THE SHEEPDOGS TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED MAJOR LABEL DEBUT ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 Canadian rock’n’rollers The Sheepdogs will be releasing their self-titled Atlantic Records debut -produced in Nashville by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys and Austin Scaggs -on September 7.The band is fronted by Australian born singer-guitarist Ewan Currie, who was born in Sydney and lived in Adelaide until his family headed north when he was […]

Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros Release Re-Issues and Rarities Record Honors Legendary Singer’s 60th Anniversary To celebrate the extraordinary life and career of musician Joe Strummer, Hellcat Records proudly announces the  digital release of Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, The Hellcat Years. The album came out yesterday, on August 21st, which would have been the iconic artist’s 60th birthday. In addition to the […]

Los Angeles’ SHINY TOY GUNS revealed the cover art for III, their upcoming new album due out October 23 on Five Seven Music.  They are also offering a free download of “Waiting Alone” remixed by L.A. Riots via www.facebook.com/shinytoyguns from Tuesday, August 21 through Friday, August 24. The cover artwork for SHINY TOY GUNS III was created by Ben Schwartz using a photo by Oklahoma-based artist Benjy Russell.  Shot on location in a very remote […]

Strangers release their debut LP Persona Non Grata on Permanent Records through Shock on October the 12th, 2012.  Recorded and produced by Tom Larkin (Shihad, The Getaway Plan, Calling All Cars), Persona Non Grata delivers on the promise that has made Strangers such an interesting prospect. Capturing the band’s heavy swing and dual guitar, high octane rock ‘n roll attack, the album […]

TOM KEIFER SET TO RELEASE LONG-AWAITED, HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED SOLO ALBUM, SPRING 2013 August 20, 2012 — Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Tom Keifer is finally releasing his long-awaited and highly anticipated solo album in the Spring of 2013 after entering into a partnership with Merovee Records (a joint venture with Worldwide Pants, Inc.). The as-yet-untitled collection of 14 new songs ranges from intimate, organic, acoustic tracks to […]

On October 12, 2012 Evermore are set to release their fourth studio album, titled Follow The Sun, in partnership with Universal Music. It arrives after a three-year hiatus from the local scene, during which time they toured the world with Pink, then traversed the globe a second time to start the album writing process. Brothers Jon, Peter and Dann Hume built […]

Here’s a press release via the bands label, Epitaph Records: Due to a setback in what appeared to be the road to recovery for Zoli Teglas, Pennywise will have to postpone their upcoming appearances in Japan and Australia.  After being examined by multiple specialists Zoli has been advised to commence further treatments immediately. “We love playing in front of our […]

GARY CLARK JR ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN TOUR Texan Blues Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist to perform for the first time in  Sydney & Melbourne this September 2012] “Owing as much to Kurt Cobain and the Ramones as Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker, indebted to hip-hop and psychedelia…. [Clark] is grounded in tradition while standing on the brink of change.”  – Rolling Stone […]

4ARM Confirmed For Hammerfest V  4ARM have been invited back to the UK for Hammerfest V 2013. The band will be performing on the second stage on Saturday, 16th of March to join a line-up of bands such as Napalm Death, Candlemass and Enslaved with loads more to be announced. The festival as always will run three stages and have over 50 bands performing. Drummer Michael Vafiotis had […]

METALCORE HEROES THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA SET TO RELEASE DEAD & ALIVE, LIVE CD/DVD ON OCTOBER 12 The Devil Wears Prada have announced the upcoming release of their first live CD/DVD, entitled DEAD&ALIVE, due for release on October 12 through Roadrunner Records.  The track “Vengeance” had its world première on FEARnet here:http://bit.ly/MuY789 Following a tour of Latin America, the band has spent its […]

 Ahead of their almost sold out Australian tour HANSON have announced their 5th studio album Shout It Out will be released digitally in Australia on the 7th of September 2012, preceded by the first single “Give A Little”, which will be released to Radio and TV on the 20th of August 2012. Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson are household names in […]

The city of Melbourne has well and truly shown its love and loyalty for hometown heroesTHE LIVING END. Tickets to the band’s RETROSPECTIVE TOUR shows at The Corner Hotel in December have now all completely SOLD OUT smashing the venue’s previous record of five sold out shows, which was held by both Megan Washington and Matt Corby. THE LIVING END will now play a record of NINE […]

You’d be forgiven if you didn’t see this one coming. In an abrupt strike, Twelve Foot Ninja have unleashed an epic 12-week assault in celebration of their debut album ‘SILENT MACHINE’. And it all starts today. Dubbing their campaign ‘Project 12’, Twelve Foot Ninja will release 1 digital track along with 1 digital comic every week for 12 weeks in the lead […]

Destroy All Lines and Australian Guitar Magazine present…Between the Buried and Me Australian Tour Metal heroes Between The Buried And Me have confirmed an Australian tour, kicking off this November in support of their forthcoming seventh studio album. The North Carolina five-piece will come straight off some serious US and European touring to make their first trip to Oz since 2010. They’ll […]

October 2012 marks the highly anticipated return of MATCHBOX TWENTY, heading south for their first Australian dates since 2008, following the release of their fourth full-length studio album ‘North’. In their sixth Australian tour, Matchbox Twenty headline arenas around the country, as well as playing a special open air show at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley. Be there to sing along […]

