Megadeth are one of the few bands in the world – of any genre – that need no introduction. For four decades they have been at the forefront of the metal landscape, with their most recent album The Sick, The Dying and The Dead their highest-selling to date. Whereas most bands plateau somewhat or more […]
Following two previous albums – their self-titled in 2012 and The Answer in 2018 – New York City rock outfit Killcode found themselves in the unenviable position of being one of the many bands in the massive potential category but still lacking that knockout blow to elevate them further. That opportunity came knocking when Killcode […]
Since 2003 Italian comedic heavy metal outfit Nanowar Of Steel have been spreading the joys of metal with their infectious, over-the-top and often hilarious musical workings. Over six previous studio albums, Nanowar Of Steel have delivered an endless stream of musical magic, combining their laconic sense of humour with heavy music to devastating effect. “We […]
Formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1985, VIO-LENCE instilled themselves as groundbreakers of the second wave of thrash with their revered 1988 album Eternal Nightmare. Throughout ’88 and ’89, VIO-LENCE toured the album to great success alongside thrash comrades Testament, Voivod, Death Angel, Sanctuary, Nuclear Assault, D.R.I., M.O.D. and the Cro-Mags. In ’89, Megaforce Records/Atlantic signed the band, leading to the ...
Southern Californian post-hardcore outfit Movements are on the verge of their Australian tour with British rock outfit Boston Manor, kicking off in Brisbane on March 9. It will be Movements first visit Down Under since 2018, and, armed with 2020s successful album No Good Left To Give the shows are already selling in record time. […]
When the genesis of a band consists of musicians paying homage to one of the greats, then you just know from the outset something special is brewing. But when that band comprises members from that same band they are paying musical respect to the end result is infinitely more grandiose and exciting. “More than bringing […]
The Poor return home from their second European tour within 12 months to celebrate the release of the band’s Number 1 Independent Australian album High Price Deed, featuring the hits Payback’s A Bitch, Cry Out, Lover and Let Me Go. Nearly three decades after their classic debut single More Wine Waiter Please and album Who […]
Melbourne Crustmetal/Deathpunk band Küntsquäd are hitting the road in 2023 in support of their debut self-titled album which was released worldwide via Wormholedeath Records. With rave reviews from media upon it’s release alongside three singles with accompanying videos, there’s a buzz surrounding the band as they prepare for the tour. The band kick off with […]
New York-based independent record label Better Noise Music marks International Women’s Day with a brand new Spotify playlist; 30 tracks from label-affiliated artists/bands that feature and celebrate the important role women play in the music business. The near-2-hour, genre-crossing playlist includes tracks from Eva Under Fire’s latest album Love Drugs & Misery in addition to […]
E11 LIVE LOUD HEAVY, together with HEAVY MAGAZINE and PRIORITES have confirmed the first HOMETOWN THROWDOWN annual music extravaganza to be run on April 29, 2023. An ALL AGES event, with doors open from 2pm, HOMETOWN THROWDOWN will feature 14 of the most active bands in the network encompassing genres such as metalcore, trap metal, […]
Forming in 1988, Unsane created a relentless brand of rock with their well versed influences of the hardcore, punk and metal genres. The band quickly became a mainstay in New York noise and heavy music scenes. Originating from New York scumrock scene, while still pushing their unique “extreme” sound, UNSANE’s relentless, non-stop touring established them […]
Nita Strauss, the top-rated guitarist who had been with Alice Cooper for several years until she departed to do a Fall 2022 tour with Demi Lovato, will be returning to Alice’s band for his 2023 tour, Cooper’s management disclosed today. The Alice Cooper North American Tour, with an all-new show dubbed Too Close For Comfort, […]
A few days before the tour began, Static-X unveiled the stunning new cyber mask and look for frontmanXer0, designed by massive fan and legendary Hollywood designer Eddie Yang (Iron man, Avatar,Terminator, Christopher Nolan’s Batman, etc). As amazing as this looks, and as much as Static-X are already legendary as one of metal’s greatest liveperformers, few […]
American death metal outfit Incantation have announced a run of shows in Australia this July, starting in Adelaide on July 27 before going through Sydney and Melbourne and finishing in Canberra. Dubbed the Tricennial Of Blasphemy Australian Tour 2023, the concerts are proudly brought to you by Bleed Records and Relapse Records.
