Iron Maiden’s eagerly awaited new studio album The Book Of Souls will be released globally on September 4 through Parlophone Records. It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touches added earlier this year.  However, the band decided to delay its release so that vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who was recently given the all-clear from a […]

Golden Guitar winner, TROY KEMP, has wasted no time since going solo, with his first single, ‘How We Roll Around Here’, lifted from his upcoming solo album, ‘Against The Grain’, released to radio today and available via Play MPE and AMRAP. The single will then be released digitally on June 19. ‘How We Roll Around Here’ is an energetic country rock […]

THIS IS A CELEBRATION!!! MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK will be hitting our shores this August celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their critically acclaimed and fan favourite sophomore album ‘Commit This To Memory’. Released in June 2005, ‘Commit This To Memory’ went on to become an instant classic of the genre, a sublime concoction of energetic melodies, catchy hooks, thumping drums and bursting keys.  A riveting […]

Today, SLAYER unveil the album artwork for their 11th studio album, ‘Repentless‘ due out 11/09/15 (Nuclear Blast). The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco in collaboration with the band’s Tom Araya and Kerry King. “We had a number of submitted ideas for the cover artwork,“ said Araya. “And we felt Marcelo’s was the best. We made some suggestions and the result is an awesome album cover.“ The band also […]

The utterly insatiable, much loved UK troubadour FRANK TURNER has returned to fix grins firmly on faces with his anticipated sixth album ‘Positive Songs For Negative People’. Out August 7 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Universal Music Australia, Turner has revealed the album track listing, announced the LP’s accompanying deluxe acoustic album. He’s also launched the video for single ‘The Next Storm’, which sees the man himself literally on the ropes, taking […]

DEVIN TOWNSEND is one of the most prodigious and prolific contemporary talents in the metal world, along with being one of the most admired and celebrated. For almost 20 years, DEVIN TOWNSEND has amazed, beguiled and occasionally baffled all comers in numerous incarnations spanning the extreme noise metal of Strapping Young Lad to the intricate melodies of Ocean Machine; Devin […]

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY®-nominated SoCal hard-rockers P.O.D. will release their ninth studio album, The Awakening(T-Boy/UMC), on August 21. The evocative album, produced by the band’s long-time collaborator and friend, Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Kelly Clarkson), features 10 tracks and special guests Maria Brink from In This Moment and Lou Koller from Sick of it All. Beginning today, The Awakening is available worldwide for preorder […]

“So it felt god to get back to that because it had been a long time. We took our time writing and recording it, we knew we weren’t in a hurry but we just wanted to make sure if this were going to be our return record you get one chance, and we’re very pleased with what we produced.” From […]

“Fists pumped and enthusiastic shouts of ‘You rock!’ and ‘F*ck yeah!’ painted the concert hall as Sebastian Bach swung his microphone and head banged as if it were still 1988.” – Tahoe On Stage “He IS the voice of Skid Row, and if you want to hear the songs the way you remember them, ‘Sebastian Bach’ is the band to […]

Los Angeles’ notorious, multi-platinum-selling rock band, Buckcherry, will release their 7th studio album, Rock ‘n’ Roll, on August 21st via F-Bomb Records/Caroline Australia. In anticipation for the upcoming record, the band has just recently premiered a new track/video for their first single, “Bring It On Back,” you can view it ”HERE” On their Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Los Angeles quintet—Josh Todd [vocals], Keith Nelson [guitar], Stevie D. [guitar], Xavier Muriel [drums], and Kelly LeMieux [bass]—staunchly uphold […]

Northlane will release their new album Node on July 24 via UNFD. The album is one of the most ambitious heavy records in recent years and will be their first with lead vocalist Marcus Bridge, who joined the fold in November. The monolithic lead single ‘Obelisk’ is now available to stream, buy or watch online. Watch the incredible video for […]

Parkway Drive has spent the past decade at the forefront of heavy music worldwide with a sound so uncompromisingly ferocious and intense. Their highly anticipated fifth album, Ire will be released on September 25 via Resist Records. “This is the album for us. Every single step of the way, whenever there was gamble to take, we took the biggest one we could. If this isn’t the […]

Fronted by one of Australia’s most charismatic front-women of our time and currently on tour and performing to sold out crowds across the country as part of the She Who Rocks tour with the Baby Animals, THE SUPERJESUS are the latest rock act to sign a record deal with Social Family Records, with their new single, ‘The Setting Sun’, due […]

Sydney’s favourite ghoulish sons, the Graveyard Rockstars have released a wicked new video from their Doomsday album Featuring some astonishing CGI, and an awesome groove, the video sums up the band perfectly! Watch The Killing here     Having just supported the great Ace Frehley, GYRS are hitting the road for shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in June and July. TOUR DATES Saturday, June […]

