“I think over the years bands can deviate from their sound and I feel like we haven’t. The sound of Rise Against is very present on ‘The Black Market’ and that just means the world to me, once we deviate from that sound, that’s when I start to worry *laughs*” From Bio: After 15 years, and six incendiary albums, Rise […]

Let me start this by saying I’ve never been the hugest Rise Against fan, but that’s only because I’ve never truly taken the time to check out their work. I’m sure I’ve seen them live and dig what they do, but when time came for me to have a chat to Joe from the band, I got the chance to […]

THE MADDEN BROTHERS DEBUT ALBUM, ‘GREETINGS FROM CALIFORNIA’ NOW SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 12 AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER FROM TODAY! PERFORMING ON THE VOICE & NRL STATE OF ORIGIN GAME III NEW VIDEO FOR GOLD SINGLE “WE ARE DONE”   The Madden Brothers, Joel and Benji Madden have made their debut album, Greetings From California, available for pre order here today. Those who pre-order the album […]

After the untimely cancellation of their debut Australian tour, Corrosion Of Conformity have moved quickly to work with a new promoter and rebook a new set of dates and keep the promise to their fans. US Punk/Metal pioneers, Corrosion Of Conformity (bassist/vocalist Mike Dean, drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin and guitarist Woody Weatherman) exploded onto the US heavy scene way back in the early 80’s. The […]

“When I first started writing this record I didn’t actually know I was writing a record…I kind of just thought I was dying.” FRNKIERO ANDTHE CELLABRATION, the new project from Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) , will release STOMACHACHES on August 29, 2014 on Cooking Vinyl Records. “In late 2012 I started to experience an increase in my already painful digestive issues and my creative side started […]

It’s the album of his career – literally. To celebrate 30 years as a solo artist, Jimmy Barnes is revisiting some of his biggest hits, collaborating with some of his favourite artists; Keith Urban, The Living End, John Farnham, Bernard Fanning, Shihad, Tina Arena, Baby Animals and Jon Stevens plus more. “I wanted to do something special for the 30th anniversary,” […]

RYAN ADAMS, SELF-PRODUCED, SELF-TITLED NEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 5TH AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW ITUNES JB HI-FI “… he doesn’t seem to have lost a songwriting step. This thing is a total knockout.”—STEREOGUM on ‘Gimme Something Good’ Ryan Adams has confirmed September 5thas the release date of RYAN ADAMS, his new album released on Pax-Am / Columbia Records through Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Produced by Adams himself at his […]

The Vines have been a mercurial band since they arrived in 2002. Their talent took hold when the debut album ‘Highly Evolved’ launched them as one of rock music’s new saviours. It was a height though that the volatile band was never going to maintain for long. At some point the tales took over the talent and became their namesake camouflage. Out of […]

MORE ANTHEM WORLD TOUR CONCERTS SOLD OUT BAND ANNOUNCE SPECIAL “YOU PICK THE SET LIST” FAN VOTED SET LIST FOR GOLD COAST AUG 6th, SYDNEY AUG 13th and FREMANTLE AUG 15th. Inspired by the enthusiasm for the coming ANTHEM WORLD TOUR which has already garnered sold out shows at both Melbourne’s Palais Theatre and Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, HANSON has selected several […]

Date: Friday June 27, 2014 Venue: The Metro Theatre, Sydney Supported By: Sienna Skies, The Sweet Apes Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY

Beloved and respected Melbourne rock outfit Antiskeptic have returned after six years on the bench! Hard work, determination and a resilient attitude have seen the band return to top form, in time to unleash their aptly titled, epic third album ‘Stare Down The Ocean’, out independently on September 19. Formed out the back of a record store in 1999, Antiskeptic shot to […]

“It’s because the fans are the ones who make or break the band. They are the ones who buy the CD’s, merch, whatever they want to buy. We are grateful that we have some seriously dedicated fans, and they should be recognised as being the reason we’re still here.” From Bio: With four full-length albums under its belt and shows […]

Soundwave Festival 2015 will be held over 2 days in each city – Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane. Half the bands play day one. The other half play day two. They criss-cross Saturday/Sunday in each city. Adelaide & Melbourne will be the 1st weekend of the festival. The dates for these two cities are Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 of […]

Live Nation Global Touring announced today thatSting & Paul Simon, two of music’s most renowned and enduring artists, will bring their critically-acclaimed On Stage Together tour to Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2015. The tour kicks off Friday, January 30th at Vector Arena in Auckland and will continue on to select cities and venues including the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Rod Laver Arena […]

Shihad have announced the release of their brand new album, FVEY (pronounced, Five Eyes), on Friday, August 15. Recorded in December last year at Auckland’s legendary York Street Studio with Killing Joke frontman, Jaz Coleman at the production helm, FVEY sounds unlike anything Shihad have done before. When frontman Jon Toogood, drummer Tom Larkin, bass payer Karl Kippenberger and guitarist Phil Knight reconvened in Melbourne during the winter of 2013 for a lock down writing session it was a natural move to conjure […]

