Thanks to our friends at Chugg Entertainment, we’ve got one double pass to giveaway at each of the upcoming Melbourne and Sydney shows by Northwestern USA alt-country rockers Blitzen Trapper who are headed out to Australia for appearances at the Bluesfest in Perth and Bluesfest in Byron Bay. All you have to do to enter is simply email us mtrbwy@maytherockbewithyou.com […]

“After many successful years of writing, recording and touring we wish to announce our discontinuation as a group. From the many pubs, theatres, stadiums and festivals all across the world it was the fans that made our amazing story possible and we wish to thank them all. Thank you, and goodnight.” www.jettheband.com  

MAROON 5 Announce Highly Anticipated Fourth Album ‘Overexposed’ New Release Set to Debut June 22nd GRAMMY winning recording artist Maroon 5 have announced their highly anticipated fourth studio album. Overexposed is set to debut on June 22nd in Australia. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA over the last year, Overexposed  is a rich, pop-infused collection featuring  10 new tracks. The album was executive produced by Max Martin with additional tracks […]

Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of HARDLINE’s new studio album entitled “Danger Zone” on May 18th in Europe and May 22nd in North America. Following the release of “Leaving The End Open”, HARDLINE’s mastermind and singer Johnny Gioeli did not realistically feel that another HARDLINE album would have seen the light of day sometime soon. It was again thanks to the insistence of Frontiers Records […]

One of the most prolific alternative rock bands to ever come out of Melbourne, Bellusira has raised the standard of the scene yet again. With the impending release of their latest single ‘Culprit’ to be dropped April 6th and a series of shows along the east coast, fans are waiting with bated breath for the highly anticipated new material and live performance from […]

In celebration of NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY on Saturday, April 21st 2012, renegade punk rock label DELERICT RECORDS are teaming up with TRASHPIT RECORDS to release a brand new split 7″ single featuring New York’s techno alternative rockers ACEY SLADE & THE DARK PARTY with underground Kings of Schtick JD & THE FDCs. The Double A Sided Coloured Vinyl 7″ will feature the new FDC Single ‘Burn This City Down’ […]

Date: 26th March, 2012 Venue: Convention Centre, Brisbane Photo’s by: Andrew Treadwell, Insyght Photography.  Join Insyght Photography Facebook page

TRIPLE M PRESENT HOODOO GURUS LIVE & INTERACTIVE WEBCAST EVENT SUNDAY 15TH APRIL, STARTING AT 10.00AM (AEST) Legendary rockers Hoodoo Gurus are celebrating 30 years of recorded history with the highlights so far including the release of their new greatest hits album GOLD WATCH: 20 GOLDEN GREATS and the upcoming DIG IT UP! TOUR which will see them take the […]

The Proclaimers return with their ninth studio album ‘Like Comedy’ on May 11, their first for UK label Cooking Vinyl.   DELUXE 2CD/ STANDARD CD/ DIGITAL SET FOR RELEASE MAY 11, 2012   Since making their legendary TV debut on The Tube, performing the classic song ‘Letter From America’, in an era when the charts were dominated by the likes of […]

“We feel really good about it, and to be honest I think some of the things were scary for everybody, we were taking risks and we were definitely all pushing ourselves, but we worked so hard and for so long that I think it worked out, so I’m very happy with it.” Since the late 90’s New Jersey thrash / […]

In 25 words or less: “This is a metal album from a band who know what they’re doing and do it well.” So on this nice Sunday afternoon I was looking for some music to set the mood and relax to. Of course the only choice was the new Soulfly album ‘Enslaved’, I mean, wouldn’t it be yours? This is […]

Band taps Matisyahu, Del the Funky Homosapien, Ky-Mani Marley and Rome as Album Guests So-Cal alternative rockers The Dirty Heads have announced their long-awaited new album, Cabin By The Sea, which will be globally released on Five Seven Music on June 19th.  The album, produced by Mario C., was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas and features collaborations with Matisyahu, Del the Funky Homosapien, Ky-Mani Marley and Rome.  Cabin, the […]

Official Bio:  January 2007 saw the launch of Kitchener, Ontario’s Alt-Rock quartet Breaching Vista. Since their inception, BV has found themselves sharing the bill with such notable acts as Our Lady Peace, Jack’s Mannequin, The Sheepdogs, Hedley, Matthew Good, Marianas Trench, Arkells, Finger Eleven, Protest The Hero, Down With Webster, The Reason, ill Scarlett, USS, and many more. The release […]

OK so I’m interested right off the bat with the intro to this album, a great guitar sound and leaves me intrigued as to if this is what I can expect for the remainder of the album. It flows straight into a song called ‘Sleep’ which has a great musical hook and great structure to this song that did far […]

Be The First Fan to Listen to the #TremontiProject In advance of the highly-anticipated release of his solo album ‘All I Was. All For Me’, Mark Tremonti is offering the unique opportunity for a lucky fan to be the first to hear the new album! Tremonti and FRET12 have teamed-up to launch the Tremonti Project Giveaway. Tremonti fans can visit […]

