Of Mice & Men are one of those bands who refuse to conform to the whims and desires of an industry that is ultimately there to serve them. Their music is truly an expression of life verses art and is the anthesis of conventional acceptance. In the modern age where less is more, Of Mice & Men are adapting somewhat, preferring to release a multitude of EP’s rather than take the time to commit to a full album, an initiative that frontman Aaron Pauley agrees is ...
After a prolonged period of loss and sorrow, The Pretty Reckless are finally back with their latest album Death By Rock And Roll. In a two year period, the band suffered deep personal loss on a number of counts, with the resulting fallout driving the band out of the spotlight with little sign of respite. After vowing to continue in honour of the memory of their loved ones, The Pretty Reckless holed themselves up in the studio for over 12 months, the result of which can ...
NOFX have dropped their latest album titled Single Album, a collection of 10 new songs that are said to be the bands most personal to date. To verify this, HEAVY caught up with frontman Fat Mike to find out the truth. We start by talking about the album opener “The Big Drag”, a six-minute monster hardcore track that seemingly looks to throw you off from the outset. Continue reading FAT MIKE Explains The Logistics of NOFX’s ‘Single Album’ at HEAVY ...
Rising Brisbane based progressive metal outfit The Stranger are releasing their dynamic and powerful new single “Kaleidoscope” through their new labels Octane Records and Wild Thing Records. The song is the title track for the band’s upcoming album of the same name and is a poignant and reflective number that gives way to powerful, personal proclamations of raw honesty and vulnerability in a sonic odyssey that deeply moves the listener. Continue reading Premiere: THE STRANGER ...
Ricky Warwick is a man who needs no introduction. From his early days with The Almighty through Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders and his solo projects, Warwick has redefined the fave and voice of hard rock music. His achievements are legendary and unlikely to be surpassed, all of which are on display with his latest solo album When Life Was Hard And Fast, which is out now. Continue reading Remembering Where You Come From With RICKY WARWICK at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
Melbourne rock n rollers Riff Raiders have signed to the 4W1 Agency. To mark the occasion the band have released their latest single “Walk Of Shame”, which will feature on the Murder in the Rue Morgue Volume II compilation (Rue Morgue Records) out April 13. Watch “Walk Of Shame” below: Continue reading RIFF RAIDERS Drop New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
“Hole in Me” is the new single from Melbourne rockers Dental Plan. The track shows the heavier side of the band and is accompanied by a video produced and directed by Scott Marrian featuring an evil dentist played by actor/comedian Ben Russell (Aunty Donna). Dental Plan formed in 2018 and released a three-track EP the same year. Continue reading Premiere: DENTAL PLAN “Hole In Me” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
One of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time, The Offspring, have set a release date for their first new album in almost a decade. The band’s tenth studio album Let The Bad Times Roll will be available via Concord Records on April 16. To celebrate, the band has released the title track which is available now. Continue reading THE OFFSPRING With New Single & Album at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Viking metal pioneers Einherjer are about to release their eighth studio album North Star, this Friday, February 26, proving their status as the pioneers of blending Nordic Black Metal and Folk Metal genres into pure Norse Heavy Metal once again. The album marks the band’s return to Napalm Records after 25 years, and the release of their legendary Dragons Of The North album (1996), which will be re-released as a remastered version on February 26 as well. Continue reading ...
“Scars” is the second single from the upcoming Smith/Kotzen debut album by Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen. Described by Adrian as a song which “starts off with a dreamy intro then comes in heavy”, “Scars” is a hark-back to 70’s bluesy rock which the duo found particularly fun to work on. As Richie explains, “I remember “Scars” being one of the songs we wrote in the very beginning of the process. Continue reading SMITH/KOTZEN Release ...
Swedish heavy stoner rock favourites Greenleaf are about to draw their listeners deeper into their maelstrom of buzzing guitars and hallucinogenic vocals. The four-piece have just released their second single, “Love Undone”, along with an artful lyric video cut from their upcoming album Echoes From A Mass, which is due out March 26 via Napalm Records. Continue reading GREENLEAF With New Song at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Dropkick Murphys are preparing to release their 10th full-length studio album Turn Up That Dial on April 30 via band-owned Born & Bred Records. The album was produced by Ted Hutt and is available for pre-order HERE, with the new single “Middle Finger” out now. As previously announced, Dropkick Murphys will preview some tracks from Turn Up That Dial when they virtually reunite with fans around the globe for their Dropkick Murphys St. Continue reading DROPKICK ...
For 127 years Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson is proud to officially announce a new partnership with Dave Mustaine, the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and GRAMMY®-winning founder and leader of Megadeth who joins Gibson as a Brand Ambassador. The new Dave Mustaine Collection will span acoustic and electric guitars across Gibson, Epiphone, and ...
Lamb Of God has released a video for the single “Ghost Shaped People”, a track from the upcoming Lamb Of God – Live In Richmond, VA. Directed by Truman Kewley and Eddie Perez, “Ghost Shaped People” hauntingly shows a man’s journey into the afterlife juxtaposed with a crushing live performance. The two-disc deluxe edition will feature a DVD with the live performance of the full critically-acclaimed Lamb Of God record plus several ...
