Date: Friday 20 March, 2015 Venue: Hammersmith Apollo, London Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY    

Date: Saturday 14 March, 2015 Venue: Hammersmith Apollo, London Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY

ALL FIVE ORIGINAL BAND MEMBERS BACK TOGETHER The rumours are true – the legendary FLEETWOOD MAC will bring their On With The Show World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2015. The On With The Show Tour will mark Fleetwood Mac’s first series of concert dates in Australia and New Zealand since 2009’s sold-out Unleashed Tour. Touring as a […]

Hot off the back of their historic tour to Cuba and the critically acclaimed US tour in 2014 with KISS & Def Leppard, The Dead Daisies are thrilled to announce their return to Europe touring with KISS on their 40th Anniversary Tour in 2015. The European KISS dates will coincide perfectly with the release of The Daisies much anticipated second album, […]

If you’ve missed it so far, get onto it!  Lifted from their debut EP, ‘Shut Up’ is New Regulars second single and at radio now where it’s receiving airplay across the country, recently debuting at #4 on the AMRAP regional charts.  Blaring from the Central Coast of NSW, New Regulars are making big noise across the country with their pounding […]

“Part of rock and roll is doing things out of the box and trying new things that push the envelope and kind of open your thinking up to different things, so I’m very appreciative that Australia has welcomed the idea and opened it up for me to do it.” From release: From the Megadeth’s inception in 1983 until the band’s […]

“To deliver their set with the energy and passion that Jebediah emanate is a tribute to each member’s talent and dedication. This old friend just reminded us all what we’ve been missing.” – TOM Mag This May /June Perth’s finest Indie Rockers JEBEDIAH invite fans to join in a 20th Anniversary celebration with a Metro City tour run and a compilation album, aptly titled ‘TWENTY’. […]

10 years ago an unknown band from Perth, Western Australia pooled their very limited resources and questionable facial hair, and got to work on their debut album. Recorded in various spaces, in various ways, with a slightly varying line-up, they borrowed gear, they borrowed money, they borrowed space and they used some tunings that perhaps haven’t been heard again. The […]

Frontier Touring are thrilled to confirm that Las Vegas quartet Imagine Dragons will be returning to Australia and New Zealand this September for their biggest tour yet, including their first ever Christchurch show! Led by frontman Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons stormed into the ears and hearts of the world with their multi-platinum debut Night Visions. The album reached #4 on […]

Turning up at the O2 Academy Islington half an hour before the doors opened, I was surprised to find a couple of hundred people already in the queue….many of the potential audience would already have gone off to North Wales for HRH AOR, so it was excellent to walk in to find the 800 capacity venue pretty well full. There […]

Date: Thursday 12 March, 2015 Venue: O2 Academy Islington, London Photos and review by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE        

“…we had to do something a little special so we did take a little bit more time than we probably should’ve but we just wanted the album to be perfect and knew we had to hit a home run with this album because the last album was so strong and very popular with the legion, this album had to be […]

Sony Music Entertainment Australia is proud to announce the release of the 20th Anniversary remastered edition of silverchair’s history making debut album frogstomp. The album will be re-released as the following packages – as a single CD, a 2CD/DVD deluxe set, 180 gram yellow vinyl as well as digitally on Friday March 27th 2015, which is exactly 20 years to […]

Australia’s premier thrash/grind miscreants, the mighty King Parrot, have signed to EVP Recordings for Australia and will release their new album in May. The album was recorded by the legendary Philip H. Anselmo at his Nodferatu’s Lair studio in New Orleans, and he says of KP: “King Parrot is not only a great live band, but they are as genuine and down to earth as […]

‘THE FINAL TOUR’ ADDS 2nd & FINAL MELBOURNE SHOW DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND AUSTRALIA’S LAST CHANCE TO SEE THE BAND LIVE! FRIDAY MARCH 13, 2015 – Kickstart My Heart! Due to overwhelming demand, legendary rock icons MÖTLEY CRÜE have confirmed they will perform a second Melbourne show during their highly-anticipated Final Tour of Australia this May. Special guest at all shows will be shock-rocker ALICE COOPER. Mötley Crüe’s […]

