Tag: hard rock

Twenty years after its release, The Datsuns’ Smoke & Mirrors remains the album where the New Zealand rock band stepped away from outside expectations and reclaimed their own sound.

AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap turns 50, revisiting the 1976 Bon Scott album, its different international editions and lasting catalogue significance.

The Datsuns have released “Run From The Sun”, the second single from their forthcoming eighth studio album Moonstruck Man, due November 13, 2026.

Soul Asylum and Ugly Kid Joe will join forces for a five-date Australian co-headline tour in March 2027, marking Soul Asylum’s first Australian shows since the mid 1990s.

Airbourne have released their sixth studio album, Airbourne, accompanied by a new video for Kid In A Candy Store.

Buckcherry have confirmed that all band members and touring crew are safe after their tour bus was involved in a fatal multi-vehicle accident in South Carolina.

XMusic will present three nights of Australian rock, hard rock and metal at Brisbane’s Soapbox Beer from September 1 to 3.

Ritchie Blackmore returned to Deep Purple for the first time since 1993, joining the band for Smoke On The Water at Jones Beach in New York.

Stone Sour’s second album Come What(ever) May celebrates its 20th anniversary. The 2006 release became the band’s biggest selling album and featured the breakthrough hit “Through Glass”.

Godsmack have announced Godsmack: Awake, a new hardcover graphic novel with Sumerian Comics that transforms the band’s landmark 2000 album into a supernatural story.

From Ashes To New have announced their first Australian headline tour, returning in October 2026 for shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane with Banks Arcade.

Roger Glover reveals how Deep Purple still writes songs with Ian Gillan, explaining the band’s unique creative process and why they continue recording new music in 2026.

Mötley Crüe have launched their Return Of The Carnival Of Sins tour, celebrating the band’s 45th anniversary while announcing a new series of limited edition vinyl singles.

Rivals have signed to Epitaph Records and debuted their first release for the label, “Bite The Bullet”, before heading out on tour with Nevertel across the United States.

David Lee Roth’s platinum-selling solo debut Eat ‘Em And Smile turns 40 this week, marking a pivotal moment in the singer’s career after his departure from Van Halen.

Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover has revealed how Ian Gillan came up with the title of the band’s new album SPLAT! and explained why their songwriting partnership remains one of rock’s most enduring creative relationships.

The Dead Daisies have released The Purple Daisies Mini-Concert, a six-song performance film featuring Glenn Hughes revisiting Deep Purple classics and Dead Daisies favourites.

Deep Purple have released their twenty fourth studio album, Splat, featuring a guest appearance by Keith Urban and reaffirming that the veteran British band has no plans to retire.

Royale Lynn has released ‘Altar’, a new single and video that continues the dark pop and metal themes introduced on her debut album Black Magic.

Bad Wolves have entered a new era with ‘Paint It Red’, introducing Sara “Killboy” Skinner as the band’s new vocalist and signalling another chapter in the group’s evolving history.

The Ace Frehley Band has cancelled its planned September 2026 Australian tour, one week after promoter Silverback Touring and founder Danny Bazzi came under scrutiny in an A Current Affair investigation.

Five Finger Death Punch have announced their tenth album Legacy and unveiled the new song De Oppresso Liber ahead of the record’s release on 31 July.

Rob Zombie has released the official video for Tarantula, a standout track from his eighth solo album The Great Satan, continuing the momentum behind his first studio record in five years.

Released during Kiss’s blockbuster 1996 reunion, You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best!! compiled classic live recordings from Alive! and Alive II while introducing several previously unreleased tracks.

Beartooth have released Bullshit, the third single from their forthcoming album Pure Ecstasy, ahead of a world tour and Australian headline dates in January 2027.

Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders have released their third studio album Welcome To Mars, featuring new singles and marking their return to live stages.

Deep Purple have released Diablo, the latest single from their upcoming album Splat!, with Keith Urban joining the band on guitar for the new track.

Forty years after its release, Europe’s The Final Countdown remains one of the defining hard rock albums of the 1980s and the record that took the Swedish band onto the world stage.

The Pretty Reckless have released Dear God, the title track from their upcoming fifth album, with Taylor Momsen describing it as “desperation set to music” ahead of the June 26 release.

Rachel Bolan has unveiled ‘Memory’, the third song from his debut BOLAN album ‘Gargoyle Of The Garden State’, presenting a more reflective side of the Skid Row songwriter.