“It’s a much more direct record than our previous effort with New Catastrophism” Locrian Experimental metal outfit Locrian are counting down the days until the release of their new album End Terrain on April 5. Officially endorsed as the proper follow-up to 2015’s Infinite Dissolution, End Terrain sees Locrian return to the sounds that defined […]
“We’re like this rock and roll chameleon.” Stephen Brodsky It’s hard to believe any international band could have been around long enough to earn legendary status yet not have toured this country before. Not that Australians feel entitled or big-headed and therefore expect such bands to tour here – quite the opposite. It’s more because […]
Azza and Krispy had a chat with BENJI WEBB from SKINDRED after their set at KNOTFEST MELBOURNE with Benji full of praise about KNOTFEST and typically animated and passionate about his band and their music. Check it out below,
Az and Ez got to spend 10 minutes with DAN DONEGAN from DISTURBED not long before hitting the stage at KNOTFEST MELBOURNE. Dan talked about the run of shows, life on the road and more.
HEAVY had the pleasure of speaking with CHARLIE BENANTE from PANTERA not long before the band hit the stage at KNOTFEST MELBOURNE. It was an open and honest discussion about the new line-up and fan expectations. Enjoy!!!
“Whatever band I’m playing with, I try to just approach it from a place of authenticity”. Jay Weinberg On the eve of their Australian tour, Infectious Grooves pulled one final punch when they announced former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg into a band that already includes Mike Muir, Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies) and Rob Trujillo (Metallica). […]
One of the lesser known wonders of the travelling Knotfest music extravaganza is the Knotfest Museum.An extension of the music program, the Knotfest Museum is more than a distraction tacked on as an afterthought. Much more. “We’ve had to wrap it in pillows and blankets so that people don’t stab their eyes.” Caelin Meredith Everything […]
When it came time to find an Australian support to share the stage with them on their final tour, The Damned sent a list of potential bands. That “list” only had one name on it: The Hard Ons. No substitutes would be considered. As one of Australia’s most legendary punk purveyors The Hard Ons need […]
APRA AMCOS is proud to announce two category changes as well as the hosts and Musical Director ahead of the 2024 APRA Music Awards. In an expansion, the Most Performed Hard Rock/Heavy Metal category has been added to its suite of genre awards based on statistical analysis. As with all the genre categories, the nominees and […]
Two decades ago, a band that would go on to pioneer and dominate the landscape of heavy music was born on the sunny shores of Byron Bay. Now in 2024, Australian metal titans PARKWAY DRIVE will triumphantly return to home soil this September to celebrate their 20th anniversary with their biggest headline tour to date, […]
HARDLINE MEDIA are beyond pleased to present the music of HELLHAMMER performed by Tom Gabriel Warrior’s TRIUMPH OF DEATH, live in Australia, this August 2024. The impact of Swiss extreme metal forefathers Hellhammer is one that still resonates around the global metal scene today, such was their influence on the early extreme, death, and black […]
Following their highly successful and long-awaited return to Australia in 2023 for Dark Mofo and a limited couple of sideshows, the enigmatic noise rock-cum-industrial metal trio that is HEALTH returned home to LA to prepare for the release of their seventh full-length album Rat Wars. Having begun the process of reinventing themselves as a heavy […]
Lauded progressive death metal outfit DÅÅTH has emerged from its thirteen-year hiatus with a new album, The Deceivers, set for release May 3 via Metal Blade Records. The Deceivers is at once a devastating reminder and giant leap forward that showcases the technical wizardry and brutal intensity that the Atlanta, Georgia-bred band is capable of. […]
Florida’s WE THE KINGS are stoked to announce two headline shows at Stay Gold in Melbourne on Wednesday 10 April and The Brightside in Brisbane on Tuesday 16 April. This is your last chance to see WE THE KINGS if you missed out on tickets on the sold out SIMPLE PLAN tour. Tickets are on […]
Austin, TX-based alternative metal/rock unit FIRE FROM THE GODS have announced the release of a digital deluxe version of their acclaimed 2022 album SOUL REVOLUTION via Better Noise Music. Due May 31, SOUL REVOLUTION DELUXE – THE COLLABS version will include five new tracks: a cover of Rage Against The Machine’s Guerilla Radio and four […]
Queensland’s Fake News have come roaring back with their new single Moving On, another slab of punk rock goodness that perfectly captures the bands high octane spirit whilst simultaneously stating that ‘sometimes moving on is the best thing to do.’ The band comment; “Moving on is an about how we have certain struggles in life […]
Swedish modern metal frontrunners, MISTER MISERY, have announced the release of their much-awaited, third studio album. In support of their upcoming album, MISTER MISERY have just recently announced a headlining tour for October 2024. Make sure to catch them live on The Dark Legacy Tour 2024. Today, the ground-breaking, modern metal act has premiered a […]
