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Lo! To Release Second Album ‘Monstrorum Historia’ on April 22

Lo! To Release Second Album ‘Monstrorum Historia’ on April 22

“Lo! have come to remind you of glorious times, times when Mastodon were using samples of Jurassic Park to kick off their records” – Metal Hammer (UK) Sydney’s imposing metal barons Lo! have been conquering stages and foreign lands since the release of their rapturously devoured debut album ‘Look and Behold!’ in 2011.The following year was spent furiously prepping a new volume of […]

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Straight To Video

Straight To Video

  “Never, EVER forget what made you who you are!”, such wise, wise words, that could relate to almost any aspect of ones life.  But for our favourite bass player around here, Rob ‘Laney 74’, those wise, wise words are the very reason why you are now reading about Straight To Video, the new EP release which sees Laney tackle […]

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Andy Dowling of LORD

Andy Dowling of LORD

Digital Lies is the new studio album from Lord, which will no doubt further affirm their standing as one of Australia’s leading, internationally renowned metal bands.  It may have been the best part of four years between album releases, but as one of the hardest working bands here in Australia with relentless touring, an EP release and the occasional video […]

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Robert Plant presents Sensational Space Shifters – Sydney Entertainment Centre – March 28, 2013

Robert Plant presents Sensational Space Shifters – Sydney Entertainment Centre – March 28, 2013

There are few bands and few voices that have made an impact on lives than a band like Led Zeppelin. Tonight here as part of Bluesfest, we have the voice of said Zeppelin, Mr Robert Plant. Playing For Change are the openers tonight and wow, what a concept and I won’t go into it now but check it out at the […]

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Santana and Steve Miller Band – Sydney Entertainment Centre – March 27, 2013

Santana and Steve Miller Band – Sydney Entertainment Centre – March 27, 2013

Here I am again at the Sydney Entertainment Centre for more Bluesfest side show love and this time for the combination of two artists who have been making music longer than that piece of string that no one knows the length to! This is sure to be s pretty special night of music. The giant Space Cowboy sheet covers the […]

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City & Colour Announce New Album – The Hurry & The Harm

City & Colour Announce New Album – The Hurry & The Harm

CITY AND COLOUR ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM – THE HURRY AND THE HARM OUT MAY 31 ON DINE ALONE RECORDS “…tells a story with a sincerity and fluency that is truly masterful.”— BBC City and Colour—acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green—will release his highly anticipated new album, The Hurry and The Harm, May 31 on Dine Alone Records. Available as a […]

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Paul Laine to produce debut album from Melbourne rockers The Radio Sun!

Paul Laine to produce debut album from Melbourne rockers The Radio Sun!

PAUL LAINE TO PRODUCE THE RADIO SUN DEBUT Aussie melodic rockers The Radio Sun have announced that Paul Laine (solo artist, ex Danger Danger, Dark Horse) will produce the band’s debut album. Guitarist Stevie Janevski goes on to say “it’s been great working with Paul – an all round great guy who gets what we’re about. We can’t wait for […]

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Monster Truck to unleash their debut album ‘Furiosity’ on May 24th

Monster Truck to unleash their debut album ‘Furiosity’ on May 24th

Canada’s prodigious sons MONSTER TRUCK have just announced the details of their debut full-length on Dine Alone Records. The album aptly titled FURIOSITY, is scheduled for Australian release on May 24. Produced by JUNO-nominated Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Three Days Grace, Cancer Bats) at Vespa Studios in Toronto and Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, Furiosityshowcases Monster Truck’s ability to seamlessly integrate influences from grunge and […]

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Yngwie Malmsteen announces official autobiography and USA tour dates in support of new album ‘Spellbound’

Yngwie Malmsteen announces official autobiography and USA tour dates in support of new album ‘Spellbound’

 GUITAR VIRTUOSO YNGWIE MALMSTEEN TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM “SPELLBOUND”; OFFICIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY RELENTLESS: A MEMOIR  DUE OUT MAY 6TH (New York, NY) – The king of neo-classical shred guitar, legendary guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, will soon return to stages across North America for a headlining tour in support of his new album SPELLBOUND; SPELLBOUND was released in December, 2012.  The […]

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Jason Mraz and Zac Brown Band – Sydney Entertainment Centre – March 26, 2013

