Of Mice & Men have announced their third studio album Restoring Force will be released on Friday 24 January on Rise Records. The album is the follow up to the band’s 2011’s acclaimed release The Flood, which solidified the California-based five-piece as a leading force in modern heavy music. Restoring Force was recorded at House of Loud in New Jersey and produced by David Bendeth (Paramore, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Breaking Benjamin).

“What happens after a disaster? What happens after The Flood?” asks the band’s frontman Austin Carlile. “You return to normal. You find balance again. That’s what we felt like we were doing with this album. We wanted this record to bring equilibrium back to our band and music. We’re letting everyone know that we’re here to stay. We’re Restoring Force.”
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The sold out 2013 ARIA Awards capped off an extraordinary year for the Australian music industry at its new home at The Star Event Centre, Sydney. In a year that saw 13 Australian albums go to #1, making it the most successful year for Australian albums in ARIA Charts history, this year’s event certainly showcased and celebrated what a remarkable year 2013 has been for Australian music and artists.

Guests at The Star Event Centre and the fans watching on GO! were treated to a spectacular performance from multiple 2013 ARIA Award recipient Flume (with special guest Isabella Manfredi from The Preatures) delivering an epic rendition of ‘The Greatest View’, a song Flume originally wrote for Intel and features on the deluxe edition of his self-titled album. While ARIA Album Of The Year recipients, Tame Impala closed the night in-style with a performance of their track ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’.
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Atlanta, GA rapper and Brick Squad member WAKA FLOCKA FLAME who is set to ignite Australian audiences for the very first time, touring the country on the back of his new album ‘Flockavelli II’.

Raised between Queens, New York and Atlanta, Georgia, Waka Flocka Flame (Juaquin Malphurs) never wanted to be a rapper. Whilst growing up with aspirations for a career in Basketball, his mother (Debra Antney) was managing a fast-rising Gucci Mane. Following the death of his brother and watching Gucci turn into a Southern sensation, he began messing with music as a means to release – citing 2pac, Eazy-E and Lil Jon as primary influences. The result was his 2008 mixtape ‘Salute Me or Shoot Me, Vol. 1′ which featured the instant hit “O Lets Do It’. The debut was so huge it earned him a spot on Gucci’s 1017 Brick Squad Clique, with OJ Da Juiceman, Frenchie and Woo Da Kid (it was Gucci himself who told him to add Flocka Flame to his name).
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Canadian heroes METRIC are bringing their cocktail of synth pop, new wave and indie electronica to Australia! With their outrageously successful fifth album ‘Synthetica’ in their shimmery pop arsenal, and still flushed with the adoration heaped on them across their 2012 Australian tour, Metric are in fine form. Now in their eleventh year of selling out arenas and winning hearts, Metric have truly perfected their unique and inspired sound; heavily mimicked and much adored. Be ready to dance.
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Grammy Award winning super-producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins has confirmed he will be in Australia. His first public appearance will be presenting at the 2013 ARIA Awards this Sunday, 01 December 2013.

An acknowledged virtuoso in the music industry, Jerkins began his career at the tender age of 15. Tireless in his work ethic, the prolific young Jerkins quickly established himself as a formidable musical force, with a trail of outstanding accomplishments.

A wildly successful producer, songwriter and musician, Jerkins has been an in-demand producer since the early part of his career. His discography reads like a who’s who of musical royalty. He has added to the hit lists of music talents suchas Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Whitney Houston, Cher, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Destiny’s Child, The Spice Girls, N’Sync, Gwen Stefani, Fantasia, Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Monica, Ciara, Joe, Ray J and Australian Pop-Queen Kylie Minogue. Most impressively, his production contributions have garnered over 200 million in record sales worldwide.
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