“So we recorded the album, had written the album and done the artwork for the album ourselves, and that’s something we’d never done before, and it was just like a really, really awesome experience to do that.” When we last spoke with Dream On, Dreamer back in 2011 and then proclaimed them as one of our Best Things You’ve Never […]

“You never stop to doing new things, we still have a lot to say musically…….. exams never end!!!!!” From tour release: Across the course of a career that has spanned three decades Goblin have been providing the spine tingling soundtrack to the celluloid nightmares of a generation of horror movie lovers. The Italian ensemble have become masters of a musical […]

Hot off the success of their first studio album release in 20 years, This Is Not The End, and its Top 20 ARIA Album Chart debut, iconic Aussie rockers Baby Animals are thrilled to announce a new national Australian tour in 2013. Presented by Social Family Records and The Harbour Agency, the “Feed The Birds” tour will begin in Newcastle […]

On the heels of the recently announced collaboration with Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitar virtuoso Chris Caffery, New York-based outfit, The Infinite Staircase (comprised of brothers Lenny and Jeff Cerzosie), have added a few more recognizable names in the hard rock and heavy metal community to their already “rock star-studded” forthcoming Ep; this time in the form of the album’s […]

Thanks to our good friends at Jaden Social, we have two copies of the new Divine Fits double A-side vinyl single to give away. These two new tracks from Divine Fits, “Ain’t That The Way” (written by Britt Daniel) and “Chained To Love” (written by Dan Boeckner) were produced by the multi Grammy Award winning producer Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, […]

“It took about six months to finish this record and we felt like in the end the fact that people wanted a record from us the way they did, and also the fact that they deserved a good record is kind of how this record culminated and how it all came to fruition.” From press release: It’s been awhile since […]

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS TO RELEASE 6-CD BOX SET, 5-LP VINYL AND TWO DIGITAL VERSIONS OF “THE AEROPLANE FLIES HIGH’ – Available on July 23rd As part of the continuing series of reissues of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS’ acclaimed catalog via Virgin/UMe, the iconic alternative band is set to release four separate versions, all fully remastered, of their platinum-selling 1996 box set […]

Today, ASHES OF ARES are happy to reveal details on their upcoming debut album. The self-titled record »Ashes Of Ares« will be released via Nuclear Blast Records on September 6 as a limited CD in Digipak incl. a bonus track as well as in two different 2LP versions. The tracklist reads as follows: 01. The Messenger 02. Move the Chains […]

German thrash titans KREATOR will play a this years Roskilde Festival in Denmark on Friday, July 5 at 11.00pm CET. The entire show will be available as live stream at www.roskilde-festival.dk – check it out! KREATOR recently announced to release a brand new live DVD called »Dying Alive« on August 30, 2013. A first video trailer can be viewed below: The DVD/Blu Ray features the band’s sold out homecoming show […]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD TO RELEASE SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘HAIL TO THE KING’ ON AUGUST 23 “Avenged Sevenfold are THE sound and face of hard rock and metal in the new millennium.” – REVOLVER Avenged Sevenfold have officially announced Hail To The King, their sixth studio album, will be released in Australia on August 23, 2013. Produced by Mike Elizondo, Hail To […]

Dallas Green – better known by his moniker City and Colour – will be paying his dedicated Australian fan base a visit this month, for two very special shows in Sydney and Melbourne to promote the release of his new album The Hurry and The Harm. Green has also promised to drop into the triple j studios to reveal details […]

No stranger to the Australian music scene, you may have seen Simon Meli perform before without even knowing it. Now that he’s been on TV he may be a lot easier to recognize, but his talent and his voice has been killing it for years around the live traps both supporting huge international artists as well as playing his own […]

CROSSFAITH REVEAL FIRST TRACK ‘WE ARE THE FUTURE’ FROM UPCOMING ALBUM APOCALYZE RELEASE DATE CHANGE TO SEPTEMBER 6 Japan’s Crossfaith today unveil the first taste of their upcoming studio album, Apocalyze. Originally slated for release on August 16, the album is now set to be unleashed upon the masses on September 6 via Halfcut Records. Lead track We Are The […]

‘Guitar Pickin’ Man’ is the first single taken from  CHRIS SHIFLETT & THE DEAD PEASANTS sophomore album All Hat and No Cattle, set for release on August 2, 2013 via Sideonedummy/Shock. All Hat and No Cattle follows the band’s 2010 self-titled debut which introduced the veteran Foo Fighter Shiflett’s skill for writing understated, infectious Americana-influenced rock songs. Inspired by CHRIS […]

JIMMY BARNES – WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE HOUSE TOUR Frontier Touring Company and Premier Artists are very pleased to announce that rock and roll legend JIMMY BARNES is set to hit the road this August/September on a run of exclusive shows for his WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE HOUSE national tour. Australia’s favourite and most prolific artist will storm the stage […]

Tickets for STEREOPHONICS’  first East Coast shows in nearly three years have  been long sold-out, leaving many fans ticketless and disappointed. Now due to a change to the band’s tour  itinerary, it has become possible to add a second Melbourne show. Tickets for this final Melbourne show, at The Palace on Tuesday July 23, will go on sale at midday […]

