“We are a very energetic band so we’ll probably start sweating 30 seconds in.” ERIK MARTENSSON Swedish rock outfit Eclipse are just one of a myriad of international rock/sleaze/glam metal bands about to descend on Australian shores for Glam Fest 2023. Eclipse will be hitting the stage in Brisbane at The Zoo on January 25 […]
Glam Fest 2023 is less than seven sleeps away. The festival, making its Australian debut, features some of the best and most influential glam/rock/hard rock bands of the last three decades and is spearheaded by Faster Pussycat, Wednesday 13, Enuff Z Nuff, Eclipse, Pretty Boy Floyd and Tuff. Originating in 1985, Tuff are one of […]
“It’s hard rock and heavy metal. No rules, no regulations. Expose all those warts and tattoos that we carry as a band.” CHIP Z’NUFF Enuff Z Nuff have rocked the lighter side of the metal world for the better part of four decades, with their enigmatic and irresistible frontman Chip Z Nuff ushering in generation […]
Aussie prog rock legends COG don’t just spend their time promoting their own music, they also give back to the Australian music scene by regularly taking local bands with them on the road, and now helping run their own music festival to help highlight some of this countries hardest working and quickest rising outfits. The […]
“Of course, you need to have talent and you need to be good at what you’re doing. If you have lousy songs you can spread them as much as you want.” Age Sten Nilsen The music industry is very much about reward for effort. No matter how good your music is, if you don’t put […]
Boston metal outfit Unearth return to Australia for the first time in over eight years next week for a run of shows in support of their new album which will be out this May. After having to postpone due to COVID in 2020, Unearth finally get to deliver on their promise to be back with […]
Due to high demand The Stranglers have announced they’ll now be playing The Tivoli for their Brisbane show on Friday, April 21! All existing ticket holders who have purchased balcony seating at The Princess Theatre, Brisbane will now have standing tickets, but you will be given priority access ahead of general public to bars and […]
US metallers Darkest Hour will return to Australia next month for the first time in over a decade for a five date assault on our cities. Supports have been announced for all shows: Wed, February 8: Crown & Anchor, AdelaideLife Pilot | Swordfish Trombone Thurs, February 9: Max Watts, MelbourneThe Ascended | Primitive | R […]
Birthed at the juncture where hardcore and punk meet metal, DEATH RAY VISION are proud to announce they have found a home. They have signed with Metal Blade Records for their forthcoming third album, No Mercy From Electric Eyes, due out later this year. More details on the album are coming soon. The band has […]
Emmy and Grammy-nominated, box office sensation Kevin Hart announces his highly anticipated return to Australia in March 2023. The comedy icon will be taking his new Reality Check tour on the road for shows across the country including shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Tickets go on sale 11am Friday January 20 at livenation.com.au and KEVINHARTNATION.com. My Live Nation […]
They say time flies when you’re having fun, and it’s been a hell of an epic ride for Sydney metalcore titans POLARIS in the last decade. So, what better way to celebrate than to throw a 10-Year Anniversary Australian tour with their friends VOID OF VISION and PRIDELANDS in tow? Kicking off on March 3 […]
Brisbane’s newest rock/metal extravaganza has been announced. Nowhere Festival 2023 will be held at Brisbane’s Mansfield Tavern on May 6, featuring a swag of bands including Frankenbok, Khan, Dreamkillers, Fly Agaric, Artifact, Complexent, Goatzilla, Vulgarite, Dr Parallax, Fumerole, Therein and more. Tickets go on sale in the near future, so keep an eye on Nowhere […]
CJ RAMONE AND THE FAST MOVERS – featuring John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt/Hot Snakes) and Pinch (The Damned/English Dogs) have announced they will play a full set of RAMONES songs Sunday, February 5th, in Sydney. Travelling with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, CJ has announced this show will be the one and ONLY […]
Australian rockers strap yourself in as Destroy All Lines have a mind-blowing double-headed monster treat for you. Influential rock icons THE USED and PAPA ROACH are thrilled to announce the Cut My Heart Into Pieces tour which will hit our shores this April with special guests COLDRAIN. “We’ve been such huge fans of THE USED […]
2023 marks the 40th Anniversary of VADER and on this occasion the band is going to perform a series of very special tours and events all over the world. Get ready for this unforgettable experience. Polish Legends HATE have been added to the bill alongside VADER and THY DISEASE. VADER will turn their tour into a special 40th Anniversary tour. VADER – Polish death metal […]
Before his tragic passing in 2022 Gangs Of Old Ladies guitarist David Andersson and vocalist/bassist Jekyll Jones spent an immeasurable amount of hours video chatting, writing poetry and lyrics together whilst they discussed life, science, satanism, philosophy and future plans for the band. Sadly these plans will no longer come to fruition. The loss of […]
