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CLINT BOGE ‘Songs of a Delicate Nature’ National tour

CLINT BOGE ‘Songs of a Delicate Nature’ National tour

Brisbane based singer/songwriter Clint Boge has been crafting his solo wares for over a decade, in between endless hours on the road and sold out shows, Clint’s love of the written word has always been a constant. The “Songs of a Delicate Nature” Australian tour will see Clint play 31 dates, across seven states and territories, throughout March, April and […]

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Yngwie J. Malmsteen ‘The King of Shred’ Announces new June dates for Australia / NZ

Yngwie J. Malmsteen ‘The King of Shred’ Announces new June dates for Australia / NZ

Due to scheduling issues Yngwie Malsteen Australian & New Zealand tour has been rescheduled to JUNE 2015. Hobart show cancelled. Previously purchased tickets remain valid for new dates. 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 […]

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SWITCHFOOT announce April 2015 Sydney and Melbourne shows

SWITCHFOOT announce April 2015 Sydney and Melbourne shows

Metropolis Touring and Tombowler are proud to announce two intimate shows in Melbourne and Sydney for Switchfoot . Switchfoot’s incredible energetic live show hits 170 Russell in Melbourne and The Hi-Fi in Sydney. With hit songs like ‘Meant To Live’, ‘Dare You to Move’, ‘This Is Your Life’, ‘Dirty Second Hands’, ‘When We Come Alive’, ’Stars’ and ‘Mess Of Me’, […]

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British rock legends URIAH HEEP return to Australia in March 2015!

British rock legends URIAH HEEP return to Australia in March 2015!

Metropolis Touring are proud to announce the return of legendary rockers URIAH HEEP to Australia.  Considered one of the ‘Big Four’ pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal in the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s along with BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE & LED ZEPPELIN – URIAH HEEP still enjoy legendary status. URIAH HEEP‘s unique, progressive, hard sound has made them a mainstay of the rock […]

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Scott Ian

Scott Ian

“…I just kind of winged it the first time, so had a lot of questions for myself, mainly what do I do? How do I start? It’s not like with Anthrax, when I’m going on stage I don’t have any questions, I know what I’m doing, whereas this I had never done it before…” From release: Legendary heavy metal musician, […]

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Accept – The Factory Theatre, Sydney – November 14, 2014

Accept – The Factory Theatre, Sydney – November 14, 2014

Date: Friday November 14, 2014 Venue: The Factory Theatre, Sydney Support: Darker Half & Temtris Presented By: Metropolis Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

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Wolf Hoffmann of Accept

Wolf Hoffmann of Accept

“There’s something quite magic when you go out there and you live for the moment, in the studio everything is for eternity and you start thinking in those terms because I better be careful what I put down on this album because I have to live with it forever and ever, where with the live show it’s just for now, […]

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Matt Jones of The Treatment

Matt Jones of The Treatment

“…we’re just a good time rock and roll band so we come along and bring the noise and bring big riffs and big shows and stuff like that so we’re just all about having a good time and having fun, so we’ll come on stage and get everyone involved, get everyone’s hands clapping, having a drink and just having a […]

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Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory

Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory

“…it’s been a roller coaster that’s for sure, it’s evolved into a business machine that’s really kept up with the times, managed to stay relevant, managed to mostly put out good music, you can’t always hit a home run, but we’ve always put out the music we believe is right and pertinent to the times…” From Bio: The shadow of […]

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Paulo Jr. of Sepultura

Paulo Jr. of Sepultura

“…definitely we can come up with some surprises, but we definitely go through the history of the band, you know we’re coming back around the time we’re about to turn thirty as a band, so we’ve been trying to play a little bit of everything, a bit of the whole history of the band.” From release: It was the city […]

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CHIODOS announce Australian Tour

CHIODOS announce Australian Tour

The long wait is over as Michigan’s CHIODOS are returning to our shores this January / February 2015 for their first visit in over 5 years and in support of their stunning 4th full length album ‘Devil’. ‘Devil’ marks the return of founding members Craig Owens and drummer Derrick Frost and their first to feature new recruit Thomas Erak(Guitar – The Fall Of Troy) along with Matt Goddard (Bass), Pat McManaman (Guitars) and Bradley Bell (Keyboards) and […]

