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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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Rob Zombie returns with new album The Great Satan

Rob Zombie Returns To Hellbilly Roots With New Single ‘Heathen Days’ And Album ‘The Great Satan’

by Paul Cashmere

Rob Zombie returns with Heathen Days, the first major preview of his upcoming album The Great Satan, due February 27.

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Kreator announce new album Krushers Of The World and release new single Seven Serpents

Kreator Dive Into Dario Argento’s Blood-Soaked World With New Single ‘Tränenpalast’

by Paul Cashmere

Kreator dive headfirst into the world of Italian horror with their new single ‘Tränenpalast’, inspired by Dario Argento’s Suspiria. The track previews their upcoming album Krushers Of The World, arriving 16 January 2026 via Nuclear Blast.

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James Hetfield of Metallica at Powertrip photo by Richard Gilkerson

Metallica Perform First Australian Show Of M72 World Tour In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s current tour doubles as a living history of heavy metal, spanning songs from Kill ’Em All (1983) through to 72 Seasons (2023).

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Of Mice & Men and Crystal Lake announce May 2026 Australian tour

Of Mice & Men Announce 2026 Australian Tour With Crystal Lake

by Paul Cashmere

Southern California metalcore leaders Of Mice & Men will return to Australia in May 2026 for a national tour with Japan’s Crystal Lake, delivering five nights of high-octane heavy music.

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Parkway Drive on top of Sydney Opera House photo by Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive Take To The Skies For Opera House Stunt Ahead Of 2026 Film ‘HOME’

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Parkway Drive have taken their live spectacle to new heights as Winston McCall rappels from a helicopter onto the Sydney Opera House, part of their 2026 concert film HOME.

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Rob Zombie returns with new album The Great Satan

Rob Zombie Returns To His Hellbilly Roots With ‘The Great Satan’ Out February 27

by Paul Cashmere

Rob Zombie will release The Great Satan on February 27 through Nuclear Blast Records, marking a return to his Hellbilly roots. The first single Punks And Demons is out now with a new video.

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Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and new guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari performing live in 2025

Megadeth Ignite Farewell Era With ‘Tipping Point’ – A Ferocious First Glimpse at Their Final Album

by Paul Cashmere

Megadeth mark the beginning of the end with ‘Tipping Point,’ the first single from their upcoming final studio album due in 2026 — featuring new guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari.

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Lamb of God release new single “Sepsis” 2025

Lamb of God Unleash “Sepsis”, Their First New Music Since 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Lamb of God return with “Sepsis”, their first new music since Omens in 2022. The track celebrates their Richmond underground roots as the band marks 25 years with a huge year of tours and festivals.

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Soulfly release new single ‘Nihilist’ featuring Todd Jones from Nails.

Soulfly Unleash ‘Nihilist’ With Todd Jones As New Album Chama Approaches

by Paul Cashmere

Soulfly unleash their latest single ‘Nihilist’, featuring Todd Jones of Nails. The track leads into their thirteenth album Chama, out 24 October via Nuclear Blast.

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Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest release charity version of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs.

Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne Unite For Charity Version of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’

by Paul Cashmere

Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest have joined forces for a charity version of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs. The track, released today, raises money for The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s.

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Corrosion of Conformity perform a raw studio jam of Free’s classic ‘Fire And Water’ during sessions for their upcoming album.

Corrosion of Conformity Jam Out Free’s ‘Fire And Water’

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Corrosion of Conformity have unveiled a special studio jam of Free’s ‘Fire And Water’, recorded during downtime for their upcoming new album.

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Slipknot, Soundwave Melbourne 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Knotfest To Skip Australia In 2026, Returning In 2027

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Knotfest has confirmed it will not be staged in Australia in 2026. After three consecutive years that brought the biggest names in metal to local stages, the festival will take a pause before returning in 2027.

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Sabaton

Sabaton Join Forces With Nothing More On New Single “Crossing The Rubicon”

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Swedish power metal titans Sabaton have dropped their latest single, “Crossing The Rubicon,” featuring Jonny Hawkins and Mark Vollelunga from American rockers Nothing More. The collaborative version hits the airwaves today, ahead of the release of Sabaton’s 11th studio album, Legends, out October 17 via Better Noise Music.

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Polaris

Polaris Announce First-Ever Curated Festival Life’s A Beach for St Kilda

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Sydney’s metalcore giants Polaris are taking summer 2026 up a notch with the launch of their first-ever curated festival, Life’s A Beach. The one-day heavy takeover hits Riviera Beach Club, St Kilda on Saturday 14 February 2026, with a hand-picked lineup of local heroes and international favourites.

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Vince Neil, Motley Crue, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Vince Neil Opens Up About Stroke and His Fight Back to the Stage

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Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil is back on stage in Las Vegas, but just nine months ago the band’s future was in doubt. The 64-year-old singer revealed that he suffered a stroke the day after Christmas in 2024, a health scare that left him unable to walk and forced the band to postpone the start of their Las Vegas residency.

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Kittie (Sumerian Records)

Kittie Marks 25 Years with Spit XXV: Revisiting a Groundbreaking Debut

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Next Friday, September 19, heavy music pioneers Kittie, the all-female Canadian metal band that shocked and inspired many when they first emerged, will release Spit XXV, a four-track EP revisiting and reimagining some of their most iconic tracks from the band’s gold-certified debut, Spit.

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Ill Niño Return To Australia With New Frontman Tommy Roulette

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Ill Niño, the Latin-metal pioneers who fused hard-hitting riffs with percussive Latin rhythms, will return to Australian stages in September 2025 after an eight-year absence. The tour marks a new era for the band, with vocalist Tommy Roulette of New Jersey metalcore outfit Jynx stepping in as Ill Niño’s new frontman.

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Slipknot debut 1999

Slipknot Mark 25 Years With Deluxe Edition Of Groundbreaking Debut Album

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Slipknot’s self-titled debut album landed on 29 June 1999 like a pipe bomb in the middle of the metal world. Twenty-five years later, that same record – the one that introduced nine masked maniacs from Des Moines, Iowa to the world – has been reimagined in a definitive deluxe edition, Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition), out now via Roadrunner Records.

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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Phil Campbell’s First Motörhead Job Was To Star In A ‘Young Ones’ Episode

by Paul Cashmere

Phil Campbell’s first major gig as a member of Motörhead wasn’t on a stage – it was on television. Within a week of joining the legendary band in 1984, Campbell found himself on the set of the cult British comedy The Young Ones.

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Tom Gleeson

APRA Awards Adds Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Category for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 APRA Music Awards will recognise Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with a new category this year.

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Johnny Solinger

R.I.P. Johnny Solinger ex-Skid Row at 55 #RIPJohnnySolinger

by Music-News.com

Former Skid Row star Johnny Solinger has died at the age of 55.

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Slipknot's Shawn 'Clown' Crahan - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Slipknot Are Working On New Music

by Music-News.com

Slipknot percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan revealed that it has been “an interesting time” for the heavy metal band as they have been working on new material.

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Lamb of God

Lamb of God Delays Self-Titled Album

by Paul Cashmere

Lamb Of God have delayed the release of their self-titled album for five weeks because of the coronavirus.

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Deep Purple

Deep Purple Go ‘Whoosh’

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple have a new album ‘Whoosh’ on the way, their third with producer Bob Ezrin.

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Deftones

Official Download Festival Sideshows Announced

by Tim Cashmere

Metal fans in Brisbane and Adelaide, start exercising your horn-throwing muscles because the Download Festival is throwing out some headline shows for you!

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Slipknot. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Australian Charts: Slipknot ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ debuts at no 1

by Gavin Ryan

America heavy metal act Slipknot sees their sixth studio album “We Are Not Your Kind” become their third consecutive No.1 album in Australia, and it’s the bands first new material in just under five years.

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Slipknot. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Cory Taylor Used New Slipknot Album To Drive His Divorce Out of his System

by Paul Cashmere

Slipknot’s new album allowed frontman Corey Taylor to get all the “emotional bile” from his divorce out of his system.

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards, Photo Ros O'Gorman

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Prep Their 15th Album

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s most prolific band ever King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will release their 15th album ‘Infest The Rat’s Nest’ on 25 June.

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Stonefield

Stonefield Debut New Song Via King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Label Flightless Records

by Paul Cashmere

The Findlay sisters heavy metal band Stonefield has joined the ranks of Flightless Records, the label owned by the members of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

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