Thanks toTriple J www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s3480336.htm for this news piece below containing all the details on the Splendour in the Grass lineup for 2012! The 2012 Splendour in the Grass festival is heading back to Byron Bay for the first time in 3 years and over 70 acts are set to put on the homecoming party. Tom & Alex had the honour of announcing the full […]

Relocating from their native Perth, to Melbourne, the undisputed “rock capital” of Australia, Gasoline INC may have endured some relatively hard times navigating their way through the maze of the newly adopted Melbourne scene, but undoubtedly their new EP The Wanted One should be the beacon that lights their way.  Ok, so did that beacon comment sound corny?…well, I was […]

In 25 words or less: “With enough rock chops to mix it with the hard rockers, they have enough catchiness and hooks for those who simply appreciate catchy rock.” Sydney rockers Neon Heart have been plying their craft for a few years now and on this their second EP, they deliver five tracks of some pretty addictive kick ass rock.  […]

MILLENCOLIN CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY  Band To Release CD/DVD Bundle  The Melancholy Connection out June 1 in Australia. Renowned Swedish punk outfit, Millencolin, celebrate twenty years with the release of The Melancholy Connection on June 1. This assemblage of b-sides, a follow up to 1999’s The Melancholy Collection, features two brand new songs and twelve rarities spanning from their break-out album,  Pennybridge Pioneers (GOLD IN AUSTRALIA), through […]

The Messiah of great Heavy Rock music is back: JORN to release “Bring Heavy Rock To The Land” on Frontiers in June Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of a brand new JORN studio album : “Bring Heavy Rock To The Land” on June 1st in Europe and June 5th in North America. Following a three year silence since the release of “Spirit Black”, JORN unleashes […]

SMILE EMPTY SOUL DEBUT BRAND NEW SINGLE PRE-ORDERS LIVE NOW (New York, NY) – SMILE EMPTY SOUL have debuted their brand new single called “Afterlife” this morning exclusively on Noisecreep. “We’re really excited about ‘Afterlife’ being our first single because it represents our new album very well. It’s dark and heavy, but still has a level of catchiness and memorability.” […]

Soundgarden return with their first single in 15 years LIVE TO RISE which appears on the new Avengers Assemble compilation out April 27.  You can now download Live To Rise for free on iTunes for one week, click on the cover below for the link to the song You can also pre-order the Avengers Assemble compilation, featuring Soundgarden, Kasabian, Rise […]

Official Bio: “Put away the Laptop, There’s no computer music here!  Neon Heart are a five-piece, award-winning, guitar based, original rock band from Sydney. Their point of difference is their stage show; they engage with the audience, aren’t afraid to take chances, and make every gig memorable.  It’s hard to be unique when you’re a guitar based rock band in […]

PANTERA TO PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “PISS,” THE LOST TRACK FROM VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER SESSIONS Featured On The CD/DVD Deluxe Edition Of Vulgar Display Of Power, Available May 18 While combing the Pantera vaults for the 20th anniversary reissue of Vulgar Display of Power, drummer Vinnie Paul made an astounding discovery: “Piss,” an incendiary blast of vintage Pantera from the original recording sessions that had […]

Official Tour Press Release: “Rewind to August last year – CALLING ALL CARS released their second album, the ARIA charting “Dancing with a Dead Man”, and set off on a tour cycle around the country. Taking their triple j featured album to the masses on the back of national airplay and hot supporting cast that introduced Redcoats and Boy In […]

Official Tour Press Release: “STONEFIELD are at it again…hands off the handlebars, feet in the air, full speed ahead!  And since when has it been any different for these four siblings from rural Victoria?  Their last 12 months has resembled a downhill speed race that encompassed three continents, appearances at the biggest music festivals in the UK and Australia, a […]

Linkin Park has announced the release of their new album LIVING THINGS (Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros) on June 22, 2012 via their official website www.linkinpark.com LIVING THINGS is co-produced by Rick Rubin (Adele, Metallica) and Linkin Park vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Mike Shinoda, who co-produced Linkin Park’s last two albums A Thousand Suns and Minutes to Midnight. “The material is the […]

THE BLACK KEYS – ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR Tickets on sale from noon today  The Black Keys are the hottest rock and roll act on the planet right now! After selling out arenas all through the USA, Canada, UK and Europe and headlining Coachella and Lollapalooza and many other festivals they are very pleased to announce their long awaited return to […]

STRANGERS make rock&roll sound the way it was always meant to! Loud, brave and proud. This is a band churning out urban rock anthems that could only have come from the backlots of Sydney’s fertile Southern Beaches.  Not convinced? Oh, ye of little faith! Get thee to the World Wide Web for a taste of the hard hitting new video for radio monster ‘Bred For Breeding’. After having been rotated in the nicest […]

TOOTH AND NAIL — the new project featuring current and former members of DOKKEN — George Lynch (guitar), Jeff Pilson (bass), and Mick Brown (drums) — has been forced to shorten its name to T&N for legal reasons. The band states, “We cannot keep [the name] as TOOTH AND NAIL as there is a label that has it trademarked. [Fans] can still call us TO$%H AND NA$L… We can’t.” T&N taped an appearance on an episode […]

