Unfortunately our interview with Mudvayne surrounding the announcement of their Australian tour next year with Coal Chamber has been pushed back to next week but the news is so massive that we just had to still run with it on the cover! To tide you over until HEAVY gets to chat with the band we […]
Any band in the modern age that can take rock/punk/metal music to the increasingly numbed youth of our generation is already a winner in my books, but when they release songs that I can possibly convert my two young daughters with then they elevate to the next level pretty damn quickly. So when I was […]
“…the music of Napalm Death and the ideas…it’s like running into a war! To make the whole experience of what it should be for people! Napalm Death is everything all at once, all the time!” – Barney Greenway On the verge of once again pummeling Australia to its knees on the back of their 2020 […]
One of the most beautiful things about music is the individual expression that goes into creating a body of work. Sure, a band is made up of several members on most occasions, but each of those members still contributes part of their personal DNA throughout each written and recorded piece of music. But for those […]
Canadian death metal outfit Cryptopsy have been quiet for just over a decade, seemingly lost to the world of metal. After a succession of well-received albums Cryptopsy remained as a force on the live circuit, but after releasing their self-titled album independently in 2012 have failed to record another full length since. “The most groovy, […]
The pairing of Evergrey‘s Tom. S. Englund and acclaimed US-based pianist/composer Vikram Shankar (Redemption, Lux Terminus) might at first seem like a strange combination, but once you have taken the time to digest the sheer beauty that is the music of Silent Skies things fall easily into perspective. Over the course of two previous albums, […]
Brutal Coast IV returns to the Gold Coast on September 15, with Mo’s Desert Clubhouse hosting a night of music guaranteed to tear your face off. Featuring Snake Mountain, Kaosphere, Deathproof and Ahiru, Brutal Coast IV promises to bring the noise, you just bring yourself… Proudly presented by Everblack Podcast and Mo’s Desert Clubhouse pre-sale […]
Mighty warriors of the galaxy! GLORYHAMMER has returned from an epic quest, and they come bearing their new album, “Return To The Kingdom Of Fife”, beholding 10 tracks of nuclear-fueled high-velocity heroic power metal, the likes of which you’ve never heard in your life! Voyaging from beyond the edge of the universe and through multiple dimensions, GLORYHAMMER embark on […]
NAPALM DEATH have arrived! After kicking off their Australian tour on Tuesday night in Perth, the most influential and legendary act in the history of heavy metal fathers of grindcore will continue their run tonight in Adelaide before hitting Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane then heading over to New Zealand. Over 40 years on and seventeen […]
After an absence of well over a decade, Mudvayne and Coal Chamber have joined forces for an EPIC Australian tour in February! Mudvayne have sold more than six million albums worldwide with 3 Platinum albums in Australia alone. They were honoured with the first-ever MTV2 Award and were heavily featured in the pages of Rolling […]
Mo’s Desert Clubhouse is turning 4 (official) and throwing down one full day of tunes and general looseness on Saturday, September 9 with indoor/outdoor fun, mega band line-ups, pop-up bar and food truck onsite. “We cannot thank you enough for your support since our inception,” a venue spokesperson said. “In four short years we have […]
Renowned for their enthralling musical landscapes and captivating live shows, Sleepbomb is proud to announce the release of their latest score album, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari coming out this November 3 via Koolarrow Records/Consouling Sounds. This mesmerizing creation delves into the world of silent cinema’s iconic masterpiece, reimagining its eerie charm and enigmatic narrative […]
In keeping with our renewed commitment to supporting Australian bands and artists, HEAVY is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring two awards at this years National Live Music Awards. The NLMA’s – which will be held at different locations across all states – will be presented on October 11, with HEAVY sponsoring the […]
For the First Time Ever, Iconic Scottish Punks, the SKIDS are coming to Australia for a Greatest Hits Tour (Into the Valley, The Saints are Coming, Working for the Yankee Dollar, Masquerade, Sweet Suburbia and more) to Celebrate their 45th Anniversary. The SKIDS weren’t your archetypal 1-2-3-4 punk band, they were different. Their songs resonate […]
