“We’re trying to make our weak points stronger, so we worked harder on becoming a melodic rock band and not only a melodic rock band but a good one, even a great one as well, we wanted to make the songs really, really great as I think we’ve got the songs in us.” Seventeen years as a band and with […]

In summary – “If you think you know Grinspoon, you probably don’t. This new album is fresh, it’s rockin’ and it’s relevant.” When you’ve been a band for seventeen years, it must be tough to keep yourself motivated, to come up with something fresh, yes many bands go through the ‘what do I want to be today?’ phase, but Australian […]

Redcoats announce the release of their debut self-titled album out 19 October. To support this release the band will be touring throughout November on their Who’s Rollin’ album tour, full dates below. Following from first single lifted from the album, Raven, Redcoats have also just released second single Evergreen to radio. Watch the psychedelic inspired clip here now! Their album […]

Australian singer songwriter Paul Kelly will release his 19th studio album ‘Spring And Fall’ on October 19th, his first album of new material since 2007’s highly successful ‘Stolen Apples’. ‘Spring And Fall’ arrives on the heels of an extended period of retrospective activity, during which Kelly celebrated his extensive body of work with the release of the career-spanning 40-song compilation […]

SOUNDGARDEN ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ENTITLED KING ANIMAL – FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN OVER 15 YEARS DUE OUT NOVEMBER 12TH ON VERTIGO RECORDS Seattle’s Soundgarden will release King Animal on November 12th 2012, the band’s first new studio album in over 15 years. King Animal will be released on Vertigo Records, an imprint of the UK’s Mercury Music Group, home to Metallica, Black Sabbath and […]

New EP ‘B3’ Released October 12, and New Album Planned for Release in 2013 Alternative rock trio Placebo have signed a licensing deal with Universal Music for the world and plan to release an EP featuring brand new recordings in October, followed by a new studio album in 2013. The deal also includes Placebo’s entire physical back catalogue, which the […]

RELEASED NOVEMBER 12 – GLOBAL 3D AUGMENTED REALITY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO REVEAL UNIQUE ALBUM COVER The Rolling Stones, ABKCO Music & Records and Universal Music Group are pleased to announce the release of GRRR! by The Rolling Stones on the 12th of November 2012 for the World Excluding North America  and on the 13th of November 2012 in North America. […]

On October 12, 2012 Evermore are set to release their fourth studio album, titled Follow The Sun, in partnership with Universal Music. It arrives after a three-year hiatus from the local scene, during which time they toured the world with Pink, then traversed the globe a second time to start the album writing process. Brothers Jon, Peter and Dann Hume built […]

Bad habits. We’ve all got ‘em. Some are more public and less healthy than others. As far as Australian rock bands go, Grinspoon are more readily associated with that phrase than most. It’s fitting, then, that they’ve chosen to name their seventh album after Cockney slang for bad habits: Black Rabbits. Grinspoon is one of Australia’s most loved rock bands […]

In Summary: “If more bands could make albums of this calibre then the charts and the world would be in a much better place.” Already loving the previous works of The Gaslight Anthem, I was excited when this record was coming and finally released. This is the bands fourth effort and as you’ll read below, in my opinion by far […]

The first new studio album from ZZ Top in nine years is LA FUTURA, set for release September 14. The album harks back to the hallmark raw sound of the band’s formative years and will, inevitably, be considered a return to form on multiple levels.  LA FUTURA, produced by Rick Rubin and Billy F Gibbons, the band’s guitarist/singer, finds the legendary […]

SEX PISTOLS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE’S THE SEX PISTOLS’ Super deluxe box set to be released September 28th through Universal Music. As one of the most iconic and influential albums in music history ‘Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols’ still sounds as powerful and unique as ever, 35 years since the original release. As […]

KISS’ LANDMARK RELEASE DESTROYER: RESURRECTED NEWLY REMIXED BY ORIGINAL PRODUCER BOB EZRIN – IN-STORES AUGUST 17TH. “Destroyer boasts plenty of sound effects, orchestras, and choirs that paved the way for other bands to rip them off for many years to come… easily one of the best albums in the Kiss canon.” – Pitchfork KISS is regarded as one of the […]

The Killers will release their 4th studio album, entitled Battle Born on September 14th, 2012!  Created over the last year and a half, Battle Born is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2008’s hit-spawning album Day & Age.  Epic first single “Runaways” premieres today and will be released to all digital service providers on July 17th. Battle Born, named after the […]

“The music is all hard-edged — they call it “thunderock” — and throughout their electrical storm solid craftsmanship prevails.” – Rolling Stone, 1978 “Nice to hear some things never change.” Spin, 2009 “We’re a real, flesh-and-blood rock and roll band with people who’ve spent 40 years doing what we believe in.” – Paul Stanley, 2012 Rock legends KISS return with […]

ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS OF MAN OF COLOURS & PRIMITIVE MAN PLUS ALL ALBUMS FROM THE ICEHOUSE CATALOGUE OUT JULY 13TH Great songs, legendary performances, spellbound audiences – ICEHOUSE 2012 is a significant year for iconic Australian band, ICEHOUSE, marking the 25th anniversary of their fifth album Man of Colours and the 30th anniversary of their second celebrated album Primitive Man. On […]

In 25 words or less:  Great songs, perfect harmonies, and an overall well-made modern country rock record. You should know by now that we cover a wide range of Rock music here at May The Rock Be With You, and one of my personal favourite genres is the new breed of ‘Country Rock’. Gone are the days of the traditional […]

Shannon Noll  …. On the mend and preparing for his “A Million Suns” album tour Following his recent dramatic withdrawal from 7’s Dancing With The Stars with a back injury, Shannon Noll has been resting up, intent on being in the best possible shape for his forthcoming ‘A Million Suns’ album tour.  With four weeks until the tour swings into […]

In 25 words or less: “A friendly, accessible, enjoyable album that is perfect to just relax to and zone out.” The newest album from Keane has just been released and only being familiar with previous hits I’ve never sat down and listened to a full album but I’m looking forward to doing so this time around if the opening track […]

SPIRIT BIRD NATIONAL ALBUM TOUR ANNOUNCED! One of our nation’s most iconic voices, Xavier Rudd, is excited to announce the  SPIRIT BIRD Australian Tour – his most extensive tour yet! To celebrate the anticipated release of his striking seventh studio album, the tour will take Xavier Rudd to 28 cities and regional centers around the country, from Airlie Beach to […]

Hot on the heels of a sold-out tour of Australia and New Zealand, Xavier Rudd is proud to announce the release of his highly-anticipated seventh studio album, Spirit Bird. Already producing his highest-selling single to date with the beautiful Follow The Sun; Spirit Bird is Xavier’s deepest and most explorative album – finding the ever socially-conscience Rudd delving into his […]

Soundgarden return with their first single in 15 years LIVE TO RISE which appears on the new Avengers Assemble compilation out April 27.  You can now download Live To Rise for free on iTunes for one week, click on the cover below for the link to the song You can also pre-order the Avengers Assemble compilation, featuring Soundgarden, Kasabian, Rise […]

SOUNDGARDEN RECORDS FIRST NEW SONG IN 15 YEARS FOR “MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS” END CREDIT TRACK “LIVE TO RISE” TO BE INCLUDED IN AVENGERS ASSEMBLE COMPILATION  AVENGERS ASSEMBLE AND THE AVENGERS ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 20 March 28, 2012 – Marvel Music/Hollywood Records announce the return of Soundgarden with the release of the band’s first song in […]

MAROON 5 Announce Highly Anticipated Fourth Album ‘Overexposed’ New Release Set to Debut June 22nd GRAMMY winning recording artist Maroon 5 have announced their highly anticipated fourth studio album. Overexposed is set to debut on June 22nd in Australia. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA over the last year, Overexposed  is a rich, pop-infused collection featuring  10 new tracks. The album was executive produced by Max Martin with additional tracks […]

JOE WALSH TO RELEASE ANALOG MAN ON JUNE 1st – FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN TWO DECADES Grammy Award winning rock and roll legend Joe Walsh returns with Analog Man, his first solo album in two decades to be released on June 1st, 2012 from Fantasy Records/Concord.  Analog Man is both modern and timelessly soulful, packed with Walsh’s beloved wit, charm […]

It’s finally here… Thanks to our friends at Universal Music Australia, we have five copies of the new VAN HALEN album ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’  to give away to five of our lucky readers.  First single ‘Tattoo’ has the fans divided, you can hear it for yourself below but from what we hear, the album is a huge rocker!  […]

Shannon Noll announces “A Million Suns” tour this February through June! Extensive Australian tour showcases new album, ‘A Million Suns’ One of Australia’s best-loved musicians, Shannon Noll, returns to the road this February to take his new record ‘A Million Suns’ to fans all over Australia. Taking in thirty+ dates across six States and Territories, the ‘A Million Suns’ tour […]

VAN HALEN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEW ALBUM,  A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH Van Halen, Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees and one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time, confirmed their new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, will be released in the Australia on February 3, 4 days ahead of the U.S. which releases […]

Enjoying a constant critical high and a never ending creative peak, Paul Weller continues to push the boundaries with his new album SONIK KICKS, due for release on March 23rd 2012. This is the follow up to the Mercury Music Award nominated WAKE UP THE NATION and Paul’s eleventh solo album. Once again, it’s his best yet. If you’d like […]

…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 […]