Alice Cooper is headed back on the road this Spring. After a successful and busy 2022 that saw him traverse North America and make a triumphant return to Europe, he is once again embarking on a U.S. run, bringing with him an all-new stage show he’s calling Too Close For Comfort. The tour kicks off […]
Brisbane, we are opening in South Bank next month! Who said singing and dancing on the tables was made for wild party-goers? Well at Broadway Diner, expect singing, dancing and table performances EVERY night as your wait staff are a star-studded line-up of talent who will be performing the night away as you enjoy our […]
UK-based metal band Graphic Nature, known for their aggressive contemporary sound influenced by nu-metal and early 2000’s metalcore, have today released Headstone, the latest single from their debut album a mind waiting to die, due for release on Friday, February 17, via Rude Records. “Headstone is a track mainly about depression, and how our own […]
The body count continues to rise as the next chapter in the Horrorwood saga is unleashed from overlords of slashercore, Ice Nine Kills. The arrival of a new music video for the title track from their chart-topping album, The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood, heralds the latest installment in the gore-soaked slasher franchise that […]
Brighton (UK) punks The Bar Stool Preachers have announced their brand new album Above The Static, which is out on March 31 via Pure Noise Records. Pre-order Above The Static here. The band have also released the first single and video of the new album All Turned Blue, which can be seen below.
One of the most successful bands to emerge from the UK in recent years, You Me At Six, have just released a new single titled :mydopamine: via Underdog Records/AWAL Recordings. Speaking of the track Josh Franceschi says “Dopamine is the body’s feel-good chemical, it’s responsible for allowing you to have pleasure, satisfaction and motivation.” “This […]
The hard rock group Pop Evil released the third single, ‘Dead Reckoning (Ft. Fit For A King)’ from their upcoming album, Skeletons due March 17 via MNRK Heavy. Pre-Order / Pre-Save here: https://popevil.ffm.to/skeletons The concept and instrumentals for Dead Reckoning were brought to the table by bassist, Joey “Chicago” Walser and co-written with singer, Leigh Kakaty. The producer of Skeletons, Drew Fulk (WZRD BLD), heard […]
One of Australia’s most revered rock bands The Superjesus have today unveiled their much anticipated new single and video, Money (We’re Only In It For Love). This is the band’s first release after confirming their new line-up, welcoming Murray Sheridan on drums and Cam Blokland on lead guitar. As McLeod excitedly explains, “We’re gonna play […]
Having recently finished their hugely successful European tour, today BEYOND THE BLACK have released their brand new, self-titled masterpiece Beyond The Black via Nuclear Blast Records. The band also delivers a new music video for the album focus track Free Me. Jennifer Haben comments: ‘’This album is the epitome of Beyond the Black and it’s […]
With just a couple weeks left until the release of their new album MONO INC. have unveiled another single from the upcoming LP. The new track from these German goth rockers, titled After Dark (feat. Storm Seeker), is the final offering until Ravenblack comes on January 27. The band comments: “‘After Dark’ is the sixth […]
Before his tragic passing in 2022 Gangs Of Old Ladies guitarist David Andersson and vocalist/bassist Jekyll Jones spent an immeasurable amount of hours video chatting, writing poetry and lyrics together whilst they discussed life, science, satanism, philosophy and future plans for the band. Sadly these plans will no longer come to fruition. The loss of […]
Grammy-nominated Florida heavyweights TRIVIUM are embarking on a sold-out headline tour of Europe along with Heaven Shall Burn. The bands are marking the occasion with a twist and have come up with a clever way to give their fans some “new” music. Today, Trivium have shared their cover of Heaven Shall Burn’s Implore the Darken […]
On March 17, Ventura, California’s heavy metal institution Night Demon return with their third full-length, OUTSIDER via Century Media Records. Regarding OUTSIDER, Jarvis Leatherby (Vocals / Bass) recently commented: “Most bands will always tell you that their newest album is the best…I completely understand why bands say that sort of thing, and I do agree […]
Roadrunner United was a project organized by iconic hard rock record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary, culminating in the U.S. Billboard Top 200, UK Albums, and Australian ARIA Albums-charting original The All Star Sessions. Four “team captains” (Slipknot‘s Joey Jordison, Machine Head’s Robb Flynn, Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares, and Trivium‘s Matthew K. […]
Italian brutal death metal purveyors Devangelic return with their new highly anticipated fourth album, Xul, on April 7 via CD, vinyl, and digital formats through Willowtip Records. A lyric video for the album’s first single, Sirius, Draconis, Capricornus, can be viewed below. The new full-length offers the band’s best material to date and reveals Devangelic […]
Half Me have shared the video for their fifth single Ex Negativo, featuring Marcus Lundqvist of Thrown. The track appears on their recently announced album SOMA, set for release on February 17 via Arising Empire. Watch the video below.
