New Music & Video Release - The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition - 28th May 2026
Artist Name - The Transformers
Release Name - The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition
Release Date - 24th July 2026
Genre - Heavy Metal, Metal, Soundtrack
Label - Reigning Phoenix Music
New Music & Video Release - Anthrax release first single 'It's For The Kids' from 'Cursum Perficio' album - 17th May 2026
Artist Name - Anthrax
Release Name - It's For The Kids
Release Date - 15th May 2026
Genre - Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Dellacoma's 'Never Say Die' from 'Searching For You In The Darkness' album - 1st May 2026
Artist Name - Dellacoma
Release Name - Never Say Die
Release Date - 1st May 2026
Genre - Heavy Metal, Rock, Heavy Rock
Label - X
New Music & Video Release - Fozzy drop new single, 'I Know Evil' - 30th April 2026
Artist Name - Fozzy
Release Name - I Know Evil
Release Date - 30th April 2026
Genre - Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Hard Rock
Label - Madison Records
New Music & Video Release - DevilDriver unleash 'Dig Your Own Grave' from 'Strike and Kill' - 17th April 2026
Artist Name - DevilDriver
Release Name - Dig Your Own Grave
Release Date - 17th April 2026
Genre - Groove Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal
Label - Napalm Records
New Music & Video Release - Khemmis announce 'Invocation Of The Dreamer' from album out in June - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Khemmis
Release Name - Invocation Of The Dreamer
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
Tour News - Avenged Sevenfold return to NZ with special guests Coheed and Cambria and Thornhill - 14th April 2026
Tour News - Avenged Sevenfold return to NZ with special guests Coheed and Cambria and Thornhill - 14th April 2026
NZ Tour
New Music & Video Release - Immolation unleash 'Bend Towards The Dark' from new album 'Descent' - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Immolation
Release Name - Bend Towards The Dark
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Metal, Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
New Music & Video Release - Black Label Society releases 'Ozzy's Song' from 'Engines Of Demolition' - 30th March 2026
Artist Name - Black Label Society
Release Name - Ozzy's Song
Release Date - 30th March 2026
Genre - Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Label - MNRK
New Music & Video Release - Ice Nine Kills presents 'Hell or High Slaughter (Grave Diggler: Pt. 2)' from 'Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come' - 21st March 2026
Artist Name - Ice Nine Kills
Release Name - Hell or High Slaughter (Grave Diggler: Pt. 2)
Release Date - 21st March 2026
Genre - Heavy Metal, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore
Label - Fearless Records
New Music & Video Release - Snake Bite Whisky's Killer Girls tribute to Randy Rhoads - 20th March 2026
Artist Name - Snake Bite Whisky
Release Name - Killer Girls
Release Date - 20th March 2026
Genre - Heavy Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk Rock
Label - X Music
Tour News - Iron Maiden announce a second 'Run For Your Lives' show! - 5th March 2026
Tour News - Iron Maiden announce a second 'Run For Your Lives' show! - 5th March 2026
NZ & AUS Tour
Tour News – Iron Maiden Announce Final Return to NZ with Guests Megadeth in Celebration of their 50th Anniversary – 27th February 2026
With a set list highlighting the biggest songs from Iron Maiden’s career-defining early decades accompanied by their most spectacular show ever
Iron Maiden are bringing their hugely acclaimed 'Run for your Lives' World Tour 2026’ to New Zealand in November 2026 to Celebrate their 50th Anniversary!
And they're bringing good friends & special guests... Megadeath!
Interview - Elias Soriano of Nonpoint - 28th January 2026
Nonpoint are ripping through New Zealand with their pure, unfiltered chaotic nu-metal rap-rock. Bridget Herlihy talked to frontman Elias Soriano ahead of their gig with (HED) P.E. on Friday the 13th at the Tuning Fork to find out what's new in nu metal.
Interview By: Bridget Herlihy
Interviewee: Elias Soriano of Nonpoint
Date: 28th January 2026
Tour News - US' Sanguisugabogg return to Australia from 12 June 2026 with special guests PeelingFlesh - 20th November 2025
Tour News - US' Sanguisugabogg return to Australia from 12 June 2026 with special guests PeelingFlesh - 20th November 2025
New Music & Video Release - Alissa White-Gluz drops 'The Room Where She Died' with Napalm Records - 11th December 2025
Artist Name - Alissa White-Gluz
Release Name - The Room Where She Died
Release Date - 11th December 2025
Genre - Melodic, Death Metal, Metalcore
Label - Napalm Records
Concert Review - Metallica - Auckland - 19th November 2025
Review By: James Brown
Artist/Band: Metallica with special guests Suicidal Tendencies and Evanescence
Venue/City: Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Wednesday 19th November 2025
Presented by Live Nation
New Music & Video Release - Slash drops 'Crossroads (Live)' from 'Live At The SERPENT Festival' - out November 7th
Artist Name - Slash
Release Name - Crossroads (Live)
Release Date - 24th October 2025
Genre - Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock
Label - earMUSIC
Tour News - Devilskin announce exclusive intimate acoustic show - 20th December 2025
Tour News - Devilskin announce exclusive intimate acoustic show - 20th December 2025
New Music Release - President drop EP 'King Of Terrors' + December AUS tour - 26th September 2025
Artist Name - President
Release Name - King Of Terrors
Release Date - 26th September 2025
Genre - Alt-Metal, Heavy Metal, Alt Rock
Label - Warner Music