Spanish extreme metal duo MAL have released the second single from their forthcoming debut EP, Forma ViI, which will be released worldwide physically via Australian based extreme metal label Vicious Instinct Records on March 19. It will also be available on all digital platforms. Check out “Martyr Of Cordoba”, featuring Ingested vocalist Sam Yates below: Continue reading MAL Release Second Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
Hurricane #1 has had an illustrious career to date. With two Top 20 albums and seven Top 40 UK and worldwide hits singles under their belt, over 1 million albums sold and extensive world, UK, European tours behind them, they are a force to be reckoned with. Signed originally to the infamous UK label Creation Records (Oasis, Primal Scream, Jesus and Mary Chain to mention a few). Continue reading HURRICANE #1 Sign Deal at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
The fanatical cannibals of Dead Animal Assembly Plant have whipped up their own recipe for the horrors of the modern age: with a touch of rock, dash of metal, pinch of industrial, sprinkle in some electronics and heaping helping of madness. The band will release their highly anticipated new album titled Bring Out The Dead on March 26, via Armalyte Industries. Continue reading DEAD ANIMAL ASSEMBLY PLANT Announce Album at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Rock n’ Roll Queen Suzi Quatro has released a new single and music video from her upcoming studio album. “The Devil In Me” is the title track for Quatro’s new LP, which will see a March 26 release on Steamhammer. Watch “The Devil In Me” below: Continue reading SUZI QUATRO Releases New Song at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
In yet another showing of their deep catalogue, iconic, multi-platinum rock band Papa Roach have shared a brand new, remastered version of their 2015 release, “Broken As Me,” inviting vocalist Danny Worsnop from British rock group Asking Alexandria to feature on the song. “He’s been on our list for a while,” said Papa Roach’s lead singer Jacoby Shaddix, “and having just toured together, we thought of Danny first when listening to some of the deeper cuts on the album. Continue ...
Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick has released his first solo record in five years with When Life Was Hard And Fast. To celebrate the release of the new album Warwick has also released a lyric video for the album’s closing track “You’re My Rock And Roll”, a bombastic ode to the powerful, majestic and life-affirming addiction that is rock ‘n’ roll. Continue reading RICKY WARWICK With New Solo Album at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
German metal quintet The Oklahoma Kid have released the alternative version of “Shaking Off The Disease” from their debut album Solarray. “This one is for everyone patiently waiting for our second album cycle to begin and we have some more re-arranged songs of “Solarray” to be released soon,” the band said in a statement. “Stay tuned and thanks to all our fans.” Watch “Shaking Off The Disease” ...
For just over a decade The Pretty Reckless have been a band on the precipice of global success. Their music has promised so much – and delivered for the most – but for some reason failed to resonate on a universal level. By no means is that a reflection on their ability as a band. Through albums Light Me Up, Going To Hell and Who You Selling For, The Pretty Reckless have swaggered their way through, courting controversy and displaying an honesty and openness ...
Led by the powerful yet soulful vocals of Nathan James, Inglorious are perhaps the best band you have never heard of. At least I hadn’t until their single “Medusa” landed in my inbox last month, opening up a whole new, refreshed world of rock that I had until then thought long forgotten. With a hard rock take on blues-infused dual guitar work, Inglorious sound like a band that have been transported here from the very birth of hard rock and left as a message to all of ...
Nicolas Cage Fighter prove that they are more than just a catchy name with their five-track EP Cast You Out. The EP is relentless from start to finish, barely pausing long enough to inhale much-needed air into your lungs before delivering another knockout blow time and time again. If you are a fan of the band – and if you aren’t what the fuck is wrong with you? Continue reading NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER “Cast You Out” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music ...
Bad Boy Bubby remains a cult staple of Australian cinema, twenty-eight years after its release. In this interview, director Rolf de Heer talks about his still-beloved film and where he believes it stands with today’s viewers. The special edition Blu-ray of Bad Boy Bubby is being released by Umbrella Entertainment as part of their Beyond Genres range. The idea of “coerced captivity”, where the protagonist has been told the outside world isn’t habitable, was completely original ...
Stan today released the brand new full trailer for the highly anticipated second season of gritty crime drama series City On A Hill. Starring Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Kevin Bacon and Screen Actors Guild award winner Aldis Hodge, the brand new season will premiere 29 March, same day as the U.S., only on Stan. Season two centres on a federal housing project in the Roxbury neighbourhood of Boston that is plagued with drug violence and a rightful distrust in local law ...
It is no stretch of the truth to say that nobody in the film industry really saw streaming as a ‘serious film going experience’ until Netflix delivered The Irishman. Suddenly streaming wasn’t just a way to watch B-Grade horror and fantasy films that most cinemas wouldn’t screen, it now had esteemed award-winning directors making what many would describe as Oscar-bait films. Since then Netflix has continued to deliver films that are worthy of Oscars – there was of course the brilliant A ...
Genre specialist Devilworks is gearing up to debut their new horror title ‘HOSTAGE’ pre-EFM. From writers Laura Ashley Polisena and Eddie Augustin (also director), the film follows young cheerleader Ashley, who was adopted by her parent’s killers. Years later, during a home robbery, her crazed family reveal what they are really capable of and Ashley must decide who’s side she is on. Starring Nicole Hendersen, Mike Cannz, Daryl Marks and Tina Trineer, the film was produced by ‘Anxious Eddy ...
Hollywood crime thrillers – they have produced some beauties over the years haven’t they? Of course I would be kicked out of any film critic’s group if I didn’t throw Se7en and The Silence Of The Lambs in is as proof but let’s not also forget Fargo or The Bone Collector – and of course one of my favourite films of the past few years Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Continue reading THE LITTLE THINGS Review at HEAVY Cinema.
The world is talking about brand new documentary The Truffle Hunters and this week HEAVY Cinema’s Alex First, Dave Griffiths and Peter Krausz decided to give it the once over. Take a listen to their thoughts on the film here. Continue reading THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS Review at HEAVY Cinema.
It has been labelled a film with a great Oscar chance and now four of HEAVY Cinema’s hard hitting critics have taken a look at it. Take a listen as Alex First, David Griffiths, Greg King and Peter Krausz take a look at Minari. Continue reading MINARI Review at HEAVY Cinema.