Finnish love metal pioneer, Ville Valo of HIM, has today released his debut solo album, Neon Noir. Ville Valo comments, “I firmly believe ‘Neon Noir’ sprinkles some much-missed glitter all over modern day doom and gloom. It’s 12 lessons in reckless abandon without spilling the red.” Watch VV’s brand new video for album title track […]
Atmospheric black metal band IMPERIUM DEKADENZ flips the script and invites you into the halls of doom with the third single, Forests in Gale, just before their new album, Into Sorrow Evermore, drops this Friday via Napalm Records. The new track displays their very own style in mid-tempo speed, inducing a changeover in the song’s […]
Rising modern symphonic metal outfit AD INFINITUM are breaking in with their mesmerizing new single, Seth, exceeding all expectations and heating up the excitement for their electrifying new studio album, Chapter III – Downfall, out March 31 via Napalm Records. The new hit Seth creates a heavy presence with distorted guitars crushing a groovy riff, […]
With 2023 less than two weeks old, acclaimed rockers ALTER BRIDGE are back with a new single and music video to launch the new year. The song Holiday has been a fan favorite since it was made public with the release of Pawns & Kings last October, and is currently one of the most added […]
Pushing progressive death metal in ever more imaginative directions, Entheos continue to stand apart from the pack. Incorporating elements drawn from myriad genres – including death metal, groove, grunge, electronica, slam, gothic rock, jazz, prog and more — they have evolved with every release, and now they return with the follow-up to 2017’s landmark Dark […]
HALF ME are one of the newest additions to the Arising Empire roster. Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, the heavy music five-piece was founded in October 2018 after the demise of each other’s local bands. In two years time, the band has been able to make an impact in the music scene by self-producing music and […]
UK’s heavy music heads Polar just released their highly acclaimed new album Everywhere, Everything, out now worldwide via Arising Empire. Armed with this heavy new material on their brand new full length, that lyrically delves deep within the self, while musically treading new and experimental grounds, the band are excited and ready to take over […]
(pls) set me on fire is the first single from Enter Shikari’s forthcoming album A Kiss For The Whole World. The accompanying music video was conceived and directed by frontman Rou Reynolds, alongside London-based producers / longtime friends/collaborators of the band, Kode Media. Intended specifically as a more simple (yet extremely dynamic) video which twins […]
Hardly any musical piece in history has received as much attention from a wide variety of artists as the song Greensleeves, which originally comes from the 16th century. Without a doubt, the interpretation by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night is one of the most beautiful and well-known versions. The song was originally released by Blackmore’s […]
Wiser is the perfect messenger for Laura Cox‘s upcoming album. Full of energy and versatile, the song reflects the multifaceted nature of the new record. Loud, wild, and at the same time calm, full of warmth and melody. A dynamic roller coaster ride full of playful twists, guitar solos and classic rock moments. An “open […]
Story Of The Year have shared their newest single and music video War, out now via SharpTone Records. With verses that quickly build up to a hard-hitting chorus and wicked guitar riffs, War takes listeners on a journey through a cautionary tale of revenge. The accompanying music video is quintessential Story Of The Year, full […]
Waving the flag of a new generation of metal, alternative and punk, THE HELLFREAKS are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their fierce new album Pitch Black Sunset, set for release on April 14, 2023 via Napalm Records. Founded in 2009, Hungary’s most exciting upstarts emerged with a marvelous discography and their massive psychobilly-punk […]
Progressive death metal outfit Revocation have released a new music video for the song Godforsaken off the band’s current album, Netherheaven. The video was directed by David Brodsky and Allie Woest of My Good Eye. “Heavy metal heathens rejoice! Today we premiere our new music video for Godforsaken which was once again filmed by the […]
Swedish blackened death metal veterans Fatal Embrace will release their brand new full-length record, entitled Manifestum Infernalis, on March 24 via Black Lion Records. Manifestum Infernalis is the band’s first new work since 1997 and even though many years have passed that doesn’t change the fact that Fatal Embrace are “hungrier than ever and super […]
