I love a debut album, I just do, it’s the chance to make that introduction and make that statement of ‘here I am’ and Dellacoma is here to do just that. You may know Dellacoma from his days fronting the killer band Sunset Riot, but now after going solo and traipsing around the USA playing shows and kicking ass it’s […]

Shock Records are thrilled to announce the details of HOME STREET HOME, a new punk rock musical concept album that will be released in Australia/New Zealand via Shock Records February 13th in advance of the theatrical production. HOME STREET HOME tells a story of survival and love among runaway teenagers living on the streets, and features music written by Fat […]

New Empire are pleased to announce details for their upcoming national tour. The Sydney four-piece are set to hit the road on a string of dates to celebrate the release of their latest albumIn A Breath. The album debuted at #28 on the ARIA chart this week. Click below to view the video for new single ‘Say It Like You Mean […]

New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem are set to release The B-Sides on January 31. The B-Sides features 11 tracks recorded between 2008 and 2011 and includes studio track ‘She Loves You’, rare acoustic takes on some of the band’s biggest songs, an inspired version of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tumbling Dice’, sparse covers of songs by Fake Problems and Lightning Dust, a ripping live version of […]

Seminal Aussie fuzz rock giants Tumbleweed are back with their eagerly awaited new album Sounds From The Other Side – set for release via Shock Records on Friday September 27, 2013. Twelve long days at Sydney’s Rancom Studio resulted in 13 songs oozing with heavy grooves, gigantic riffs and juicy analogue flavours – and Sounds From The Other Side was […]

New Swedish alt-rock band INVSN (pronounced in-vey-zhuh-n) are set to release their self-titled album in Australia on September 27 via Shock Records following the band signing to Razor & Tie’s worldwide label roster (excluding Scandinavia). INVSN was formed by Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, The (International) Noise Conspiracy) along with musicians Andre Sandström (DS-13), Sara Almgren (The (International) Noise Conspiracy), Richard Österman […]

Tallahassee, Florida’s Mayday Parade have unveiled the details for their forthcoming new album Monsters In The Closet, set for release on October 11 via Fearless/Shock Records. Monsters In The Closet was recorded with producers Kenneth Mount and Zack Odem (All Time Low, The Summer Set, We Are The In Crowd) and is Mayday Parade’s fourth studio album. “I am so proud of […]

‘Guitar Pickin’ Man’ is the first single taken from  CHRIS SHIFLETT & THE DEAD PEASANTS sophomore album All Hat and No Cattle, set for release on August 2, 2013 via Sideonedummy/Shock. All Hat and No Cattle follows the band’s 2010 self-titled debut which introduced the veteran Foo Fighter Shiflett’s skill for writing understated, infectious Americana-influenced rock songs. Inspired by CHRIS […]

HEAVEN’S BASEMENT, announce the release of their long awaited debut album Filthy Empire, which will be released on May 24, 2013 via Shock Records. Filthy Empire was recorded in LA by famed producer John Feldmann (Papa Roach, Black Veil Brides, Good Charlotte), the resulting slab of rock sees a healthy dose of contemporary freshness added to the bands sound. The […]

Slave New World Group & Fetch Agency present HEROES FOR HIRE With Guests Nine Sons Of Dan & Forever Ends Here Sydney’s Heroes For Hire are hitting the road this May for a series of all ages shows with good friends Nine Sons Of Dan and Forever Ends Here along the east coast. These shows will be among the first […]

“Play it loud… it’ll make you feel like you can walk through walls” – NME Australia’s favourite LA punk band THE BRONX are back with their first album in five years, IV. Produced by Beau Burchell, IV marks the 10 year anniversary of the band and will see the band return to Australia this April to share it with fans all around the […]

THE BRONX (IV), THE FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS FROM THE LOS ANGELES-BASED PUNK BAND, SET FOR RELEASE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ON FEBRUARY 8, 2013 through Shock Records “Ribcage,” A track from the upcoming album, is out today On 7” Vinyl and as a download The Bronx are back with The Bronx (IV), the first album in five years from […]

In an ingenious move often reserved for film, The Cult has announced they will be releasing a ‘prequel’ to accompany their latest critically acclaimed album, Choice of Weapon. The digital-only release Weapon of Choice reveals the songs at a stage of development that will be of interest to The Cult’s fans and followers. Weapon of Choice is a document of a work in progress and offers a unique opportunity to hear The Cult’s process. The material has not been previously released, […]

“There’s songs in there and the meanings and stuff, we always like to put, not statements and stuff, but leave it so whoever is listening to it can either relate to it or kind of go I’ll take it in this way you know?  Have the listener think a bit rather than just be that kind of brain dead, mind […]

Strangers release their debut LP Persona Non Grata on Permanent Records through Shock on October the 12th, 2012.  Recorded and produced by Tom Larkin (Shihad, The Getaway Plan, Calling All Cars), Persona Non Grata delivers on the promise that has made Strangers such an interesting prospect. Capturing the band’s heavy swing and dual guitar, high octane rock ‘n roll attack, the album […]