For the upcoming DIRKSCHNEIDER Australian shows, some of Australia’s finest have stepped up for these support slots. And if you’re quick enough, check out the bands Facebook pages, where they will have posts for some exclusively extremely limited support band tickets for sale, you will save over $7 on a ticket, and this also helps […]
With just over ten years since the release of their staggering debut album Neverbloom, Aussie metal leviathans MAKE THEM SUFFER have continued to flourish in the decade that has since passed. To celebrate, Neverbloom will now be available for the first time on vinyl and the album remaster available now on all streaming platforms. MAKE […]
With a career spanning four acclaimed albums, three EPs and countless tour cycles both domestically and abroad, Orpheus Omega has cemented themselves as one of the hardest working and entertaining mainstays of the Australian Metal scene. The continued evolution has kept the band relevant and ever-growing and in 2023 brings with it the release of […]
Keep something in the tank this long weekend because San Diego’s dynamite Schizophonics are throwing a special farewell to Oz show on Labour Day, Monday, March 13. Cementing themselves as “one of the best bands to see live, ever!” with their performance at Tentpole Festival, this will be your last chance to catch them before […]
As DEVILDRIVER enter their third decade with nine full-length albums, countless international tours and worldwide renown, they prove more resilient than ever. As the world was upended in 2020, iconic groove metal leaders DEVILDRIVER didn’t pause, releasing the highly-acclaimed first installment of their two-part Dealing With Demons saga, Dealing With Demons I. Now, as society […]
Even after almost three decades, Italy still grieves the loss of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. To process this terrible catastrophe, NANOWAR OF STEEL have released the charging third single Pasadena 1994, cut from their highly anticipated new album, Dislike To False Metal, out this Friday, March 10, 2023 via Napalm Records. Featuring Sabaton singer […]
FALLING IN REVERSE have just announced their Summer 2023 headline tour plans. The band will embark on The Popular Monstour, with special guests Ice Nine Kills. Special guests on select dates include Underoath, Spiritbox, Slaughter To Prevail, Crown The Empire and Catch Your Breath, making for a thrilling night of hard rock in each city […]
Rainbow Skull Party have released their debut single, Keep It Going, Going, Going, Go! available everywhere now. Combining punk-rock energy with psychedelic sensibility, the debut blends pumping rhythms, charged vocals, and dreamy guitar mayhem. The trio from Down Under formed in 2022, and spent the year writing, recording, and touring. Influenced by all rock genres, […]
Kingdom Of Giants have shared their new single Wasted Space, out now via SharpTone Records. Speaking of the new single the band shares: “Super excited to release our first new song in two and a half years. It’s been a challenging few years for everyone and we are happy to share what we’ve been working […]
New Jersey rock band Can’t Swim have released their fourth full-length studio album, Thanks But No Thanks, out now via Pure Noise Records. Speaking on the album release, lead singer Chris LoPorto says, “Thanks But No Thanks is my favorite Can’t Swim release to date. Not because I think the songs are better compared to […]
The Hypa Hypa is real as ELECTRIC CALLBOY sell out shows to their Australian TEKKNO headline tour in record time. Due to overwhelming demand, ELECTRIC CALLBOY has upgraded their Adelaide show on Monday, November 27 to Hindley Street Music Hall. All existing tickets remain valid and tickets to the show are on sale now. Purchase […]
Liven up your day with a sonic cocktail of hazy guitars, moody melodics, and sultry swagger courtesy of the brand new single Dead Weekend out now from Gold Coast rockers Chavez Cartel. A track that would equally be at home soundtracking a slick HBO series as much as it appears to unfurl like a shot […]
Today, Finnish gothic/glam goo-goo mucks THE 69 EYES unveil an official video for the title track of their upcoming studio album, Death Of Darkness which is due out on April 21, 2023 via Atomic Fire Records (worldwide excl. Finland where it will be released by Vallila Music House), while in US the physical versions will […]