On February 10, Swedish modern metal visionaries IN FLAMES will release their 14th studio album Foregone, a new masterpiece from a band whose artistry and influence on modern metal is undeniable. Today, the band has shared the video for Meet Your Maker. Watch it below. Meet Your Maker is a pulsating track with hypnotizing power […]
SUICIDE SILENCE have shared the brutally amusing video for Alter of Self. Watch the clip, featuring psychotropics and zombification, below. The track appears on their seventh album Remember… You Must Die via Century Media on March 10. “‘Alter of Self,’ musically, is a step in a much more melodic direction than the tracks we’ve released […]
Pix by Ian Graham Australian fans have been waiting more than 20 years to finally see Powerman 5000 live in this country, and what better way for it to happen than by celebrating the anniversary of the band’s debut album Tonight The Stars Revolt!? But, first things first. Australia is currently blessed with a high […]
Hartagram Records/Spinefarm Records January 13 Words by ERIN EDDY Ville Valo’s name is synonymous with HIM, the iconic gothic rock band he fronted from 1995 until 2017. HIM really peaked in the years when all things emo were embraced and for a short moment in time, alternative aesthetics were the mainstream. I’ll admit that at […]
When two of the kings of modern-day horror team up for a new film there is little wonder that fans of the genre are going to take a keen interest in what they are doing. When news spread that new horror film M3gan came from the creative mind of James Wan, who wrote the story […]
As a cinema lover I have always loved that moment when you discover something bright and new in the cinematic universe. I still remember the times that I sat down and watched a Danny Boyle or a Kevin Smith or even a Quentin Tarantino film for the first time. Those moments started love affairs for […]
A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster. BEAU IS AFRAID is written & directed by Ari Aster and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Patti LuPone, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Denis Ménochet, Zoe Lister-Jones, […]
The trailer and poster for the 25th Anniversary Re-Release of James Cameron’s Academy Award® winning “Titanic” are available now. The film opens in Australian cinemas February 9. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, a remastered version of James Cameron’s multi-Academy Award®-winning “Titanic” will be re-released to cinemas in 4K 3D. With a cast headed by Oscar® winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, the film is […]
Disney+ rang in the New Year with fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, announcing the February 1 streaming debut of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Key art and a new video are now available to download and share. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will join 16 other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies now streaming in IMAX Enhanced on Disney+, […]
Stan today released the teaser for the brand new series Lucky Hank, starring Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) and set to premiere 20 March, same day as the U.S. and only on Stan. To watch and share the teaser, click here: https://youtu.be/lL8UKo1-690 An adaptation of Richard Russo’s 1997 novel Straight Man, Lucky Hank is set at a struggling Pennsylvania college and unspooled in […]
A new, action-packed trailer for Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania,” which opens in Australian cinemas February 16, 2023, just debuted during tonight’s College Football Playoff National Championship. Kicking off Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the fast-paced, big-screen adventure features the MCU’s most powerful villain to date: Kang the Conqueror. Check out the trailer, plus a […]
For the first time in three years, cinephiles can mark their diaries every week with the return of the full Cinémathèque annual calendar. In 2023, Melbourne Cinémathèque presents a feast of retrospective and contemporary films, showcasing seasons on the greatest filmmakers of all time, iconic performers, and contemporary artists, with titles uncovered from national and international archives. Screening […]
The latest episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy has just landed and this time Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath take a look at Tom Hanks’ latest film A Man Called Otto.