Destroy All Lines and Killyourstereo present – THE SWELLERS – WITH ENDLESS HEIGHTS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012    Blue-collar, punk rock has seen a rise to prominence in recent years and at the forefront is Flint, Michigan’s The Swellers. And now, the quartet are set to return to Australia for the second time this October, coinciding with the 10 year anniversary […]

HEROES FOR HIRE announce No Apologies, their 3rd full-length album out September 28 through Halfcut/Shock/MTV Australia/New Zealand Local Produce Feature Artist for August 2012 Brand new video for title track and first single ‘No Apologies’ online now  HEROES FOR HIRE and Halfcut Records are psyched to announce details of their forthcoming third LP No Apologies out through Halfcut/Shock on September 28, 2012.  From the sweatiest clubs to the biggest festival stages, Sydney’s HEROES […]

BOB MOULD’s new album Silver Age, out September 7 through Shock, is the acclaimed singer-songwriter and Sugar/Hüsker Dü founder’s first album of all-new studio material since 2009’s Life and Times. Inspired and informed by Bob’s recent shows opening for Foo Fighters as well as his shows commemorating the 20th anniversary of Sugar’s 1992 debut Copper Blue in which he performs that album in its entirety, Silver Age presents […]

“When we get together and start jamming we have no more outside influences, it’s just us four and that’s the way it started twenty years ago in a garage we were just kids jamming and I think that’s just how we wanted this record to be and we just started to write music.” Four years since their last release, P.O.D. […]

“I never set out to be a solo artist, I didn’t, and I never wanted to be.  I always wanted to be part of a group and I think this record felt like that, it felt like a group.” You may know Brendan Benson from his work along Jack White in The Raconteurs aka The Saboteurs, but be aware that […]

REDD KROSS are back and delivering their signature brand of genuine rock ‘n’ roll with a vengeance. On August 10, Shock Records will release Researching the Blues, the first new album from REDD KROSS in 15 years. Researching the Blues features 10 new songs clocking in at just under 32 minutes. With songs written by Jeff and produced and mixed […]

Shock Records is thrilled to announce that they have officially solidified their long-term relationship with Razor & Tie. The two record labels entered a formal agreement which will see Shock Records promote, market and release the US label’s heavy music priorities in Australia & New Zealand. Shock and Razor & Tie have teamed up in recent years to work on individual acts such as All That Remains, Brand New and Norma Jean. Under […]

Resist The Thought Announce Debut Album & Tour ‘Sovereignty’ set for release May 18 via Skull & Bones Records/Shock Entertainment Since 2007, Sydney’s Resist The Thought have been carefully engraving their name into the Australian metal scene. Thanks to a relentless touring ethos which found them forever on the road and sharing stages with the likes of Suicide Silence, The Acacia Strain […]

The Proclaimers return with their ninth studio album ‘Like Comedy’ on May 11, their first for UK label Cooking Vinyl.   DELUXE 2CD/ STANDARD CD/ DIGITAL SET FOR RELEASE MAY 11, 2012   Since making their legendary TV debut on The Tube, performing the classic song ‘Letter From America’, in an era when the charts were dominated by the likes of […]

Los Angeles, CA…Marilyn Manson continues to upend the mainstream with each new release, and his upcoming album Born Villain is about to take that a bit further on April 27th, 2012. Evidence #1, the single, “No Reflection” KROQ debuted “No Reflection” yesterday and the lead single will be available exclusively on iTunes this Tuesday, March 13th. Blabbermouth was first to […]

SIGNED; SEALED; DELIVERED…they want more! Sydney rock&roll miscreants STRANGERS emerged from the depths of Melbourne’s The Studios In The City recording studio this week to a bright new day. Currently recording their debut album under the Terminator-like gaze of producer/manager Tom Larkin the band emerged for a scheduled smoke and found time to become the latest artist directly signed to Shock Records’ new imprint label PERMANENT RECORDS! Armed with […]

The Cult will make its 2012 concert debut when the band plays the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival next month, headlining the Auditorium Shores Stage on Saturday, March 17. The Auditorium Shores Stage show will be free and open to the public, and The Cult will take the stage at 8:00PM. “SXSW is thrilled that The Cult is returning […]

One of the finest British rock acts to have enjoyed worldwide success over the last few decades, The Cult has wrapped up recording ‘Choice of Weapon’, the group’s first studio album in five years.  Released in Australia on 25th May 2012 on Cooking Vinyl via Shock Records, its 10 tracks reveal the band at its rawest and most visceral, encapsulating […]

Two-time JUNO-nominated CANCER BATS will release their fourth full-length album Dead Set On Living, on April 20, 2012 through Shock Records in Australia and NZ. Once again utilizing the legendary Vespa Studios and producers Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong, Dead Set On Living brings yet another dimension to the Bats’ menacing style of thrash-tinged hardcore rock.  “We really strived for that raw, off-the-floor vibe this […]

Vintage Trouble are bringing their live-wired, straight-shootin, dirty-mouth’d pelvis-pushin’ juke music to Australia for the first time East Coast show dates announced for January 2012 including 3 dates at Sydney Festival, Spiegeltent and the East Brunswick Club – Melbourne Hailing from Los Angeles, California Vintage Trouble put the soul back into rock. Vintage Trouble is a sensational, soulful four-man band […]