With the events of this year causing so many artists to change their plans for 2020 any music fan out there could be forgiven for thinking that this could be a year where the musical highlights were of pretty low standard. Someone forgot to tell Soilwork that though. Instead of taking things easy over the past few months the band found time to challenge themselves with the epic masterpiece – they wanted to do something they had never done before and the result was the brand new EP The ...

  Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers Meshuggah are proud to announce their European tour dates for November and December 2021.   The band is currently working on the successor to The Violent Sleep Of Reason which was released four years ago. Meshuggah will kick-off the European part of the tour on November 19 in Vienna.   Special guest (except for the Oberhausen show) will be Swiss/American post-black metal act Zeal & Ardor. Continue reading MESHUGGAH Announce European ...

  Better known as the previous vocalist for Bellusira, Crystal Ignite is now forging a career in her own right and under her own name, leaving a musical legacy that transcends more than your typical artist.   After releasing the dynamic “Black Mamba” earlier this year the enigmatic and alluring vocalist is ramping up her assault on the music world with new single “Heed (A Call For Unity)”, a deeply personal and poignant song that can only come from the ...

  Frontier Touring and Faith No More wish to advise that the band’s highly anticipated arena tour of Australia and New Zealand has been rescheduled to February 2022, due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and subsequent restrictions on international travel and venue capacities.   Both the band and Frontier thank fans for their understanding and patience regarding the latest news. Make no mistake: these arena shows will be epic and worth the wait! Continue reading FAITH NO MORE ...

  Armed with debut album Cosmos – a heavy, progressive masterpiece – Sunset Junkies marched into 2020 with a battle plan to spread the word through music with a string of shows lined up around the country.   The current worldwide pandemic put paid to those plans, and while the album was a success, the band felt like it had not received the reach it deserved so they have decided to re-release Cosmos on vinyl in the lead up to a planned follow up album next ...

  Nearly 30 years into an already impressive career – which includes 8 studio albums, tours with Descendents, Blink-182, Bon Jovi, Linkin Park, Snoop Dogg, Bad Religion and more – and over 365 shows on the Vans Warped Tour, Less Than Jake has never been a band to rest on its laurels.   The band has continued its rock and punk journey with new album Silver Linings, which is out now via Pure Noise Records. Continue reading LESS THAN JAKE Release New Album And Single at HEAVY ...

  One of the world’s fastest-rising progressive metal acts, Finland’s Wheel, have announced the release of their second full-length album Resident Human which will be released on March 26 via Odyssey Music.   Physical versions of the album/merch will be available in Australia & New Zealand via an exclusive arrangement with Wild Thing Records!   To celebrate the announcement the band have released a stunning video for their brand new single “Movement” which ...

  Michael Schenker will be releasing his new MSG album Immortal on January 29.   A tongue-in-cheek ode to his legacy – this year marks Schenker’s 50th in music – Immortal features a host of guest artists including Ronnie Romero (Rainbow), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) and Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Deep Purple, Rainbow). Continue reading MSH Release Power Ballad at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.

  Following the release of the much-anticipated album Cycle Of Suffering back in February, Sylosis staged a monumental live return at a sold-out Islington Assembly Hall in London.   After a string of cancelled Summer festival performances, Josh Middleton went straight back to work on new music intended for the next Sylosis record.   With uncertainty surrounding the future of live music, Sylosis offer the first taste of these new recordings today with the release of a brand ...

  Latin metal kings Ill Nino are back with a brand-new song, “Máscara”, featuring a guest performance from AJ Channer of Fire From The Gods.   Stronger than ever, Ill Nino’s fresh new lineup consists of original members drummer-founder Dave Chavarri, bassist Laz Pina, frontman Marcos Leal (Shattered Sun), returning veteran percussionist Daniel Couto, crushing guitarists Jes DeHoyos (Sons Of Texas) and Sal Dominguez (ex-Upon A Burning Body). Continue reading ILL ...

