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WIN a copy of the new MEGADETH album ‘Super Collider’ (CLOSED)

WIN a copy of the new MEGADETH album ‘Super Collider’ (CLOSED)

Thanks to our friends at Universal Music Australia, we have five copies of the brand new Megadeth album ‘Super Collider’ to give away to our lucky readers.  Well if you want a copy, it’s as simple as sending us an email and at random you may be picked as one of our lucky winners. To win one of the big […]

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Crossfaith Announce New Album ‘Apocalyze’

Crossfaith Announce New Album ‘Apocalyze’

JAPANESE ELECTRO-MOSH FIVE-PIECE CROSSFAITH – SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM  ‘Apocalyze’ To Be Released Via Halfcut Records in August Crossfaith are totally unique. Even on their home turf, in the world’s most culturally and creatively captivating country- Japan- this quintet are groundbreaking. They combine metal, hardcore, samples and electronica to create their own distinct musical formula that truly transcends genres. […]

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Baby Animals – This Is Not The End

Baby Animals – This Is Not The End

Twenty years is a long time between releases and especially for a band that was so big in their hey day like the Baby Animals were, but here we are now in 2013 and Suze DeMarchi and Dave Leslie thought it was time to return, and what a time it is. ‘This Is Not The End’ sees Suze and Dave […]

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DEVILDRIVER to release new album ‘Winter Kills’ out August 23 via Roadrunner Records Australia

DEVILDRIVER to release new album ‘Winter Kills’ out August 23 via Roadrunner Records Australia

DEVILDRIVER have confirmed that the title of their new album is Winter Kills, out August 23 via Roadrunner Records Australia. The band recorded the album in Florida at Audio Hammer Studios and vocals in Los Angeles, CA at Dez’s home studio with Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, All That Remains) handling production duties.   DEVILDRIVER has worked with Lewis previously on Beast and […]

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Paul Laine heading Down Under this December!

Paul Laine heading Down Under this December!

MelodicRock.com & Rock Soldiers Present : PAUL LAINE DOWNUNDER IN DECEMBER Paul Laine will be heading to Australia in December 2013 and will be playing two live shows backed by Oz rockers The Radio Sun. This will be Paul’s first ever live dates in Australia and he will be playing a selection of songs from his solo work, Danger Danger […]

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Fleetwood Mac – Australian tour announced

Fleetwood Mac – Australian tour announced

The legendary Fleetwood Mac, one of rock and roll’s most enduring bands, are set to bring their extraordinary show including exquisite harmonies, incomparable chemistry, sleek perfection and classic hits to Australia beginning November 10th in Sydney. The tour continues through November and December. Fleetwood Mac’s spectacular two hour plus show reunites the multi Grammy winning, Rock & Roll Hall of […]

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City and Colour – The Hurry and the Harm

City and Colour – The Hurry and the Harm

Dallas Green and his magical musical beast City and Colour finally releases his new album ‘The Hurry and the Harm’ this week and I know that in the music world the words ‘highly anticipated’ get thrown around a little, but with City and Colour there are so many that wait with baited breath, with good reason too as this act […]

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Thirty Seconds To Mars – Love Lust Faith + Dreams

Thirty Seconds To Mars – Love Lust Faith + Dreams

Genius isn’t a word I throw around much. I could simply review this album with that one simple word ‘Genius’, as I feel like it is. I’m now into my fifth listen through the album and not because I needed to get into it to review it, but because it’s simply THAT good. I don’t know what it is about […]

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Megadeth new album ‘Super Collider’ in stores May 31st

Megadeth new album ‘Super Collider’ in stores May 31st

“With worldwide sales of more than 30 million, and a seat at the top of the headbanging pantheon… Megadeth is a force.” – Billboard Magazine MEGADETH, a heavy metal band that’s been around for nearly three decades, selling more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning numerous accolades including 11 Grammy® nominations, scoring five consecutive platinum albums—including 1992’s two-million-selling Countdown to […]

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All Time Low Australian tour announced!

All Time Low Australian tour announced!

Pop punk perfection… that’s ALL TIME LOW in a nutshell! Not many bands can continually lay claim to constantly selling out shows whenever they tour Australia, but ALL TIME LOW can proudly wear that badge. ALL TIME LOW have succeeded where so many have failed; in bringing back the glory days of pop punk and their latest album ‘Don’t Panic’ […]

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Fear Factory Australian tour announced!

