After a prolonged period of inactivity, Helloween set out on the Pumpkins United Tour in 2017, much to the delight of their loyal fan base.
Originally planned as a series of live concerts only, fans became increasingly more vocal in their demand for the tour to translate to a full-scale reunion, with the band eventually unable to drown out the cries any further.
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After eight long years, British thrash outfit Evile have finally released their latest studio album, Hell Unleashed, which came out back on April 30.
The album sees a number of changes within the band, most notably the promotion of Ol Drake from guitarist to assume lead vocal duties as well, and the addition of Adam Smith from RipTide on rhythm guitar.
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Californian quartet Of Mice & Men are proud to release their crushing new EP Bloom via SharpTone Records.
Composed of three blistering new songs and entirely self-produced, Bloom is the second EP in a trilogy, set to culminate in the band’s seventh full-length album. The EP artwork was created by talented artist Derek Hess.
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Northern NSW heavy outfit Beast Machine have dropped their latest single “Better”.
“Better” is the first single from Beast Machineâs upcoming LP and is a neatly packaged three-minute rocking number guaranteed to get your head banging and your heart pumping.
“The song is about not giving a fuck when someone is trying to get at you; you can do your best but we know who you are and what you are.
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Ever wondered what would happen if Glenn Danzig of the Misfits covered a Limp Bizkit classic?
Well, an anonymous punk-rock outfit (who despite claiming being from Florida, might just be Australian) have done just that, creating a mash-up that is making listeners on the internet go wild.
Behold “All Hell Breaks Stuff”, an absurdly rocking single that melds Limp Bizkitâs most well-known anthem “Break Stuff” with the sheer force of The ...
Heavy metal coven Burning Witches has just released its fourth full-length album The Witch Of The North which the band celebrated with a streamed release show for their fans around the world.
They have followed up with the release of yet another music video for the newest single and one of the album’s strongest anthems, “We Stand As One” which can be viewed below:
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While concerts and cheering crowds seem to be a long lost echo from the past these days, melancholic progressive metallers Amorphis bring back some of the life and incomparable energy that many of us have been missing so desperately.
Recorded during a special hometown show that took place on December 7, 2019, little did the Finns know that this would be one of their last concerts before the pandemic outbreak in early 2020.
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Three years following the release of their critically acclaimed second EP Shoebox Companion, Chicagoâs noise/math-rock trio Lower Automation return with their first full-length album.
Self-titled, this new effort will arrive July 12 via Zegema Beach Records and runs 10 tracks in length, with Lower Automation constantly pushing the envelope by offering an explosive, frenetic and inventive concoction of mathcore, noise-rock, metal and punk.
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On June 11, rock legends KISS will launch their new official live bootleg series, KISS â Off The Soundboard: Tokyo 2001, recorded by the band at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on March 13, 2001.
This marks the first in a series of upcoming live releases through UMe and will be available as a 3-LP standard black vinyl set, a 2-CD set, digital downloads and available to stream.
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Words by Mark Dalbeth
This Goes To 11 is a weekly column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been working on Rav Medic plus an exciting new project he has in the works.
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South Africa based garage/post-punk band The Medicine Dolls recently released the video and single of their version of “Psycho Killer”.
The track is taking from their late 2020 full-length album Filth & Wisdom, which was well-received worldwide and has earned the band a nomination for Best Alternative Album at this years SAMA (South African Music Awards).
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Japanese industrial metal outfit FIFTHNEWHEAVY‘s new singles “Deeper” and “Vanishing” have been digitally released by Sony via The Orchard from the long-established UK indie music Native Music.
View both below with the Japanese version of the lyric movie.
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Today, multi-platinum-selling, chart-topping band Bad Wolves officially welcome celebrated singer-songwriter Daniel âDLâ Laskiewicz as their new lead singer, following former lead singer Tommy Vextâs public departure from the band earlier this year.
Bad Wolves are led by co-founding member and drummer John Boecklin – who has honoured his commitment to Bad Wolvesâ fans by continuing with the group when the previous singer quit in January 2021.
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French heavy rock band Muddles have just revealed a music video for a brand new song off the band’s first full-length album Mind Muddling, to be released on June 11 via Klonosphere Records.
Titled “Human Aptitude”, the video can be seen below:
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Perth death metal act Crypt Crawler have just released their scorching sophomore album Future Usurper.
This mammoth release is an excellent example of the quality of heavy music being created in our country’s west, with ten brutal tracks feeding off old school styles like Death, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower and more, while bringing in their own blend of modern elements, progressions and raw bite.
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Left-field metal luminaries Enslaved have revealed the next audiovisual gem taken from their forthcoming Cinematic Tour 2020 live releases.
As part of their 30th-anniversary revelries, the band has today premiered a live video for their single “Fenris”. A classic track from their early arsenal – though black metal to its core, “Fenris” nevertheless hinted at their kosmische obsessions that lurked behind the curtain.
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Amidst a truly stellar year, You Me At Six are set to release an extended deluxe version of their chart-topping UK Number One album, SUCKAPUNCH, to be released on Friday, July 2.
The first instalment, “Voicenotes (Alternative Version)”, sees You Me At Six breaking into entirely new territory; dark, ambient, minimal, reimagined.