“I think when we originally did the record that got scrapped, there were some preconceived ideas and kind of direction they wanted to go in but then when we did ‘Madness’ I felt all we threw all that out the fuckin’ door. Let’s not have a path and got into it and see what comes out…” From release: Sleeping With […]

Rock’n’roll legends KISS to tour in October, unveiling new stage production ‘The Spider’ to Australian fans for the first time Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer are set to thrill Australian audiences once again in October during their 40th Anniversary world tour. KISS will kick off the tour in Perth on Saturday October 3, before moving on […]

“Music is not supposed to be a competition, there’s too many bands out there that are angry and they want to be the best and they want to win everyone’s fans over and they give you the stink eye, and it’s like ‘get over yourselves’ you know what I mean? Just enjoy it, it’s music, everyone has their own fans, […]

After a string of sold-out shows on their last visit down under in 2013, Professional Skateboarder and star of Jackass, Bam Margera, has just announced that F*ckface Unstoppable will return to Australia for another national run comprising of capital city and regional dates. Being described as “a band that leaves you speechless“ – (Must See This Live Blog), and “A fun unpredictable night, which was awesome […]

Date: Sunday March 1, 2015 Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Presented by: Soundwave Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography and Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of Day 2 HERE   Bands Featured in this gallery in order: Slipknot Fall Out Boy Of Mice & Men Butcher Babies Slash featuring Myles Kennedy […]

Date: Sunday March 1, 2015 Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Presented by: Soundwave Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography and Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of Day 2 HERE   Bands Featured in this gallery in order: Papa Roach Crossfaith Godsmack All Time Low The Vandals Confession Tonight Alive Killer Be […]

It’s weird, it’s come around so quick that I feel like I was only just at Soundwave yesterday… oh wait… that’s right, welcome to Day 2 of the Soundwave extravaganza… now after yesterday I’m sore and weary but that doesn’t stop me getting in nice and early and already losing about 15kgs from sweat in the most ridiculous heat possible, […]

Van Halen’s First Six Albums to be Remastered Directly from the ANALOGUE Master Recordings WITH VAN HALEN AND 1984 – SET FOR APRIL 3 RELEASE Van Halen will release its first-ever live albumto feature original singer David Lee Roth. Recorded on June 21, 2013 at the famed Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Dome Live In Concert includes 23 songs, […]

Brandon Flowers has confirmed he will release his new album, The Desired Effect, on May 19th, 2015 on Island Records. Almost five years since the release of his critically acclaimed solo debut, Flamingo, Flowers’ solo return follows a time of continued huge success with his band The Killers, who released the global chart-topping album Battle Born in 2012, as well […]

In Hearts Wake have announced their new album Skydancer, to be released on May 1, with lead single ‘Breakaway’ being premiered on triple j today at midday. A documentary on the creation of the album is available to watch now at skydancerproject.com All pre-order links and bundles will be available on the website tomorrow along with the video for first […]

Swedish progressive metal heroes Opeth are set to return to Australia in 2015 in support of their 11th album ‘Pale Communion’. Hailed as one of the most influential progressive metal bands in the world, Opeth have an ever-growing fanatically loyal fan base in Australia and are returning for a headline run after their highly successful ‘Heritage’ tour in 2013. One factor which makes Opeth’s live shows second to […]

Date: Saturday February 28, 2015 Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Presented by: Soundwave Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography and Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of Day 1 HERE   Bands featured in this gallery, in order: Faith No More New Found Glory The Devil Wears Prada Aquabats Soundgarden Atreyu […]

Date: Saturday February 28, 2015 Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Presented by: Soundwave Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography and Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of Day 1 HERE   Bands featured in this gallery, in order: Steel Panther Gerard Way Sleepwave Godflesh Fireworks Crown The Empire Terror Universal The […]

Well here we are again, trusty old Soundwave… This will be our sixth time covering the festival and we get to do it twice… Yeah in 2015 Soundwave is one louder taking on a two day monster. Today obviously is day 1… As I sit here on the train I reminisce, how many times have I done this Journey thinking […]

Date: Friday February 27, 2015 Venue: The Enmore Theatre, Sydney Presented by: Soundwave Tours Photos by:  Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE