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  • THE WOLFE BROTHERS Announce Massive ‘Australian Made’ National Tour

    Australia’s favourite country rockers, The Wolfe Brothers, are heading back out on the road on their “Australian Made National Tour,” ending an 18-month break from touring. This tour follows their marathon 2023-2024 Livin’ The Dream tour, voted Australian Tour Of The Year at the inaugural Countrytown Awards in March 2025.

    Despite calling a hiatus on touring at the end of 2024, the Tasmanian based brothers Tom and Nick Wolfe stayed connected with fans throughout 2025 by performing at dozens of festivals around the nation. While delivering blistering, high energy shows to over 100,000 people at the festivals they were also busy writing and recording their latest album.

    The new tour celebrates the band’s most recent chapter, culminating in the release of their Australian Made album, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Australian Album chart and the ARIA Australian Country chart upon its release on August 29, 2025. The success of the album paved the way for The Wolfe Brothers to become the most awarded act at the 2026 Australian Country Music Awards, earning 5 Golden Guitars: Album of the Year, Contemporary Album of the Year, Group of the Year, Collaboration of the Year with Zac and George, and Heritage Song of the Year. These wins lifted their career total to 15 Golden Guitars.

    In the 14 years since appearing on Australia’s Got Talent in 2012, The Wolfe Brothers have become the most awarded country rock group in history. The brothers were honoured to receive their induction into the Galaxy of Stars (2024) and the Country Music Hands Of Fame (2026) placing them alongside many of the genre’s most revered artists. Their enduring popularity is further reflected by back-to-back fan-voted wins for Best Group or Duo at the Countrytown Awards in 2025 and 2026.

    Tom Wolfe said: “The Australian Made concept really came from looking around at our lives and the people we grew up with. It’s a reflection of where we are from, the stories, the landscapes, the proud communities and the spirit of Australia. We wanted to make a record that felt honest, a record we would be proud of, without overthinking it.”

    Nick Wolfe expressed the band’s excitement to be touring again with their new show and new album: “Those couple of hours on stage is where we feel most alive. We don’t take for granted that most people never get to experience playing to a crowd that has lived the songs you have written and sings them back to you. There is no greater feeling”.

    The Wolfe Brothers are ready to hit the road and play “live, loud and proud”. This initial announcement includes shows through to the end of August, with more dates to be announced. This tour will continue throughout 2026 and into 2027.

    THE WOLFE BROTHERS
    AUSTRALIAN MADE NATIONAL TOUR DATES 2026

    TICKETS ON SALE NOW

    Fri 10 Apr – Meatstock Toowoomba, QLD – Festival
    Fri 17 Apr – Meatstock Gippsland, VIC – Festival
    Sat 2 May – Stomping Groundz Festival, Dapto NSW – Festival
    Sat 9 May – Outback Sounds, Mt Isa QLD – Festival
    Fri 15 May – Capital Theatre, Bendigo VIC – special guest Taylor Moss
    Sat 16 May – Civic Hall, Ballarat VIC – special guest Taylor Moss
    Sat 30 May – Alpha Fest, Sandstone Point Hotel, QLD – Festival
    Thur 4 June – Emerald Star Hotel, Emerald, QLD – special guest Jake Whittaker
    Fr 5 June – Leichhardt Hotel, Rockhampton QLD – special guest Jake Whittaker
    Sat 6 June – Harvey Road Tavern, Gladstone QLD – special guest Jake Whittaker
    Sat 13 June – Country Fest, Townsville QLD – Festival
    Thur 18 June – Hallam Hotel, VIC – special guest Taylor Moss
    Fri 19 June – Gateway Hotel, Geelong VIC – special guest Taylor Moss
    Sat 20 June – York On Lilydale, Mt Evelyn VIC – special guest Taylor Moss
    Fri 26 June – Hamilton Hotel, Brisbane QLD – special guest  Will Day
    Sat 27 June – Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich QLD – special guest Will Day
    Fri 17 July – C.ex Coffs Harbour NSW – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Sat 18 July – Yamba Bowling Club, NSW – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Fri 24 July – Evan Theatre, Penrith NSW – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Sat 25 July – Harmonie German Club, Canberra ACT – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Fri 31 July – The Gov, Adelaide, SA – special guest Taylor Moss
    Sat 1 Aug – Barossa Arts Centre, Tanunda SA – special guest Taylor Moss
    Fri 7 Aug – Club Forster, NSW – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Sat 8 Aug – Panthers Port Macquarie, NSW – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Fri 21 Aug – Full Throttle Ranch, Newcastle NSW – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Sat 22 Aug – Drifters Wharf, Gosford NSW – special guest Abbie Ferris
    Sat 29 Aug – Gympie Muster – Festival
    Sun 30 Aug – Gympie Muster – Festival

    For tickets and show information go to:  thewolfebrothers.com

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  • INCENDIARY Drop “Product Of New York,” Collecting The Earliest Recordings, Split 7”, Debut EP, And Previously Unreleased Material

    Collecting the Incendiary’s earliest recordings—split 7” releases, their debut Amongst The Filth EP, and previously unreleased material—this compilation is less
  • DEVIL’S CIGARETTE Release ‘I’m Bored’ From New Album

    With raw energy and uncompromising attitude, Devil’s Cigarette has quickly become a rising force on Sweden’s rock scene. Their music blends the nerve of classic garage rock with fresh, modern intensity – delivering big choruses, blazing riffs, and irresistible grooves. On stage, they are more than a band: they are an explosive statement. Sweaty, intense, […]
  • A Forest Of Stars – Deliver New Single

    In wake of their forthcoming studio release Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface, due out on May 8th, UK’s A Forest Of Stars have revealed a lyric video for their newest preview tune titled “Roots Circle Usurpers”.
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  • Horn – Detail Upcoming Studio Record

    Apokalyps 1618 has been set as the official title of the newly announced record by the German black metal band Horn. Due on June 5th 2026 via Northern Silence Productions, it was mixed and mastered by Markus Stock at Klangschmiede Studio E. For a preview, you can listen to the title track via Black Metal Promotion’s YouTube channel.
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  • Mortiis – Present ‘Ghosts Of Europa’ Track

    Iconic Norwegian artist Mortiis presents a Claudio Marino-directed music video to the title track of his upcoming new album Ghosts Of Europa, featuring Sarah Jezebel Deva, Laurie Ann Haus and Tangerine Dream‘s Thorsten Quaeschning. The LP comes out on June 21st, 2026 via Prophecy Productions.
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  • HOKKA Unleash Cinematic Video For New Single ‘Blackbird’ Debut Album VIA MISERIA IV Out On April 24th

    Photo: Hokka Syndicate OY

    HOKKA return with a powerful new chapter in their unfolding musical saga. The warrior and the sensai — Joel Hokka (ex-Blind Channel) and Pauli Rantasalmi (ex-The Rasmus) — continue their journey with the release of the gripping new single ‘Blackbird’.

    Taken from the upcoming album VIA MISERIA IV, set for release on April 24 via Nuclear Blast Records, ‘Blackbird’ delivers another intense and emotionally charged installment in the project’s evolving narrative. Driven by haunting melodies and cinematic production, the track dives also a bit deeper into the heavier side of the band.

    Accompanied by a striking new cinematic video, ‘Blackbird’ continues the storyline introduced in the previous singles, expanding the visual and emotional world of HOKKA. The song builds with relentless energy before soaring into a powerful chorus that hits straight to the heart.

    With ‘Blackbird’, HOKKA once again blend storytelling, atmosphere, and raw emotion — offering a glimpse into the dramatic universe that awaits on VIA MISERIA IV.

    Check out the video for ‘Blackbird’:
    https://youtu.be/L1XcnuEbqxM

    Listen to ‘Blackbird’ on all platforms:
    https://hokka.bfan.link/blackbird

    Pre-order VIA MISERIA IV:
    https://hokka.bfan.link/via-miseria-iv

    Joel Hokka comments on the song: “‘Blackbird’ is the latest single from the upcoming debut album “Via Miseria IV”. This track shows the heavier side of HOЖA. With a riff influenced by the very roots of heavy metal and melodies echoing from the Nordic darkness, this track serves as a perfect introduction to the debut album. Revenge with love, enjoy!”

