UK Metal titans DRAGONFORCE are nearing completion of their sixth studio album entitled Maximum Overload out August 15 via 3Wise Records. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios in Örebro and Varberg, Sweden, the new opus will be the band’s first ever album collaborating with an outside producer, having historically opted to record themselves in association with Karl Groom. “Working with Jens gave […]

“We sit around on couches, buying what we think makes us who we are, like a hungry ghost”, it was these words from Kalle Lasn’s book Culture Jam that resonated with Violent Soho’s Luke Boerdam and acted as a major influence on him while penning the Mansfield (4122) band’s highly acclaimed third record, Hungry Ghost, which has subsequently lead to ‘Soho’ (as their […]

Chugg Entertainment and XIII Touring can confirm the return of HANSON when theANTHEM World Tour Australia and New Zealand begins Tuesday 5th August at The Tivoli in Brisbane, Wednesday 6th August at The Coolangatta Hotel on the Gold Coast, Friday 8th August at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, Melbourne’s Palais Theatre onSaturday 9th August, HQ in Adelaide on Tuesday 12th August, Metropolis Fremantleon Friday 15th August, and finishing up in New Zealand at Auckland’s Powerstation onSunday 17th August. Pop-rock trio, HANSON, are back with their brand new album ANTHEM, which […]

“It just felt good to me, and not only the style of music that I was going for but I’m good at making that music by myself without too much help from engineers and I didn’t want to rush it, I wanted a homemade sounding record that was true to the roots of the band, which is not hard for […]

After postponing this tour from last August, Thirty Seconds To Mars are now back to give Australia the shows they have been waiting for and tonight is Sydney’s turn and it seems the pent up excitement is well and truly there. White Lies from London are here to open up the show tonight and after what felt like a tiny […]

Date: Saturday March 29, 2014 Venue: Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney Presented By: Frontier Touring Photos by: Kelly Hobson – www.kellyhobsonphotography.com.au Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the night HERE  

“I think we’re just doing our thing and lyrically there’s a lot of messages in the lyrics, and for me I think the most important thing is that to just live your life to the absolute fullest and have fun and enjoy everything and not take life too seriously, and I think our music covers a lot of different things, […]

STORY OF THE YEAR are returning to Australia in June to celebrate the Tenth anniversary of ‘Page Avenue’. One of the most revered and beloved rock albums in recent memory will be performed in its entirety, with hits such as Until The Day I Die, Anthem Of Our Dying Day and Sidewalks. In addition, a slew of fan favourites and […]

Soundworks Touring & KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment present the genre-breaking instrumental pyrotechnics of the incredible 2CELLOS live in Australia. Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, together known as 2CELLOS, have achieved sensational success by taking the cello to a new level. Their playing style has broken down the boundaries between different genres of music, from classical and film […]

AMENDMENT – CANCELLATION NOTICE At the 11th hour a critical impasse culminated between the parties involved with the Royal Hunt tour. This irreconcilable impasse made the tour and the shows itself untenable, as such, the tour is cancelled. We are disappointed in light of these events all the while remaining steadfast in the fact that we did everything to try and […]

Byron Bay metal / hardcore outfit In Hearts Wake will release their second album,Earthwalker, via UNFD on May 2, 2014. In an effort to counteract the effect global warming is having on Australia’s natural flora and fauna, In Hearts Wake have joined forces with Carbon Neutral – a carbon solutions provider and bio-diverse reforestation developer that helps organisations and individuals minimise their impact on […]

“…their songwriting chops have hardly wavered and the best may be yet to come.”— Village Voice Fans have dreamed about it for years, and now Pixies are delivering.  Indie Cindy, the band’s first full studio album since 1991’s Trompe le Monde, will be released on April 25th on the band’s own independent label, Pixiesmusic (and marketed and distributed by [PIAS] Australia). Pre-orders […]

THE WHOLE WORLD IS TALKING ABOUT NOTHING MORE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BAND SIGN GLOBALLY TO ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC GROUP New York, NY – Allen Kovac’s Eleven Seven Music Group is proud to announce the signing of San Antonio, TX alt-rockers, NOTHING MORE. With soaring vocal melodies, meticulous atypical rhythmic structures, huge anthemic choruses and lyrical content that restores the art […]

It’s always sad when this kind of news comes through, particularly when you’d just seen the band a month ago and had previously had one of the funniest interviews I’d ever done, so to get this news is surreal. Rumours spread yesterday of his death but below is the statement from Gwar’s manager confirming his passing. R.I.P. Oderus Urungus… Thanks […]

Fresh from their critically acclaimed new music stage set at Melbourne’s St. Kilda Festival, Ten Thousand have landed an international management deal with entertainment powerhouse, Unbreakable Global. The band was first noticed by Unbreakable CEO, Mark Spillane, at Stone Music Festival while supporting Aerosmith and Van Halen. Spillane mentioned his immediate reaction to the band’s innovative approach reminiscent of a […]

