English melodic rockers FM have issued the following update via their Facebook/Website: “Here in FM land we love our traditions and in the run-up to the release of our seventh studio album we couldn’t resist one particular FM tradition – on 26th November 2012 we will be releasing ONLY FOOLIN’ EP. We’ve had a great reaction to our EPs over the […]

Frontiers Records have issued the following update on upcoming 2013 releases for Snakecharmer, Cannatta, Seventh Key, Work of Art and James Christian! WORK OF ART Swedish AOR stars WORK OF ART have started laying down tracks for the anticipated third album which the band plans to title “Piece of Work” as a completion of the trilogy of album titles that […]

September 24th, 2012  – Adler, the new band led by former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler will be releasing their debut album “Back From The Dead” November 26th via New Ocean Media in North America. “Back From The Dead” was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, Dokken) and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour). The album consists of 11 tracks ranging from adrenaline pumping rockers […]

1976 Sunday night, 6pm …anywhere and everywhere in Australia: Countdown on TV. A giant appears on screen, black kohl eyeliner, flashy earrings, multi coloured hair, gap between two front teeth…’Gonna sit down and talk to myself’, he sings…camera pans out…two more very tall men, one willowy with long curly hair, the other rocking a steady bass rhythm nodding his bushy […]

‘The rock gods have again answered the prayers of rock fans Australia wide by blessing us with another tour from multi-award winning Canadian rockers, The Trews’ – Troy Culpan, May The Rock Be With You This October THE TREWS will be gracing our shores for a national tour in support of their highly anticipated new extended EP, “…thank you and […]

T&N reunites George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and “Wild” Mick Brown – aka “The Big Three” from Dokken – for this brand new 12 song disk that will surely be referred to as a classic in years to come! Returning to their roots, “Slave to the Empire” offers seven new original songs and five re-recorded classic Dokken songs that feature sensational vocal performances […]

GEOFF TATE, the acclaimed voice of Queensryche, will release his second solo album, KINGS & THIEVES, on November 6, 2012 in North America.  KINGS & THIEVES will be TATE’s first solo album in more than a decade and his debut release for InsideOut Music.  As one of the most well-known and respected vocalists in the history of hard rock and heavy metal, GEOFF TATE has sold over 20 […]

Crooked Saint It has been a massive eighteen months for Melbourne’s Crooked Saint, the musical alter ego of Tim Wheatley. He has independently released two EP’s and a double a side, all to critical acclaim, triple j, commercial and widespread national community and ABC airplay. In support of the releases he’s completed two Australian tours and two lengthy stints in […]

Redcoats announce the release of their debut self-titled album out 19 October. To support this release the band will be touring throughout November on their Who’s Rollin’ album tour, full dates below. Following from first single lifted from the album, Raven, Redcoats have also just released second single Evergreen to radio. Watch the psychedelic inspired clip here now! Their album […]

From Official Bio:  In 2012, Perth’s Chaos Divine are without peer in Australian metal. Their intricate and melodic brand is pregnant with a progressive ambition that challenges both fans and band members alike. Now, with a world of possibility before them, Chaos Divine in 2011 delivered The Human Connection – the band’s most accomplished album to date. While the driven […]

“If you don’t like it, listen to one song, give it a chance, if you don’t like it, throw a bottle at me and go and watch another band ha ha, but at least give me three minutes of your time and hopefully you’ll be in to it.” From Official Bio:  Whether they’re headlining, supporting or leading sing-alongs at festivals […]

JIMI JAMISON – one of Melodic Rock’s most legendary voices – returns with his new solo album “Never Too Late” Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of JIMI JAMISON’s new solo album “Never Too Late” on November 2nd in Europe and November the 6th in North America. Often referred to as one of the American top Rock vocalists, Jimi […]

ARTISTDIRECT premiered a new Papa Roach song ‘BEFORE I DIE‘ (http://bit.ly/R2ZTzu) and a behind the scenes video yesterday, off of their upcoming album The Connection (October 2, Eleven Seven Music). Lead singer Jacoby Shaddix had been diagnosed with a nodule on his left vocal chord. At the advice of his physician, he underwent corrective surgery to remove the nodule and prevent further damage. “It’s no secret […]

When it comes to releases on Italian label Frontiers Records, nothing really surprises anymore.  So when I heard the winds blowing news of a live KIX CDC/DVD to be released in 2012 and a brand new studio release in 2013, despite the fact that the band haven’t had any recorded output since essentially 1995, I didn’t even batter an eyelid.  […]

When you are talking hard rock bands of the 80’s, Dokken are right up there in the highest echelon with songs such as Dream Warriors, Lightning Strikes Again, Just Got Lucky, The Hunter, Unchain The Night undeniable classic anthems.  But that was then and 2012 is now with the Don Dokken led version releasing Dokken’s 11th studio album Broken Bones.  […]

