High Tension are your soundtrack to the end of the world. Having inadvertently attracted more than their fair share of intrigue via video  High Risk, High Rewards, High Tension now find themselves in need of a more formal introduction… Featuring ex members of Young & Restless (Karina Utomo – vocals, Ashley Pegram – guitar), The Nation Blue (Matt Weston – bass), and Love Like Electrocution & Heirs (Damian Coward […]

Melbourne’s Red Ink have a new EP The Colour Age and a new single and video for Empty Town and they’re about to embark on a tour of Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.  Thanks to our fine friends at Remedy Music we have two double passes to give away for their Melbourne show on November 15th and for their Sydney show on […]

Armed with a new EP titled The Colour Age, led by new single and video, Empty Town, Melbourne’s Red Ink look set to well and truly build upon their rise of a few years ago on the back of their first single Audrey, which saw them playing festivals such as Pyramid Rock, Stereosonic and sharing stages with the likes of […]

Metropolis Touring and Ragged Company Presents DARK FUNERAL Swedish Black Metallers Dark Funeral return to Australia once again to terrorise our stages with “vast walls of sound” and their “classic black metal, with clouds of red dry ice and an ominous electronic drone announcing the songs” (Metal Hammer). Forming in 1993 in Sweden, Dark Funeral are a force to be reckoned […]

Review and photos by Peter Coates.   Check out more rockin’ stuff from Peter right here… http://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography There is nothing terribly original in what Finnish glam rockers Reckless Love offer up, but in a world of “Nobody’s Got Talent” and the “XXXX Factor”, and too many bland alt-folk bands filling up the airwaves, in a tight cramped sweaty venue like the […]

PENNYWISE REUNITES WITH JIM LINDBERG BAND TO PERFORM IN LOS ANGELES ON JANUARY 18th, 2013 After three years, Southern California’s raucous punk heroes Pennywise are pleased to announce the return of the band’s original vocalist, Jim Lindberg. Jim and Fletcher appeared on the world famous KROQ in LA with Kevin and Bean Monday morning to announce that Jim will be returning to […]

Hotel Diablo have tapped nine-time Emmy Award winning and MTV Video Music Award nominated director Fabio Jafet (Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Children Of Bodom) to direct the video for their song“Psycho, California”. Shooting will take place in December in Los Angeles. “We are beyond excited to be working with Fabio” say guitarist Alex Grossi. “We have all been fans of his work for a long time and feel he is the perfect director to bring “Psycho, […]

Destroy All Lines and Killyourstereo.com present HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012 WITH SIENNA SKIES & GUESTSLOCALS ANNOUNCED FOR HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS’ FORTHCOMING TOUR WITH SIENNA SKIES! With HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS’ much anticipated return to Australia fast approaching it’s time to reveal the local talent that will be sharing the stage with the Ohio quartet in each city.In addition to Sydney’s post hardcore stalwarts SIENNA SKIES, Visions & Pretty […]

(Los Angeles, CA – 30 October 2012) Australia’s latest export, October Rage, has made themselves quite familiar with the United States as they tour the country in support of their debut effort, Outrage. The quartet teamed up with their friends in Saliva for several dates on this past run, as well as a plethora of solo outings along the way. […]

  Whiplash Festival, ESP Guitars, Hysteria Mag & Factory Music presents… FIREWIND – FEW AGAINST MANY OZ TOUR Feat. Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Gus G It’s been a busy few months for FIREWIND and their talismanic leader, guitarist Gus G. ever since releasing their highly anticipated and heaviest album to date; “Few Against Many.” With a subsequent world tour under their […]

Nat Col & The Kings modus operandi from the get go was to express a bluesy, firey, powerful sonification of freedom without traditional constraints. Nathan Cavaleri, who overcame childhood leukemia to become a household name as a child guitar phenomenon had racked up appearances on CNN, Conan O’Brien, Entertainment Tonight and Good Morning America (among many others) before his tenth […]

        Winner of the QMA Blues / Roots Award 2012 BAND OF FREQUENCIES Announce ‘Rise Like The Sun’ album release & Tour Progressive surf roots rockers Band of Frequencies have played all over the world with the likes of Donovan Frankenreiter, John Butler, Angus Stone and Ash Grunwald; as well as some of the world’s most amazing […]

“Finally! A Twelve Foot Ninja full-length release!” Blunt Magazine “This is the must discover band of 2012” – Beat Magazine “This is the heavy rock album of the year – 10 out of 10” – Zoo Magazine “The most ambitious debut album release for 2012” – Dom Alessio, Triple J “Twelve Foot Ninja are basically one of the best live bands I have ever […]

In 25 words or less: “Expect Twelve Foot Ninja’s Silent Machine to be one of the most talked about albums over the coming months in Australian music.” Melbourne’s Twelve Foot Ninja are not a band to do things by halves.  In the lead up to the release of this, their debut album Silent Machine, the band have embarked on a campaign they […]

  PRESENTED BY STREET PRESS AUSTRALIA & FASTER LOUDER KINGSWOOD HIT THE ROAD WITH NEW SINGLE ‘SHE’S MY BABY’ They kicked arse in the triple j unearthed Splendour in the Grass competition and got down and dirty in the fields of Byron Bay alongside Jack White, Bloc Party, The Smashing Pumpkins and At The Drive In. First they gave you the thunderous rock track ‘Yeah […]