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Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley

“Yeah, it was that was by design, a lot of my fans always sight my ’78 solo record as their favourite Ace record, so I listened to it several times and purposely tried to write songs that were similar.” How do I sum up Ace Frehley? Yeah exactly… I’m dumbfounded too, but when you get to speak to a legend, […]

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DREAM ON DREAMER to release brand new single & tour dates

DREAM ON DREAMER to release brand new single & tour dates

DARKNESS BROUGHT ME HERE SINGLE & TOUR After dominating the stage of Soundwave Festival Dream On Dreamer (DOD) are pleased to announce a new single called ‘’Darkness Brought Me Here’’ and supporting tour dates. ‘’Darkness Brought Me Here’’ will be release digitally everywhere this Friday 8th August and is DOD’s first release since the arrival of the latest recruit, Chris Shaw (ex House Vs Hurricane). This track showcases the bands new found spark of […]

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Blues Pills

Blues Pills

“I just want to keep playing music and keep having a good vibe in the band and that we’re still in ten years from now or twenty years from now that we still love playing with each other and writing songs and there’s fire…” From Bio: It’s been a long, hard and winding road for mankind, but in December 2011 […]

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Fozzy – Do You Wanna Start A War

Fozzy – Do You Wanna Start A War

There’s just a vibe about this new Fozzy album, like that they feel they still have something to try and prove, and that may not be the case at all, as they’ve really come into their own over the last few years as they’ve made just kick ass rock and roll music, and this album is absolutely no exception to […]

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GODSMACK to release new album ‘1000hp’ via Spinefarm / Caroline Australia

GODSMACK to release new album ‘1000hp’ via Spinefarm / Caroline Australia

GODSMACK to release their new album ‘1000hp’ via Spinefarm / Caroline Australia on Friday August 29th, 2014 Few bands have so consistently and successfully championed the cause of hard rock as Godsmack. Since the release of their self-titled debut (1998), the Boston quartet have notched up a remarkable set of facts ‘n’ stats in the US and beyond: these include 4 Grammy […]

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Chris Jericho of Fozzy

Chris Jericho of Fozzy

“…when you get a little momentum in this business you want to keep it rolling and we’ve got enough momentum each time to get our foot in the door and now that our foot’s in the door we want to kick the damn thing open and burst into the next stage…” From release: Led by the inimitable duo of guitarist Rich […]

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SAY ANYTHING Announce Australia Tour for October!

SAY ANYTHING Announce Australia Tour for October!

A band that defies categorisation and one of the most innovative indie bands, SAY ANYTHING are heading back to Australia this October for a series of headline shows. Forming in 2000, SAY ANYTHING has built a formidable and fiercely loyal fan base with their quirky, honest and eclectic take on rock. Since the release of their seminal album ‘ …Is A Real Boy’, SAY ANYTHING have […]

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Save The Clock Tower

Save The Clock Tower

“…I think that while Tassie does have its drawbacks, for us its actually become a thing, like those dudes are from Tassie, they’re pretty good or somewhere along those lines because I think it surprises people that we’re actually from Tasmania most of the time…” From Bio: SAVE THE CLOCK TOWER’s reputation was enhanced and a solid fanbase started to […]

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Shaun Morgan of Seether

Shaun Morgan of Seether

“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 […]

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SEETHER release new song ”Suffer It All”

SEETHER release new song ”Suffer It All”

SEETHER Reveal New Track, “Suffer It All” Available For Immediate Download With ‘Isolate And Medicate’ Pre-Order Lyric Video For “Words As Weapons” Released Today As Seether prepare to unleash their sixth studio album, ‘Isolate and Medicate’, to the world on June 27th, the platinum-selling alternative rockers have revealed a second track, “Suffer It All” for fans to stream and download today. One of the heaviest songs on the album, the track […]

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FOZZY ‘Do You Wanna Start A War’ Album Details Revealed

