Date: Tuesday February 24, 2015 Venue: The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Presented by: Soundwave Tours 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  

What a pairing! This Sidewave is one for the rockers, when you take a band from day one of Soundwave and a band from day two of Soundwave and put them together, what have you got? Slash Panther! Well, that’s what I’m calling it… This one is going to be off the charts, so without further ado, it’s almost 7pm […]

A rock god that needs no introduction, but we’ll well and truly give him one anyway. SLASH has been churning out some of the most iconic guitar riffs and solos in modern rock for more than three decades. A member of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame for his role in the classic line-up of Guns N’ Roses and […]

“…we have not been down under in a really long time, so it’s going to be cool, and I can’t wait to see them and all the cool new bands and see how hot their girlfriends are and I think it’s fun for us as a band to figure out who we can hang out with and do, so we’re […]

THIRD ARTIST ANNOUNCE IS HERE! THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy Awards in the process. Having recently released the first of 2 new albums (Monuments to an Elegy), fans can anticipate the release of the second album (Day For […]

WARNING: This redefines the term “Not Safe For Work” This could also be classed as “Not For The Easily Offended” / “Not For Early Mornings” / “Not Before You’ve Eaten” / “Not For Those With Weakened Gag Reflexes” / “Not Near Your Nan” The new video from Steel Panther is here friends, and it’s everything you feared it might be! This contains […]

“Well we always stay true to our core which is sex, drugs, rock and roll and heavy metal, that’s just what we do, but this record we decided that you know what, people are moshing to ‘Community Property’ we need something fuckin’ heavy, a little bit darker, a little edgier…” If you’re not aware of Steel Panther, then this interview […]

“Steel Panther have this shit down, and I’m glad that this band exists as without this kind of fun in heavy metal what the fuck would we do? All You Can Eat has me more than satisfied, although I’m greedy and going back for another helping… *presses play*…” To quote The Simpsons – “Hens love roosters, geese love ganders, everyone […]

“The future of our planet is dominated by ‘Boy Bands’ and ‘Hip Hop Artists” and CROSSON has been sent back in time from Earth’s decadent future to save the future of Rock and Metal. Our goal – to Spread The Rock N Roll Disease.” From Bio: Transported back in time from our decedent future, post apocalyptic rock warriors CROSSON, have […]

Steel Panther are keeping things sexy, steely and…panther-y in the lead up to their ‘All You Can Eat’ album with new video for single ‘The Burden Of Being Wonderful‘ – something Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia know a LOT about. Directed by Kirk Butler, who is best known as writer and producer of modern comedy classics Family Guy […]

STEEL PANTHER NEW ALBUM ALL YOU CAN EAT SLATED FOR RELEASE MARCH 28TH ON OPEN E RECORDS VIA KOBALT LABEL SERVICES Pre-order All You Can Eat online! The Sunset Strip’s hottest export, Steel Panther, is back and ready to unleash their third full-length album, All You Can Eat, on the world. The 12-track masterpiece is slated to hit stands March 28th in Australia […]

Date: Saturday December 7, 2013 Venue: The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the night HERE Check out our Buckcherry and Fozzy photo gallery HERE  

Tonight is going to be fun, plain and simple… Fozzy who take the award for the creepiest intro music ever with a version of ‘Incy Wincy Spider’ that would give anyone nightmares but those nightmares turn into a dream as the always energetic band make their way to the stage and instantly make out like they’re playing in front of […]

“…it’s all about connecting with the crowd, if you’re going to do anything in front of an audience you need to connect with them, and if you can connect with them then people will enjoy what you’re doing, if you can’t then they don’t give a shit, doesn’t matter who you are or what you’re doing.” From Bio: “No matter […]

FOZZY JOIN THE S.T.D PARTY! “After playing Soundwave 2013, one of the best tours of our career, in front of the best Fozzy fans in the world, we had one mission on our minds- to come back to Australia on the Sin And Bones tour ONE MORE TIME! Now we have accomplished that mission and are stoked to be coming […]