Live: All Access is the new live album from John Waite. The album was released on iTunes June 11th and is a sparkling collection of live recordings of songs from the ‘Rough and Tumble’ album, from the solo albums ‘Ignition’ and ‘No Brakes’ and from The Babys era. Waite’s trademark vocals are crystal clear and every bit as powerful as […]

From tour release: For the past eleven years, the institution known as The Amenta has steadfastly refused to do anything by the book. With a strong desire for experimentation and the avant-garde, and a sadistic pre-occupation with all things ugly, decayed and rotten, the band have consistently released challenging and ground breaking material beginning with Occasus, through to nOn, the […]

Following on from the epic release “Hair.Denim.Sex.Metal” (New Justice Records, 2011), the mighty Electrik Dynamite are on the eve of releasing their brand new double A-side 7” vinyl “Showgirls / Steel of Fortune”. The 7” is the first recordings since Dan Brittan took over vocal duties for the band, and will introduce the listener to a harder edged clean vocal […]

“Up until maybe 2009 I thought it would probably never happen, but, I always made sure I kept a Marshall half-stack around in case it did, so maybe subconsciously I always thought that it would happen some day.” Cast your mind back to 1992 when this band hated everything about you, wanted us to be their Neighbour and a cover […]

WHERE MUSIC IS THE HEARTBEAT AND ART IS THE SOUL “The perfect leafy surrounds, a stellar line up of International acts, the unexpected art installations and impromptu burlesque shows, culminated in a very impressive music festival. It sets the benchmark high for what a good festival should be” – THE AU REVIEW “Harvest was without a doubt the greatest festival […]

From Bio: THIS CENTURY formed in 2007, and has quickly become one of the more exciting pop/rock bands to enter the scene. Their unique combination of anthem pop and a die-hard grassroots fan base has led them to extensive tour dates with the likes of Good Charlotte, The Maine, The Ready Set, Breathe Carolina, Hey Monday and many others. The […]

I love a bit of pop rock, you just can’t beat that easy to listen to element of it and there are bands out there doing it and doing really well from it. I think of bands like ‘All Time Low’, ‘The Maine’ and ‘Hot Chelle Rae’ that have carved their niche. Enter This Century with their second album ‘Biography […]

SWITCHFOOT ANNOUNCE FEATURE FILM AND NEW ALBUM FADING WEST SET FOR RELEASE IN OCTOBER, 2013 Grammy-award winning rock band Switchfoot are pleased to announce the release of their ninth studio album as well as the details behind their new feature film, both titled Fading West.  The new album will be released this October on Atlantic Records/Word, while the 80-minute film, […]

In their grand spirit of never ever ever slowing down, Melbourne’s beloved THE SMITH STREET BAND have announced that they’ll be venturing overseas to explore lands unknown off the back of their new EP. They’ll take off just days after wrapping up their August headline tour in support of new 5-track EP/10″ ‘Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams’, and hit the UK, […]

SLIPKNOT DRUMMER JOEY JORDISON UNVEILS NEW PROJECT, SCAR THE MARTYR Slipknot member Joey Jordison has unveiled details of his new project, Scar The Martyr. Recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Des Moines, IA, Scar The Martyr’s as-yet-untitled debut album, was produced by Rhys Fulber whose production and mixing credits include Fear Factory, Rob Zombie, Mindless Self Indulgence, Front Line Assembly and more.  The […]

Kingdom Sounds, Pumped Up Kids, GiggedIn, Kill Your Stereo, Blunt Magazine and Santa Cruz presents THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS (USA) – CHOOSE OUR ADVENTURE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2013 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is a Faith driven punk rock/post hardcore band who strives to show people the light in a world of dark through music and after 4.5 years – the band are […]

Mix Rock ‘n’ Roll and two rock-chick fronted bands together… and there’s bound to be trouble… Double Trouble and two album launches in one. Diva Demolition just got off their tours with Aerosmith, KISS, Motley Crue and Thin Lizzy, playing to tens of thousands of people nationwide. In August they head out on their ‘Miss Adventures’ tour with Melbourne based […]

Arctic Monkeys will release their fifth album, entitled ‘AM’ on Friday September 6, 2013. ‘AM’ was produced by James Ford and co-produced by Ross Orton at Sage & Sound Recording, LA and Rancho De La Luna, Joshua Tree.  The album was engineered by Ian Shea and mixed by Tchad Blake. Josh Homme, Pete Thomas and Bill Ryder-Jones all make guest […]

TONIGHT ALIVE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM THE OTHER SIDE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH NEW SINGLE ‘THE OCEAN’ AVAILABLE FOR FREE NOW! Sony Music Entertainment Australia is excited to announce that TONIGHT ALIVE’s highly anticipated new album, THE OTHER SIDE, will be available from September 6th. The first single to be taken from the upcoming album is the edgy yet refined ‘The […]