French metal outfit Gojira have announced their first album in five years, Fortitude, will be released on April 30 via Roadrunner Records. Following on from the universal acclaim 2016’s Magma received, Fortitude again follows a more accessible landscape sonically, with drummer Mario Duplantier sitting down with HEAVY this week to discuss the upcoming release. Continue reading GOJIRA Display Their “Fortitude” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Cheap Trick are certainly showing no signs of slowing down now the pandemic is starting to enter our rear mirror. After putting the finishing touches on their 20th studio album earlier this year, the band is now preparing to unleash the monster on April 9. Guitarist Rick Nielsen joined HEAVY for a chat about the album and more. Continue reading CHEAP TRICK Break The COVID Shackles at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
As a rule, we here at HEAVY steer away from Q & A type interviews, but when the man you want to speak to is Phil Anselmo himself and he says the only way he can fit you into his schedule… well sometimes you just how have to concede and take what you can. Phil was nice enough to take five minutes to answer some questions we put to him about this weekends A Vulgar Display Of Pantera Livestream event, so read on to hear what the great man had to say… 1) The countdown ...
Midwest hardcore outfit Purgatory are set to launch their sophomore album Lawless To Grave on April 9 through Unbeaten Records. The album is a culmination of more than 12 months writing and preparation and the result is truly breathtaking. Purgatory have delivered an album full of angst, hate and punishment that has been rightfully labelled their most confrontational release yet. Continue reading Surviving Hell With PURGATORY at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music ...
Columbus hard rock band Faith in Failure have released their long-awaited debut EP The Fields. Recorded and produced by Nick Ingram at Capital House Studio, the five-track EP takes listeners on a journey with story-telling lyrics, catchy melodies, driving drums, and soaring riffs. Listen to “The Fields” HERE Continue reading FAITH IN FAILURE Release EP at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Jackson® and acclaimed djent architect Misha Mansoor once again teamed up to expand the Periphery guitarist’s signature lineup with the new Pro Series Signature Misha Mansoor Juggernaut ET6 and Pro Series Signature Misha Mansoor Juggernaut ET7 models. Both new models feature a game-changing EverTune® bridge. “For those of you who know what an EverTune is, I’ve been using them in the studio and live and I love them,” said Mansoor. Continue reading MISHA MANSOOR ...
Australian brutal stoner groove masters Black Rheno return with a blistering new track and typically entertaining film clip for “Battle Ready”. This is the band’s first release since unleashing their debut album Noise Smasher – a full-on assault of heavy groove-laden stoner riffs blended in with intense moments of grindcore laced with the most putrid of sludge ridden tones – upon the world in late 2019. Continue reading Premiere: BLACK RHENO “Battle ...
Beware April fools! Lordi announced to release four albums simultaneously – of course, this is not going to happen that would be insane. But actually not insane enough for Lordi. The reality is that Lordi is releasing seven (7!) new studio albums in October. No joke not kidding. Mr. Lordi explains: “Within a week when the Killectour was cut short in March 2020, I realized we’re gonna have to use the sudden extra time somehow. Continue reading ...
Toronto rock outfit One In The Chamber have released their latest single “To The Gallows”. Driven by haunting melodies and shifting dynamics, “To The Gallows” has been garnering great reviews overseas and the band is proud to present it to Australian audiences below: Continue reading ONE IN THE CHAMBER Release Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today launched the latest amp in the widely-acclaimed Mustang™series, the Mustang™ Micro. The Mustang™Micro is the complete personal guitar amplifier with a wide selection of tones and effects from the acclaimed Mustang™Series amps, now available in a compact, portable product that fits in a player’s pocket and allows them to jam silently anywhere. Fender’s personal amp has streamlined the playing process with no compromises, ...
Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris are stoked to announce the Vagabond Tour which will see the band hit regional spots on the east coast throughout June with special guests, Deadlights. To coincide with the tour announcement, Polaris have released an epic music video for “Vagabond”, taken from their ARIA Nominated and #3 ARIA Album Chart debut record, The Death Of Me. Continue reading POLARIS Announce Tour & Drop Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
Helloween have released “Skyfall”, the first single from their upcoming album. Written by Kai Hansen, ‘Skyfall’ is a storming more than 7-minute ride into the Helloween universe and beyond. The epic track describes an alien landing on earth and a dramatic chase while Michael Kiske, Andi Deris and Kai Hansen duel each other in a breathtaking manner and create a vocal broadband adventure. Continue reading HELLOWEEN Drop Fits Single From New Album at HEAVY ...