Jason Mraz and Zac Brown Band – Sydney Entertainment Centre – March 26, 2013

In my first Bluesfest sideshow (which I’m excited about in the absence of my attendance at the actual festival) I’m once again inside the lovely Sydney Entertainment Centre to see Mr A-Z himself, Jason Mraz and for their first time in Australia, The Zac Brown Band. So this will indeed be a nice mix of rockin’ country and whatever style […]

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Escape The Fate Post “You’re Insane” Video Teaser

Escape The Fate Post “You’re Insane” Video Teaser

Escape The Fate Post “You’re Insane” Video Teaser  Check It Out On NoiseCreep Pre-Order Ungrateful Today New York, NY (March 26th) Escape The Fate have released a teaser video for the upcoming  “You’re Insane” video. The video will premiere on April 1st on VEVO. Check out the preview clip today over at AOL Noisecreep.  The song is the latest single from the band’s upcoming and […]

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OLEANDER RETURNS WITH FOURTH ALBUM, ‘SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL,’ APRIL 16

OLEANDER RETURNS WITH FOURTH ALBUM, ‘SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL,’ APRIL 16

OLEANDER RETURNS WITH FOURTH ALBUM, ‘SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL,’ APRIL 16  March 26, 2013 — Even with an 8-year break between projects, OLEANDER never broke up, says bassist Doug Eldridge.   “We said, ‘Let’s sit back for a while and enjoy life.’”  That they did, and now they’re returning with their fourth album, SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, due April 16 on RE_IGNITE Records via Kobalt Label Services.  […]

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Alice In Chains announce new album ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’

Alice In Chains announce new album ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’

Alice In Chains have announced a May 24th release for highly anticipated new album‘THE DEVIL PUT DINOSAURS HERE’. Those who can’t wait that long to hear new music can receive an instant download of new single “Stone” by pre-ordering the album on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/BuyAIC The band, who grace the cover of this month’s Revolver  magazine in the US, will perform“Stone” April 10th on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”  “Stone” follows the album’s hugely […]

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Fall Out Boy – The Metro Theatre, Sydney – March 25, 2013

Fall Out Boy – The Metro Theatre, Sydney – March 25, 2013

It’s been four years since Fall Out Boy have been in Australia and just over three since the band went on a hiatus, but now Fall Out Boy are back and in Australia on a whirlwind promotional tour to promote their forthcoming album ‘Save Rock and Roll’ and tonight, we’ll see if they can in fact do just that… Now […]

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PRIMAL SCREAM set to release ‘More Light’ on May 10th

PRIMAL SCREAM set to release ‘More Light’ on May 10th

After debuting new track ‘2013’, Primal Scream return May 10th with one of the year’s most eagerly awaited albums; ‘More Light’, out on the band’s own First International label through Ignition Records / Inertia. An adventurous, 13-track collection of new songs – and the band’s first LP in five years – ‘More Light’ was written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes […]

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Introducing The Dead Daisies: Australian Rock ‘Super Group’

Introducing The Dead Daisies: Australian Rock ‘Super Group’

The Dead Daisies take you to a time when you didn’t have a care in the world – remember the 70’s and the abundantly musical 80’s, there wasn’t a week that went by when you didn’t go and see a live band.  Bad Company, Free, Deep Purple and The Faces molded our musical foundation with big choruses, powerful melodies and […]

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Buckcherry announce Melbourne show at The Espy…on sale now!

Buckcherry announce Melbourne show at The Espy…on sale now!

KillRockStar BigDog Entertainment Presents: Buckcherry, Richie Ramone & The Art THURSDAY 18 APRIL, THE ESPY MELBOURNE !!!ON SALE NOW!!! KillRockStar BigDog Entertainment present for one night only in Melbourne Buckcherry, Richie Ramone & The Art. In a one-off show that offers salvation for all Melbourne disciples of rock, Buckcherry, Richie Ramone and The Art team up for a triple bill that […]

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Classic rock magazine debuts Black Star Riders new single ‘Bound For Glory’

Classic rock magazine debuts Black Star Riders new single ‘Bound For Glory’

2013-03-20 01:00 – BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band featuring THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Megadeth), have announced All Hell Breaks Loose as the title of their debut album on Nuclear Blast Entertainment, which will be released in Europe on the 24th May 2013. You can […]

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Avantasia – ‘Sleepwalking’ single and video available now!

Avantasia – ‘Sleepwalking’ single and video available now!