Better Noise Music, home to bands including Five Finger Death Punch, The HU, Dirty Heads, Nothing More, Bad Wolves, Asking Alexandria and many more, have released their latest edition of The NOISE. Their monthly trailer highlighting the label’s newest music. This month, the trailer features: ASKING ALEXANDRIA – British rock luminaries ASKING ALEXANDRIA have spent […]
Influential punk band NOFX is known as one of the world’s most controversial and significant punk bands of their time. They are no strangers to pushing boundaries at their live shows, and their final tour will be no different. January 2024 will see the iconic punk band hitting the east coast of Australia for the […]
THE HARMONY CODEX from Steven Wilson isn’t like other records you’ll hear this year. Endlessly fascinating, endlessly revealing, endlessly beautiful, THE HARMONY CODEX is the seventh album from one of the country’s most singular talents and will be released on September 29. Listening to THE HARMONY CODEX is akin to losing oneself in an Escher […]
Darkwave, post-punk duo LEBANON HANOVER are on their way for their First Ever Tour of Australia. LEBANON HANOVER are Swiss vocalist and guitarist Larissa Iceglass and Brit vocalist and bassist William Maybelline. They are without any doubt, one of the most significant bands creating music within the post-punk, goth, and darkwave scene of the past […]
Newly signed SHARPTONE RECORDS band POST PROFIT have shared the video for the new single Cancer Culture. The video features the Longview, Texas trio — Matt Jackson [vocals, guitar], Nick Hawner [guitar +vocals], and Zach Hicks [drums + vocals] — doing their best TV news broadcast impersonation while having free reign for a day at […]
If there’s one core value at the heart of Confyde‘s music, it is subversion – smashing open the genre boundaries in rock music and the social conventions that leave us disempowered. As the brainchild of UK Nottingham singer-songwriter and musical chemist Martin Jackson, Confyde is a rock project like no other. With every single release […]
Extreme metal innovators THE AMENTA have released a new single, video and EP Plague of Locus. Boasting ten tracks this ambitious 40 min + EP features new tracks and a selection of cover songs that has inspired their inventive existence. Revelling in their moment THE AMENTA embark on a long overdue Australian headline tour, including […]
Kiwi band KAOSIS drop a killer nu-industrial track off the back of the success of their previous single,BREAKING THE FALLEN feat. ANDERS COLSEFNI + JEFFREY NOTHING. The New Zealand Numetal Act harnesses the power of TONY CAMPOS (FEAR FACTORY and STATIC X) and LOGAN MADER (ex-MACHINEHEAD and ONCE HUMAN) in the storming industrial, nu-metal track,SINK […]
Heavy and pulsating energy – that’s what we get on Self Deception‘s new single The Scandinavian Dream – a completely logical follow-up to the recent Fight Fire With Gasoline. If you love high-octane rock music, you won’t be disappointed. During the European summer, the band hit the road and expanded their ever-growing audience. The reception […]
Today, hard rock power metal icons FIREWIND are celebrating the release of their new live album, titled Still Raging. Available as a 2CD and Blu-Ray edition through AFM Records, the band’s epic anniversary release, recorded in 2022 at a frenetically-acclaimed hometown show in Thessaloniki, Greece. FIREWIND band mastermind and guitarist, Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne, Arch […]
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS have released their third album Kings Of The Asylum via Nuclear Blast Records. To celebrate the release the band have unveiled a vibrant new live video for the track Strike The Match. The band comments “We are very happy to finally reveal our third album “Kings Of The Asylum” […]
Following their recent signing with AFM Records and a first single, I Witness, taken off their upcoming new album, today, Bavarian modern metal act DUST BOLT has unleashed a music video for the thunderous album anthem Sound and Fury. The band will release their much-awaited, fifth studio album, titled Sound & Fury, on February 23, […]
Following their recent signing with powerhouse label AFM Records, ALTERIUM, the new Italian power metal quintet led by Nicoletta Rosellini (ex. Kalidia, Walk in Darkness), has shared a music video for their first album single Drag Me To Hell. As Nicoletta recently revealed: “I am finally happy to present you Alterium, my new power metal […]
East Bay thrash metal legends SADUS will make their long-awaited return this fall for the release of their first album in 16 years, The Shadow Inside, on November 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. Reunited in 2017, the band spent the last several years writing the record at their own pace, impervious to outside trends and […]
ATENA, the groundbreaking metalcore fourpiece from Norway, is set to unleash their last single, Hard Day, before their upcoming album Subway Anthem drops in September. Known for their experimental approach and fusion of classic metalcore with urban elements, ATENA has established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Mixed and mastered by the acclaimed […]
