’s first new studio album in over 15 years. King Animal will be released on Vertigo Records, an imprint of the UK’s Mercury Music Group, home to Metallica, Black Sabbath and […]

LA punk rock super group OFF! have had busy year off the back of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. Summer 2013 will see them bring their explosive old-school rock show to the national Big Day Out, and it’s been announced they’ll also headline sideshows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Following up their successful introductory tour of Australia last summer, Keith Morris […]

    BIG DAY OUT PRESENTS 2013 SIDESHOWS On Sale 9am Friday 21 September at bigdayout.com The Big Day Out 2013 sideshows have been announced! The Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Band Of Horses, Bloody Beetroots, Alabama Shakes andCrystal Castles are hitting venues around the country to offer fans a second opportunity to see them outside of the Big Day Out. Don’t blink you might miss […]

  4ARM have wasted no time in announcing some of their european summer festival shows for 2013. Confirmed so far is Burning Sea Festival (Ex Metal-Fest) in Zadar Croatia June 5-8 and Metaldays (Ex Metal Camp) in Tolmin Slovenia July 21-27. 2013 will see a busy year for the band, already scheduled to play Hammerfest V in Wales in March. […]

BFS’s new album Bowling For Soup Presents One Big Happy staring Bowling For Soup, The Dollyrots, and Patent Pending comes out September 24th in the UK and September 25th in the US, but you can PRE-ORDER it now! ONE BIG HAPPY is as much a family album as it is a collection of rockin’ tunes, grunted to make you smile! Bowling For Soup and their […]

British HARD ROCK Masters TEN come back with their 10th studio album “Heresy And Creed” Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of TEN’s anticipated new studio album entitled “Heresy And Creed” on October 19th in Europe and October 22nd in North America. Following the band’s successful come back in 2011 with “Stormwarning” TEN are now back with another slice of Melodic Hard Rock of Epic […]

DR. FEELGOOD Legends of UK pub-rock R’n’B are coming to Australia Metropolis Touring & Tombowler are thrilled to announce that legendary British outfit Dr. Feelgood will be hitting Australia this coming Feb! Known for their unique stomping, sweaty blend of high energy Rock & Roll and bluesy R&B, Dr. Feelgood have cemented their place in history as one of the grimiest pub rock bands the […]

AUDIO AND VIDEO FROM LEGENDARY 2007 CONCERT TO BE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS ON NOVEMBER 16 CONCERT SLATED FOR GLOBAL THEATRICAL RELEASE ON OCTOBER 17 BAND TO RECEIVE THE 2012 KENNEDY CENTRE HONOURS IN DECEMBER On December 10, 2007,  Led Zeppelin took the stage at London’s O2 Arena to headline a tribute concert for dear friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. […]