The third album from any band can sometimes be the make or break, and honestly some bands these days don’t even get to three, so when I heard Young Guns were making their third, I was stoked as these guys have made a couple of killer records previously so I’m looking forward to checking out ‘Ones and Zeros’ and reviewing […]

And……the Big Truck is back! A year ago Trucker Diablo announced an indefinite hiatus, the N. Irish rockers are back with a brand new album, Rise Above The Noise, UK Festival announcements and a brand new record deal with Off your Rocka Recordings!  The first single from the label release will be “Where angels Fly” on the 8th of June, […]

Tickets for CHRIS CORNELL’s solo acoustic tour dates this November-December went on public sale this morning with Brisbane and Melbourne leading the charge. Due to overwhelming demand, second shows have been added in both Brisbane and Melbourne.Tickets are on sale now for all shows including the second Brisbane show on December 1 and second Melbourne show on December 5. For complete […]

“There’s a saying, there’s only two man-made objects that can be seen from outer space, The Great Wall of China and the Malmsteen Marshall stacks *laughs*.” From release: Yngwie J. Malmsteen has been blowing minds across the globe with his incredible guitar skills and showmanship for over 35 years and in June 2015, Yngwie and his band will be returning to Australia […]

Right off the back of their highly successful, ‘Dead Inside’ tour, The Art continue the momentum with the ‘She Who Rocks’ Tour with the Baby Animals and Superjesus in New South Wales.  “We are super excited to play with the Baby Animals and Superjesus!! “ – The Art Then it’s back to join the lineup at the ‘God Save The Queen’ Festival at the Lansdowne on […]

“…but in general Helloween sounds like Helloween sounds and you cannot go any other way you know, so it was clear from the beginning that it might be slightly different sound from record to record, but in general you have a very Helloween-y sound which is great.” From release: When you think of Power Metal, one of the first bands […]

“At least from the album perspective, at least what I wanted to achieve with it was not stray too far from what we’ve done in the past because that’s obviously been working… but at the same time trying to evolve a couple of the songs a bit further in a different direction just because I think it’s important to kind […]

NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FROM BILLY IDOL’s ‘KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND’ ALBUM VIEW HERE BILLY IDOL builds on the urgency of his last single “Can’t Break Me Down” with a dramatic and mysterious video: http://smarturl.it/savemenowYT .  The new video is set to “Save Me Now,” an electro-rocking highlight co-written by Idol, Twin Shadow, and Greg Kurstin, from IDOL’s […]

For anyone who proudly head banged through Seether, who pogoed along to Volcano Girls, who picked up a Les Paul guitar after seeing the band’s epically fierce live show – this one’s for you.  #thebitchisback Veruca Salt – original members Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals), Louise Post (guitar/vocals), Steve Lack (bass), Jim Shapiro (drums) – will release their first full-length album of new material written and recorded together since 1996.  The album, entitled Ghost […]

Tonight, ahead of State Of Origin 1, and in front of an audience of 80,000 live spectators, more than 2.5 million TV viewers and many millions more online, the legendary Cold Chisel announced their One Night Stand tour of Australia.  It will be a tour unlike any the band has previously undertaken and will include a number of unique performances and ‘firsts’ for an […]

NEW YORK – Rock radio staples POP EVIL will release their all new LP titled UP on Friday, August 21, 2015 via eOne Music. Purposefully assembled at Studio Litho, Robert Lang Studios and London Bridge Studios with producer Adam Kasper (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters), UP is the sound of a rock band cementing a powerful identity that’s steadily materialized over the course of three prior full-length slabs. […]

We Came As Romans have officially announced their highly anticipated self-titled new album, which will be released July 24th, 2015 via Spinefarm Records  / Caroline Australia. The album was recorded with multi-platinum, award-winning producer David Bendeth (Bring Me The Horizon, Paramore, Of Mice & Men), and is now available for pre-order at one of the following links: “Writing this record with David […]

The God Given Right – Australian Tour 2015 When you think of Power Metal, one of the first bands that come to your mind is the German LegendsHELLOWEEN! It’s not just a coincidence – they’ve played countless festivals all over the globe to a massive audience, and furthermore, they have taken their enthralling live performances as headline tours all over […]

Def Leppard, one of the world’s dominating powerhouses of rock, today announced details of their 2015 Australian tour – the first show kicks off in Sydney on 17th November. With over 100 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards (over 10 million albums sales in the USA for two separate albums) to their name, Def Leppard are one of the best […]

“We spent two years working on this album and couple of times we thought we were finished we scrapped the whole thing and started over again, so we put really our heart and soul into this record and really came up with something that we’re really inspired by and we think something our fans will really appreciate…” From release: Out […]

Date: Friday 22 May, 2015 Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Presented by: Live Nation Support by: Monster Truck Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the show HERE