For over two decades US hard rock outfit Godsmack have been producing the goods. Over seven previous albums the band has taken the world on a rock journey of the highest degree, in the process taking hard rock music out of the naughty basket and into the ears of a more mainstream market with their […]
There might be a number of bands from the glory period of the 1980s still doing the rounds, but not many as prolific or consistent as Stryper. From humble beginnings and despite always being a band that lives between two worlds, Stryper have endured through every musical and societal challenge thrown at them. And, more […]
HEAVY: You are coming to Australia for three shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney this May. Even though it’s got to be exciting for you, it must be a little bit scary as well going to the other side of the world for the first time. Have you done your research and asked people what […]
Helmet – led the whole time by frontman Page Hamilton – have been a mainstay on the hard rock scene for more than three decades now. Although never quite cracking the global mainstream market Helmet have still managed to play an influential role in the lives of countless music lovers, with a fanatically loyal underground […]
Sydney hard rocking metal machine Temtris have today released the second single, Eternal Death Machine, from their new album Khaos Eternal which will be unleashed on March 17. Eternal Death Machine follows lead single Khaos Divine and takes you further into the dystopian landscape captured across the as-yet-released conceptual album. “You want it to be […]
UK-based groove/grunge/melodeath outfit Past The Fall have spent the last couple of years consolidating themselves and their music since the release of their debut album From Insanity’s Ruin in June 2021. It is an album that has laid the foundations for a global assault on the back of crushing riffs, beautifully chaotic music and an […]
For over two decades now Steel Panther have been the flagship for a new age of metal. One where the music isn’t the only point of focus and the image is sculptured to fit certain demographics and moulds. Not that Steel Panther have ever subscribed to that theory, nor have they ever conformed to societal […]
Combining their love of 70s rock and metal with classic Aussie pub rock to create what can only be described as a “low down ball swinging assault”, Aussie rock legends Rollerball left an indelible mark on the Australian music landscape. This year the band celebrates 25 years of service to the Rock Gods and what […]
That’s right ADELAIDE, organisers have heard you. Due to high demand, Hardline Media are proud to announce the addition of an ADELAIDE show on GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023 at Lion Arts Factory. Hardline Media are very proud to announce for the first time ever in Australia, the man, the legend, Mr UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, performing […]
Brisbane hard rock outfit PistonFist have today been announced as one of the headlining acts for this year’s annual Rockynats from April 7 to 9. The boys will be tearing up the stage a whopping six times over the three days, including headline slots on the Friday and Sunday. PistonFist have completed their debut album […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Southern Californian punk band Unwritten Law will be postponing the Australian leg of their album tour. Their 17-date tour for The Hum was their largest AU tour organised to date, and will unfortunately be rescheduled to later in the year. The band have issued the following statement: “Australia, it breaks our […]
Australia, a legendary tour is headed your way this May with esteemed American rockers He Is Legend today officially announcing their return down under. With the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth locked and loaded, He Is Legend will also be joined by Gold Coast heavy-hitters Hammers for a momentous run of shows, […]
Industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY are excited to announce that they have selected Milo Silvestro to take the reins as vocalist for the band’s next era. Head to FEAR FACTORY’s YouTube to watch the documentary reveal below. FEAR FACTORY’s Dino Cazares comments: “It’s time to introduce the world to our new vocalist. The search was […]
Following their inception in 2019, Across the Vine (Ocean Grove-based heavy rock/ synth duo) are preparing to launch their debut album titled +1 on March 11, with their innovative yet retro sounds making waves on the surf coast music scene. With a powerful and driving sound, and edgy but harmonious vocals, Across the Vine is […]
Join one of music’s most original alternative rock acts THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS for an Evening With as they perform their breakthrough album Flood in its entirety. With 70+ sold-out shows so far in the US, and by overwhelming demand, it’s Australia’s turn this October. How will Flood be presented? Hard to say, as the […]
Australia’s premier AC/DC tribute Bon But Not Forgotten return in 2023 for what promises to be an electric high-voltage set as they commemorate the 77th birthday of the legendary Bon Scott. Hailed as “one of the best AC/DC tribute bands going around” by Heavy Mag, Bon But Not Forgotten has, once again, assembled some of […]
Up-and-coming young musician Sam Bickmore has become a drumming prodigy gaining recognition from around the world for his exceptional drumming skills. At just 10 years of age, Sam passed the Trinity College London Grade 8 with distinction, only three and a half years after first picking up the sticks. His outstanding success as one of […]
With the Melbourne Guitar Show just around the corner HEAVY caught up with guitarist Simon Hosford to find out his four favourite guitars. Hosford – who is putting together a special Yngwie Malmsteen set of music for the show – is just one of a host of guitarists set to rock the grass off Melbourne’s […]