Fear Factory Australian tour announced!

  FEAR FACTORY’s ‘Demanufacture’ is “a landmark of ’90s metal that defied categorisation and remains a touchstone of the genre. “ – Kerrang! Metallica’s Black album may have set the marker for highest selling metal album on the 90’s, but only 1 album can lay claim to being the decade’s most innovative and revolutionary: FEAR FACTORY’s ‘Demanufacture’. Metal Hammer recently […]

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Mindless Self Indulgence release new album on 3Wise Records June 21!

Mindless Self Indulgence release new album on 3Wise Records June 21!

MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM: ‘HOW I LEARNED TO STOP GIVING A SHIT AND LOVE MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE’ ON JUNE 21 via 3WISE RECORDS For more than 15 years Mindless Self Indulgence has been making their infamous electric madness for anyone who wants something unique… After successfully achieving the second highest kickstarter campaign ever, Mindless Self Indulgence release […]

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE reveal 15 minute …Like Clockwork animation

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE reveal 15 minute …Like Clockwork animation

Overnight Queens Of The Stone Age revealed the full 15-minute long animated promo video for their forthcoming new record …Like Clockwork via http://likeclockwork.tv Or you can watch the full video below Over the past week Queens Of The Stone Age have been revealing snippets of tracks from forthcoming album …Like Clockwork via beautiful and disturbing animations. These animations for snippets of tracks […]

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Aerials

Aerials

From Bio: Brisbane rock newcomers Aerials kicked the door of the Australian live music circuit wide open in 2012 with the release of their explosive single, ‘Silhouettes’. Having received nods from Triple J Unearthed and RAGE, the band wasted no time in hitting the road with respected acts such as The Red Paintings, Over:Reactor and Greenthief. Aerials debut EP drops […]

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Devine Electric – self titled EP

Devine Electric – self titled EP

Doing the rounds of Sydney for quite some time now, Devine Electric have been a band that we’ve featured before on the site, and their no nonsense rock and roll has been a favourite by many in the scene with a live show that is loud and proud and a sound reminiscent of that late 70’s early 80’s rock which […]

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Diesel / Tim Chaisson – The Vanguard, Newtown, Sydney – May 18, 2013

Diesel / Tim Chaisson – The Vanguard, Newtown, Sydney – May 18, 2013

Diesel has been a part of the Australian music scene for over twenty years now and tonight we get to see a special side of him was he gives us a solo & select show, and part of it involving a tailored set allowing the crowd to choose the set via fliers filled out before the show where you select […]

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New shows announced on Grinspoon’s Black Rabbits Tour!

New shows announced on Grinspoon’s Black Rabbits Tour!

Grinspoon, one of Australia’s most loved live rock bands have confirmed a new run of shows on their 2013 Black Rabbits Tour which will see the band touring through Western Australia before heading back east to Jindabyne, Sydney and Melbourne. In September last year Grinspoon released their seventh studio album, Black Rabbits, which debuted at No. 8 on the ARIA […]

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The Smith Street Band Announce National Tour

The Smith Street Band Announce National Tour

THE SMITH STREET BAND SELL OUT CORNER HOTEL SHOW ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR WITH JOYCE MANOR (USA) & CHEAP GIRLS (USA) Melbourne favourites The Smith Street Band have been busy; they really don’t know how to be anything else. As well as working on a batch of new tunes, they’ve put together an Australian tour, enlisting Poison City Weekender pals Joyce […]

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BON JOVI MELBOURNE SECOND SHOW ADDED!

BON JOVI MELBOURNE SECOND SHOW ADDED!

BON JOVI “BECAUSE WE CAN – THE TOUR” – MELBOURNE- SECOND SHOW ADDED! GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS TO BOTH SHOWS ON SALE 12NOON TODAY! Tickets for BON JOVI’S Because We Can Tour go on sale at 12noon TODAY. When the box office opens to the general public at 12noon today, there will be two Melbourne shows going on sale: Saturday 7th […]

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Chrigel Glanzmann of Eluveitie

Chrigel Glanzmann of Eluveitie

“When we started, it was clear to us from the very beginning that we want to work hard and we want to work a lot to get where we are as a band and move forward, but if you’re within that it’s more like taking one step after another, in that sense, everything that we ever did is important to […]

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A Day To Remember – Australian tour announced!

A Day To Remember – Australian tour announced!

