After blowing away crowds with their dynamic and heart stopping shows on Soundwave 2015, Finnish classical-metal maestros Apocalyptica will be returning for a Headline tour this September! If there is one abiding truism that pervades art of every creed and style, it is that those with a unique vision are invariably the most likely to prevail. And as far as the […]

Destroy All Lines and Chugg Entertainment in association with UTA Present LACUNA COIL Australian Tour, October 2016 There is an old sanatorium up in the hills of Northern Italy. An old, abandoned, and decayed fortress whose corridors are filled with the ghosts of a thousand tortured minds and souls.   A place where every wall still bares the scars of countless […]

“WE ALL FEEL THE TIME IS RIGHT TO FINISH WHILE WE ARE ALL AT THE TOP OF OUR GAME. TONY’S CANCER DIAGNOSIS MADE US REALISE WE WON’T BE AROUND FOREVER, AND WE’VE HAD MORE THAN A GOOD RUN. AFTER ALL, WE THOUGHT WE’D LAST FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED. WE NEVER DREAMED WE’D BE AROUND NEARLY […]

DVD/CD/Vinyl UDR/Motörhead Music & Warner Music Australia Released: May 27  2016 They were the Kings of the Road. They lived on it. They loved it and the fans loved them! Never was the spirit of Motörhead more alive than when they were on tour, shake, rattle and rolling audiences to within an inch of their lives thanks to that indomitable cocktail […]

Last Thursday, Five Finger Death Punch singer Ivan Moody was hospitalized in his hometown of Denver. He is expected to make a full recovery but it is with deep regret that Five Finger Death Punch will be forced to cancel their appearances in Australia, both with Black Sabbath and as headliners in Sydney and in Melbourne. It is especially disappointing […]

Date: Friday March 18, 2016 Venue: The Metro Theatre Presented by: Killrockstar & Soundworks Touring Photos by:  Annette Geneva – Every Day Is Saturday Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE  

“Isn’t it bazaar that all we are is a band, two guitars, drums, bass and a vocalist and we just write about our experiences and our lives around us and what we did and we’re like this thing, and I don’t know one other band that’s making new, traditional rock and roll records and this has been going on since […]

Katatonia, the Swedish purveyors of dark progressive rock/metal, have revealed details of their eagerly awaited 10th studio album. The new album, entitled The Fall of Hearts is set for release on May 20 through their long-time home of Peaceville Records + Rocket Distribution in Australia. “This album is probably everything we unknowlingly ever dreamed of to release. It’s a bleak […]

The Artists Entertainment Group presents The Two Headed MonsTour featuring Hawthorne Heights & Mest After much anticipation and rave reviews, The Two Headed MonsTour will be hitting Australian shores this April! Featuring mid 00’s Emo/power pop icons Hawthorne Heights and Chicago’s original pop punk poster boys Mest this tour is destined to bring back memories for old fans and deliver an educational insight to new […]

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has partnered with VEVO to exclusively debut the much-anticipated official music video for their new single My Nemesis. The video concept was conceived by the band and realized by renowned director Nick Peterson who previously directed the band’s award winning videos for “Coming Down” (2012) and “Wrong Side Of Heaven” (2014). “My Nemesis” is the third […]

As they prepare to thrill Australian audiences alongside BLACK SABBATH in April, American heavy metal giants FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH announce two exclusive all-ages shows in Melbourne and Sydney. Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday, February 26. Telstra Thanks is bringing an exciting 48-hour pre-sale just for Telstra customers from 2pm Monday, February 22 until 2pm Wednesday, February 24. […]

“…it’s mainly about performing and the atmosphere when you do perform and one of the most important things for us is to have this sense of well almost community, we want everyone to be involved and we don’t want anyone to feel left out and it’s more about everyone in the room than it is us…” From Bio: Pulled Apart […]

“…they’re just these young, broke kids who don’t give a fuck except to play music in front of people. I love it and it’s inspiring on a daily basis. That’s the spirit of rock and roll in those kids” Dave “The Snake” Sabo, SKID ROW Melbourne’s premiere hard rockers, Dead City Ruins will be returning home for a massive national […]

” It’s basically one on one with Dave Lombardo, you get to sit there with me and we basically have a conversation but it’s in a large forum with a lot of people. So it’s fun, I enjoy doing it.” From release: As an original and founding member of Slayer, Lombardo has performed with Slayer on seven albums, including their ground-breaking […]

“This is our sixth record in, Five Finger Death Punch has become a well-oiled machine and we do the things that we do and do them very well, everything is gelling in the sense that everybody writes together and all the ideas are bounced off one another, so pretty much a continuation of the process really.” From release: FIVE FINGER […]