    Tracklist:
    01. Blackbird
    02. In The Darkness
    03. Death By Cupid’s Arrow
    04. Via Miseria
    05. Heart said No
    06. Bon Apetit
    07. Murder Ballad
    08. Angels Fall
    09. Serpent’s Song
    10. Kiss From A Rose

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  • Parkway Drive distance themselves from former employee who pleaded guilty to underage sex offence: “We support the victim 100 percent. She deserves justice.”

    Jed Gordon, brother of the Australian metal band’s drummer Ben Gordon, recently pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was in his early 20s
  • DARKTHRONE Pre-Historic Metal – The New Studio Album Of Monumentally Primitive Metal From The Norse Cavemen Out May 8th On Peaceville Records

    NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FOR THE TITLE TRACK RELEASED!

    “The old school never gets old” Fenriz

    In a year marking the 40th anniversary of their initial formation, under the moniker Black Death, 2026 sees the return of the imperishable Norwegian duo and influential genre legends Fenriz and Nocturno Culto and their new studio album Pre-Historic Metal, set for release on May 8th via Peaceville Records.

    Following swiftly on from the recently released The Fist in the Face of God boxset covering the band’s revered early Black Metal period, it is time for the Norwegian riff-meisters to emerge from their caves once more, for their new opus of high calibre old metal, under the banner of Pre-Historic Metal.

    As Fenriz himself proclaims of the title’s symbolic origin, “Prehistoric is a loose term. I just figure it’s our VIBE, our take on things and it’s more a statement that we use old style to create something new”.

    Video created by Matthew Vickerstaff

    WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE TITLE TRACK “PRE-HISTORIC METAL” HERE

    STREAM/DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE ON DIGITAL SERVICES HERE

    A continuation of 2024’s stellar ‘It Beckons Us All’, ‘Pre-Historic Metal’ is a ferocious slab of primal epics & gargantuan riffs with organic sound, graced with the ever-present permeating spirit of the 70s and 80s. This next chapter in Darkthrone’s unyielding saga presents a vast odyssey through the sonic landscapes of Thrash, Black, Heavy and Doom Metal and, adorned with a punishing and “in your face” guitar presence, Darkthrone stirs the cauldron of savage creativity with a nod to the writing methods which were indicative of their earlier works of the late 80s, but with a more refined craft.

    Photo credit – Peer Olav Kittilsen

    Summarizing what the album represents, Fenriz explains: “It means that we are metal. With very loud guitars. “Frightfully barbaric but not without finesse”, I call it. We collaborated in the studio more than ever, who’s playing what is still in a purple haze, but last but not least it was a sort of hardening of the arteries – we decided to tighten the tourniquet and do 8 effective songs brimming with riffs instead of the airy plodding we so much enjoy usually”.

    Photo credit – Peer Olav Kittilsen

    Pre-Historic Metal was recorded at Chaka Khan Studios, Oslo, with production work conducted by Ole Øvstedal, Silje Høgevold & Mads Luis. Mastering was carried out by Jack Control at Enormous Door, and Maor Appelbaum Mastering.

    Pre-Historic Metal – Track listing:
    1. They Found One Of My Graves (05:17)
    2. Pre-Historic Metal (04:19)
    3. Siberian Thaw (06:45)
    4. Deeply Rooted (04:58)
    5. The Dry Wells Of Hell (06:12)
    6. So I Marched To The Sunken Empire (03:21)
    7. Eat Eat Eat Your Pride (04:51)
    8. Eon 4 (05:24)

    Pre-Historic Metal will be released on 8th May on these formats:
    Pre-orders are available now

    • A Deluxe box set special edition featuring:
      • Exclusive splatter 180gm heavyweight vinyl with gatefold sleeve & exclusive alternate cover artwork by Maciej Kamuda.
      • Exclusive cassette edition.
      • CD edition.
      • Booklet including an interview by Harald Fossberg on the making of ‘Pre-Historic Metal’.
      • 2 posters  
    • LP on black & white splatter vinyl – available exclusively at the Peaceville label stores
    • LP on purple marble vinyl – available at the Peaceville label stores + select stores worldwide
    • LP on classic black vinyl
    • LP on white vinyl (available exclusively in Germany)
    • LP on dark green vinyl (available exclusively in Norway)
    • LP on silver vinyl (available exclusively in Sweden)
    • LP on transparent orange vinyl (available exclusively in North America)
    • LP on coke bottle green (available at independent records stores in North America)
    • CD
    • Digital

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