Swedish hard rockers Bonafide is finally back in business with their new album Are You Listening? This is the bands first studio album since 2017´s Flames, and not only are they back, they are back with a vengeance. Every single one of the ten new tracks shows a band that once again are on fire. […]
Revered Atlanta rock ‘n’ roll duo ’68 will make their awaited return next month for the release of their 4th full-length album, Yes, and… due out September 29 from Pure Noise Records, ’68’s latest offering is their hardest rocking record to date. A sonic explosion of heavy riffs and frantic rhythm abound on the band’s […]
Out Now Brisbane masters of musical mayhem and majesty Osaka Punch have finally released the full-length album fans have been pining for with the recent birth of Mixed Ape. While we could go into the backstory of Osaka Punch such in-depth knowledge is futile. All you need to know is this group of four very […]
Words by Matt NewPhotos by Angie New Photography With all of the recent anniversary tours in Australia of late, it is becoming increasingly harder to believe how quickly the past 20 years have flown by. The simple notion of nostalgia enforced by our favourite bands and their most iconic releases allows us to briefly escape […]
Out Now Words by Greg Walker Since their inception in 2020, Belarusian’s Massen have dealt with near-constant oppression – first the Covid-19 pandemic and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatening the daily stability of the entire Eastern European region. Rising from the ashes of Massenhinrichtung, the shortened moniker differentiates between the former straightforward Pagan […]
September 15 AFM Records I must confess to not having heard much of Danko Jones‘ music, but for a recent interview I did with the band I checked out enough of their material to convince me to have a crack at the new album Electric Sounds. It’s the trio’s 11th album, so obviously someone out […]
Words by Lewd Scoff I love it when I walk through the Valley (Fortitude) and overhear people Waxing and Waning lyrical over how God like Melbourne instrumental 3 piece, The Omnific really are. Their skill transpires genre in regards to that great selling point, the ‘WTF Factor’. Not the X factor. That’s for muppets of […]
Out Now There’s a lot attached to this album. Everyone in the metal community knows how anticipated and important this release is. Polaris fans, you will not be disappointed by this album. It fucking slaps, what can I say? Polaris have an amazing knack for balancing heavy music with angelic clean vocals that really take […]
Over the past few years the amount of laugh out loud comedies that have been released in cinemas has been pretty low. It’s strange given that with the way the world is today what most people probably need to do is laugh – well now the time to laugh has come in the form of […]
This week Dave Griffiths, Harley Woods, Kyle McGrath and Lee Griffiths this week sat down and discussed what their favourite cartoons were when they were kids.
Dave Griffiths, Harley Woods, Kyle McGrath and Lee Griffiths go back to the 80s as they review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Teenage Mayhem. Take a listen to the review right here:
The Popcorn Conspiracy Radio Show Ep #025 is now online. This week Dave Griffiths, Harley Woods, Kyle McGrath and Lee Griffiths take a look at Strays, Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story, Haunted Mansion, Sound Of Freedom and Past Lives. The episode also features an interview with Paul Goodman the director of Ego: The Michael Gudinski […]
Marvel Studios released an exciting new featurette for the upcoming feature film “The Marvels.” Watch “Journey to The Marvels,” and see Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers as you’ve never seen her before on her journey to team up with Captain Monica Rambeau, her alienated niece, and Ms. Marvel, Jersey City’s own teen-age Super Hero. In Marvel Studios’ […]
Monster Fest returns to Cinema NovaOctober 12-22 for MONSTER FEST 2023 with the latest must-see genre and cult cinema programming from around the world along with some key repertory features. Along with the release of our Festival Passes, we are pleased to reveal our Festival Artwork and a First Look at a selection of this year’s program. Inspired by the monstrous hot rod art […]
From director/co-writer Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla”) comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (John David Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the […]
ABOUT SALTBURNDirector: Emerald FennellCast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Archie Madekwe and Carey MulliganAcademy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming […]