“It’s just honest music, it’s not like a bunch of dudes in spandex pants, big hair, driving around in limos talking about fucking chicks and doing cocaine, it’s honest blue collar lyrics that connect with kids and I think the world was kind of missing that and it found its place pretty damn quick.” From release: The mid 90’s were […]

It’s been a long time since Sydney had a native rock band that could stand along side the classics like AC/DC, Rose Tattoo or The Divinyls, Lillyè represent that loud and proud Australian tradition, a five-headed rock n roll animal ready to set the scene on fire. Today, Lillyè unveil their video for Who I’m Meant To Be from their […]

Punishing 16th-note kicks at rapid-fire tempos, unbelievable runs across his rack toms, insanely twisted patterns, and awe-inspiring phrases: Dave Lombardo is deemed one of the most influential drummers of our time. Born with extraordinary musical aptitude, Lombardo was intuitive to rhythm at a very early age. His musical awareness has continued to transcend the repetitive formula of Metal throughout his formidable […]

HELLYEAH will conclude their 17 month World Tour (2014-2015) with 3 shows in New Zealand, 5 shows in Australia and 2 shows in Japan. The BLOOD FOR BLOOD tour will have been seen by over 1 million fans in Canada, USA, Europe and Asia since April 2014. Since the BLOOD FOR BLOOD album and touring cycle has been such a success, the band has come […]

The first single from Golgotha, Last Runaway has been released. Listen to it here Almost six years have passed since the world saw a new studio album from Metal Icons W.A.S.P. On October 9th, the wait ends, as Blackie Lawless and the legendary rockers W.A.S.P. will release their long awaited new album and Napalm Records debut Golgotha. 40 years ago I came to Hollywood as a teenager.  Terrified and scared […]

“We’re still all kind of young, we’ve got a fire, an ambition and we just want to be a timeless band, we want to be as big as we possibly can, reach as many fans as we can and just continue to make music, I mean that’s the main thing, right?” From Release: Over the course of their career, Bullet For […]

“…it’s hard to keep the ship floating in the right direction when you’ve got some people that are trying to lean it off to the side. So once we were able to get rid of the people that were the problem, everything really fell in line with myself, Tom and Chad, we’ve always been on the same page and we […]

The mid 90’s were the zenith of the US led punk rock explosion. Pennywise were at the forefront of the charge and in 1995 released About Time an album that refined and defined the So-Cal melodic hardcore sound that spawned a movement and a thousand copy cats. About Time had the double touch of world renowned producer, Jerry Finn (Rancid, Green Day, Blink 182) and Epitaph/Bad […]

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 […]

UK metal titans Bullet For My Valentine unveil plans to release their long-awaited, 5th studio album, VENOM, on August 14th via Sony Music Australia.  The band’s global domination begins with the premiere of the album’s striking cover artwork and a stream of their first new song, “No Way Out”. Listen now to “Now Way Out”:  Watch the lyric video below A limited edition VENOM package will be available exclusively through […]

“So the nice thing about having an album and having it released for some time already is that you get all the sort of end of year reviews coming up on facebook and all that and you see peoples top ten lists and you see consistently that you’ve made it into their top ten lists and that’s a really nice […]

“The right time because it’s the right time for us, and you don’t ever want to live with regret, man, when an opportunity comes up to make up with somebody that you feel out with and it feels good and it feels right, you want to take advantage of that and you want to say you know what? Let’s do […]

NIGHTWISH ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL TOUR 2016 NIGHTWISH, a breathe taking live act known to tantalise, mesmerise, inspire and captivate their audience from the opening note until the last encore is heading to Australia after performing to sold out shows back in 2013. With a line up heading by the orchestration, direction and musical genius of the band creator and […]

It’s hard to argue with the pedigree of a band that includes members that worked with Manowar, the Dictators, Rob Halford, Lizzy Borden, Udo Dirkschneider, and Cage. And that’s exactly who the members of Death Dealer have been associated with. Vocalist Sean Peck, guitarists Ross The Boss and Stu Marshall, bassist Mike Davis, and drummer Steve Bolognese have come together […]

COAL CHAMBER  Premiere Lyric Video For “Suffer in Silence” Featuring Al Jourgensen New Album ‘Rivals’ Out May 22 via Metal Blade/Rocket Pre orders: www.nervegas.com.au/coal-chamber-rivals-cd  COAL CHAMBER are ready to unleash another song from their upcoming new album Rivals. The band have premiered “Suffer in Silence” which features guest vocals by Ministry front man Al Jourgensen! Check out the lyric video HERE.     Dez Fafara on “Suffer in Silence” and […]