“From KISS classics to tracks from his newest album, Space Invader, and everything in between, fans would be hard pressed to leave wanting much more.” – Fangoria Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ACE FREHLEY has announced his first Australian shows since 2010! “I can’t wait to get down to Australia with this new lineup. I’ll be performing ACE […]

It’s always exciting to me when a band is touring Australia for the first time, there’s just that anticipation, not only from the concert goers, but I’d be assuming from the band, the questions of ‘oh my god, I wonder if anyone will turn up?’ and ‘Do people even know us there?’ and for the punters, ‘Man, I hope I’m […]

“…they’ve been calling us ‘Oasis but with better manners’ out there, that’s what we get branded as and I don’t mind at all, they say ‘you’re like Oasis but you guys are polite, man’ and we say ‘thank you very much’…” From Bio: British indie rock outfit Catfish and the Bottlemen formed in Llandudno, Wales, with members moving to the […]

A rock god that needs no introduction, but we’ll well and truly give him one anyway. SLASH has been churning out some of the most iconic guitar riffs and solos in modern rock for more than three decades. A member of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame for his role in the classic line-up of Guns N’ Roses and […]

Iconic rock gods, INCUBUS are unparalleled in their ability to shift moods and textures at the drop of a dime, proving that they have become a rare thing: a modern rock band that actually grows and improves with each album. Through their double decade-long rise to the top, INCUBUS have notched up over 13 million album sales and have amassed […]

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy Awards in the process. The release of the critically acclaimed Siamese Dream in 1993 saw the band break into the mainstream but it was the release in 1995 of the hugely ambitious double […]

Following on from her national tour with The Superjesus (supporting The Tea Party), the ever-exuberant Rock songstress SARAH McLEOD will team up with gun skins-man MICK SKELTON for a show at The Basement in Sydney in February. Expect to hear these two perform a selection of songs from Sarah’s solo & Superjesus releases, along with a few fun covers & […]

Melbourne punk-rockers STRICKLAND are due to release their debut album Human independently next Friday January 23. Human is set to turn new heads and excite existing fans of STRICKLAND, with a marked progression in quality of song-writing and how the fusion of punk rock with more eclectic influences has shaped the band’s sound. Human is available for pre-order now from […]

ENTER SHIKARI return to Australia this May to unleash their fractured take on punk, metal, dubstep, hip-hop and electronica. The St Albans quartet will bombard your senses and this time they are armed with The Mindsweep which can be described as a future classic right now but more importantly realise The Mindsweep is a classic for OUR time. As ever […]

I’m quite partial to a concept record, one that sets up and tells a story and keeps you wanting to know what’s going to come from the beginning through to the final song, what it all entails and just why this was the story to tell. Wednesday 13 is back with a new album, this time with a concept and […]

“…I think for the most part a lot of the fans hang around because it does always go back and forth between the sounds, but yeah, it’s hard to please everybody, I’m just trying to make the best music I can, and I feel like I’m doing something that’s new and is fresh to me.” Wednesday 13 seems like a […]

THE BUDOS BAND hit Australia later this month for the Perth International Art Festival and Melbourne Zoo Twilights along with two special club dates in Melbourne and Sydney. For those unaware, THE BUDOS BAND are the most dangerous and sleazy band on the world famous Daptone ‘House of Soul’ label from Brooklyn. THE BUDOS BAND’s first three albums channel the […]

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND RELEASE PENCIL PUSHER MUSIC VIDEO NEW ALBUM CHAPTER AND VERSE SET FOR RELEASE ON JANUARY 23, 2015 AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL, 2015 “A shot of adrenaline.” – DIY Magazine  “Funeral are still fearlessly doing what they want… and they still sound like no-one else.” – Kerrang! Welsh rock band Funeral For A Friend‘s seventh studio […]

Falling In Reverse has announced their third full-length record, Just Like You, out February 20 via Epitaph. Fans can listen to the band’s latest track, Guillotine IV (the Final Chapter) and pre-order the album by heading to the band’s official website at www.fallinginreverse.com. Just Like You is the follow up to Falling In Reverse‘s 2013 release Fashionably Late. The album […]

Chart-topping, award-winning rock band All Time Low is back in a big new way. The group – Alex, Jack, Rian and Zack – grace the cover of Alternative Press Magazine’s February 2015 issue to officially announce their sixth studio album, Future Hearts, in which the publication describes as the “number one most anticipated album of 2015.” Band members Alex Gaskarth […]