World Gone Cold, featuring members of P.O.D, Demon Hunter, Disciple, The Letter Black, and Attack Attack!, release their brutal single Burn, a homage to the times of the Salem witch trials when accusations of witchcraft led to the burning of “witches.” This track is dark, haunting, and devious, with a hint of a pop melody […]
In 2022 Drug Church released their highly anticipated fourth full-length, Hygiene, drawing praise from the likes of Pitchfork, NPR, The FADER, and Rolling Stone, along with landing on year-end lists from Vogue, Stereogum, SPIN, BrooklynVegan, Revolver, Bandcamp, and many more. Now hardcore’s most beloved agitators are back with a colossal new single, Myopic. Out now […]
Hawthorne Heights have released an emotional new single Lucerne Valley. The single is out now via Pure Noise Records and is the band’s first new music of 2023. Speaking about the new single frontman JT Woodruff said: “My ideal world has basically nothing in it other than people. In a world of commerce and entertainment, […]
Lighting Up The Sky, the eighth studio album from multi-platinum Grammy-nominated hard rock band GODSMACK is out now via BMG. The album includes previously released tracks You and I, and Surrender, which skyrocketed to #1 at active rock radio for four consecutive weeks upon release. Alongside the release, the band shares the music video for […]
Distorted-pop-trio The XCERTS today announce their brand new single ACHE featuring Sam Carter of Architects on guest vocals. The track is available on all streaming platforms via UNFD now. The track follows first single GIMME. Their second single to be released this year, The XCERTS welcome long-time friend Sam Carter from metal behemoths Architects onto […]
Time to kickstart your motorcycle and take a ride with Bad Bones and their next music video for the single Wanderers & Saints in support of their sixth album Hasta El Final! due out March 17, 2023 via Rockshots Records. “Free, without rules, we abandon this society, to live on the margins, aware of the […]
Wormholedeath Records March 17 Words by Kris Peters Despite having this album in my possession for a number of weeks I have resisted the growing temptation to have a quick listen so that I could enter this review fresh and uninfluenced. Sydney metal outfit Temtris are no strangers to the Australian metal scene, having released […]
Words by Matt New Pix by Angie New Photography The current state of metal across the globe seems to be very healthy, with a strong resurgence of a lot of key sub-genres that have come back into popularity. Amongst some of these arena-filling heavyweights driving this charge are UK’s Architects, who have single-handedly kept setting […]
Out Now Words by Greg Walker Proud Native American Sgah’gahsowáh (The Witch Hawk) self-styles Blackbraid as An Indigenous Black Metal solo project hailing from the Adirondack Wilderness, and although having never physically ventured into Native American territories I’ve been treated to his experiences in an intimate way on Blackbraid’s debut album Blackbraid I. Incorporating seamless […]
Out Now Due to the high number of releases that come across the HEAVY desk each day, we, unfortunately, miss reviewing plenty of new releases – for which we apologise – but occasionally something in the presser will catch your eye and force you to make time, as was the case with the new EP […]
Words Matt New Pix Angie New Photography Europe’s experimental folk act Heilung brought one of the most anticipated tours to Australia over the last week. A diverse band that, I must say, is new territory for me personally, but one which I was very curious to witness, as there is an incredible amount of hype […]
March 17 Rockfest Records I have to admit when I first saw the debut album from World Gone Cold cross my desk with the word “supergroup” attached to it, I nearly scrolled straight past. Not because I’m a snob or anything like that, it’s more because generally when a promotor feels the need to add […]
SETH ROGEN announced the star-studded voice cast of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM during the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. ROSE BYRNE, JOHN CENA, JACKIE CHAN, ICE CUBE, POST MALONE, SETH ROGEN, PAUL RUDD and MAYA RUDOLPH will voice globally iconic characters in the original CG-animated film, exclusive to cinemas SEPTEMBER 7. SYNOPSIS: After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers ...
