“Heavy metal/hard rock was always the tool of that revolution. The tool of disagreement. But so is hip hop, that is also the voice of rebellion.” Zoltan Bathory Five Finger Death Punch have never been a band to shy away from musical experimentation and collaborating with artists outside of their comfort zone and chosen genre. […]
HEAVY elected to break recent tradition recently by travelling to Melbourne Knotfest to conduct our festival chat series on neutral ground with the bands at the start of their cycle instead of the end. It gave us an opportunity to speak with band members while still fresh and full of excitement for the upcoming shows, […]
HEAVY elected to break recent tradition recently by travelling to Melbourne Knotfest to conduct our festival chat series on neutral ground with the bands at the start of their cycle instead of the end. It gave us an opportunity to speak with band members while still fresh and full of excitement for the upcoming shows, […]
“This is a combination of the heaviness of Adrenaline Mob and whatever I bring from Living Colour.” Corey Glover Corey Glover has long been recognised as one of the finest vocalists of the modern era thanks to his role as frontman for Living Colour. It would be both easy and understandable for the singer to […]
Hardline Media are thrilled to present Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the album BURN, set for a run of shows in Australia in October 2024. Glenn Hughes, the former bassist, and singer of Deep Purple, known to millions as the Voice of Rock, Rock and Roll Hall […]
The Beasts are set to hit the road on their National ‘Alive’ Tour from this week, performing Beasts of Bourbon classics, fan favourites, and more. Featuring James Baker, Tex Perkins, Kim Salmon, Charlie Owen, and Boris Sujdovic, these will be the last shows ever for this line-up…not to be missed. As a bonus for fans, […]
FACE TO FACE TOURING is thrilled to announce +LIVE+ and INCUBUS – two of the US powerhouses of rock – will kick off their co-headlining tour at the inaugural LOOKOUT Festival this weekend. These global concert juggernauts are coming together for a series of gigantic shows in 2024. This brand-new festival event will see +LIVE+ […]
British rock outfit IDLES will make their highly-anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand in support of their new album, TANGK. No strangers to our shores, the tour comes off the back of their 2023 Splendour In The Grass appearance and 2022 AU/NZ tour, where they performed 10 sold out shows across the region. IDLES’ […]
APRA AMCOS has today revealed the nominees for the 2024 APRA Music Awards, with an outstanding list of songwriters across pop, rock, country, R&B, hip hop, rap, soul, blues & roots, dance, and a brand-new category representing hard rock and heavy metal artists. The inaugural Most Performed Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Work category features five of […]
Greek black metal pioneers ROTTING CHRIST will embark on a journey to Australia & New Zealand for the first time in over a decade! The group will be celebrating their 35 years of existence, along with the anticipated release of 15th studio album Pro Xristoy. The band will perform songs from their entire catalogue since […]
Canadian hardcore punk legends Cancer Bats have just announced their return to Australian shores for the first time since 2019 with an eight-date national tour. The tour will include stops in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide, and is in support of their latest LP and seventh studio album, 2022’s Psychic Jailbreak. The beloved metal […]
Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release the digital deluxe edition of AFTERLIFE on July 5. The deluxe version of their critically acclaimed ninth studio album includes the original 12 tracks recorded with the band’s longtime producer Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne) in addition to four bonus tracks: acoustic versions of the album’s […]
In a groundbreaking fusion of biblical narrative and progressive heavy metal, Exodus Rising emerges as a force to be reckoned with in the realm of Christian Metal. Their latest single, The Fallen, is a celestial odyssey chronicling the epic battle before time and creation, where the Morningstar, Lucifer, was cast out from heaven by the […]
For the final time as a collective, Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 have released their new double album, Heaven :x: Hell, out now via Rise Records. Heaven :x: Hell is the most ambitious album from Sum 41 yet – Heaven is 10 tracks of snarling high energy pop punk, while Hell consists of ten heavy metal […]
Knocked Loose unleash their seething, experimental new single Don’t Reach For Me, a track that combines the band’s signature frenzied attack with deliberate catchiness and exhilarating sonic variety. After one listen, the song’s refrain — “I dream of a cleansing wave,” roared out by frontman Bryan Garris in his patented piercing, rueful bark — loops […]
Better Lovers, who have been wrapping up work on their eagerly-awaited debut album, return to the road, anticipating a very busy year ahead, with numerous North American, and European tour dates and festival performances already confirmed. In anticipation of the band’s back-to-back North American and European Spring treks, Better Lovers have released The Flowering, a […]
Brisbane alt-rock band Sunbleached share grungy new single Hell is Repetition, fresh off the back of their appearance at New Bloom Festival last month. Produced and recorded with long time collaborator Dylan Cottee, Hell is Repetition is the heaviest and darkest song in the quartet’s repertoire to date. The track is an introspective look at […]
Enigmatic modern metal monsters, Diamond Construct, share a dark new video for single Hell Inside You, off their upcoming album Angel Killer Zero out everywhere Friday, April 26 via Pale Chord/Rise BMG and Greyscale Records (Australia). Hell Inside You stays true to Diamond Construct’s roots, sharing a signature mix of glitchy guitar and noise sound-design, […]
Metal Blade Records Out Now Words by Greg Walker Polish church botherers Behemoth first unleashed their second full-length outing Grom way back in 1996, but it’s still foremost in the hearts of their trve kvlt fans, being the last remnant of Behemoth’s trve Black Metal days before Nergal and team began employing a more palatable […]
Photos and words by Jenna Flood Mortiis returned to Australia last week, shadowing our shores with his signature brand of Dark Dungeon Music. Being close to 6 years since he was last here, this time Mortiis returns to perform – for the first time ever live – his debut album Fodt til a Herske (Born […]
Words by Jimmy Glinster Pix by Squirty G After another massive drive up to Eatons Hill Hotel, I got held up out front busting for a piss because the security wouldn’t let us in until doors open. I guess they are just doing their job, and I’m probably just having a whinge for the sake […]
It is nearly time for Supanova to land in Melbourne again so this week on the show Dave Griffiths and Lee Griffiths sit down and take a look at what we can expect from this year’s Supanova. Take a listen to their preview right now:
This week Dave Griffiths sat down for a chat with Herbert James Winterstern about his brand new action film Supercell. Take a listen to the interview right here:
Brand new psychological horror Subject is out now on streaming platforms right now. This week we had a chat to the man behind the film Tristan Barr. You can take a listen to the interview right here:
In the mood for romance? Dave Griffiths sits down and chats to filmmaker Jo-Anne Brechin about her new romantic drama One Perfect Match. You can take a listen to the interview right here:
It is one of the most intense films that you will see this year so Dave Griffiths has gone behind the scenes of Here Be Dragons and had a chat with the star of the film Nathan Sapsford. You can take a listen to the interview right here:
Australian filmmaker Andrew Walsh sits down and talks to Dave Griffiths about his new film How Deep Is The Ocean. Take a listen to the interview right here:
If you are looking for some horror with a twist you can’t go past Bliss Of Evil. This week Dave Griffiths sat down for a chat with screenwriter and one of the st ars of Bliss Of Evil Corrie Hinschen. You can take a listen to the interview right here:
