These are and this is DIAMOND DAYS, the sparkling debut album by Bento – the new musical creation from Ben Gillies, drummer and co-founder of Silverchair. DIAMOND DAYS is twelve new bristling and glistening rock & roll songs, with Ben up front, singing his heart out, singing his own songs, and opening up like you’ve never heard him before. “It’s […]

Music Victoria presents Off the Beaten Track Regional Tour and Workshops There’s music out there. Out where? In the halls, clubs, RSLs, wineries, footy grounds and even a renovated substation. Music Victoria, in conjunction with anti-binge drinking campaign Live Solution, celebrates Victoria’s great live music in non-traditional venues in the inaugural Off the Beaten Track tour across regional and metro Victoria. The tour features two […]

LIVING THINGS AUSTRALIAN TOUR, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE SIDESHOWS ANNOUNCED! Since their 2000 debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’, LINKIN PARK have spent the last 12 years doing something popular artists just don’t do: going off-menu. The learning curve was arduous, but a necessary and welcome challenge for the band. ‘Hybrid Theory’ isn’t just the title of the first album, but a career mission […]

THE SCRIPT – New album ‘#3’ released today + Australian visit confirmed + Metro Theatre Sydney show The Script release eagerly anticipated new album #3, today, September 7th, through Sony Music Entertainment Australia, with killer new single Hall Of Fame feat. will.i.am storming up the airplay charts  around the country. To celebrate their newest release, the Irish trio will be […]

TIM CHAISSON DELIVERS NEW ALBUM ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ – Australian release via ABC Music, 21st September Fans of golden-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Chaisson will be happy to hear that the young performer is releasing a brand new album (his fifth) onSeptember 21st.  Following up 2009’s Broken HeartedBeat, Chaisson’s new album The Other Side, promises to deliver an intimate and heartfelt listeningexperience, […]

DON BROCO TO RELEASE THEIR SINGLE ‘ACTORS’ ON SEPT 21ST ‘ACTORS’ IS TAKEN FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘PRIORITIES’ TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 26TH PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 14TH Don Broco are set to release their single ‘Actors’ which will be available on September 21st and is taken from their debut album ‘Priorities’ to be released October 26th. The four-piece are […]

News just in from Finnish rockers Reckless Love is that they are set to release a brand new eight-song mini-album called Born To Break Your Heart.  It will feature full blown old school live cuts both on-stage electric and in-studio acoustic. Stay tuned to www.recklesslove.com and the bands Facebook page for further information about how the release. ‘Born To Break Your Heart’ track […]

Helsinki Vampires, THE 69 EYES, have released the third video trailer for the band’s upcoming album, X, which is due on September 28, 2012 via Nuclear Blast. The trailer features tattoo icon, Kat Von D, who took part in a duet with singer Jyrki69 on the song Rosary Blue which will be an exclusive bonus track for the iTunes version […]

Night Ranger to release live cd/dvd package: “24 Strings & a Drummer – Live & Acoustic” due out in October via Frontiers Records As a celebration of the 30th anniversary of their debut album, DAWN PATROL, and hot on the heels of their 10th studio album, SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA, Night Ranger will release a very special newly-recorded live “greatest hits” […]

AXEWOUND – DEBUT ALBUM VULTURES OUT OCTOBER 5TH – PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 14TH Metal supergroup AxeWound are set to release their debut album Vultures on October 5THvia Sony Music Australia.  The album release will be preceded by the single Cold on September 21st, coinciding with a UK tour. AxeWound’s pedigree is inarguably first class – since they feature guitarist/vocalist […]

To all the Aussie bastards out there, READ UP as this is for you!!  BASTARDFEST is the self proclaimed festival of the bastard! “To the bloke who forgot his mums birthday, to the dude who makes his pregnant misses put out the bins, to all offensive, obnoxious and despicable individuals- this show is for you….BASTARDFEST will bring out your inner […]

RELEASED NOVEMBER 12 – GLOBAL 3D AUGMENTED REALITY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO REVEAL UNIQUE ALBUM COVER The Rolling Stones, ABKCO Music & Records and Universal Music Group are pleased to announce the release of GRRR! by The Rolling Stones on the 12th of November 2012 for the World Excluding North America  and on the 13th of November 2012 in North America. […]

Grammy-winning alternative rock band Deftones have announced the November 9 release of their seventh studio album, entitled KOI NO YOKAN. KOI NO YOKAN was recorded in Los Angeles, CA with Nick Raskulinecz (Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters, Rush) who also produced Diamond Eyes. Front man Chino Moreno summed up Deftones’ sound in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying “Obviously […]

Following a hugely successful Australian & Canadian tour with The Tea Party, JEFF MARTIN will top the year off by touring Australia – Solo – this November/December. The Tea Party’s Australian tour in July had the fans out in droves to capture the magic of the band that once was, and still remains.  After 7 years apart, the resurrection of the […]

LA based pop-punk rockers The Dollyrots are back with a brand new video for“Hyperactive,“ the lead single of their upcoming self-titled album. The video is premiering now over at ARTISTdirect and The Dollyrots will be released Sept. 18th on Storefront Recordings. Directed by independent filmmaker, author and KROQ DJ, Kurt St. Thomas, who teamed up for the first time with Special Effects pioneer James Renald, “Hyperactive”is a fun romp that shows just […]

