Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)  

Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)  

Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)    

Date: Saturday 13th August, 2011 Venue: Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)    

“Thanks for making us feel special at this moment in time. This is why we are doing this. We hope we don’t disappoint!  And, we truly appreciate you more than you know…..” Tower City, the American trio who formed in 1988 and best known for their album ‘A Little Bit Of Fire’ which has a cult following amongst AOR loving […]

 In 25 words or less: Continuing right where the bands debut left off, Love Catastrophe is an album full of driving anthemic rock with little twists and turns stylistically… Forming in 2008, Outloud blasted onto the melodic rock scene with their debut album We’ll Rock You To Hell And Back.  With both Bob Katsionis (guitar and keys) and Mark Cross […]

 “ I recommend this even if you’ve never been a fan of Eddie Vedder, as this is a perfect place to try something different.” Arguably one of the most distinctive voices in rock music as the front man of Pearl Jam now for over 20 years, Eddie Vedder has once again stepped away from the band to release a solo […]

 “A great mix of power pop punk rock. Nice work All Time Low, nice work indeed. It’s far from dirty.” Power pop rock is such a great genre, infectious songs that just make you feel happy, you can sing along with the whoa oh’s and know that you’re in for a 3 minute 30 second burst of energy. This is […]

 “We’re talking about Simple Plan here, not The Beatles – Have a listen, you know you’re curious” I’m going to start this review with my summary of this album so you don’t instantly dismiss it. It’s actually really, really good. This is a fun record that sees Simple Plan try out somewhat of a new sound and feel for the […]

 “This is an album of well written and performed songs, give it a go before you dismiss it. Just sayin’ ” If there’s one thing that 3 Doors Down will never do it’s reinvent the wheel. These guys have a distinct sound that they stick with it and it works, hey, if it ain’t broke why fix it? This new […]

 “If you’ve never heard of him well now is your time to discover David Cook.” The stigma associated with being an American Idol truly isn’t something that people care about as they do here at home with Australian Idol as American Idol has proven to be a launching ground for multi platinum selling artists such as Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson and […]

 In 25 words or less: Andreas Novak is an artist to check out that’s for sure, the Swedish AOR / Melodic Rock scene is alive and well….. A new addition to Melodic Rock Records is some awesome AOR / Melodic Rock courtesy of Swedish singer / guitarist Andreas Novak current frontman for House Of Shakira.  This is his second solo […]

“This time we knew what to expect and were way more prepared, things like experimenting with tones and sounds and we just had way more fun with it….” For Melbourne’s Calling All Cars, the second half of 2011 is destined to be an action packed number of months.  New album Dancing With A Dead Man was just released last Friday […]

G R E E N T H I E F – ‘Vultures Tour’ – September/October 2011   If big riffing acts like Muse and Silversun Pickups appeal, check these guys out. – Richard Kingsmill (Triple J) Greenthief are embarking on their third east coast tour of 2011 in support of their new film clip for Vultures. Greenthief is a 3-piece alternative […]

Date: June 8th to 11th Venue: Sweden Rock Festival, Sweden Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)

GOOD CHARLOTTE – Brisbane Bound and Set to party!  With just over a week to go until the Good Charlotte boys hit Brissie with their own original take on the classic Weezer album Blue, The JD Set are pleased to announce that the party plans have just gone into overdrive with news that joining the line up  alongside the headliners and Amy Meredith are Melbourne rockers Trial Kennedy and […]

“We bring a lot of energy and a lot of that is my job to try and pump up the crowd and get them involved!  So long as Australia is down to moving around, I think we are going to get along just great!…” Like many bands on the Soundwave Revolution lineup, The Word Alive find themselves in the enviable […]

“I feel like Australians that dig our music are pretty awesome people haha!  We love coming over and playing and we’re surprised people dig us so far from home, but the demand is there for us to keep coming back and we hope that doesn’t change…” Relient K may need introducing to some here in Australia, but for those who […]

  Strike Hard Bookings Presents – DESTRUCTION AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2011 with special guests MORTAL SIN 4ARM   Destruction are legendary in thrash circles, and the best news of all is that they are back. Not only with a new album, but thrash fans all over the country will be warming up their necks for some serious head-banging at the news thatDestruction will be touring […]

“BETTER THAN THE RECORD. MANIC. VERY LOUD AND EXTREMELY BRASH….” The Aussie classic rock behemoth that is Electric Mary have just released their latest studio offering titled Long Time Coming. For those of you that have not seen Electric Mary do what they do best and that’s play live…the DVD that also comes part of the Long Time Coming release […]

PEARL JAM – PJ20, showing ONE NIGHT ONLY! SEE THE TRAILER AT WWW.PJ20.COM In celebration of their 20th Anniversary, Pearl Jam will release Pearl Jam Twenty, a definitive portrait of the band as told by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker and music journalist, Cameron Crowe. The documentary will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011 before opening worldwide on […]

Founded in Melbourne Australia, White Widdow was formed in 2008 by front man Jules Millis , Bassist Trent Wilson and Guitarist Enzo Almanzi. Soon after, Jules brought in his brother Xavier Millis on the keyboards, a two time ARIA (Australian Record Industry Award) nominee. With Xavier onboard, the writing team was in place and the line-up was then completed with […]

  Venue: Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)

“If you’re into ROCK, then you’ll find something to like with our latest album.  From arena rock, to riff-laden metal, to modern-ish rock, to power ballads, to AOR / melodic rock, it’s all there, all encompassed by the style and sound that is OUTLOUD….” Forming in 2008, Outloud blasted onto the melodic rock scene with their debut album We’ll Rock You […]

“We had the chance to play on the actual battlefield in Poland where we sung the song 40:1, exactly 70 years on the hour of the battle. That was really magical, there was about 10,000 people that came to see the performance…” Swedish epic power metal superstars Sabaton are soon set to release the first ever live album, World War […]

Official Bio: “Drawing musical inspiration predominantly from German and Scandinavian punk-rock and decorated with gutsy, powerful female vocals, THE SCARLETS have a rare spark that is a diamond in the rough of rock music today. Their wide-ranging appeal has seen them share the stage with the likes of everyone from underground punk royalty to Bon Jovi, play metal festivals to cabaret […]

“It’s funny, songs and albums are like your children, you have certain ones that are your favourites on certain days and you have to make sure to buy them the same sized Christmas presents, you know.  This album (Fishin’ For Woos) though for me is one of the ones I am most proud of…” Bowling For Soup (or BFS for […]

Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of the brand new HOUSE OF LORDS studio album Big Money on September 23rd in Europe and September 27th in North America. Following on the heels of the successful release of Cartesian Dreams, House of Lords are coming back with another amazingly strong release which presents again all the trademark elements of their Melodic Hard Rock […]

Melbourne based rock band, Gasoline Inc are giving their fans the opportunity to download a free song to coincide with the launch of their new website. Gasoline Inc has recently relocated to Melbourne from Perth and has been busy over the past two months recording a number of songs at Base Studios in South Melbourne. “We’ve been out of the […]

Having just released their killer second album, Knock You Down, the Stockholm, Sweden based Dynazty have a collection of storming melodic hard rock songs that are set to propel the band amongst the leaders of the Swedish contingent of rock bands dominating the hard rock scene worldwide such as Crashdiet, H.E.A.T and Crazy Lixx.  Having formed in 2007 and with […]