Recognised by many as one of the best bands in the Power Metal/Symphonic Metal realm, Scandanavian metal outfit Stratovarius are nothing if not consistent. Over 16 albums the band have delivered music of the highest quality, influencing countless others and providing a musical outlet for many more. Labelled a “blistering comeback from one of heavy […]
Internationally renowned, Adelaide born vocalist/guitarist Orianthi has swept all before her in a brilliant career as both a touring musician and solo artist. She has played with and alongside some of the best in the business, including Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper and Dave Stewart, honing her craft and mesmerizing audiences worldwide with her guitar playing […]
Metal pioneers Frontierer are finally on the cusp of their first tour of Australia. Known and loved around the world as a creatively unique sonic mass of seething intent, Frontierer have left a wake of destruction in their path since forming just over a decade ago, infusing elements of mathcore with down-tuned aggression and a […]
US rock outfit All Good Things are possibly one of the longest overnight success stories ever. Since signing with Better Noise Music in 2019 and releasing their hugely successful album A Hope In Hell – which features the awesome single from The Retaliators, For The Glory featuring Hollywood Undead – the band have amassed a […]
Legendary vocalist GEOFF TATE is coming back to Australia after his highly successful shows performing OPERATION MINDCRIME in its entirety back in pre-Covid 2020. This time, Aussie fans are in for a real treat, GEOFF TATE and band will perform two classic QUEENSRŸCHE albums in their entirety, RAGE FOR ORDER and EMPIRE. RAGE FOR ORDER […]
The Bendigo Hotel in conjunction with Your Mate Bookings and Get On The Stage is proud to present the inaugural Melbourne DeathFest on October 22. No filler, all brutal metal, the event will be held over the upstairs and downstairs areas at the Bendigo Hotel with Adelaide outfit Stargazer returning to Melbourne after 10 years, […]
This past Friday, Polish extreme metal overlords BEHEMOTH celebrated the release of their new album Opvs Contra Natvram, receiving critical acclaim from critics, fans, and tastemakers all over the world. Today, the band crowns the release of their career’s most recent milestone with a new visual firework that perfectly pictures the dark and menacing atmosphere […]
British Heavy Metal legends Saxon are thrilled to announce the release of new single Black Is The Night, which is taken from latest album Carpe Diem. In addition, the band will embark on a full UK/European headline tour this autumn, with special guest Diamon Head. Black Is The Night is quintessentially Saxon, a song bursting […]
With Autopsy’s highly anticipated new album Morbidity Triumphant due for release imminently, the band have premiered the disturbing, blood-soaked video for the track Knife Slice Axe Chop. Chris Reifert laughingly says “Ever headbanged and barfed at the same time? Check out the video for our new song “Knife Slice, Axe Chop” and see how it […]
Groglords have announced today that they have scored an allocation of the new Master of Whiskey limited edition release from Blackened American Whiskey. The second release of the series, the newest bottles are crafted from a 6-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon and finished in white port wine casks, the whiskey itself is bottled at cask strength […]
IRIST, the Atlanta-by-way-of-South America band that Revolver said “exist within the same sonic hemisphere as earth-rumbling groups like GOJIRA and MASTODON,” have released the five-song Gloria EP via Nuclear Blast Records. “Gloria is incredibly deep and personal,” says vocalist Rodrigo Carvalho. “Every aspect of its music reflects that. It describes the multitude of emotions we […]
Just as England recently announced a new King, California rock legends Steel Panther have crowned Spyder as the new R.O.L.E…Ruler Of Low End. The story of Spyder and Steel Panther is like one pulled from any great American love story. If you have seen The Notebook or Jaws, then you know exactly what we mean. […]
The time has come for SABATON to reveal some BIG NEWS. The band is beyond proud to announce that for the last two years, they have been busy working on an exciting, large-scale project. In 2023, SABATON will release The War To End All Wars movie, a full-length musical motion picture featuring songs from the […]
Iconic GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band BUSH are set to return with their long-awaited ninth full-length album, The Art of Survival, scheduled for release October 7 via BMG. Following the release of hard-hitting first single More Than Machines, currently Top 12 in the U.S. Rock charts and described as “hypnotic” by the NME, BUSH have unveiled […]
During the period of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rehearsals were productive and helped Brazilian outfit APNEA to improve its compositions and develop its style. After months of work, the band has released their debut album Sea Sound which is now available on all digital platforms and comes accompanied by the music video for the song Highs […]