“Well that’s kind of the feeling we had when we first got back together and all got in the same room.  We went into it realistically, knowing that there’s a great chance that it couldn’t work, but right when we started writing everything really clicked, so for us we were really confident after that first writing session.” With the ‘Tell […]

To co-incide with the release of the second single (SHOCK), GASOLINE INC are proud to announce a string of dates around the country that will take in 4 capital cities and some major regional shows. SHOCK, taken from the band’s new 5 track EP (THE WANTED ONE) again demonstrates the bands ability to write straight up driving feel good rock songs. Gabriel […]

Gold Coast (Australia) band Nine Sons of Dan release their highly-anticipated new single Diamond Skin to radio Monday April 16 and digitally to iTunes on Friday April 27 – the first single to be lifted from the bands forthcoming EP titled The New Kids. The track follows up the hit single “She’s So Fine” from the debut EP Landslide after taking out the national New […]

Torpedohead released their brand new video “Rotten Radio” on Friday the 13th of April and the accompanying single will be available as a “free download” from the bands Facebook site in the following week. “Rotten Radio” is the first preview from Torpedohead’s upcoming second album ‘Greetings From Heartbreak Key’, packed with driving rock n’ roll anthems and set to be […]

“It was just special, there were these anthems that made you feel like you were a part of something but at the same time you could just go and enjoy yourself and sing along.” Their album Radiosurgery has been out now for over six months and in support of it New Found Glory were back in Australia to play some […]

“We like to get into it from the get go! Big opening song and get the crowd involved as soon as possible. We like to get as close to the crowd as possible. I normally end up over the monitors and hanging off the front of the stage. I like to feel that connection with the crowd.” From Official Bio:  […]

From Official Bio:  Verusive formed in 2010 on the Gold Coast, erupting onto the Australian music scene with their explosive live shows. With a fusion of formidable heavy-hitting sounds and commanding emotive vocals colliding in every energetic performance, Verusive deliver infectious rock with influences ranging from Paramore & Evanescence to Foo Fighters & Metallica. Verusive are re-releasing their debut EP […]

From Official Bio:  Take your hair out, get a flask ready, and read on. If you blasted Black Label Society and W.A.S.P. simultaneously through two stereos and stood in the middle of an epic desert, you’d get exactly what you’re here to find out about, Galactic Acid. Instant hits on the scene early 2010, the band was quick to record […]

New York, NY – St. Louis rock band Cavo’s highly anticipated sophomore album Thick as Thieves was released today on Eleven Seven Music.  The album, produced by Kato Khandwala (Blondie, Drowning Pool), David Bendeth (Paramore, Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin) and Dan Korneff (All That Remains, My Chemical Romance), was recorded at House of Loud Studios in New Jersey. The band solicited fans for help with the unique album art:  they were asked to […]

Due to popular demand, Brisbane’s The Butterfly Effect are pleased to announce a second and final Melbourne show on their “Effected” tour at the HiFi Bar on Friday June 8 after their Palace show at The Palace Theatre sold out this week. The band have had a huge couple of months since announcing that singer Clint Boge will leave the band at the end of their next tour, ending […]

GREEN DAY IN THE STUDIO RECORDING THREE ALBUMS – A TRILOGY ENTITLED  ¡UNO!, ¡DOS!, AND ¡TRÉ!  ALBUMS TO BE RELEASED FROM SEPTEMBER 2012 TO JANUARY 2013 Green Day is currently in the studio recording three albums – a trilogy entitled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! – that will be released by Reprise Records/Warner Music Australia in September 2012; November  2012 and January 2013 respectively.   The albums are the follow-up to the Grammy® award-winning 21st Century […]

PRINCE WELCOME 2 AUSTRALIA “Number 1 show of the year.”  LA Weekly 22/12/2011 Prince, one of music’s most iconic superstars and true rock’n’roll royalty, will tour Australia in May 2012 performing his greatest hits. This will be only the 3rd time Prince has toured Australia. He last performed here in 2003. Prolific, influential and innovative, Prince is one of the most private of […]

Official Band Bio: Hailing from Melbourne, Australia’s music capital, SHADOWQUEEN is the original brainchild of Robbi Zana and Si Hopman who formed a solid musical connection from a history of performing live together.  With the addition of drummer, Alex Deegan in 2009, the rock trio powerhouse, ‘SHADOWQUEEN’, was born. ‘SHADOWQUEEN’ is a rock band that captures an irresistible blend of […]

RUSH RETURNS WITH “CLOCKWORK ANGELS” – CELEBRATED ROCK TRIO’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS SET TO ARRIVE ON JUNE 8TH Legendary rock band Rush have unveiled details of its highly anticipated, new album, “CLOCKWORK ANGELS.”   This is the renowned trio’s first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records. “CLOCKWORK […]

Multi-platinum US rockers Train are thrilled to announce a series of Australian shows this June, ahead of the release tomorrow of their sixth album California 37. Train will kick off their east coast tour at Sydney’s iconic Opera House before heading onto Melbourne and Brisbane. Tickets go on sale at 9am Monday April 23, with pre-sale tickets available from Wednesday […]