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Boris

Boris

“Well, new things are always waiting for us. Even though more than 20 years have passed, we haven’t changed much since we were onstage at small clubs in Tokyo. We still feel like rookies. Would you ask a rookie about career highlights?” From Tour Release:  Boris have earned a rabid cult following thanks to their uncanny ability to expertly blend […]

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Kings Of Leon announce new album

Kings Of Leon announce new album

KINGS OF LEON CONFIRM NEW ALBUM, ‘MECHANICAL BULL‘, OUT SEPTEMBER 20th RCA Records announces the release of the new Kings of Leon record, MECHANICAL BULL, available in Australia through Sony Music Entertainment on September 20th, 2013.  Angelo Petraglia produced the album, which was recorded at the band’s studio in Nashville, TN. Kings of Leon are fresh off three acclaimed headlining […]

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Trucker Diablo

Trucker Diablo

“There’s no real gimmicks with us and we just try and stay true to ourselves and I think that’s part of the reason they follow us, partly because of the music, but partly us as people because we take the time to talk to people, we drink beer with the fans, there’s no real difference it’s almost like a blue […]

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Gay Paris – The Last Good Party

Gay Paris – The Last Good Party

Gritty, rockin’, dirty, bluesy, sweaty, loud and louder. That was my instant reaction to when I put this album on, and that’s a good thing. From straight out of the gates it was on, and if you didn’t tell me this was an Australian band, I never would’ve guessed, as this sounds like it’s straight out of the Southern swamps […]

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Dream Theater unveils milestone new album

Dream Theater unveils milestone new album

Roadrunner Records has announced the eagerly anticipated new album from the legendary Dream Theater. Dream Theater– the first self-titled collection in theGRAMMY®-nominated band’s nearly three decade career – arrives at last on Friday 20 September. Dream Theater was recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, with founding guitarist John Petrucci producing and studio luminary Richard Chycki (Aerosmith, Rush) engineering and mixing. The […]

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Lamb Of God + Meshuggah Australian Tour announced!

Lamb Of God + Meshuggah Australian Tour announced!

Over the past year the world’s metal community united with a solitary focus… Free Randy! Australian metal fans now get their chance to unite to celebrate the triumphant return of LAMB OF GOD. There are metal bands and then there is LAMB OF GOD. Hitting with the force of an invading apocalyptic army, LAMB OF GOD are back to inject […]

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Bring Me The Horizon + Of Mice & Men + Crossfaith Australian tour announced!

Bring Me The Horizon + Of Mice & Men + Crossfaith Australian tour announced!

BRING ME THE HORIZON have been threatening to deliver on a world dominating scale and their incredible new album ‘Sempiternal’ has finally tipped them over the edge. It was Australian fans leading the charge catapulting the album to a No.1 debut. Any lingering doubts about whether BRING ME THE HORIZON could maintain their status as one of the world’s premier […]

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Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory

Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory

“The fact that it was in Australia that we received our first silver and gold record, and pretty much Australia was the first country to really embrace Fear Factory from ‘Soul of a New Machine’ on. It was like we owe it to our fans.” No strangers to touring Australia, Fear Factory are headed Down Under again, but this time […]

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Anberlin Announce Australian Tour

Anberlin Announce Australian Tour

Floridian 5-piece, Anberlin will celebrate their 10th anniversary by bringing brand new anthems and a pair of international support bands to Australia this September. Anberlin’s live show is a force to be reckoned with. Such a massive part of the band’s continued success and the basis of their creative inspiration; their live performances manage to exude warmth and intimacy regardless […]

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THE DEAD DAISIES added to U.S. Uproar Festival

THE DEAD DAISIES added to U.S. Uproar Festival

Off the back of Aerosmith’s Australian tour, The Dead Daisies are now preparing an invasion of U.S. soil in August & September 2013 for the fourth annual Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival. Alongside heavyweight rockers Alice in Chains and Jane’s Addiction, the band will Headline the COLDCOCK Herbal Whiskey Showcase Stage which will also feature performances from breaking talent Beware Of […]

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Monster Truck

Monster Truck

From official bio: The term Rock n’ Roll gets thrown around pretty haphazardly. One can go as far as stating it’s been bastardized to the point of being unrecognizable, ironically shouted on stages worldwide, and classified dead or MIA by the very musicians that once upheld its standard. Enter Monster Truck. There’s something comforting about a band name that delivers […]

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OBEY THE BRAVE announce their Australian tour.

OBEY THE BRAVE announce their Australian tour.

Destroy All Lines & Killyourstereo.com present – OBEY THE BRAVE – Australian Tour 2013 Forming in Canada and featuring ex-members of Despised Icon and Blind Witness, Obey The Brave are heading to Australia for the first time this coming August. Despite having formed a mere 18 months ago, Obey The Brave has already made an impact on the metalcore scene […]

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The Smith Street Band Announce New EP

The Smith Street Band Announce New EP

Melbourne’s The Smith Street Band have revealed that their recently announced Australian Tour will be in support of a brand new five track EP/10” vinyl release via Poison City Records. Titled ‘Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams’, it’ll be out August 9   Pre-orders are available from Tuesday June 18 – those who pre-order on that day will go into the draw […]

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YELLOWCARD announce Ocean Avenue Acoustic, The Tour with special guest Toy Boats

YELLOWCARD announce Ocean Avenue Acoustic, The Tour with special guest Toy Boats

The Frontier Touring Company confirm Yellowcard will be returning to Australia when Ocean Avenue Acoustic, The Tour hits our shores this October. The pop-punk rockers have re-imagined their most successful album to date, 2003’s Ocean Avenue ten years on from its original release. The band’s announcement of their album reissue, Ocean Avenue Acoustic (Available August 16, UNFD), coincides with the […]

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Stream FILTER’s New Album ‘The Sun Comes Out Tonight’

Stream FILTER’s New Album ‘The Sun Comes Out Tonight’

Recorded in Los Angeles at Blue Room Studios with producer Bob Marlette, FILTER‘s latest album The Sun Comes Out Tonight follows 2010’s The Trouble with Angels. The band’s decorated history also includes such platinum and gold recordings as Short Bus (1995), Title of Record (1999), The Amalgamut (2002) and Anthems for the Damned (2008). The album was written and recorded […]

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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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