“The biggest challenge really is to just stay around and to stay relevant and to keep making music that people want to listen to, and to keep challenging yourself every time you make an album as you have to retain a sound that is comfortable and familiar but you also have to make it more interesting and personable with some […]

Thanks to our very good friends at Universal Music Australia, we have TEN copies of the newly reissued 2CD deluxe version of the CLASSIC Bon Jovi album ‘New Jersey’ to give away to ten of our lucky readers. You can read below all about the release, as there’s not much more to say when it comes to this follow up to […]

“I think it’s honestly like in our head, that the minute that this becomes a compromise and doesn’t feel fresh, I don’t want to do it anymore, that’s the one thing with all of us, the minute it feels like work is when it’s time to just hang it up, like I don’t want to do that you know?” From […]

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment presents the triumphant Australian return of hardcore punk rock legends Dead Kennedys. Returning to Australia in 2014 Dead Kennedys have unfinished business to attend to after taking in only part of the country on their previous acclaimed visit in 2011. East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride, D. H. Peligro and Ron “Skip” Greer will be taking Dead […]

Canadian Rock trio THE TEA PARTY today announce the release of their single ‘Water’s On Fire’ through Anthem/Sony Music Entertainment Australia. This marks the band’s first new music since 2004’s Seven Circles and is a harbinger to a studio album in the coming months. The original line-up of Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood, and Jeff Burrows reunited in 2011 for selected […]

Avenged Sevenfold, one of the world’s biggest rock bands, have announced the release of Waking The Fallen: Resurrected on August 29 via Hopeless Records/Unified. The multi-platinum band personally curated this rare, never before seen look at their fan favourite, genre defining, breakthrough album Waking The Fallen. The new release includes 11 never before heard songs, 23 total tracks, new artwork, the original first cut of the music […]

Melbourne rock upstarts APES are about to release their ridiculously charismatic new single ‘Pull The Trigger’,  and have just announced two single launch shows plus a BIGSOUND appearance. Busy, busy boys. Concentrating this past twelve months on solidifying their fanbase and tailoring their sound, Apes are the archetype of a young act with a bright future ahead of them. Heavy triple […]

Perennial hit makers and three-time Grammy award winners, Train have premiered their new single, “ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS”, set for release on July 31.  This initial offering is from their forthcoming 7th studio effort, BULLETPROOF PICASSO, which is scheduled to be released on September 12. The track will be hitting Australia airwaves from July 24, and is available to stream now below… Audiences have come to expect a […]

Swedish old school rockers The Gloria Story holds Kiss as one of their main influences. This year marks Kiss 40th anniversary. It is also the year that Kiss finally got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Gloria Story’s song “Live your Life in Shame” is all about “life as a Kiss-fan”. It’s packed with Kiss-references and […]

Sydney-based indie-pop outfit, The Griswolds, have applied the finishing touches to their debut album Be Impressive under the guidance of American producer Tony Hoffer (The Kooks, Beck, M83, Ladyhawke) and is pleased to announce it will go on sale inAustralia on August 22 through Chugg Music/MGM, the same week as it gets its global release via Wind Up Records. The first single “Beware the Dog” has been pumping on triple […]

The new video clip for The Strum’s new single, ‘DO IT ALL AGAIN’ is as real as it gets. Directed by Dan Graetz, known for his work with Violent Soho’s video clips, Do It All Again shows The Strums recording the track at 301 Studios in Byron Bay. It’s all live, all real, no bullshit. What you see is what […]

Metallica have announced the release of a new song, titled ‘Lords Of Summer – First Pass Version’, out now via Blackened Recordings. The band first debuted the song in March this year at a concert in Bogotá, Colombia. The new recording dubbed the “the First Pass Version” clocks in at eight minutes and 20 seconds and recalls the group’s thrashier Eighties offerings, […]

The Dead Daisies will release the Face I Love single across Australia today, in conjunction with launching the innovative “Face I Love” App on their Facebook page. By fans submitting the face that they love via the app, they will become part of the artwork for the EP cover and touring posters, with selected fans’ faces being chosen to be […]

Brisbane’s Like Thieves are taking full advantage of the facetime they have been sharing with the Australian rock-loving audiences of late and are taking their brand new music on the road with them on their AUTUMN’S TWILIGHT tour in August. Throughout May, they travelled around the country side with Dead Letter Circus on The Insider Tour and are proud to […]

Music is boring. This is the somewhat controversial EP title from NZ rock outfit Ashei. After the success of the first single from the record, ‘Bright Eyes’, a catchy-as-hell, up-tempo and ballsy pop/rock track, the band are proud to be taking their new tunes on the road for a New Zealand and Australian tour. Led by a unique female voice […]