Japanese genre-blenders, Crossfaith have released their brand new single, “RedZone”. “RedZone” is the second song to be released this year from the genre-five-piece, following February’s “Dead Or Alive”. Watch “RedZone” below: Continue reading CROSSFAITH Release Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Hard rock outfit Lost Division will release their new album Cuts and Scars on May 28 via Inverse Records. The album is preceded by latest single “Trapped” which can be viewed below: Continue reading LOST DIVISION Drop New Tune at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Death metal outfit Killing Addiction have dropped their latest single “Prophecy Armageddon”. The song is the first taken from the band’s upcoming album Mind Of A New God which will be released on June 1 via Xtreem Music. Watch “Prophecy Armageddon” below: Continue reading KILLING ADDICTION With New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Accept have been flying the flag of classic metal for decades, and with their latest album, Too Mean To Die, they have once again proven themselves to be international chart stormers with top 10 placings worldwide. Now, after a long absence due to Corona, they are proud to announce they will finally be returning to European stages in 2022, with their usual driving energy full of irrepressible power. Continue reading ACCEPT Announce European Tour at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
NÖCTÆ have released a brutal, combat-scene-inspired music video for their new track “Everything You Know”, bringing their blend of genres, eras, and instruments to a striking new creation. The track’s thunderous percussion and grinding guitar riffs coalesce with gritty electronics and a dynamic vocal performance for one of the most exhilarating tracks on the FiXT: Radium anthology to date. Continue reading NÖCTÆ Dop New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
Enter if you dare “The Waste of Dreadrift”, the latest music video from XAEL (ft. members of Nile, The Reticent, Rapheumets Well). The video is the next visual exploration into the fictional sci-fi world created by band founder and drummer Joshua “Nassaru” Ward for the band’s new album Bloodtide Rising released this past February via Pavement Entertainment. Continue reading XAEL With Latest Video at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Kill The Imposter is an in-your-face, no-holds-barred deathcore onslaught hailing from Orlando, USA. The band has a new album coming out in May of 2021 and it promises violence, rage, and a monstrous barrage of breakdowns, screams, riffs, and blast beats. The Violence Sessions is a seven-track album, and the third released from the band following The Decimation (2019), and A Strain Of Agony (2020). Continue reading KILL THE IMPOSTER To Release Album at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
In cooperation with Metal Blade, Subsound Records has announced an exclusive, limited Tape edition of the upcoming Cannibal Corpse album Violence Unimagined set to be released on April 16. The album title already tells you everything you need to know about Cannibal Corpse’s fifteenth hellish opus. Comprised of eleven brutal tracks, Violence Unimagined is state of the art death metal played with passion and breathless precision, making for another flawless addition to ...
Aussie beer-drinking, foot-stomping rock n rollers Massive have just added more dates to their 2021 tour including Ireland for the first time ever. The road dogs from Oz will be playing tracks off all three of their albums including new tracks off the upcoming fourth album. Frontman Brad Marr says “It’s been long enough between drinks, I think after staying safe through the Pandemic for so long, this will be our most special tour. Continue reading MASSIVE ...
Blackened death metal quartet Noctambulist have signed to Willowtip Records. The band will release their sophomore album The Barren Form on July 2 on CD, vinyl, cassette, and digital formats. The album’s first single, “Depletion”, can be viewed below: Continue reading NOCTAMBULIST Drop Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Progressive, technical death metal collective Alluvial has released a cataclysmic new single titled, “Thy Underling“. The song is taken from the band’s sophomore album, “Sarcoma,” which is due out May 28 via Nuclear Blast. Watch “Thy Underling” below: Continue reading ALLUVIAL With New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
France’s Pathfinders will be unveiling their debut album Ares Vallis via Music-Records on April 16. Naming themselves after the NASA space probe “Mars Pathfinder”, Pathfinders are embarking on an encounter of the metal kind. Fascinated with space exploration, especially following recent odysseys to the red planet, Ares Vallis (named after an outflow channel on Mars) is twelve tracks of progressive groove, blended with thrashy, djenty, and melodic tones. Continue ...
