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 […]

Irish HARD ROCK’s finest new band MILLION $ RELOAD to release their second album “A Sinner’s Saint” on Frontiers Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the signing to the label of MILLION $ RELOAD for the release of the band’s second album entitled “A Sinner’s Saint” onJune 29th in Europe and July 2nd in North America. Formed in Northern Ireland in 2005, Million $ Reload […]

From London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 21 to Sydney’s Opera House on July 2 – the 14-million album-selling, five-time Grammy Award-winning, 14 US #1 hit-scoring dynamo – CARRIE UNDERWOOD will tour outside North America for the first time and include Australia, promoter Chugg Entertainment confirmed today. Chairman of Chugg Entertainment, Michael Chugg, said it was fitting Underwood would end […]

THE MACCABEES TO TOUR AUSTRALIA presented by Chugg Entertainment Thanks to our friends at Chugg Entertainment, we’ve got a double pass to give away to each of the upcoming headline shows (details below).  Simply email us with your name and preferred show, winners will simply be those who enter first! Email to enter: mtrbwy@maytherockbewithyou.com 09/05/12 THE MACCABEES in BRISBANE at THE HI FI 10/05/12 THE MACCABEES in SYDNEY at METRO THEATRE […]

For someone who has long been hailed as one of the premiere vocalists in the melodic rock sphere for nearly 30 years, it surprised me somewhat to be reminded that Damage Control is only Jeff Scott Soto’s fifth solo album.  With a career spanning beginnings as the vocalist for Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, through to the mighty Talisman, contributing vocals […]

A couple of months back we spoke with the one and only Slash about his new album called ‘Apocalyptic Love’ with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators to be released on May 18thas well as some possible great news for Australian fans… but, you’ll have to wait for that. You’ll be able to read the full interview in just over a […]

TIM CHAISSON RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA FOR LIVE DATES ABC Music to release new single ‘Broken Hearted Beat’ Canada’s Tim Chaisson will return to our shores in May for an extensive run of live shows, playing with the likes of Tim Freedman, Diesel, Matt Andersen and Morgan Joanel, as he continues to work his album Broken Hearted Beat. To co-incide with […]

DAVID MYLES RETURNS FOR FOLLOW UP HEADLINE TOUR Canadian singer songwriter joins forces with Aussie duo Camille & Stuie David Myles is set to return to Australian shores in May for an extensive run of live shows to further showcase his stunning album Into The Sun, hitting the road with Independent Country Duo of The Year, Camille and Stuie, who […]

No Doubt have posted on their website today a video announcing the release date for their brand new album!  The full post is below… are you pumped for this one?! We hope you like the new video and the big news – the new album will be out on September 25th.  We are incredibly excited to share the new music […]

COMMON DESTINY, the 11th studio album of Jaded Heart will be released May 25th 2012. On May 4th the band released the official videoclip of the song “With You” which you can view below. Further the album will be out as a vinyl-version (distributed by Cargo Records). 20 years after their founding in 1991, Jaded Heart are still – and more than […]

“I guess it’s just some kind of a release you know, I mean every day you’ve have to walk around and you’ve got to go to the supermarket and you have to pet your cats and you don’t really get to freak out that much, so when I get to play a show I just get to freak out as […]

To celebrate the imminent release of Buried In Verona’s new album Notorious, UNFD has arranged for two special Melbourne launches for the record on May 31st and June 1st. With just under a month until release of Notorious, all the elements of a strong debut are falling into place.  The lead single’s lyric video has already clocked up over 40,000 views, and the track has been #1 […]

JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE VICTORIAN SHOWS! JIMMY BARNES has been there and back. He’s tasted glory as Australia’s favourite rock & roll singer for more than 3 decades. His career as both a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the legendary COLD CHISEL has made JIMMY one of the most popular and bestselling AUSTRALIAN music artists of all time. Taking […]