“The core of the whole music business should always be a band that writes music that they love without thinking the reactions of media, fans or labels.  Honest and true music will always gather fans and listeners.” Whatever you previously knew of Finnish melodic death metal band Before The Dawn over their 13 year and 6 album history, well you […]

PENNYWISE are one of the most significant bands to emerge from SoCal A thriving, ground-breaking punk rock band for two decades, the Hermosa Beach group’s relentless, in-your-face, middle finger in the air, anthem-chanting sound has never wavered. In fact, they have just created their most ferocious, engaging and career defining album to date in All Or Nothing. And just to […]

Multinational Melodic Metal band EDEN’S CURSE has inked a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. The band is also making great progress with the writing process for album number four; a short snippet from a new demo track called “LOSING MY FAITH” can be streamed here: http://soundcloud.com/edenscurse/edens-curse-losing-my-faith Bassist Paul Logue says: “We are delighted to welcome Axel to the EC family and […]

 AUSTRALIAN TWO PIECE TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON JUNE 8 – PAPER SCISSORS ROCK TOUR ANNOUNCED Fire up your engines, Mildura garage rockers Jackson Firebird are ready to launch their high-octane debut album Cock Rockin’ on June 8, 2012.  Known for their brutally energetic live sets it seems fitting that Jackson Firebird should mark such a momentous occasion with the Paper Scissors Rock tour in Victoria and NSW.   […]

“THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT” ALBUM LAUNCH DATES THIS JUNE… KING CANNONS don’t much care for what is supposedly cool. Since day one, their manifesto has been to be a band for the people. The type of band that actually means something. A band with a career that is based on substance over style. KING CANNONS’ debut album “The Brightest Light” will be […]

Being a hometown show for Calling All Cars, I rocked up to the Hi-Fi Bar on a wintery Melbourne, Friday night, expecting to be greeted by a reasonably packed house, so was somewhat amazed upon entry to find the Hi-Fi Bar pretty damn empty.  For those who turned up later on, shame on you for missing Perth band Arts Martial […]

Date: Friday 11 May 2012 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full live gallery right here…

Check out our interview with Slash right here… Check out our review of Apocalyptic Love right here… Check out our recent interview with Myles Kennedy right here… “This is unquestionably an exercise in rock & roll excellence” – 4/5 Rolling Stone Recent Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one of the greatest exponents of the electric guitar, SLASH, returns […]

In summary: “It’s exciting to me to hear new music from a new band, regardless of who is in it and how they came together, this feels like a new band to me and one I hope that will continue to make albums down the road.” From the opening riff of the title track ‘Apocalyptic Love’ you hear that tone, […]

“This time around I just wanted to have a good time just making a record with these guys and I think there’s a lot of different feels and stuff but its all pretty rock and roll and that’s pretty indicative of what it is that I do.” He needs no real introduction, he’s undoubtedly one of the most recognizable people […]

Butch Walker has just appeared on an episode on ‘Live From Daryl’s House’, that would be Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates fame.  Check out the details below… “Do you like the vocal stylings of Daryl Hall? Do you like paella? How about some red wine? Oh… I forgot.. Do you like to jam? If your name is Butch Walker, […]

“We try to call it melodic heavy rock and I think that’s the best words to describe the whole thing, but it’s got a lot of variation and some things on the album.” On the eve of releasing their seventh album ‘Stones Grow Her Name’ and with over 16 years as a band, Sonata Arctica are continuing to make amazing […]

For the majority of rock music fans here in Australia, at some point over the last decade or so, you are bound to have heard, read, or seen Joe Matera?  As lead guitarist with Aussie rockers Geisha during their re-emergence during 2007 to 2010 or as founding member of classic rock band Double Vision between 2003 to 2008.  As a […]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will release a very special album titled Americana on June 1, 2012. Americana is the first album from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in nearly nine years. Crazy Horse is: Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Poncho Sampedro, and Neil Young. Americana is collection of classic, American folk songs. In their day, some of these may have been referred to as “protest songs,” “murder […]

AUSTRALIA’S ‘TONIGHT ALIVE’ NOMINATED FOR INDUSTRY RENOWNED 2012 KERRANG! UK AWARDS Sony Music Australia are excited to announce that Australian pop-punk protégé Tonight Alive have received two nominations for the prestigious The Kerrang! Awards 2012 Fuelled By Relentless Energy Drink; the band has been nominated in the category of Best International Newcomer and Jenna has additionally been nominated as part of the Hottest Female category. The winners will […]

Official Bio: “Dead City Ruins have been carving their own path in the world of hard rock. Starting out in London England and making their way home to Australia whilst playing as many down trodden, hole in the wall pubs and clubs as one band can fit into a seven day week. Splicing the musicianship of 70’s and 80’s metal […]

