UK’s modern hard rock band “TAINTED NATION“ have sign a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. TAINTED NATION are: Pete Newdeck – Vocals (Eden’s Curse, Grim Reaper, Killers, Steve Grimmett), Pontus Egberg – Bass (The Poodles, Lions Share, Zan Clan), Ian Nash – Guitar (Steve Grimmett, Lionsheart) and Mark Cross – Drums (Firewind, Outloud, Helloween, Kingdom Come). […]

Lenny Kravitz – F1 ROCKS Date: Saturday 17 March 2012 Venue: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)

Wolfmother – F1 ROCKS Date: Saturday 17 March 2012 Venue: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full gallery by clicking the link below: Photo Gallery – Wolfmother, F1 Rocks, Melbourne

25 words or less: A nice addition to the hardcore Mr. Big fan’s collection and yet another display of one the most prodigiously talented hard rock bands to ever walk this earth. Look, let’s cut straight to the chase as I know time is of the essence these days and most of you can probably only hold your attention span […]

25 words or less: Emotional Fire is a required listen for all those existing Sunstorm fans and those who love hearing the sound of Joe Lynn Turner’s voice all over pulsating melodic rock songs. As a vocalist, Joe Lynn Turner is one of the true greats in rock, covering a multitude of styles with aplomb.  From Rainbow to Deep Purple to Yngwie […]

25 words or less: With a distinctly Australian flavor in the vein of The Screaming Jets and a massive dose of bluesy 80’s hard rock stylings, Sunset Riot are proudly flying the flag for Australia in the name of rock. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Sunset Riot are well advanced on their journey to forge their reputation as a live act […]

In 25 words or less: “This is truly a great rock album, every song is as good as the next and it’s one that I’ll happily continue to listen to.” It’s been four long years since we last had a new album from US Rockers Shinedown and thankfully we now have some brand new music from them in the form […]

“It really fits Shinedown and who we are and where we are right now, because Shinedown the name means, sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down, it’s kind of a rebirth of Shinedown, this album, and it just kind of fits our mood right now.” One of the biggest rock bands out there at the moment is Shinedown, after their 2008 […]

In 25 words or less: There’s much to be enjoyed on this EP and importantly it’s great to acknowledge Joe’s mighty fine contribution to keeping the legacy of instrumental rock alive. For the majority of rock fans here in Australia, over the last decade or so, you are bound to have heard, read, or seen Joe Matera at some point.  […]

April is going to be an exciting month for all you Victorian Chocolate Starfish fans… the time has finally come. If you’ve been waiting to revisit your youth and party like you don’t have a care in the world then put these dates in your rolodex!!! Friday 20th April – York on Lilydale (doors open at 8pm) Saturday 21st April – Chelsea […]

  The German/Swedish Hardrock band JADED HEART has just finished the recording sessions for the band’s eleventh studio album! The album is called Common Destiny and will be released on May 25th, 2012 via Fastball Music/Soulfood. Right in the thick of the German carnival celebrations, JADED HEART has filmed the video clip for the song With You that is one […]

SIMPLE PLAN EMBARK ON THEIR MOST EXTENSIVE EAST COAST TOUR YET presented by Frontier Touring! Get Your Heart On! Tour Get ready for the return of Australia’s favourite punk-pop ensemble SIMPLE PLAN this winter. Simple Plan will embark on a massive tour that sees them hit metropolitan and regional venues large and small in their most extensive east coast tour to […]

The Getaway Plan will perform three exclusive club shows this May as side shows to their spot on the Groovin’ The Moo Tour. These are the first capital city headline shows of the year for the Melbourne four piece, who have just wrapped up a successful festival season that included spots on Big Day Out, Pyramid Rock and Breath Of […]

Steve Lukather, well where does one even attempt to start to introduce a guitarist who has spent over 35 years in one of the worlds biggest bands, Toto, with over 35 million album sales, who contributed his guitar talents to over 2,000 studio recordings which incidentally are some of the biggest records of all time, I mean, everybody has heard […]

For the last six years, under the banner of Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweezil Zappa has set about touring the world taking the music of his father Frank Zappa to audiences both old and new and celebrating Frank Zappa’s extraordinary achievements in music. In April, Zappa Plays Zappa returns to Australia for it’s third visit and will feature a performance at […]

Following on from a big 2011, which saw the NSW based metal band release their 5th album Never Dead, Segression have already kicked off 2012 getting stuck into writing for their follow up album, as well as hitting the stage, which will see them play a bunch of Queensland shows starting from tomorrow (Thursday!).  Tying in with vocalist/bass player Chris […]