RED INK ON TOUR WITH NEW SINGLE ‘EMPTY TOWN’…Since Red Ink’s first single ‘Audrey’ burst onto the airwaves, MTV and Channel [V] barely three years ago their ascension has been rapid. Blitzing stages locally at Pyramid Rock Festival, Stereosonic, Playground Weekender and internationally at The Great Escape and Liverpool’s Sound City. As well as sharing the stage with Biffy Clyro, Miami Horror and British India, Red […]

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND TO TOUR AUSTRALIA 2013 TOUR COMES ON HEELS OF 2012’S NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER DATES AND FEATURES THE SAME BAND: STEVE LUKATHER (Toto), GREGG ROLIE (Journey, Santana), RICHARD PAGE (Mr. Mister), TODD RUNDGREN, MARK RIVERA and GREGG BISSONETTE Ringo Starr announced that he his All Starr Band will tour the Pacific Rim this winter […]

Black Sabbath – the band credited with creating heavy metal and one of the most influential bands of all time – today announced their widely rumored and highly anticipated reunion for their first Australian shows in nearly 40 years. Original band members – the Prince of Darkness himself: Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi will make a […]

“If you don’t treat it like it’s a corporation, you don’t treat it like a business it just becomes fun and people do it because they want to do it and then when things become fun you have a tendency to want to prioritize it, and then as we started to prioritize on the band focus on putting more and […]

“So far the response to the touring with this new lineup is much better than I could have even hoped for.  Of course there’s some fans that miss the old lineup, such as someone like Caligula, but I think so long as people give us a chance and check out the show, they will have second thoughts and see the […]

ROCK LEGENDS DEEP PURPLE AND JOURNEY ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THEIR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR!  They remain the quintessential vintage rock band — playing the songs the people love … pushing the boundaries as individual instrumentalists, soloists without reservation, yet seamlessly integrated into the overall sound and texture of a unified group. This is the foundation on which Deep Purple has always thrived –VintageRock.com.au  […]

AUSTRALIA’S TOUGHEST FEMALE FRONTED HARD ROCK BAND RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO for “Enemy” HEAVEN THE AXE are releasing their debut video clip for Track 1 “Enemy” off their debut record “Sex, Chugs & Rock ‘N’ Roll”.  Filmed, directed and produced by Thanassi Panagiotaras (Thanassi Inc.) over a period of months with the support and generosity of many devoted fans, friends and Vicotorian businesses. The band would […]

VOYAGER’s “The Meaning Of I” has been gathering an incredible amount of exceptional reviews worldwide. Following up from the, “SEIZE THE DAY” video released in September 2012, is the video clip to the jewel in the crown and title track of the album “THE MEANING OF I”! This new piece of VOYAGER brilliance has officially been released and is online now at this location […]

A release that’s already much talked about amongst hard rock fans worldwide and specifically fans of Dokken, is the new project T&N, which reunites George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and “Wild” Mick Brown, along with featuring drummer Brian Tichy.  With an album in the bag and due for release on October 31st, Slave To The Empire sees T&N re-recording five Dokken […]

With two UK top 10 albums already under their belt, Oxford five-piece Foals prepare to return with their third and most exhilarating album yet.  Holy Fire and is due for release in Australia on Friday 8 February.  Foals have described the Holy Fire as ‘dirtier, swampier, and more booty shaking’ than the last. The album was recorded by prestigious production duo Flood & Moulder (Smashing Pumpkins, PJ […]

It’s been one hell of a ride for legendary Australian funk rockers Skunkhour, and to celebrate they’re playing a 20th anniversary ONE OFF show. On Saturday November 10, Skunkhour will return to Sydney’s The Standard, the area where the band carved out their reputation as one of Australia’s greatest 90s acts. Over 10 years, across 2 major labels, releasing 4 albums and numerous EPS and singles the […]

Viv Lees, VICE, Max TV and Street Press Australia present  Iggy And The Stooges With special guests: The Beasts Of Bourbon  “From the ’60s to this moment, IGGY POP has been a solid reminder of what happens when an artist stays true to himself only and doesn’t give a damn about the rest of it … IGGY POP is the […]

Whilst the name Moments Apart may be a new entity in the Melbourne music scene, the members thereof will certainly not be new to those of you with a couple of feet firmly entrenched in the Melbourne rock scene.  Essentially, the origins of Moments Apart rise from the ashes of the band formerly known as Teargas – which some of […]

Swedish rockers degreed first came to the attention of us here at May The Rock Be With You back in early 2011, when they unveiled a mighty slab of harder edged melodic rock with their album Life, Love, Loss.   Well we’ve just heard from drummer Mats Ericsson who updated us to say degreed have now finished recording their second […]

PENNYWISE UNLEASH NEW VIDEO – Band Teams With WWE® ’13 Videogame For Latest Clip In a grand pairing of epic mayhem, legendary punks Pennywise have teamed up with WWE® ’13, the upcoming release from videogame publisher THQ, for a  new video clip. The clip features the surging anthem “Revolution” from the their latest release All Or Nothing, playing as a host to a variety of legendary WWE Superstars, […]