Lets hear from the Man behind Assignment, Composer and Guitarist Goran Panic some facts on the story behind the concept of “Inside of the Machine“. Certaintly not easy in short form, but let’s try… We’re in the near future, all goverments have fallen, democracy as we’ve known is only left on paper and one consortium is taking care of our […]

Taking over the Triple J airwaves with their high rotation single “Control” and fresh off the back of the mammoth Soundwave Festival, 2012 is set to be another massive year for THE MISSION IN MOTION, as the band prepare the release of their sophomore album. THE MISSION IN MOTION will once again be hitting the road this May on the […]

DAVID BOWIE 40TH ANNIVERSARY 2012 REMASTER OF ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’ RELEASE DATE: 1st JUNE 2012 CD AND VINYL/HI-RESOLUTION AUDIO & 5.1 MIX DVD EDITIONS DVD (HI-RESOLUTION AUDIO & 5.1 MIX) INCLUDING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 5.1 MIX & STEREO BONUS TRACKS EMI are excited to announce the release of a 40th anniversary edition […]

PUMP, the German heavy rockers featuring ex-BRAINSTORM singer Marcus Jürgens, have inked a worldwide management deal with ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. PUMP are working on their fourth record with the working title “Waiting For The Rapture” to be released in later 2012. Rough mix of the new song “Halo (I Don’t Care)“: PUMP is a band with a solid foundation […]

JOE WALSH TO RELEASE ANALOG MAN ON JUNE 1st – FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN TWO DECADES Grammy Award winning rock and roll legend Joe Walsh returns with Analog Man, his first solo album in two decades to be released on June 1st, 2012 from Fantasy Records/Concord.  Analog Man is both modern and timelessly soulful, packed with Walsh’s beloved wit, charm […]

Date: 23th March, 2012 Venue: The Hi Fi, Brisbane Photo’s by: Andrew Treadwell, Insyght Photography.  Join Insyght Photography Facebook page

IRON MAIDEN release a new live Blu-Ray, 2DVD Set and Double Soundtrack Album on Friday March 23rd. “EN VIVO!” was filmed on 10th April 2011 in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional, Santiago during the Round The World In 66 Days leg of The Final Frontier World Tour, and captures a magnificent performance by the band, […]

WANNA BE FAMOUS IN FIVE MINUTES? This is your chance for worldwide exposure in a music video for the new COLD CHISEL single Everybody. Only this time, instead of the band being in on it, it’s the fans that get to be the stars! We are looking for female and male talent from young to old, literally ANYBODY (and Everybody) that can show us […]

DEVILDRIVER are pure fucking metal!!! DEVILDRIVER has always been a band on a three-pronged mission: Work hard, rock harder, and kick as many asses as possible in the process. Since their inception, DEVILDRIVER have made a monstrous impact on the metal world with their thunderous grooves, haunting vocals and crushing live performances. DEVILDRIVER tear through metal again with ‘Beast’, their […]

Great White 2012 – Celebrating 30 years of Rock & Roll with the new album “Elation” The love and passion for their music has never faltered. Re-charged and re-focused,Great White channels their raw, sweet and all-at-once dangerous sound into their soon-to-be released collection. Set to come out May 18, 2012 in Europe and May 22nd in North America from Frontiers Records, “Elation” is the […]

Want to win sideshow tickets, CDs or signed posters for some of Bluesfest 2012’s biggest acts?  You can, just by answering the following question! Which of the below Bluesfest Sideshows would you and a friend like to attend and why? John Fogerty: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena, Tuesday 27 March 2012 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Thursday 29 March 2012 Sydney Entertainment Centre, […]

THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ROCK BANDS ON ONE STAGE THE TOUR : SUMMER 2012 LOS ANGELES, CA (March 20, 2012) – Rock ‘n Roll doesn’t get any bigger than this! KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE… On the same stage… On the same night. This spectacle of spectacles announced today, KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE are uniting to launch THE TOUR of 2012. The summer’s biggest, baddest rock […]

4ARM  SIGN TO RIOT ENTERTAINMENT FOR AUSTRALIAN RELEASE For Australian metal fans the wait is finally over with the announcement that 4ARM have signed a record deal with Riot Entertainment for their Australian release of their third album “Submission For Liberty”. Out since February world wide via Rising Records the album will now be available instores throughout Australia through Riot and distributed by Warner Music. The release […]

Yes that’s right, we have t-shirts, and you can be one of the first in the country, nay, the world to own one!  We will be giving away five of our shirts to five of our lucky readers of, in our opinion, the greatest website ever, that being www.maytherockbewithyou.com obviously! All you need to do is sign up to our […]

Capping off a year that found Scotland’s Iron Claw being hailed as the Rock n’ Roll comeback story of the Decade, Iron Claw has roared back to build upon the momentum and notoriety gained in 2011. Rightly hailed as one of the silent legends, the pioneers of British Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, with their Ripple Music debut, A Different […]