FOZZY ‘Do You Wanna Start A War’ Album Details Revealed

FOZZY have announced they will release their highly anticipated, new full-length studio album ‘Do You Wanna Start A War’ (Century Media Records) in Australia and New Zealand on July 25th! Fans can now pre-order the 12-track album at iTunes and receive an instant download of the song “One Crazed Anarchist.” Preview the track now and watch the new lyric video premiering exclusively at Revolver. Recently, the band unveiled a new lyric video […]

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Introducing: CHARMING LIARS! New EP ‘We Won’t Give Up’ out 06/06/2014

Introducing: CHARMING LIARS! New EP ‘We Won’t Give Up’ out 06/06/2014

CHARMING LIARS is a British/American rock band, based in Los Angeles, California. Originally founded by lead vocalist Charlie Cosser, guitaristKarnig Manoukian and bassist Mike Kruger in London, England. As teens growing up in London, England, the trio of talented musicians and songwriters that make up the core of this dynamic new rock band were shaken to their young souls by the crunching guitar riffs and memorable […]

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SEETHER to release new album ‘Isolate and Medicate’ via Caroline Australia

SEETHER to release new album ‘Isolate and Medicate’ via Caroline Australia

Multi-platinum alternative rock trio SEETHER will release their highly anticipated, sixth studio album ‘Isolate And Medicate’ on June 27th, 2014 via Caroline Australia. The band has again teamed with ace producer Brendan O’Brien (Springsteen, Pearl Jam) to deliver the most poignant, passionate, and powerful record of their career.  Having racked up seventeen Top 5 multi-format hits including eleven #1 singles, SEETHER; Billboard’s 2011 Active Rock Artist of the Year, […]

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SEPULTURA announce Australia and New Zealand Tour

SEPULTURA announce Australia and New Zealand Tour

It was the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil that launched the ascent of their native sons in SEPULTURA (Portuguese for “grave”) in 1983 with a trajectory unsuspectingly aimed at the worldwide metal music scene.  A band with humble economic beginnings whose musical identity was forged in the context of living through Brazil’s authoritarian military dictatorship, SEPULTURA would go on to become Brazilian ambassadors to the metal […]

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SHiNOBi Announce New Single

SHiNOBi Announce New Single

SHiNOBi are proud to announce the release of their new single “SNAKESKIN”. This highly anticipated release follows the bands acclaimed debut album “Against The Brave” and cements their position as one of Australia’s top rock acts.  Teaming up with renowned producer and engineer Darren ”Jenk” Jenkins this track displays SHiNOBi’s unique blend of heavy rock. After a massive 2013 that […]

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OVERKILL cover artwork & track listing of ‘White Devil Armory’ unveiled

OVERKILL cover artwork & track listing of ‘White Devil Armory’ unveiled

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will release their new album, ‘White Devil Armory’, on July 18, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was tracked at Gear Recording and will be mixed by Greg Reely, who also worked on 2012’s ‘The Electric Age’. The track listing of ‘White Devil Armory’ will be as follows: 01. Freedom Rings 02. Where There’s Smoke… 03. Pig 04. Amorist 05. Down […]

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ACCEPT announce new studio-album ‘Blind Rage’

ACCEPT announce new studio-album ‘Blind Rage’

Hardly any other band has influenced the Heavy Metal genre as much as German legends ACCEPT! Classics albums such as ‘Restless And Wild’ (1982), ‘Balls To The Wall’ (1983) and ‘Metal Heart’ (1985), have inspired generations of new bands, and this has continued since their reunion in 2009. Both ‘Blood Of The Nations’ (2010) and ‘Stalingrad’ (2012) entered the charts globally ( #6 in Germany, #81 in the USA) and underline […]

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HELLOWEEN: back home again and with a new contract with Nuclear Blast

HELLOWEEN: back home again and with a new contract with Nuclear Blast

Germany’s HELLOWEEN have been one of the most influential and internationally most successful acts of the global Heavy Metal scene and this year the Hamburg-based quintet, founded in 1984, celebrates their 30th anniversary. Their latest studio album ‘Straight Out Of Hell’, charted at a sensational #4, their highest German chart entry to date, holding this position for five long weeks. Additionally they made another […]

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