IRON MAIDEN today announce the highly anticipated Australian dates of their critically acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR. Since the band’s first visit to Australia in November 1982, playing to 2000 fans at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney as part of the Beast On The Road Tour, Iron Maiden have returned regularly, playing bigger and bigger shows each time. And now, […]

The countdown to the release of MEGADETH‘s final studio album continues with “I Don’t Care” their latest single and video out today (November 14). Watch the video HERE and listen to the song HERE from the group’s self-titled album out January 23, 2026.  The uncompromising metal titans teamed with director Keith J Leman for the video which mashes scenes of skate culture with dynamic band performance footage. MEGADETH leader DAVE […]

Legendary metal outfit MEGADETH have unveiled ‘Tipping Point’ as the first single and video from their forthcoming self-titled final album due out in 2026 via DAVE MUSTAINE’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s new BLKIIBLK label.  The sonically explosive and lyrically unflinching song kicks off with a thunderous guitar solo before DAVE’s iconic voice hauntingly kicks in.  In […]

Today MEGADETH’s DAVE MUSTAINE revealed in a social post directly shared with his worldwide fanbase and Cyber Army that his forthcoming album (due out early next year) will be the final MEGADETH studio album of his career.  MUSTAINE shared the announcement via his alter ego Vic Rattlehead.  MUSTAINE also revealed that the multi-platinum superstar band will embark on a global farewell […]

Welcome to Australia, Knotfest! It’s this massive festivals first time Down Under and I know I’m keen for everything today, and like any new festival to see the ins and outs and see how it all runs. Let’s start with the unbelievably, super easy entry. No lines, flowed through, circulation cut off by my drinking verification wristband, ahhh festivals I’ve […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA has already sold out in Melbourne with Brisbane and Sydney not far behind. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA is thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on the jaw-dropping festival line up. This is the first and only sideshow announcement and there […]

KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, is continuing its ever-expanding global domination with the announcement of its next location – KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA in 2023. The music and counterculture experience created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT, will hit the East coast of Australia starting on Friday, March 24th at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, before making its way to Sydney on Saturday, March […]

Body Count is back in The House, and I for one am extremely ready for this album and what the band is going to give us this time around. So let’s settle in and press play on an album I feel like music needs today… Sirens, heavy guitars, riffs, a warning message from Dave Mustaine set up the beginning of […]

“I think probably the only thing that we try and do is not copy ourselves to make sure that we set the scales for our own self critiquing to high, not to unobtainable heights because obviously that would kill any project but just to make sure we don’t take the easy way out and that we don’t copy ourselves.” From […]

Date: Sunday October 18, 2015 Venue: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Presented by: Dainty Group Supported By: Children of Bodom Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE                      

Megadeth are back in Australia, this time with Children of Bodom, so we’re in for one extremely loud evening, and for a Sunday, that’s just what we need! I made it in just in time… as the lights already dark went darker and ready for Children of Bodom as they thrashed their way onto the stage bathed in green lights as […]

Megadeth are in Australia right now! Before checking out one of their blistering shows, check out this piece exclusively on MTRBWY written by Dave Mustaine about his tour hacks for tips for life on the road! Dave Mustaine’s Tour Hacks- Tips for life on the road. 1. “One of the first rules about travelling, whether you’re a musician or not, […]

“…when the word Allegiance came up for me when naming this thing I wanted something loyalty, just a loyal group if you will and that’s kind of where the name came from and that’s what we’re trying to do, bring in all these different people, all these sub-genres of metal under one roof.” From release: Heavy Metal is more than […]

Thrash metal legends MEGADETH will return to Australia this October.  Fresh out of the studio where they have been working industriously on their new album, the follow up to 2013’s Super Collider, Megadeth are eager to return to the live arena and Australia will graciously accommodate in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.  Having sold over 50 million records worldwide, earning platinum […]

They always say that there’s a first time for everything, so here I am at The Factory Theatre in Sydney to see not only a spoken word tour, but my first experience in seeing one. So a pretty good way to start is with David Ellefson, Megadeth’s co-founder and bass player, but more on him shortly… Carbon Black open proceedings […]

“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 […]

THE CREATORS OF ‘INSIDE METAL: THE PIONEERS OF LA HARD ROCK AND METAL” DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES, WHICH FEATURES THE BIGGEST NAMES OF ’80S METAL, OFFERS METAL FANS A CHANCE TO BE INCLUDED IN THESE HISTORICAL MOVIES THOUGH FANBACKED The early ’80s metal scene in Los Angeles has become legendary, as it spawned such worldwide headliners as Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Dokken, W.A.S.P., and originally, […]

“Megadeth still play with the brutality of an exploding planet!” – The Guardian Get ready for the monstrous roar of multi-platinum, heavy metal legends MEGADETH as they hit the stage up close and personal in Sydney and Melbourne! The nasty snarl is back, Dave is back and he is bringing 2 of Metal’s finest exponents with him for two blistering Sidewaves. Long […]

GREEN DAY AVENGED SEVENFOLD STONE TEMPLE PILOTS (W/ CHESTER BENNINGTON) | ALICE IN CHAINS / ROB ZOMBIE / MEGADETH / PLACEBO / AFI / KORN / ALTERBRIDGE / TRIVIUM / DOWN / DEVILDRIVER / NEWSTED / BIFFY CLYRO / ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT / ASKING ALEXANDRIA / CLUTCH / ALKALINE TRIO / BARONESS / FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH / AUGUST […]

Thanks to our friends at Universal Music Australia, we have five copies of the brand new Megadeth album ‘Super Collider’ to give away to our lucky readers.  Well if you want a copy, it’s as simple as sending us an email and at random you may be picked as one of our lucky winners. To win one of the big […]

“With worldwide sales of more than 30 million, and a seat at the top of the headbanging pantheon… Megadeth is a force.” – Billboard Magazine MEGADETH, a heavy metal band that’s been around for nearly three decades, selling more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning numerous accolades including 11 Grammy® nominations, scoring five consecutive platinum albums—including 1992’s two-million-selling Countdown to […]

In 25 words or less: “It’s a heavy, at times classic sounding metal album and one I’ll be happy to listen to again” Im not sure if I’ll be berated for this but my favourite Megadeth album is ‘Countdown To Extinction’. So when I heard this new album from Dave and the boys was somewhat similar to that awesome album […]