2013-03-22 02:00 – Today is the beginning of a new era in the world of AVANTASIA: The new single “Sleepwalking” has hit the online stores (iTunes, Amazon, etc) Order here: http://bit.ly/avantasiasleepwalking   The video was shot in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter‘s night. Tobias comments: “It was far below freezing. And there we were, standing in the […]

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Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids

Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids

For over 30 years now, Danish rockers Pretty Maids have been at the forefront of European hard rock.  Back in 1987, they released their absolute classic album Future World and following on from their 2010 release Pandemonium, founding members Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer and co. deliver another slab of crushing melodic rock with new album Motherland.  All the trademark […]

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Enslaved announce Australian Winter Rite Tour…

Enslaved announce Australian Winter Rite Tour…

Enslaved ‘Australian Winter Rite Tour 2013’ With special guests Rise of Avernus Thursday 13th  June: Rosemount Hotel – Perth WA Friday 14th  June: The Hi-Fi – Melbourne VIC Saturday 15th  June: The Manning Bar – Sydney NSW Sunday 16th  June: The Hi-Fi – Brisbane QLD After spending over two decades amassing a striking collection of releases, Norwegian progressive black metal […]

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Children of Bodom announce new album title ‘Halo Of Blood’

Children of Bodom announce new album title ‘Halo Of Blood’

2013-03-18 22:00 – Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have named their 8th studio album “Halo Of Blood” and have unveiled the album artwork.  Coverart was created this time by Sami Saramäki (Follow The Reaper, Are You Dead Yet?, Hate Crew Deathroll). Mastermind Alexi Laiho commented: “Halo Of Blood is the 8th studio album from Children Of Bodom and believe it […]

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The Poodles announce new album Tour De Force, out May 17th!

The Poodles announce new album Tour De Force, out May 17th!

Watch out for the unruly dogs coming from Sweden ! The Poodles are ready to rock the house with their new album “Tour de Force” out in may on Frontiers ! Frontiers Records is excited to announce the anticipated return of THE POODLES with the release of the band’s fifth album “Tour de Force” on May 17th in Europe and May 22nd in North America. “Tour […]

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Love Lust Faith + Dreams – The new album from Thirty Seconds To Mars set for May 17 release

Love Lust Faith + Dreams – The new album from Thirty Seconds To Mars set for May 17 release

Love Lust Faith + Dreams – THE NEW ALBUM FROM THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS SET FOR MAY 17 RELEASE New Single “Up In The Air” Premieres Today In Space And On Radio Worldwide “Up In The Air” Set For Global Release On March 20 As Album Pre-Order Goes Live  Love Lust Faith + Dreams, the new album from Thirty Seconds […]

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Kamelot: Announce Australian Tour for June

Kamelot: Announce Australian Tour for June

Having never visited our shores before, the announcement of a KAMELOT Australian tour is bound to excite hordes of melodic metal fans across the country! KAMELOT’s style has been described as a blend of melodic, progressive and gothic metal interwoven with classical elements that defines a genre all their own.  With a new album ‘Silverthorn’ released late last year and […]

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The Snowdroppers

The Snowdroppers

From Bio: Three and half years since their debut long player Too Late To Pray heralded the arrival of a charismatic new talent The Snowdroppers announce the release of their second album Moving Out Of Eden on March 22nd (FOUR | FOUR). Whilst their debut was naturally an extension of the band’s swampy blues-rock influences, Moving Out of Eden marks […]

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Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria

Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria

“I consider Coheed to be a rolling ball in a way, and every album has rolled through and collected the parts of that album, the experimenting and this and that and then we just rolled into what Afterman is. I think if I had to choose a record that represents that band, and I know most musicians would say this, […]

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Reverend Horton Heat Australian Tour 2013

Reverend Horton Heat Australian Tour 2013

Principal Entertainment presents the return of Texas psychobilly legends The Reverend Horton Heat, live in Australia in 2013. The Reverend returns with his white hot band to deliver the good word from the bible of high-octane rock ‘n’ roll for his Australian disciples this May. Long held as the last true masters of country punk laden rockabilly, The Reverend Horton […]

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Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys

Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys

“As a matter of fact I think the secret to our success is never looking to new, modern music because we’re never trying to change with the times or even from an engineering, sound standpoint, say well all the current albums sound like this. I think we want to sound as old and out dated as possible, that usually means […]

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Frank Turner

Frank Turner

“I wanted to make a record that sort of was a little bit more ambitious sonically, a big kind of guiding record for me was Weezer’s ‘Pinkerton’ which has always been one of my favourite records, but I was really pushing for that sort of vibe this time around.” After hitting the studio for the best part of 2012, recording […]

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