In celebration of their US tour’s upcoming launch, KAMELOT has unveiled a brand new lyric video for The Awakening album track and fan favourite NightSky – one of the album’s most hard-hitting offerings. Bandleader and guitarist Thomas Youngblood says: “This one is a favourite of mine to play live – we can’t til April for […]
Ahead of their upcoming UK and Ireland headline tour this April, modern metal heavyweights SYLOSIS have released a live video for Poison For The Lost, taken from their last full-length album, A Sign Of Things To Come. The video was filmed during the band’s set supporting labelmates Malevolence in London last year. Watch the official […]
Kiwi thrash titans Just One Fix have unleashed Your Own God Now, the second single from the forthcoming EP, Submit or Death. The song follows on from the monstrous Gods & Devils and is a blistering aural barrage that poses questions about Immortality and explores the reality of the burden of being alive. “Human beings […]
“I Will Never Stop Loving You” is the only true ‘love song’ I have ever written,” admits Courtney Taylor-Taylor of THE DANDY WARHOLS about the fourth single taken from their new album ROCKMAKER which is released today, March 15 via Sunset Blvd. Featuring vocals from the legendary DEBBIE HARRY (Blondie), I Will Never Stop Loving […]
Finnish folk metal superstars KORPIKLAANI are happy to unveil their newest single and music video, Oraakkelit. It’s the third single from their upcoming new studio album, Rankarumpu, which is due to be released on April 5 2024. KORPIKLAANI’s twelfth studio album is once again full of tasty folk metal and its different flavours, but it […]
Reject conformity, embrace anomaly. Half Me release their visceral new single Nothing Left To Lose But The Chains and continue their mission of shattering metalcore norms with their modern synthesis of new and old. Piled up frustration with a system designed to replace and move on. Unnerving heaviness meets a blood-curdling wail of desperation on […]
Melbourne industrial titans Witchgrinder will release their highly anticipated third album, Nothing Stays Buried on March 28. Today they release new single, Queen Of Sin on an unsuspecting world. Queen Of Sin‘s pile driving riff is just as menacing as the monarch herself. Frontman Travis Everett explains: “For this album we really wanted a sort […]
Pix by Richie Black Photography Well well well Melbourne didn’t you once again, on EVERY facet turn on a stunningly perfect day last Thursday for the second (and hopefully annual) KNOTFEST Australia 2024? Being part of the HEAVY team occasionally has its perks. One of which is not having to get up at half past […]
Words by Matt New Pix by Angie New Photography There are diehard fans, and then there are Ville Valo fans. The overwhelming support and adoration that the former H.I.M. frontman has received over the past almost three decades is nothing short of remarkable. His influence is incredible and unassuming, as droves of his dedicated fans […]
Words by Jimmy Glinster Pix by McBrad Media *No photos of We The Hollow Due To GPS Failure* I don’t how many of you all have been to Eatons Hill Hotel, but it’s very rare that a show piques my interest enough to drag me out to the middle of buttfuck nowhere. Well, that may […]
The teaser trailer and poster for a truly terrifying cinematic experience from producer Ridley Scott and director/writer Fede Alvarez, 20th Century Studios’ “Alien: Romulus,” is here! “Alien: Romulus” opens exclusively in Australian cinemas August 15, 2024. The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers […]
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious […]
Director/Producer: David Leitch Producer: Kelly McCormick Producer: Ryan Gosling Producer: Guymon Casady Executive Producer: Drew Pearce Executive Producer: Geoff Shaevitz Executive Producer: Glen A. Larson Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Stephanie Hsu He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the ...
Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of THE CROW in this modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O’Barr.Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric […]
ABOUT FURIOSA: A MAD MAX ODYSSEYDirector: George MillerCast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Alyla Browne and Tom BurkeAnya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”, the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films. Miller now turns the page […]
With succsessful short films under their belt film-making duo Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell are about to release their debut feature – You’ll Never Find Me. This week they sat down with Dave Griffiths to discuss the film. You can take a listen to the interview right here:
It is has been called one of the best British films of this year so this week Dave Griffiths spoke to the director of The Great Escaper Oliver Parker. Take a listen to the interview right here:
This week David Griffiths sat down to interview the director of brand new comedy drama The Nut Farm Scott Corfield. Take a listen to the interview right here:
