West Auckland metal outfit Downfall Of Humanity have gone from strength to strength since their debut album Suffer The Silence was released in 2016. The five piece melodic metal band combine raw power with heaviness and brutality, laced with melodic moments to chill the spine. Their notoriety as live performers has reached as far as […]
For those who do their homework on bands, The Neptune Power Federation are likely to cause problems. The musical pedigree of their members lay in punk and extreme metal, indicating a sound somewhere between, but if you look past the surface you will find a different beast entirely. A beast that is led by The […]
Despite the constant insistence of people in the modern age of music to put labels on things and try to fit bands into their own tiny corner of the market, most bands and music that you hear these days sound outdated. Or familiar. Or safe. Too many bands are content to stick to the tried […]
Frankies Pizza are thrilled to announce that the Freakflag tradition will remain alive and growing into the new year of 2022. Arguably the most fitting Freakflag act in Australia, Witchgrinder are finally exiting the Hell-Hole they call home and joining the crowd in Sydney. This one’s been a long time coming. Joining them will be the usual […]
Like many bands throughout this pandemic, 2021 saw Black Whiskey spending more time in the studio, writing and collaborating on songs that would eventually become the band’s debut album. The latest single, Down (Devils Highway) is the first offering from the album and the band for 2022. A ballsy riff driven song that retains the […]
Melbourne’s alternative metal group To Octavia announce their first ever Australian tour, Somewhere In a World. The tour will be hitting Melbourne, Tarwin Lower, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Tickets on sale now. Celebrating the release of the bands second extended offering, Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream, the four-piece will set off around Australia throughout March to showcase their energetic […]
Australia’s heavy trailblazers Northlane have shared the visualizer for the new song Plenty. The song appears on their forthcoming sixth album, Obsidian, set for release on April 1, 2022 via Believe. Pre-order it here. One of the more classic Northlane-sounding tracks on Obsidian, Plenty is a bleak look at forsaking reincarnation, with its perplexing time-signature bookending a delicately soaring chorus. As […]
South Australian metalcore outfit, The Daily Chase return after a couple of years in the making with their latest single, Lotusland, the first from their forthcoming EP, The Colour of Crisis, to be released Friday, April 8. Lotusland is the first taste of The Colour of Crisis and teases a sound influenced by drum and bass that builds on the […]
Looking for a direction in life? Maybe some new music to hit the spot? May we suggest taking the NTH RD? Since 2017, Melbourne based alt-metal outfit NTH RD have been patiently refining their sound behind closed doors, arriving to a sonic palette that simultaneously feels deeply personal, as well as passionately anthemic. The band […]
Remember back to the end of 2020? Endless positivity and “Bring on 2021” posts rolled in. Well, 2021 came – and with it, came the hits. Both in song form and unfortunately in the form of more COVID variants, restrictions, lockdowns and live music event and tour and event cancellations. Well, The Faction isn’t here […]
Spring Loaded has well and truly declared a triumphant return to live music, with the iconic Aussie festival set to storm Hastings Foreshore Reserve on the Mornington Peninsula next Saturday, February 12, and there are tickets still available. The colossal line-up is dripping in 90s Aussie alt-rock nostalgia and boasts a haul of the decade’s […]
For 15 years, Metal of Honor has been bringing you the best metal from across the country. This Saturday, February 5, at The Back Room Brisbane – the home of MOH -sees the 15th Anniversary of this great home-grown festival with two stages, 20 bands, plus one very special secret headline band ready to party […]
After churning out 6 demo tracks in Squiz’s (King Parrot) Krapshak Studios, CHOOF are firing up the grind engines and heading out on tour up the East Coast to promote their debut demo tape release. Expect nothing less than short, sharp explosions of grinding sludge madness full of wild riffage, ear-splitting screams and blast beats […]
Out Now HEAVY loves it when new Australian artists send their stuff through for review, so when we got the debut EP from Melbourne musician Jordan Moore for his new project Warning Order, we just had to make time for a listen. With Me…With You opens with Terminus, and the drum filled intro that thunders […]
February 11 Words by Jimmy Glinster Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand somewhere in the Great Victorian desert over the last 25 years, you’ve probably heard the name Frankenbok once or twice. And even if you have had your head buried in the sand, you’ve probably heard these loud bastards ripping out […]
Out Now It’s been a long road to the release of East York’s debut EP, Origins. What started in 2020 with a cracking debut single Outsiders soon became a patient waiting game as COVID lingered and strengthened, and East York kept waiting patiently for the right time to unleash their body of work. Through drip […]
The trailer, poster and stills for 20th Century Studios’ chilling suspense thriller “No Exit” are now available. The film will debut February 25 exclusively on Disney+ under the Star banner. In “No Exit,” Havana Rose Liu (“Mayday”) makes her feature film leading role debut as Darby, a young woman en route to a family emergency […]
Stan today announced that Yellowstone – the global phenomenon led by Kevin Costner and the #1 drama on U.S. cable television – will return for a highly anticipated fifth season, only on Stan. The acclaimed SAG and PGA nominated series is slated to begin production in May. Additionally, guest stars Jen Landon and Kathryn Kelly have been upped to series regulars, alongside the impressive ensemble […]
AMC Networks announced today the premiere date for its highly anticipated new drama 61st Street, starring Emmy®-winner Courtney B. Vance, ahead of the series’ world premiere at SXSW. From BAFTA-winner Peter Moffat, J. David Shanks and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, the series debuts Sunday 10 April with the first two episodes streaming exclusively on AMC+ in Australia. New episodes will rollout weekly […]
Stan today released a first look at the star-studded and highly anticipated political thriller Gaslit, led by Academy Award-winner Julia Roberts, announcing the brand new series will premiere Sunday, 24 April, same day as the U.S. and only on Stan. Gaslit is a modern take on Watergate that focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal – from Nixon’s […]
Brand new horror film Wyrmwood: Apocalypse is released in cinemas on the 10th February and this week we sat down to speak to the director – Kiah Roache-Turner. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
Belfast was always going to be interesting watch for me. See the events that occur during this film have always been a dark, deep secret in my family. When I was growing up whenever I asked why my family left Ireland I was always told my uncles and aunts “It was because of the trouble […]
A troubled off-the-books fixer for the FBI Travis Block (Liam Neeson), tasked with pulling undercover agents out of dangerous situations, finds himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy when an undercover agent starts questioning the very people he’s working for. Block, must not only track down the agent, but also find out the truth. […]
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse is a post-apocalyptic zombie film that follows soldier Rhys who lives in a zombie-infested Australian wasteland. Rhys is on an arc of redemption as he turns against his evil bosses and joins forces with a group of rebel survivors to help rescue a girl who holds the cure to the virus. The film […]
Now you might be thinking not another rom com but HEAVY Cinema’s Dave Griffiths swears this one is a little different. Take a listen to his thoughts right here.