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Riff Raiders

Riff Raiders Release Welcome To Mars As Melbourne Hard Rock Outfit Lands Third Album

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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Deep Purple photo from earMusic

Deep Purple Unleash ‘Diablo’ Featuring Keith Urban Ahead Of New Album ‘Splat!’

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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Europe The Final Countdown

Europe The Final Countdown Turns 40 As The Album That Took A Swedish Band Global

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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The Pretty Reckless

The Pretty Reckless Release New Title Track ‘Dear God’ Ahead Of Fifth Album

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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Bolan Memory

Bolan Releases ‘Memory’ Ahead Of Debut Solo Album ‘Gargoyle Of The Garden State’

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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Deep Purple Splat

Deep Purple Release Arrogant Boy Ahead Of SPLAT! Album

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple release Arrogant Boy as the lead single from SPLAT!, their forthcoming studio album exploring transformation themes, due July 3 via earMUSIC.

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Enuff Znuff

Enuff Z’Nuff And Pretty Boy Floyd Announce Australian ‘RU PRETTY ENUFF’ Tour For November 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Enuff Z’Nuff and Pretty Boy Floyd will bring their RU PRETTY ENUFF Tour to Australia in November 2026 with four national dates celebrating classic glam metal and power-pop.

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Deep Purple Splat

Deep Purple Announce New Album Splat!

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple will release their 24th studio album ‘Splat!’ on July 3, with Ian Gillan describing the record as the band’s heaviest work in years and a return to the spirit of the classic 1970s era.

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Aerosmith’s fourth album Rocks turns 50, marking a defining moment in hard rock with lasting influence on generations of musicians.

Aerosmith Rocks At 50, The Album That Cemented A Hard Rock Blueprint

by Paul Cashmere

Aerosmith’s fourth album Rocks turns 50, marking a defining moment in hard rock with lasting influence on generations of musicians.

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Led Zeppelin Presence

Led Zeppelin Presence Hits 50 Year Milestone As The Cry Of Survival

by Paul Cashmere

Led Zeppelin Presence has reached its 50th anniversary milestone. Paul Cashmere looks back at the “cry of survival” recorded by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in just 18 days.

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Godsmack 2026

Godsmack Announce Live At Mohegan Sun

by Paul Cashmere

Godsmack’s Live At Mohegan Sun captures their sold-out 2024 performance, marking a career-spanning live album and launch of the 2026 Rise of Rock World Tour.

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Kiss Destroyer

KISS Celebrate 50 Years of ‘Destroyer’

by Paul Cashmere

KISS’ Destroyer, released in 1976, marks the band’s first platinum album and a bold step in their musical evolution

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Beartooth by Ashley Oborn

Beartooth Share New Single Free And Begin New Era With Fearless Records Signing

by Paul Cashmere

Beartooth return with Free, their first new music since 2023, launching a new era for the band following a signing with Fearless Records.

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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons Cancel Australian And European Tour On Medical Advice

by Paul Cashmere

Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons have cancelled their Australian and European shows from March to May 2026 following medical advice received by Phil Campbell.

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Graham Bonnet Band

Graham Bonnet Band Unite With Bruce Dickinson For New Album Duet

by Paul Cashmere

Graham Bonnet has revealed a new duet with Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, recorded for the upcoming Graham Bonnet Band studio album.

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Eva Under Fire

Eva Under Fire Drop Murder Scene As A Stark New Chapter In Their Hard Rock Narrative

by Paul Cashmere

Eva Under Fire return with Murder Scene, a fierce new single exploring anxiety, body dysmorphia and self-doubt through hard rock intensity.

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GayC/DC

GayC/DC Bring Their All-Gay AC/DC Tribute To Australia For First Time

by Paul Cashmere

GayC/DC will tour Australia for the first time this February, bringing their acclaimed all-gay tribute to the music of AC/DC to six cities nationwide.

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Nazareth with Gianni Ponitillo

Nazareth Welcome Gianni Pontillo As New Lead Singer Following Carl Sentance Departure

by Paul Cashmere

Nazareth have introduced Gianni Pontillo as their new lead singer following Carl Sentance’s departure, signalling a major new chapter for the band in 2026

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Rainbow The Temple Of The King 1975–1976 9CD Boxset Cover Artwork

Rainbow The Temple Of The King 1975-1976 Captures The Birth Of A Hard Rock Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

Rainbow’s formative era with Ronnie James Dio is captured in The Temple Of The King 1975–1976, a new 9CD boxset featuring classic albums, live concerts and rare recordings

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Armageddon 1975 album 50th anniversary Atomic Red vinyl reissue

Armageddon Cult Classic Turns 50 With Limited Anniversary Vinyl Reissue

by Paul Cashmere

Armageddon’s legendary 1975 debut returns with a 50th anniversary remastered Atomic Red vinyl reissue.

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Motorhead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Motörhead Mark 50 Years With Global Tributes And New Music

by Paul Cashmere

Motörhead close their 50th year with global tributes, new releases and the unveiling of a new Lemmy statue in Burslem, underscoring their enduring influence.

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Airbourne photo by Ros OGorman

Airbourne Turn Christmas Into A Dirty Rock ‘N’ Roll Party With New Single ‘Christmas Bonus’

by Paul Cashmere

Airbourne fire up the festive season with their loud and cheeky new single Christmas Bonus, a hard-rock holiday anthem packed with riffs and humour.

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Rose Tattoo at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

Rose Tattoo Announce Final Ever European Dates, Closing A Historic Chapter Abroad

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo have announced their final ever European tour dates for 2026, closing a 40-year chapter of extraordinary success across the continent.

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Conquer Divide return with new single The Ocean Between Us

Conquer Divide Forge Their Global Rock Legacy With New Single ‘The Ocean Between Us’

by Paul Cashmere

Conquer Divide have released The Ocean Between Us, a powerful new single blending melancholy and euphoria. The international rock act continues to build momentum ahead of their 2026 album and festival appearances.

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The Datsuns announce Australian tour 2026

The Datsuns To Tour Australia In March 2026 With New Music On The Horizon

by Noise11.com

New Zealand’s rock heavyweights The Datsuns will return to Australia in March 2026 for a national tour, previewing tracks from their upcoming eighth studio album.

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Bad Wolves band members pose together in promotional photo for Die About It (Deluxe).

Bad Wolves Expand Die About It With Deluxe Edition And New Stand Atlantic Collaboration

by Noise11.com

Bad Wolves expand their 2023 album Die About It into a deluxe edition with nine new tracks, including the explosive Stand Atlantic collaboration “Hanging On To Thunder”.

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Comastatic

Comastatic Team Up With Point North For Heavy New Single ‘Primitive’

by Noise11.com

Swiss alt-rock newcomers Comastatic have dropped their heaviest song yet, teaming up with US rockers Point North on the crushing new single ‘Primitive’.

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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons Push Australian Tour To March 2026 After Line-Up Change

by Paul Cashmere

Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons have pushed their long-awaited Australian tour back to March 2026 following the sudden departure of frontman Joel Peters.

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Airbourne Premiere New Song ‘Gutsy’

by Paul Cashmere

Airbourne, Warrnambool Victoria’s most famous music act since Smokey Dawson, have released their first song in six years ‘Gutsy’.

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Horizon album

Horizon Brings Together John Farnham Band of Stuart Fraser, Brett Garsed and Angus Burchall

by Paul Cashmere

The unfamiliar band name Horizon will have a familiar sound as Horizon features three members of the John Farnham Band, Angus Burchall, Brett Garsed and the final recordings of the late Stuart Fraser of Noiseworks.

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