The Smashing Pumpkins shared their brand new single Beguiled today, along with details of their highly anticipated twelfth studio album; a three-act rock opera album titled ATUM (pronounced Autumn), which is slated for release in April 2023. ATUM will feature 33-tracks –with each track to be revealed chronologically each week on Corgan’s podcast– and is […]
Classic Bay Area Thrashers HEATHEN are set to play Australia for the first time in support of their latest album Empire Of The Blind out now on Nuclear Blast. Originating from the San Francisco Bay Area, active from 1984 to 1993 and again from 2001 onwards, the band is often credited – alongside Exodus, Testament, Forbidden, Death Angel and Vio-lence, as one of […]
BETTER NOISE FILMS recently released their revenge-driven horror thriller THE RETALIATORS in over 1,000 cinemas across the globe. The film was praised as a “blunt, bloody and brutally bombastic slice of genre cinema” (Backseat Mafia) and stars Michael Lombardi (FX’s Rescue Me, The Deuce) and Marc Menchaca (Ozark, Black Mirror), alongside featured appearances from a […]
Music charity, Support Act, has announced its annual Ausmusic T-Shirt Day will return on Friday 18 November. Ausmusic T-Shirt Day is an annual day of fun and awareness to celebrate Aussie music and raise urgently-needed funds for music workers in crisis. It’s supported by ARIA and celebrated across triple j, Double J and the ABC as part of Ausmusic […]
A Place To Bury Strangers have announced details for an expanded and newly remastered 13th anniversary edition of their 2009 sophomore album, Exploding Head, due out October 21 on Mute/BMG and available to pre-order beginning today (9/7) in Deluxe 2-LP, 2-CD, and digital formats. Exploding Head (13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) features newly remastered audio by […]
Emerging blackened death metal quartet BLACK LAVA will release its debut full-length, Soul Furnace, on November 25, 2022 via Season of Mist. Black Lava was founded by drummer Dan Presland (Vipassi, A Million Dead Birds Laughing, ex-Ne Obliviscaris) and guitarist Ben Boyle (Vipassi, AMDBL, Hadal Maw). They draw influence from old school death and black metal bands while injecting groove-laden melodies […]
“It’s definitely been a time of reflection”, muses As A Rival vocalist and guitarist, Pete Cerni contemplating the impact of the past few years. “We were exhausted after the release of Griefers and we took a long deserved break to rejuvenate. With our fire rekindled, our first show back was late Feb 2020 and we […]
Hard Rock outfit Weapons of Anew have released their new song Break The Ties. The new song is the first from the forthcoming 2023 release, The Art of War. It was also the first song written and had its genesis when guitarist Freddy Ordine and Logan Mader (Machine Head, Once Human) hit it off while […]
IN FLAMES represent the best of metal — past, present, and future. As New Wave of Swedish Death Metal architects and innovative purveyors of groove and melody, the band’s artistry and influence is undeniable. Today, the band shares news fans have been eagerly awaiting. In Flames’ fourteenth studio album, Foregone, arrives via Nuclear Blast on […]
Vamped Up have announced the first ever metal/rock cruise in Australia titled Rock Gods! This spectacular event – featuring live music non-stop over three nights and four days and to be held towards the end of 2023 – will be groundbreaking for music in this country, featuring a host of local, national and international bands […]
Fantastical heavy metal band Spell will release its new LP, Tragic Magic, on October 28 via Bad Omen Records. Featuring ten tracks of prime, progressive heavy music flooded with mesmerising atmospheres, Tragic Magic sees Spell take a decidedly grittier lyrical approach, leaning less into escapism, while confronting real life challenges of modern times. Striking cover art by Polish master painter and illustrator Władysław Podkowiński […]
October 21, 2022 will see IRON ALLIES, the brand new band founded by former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, release their hotly-anticipated debut, entitled Blood In Blood Out, via AFM Records. Sometimes, there are constellations where you just know immediately: This is hitting the nail on the head. The perfect match. Like Frank […]
Melbourne metalcore newcomers Priorities just unveiled their crushing new single No Gods, No Kings. Merging elements of deathcore and metalcore with swaithes of hardcore into a kaleidoscope of brutality, No Gods, No Kings treats the listeners to superbly tight instrumentation, gut-punching riffs, catastrophic breakdowns and meliflous leads. Vocalist Mitch Sigge delivers powerful melodies from the […]
Gangs Of Old Ladies have issued this statement. “GANGS OF OLD LADIES wish to offer their condolences to friends and family of their lead guitarist David Andersson. David was an intelligent, compassionate, wonderful person. An amazing guitarist, doctor, philosopher and poet. Working on a track called Inner Demons the band are giving notice that they […]
BETTER NOISE FILMS released their revenge-driven horror thriller THE RETALIATORS on September 14, in over 1,000 cinemas across the globe. The film was praised as a “blunt, bloody and brutally bombastic slice of genre cinema” (Backseat Mafia) and stars Michael Lombardi (FX’s ‘Rescue Me,’ ‘The Deuce’) and Marc Menchaca (‘Ozark,’ ‘Black Mirror’), alongside featured appearances from a who’s-who of modern active rock chart-leading musicians ...