TIME TO STOCK UP ON PROTECTION!!!  The Sunset Strip’s hottest exports, STEEL PANTHER, are infecting Australia this Summer on their Spreading The Disease (S.T.D.) Tour. “WALKABOUT? Don’t you mean ROCKABOUT! December is a time of giving…..and taking. This December, we in Steel Panther are planning on giving Australians the gift of our super bitchin songs in our super bitchin new […]

Date: Sunday 07 October 2012 Support band: The Art Venue: Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Here’s a selection of photos, check out the full live gallery by clicking this link…

“Tonight sums up what this band is all about, they’re metal, they’re bringing it back and if this crowd and those around the world have their way, it won’t be going away again in a hurry.” So, I’m pretty sure that the wigs outnumbered the real long haired males tonight but regardless, the fact that people have come in droves […]

The Australian and New Zealand release of the forthcoming Steel Panther DVD ‘British Invasion’ is imminent, with the official date for release being September 28th, with release dates for the rest of the world still to be announced. Shot at a sold-out show in London’s famed Brixton Academy, Steel Panther brings back the 80’s in full force with a blistering […]

It took 13 minutes for STEEL PANTHER to completely sellout their Melbourne show at The Palace. The show moved to up to Festival Hall with nearly 3 times the capacity and sold out again! Shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide (YES! Adelaide!) were not far behind in the expediency with which “ticket allocations” were “exhausted” and the flood of e-grief […]

STEEL PANTHER are “Crude, rude, filthy, and more infectious than a bad case of herpes”. – Revolver Mag. For STEEL PANTHER, bringing the halcyon days of metal back to the world is not a job…it’s a mission statement, a modus operandi, and a way of life. In their first ever headline tour of Australia, Steel Panther are primed for an […]

Soundwave Festival 2012 Melbourne Date: Friday 02 March 2012 Venue: Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full gallery by clicking the link below: Photo Gallery – Steel Panther, Soundwave Festival 2012 Melbourne

Soundwave 2012 Sidewave – Steel Panther & Alter Bridge Date: Wednesday 29 February 2012 Venue: The Palace Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full gallery by clicking the link below: Photo Gallery – Steel Panther, The Palace, Melbourne

Soundwave 2012 Sidewave – Steel Panther & Alter Bridge Date: Wednesday 29 February 2012 Venue: The Palace Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full gallery by clicking the link below: Photo Gallery – Alter Bridge, The Palace, Melbourne

After my mistake of not heading to last year’s Soundwave and the bruises from kicking myself, I was in no way missing Soundwave 2012. My biggest problem was how to split myself in to five people to be able to catch all the bands on this unbelievable bill. Seriously, what a line up. The trains were packed early and the […]

“You know, all we’ve ever really done as a band is approach each show like it was the last show we were ever going to play.” From Bio:  Staind is a band that has sold 15 million albums worldwide, had eight top ten singles across multiple formats with three songs hitting number one, and wrote the most-played rock song of […]

“We’re probably not going to get back together…  Alter Bridge probably won’t get back together until I’d say November of this year, so it’s something else we can put out there that keeps the fans interested and keeps it alive.” Four years after their last visit to Australia, Alter Bridge are finally returning for the Soundwave Festival as well as […]

ALTER BRIDGE TO RELEASE INTIMATE DOCUMENTARY & BONUS SONGS OUT ON ROADRUNNER RECORDS ON FEBRUARY 10 ALTER BRIDGE are pleased to unveil a limited edition of their October 2010 album AB III – to be titled AB 3.5. The special release will be available in Australia from February 10 to coincide with band’s appearance at the national Soundwave Festival and […]

…Meet Myles Kennedy (Slash’s frontman), Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips; the future of rock. ALTER BRIDGE are fast becoming a rock juggernaut and are on the way to firmly placing themselves in the rock ‘n’ roll pantheon forever. With 2 brilliant albums already under their belt ALTER BRIDGE has crafted one of the best rock records of recent […]

“We fuckin’ rock and there’s a lot of bands out there that rock as well but they don’t look as sexy when they’re rockin’ as we do, so we couple the sexy with the rock.”….” How do you describe a band like Steel Panther, maybe in their own words? They proclaim themselves as “THE GREATEST HEAVY METAL BAND EVER” and […]