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In 2018, legendary heavy metal vocalist and pop culture pillar Dee Snider turned the heavy music world on its axis with his transformative album For The Love Of Metal.
Produced by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta, the album re-cemented Deeâs undeniable prowess with its modernized mastery and take-no-prisoners attitude.
Three years later, with one of the most collectively tumultuous times society has ever experienced behind him, Dee Snider triumphantly returns with his ...
Powerhouse rockers Fozzy have dropped their breathtaking, unprecedented music video for “Sane”, filmed on the longest wooden rollercoaster on the planet.
Get a first-hand view of the madness as the band literally defies gravity, by reaching top speeds of 70 mph and terrifying drops of 154 feet! Itâs an edgy, heart-stopping thrill ride that represents both the power and physicality of Fozzyâs music, along with the bombastic nature and âwho gives a shitâ attitude of ...
Dreams do come true â and when there’s a united force, a collective unison of postulates calling for something to eventuate, something always glorious occurs.
In the case of German Power Metal legends, Helloween, this dream eventuated with the Pumpkins United World Tour when Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen, Michael Weikath, Markus Grosskopf, Sascha Gerstner and Dani LÜble joined forces for an unforgettable series of 69 shows, spanning 14 months throughout South ...
Melbourne metalcore outfit Drown This City have unleashed their latest EP Colours We Wonât Know on the world, and what a treat it is!
The follow up to universally lauded 2019 EP Alpha//Survivor, much of the talk surrounding this EP in the lead up to its release was the addition of Toby Thomas on bass, but, more importantly, the transition of most of the harsh vocals from vocalist Alex Reade to the bands newest member.
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By Lewd Scoff
Oh, it’s so exciting. I’m fanboitastic at the Brightside on a Sunday night.
I’m so keen for tonight that Iâve invited international upstart to the stars, Lewd Scoff, to fart his 5c worth.
Stereo is pumping everything it should for an event such as this. Pantera, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots et al.
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A Quiet Place was the 2018 surprise hit film directed by John Krasinski and starring himself and real world wife Emily Blunt as Lee & Evelyn Abbott, parents to Regan and Marcus played by Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. Largely set a year and a half after strange brutal monsters have wiped out most of humanity by attacking anything which makes a sound. The film followed the Abbotts as they try to make a literal quiet life for themselves on their farm in this new world of terror as ...
In the latest episode of A Critic’s Journey Dave Griffiths takes a look at the Danny Boyle film The Beach. Take a listen as Dave talks about why the film is one of his favourite films and how it led to him embarking on a journey to visit the island paradise where the film was shot.
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Filmmaker Andrew Levitas chats to HEAVY Cinema about what it was like working with Johnny Depp for his new film Minamata which is released in Australian cinemas today.
Check out the interview below:
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In the sequel to DreamWorks Animationâs OscarÂŽ-nominated blockbuster comedy, the Templeton brothersâTim (James Marsden, X-Men franchise) and his Boss Baby little bro Ted (Alec Baldwin)âhave become adults and drifted away from each other. Tim is now a married stay-at-home dad. Ted is a hedge fund CEO. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again ⌠and inspire a new family business.
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The brand new TV series âTale of Tailsâ will be airing exclusively on Tubi starting June 12th.Â
Tails is not a white-collar gentlemen’s club. It’s a borderline-legal bar with topless dancers and a back room where anything goes for the right price. Nick, the owner, keeps Tails afloat by taking advantage of the desperate women who dance for money and the desperate men who pay for female attention. When a dead body shows up in the bathroom, Nick’s control begins to ...
Universal Pictures have just released the trailer and poster for LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy.
âThis story of âLast Night In Sohoâ was dreamed up over many late night walks in the city of London. I have a fascination both with the modern city I live in, but also with the London of the 60âs. Itâs an obsession that encompasses the music, the fashion and, of course, the films.
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This July, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly ⌠reducing their entire lives into a single day.
 The film stars an impressive international cast including Golden Globe winner Gael GarcĂa Bernal (Amazonâs Mozart in the Jungle), Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), Rufus Sewell (Amazonâs The Man in ...
The 24th annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns from 1 â 11 July presenting a curated program celebrating independent filmmakers and boundary pushing storytellers.
The theme of Distant but Connected is reflected not only through the epic program featuring content from 21 countries, but also through the Festivalâs specially commissioned artwork from acclaimed Augmented Reality artist Marc-o-Matic.
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Recently HEAVY Cinema’s Dave Griffiths had a chat with Noah Hutton, the director of the brand new indie feature Lapsis which hits Australian cinemas this Thursday.
You can hear the full interview here:
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Writer/director David Axe’s HOUSE MONSTER, starring, premieres on digital and DVD September 7 from Wild Eye Releasing.
A struggling actress self-quarantines at home to weather a global pandemic. Something joins her. Stars Mike Amason, Aaron Blomberg, Jennifer Hill, and Josh Kern.
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This year has turned out to be an amazing year for filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen). His cut of the Justice League film became on over-night success when released on streaming platforms right around the world, not bad considering the mocking he received when it was first announced that he was willing to bring his version to the screen for nothing.
Now only a few months later Snyder returns with another action blockbuster â his zombie film Army of The Dead.
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