Brisbane hard rock outfit PistonFist have today been announced as one of the headlining acts for this year’s annual Rockynats from April 7 to 9. The boys will be tearing up the stage a whopping six times over the three days, including headline slots on the Friday and Sunday. PistonFist have completed their debut album […]
New Jersey punk legends The Bouncing Souls recently announced their upcoming new full-length, Ten Stories High, due out March 24 via Pure Noise Records, and today they’re sharing another single from the record, Shannon’s Song. For over three decades The Bouncing Souls have been one of the most reliably joyful bands in punk rock, fostering […]
Originally formed in Moscow and currently based in Berlin, Montezuma’s Revenge are not only a formidable and highly impressive sludge rock machine. They are also one of Eastern Europe’s best kept underground secrets. Having released a steady stream of music since 2004 and toured Eastern Europe with the likes of Crowbar, Mastodon and Red Fang, […]
Premiere Welsh rock outfit PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS have released a brand-new live album titled Live In The North. The band have also released a live video for their single Bite My Tongue, with footage taken from the same tour. Recorded in 2021 during a particularly intense show at The Independent in Sunderland, […]
Swedish power metal legends HAMMERFALL recently announced their return to Nuclear Blast and celebrated a career milestone when it was announced that their albums Renegade, Crimson Thunder, No Sacrifice, No Victory and Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken had all achieved gold status in Sweden. And stoking the flames even higher – it was revealed that […]
Hailing from Newcastle Australia, Telurian are a cathartic compound of furious tension and magnificent release. Defined by bone-crushing heaviness and raw emotional expression, they use a combination of extended-range guitars and dizzying rhythmical patterns to craft music that matches the intense subject matter of their songs. Drawing influence from bands like Meshuggah, Lorna Shore, Cult […]
Aussie heavy metal sensation TEMTRIS is excited to present the second highly anticipated single and video Eternal Death Machine from their upcoming seventh studio album, Khaos Divine. After releasing the title track back in January, Temtris continue the conceptual story revolving around a dark, dystopian city controlled by a new world order on Eternal Death […]
Berlin-based atmospheric post-metal juggernaut The Ocean (Collective) will release their new album, Holocene, on May 19. Holocene is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed Phanerozoic double album and sees The Ocean add a closing chapter to their paleontology-inspired album series, presenting a gear shift towards the electronic world while redefining heaviness at the same time. […]
After announcing their upcoming tenth studio album Toxic Positivity earlier this week, rock icons The Used are keeping fans on their toes and have released a surprise new single People Are Vomit. The track is a straightforward, in-your-face explosion of Bert McCracken’s iconic angst-ridden vexation and snarling pop energy that doesn’t let up. It is […]
Alabama metalcore warriors GIDEON previously announced their new album MORE POWER. MORE PAIN which arrives on March 17 via Equal Vision. In the meantime, the band has shared the visualizer for the new single Take Off, which boasts a crunchy, early ’00s-inspired groove and layered vocal cadence. “Buckle up —it’s pedal to the metal from […]
Come and dive into the ambient, hazy realms of Brisbane alt-prog rockers inovo with the group today releasing a brand new single Swim Alone, an atmospheric and immersive outing that meshes grooves with moody textures. Pulsing with artsy alt-rock and explorative flourishes, Swim Alone firmly displays inovo’s love of unorthodox rhythms, a la Karnivool, Incubus […]
Following the release of their much acclaimed, chart-topping studio album Death, Where Is Your Sting, Swedish doom rock act AVATARIUM will not only embark on a European tour with SWALLOW THE SUN this Spring, but has just premiered a new music video for the album opening track A Love Like Ours Says Marcus Jidell: “This […]
Following from a busy and highly successful 2022, Austin-based rock band Fire From The Gods is thrilled to announce the release of a brand new version of their recently released single, Thousand Lifetimes, now featuring Corey Glover of Living Colour. Taken from the band’s highly praised latest record Soul Revolution, the single gains new life […]
With their incredible talent for storytelling and already impressive recognition as a band-to-watch, Ukrainian upstarts IGNEA are ready to share their highly-anticipated, thrilling next adventure. Mixing heavy riffs and epic lyricism with symphonic, electronic and multicultural folk elements, the melodic metal five-piece will release their new concept album, Dreams of Lands Unseen, on April 28, […]
When Gianni Pontillo, singer of the German hard rock legend VICTORY announced his own album, the curiosity was great about how much the new songs would be oriented to the proven sound. From today, it should be clear that the Swiss shows a completely different side. For The Love Of Blues, the title track, has […]
Long-running San Diego, California-based deathgrind summoners CATTLE DECAPITATION will release their tenth studio album Terrasite on May 12 via Metal Blade Records, and have today unveiled the record’s first single, We Eat Our Young. Though many bands have tried, no one articulates the real apocalypse humanity is facing as vividly and succinctly as CATTLE DECAPITATION. […]
Deadline, the pioneers of the New Wave of South African Heavy Metal, are back yet again with the second single called Monuments from their upcoming third album Vitriol Inc. Deadline openly bow down to the memory of 80s Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal and on occasion Sleaze Rock, as they march with intent and […]
Portuguese progressive metal outfit Madness Of Light recently released their latest EP Vampyre. The EP continues the journey that started with last year’s single of the same name and completes the story of the Groglin Grange Vampyre. Check it out below.