Looking for something to do with the entire family these holidays? Dave Griffiths takes a look at brand new IMAX doco Serengeti 3D which is currently screening at IMAX Melbourne. Take a listen to his review below:
My love affair with the work of Australian author Tim Winton began way back in my first year in High School. My Year 7 English teacher introduced us to Lochie Leonard and the rest as they say is history. Up until that point I had always read young adult novels written by Americans and the […]
If it seems like a long time since audiences have been transported to the Kingdom Of Far Far Away that is because it has been exactly 13 years since the last Shrek film and 11 years since The Puss In Boots spin-off hit our screens. Given the raging success of the franchise at the box […]
Surely one of the best films of 2022 couldn’t be a family film about a singing crocodile? Could it? Well it turns out that it can certainly be the case because Lyle, Lyle Crocodile is perhaps one of the most surprising films that you are going to see this year. Directed by Josh Gordon (Office […]
Director: Lee Cronin Cast: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols and Nell FisherNew Line Cinema and Renaissance Pictures present a return to the iconic horror franchise, “Evil Dead Rise,” from writer/director Lee Cronin (“The Hole in the Ground”). The movie stars Lily Sullivan (“I Met a Girl,” “Barkskins”), Alyssa Sutherland (“The Mist,” “Vikings”), Morgan Davies […]
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced it has acquired the exclusive Australian rights to the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, broadcasting live on 11 January, same time as the U.S and only on Stan. The 2023 Golden Globe Awards will mark Stan’s first live awards ceremony, with the event hosted by comedian Jerrod Charmichael (The Carmichael Show). […]
No rest for the wicked during the holiday season. Kyle McGrath and Dave Griffiths were back behind the mic this morning as they sat down to record a new episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy. This time they take a look at Spielberg’s latest – The Fabelmans.
David Griffiths and Kyle McGrath have just delivered a new episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy and this time they are talking Babylon. Take a listen here:
Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath return with a new episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy and this time they are taking a look at brand new Netflix film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Take a listen right here:
In remote Pilbara country in Western Australia, troubled 16 year old Indigenous girl, Murra, finds herself abandoned after an explosive incident with her addict mother. On the cusp of being lost in the child protection system, an unusual lifeline is thrown her way by her uncle Ian, the local cop, in the form of a unique […]
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, tonight celebrated the upcoming 20 January launch of The Stan Original Film Transfusion with a star-studded blue carpet Australian premiere in Sydney. Australian mega-star Sam Worthington was in attendance with director and star Matt Nable, as were fellow co-stars Phoebe Tonkin and Edward Carmody. Jessica Napier, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Andrew Mann, Trystan Go, Max Duffield, Ethan Puse, George ...
Well it looks like a film about a naughty cat so we thought who better than to check out The Amazing Maurice then our avid animal lover – Dave Griffiths. Check out his thoughts on the film below:
UMBRELLA ENTERTAINMENT will release the highly anticipated and ultra-violent WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY in Australian Cinemas from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th of February with Valentine’s Day’s Special Advance Screenings February 14. How could Disney let this happen? Well mere months after author A.A. Milne’s original Winnie the Pooh stories had entered the public domain, writer/director Rhys ...
Director Pelayo de Lario has released one of the more interesting films of the year with Jack. Now that the film is hitting streaming platforms he this week sat down and had a chat with Dave Griffiths. Take a listen to the interview right here:
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today released the trailer for the brand new Stan Original Series Bad Behaviour, premiering 17 February, all episodes at once and only on Stan. To watch and share the trailer, click here: https://youtu.be/Uf2K82ZWFLc Produced by Matchbox Pictures, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, the series […]
This week Dave Griffiths was joined by Sarah Booth to chat about hit new Amazon Prime television series Three Pines. Take a listen to the full interview below:
Summer 1999. In blue-collar North Melbourne, 17-year-old Serbian immigrant Kol is out of school forever. He’s preparing for the Australian Dance finals when he receives a distress call from his dance partner, Ebony, who has woken up on an unfamiliar beach after a big night out. With the help of Ebony’s older brother, Adam, they […]