Los Angeles, CA…Marilyn Manson continues to upend the mainstream with each new release, and his upcoming album Born Villain is about to take that a bit further on April 27th, 2012. Evidence #1, the single, “No Reflection” KROQ debuted “No Reflection” yesterday and the lead single will be available exclusively on iTunes this Tuesday, March 13th. Blabbermouth was first to […]

Starting this weekend in Melbourne, the month of March will see The Poor bring the beast out of the garage and clear the cobwebs for a handful of select shows to kick start the year with their No Bullshit, Straight Up, Rock N Fucken Roll approach.  After some well received shows with ZZ Top and Rose Tattoo in 2011 the […]

“Everything’s there, it’s just getting to do it and as long as we keep doing what we do, and as long as we think that we’re doing the best we can with it and we’re not just fooling ourselves and we really are doing the best we can with it, then it’s all good.” The last time we spoke with […]

The up-and-coming sensational four-piece modern metal band ToxicRose was formed in Stockholm Sweden in 2010, consisting of Tom (Gemini Five), Andy and Michael (both EX Lipstixx ‘n’ Bulletz) and Goran (EX Sexydeath). There is no compromising or limits in the world of ToxicRose. Powerful Vocals combined with aggressive guitars, grand melodic synths & dark emotional lyrics. TXR stands tall for […]

 Says Scott Smith: Well it’s been some very patient times when it comes to Night By Night, as I first featured the band on the pages of May The Rock Be With You over 2 years ago now.  But that’s in the past, and 2012 is the year that it’s all starting to come together for the band, having just […]

Dead Letter Circus (DLC) are pleased to announce the ‘SLEEPWALKER AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012’ with amazing special guests Fair to Midland (USA) and Twelve Foot Ninja (AUS). The Sleeper tour will take in 20 dates right around the country and DLC have hand picked two of their favourite rocking bands to make every show anepic event. After touring the US late […]

Frank Turner has just added solo shows in Darwin and Cairns to his already packed itinerary this May, and will also perform at the Wide Open Space Festival in Alice Springs, and Groovin’ The Moo festival in Townsville. This will be Frank’s first visit to each of these places, having already completed 2 sold out tours of Australia. The shows […]

SOUNDWORKS TOURING presents ICED EARTH – TWO EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN SHOWS APRIL 2012 ICED EARTH tear into Australia for their first ever tour here in April 2012! EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION!!! BUY A PRESALE TICKET NOW For your chance to win a fully signed ‘DYSTOPIA’ cd and Australian tour poster pack by USA power / thrash gods ICED EARTH thanks to Century Media and Soundworks […]

COLD CHISEL ANNOUNCE TICKET DETAILS FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE SHOWS! Cold Chisel will launch their new album, No Plans, with their headlining performance at Bluesfest, Byron Bay on Thursday, 5 April ahead of its official release on Friday, 6 April through Warner Music Australia. The band will also be performing on Saturday, 7 April at Sandalford Winery, Swan Valley in […]

Dawes set to release special tour edition of Nothing Is Wrong to coincide with Blues & Roots performance “The most promising purveyors of new-school country folk…so authentically vintage.” – Rolling Stone “A tellingly titled sophomore set that affirms their quick ascension to the top tier of the Americana underground…nothing less than a beauty to behold.” –No Depression With highly touted […]

Official Bio: Founded in 1997, So. is known for melodic rock tunes and positive attitude and is fronted by their charismatic vocalist, Stala.  The band has had the freedom to follow their own direction in their music and live performances while entertaining audiences and gathering lots of fans along the way.  Other musical projects sadly forced the band to be on […]

Torpedohead will showcase their new single “Rotten Radio” exclusively on “Hard Rock Nights” www.hardrocknights.com, a weekly syndicated rock n’ roll program heard around the world and hosted by acclaimed host Brian Basher. The song will run on the show the first two weeks of March followed by the release of an accompanying video and the world-wide digital single-release of  “Rotten […]

‘SHADOWQUEEN’ is a female fronted 3-piece rock band from Melbourne, Australia, featuring Robbi Zana (lead vocals & bass guitar), Si Hopman (guitar & backing vocals) and Alex Deegan (drums). ‘SHADOWQUEEN’ is the original brainchild of Robbi and Si who formed a solid musical connection from a history of performing live together. With the addition of drummer, Alex Deegan in 2009, […]

TUFF putting the METAL back into HAIR METAL with the release of “What Comes Around Goes Around… Again!” Los Angeles, CA – It’s been 25 years since TUFF hit Sunset Strip in Hollywood California. To celebrate that anniversary (1987-2012) the band have issued “What Comes Around Goes Around… Again!” The Cd will hit the street March 2012 via the bands […]