Already touring major arenas across Australia with Kelly Clarkson this September, Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to announce an exclusive show for fans of The Fray. Intent on giving their Australian fans a chance to see the band in a more personal setting, The Fray will be visiting Sydney to play one headline show only. This one off show will take […]

In a statement made via www.queensryche.com, Queensryche lead singer Geoff Tate has issued this statement about his version of Queensryche, which now has a lineup attached to it…… “I’m sure the last few months have been very frustrating for you. I know they have been for me. There are so many questions and so few answers. It is said that adversity […]

  English singer/songwriter and famed front-man for super-groups The Babys and Bad English, John Waite heads to Australia for the first time ever for his national Greatest-Hits Tour, performing a collection of his hits that span a career of almost four decades. The Lancaster (England) born singer is instantly recognisable and is cherished by a wide range of audiences. His unique and pristine voice is just […]

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2012—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 at the age of 12 in his native Australia. That passion for writing and performing songs, as well as playing guitar, comes […]

August 30, 2012 – Via Vision Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of KORN: The Path of Totality. It will be available to buy on both DVD and Blu-ray from September 5. On December 6, KORN assembled on stage at the Hollywood Palladium for the official release party of their most visionary project yet The Path of Totality. That event which […]

AEROSMITH TO RELEASE ‘MUSIC FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION’ ON NOVEMBER 2nd 2012 MARKS BAND’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM OF ALL-NEW MATERIAL IN 11 YEARS ALBUM’S FIRST TWO SINGLES SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPACTING RADIO THIS WEEK: “WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN LOVE” AND “LOVER A LOT” There has been a witch’s brew boiling for 10 years, and America’s greatest rock band is about to blow the […]

  ALL WE LOVE WE LEAVE BEHIND ON OCTOBER 12th Listen To New Track / Watch New Video For “Aimless Arrow” Today Influential Hardcore Outfit Announces New Album Heavy music’s most established and innovative band, Converge will release their highly anticipated new studio album, All We Love We Leave Behind on October 12th Accompanying the track “Aimless Arrow,” is a new video directed by talented filmmaker Max Moore (Whips/Chains, […]

August 29, 2012 – Baltimore pop-punk 4-piece, All Time Low have announced their new album Don’t Panic will be released on October 12, 2012 via Hopeless / UNFD in Australia and New Zealand. “With this record, a big part of the process was finding what made our band special on each of our past records,” says singer/guitarist Alex Gaskarth. “This time around, rather than taking influence from anything we […]

Viv Lees, MAX TV, SPA & Faster Louder Present PRIMAL SCREAM AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012 “They have redefined music once and they’re not resting on their laurels” (Hit the Floor Magazine, June 2012) Last seen in 2011 performing their era-defining album Screamadelica in full, PRIMAL SCREAM return to Australia this summer armed with classics, fan favourites and brand new songs. After […]

Let’s get rokked with Dokken: “Broken Bones” out in September via Frontiers Records Frontiers Records is proud to announce the return of melodic hard rockers, Dokken; the band’s 11th studio album, BROKEN BONES, has been confirmed for release on September 21st in Europe andSeptember 25th in North America. The album will be released in two configurations: standard CD and limited edition CD in digipak with […]

MOTÖRHEAD THE COMPLETE EARLY YEARS RELEASED 19TH NOVEMBER 2012 through Sanctuary / UMC In celebration of over 35 years in the business for Motörhead, Sanctuary/UMC is very excited to officially announce the release of Motörhead’s, The Complete Early Years boxed set. This limited collector’s edition, housed in a unique Motörhead case, is a truly remarkable set, containing eight albums, seven […]

Royston Vasie are getting set to release their anticipated debut album, Tanah Merah. The band are giving you a special taste of what’s to come with the highly contagious second single Come on, and an East Coast tour with friends Immigrant Union. Come On is a goodtime hit featuring flawless harmonies with the help of Courtney Barnett and Bob Harrow […]

Having made a welcome return to homes and supermarket aisles across Australia with their re-recording of their classic Down Down for Coles, Chugg Entertainment and Coles are today thrilled to confirm that British rockers, Status Quo, will be returning to our shores for a national theatre tour in March/April 2013. The tour will kick off in Sydney on Wednesday 27 March at the Hordern Pavilion, thenBrisbane on Thursday 28 March at […]

AUSTRALIAN / NEW ZEALAND TOUR JANUARY 2013 Holy whale barnacles! ALESTORM are hauling themselves back to AUSTRALIA!!! Having plundered the world mercilessly on the back of their ‘Back Through Time’ album, ALESTORM are sailing their way through the seas of time, to their favourite place on the planet with one last mission in mind…….the filming of their very first live DVD!!! To be titled “LIVE AT THE END […]

Grammy-nominated rockers Stone Sour will release the first installment of their double album House of Gold & Bones Part 1 on Roadrunner Records on October 19, 2012. The second installment will be released in 2013. The album was recorded at Sound Farm Studios just outside of the band’s native Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Staind) at the helm. The band is sharing the […]