Meshuggah have begun their long-awaited US headlining tour with a sold-out show at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. In celebration of the tour’s kick off, the band unleashes their stunning new video for I Am That Thirst. The track comes off their critically lauded Immutable full-length, released earlier this year via Atomic Fire.
Out now Weathermaker Music Apologies to you readers and purveyors of the finer hard rock delights in life for submitting the latest CLUTCH album Sunrise On Slaughter Beach a few days after release, but I have a reasonable excuse…It arrived on my desk on the evening before its release and I have only now just […]
Out now Atomic Fire Records Words by Jimmy Glinster Widely known as The Helsinky Vampires, well I didn’t know that, but anyway, you might have. Anyway, these guys look like a bunch of old goth rockers and since they’ve been around for 33 years, this is probably an accurate statement, although a completely uneducated one. […]
Out Now Words by Jimmy Glinster As I diverted away from my usual process and actually watched the Medieval Cowboys video attached to HELLFIRE‘S album promo, I quickly realised that I was in for a traditional/thrash metal adventure. Think Bay Area riffs crossed with Maiden style vocals. Yeah, not really my kind of thing, and […]
When it comes to soundtracks featuring heavy music there have been some absolute classics over the years. There are some today that I still regularly listen to and as I sit down to write this review I just realised that they came out 20 years ago. There was the Spawn soundtrack which strangely saw rock […]
Stan today released the thrilling trailer for the brand new fantasy drama series Vampire Academy, based on the bestselling series of novels and from the creators of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. The series will premiere 16 September, same day as the U.S. and only on Stan. To watch and share the trailer, click here: https://youtu.be/7K2v-b8Pfhk Starring Sisi Stringer (Mortal Combat) and Daniela ...
Today, Disney+ unveiled the key art and trailer for the sophomore season of the Original series, “The Mysterious Benedict Society,” from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television, which will return with a two-episode premiere on Wednesday, October 26 on Disney+. This season, Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance, the four gifted orphans who were recruited by the eccentric Mr. […]
With the re-release of Avatar this week in cinemas Dave Griffiths used this episode of A Critic’s Journey to go back and take a look at the James Cameron classic. Tae a listen to the full episode here:
Brand new Australian film The Curious Case Of Dolphin Bay is released in cinemas and on Netflix this week and this week we spoke to the film’s director Christine Luby. You can take a listen to the full interview below:
A first-look trailer at new western actioner SHOWDOWN IN YESTERYEAR, directed by Aaron Bractcher and written by Greg Lamberson with a story by Tim O’Hearn, has been released. The film, expected to release in 2023, stars veteran action icon Vernon Wells (MAD MAX II : THE ROAD WARRIOR, COMMANDO) with Debral Lamb (BLOOD CRAFT) and Jese […]
A brand-new trailer, poster and trailer stills are now available for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ action-packed adventure “Strange World.” Opening in Australian cinemas November 24, the feature film introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew […]
Comedy seems to be a strange genre of cinema these days. In the past I was always drawn to comedy – in fact some of my favourite films are comedies – but going back beyond a decade ago it feels like the comedy genre was very different. Back then filmmakers were okay making outrageous comedies […]
It is one of the weirdest films to have surfaced this year so we sent Dave Griffiths along to check out the very, very arty black comedy Flux Gourmet. Take a listen to his review below:
In the latest episode of A Critic’s Journey film critic David Griffiths takes a look at Jeepers Creepers: Ravenous. Take a listen to the podcast right here:
Brand new animated series Pantheon is now screening on AMC+ and this week on Subculture we were joined by Craig Silverstein the creator of the show to chat about what fans can expect from the show. Take a listen to the full interview below:
This week SFC maestro Sam Nicholson took HEAVY Cinema behind the scenes of the brand new Taika Watiti series Our Flag Means Death. He explained how much easier the shoot was made with Blackmagic Design camera and gear. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award® winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. […]
MONSTER PICTURES in pleased to reveal both the Poster Artwork and list of Australian Cinemas that HUNT will open in from September 22. Lee Jung-jae made history earlier this week for becoming the first actor of Asian ethnicity to win an Emmy award for Best Male Actor in a Drama, for his role as Seong Gi-hun in the hit Netflix series SQUID GAME. In addition to starring, Jung-Jae also makes his ...