Every year when the Oscar nominations are read out it seems that there is one film that misses out in a criminally horrible mistake on the behalf of the Academy. At the time when this year’s nominations were announced I hadn’t seen Chinonye Chukwu’s movie Till – now that I am I am one of […]
In a time when it feels like every film in the cinema needs to have better special effects or the longest action sequence it is nice for a film to come along that is just pure at heart. Now that is not a term you find yourself using when you normally refer to the work […]
Paramount Pictures Australia is excited to announce the local casting of AUNTY DONNA’S Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly and Zachary Ruane as Corpse One, Two and Four, in the Australian release of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES. MARK SAMUAL BONANNO – UNAMED SOLDIER (AKA CORPSE #1) Awoken from his eternal slumber by a magic token granting its user […]
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced the commission of the Stan Original Documentary Revealed: Renee Gracie. Led by an all-female creative team, written and directed by Frances Elliott and Samantha Marlowe and produced by Cody Greenwood, Revealed: Renee Gracie will commence production this year with investment from Screen Australia, Screenwest and Lotterywest. Revealed: Renee Gracie follows the first ...
South Australia is celebrating the remarkable success of its screen industry with accolades pouring in for films made in South Australia which screened at the recent Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival, one of the top film festivals in the world. For the first time in 17 years, two Australian productions were presented in the […]
Australian filmmaker Lachlan Pendragon has found himself Oscar nominated for his short film An Ostrich Told Me That The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe Him and this week he sat down to talk to Dave Griffiths about the film and how it is currently being screened in Australian cinemas as part of […]
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. In Scream VI, Melissa Barrera (“Sam Carpenter”), Jasmin Savoy Brown (“Mindy Meeks-Martin”), Mason Gooding (“Chad Meeks-Martin”), Jenna Ortega (“Tara Carpenter”), Hayden Panettiere (“Kirby Reed”) and Courteney Cox (“Gale Weathers”) return to their roles in the franchise alongside […]
Look alive, foolish mortals! We’re dying for you to view our teaser trailer and poster for Disney’s comically creepy adventure “Haunted Mansion,” which will appear in cinemas on July 27. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Justin Simien, the film features an all-star ensemble cast including LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon and Dan Levy, […]
Stan today announced that season three of the Emmy®-winning series The Great led by Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, and written by Oscar-nominated Australian writer Tony McNamara, will premiere May 13 only on Stan. Following a highly successful first two seasons, The Great season 3 will feature a 10-episode run and sees Catherine, played by Elle Fanning (The Girl from Plainville, Super 8) and Peter played by Nicholas ...
While many people were a little concerned when it was announced that the Rocky franchise would continue under the umbrella of the Creed films – so far the Creed films have held their own and all be worthy watches. That tradition continues with Creed III that does hold up as a worthy film but also […]
Few films come with the power and suspense of Women Talking. For most Hollywood directors these days suspense must come from dramatic car chases or epic battle sequences. It almost feels like gone are the days when suspense could be generated from dialogue driven films such as Twelve Angry Men and To Kill A Mockingbird […]
I cannot be any blunter about this film – Close is one of the best films of 2023. There is very little doubt that when I put together my list of best films of this year that Close will certainly be on it… and very high up on the list as well. This is not […]
I love history and I love cinema – there is no secret there, in fact most people who really know me will tell you that they are two my biggest passions in life. So, when I saw the trailer for Corsage I was genuinely excited to be heading along to check it out, after all […]
Madman Entertainment has today released the official trailer for THE GIANTS ahead of its Australian cinema release on April 20, 2023. THE GIANTS explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in this cinematic portrait of environmental folk hero and gay icon Bob Brown who took green politics to the centre of power. From a seedling to forest elder THE […]