Deathcore group Semi-Civil is coming out swinging with their debut single “Cult Of Masses”. Meant to resonate with creatives through the deep cutting lyrics paired with bouncy riffs, this track is the perfect addition to any metal installment. Watch “Cult Of Masses” below: Continue reading SEMI-CIVIL With New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
It took the MIGHTY Cannibal Corpse a mere two and a bit years to construct their latest murderous rampage disguised as pure death metal magnificence. Album number fifteen for these metal icons is as Corpse as Corpse get: Of course it’s called Violence Unimagined! In over thirty years they have never strayed from their path of annihilation and devotion to audio sensory armageddon. Continue reading CANNIBAL CORPSE – “Violence Unimagined” at HEAVY Magazine - ...
MONSTER FEST will celebrate its 10th Anniversary from November 4th-11th at Cinema Nova with seven days of the latest and greatest genre and cult cinema programming from around the world. Along with World & Australian Premiere screenings, Monster Fest are pleased to reveal the return of Filmmaker Q&As, Panel Discussions and the infamous All-Night Marathon to the Melbourne festival also. Festival Director Grant Hardie remarked “after a challenging 12 months for us all, we are ...
HEAVY Cinema chats to filmmaker Col Spector about his brand new romantic comedy I’m Not In Love which is out now through streaming services. Take a listen to the interview right here: Continue reading I’M NOT IN LOVE – Col Spector Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
The name Neil Burger is not as synonymous with quality films say as a name like Spielberg or Tarantino, but for awhile now I have felt that Burger has been largely underrated. His films, The Illusionist and Limitless, showed a rare creativity and promise, while when it came to Divergent I was completely in love. I still don’t care what anyone says to me; Divergent is a much better dystopian teenage-focussed film than The Hunger Games. Continue reading VOYAGERS Review at HEAVY Cinema.
Actor Ryan Stewart will be performing in the brand new production of Bottom at The Butterfly Club from April 19th. This morning he chatted to HEAVY Cinema about the role. You can take a listen to the interview below and you can grab tickets right here – https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/bottom-by-willy-hudson Continue reading BOTTOM – Ryan Stewart Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
Fan Force have announced the cinema release and a series of special event screenings of Rosemary’s Way, the feature documentary that has charmed audiences at Festivals around the world. Rosemary’s Way celebrates the remarkable Rosemary Kariuki, who is the 2021 Australian of the Year – Local Hero, and the group of vulnerable migrant women of suburban Sydney whose lives she helps transform from isolation to connection. From cultures as diverse as Iraq, the Congo and Peru, the women are taken ...
British independent distributor Saints & Savages have confirmed that their latest title, Righteous Villains, will be available in the UK on DVD and Digital Download from 19th April. The film is the third title from Saints & Savages to be directed by Savvas D. Michael, following the news that the crime thriller Original Gangster will be released on 5th April and Red Rage on 12th April. Righteous Villains stars Gary Dourdan (CSI), Lois Brabin-Platt (OriginalGangster), Adam Deacon ...
Watch Loki – the imperious God of Mischief – who, after absconding with the Tesseract, is a fish-out-of-water when he lands in a world of trouble with the bureaucratic TVA (Time Variance Authority) in the brand-new trailer for Marvel Studios’ “Loki.” The all-new, original series debuts exclusively on Disney+ on June 11, 2021. Marvel Studios’ “Loki” features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of ...
With brand new feature film Wheels being released last week we spoke to director Paul Starkman and musician/actor Arnstar about their brand new film Wheels. Continue reading WHEELS – Paul Starkman and Arnstar Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
Welcome to the Jam! NBA champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside timeless Tune Bugs Bunny with the animated/live-action event “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” from director Malcolm D. Lee and an innovative filmmaking team including Ryan Coogler and Maverick Carter. This transformational journey is a manic mashup of two worlds that reveals just how far some parents will go to connect with their kids. Continue reading New SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY Images Released at ...
A new trailer for Marvel Studios’ long-awaited “Black Widow” is available now, showcasing Natasha Romanoff’s struggle to face her past and deal with unfinished business. The action-packed spy thriller will launch in cinemas July 9. Or Order It On Disney+ With Premier Access* July 9, 2021. Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha ...
Well blockbusters are certainly back in the cinemas. For the last week it has felt that there are no other films in the cinema as the two titans Godzilla and Kong have dominated cinema box office takings as they face off in Godzilla vs Kong. Of course those two giants need some human support throughout the film and one of those ‘supporters’ is actress Rebecca Hall who plays Kong’s carer, Dr Ilene Andrews, in the film. Continue reading GODZILLA VS KONG – Rebecca Hall Interview at ...