  Greta Van Fleet, the GRAMMY-winning, GOLD-certified rock’n’roll band have released their visionary new video for the new single “Age of Machine”.   The video creates a new universe filled with symbolism and open to interpretation, with whispers of reflections on modernism. It is a response, a tiny piece of art in a very large conversation – four brothers and friends who spend very little time online, filled with questions – where is technology taking us, ...

  Richie Kotzen (Winery Dogs) and Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) have teamed forces for an epic union that has the music world buzzing.   Smith/Kotzen have released their first track, “Taking My Chances”, which is a powerful song that showcases all of the talent promised with such a union.   The pair have promised more good news to follow early next year. Continue reading SMITH/KOTZEN With Debut Track “Taking My Chances” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...

Metal legends Helloween, refreshed from the overwhelmingly positive feedback from their Pumpkins United World Tour, have announced a new album to be released next year.   The first single from that will be “Skyfall”, an epic 12-minute slab of music that will take Helloween fans further into the unknown than ever before.   “Skyfall” will be available on CD, digitally and in two different vinyl versions from April 2, with pre-orders available ...

It should be no surprise that Hatebreed have deliver once of the best albums to sum up 2020. In a lot of ways a Hatebreed album is a lot like what 2020 has been like – brutal, confronting, unrelenting and feels like being smashed in the face with a sledgehammer. During a career that has spanned eight albums and two decades Hatebreed have rarely strayed away from the formula that they know works for them.  Continue reading HATEBREED “Weight Of The False Self” at HEAVY Magazine - ...

Now we know that you have to wait until Boxing Day in order to sit down and enjoy Wonder Woman 1984 but thanks to WB we are able to tease you with this… the opening scene.   Continue reading Watch The Opening Scene Of WONDER WOMAN 1984 at HEAVY Cinema.

Just in time for the holidays Disney+ has just launched the new family Safety. The film looks at the events that surrounded college footballer Ray-Ray McElrathbey and the sacrifices that he made for his family. This week HEAVY Cinema sat down and chatted to the director of the film Reginald Hudlin. Safety is out now on Disney+. Continue reading SAFETY – Reginald Hudlin Interview at HEAVY Cinema.

There have been some amazing films made about mental illness over the years. Films like Girl, Interrupted and Rain Man have managed to be both entertaining films while exploring mental illness in such a way that they also educated the people watching the film. Now another film joins that list, Words On Bathroom Walls, but this is also a film with a difference because director Thor Freudenthal (Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters) finds creative ways to reveal how a teenager with schizophrenia ...

PLAYING WITH SHARKS, the feature documentary from director Sally Aitken and producer Bettina Dalton, has been selected to screen at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition section. The WildBear Entertainment production is one of only 10 films from around the world to be chosen for this prestigious and highly competitive section. PLAYING WITH SHARKS is a powerful and visually sumptuous 90-minute feature documentary about Valerie Taylor,  living legend and ...

For our review of the new action comedy starrring Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins – Fatman – make sure you check out our latest episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy below.   Continue reading FATMAN Review at HEAVY Cinema.

To check out our review of Unhinged please take a listen to our latest episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy. Continue reading UNHINGED Review at HEAVY Cinema.

HEAVY Cinema chats to chef Palisa Anderson about her new television show on SBS Water Heart Food. Take a listen to the interview right here.   Continue reading WATER HEART FOOD – Palisa Anderson Interview at HEAVY Cinema.

Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath are back with another episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy and this time they are taking a look at the brand new Russell Crowe thriller Unhinged. Take a listen to the episode right here:   Continue reading The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #119: UNHINGED at HEAVY Cinema.

Do you find those Hallmark Christmas films really cheesy? Filmmaker Jake Horowitz does and that is why he has made brand new Christmas spoof film – Cup Of Cheer. This week Horowitz chatted to HEAVY Cinema’s Dave Griffiths about the new film.   Continue reading CUP OF CHEER – Jake Horowitz Interview at HEAVY Cinema.