Official Bio: Bombay Black was formed in the spring of 2003 with singer Erik Johnson and bassist Ty Sims recording Erik’s material.  Guitarist Jim Perry and drummer Rob McCauley were recruited to round out the band about a year later and began their first tour opening for bands such as L.A. Guns, Firehouse, and Slaughter.  They’ve since shared stages with […]

S T R A N G E R S are doin’ it for themselves!  Sydney Southern Beach rockers STRANGERS have so far done it for Calling All Cars, they did it for Closure In Moscow, they did it for Unwritten Law and Red Coats and just recently did it for UKs men in tights The Darkness!  Their muscular new single ‘Persona Non Grata’ was released to radio this week! It will be available […]

EVERCLEAR DEBUT BRAND NEW SINGLE – COVER ART REVEALED – NEW ALBUM DUE THIS JUNE (NEW YORK, NY) – EVERCLEAR has debuted a brand new single called “Be Careful What You Ask For” today exclusively from Spinner.com. Click HERE or the image to the left to listen! EVERCLEAR is set to release its new studio album, “Invisible Stars,” on June […]

SAVING ABEL SIGN WITH EONE MUSIC – NEW RECORD DUE OUT THIS JULY (NEW YORK, NY) – Mississippi rock band SAVING ABEL has signed a worldwide deal with eOne Music. The band will release its brand new record “Bringing Down The Giant” on July 17th, 2012.  “I’m so excited and proud to announce that we have signed to eOne. Thanks to […]

“It’s great that we can still do this after nearly 30 years and have songs that have their own lives such as The Final Countdown, but also being able to release new albums and gain new fans.  It’s amazing, I’m laughing myself to sleep every night!” I can remember vividly back to the day I purchased Europe’s 1986 release The […]

Official Bio: “With a middle finger proudly raised to your average schmuck and the mundane lifestyle they idly peddle, punk-as-fuck glam cult heroes SPiT LiKE THiS have returned amped to shove the metal right up all them tight asses with their 2nd full-length ‘Normalityville Horror’. Produced by Grammy-nominated Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Ozzy, Anvil) getting this hot-rod out the gates […]

As anticipation for Buried In Verona’s third album Notorious builds, further ammunition has been added to the band’s cannon in order to secure an explosive release on June 1, 2012. Today, the Sydney six-piece not only reveal a collection of solid supports for their existing capital city tour, they also add extensive regional dates to extend the run throughout the winter. This July will […]

Official Bio: “Singer / songwriter John Taglieri has always done things his own way. He’s taken the DIY concept to the ultimate extreme, releasing eight albums solely on his own terms – and he’s been nothing but successful.  How does one measure success, though? Is it gold and platinum awards? Is it fame on a global basis? Is it riding […]

PLAYER to come back with a new EP and album release on Frontiers Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the signing of PLAYER to the label for the release of a yet untitled new album. Best remembered for “Baby Come Back,” a song which topped the US single charts in 1978, Player original lineup included Peter Beckett (guitarist, lead vocalist), J.C. Crowley (guitarist, […]

Secret Sounds are excited to announce that Splendour headliner THE SMASHING PUMPKINSwill be playing some very special sideshows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Aukland, NZ. For these performances, as well as playing plenty of classic Pumpkins catalogue THE SMASHING PUMPKINSwill be debuting a unique stage design in Australia created to reflect the visual themes of their new album, “Oceania”. Alt rock’n’rollers WOLFMOTHER will join THE […]

The Dirty Pearls – Gramercy Theatre, New York City 5 May 2012, by Paul Miles Photo Gallery: http://rockshots.paul-miles.com/Music/Dirty-Pearls-Gramercy-Release/22860566_nhs5DF Rarely do I get pumped for an album release gig these days, but I’ve seen The Dirty Pearls a few times now and I feel hooked. Having paid their local dues, with a good tip, these kings of the New York City rock […]

I Am Giant are returning to Australia in late June for their second headline tour this year. The 5 date tour is in support of the UK based bands’ latest single ‘Purple Heart’ taken from their critically acclaimed debut album produced by Forrester Savell and released via Sony Records. ‘like the best bits of DLC, Birds of Tokyo, and Shihad, […]

Date: Wednesday 09 May 2012 Venue: The Palace, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full live gallery right here… Check out our interview with Frankie Poullain of The Darkness right here…

Frontiers Records is excited to present the debut album from WIGELIUS entitled “Reinventions” due for release on June 29th in Europe and July 2nd in North America. WIGELIUS is a sensational new AOR band from Sweden built around the talent of Anders Wigelius, a gifted young vocalist who came to the attention of producer Daniel Flores (ISSA, THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, MIND’S EYE) after he […]