“Well we always stay true to our core which is sex, drugs, rock and roll and heavy metal, that’s just what we do, but this record we decided that you know what, people are moshing to ‘Community Property’ we need something fuckin’ heavy, a little bit darker, a little edgier…” If you’re not aware of Steel Panther, then this interview […]

“Steel Panther have this shit down, and I’m glad that this band exists as without this kind of fun in heavy metal what the fuck would we do? All You Can Eat has me more than satisfied, although I’m greedy and going back for another helping… *presses play*…” To quote The Simpsons – “Hens love roosters, geese love ganders, everyone […]

“We spent a lot of time writing and demoing this album, trying to craft the guitar parts while keeping some big chorus hooks in there at the same time. We hope that people are into what we’ve tried to pull off.” From Bio: Luca Brasi have toured Australia relentlessly, with a sense of youthful abandon, infectious enthusiasm and undeniable dedication […]

RELEASED GLOBALLY ON APRIL 1st! PRE-ORDER NOW: http://smarturl.it/TonightAliveTheEdge Sony Music Entertainment Australia and Sony Pictures Releasing are excited to announce that Australia’s own TONIGHT ALIVE is set to release an electrifying new single “THE EDGE,” written exclusively for the Australian release of the new movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Rise Of Electro, opening in Australia on April 17th. “The Edge” is available to pre-order now ahead of its […]

Charismatic front man, Doc Neeson (The Angels, Red Phoenix) releases ‘Walking In The Rain’, his first studio recording in nearly 7 years. Originally recorded by Flash and the Pan, Doc’s recording was produced by ARIA Award winning producer Brendan Gallagher (Karma County, Jimmy Little ‘Messenger’) late last year at Albert Studios prior to Doc hitting the road with the RocKwiz Salutes Vanda And Young shows which toured the country last […]

First time the releases available via digital download “I’m thrilled to finally have these two albums available again’ says ICEHOUSE frontman Iva Davies of the joint release of the soundtrack to the 1984 Russell Mulcahy film,RAZORBACK, and the 1985 ballet, BOXES. “Neither album has been available digitally before and the CDs have been out of pressing for many years. I’ve constantly been asked when […]

In 1994 a groovy little band outta Portland, Oregan burst into life – they were called THE DANDY WARHOLS. There were a group of friends who ‘needed music to drink to’. Regarded as one of the best live bands around, The Dandy Warhols or the Dandys as they are affectionately known, have earned their reputation by delivering performances which garner reviews such […]

Track listing and album artwork revealed! First single streaming now! Returning with the fifth full-length of their decimating career, there is no stopping the juggernaut that is WHITECHAPEL. Our Endless War is the culmination of everything the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet have worked toward since their inception. A ruthlessly honed album that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by far their most […]

Aussie heavy metaller’s LORD have announced that they have mutually parted ways with drummer Damo Costas, released a video for ‘Final Seconds’ and announced plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dungeon. Full press release can be found HERE The band commented – “Damo has reached a point where as much as he loved being in the band, losing that job he worked so hard to get […]

The Rolling Stones are deeply sorry and disappointed to announce the postponement of the rest of their 14 ON FIRE tour of Australia and New Zealand following the death of L’Wren Scott. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood wish to thank all of their fans for their support at this difficult time and hope that they will […]

“The vibe is really good in the whole camp and the band and crew are all getting along great and I think just having Jesse so excited to be back and touring and doing it for a living, his positive vibes are rubbing off on everybody, so it’s good. The morale is high. *laughs*” From tour release: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’S ‘Alive Or […]

“I was straight onto this one and I went through a period of time around that Christmas break where I just thought a lot of how things work and how life works and I thought things are over just really quickly, from relationships to all sorts of things, and to me Dead In A Second was that, it can be […]

I must start by saying that I always dig it when I’m introduced to a band that has had an originals release before yet I’ve not heard it, although I had been introduced to Dead In A Second via their cover of The Divinyls track ‘Boys In Town’ although renamed ‘Girls In Town’ for DIAS to release. But with no […]

In early June 2014, ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 9th studio album, War Eternal, worldwide via Century Media Records and Trooper Entertainment in Japan. With this upcoming release, the band will introduce a new member to their ranks: Alissa White-Gluz, former vocalist of Canadian extreme metallers THE AGONIST. Angela Gossow, who joined ARCH ENEMY in 2000 and made her debut on the […]

Following their recent stint in NY, The Lazys are ALL FIRED UP about returning to what they do best, playing live. Taking the opportunity to road test their new material from their forthcoming album ‘ALL FIRED UP’, recorded late last year in New York with producers Gus Van Go and Werner F. (The Grates, Monster Truck, The Stills, Hollerado, The Trews, Priestess), […]