“There’s songs in there and the meanings and stuff, we always like to put, not statements and stuff, but leave it so whoever is listening to it can either relate to it or kind of go I’ll take it in this way you know?  Have the listener think a bit rather than just be that kind of brain dead, mind […]

Singer, actor and best-selling author : Rock icon RICK SPRINGFIELD to release in Europe his new album “Songs from the End of the World” on Frontiers Records For all his accomplishments as an actor, a best-selling author and the subject of a recent documentary, RICK SPRINGFIELD’s first love has always been music, since the first time he picked up a guitar […]

2012 proves banner year for American rock band heart with new studio album & hardcover memoir arriving this fall legacy recordings releasing “Fanatic”, the hard-rock successor to 2010’s top 10 debut red velvet car, on Tuesday, October 2 and “Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock and Roll,” The Revelatory Memoir by Ann & Nancy Wilson On […]

EXTRA DATES ANNOUNCED – 2ND & FINAL SYDNEY & BRISBANE SHOWS! THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 – MATCHBOX TWENTY make their the highly anticipated return to Australia next month, playing their first Australian shows in five years, with very special guests Aussie legends INXS at their side. Two extra shows have been announced for this their sixth Australian tour. Playing second and […]

Australian singer songwriter Paul Kelly will release his 19th studio album ‘Spring And Fall’ on October 19th, his first album of new material since 2007’s highly successful ‘Stolen Apples’. ‘Spring And Fall’ arrives on the heels of an extended period of retrospective activity, during which Kelly celebrated his extensive body of work with the release of the career-spanning 40-song compilation […]

The Swedish band with one of the more delightfully named frontmen in rock ‘Hell Hofer’ hit us with their now fourth album and first for monster German label, Nuclear Blast.  If you are familiar with Bullet from past outputs such as previous release Highway Pirates or Bite The Bullet then I’m sure you will have already decided whether you love […]

It has been 20 years since Dave Dobbyn last toured in Australia. Now he is bringing his acclaimed ‘Greatest Hits’ show and his five-piece band to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane on November 14, 15 and 16. Dobbyn has written the soundtrack to kiwi lives, with a string of NZ hits including ‘Loyal’, ‘Beside You’, ‘Be Mine Tonight’ ‘Language’, ‘Bliss’, ‘Outlook […]

What do you do if your band spends five years growing from acclaimed indie artists into having its name up in lights? Well if you’re Birds Of Tokyo you burn it all down and you start all over again. It’s therefore apt that the group’s first new music in over two years is a four song EP called “This Fire”.  It […]

THE AMITY AFFLICTION DEBUT AT #1 ON THE ARIA CHARTS! 4/5 – Blunt Magazine “The songs here are some of the strongest the band has written.” – Themusic.com.au 4/5 – Alternative Press (USA)  “…this is a definitive victory for smart songwriting, heart and passion.” – Alternative Press (USA) 8/10 – JMag “They’re massive because these are good songs…” – JMag  The Amity Affliction have raised […]

‘Seasons’ is the second single to be released from the latest and 5th DRAGONFORCE studio album The Power Within. Written by bassist Frederic Leclercq the song is accompanied by a montage video filmed during a series of shows played to introduce new singer Marc Hudson to the bands fan base prior to the commencement of The Power Within World Tour, including playing the […]

A favourite English band here at May The Rock Be With You is Heaven’s Basement who we’ve been following now since the inception of MTRBWY!  Check out their update below….free song download and tours with Halestorm, Seether, Duff McKagan and Ugly Kid Joe… “Our debut single ‘Fire, Fire‘ now available for free download HERE.  It’s the first taste of what’s to come […]

The Pretty Things have had a seminal influence on rock music, which is more far-reaching than any casual observation would suggest. Their story runs deep and is one that is often unfortunately overlooked. Their diverse and unexpected history has spawned countless imitators, many of whom have seen greater commercial success, but The Pretty Things remain the original and the best. Arguably amongst the […]

“I Love Hate You” is the third studio album from one man ‘swampy rock stompin blues’ explosion Claude Hay. The follow-up to his acclaimed 2010 long player, “Deep Fried Satisfied”, from which the title track won an award for Best Song of 2011 at the Australian Blues Music (chain) Awards, “I Love Hate You” is a harder edged and more […]

New single Money Maker from the double platinum El Camino at radio now Exclusive Australian El Camino Tour Edition Available October 12  From the force responsible for the double-platinum album El Camino, it is time for The Black Keys to release their third single Money Maker to Australian radio this week. Money Maker was co-written by Danger Mouse (The Grey Album, Gorillaz, Beck) with Auerbach and Carney and recorded at Auerbach’s Nashville based Easy […]

Spring is here and Regular John are inviting you to take a trip when they bring their Strange Flowers to life this September. This weekend marks the first run of shows on their Strange Flowers Spring Tour, with the band hitting Adelaide’s Enigma Bar on the 21st of September and Melbourne’s Toff in Town on Sept 22nd. Strange Flowers is the second album from […]