HIM CELEBRATES THEIR 20-YEAR CAREER BY RELEASING COMPILATION ALBUM XX –  TWO DECADES OF LOVE METAL ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH  This year HIM, one of Finland’s most successful bands at home and abroad celebrate 20 years by releasing a compilation album XX – Two Decades of Love Metal. This is the first compilation by the band that covers their whole career. The […]

“An utterly furious assault of gritty doom riffs and whisky-addled power, chugging, twisting and thundering with an energy the band have not found in years.” – Q Magazine Underground thrash-sludge messiahs HIGH ON FIRE have set a new standard in doom metal. Boasting apocalyptic riffage and gravel-gargling vocals, their latest opus ‘Snakes for the Devil’ solidifies HIGH ON FIRE as […]

Ahead of their October 2012 Australian tour, Everclear have announced they will giving up and coming bands from across the country the chance to open for the power pop legends at their shows in Coolangatta, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. This is the chance for your band to play on a big stage in front of a huge crowd through […]

Official Press release: “Sound Mountain Sessions” is a straight forward, gritty, well-polished American hard rock offering from legendary LYNCH MOB, that truly captures the magic of their genre. It’s got bite, it’s got soul, and lyrically, Oni Logan holds nothing back on this one! Recorded in the traditional “old school” way, the band locked themselves into Sound Mountain Studios for a […]

In the category of ´cult bands` ROSE TATTOO has been at the top of the pile for years. The band can take a punch and are full of vitality; they put every kick in the face behind them and still have the energy to carry on and deliver both live and on record. Their latest album, ‘Blood Brothers’, is a […]

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH HITS #1 WITH “COMING DOWN” Marks Tenth Straight Top Ten Track at Active Rock THE METAL HAMMER PRESENTED TRESPASS AMERICA FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO RECEIVE RAVES FROM MEDIA AND FANS ALIKE  Five Finger Death Punch has hit #1 with the band’s current single “Coming Down.”  The track is the tenth consecutive Top 10 hit at the Active […]

Destroy All Lines and Killyourstereo present – THE SWELLERS – WITH ENDLESS HEIGHTS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012    Blue-collar, punk rock has seen a rise to prominence in recent years and at the forefront is Flint, Michigan’s The Swellers. And now, the quartet are set to return to Australia for the second time this October, coinciding with the 10 year anniversary […]

1927 Announce New Support Acts for Generation-i Tour Sydney, Australia – Tuesday, 14 August,  2012: Due to unforseen commitments in the US it is with great regret that The Rembrandts will no longer be joining 1927 on their Generation-i Tour later this month. We are pleased to announce that joining 1927 for their August 24 show at The Palms at Crown in Melbourne will be Dale Ryder Band. […]

PETER GABRIEL – SO (Classic Album) DVD & BLURAY On 21 September 2012, Shock & Eagle Rock Entertainment release “Classic Albums: ‘So’”, the next installment in the Classic Albums series on DVD and Blu-ray.  This release tells the story behind the making of his 1986 album “So”. It was Gabriel’s fifth solo album and the first one to have a title […]

Bad habits. We’ve all got ‘em. Some are more public and less healthy than others. As far as Australian rock bands go, Grinspoon are more readily associated with that phrase than most. It’s fitting, then, that they’ve chosen to name their seventh album after Cockney slang for bad habits: Black Rabbits. Grinspoon is one of Australia’s most loved rock bands […]

THE AMITY AFFLICTION INVITE FANS TO UNLOCK NEW VIDEO FOR CHASING GHOSTS The Australian hard-partying, mischief makers have taken a different approach to premiere their new video for ‘Chasing Ghosts’, by allowing their fans to decide when they get to see it by helping to ‘unlock’ it, simply by tweeting #ChasingGhosts The more tweets containing the #ChasingGhosts hashtag it receives, […]

ALEXISONFIRE REUNITE FOR A 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FAREWELL TOUR Alexisonfire has always taken pride in keeping promises to fans. Exactly one year after the members of Alexisonfire announced they were going their separate ways, the band has announced a 10th Anniversary Farewell Tour.  Spanning the month of December 2012, beginning in London UK and ending in Toronto ON, the tour […]

NAT COL & THE KINGS Announce New Single ‘Coming Home’ & Accompanying Clip and Tour In 1996 Nathan Cavaleri performed at the Presidential White House in Washington DC, sharing the stage with Etta James, Bonnie Rait, Steve Cropper, Dr John, and Joe Lewis Walker. He was there as one of one of a few select guests personally invited to attend […]

JOURNEY’s Neal Schon to release a new solo instrumental album in October on Frontiers Records The Calling will be released on October 19 in Europe and October 23 in North America Taking a detour from his main job as lead guitarist for Journey, the multi-talented Neal Schon has put the finishing touches on his latest solo album, The Calling, which will be released by Frontiers Records on […]

In anticipation of their first ever Australian tour, Apocalyptica have revealed which local acts will accompany them on their string of East Coast shows this August/September. Brisbane’s Awoken Solace will lend their blend of orchestral power metal, medieval baroque and fantasy soundtracks to the August 30th show, while Sydney’s progressive doom five-piece Rise Of Avernus  will accompany them on August 31. Finally, Melbourne’s Be’lakor will return from their […]