“Return To Forever” The new studio album celebrating 50th stage anniversary including the single “We Built This House” Release: February 23, 2015 “There’s something unreal about the number”, reckons Klaus Meine. The video for “Wind Of Change” has been viewed more than 108 million times on YouTube to date. VEVO meticulously recorded the view requests and certified them. With this, […]

Today Bluesfest, held over the 5 Day Easter Long Weekend from Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th of April 2015 adds another superb array of artists to its ever-growing festival bill. The 26th Annual Bluesfest will be held at its custom built event site at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside Byron Bay. BLUESFEST ANNOUNCE # 6 INCLUDES: HOZIER THE WATERBOYS […]

New album set for release next month! Two months ago Danko Jones treated their fans to the first taste of their upcoming album ”Fire Music” – a fast paced runaway freight train of a track titled ”Gonna Be A Fight Tonight”. Now it’s time for round two. ”Are you ready for the greatest feeling? Are you ready for the time […]

GALLOWS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘BONFIRE SEASON’ NEW ALBUM ‘DESOLATION SOUNDS’ SET FOR RELEASE THROUGH COOKING VINYL AUSTRALIA ON APRIL 10 Iconic British punk band Gallows are proud to announce the release of their new album ‘Desolation Sounds’, through their own label Venn and Cooking Vinyl Australia on April 10. ‘Desolation Sounds’ is Gallows album number four. Titled after an expanse […]

“…I’m kind of winging it, I’ve got a rough idea of what I want to do, but for the most part yeah I’m kind of winging it here, it’s my first time and we’ll see how it goes. I’m just gonna get in there and just punk rock, throw it down and see what happens.” From release: JESSE LEACH, lead […]

There are few heavy metal bands that can match the sheer brilliance, aggression and stature that JUDAS PRIEST have in a career spanning nearly 40 years. With over 46 million album sales, a Grammy award and seventeen studio albums at their disposal – including last year’s brilliant ‘Redeemer Of Souls’ – there’s no doubt Birmingham’s most famous godfathers of metal […]

Against Me! have announced they will embark on a nationwide Australian tour this May, their first since unveiling their powerful and critically acclaimed sixth studio album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues.  Against Me!’s roots lie in an anarchist solo act launched in Gainesville, Florida in 1997. After transforming into a traditional four-piece a few years later with the addition of guitarist James […]

JESSE LEACH, lead singer for Killswitch Engage, has always been a man of many creative, artistic hats. While KsE are in the planning stages for their next album, including contributing a song written for the upcoming Games of Thrones mixtape, Leach is going Down Under and is once against flexing new musical muscles by embarking on his first solo DJ and spoken […]

CHRIS FARREN, Florida-based musician and charismatic front man of the Naples band Fake Problems will be heading down under to warm up the stage for THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM Australian Tour. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be coming to Australia with my good friends The Gaslight Anthem. I’ve played a lot of shows with them in the states, and to […]

“So to me instead of being a mariachi album, it’s a mariachi influenced rock record almost, and it kind of feels a little more who we are than attempting to shred all over the place like I always do *laughs* but there’s nothing wrong with that.” From release: From what began as a bit of fun to blow off steam […]

AUSSIE ROCK ROYALTY BABY ANIMALS & THE SUPERJESUS ANNOUNCE 7 DATE NATIONAL TOUR SHE WHO ROCKS NATIONAL TOUR KICKS OFF IN PERTH – MAY 2015 Dust off your black t-shirts! Two of Australia’s most loved female-fronted rock bands are packing their road cases and pulling out their biggest hits, for a double headline powerhouse rock show. The truth is, it […]

Yes you heard right, you get to choose your very own THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM adventure! For the first time ever Australian fans will have the absolute honour of selecting their very own set list. Fans can request their favourite tracks from the stellar back catalogue – Sink or Swim, The ’59 Sound, American Slang and Handwritten at these 2 intimate […]

“…we have not been down under in a really long time, so it’s going to be cool, and I can’t wait to see them and all the cool new bands and see how hot their girlfriends are and I think it’s fun for us as a band to figure out who we can hang out with and do, so we’re […]

Irish Rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album Raise A Little Hell on March 9 via Napalm Records/Rocket. This is the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2013 release New Horizon. The album is set for release on the following days The artwork by Sebastian Jerke and final track listing has now been revealed. The record was produced by […]

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS reveal their newest recruited touring band. Billy Corgan re-unites with mainstay Jeff Schroeder on guitars, alongside Brad Wilk from Rage Against the Machine on drums and Mark Stoermer from The Killers on bass. In a recent statement, Billy Corgan says, “We’re absolutely thrilled and humbled to have Brad and Mark helping us out…and if our rehearsals are […]