The past couple of years have seen some major changes for Japanese hardcore outfit Crossfaith. While the band has continues to build a strong fanbase they decided to leave the label that they had been with for a number of years and set up their own label in Japan. While that kind of decision sounds like it would lead to great stress I recently found out while chatting to the band’s front-man Kenta Kole that it has made them feel like they were working with a blank canvas as they prepared ...

For over a decade now Caligula’s Horse have been creating exceptional, beautiful and meaningful progressive [Prog] heavy music. Album after album redefining their sound and forcing themselves to be something more. Caligula’s Horse are not just another band rewriting the same old tired album resting upon some laurel bestowed upon them by reviews accompanying each release. Yet they adhere to a familiar formula only inasmuch as that any listener can immediately recognise their distinctive ...

PARADISE LOSTs’ new album, Obsidian, is out now and today they release a new video for the song “Darker Thoughts“. You can order Obsidian via Nuclear Blast – nblast.de/ParadiseLostObsidianAU The unique and captivating visual style of the video is also due to the restrictions of COVID-19. Nick’s performance was shot before the lockdown and video producer, Ash Pears, f had to finish the video with random bits. Continue reading PARADISE LOSTs’ New Album ...

PRIMAL FEAR just finished recording their 13th studio album titled Metal Comando and it’s going to be out on July 24th. Pre-Order Metal Comando: music.apple.com/au/album/metal-commando Today Primal Fear released the first single as a lyric video called “Along Came The Devil“. Get the single digitally here: nblast.de/PF-AlongCameTheDevil   Continue reading PRIMAL FEAR Release First Single “Along Came The Devil” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music ...

Alice Cooper just released a new single “Don’t Give Up” which is all about keeping your head high and sticking together during quarantine. Two weeks ago Cooper and his band members were filming and recording separately and they asked fans to send them messages. Over 20,000 responded by holding up signs with messages of unity while using words from the lyrics. Cooper say’s, “‘Don’t Give Up’ is out today! Continue reading ALICE COOPER Releases Brand New ...

SABATON‘s latest album The Great War has done superbly well on the Worldwide charts and the onslaught keeps on rolling with ensuing live videos. Today Sabaton released a live version of the album track “The Attack Of The Dead Men” featuring RADIO TAPOK. Radio Tapok is a Russian artist who’s popularity has come about from covering a load of rock and metal songs in, you guessed it, Russian. Continue reading SABATON release live version of “The Attack Of The Dead ...

While we all sit in our homes, playing music, smashing out boss levels on our favourite games and perhaps cooking more than usual, musicians around the world are creating new music and it’s beginning to get very interesting. While a virus can shut down borders it can’t stop musicians hooking up and belting out a new one, or in this case, a series of cover songs with varying musicians. Welcome to the inaugural episode of the “Band Together: Isolation Covers Project” ...

Aversions Crown will soon be releasing their fourth album titled Hell Will Come For Us All. Today they dropped the second single and video clip, “Born In The Gutter“. Vocalist Tyler Miller commented on the song, “‘Born In The Gutter’ is a heavy take on the great divide between the rich, the poor, and the ones felt uncared for. Continue reading AVERSIONS CROWN release video for “Born In The Gutter” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & ...

Rise Radiant is by far Caligula’s Horses‘ most explorative package. Following on from their 2017 masterpiece, In Contact, was going to be no easy task and any fan would be remiss in asking these incredible artists if it could be done. So, has it? Opening the album is “The Tempest” which has that instant pummeling heavy attraction akin to In Contact’s opener “Dream The Dead”. Continue reading CALIGULA’S HORSE “Rise Radiant” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...

Twenty LONG years have passed since the last Abramelin‘s album Deadspeak has emerged. The Melbourne, Australia based death metal Godfathers paved a scarlet painted, gore-filled, underground scene with glory with on a handful of releases. The first time I heard them was on their Transgression From Acheron EP from 1994. This short twenty-minute death fueled musical blitzkrieg blew my fucking mind. Continue reading ABRAMELIN “Never Enough Snuff” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, ...