After the recent announcement of their new album Dypet, Mork are proud to present the first track Bortgang, accompanied by a lyric video created by Matthew Vickerstaff. Written whilst Thomas was on a road trip, Bortgang – Norwegian for demise – was inspired by the beautiful Nordic countryside. Thematically the song explores the idea of […]
Unrelenting LA-based hard rock/metal act Worldwide Panic have released their self-titled LP. In respect to the release of this record, the band had this to say: “The road to bring you this record has been challenging, long and rewarding. We believe this body of work accurately reflects the meaningful industrial hard rock that Worldwide Panic […]
Moon Tooth, who released their highly-praised album Phototroph (Pure Noise Records) in May of 2022, celebrate both guitar player Nick Lee’s recovery, and the one-year anniversary of the 11-song album, with a May 20 outing at The Brooklyn Monarch. In late July, as the band was slated to play a New York date with Cave […]
Grammy-nominated Lancaster five-piece August Burns Red have shared Reckoning, another new song from Death Below which arrives March 24 via SharpTone Records. Watch the lyric video featuring Spencer Chamberlain below. “Reckoning is an eight-minute journey that concludes our new album, Death Below,” says Brubaker. “It was one of the last songs we wrote for the […]
February 24 If any band has earned the right to go out on their own terms it would be Godsmack. After over 20 years of service to hard rock, seven albums, countless number ones, Grammy nominations and a dedicated global fan base, Godsmack have announced their new – and eighth – album Lighting Up The […]
Pix by Helheim Photographic Review by Chris ‘THE D’ Dennis Its’ a Saturday night in the Valley of Brisbane and the night is pumping with music. Ed Sheeran is serenading a sold-out crowd at the Suncorp Stadium, some doof is vibing in the Empire Hotel, and a crowd is lining up in Brunswick Street around […]
Words by Will Oakeshott Pix by Dave Rubinich “Turn around, turn around, turn aroundAnd you may come full circle,And be new here again” – Gil Scott Heron. This statement from the famed American jazz poet, singer, musician, spoken-word performer and even author has an immaculate narration of this event that in reality, took over two […]
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. Release Date: March 23 Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Donnie […]
A brand new episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy has just landed and this time Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath are taking a look at The Son. Take a listen to the full episode below:
The trailer and key art for the new Disney+ Original Film “Chang Can Dunk,” premiering exclusively on Disney+ on March 10, is now available. Written and directed by Jingyi Shao, making his feature film debut, the inspiring coming-of-age sports comedy stars Bloom Li, Dexter Darden, Ben Wang, Zoe Renee, Chase Liefeld and Mardy Ma. The […]
Director: Michael B. Jordan Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, Mila Kent and Phylicia Rashad From Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures comes “Creed III,” with Michael B. Jordan making his directorial debut and returning in the role of Adonis Creed in the third installment of the hit franchise. The film also stars […]
It’s the story of a bear that gets high on cocaine and starts killing people. To be honest the plot of Cocaine Bear sounds too ludicrous to be able to work as a feature film. Yet somehow director Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels) and screenwriter Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen) have turned this outrageous true […]
The Marvel universe once again rolls on this time with a shift away from some of the newer characters as one of the fan favourites – Ant-Man (Paul Rudd – Role Models) – returns to the screen in Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania. And while Marvel maybe hoping this draws some of the old fans […]
Sometimes when the nominations for The Academy Awards are announced you find yourself thinking – how did that person get a nomination? That certainly wasn’t the case for any of the nominations for brand new drama The Whale. While many people have heaped praise on Brendan Fraser for his performance this is one film where […]
Another episode of He Says/She Says Movie Reviews has just dropped and this time Dave and Lee are taking a look at Titanic 3D. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