After crushing audiences with their main stage performances at Soundwave 2012, July brings the welcome return of Florida’s pop-mosh lords, A DAY TO REMEMBER, armed with their brand new album, Common Courtesy. With 5 albums under their belt, each one further cementing the band’s reign as true leaders of the genre, ADTR effortlessly blend brutal breakdowns and melodic choruses, “A […]

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STEVE VAI Announces National Tour for July 2013

STEVE VAI Announces National Tour for July 2013

Live Nation is proud to announce the return of virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer STEVE VAI when he embarks on a national headline theatre tour this July. A sculptor of musical sound, with infinite creativity and technical mastery, with a career spanning three decades, more than 15 million album sales and three Grammy Awards, Steve Vai embodies the seamless, symbiotic […]

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THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS confirm August Australian arena tour

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS confirm August Australian arena tour

The Frontier Touring Company has confirmed that Thirty Seconds To Mars will be unleashed into Australian arenas for blockbuster performances in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane! Lead singer Jared Leto revealed the bands intention to return to Australian shores whilst here earlier this month to promote hugely anticipated fourth offering, Love Lust Faith + Dreams (out May 17 through Universal). […]

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ROBIN BECK Announces New Album Release “Underneath”

ROBIN BECK Announces New Album Release “Underneath”

American rock singer ROBIN BECK will release her new album “Underneath” on HMMR Records through Cargo Records on August 12th in the UK and August 15th in the rest of Europe. Release dates for the U.S. to be announced. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. To read a track-by-track breakdown of the album and to hear audio samples visit Robinbeckrocks.com. Tracklisting for Underneath is as follows: 01. Wrecking Ball 02. Aint That Just Like Love 03. Sprain 04. Underneath 05. Catfight […]

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WIN Birds Of Tokyo tickets to see them in Melbourne and Sydney – NEXT WEEK (CLOSED)

Have you got ‘Plans’ for next week Melbourne and Sydney? Would you like to see Birds Of Tokyo live, for free? Well, thanks to our amazing friends at EMI Music Australia we have a double passes to give away for each of the below shows next week.  So all you need to do is shoot us an email with your name, […]

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The Maine announce new album ‘Forever Halloween’ out June 7th

The Maine announce new album ‘Forever Halloween’ out June 7th

THE MAINE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘FOREVER HALLOWEEN’ – OUT JUNE 7 (AU-NZ) New Single ‘Happy’ Available on iTunes! – Free Song Download ‘Love & Drugs’ at www.wearethemaine.net Wednesday, May 15, 2013 – Tempe, Arizona five-piece rock band, THE MAINE will release their fourth studio album “Forever Halloween” on June 7, 2013 in Australia and New Zealand via Rude Records. Produced by Brendan Benson […]

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POP EVIL stream new album in its entirety

POP EVIL stream new album in its entirety

POP EVIL STREAM NEW ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY New Music Video Live! “Onyx” Out Tomorrow! With their new record “Onyx” hours away from release, POP EVIL are streaming their new effort in its entirety via Loudwire.com today. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN The band released the official music video for their Top 5 Rock Chart single “Trenches” last week. The video […]

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Keith Urban debuts new single “Little Bit Of Everything”

Keith Urban debuts new single “Little Bit Of Everything”

Four-time Grammy Award winner and American Idol judge Keith Urban today released his brand new single “Little Bit Of Everything”, which will see its broadcast television premiere this Friday, May 17th on the Season 12 finale of “American Idol”, 8.30pm on Channel 10. The song, which will be available on iTunes from Wednesday, May 15th, is the first from his forthcoming […]

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Tim Chaisson returns to Australia to tour with Diesel

Tim Chaisson returns to Australia to tour with Diesel

Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Chaisson is once again set to bring his warm, soulful voice, beautiful guitar melodies and renowned violin performances to Australia. On his second visit in 2013, Chaisson will be tackling the national touring circuit with legendary ARIA award winning artist Diesel, as well as being joined by Hein and Little May for several Sydney dates. Chaisson will […]

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4ARM welcome new lead guitarist

4ARM welcome new lead guitarist

We’ve featured 4ARM before as one of our ‘Best Things You’ve Never Heard’ and here’s a message from the band: We are excited to announce Markus Johansson as the new Lead Guitarist of one of the most exciting and most talked about NEW thrash bands in the world 4ARM! Due to serious family issues John Paul Glovasa was forced to […]

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