With their new album exploring topics such as exploitation, desperation and unrest it almost feels that Lamb Of God have written the soundtrack of 2020. For the band themselves though they felt that this was an important album for other reasons. Grammy Award nominations and being described as ‘one of the most important heavy acts of modern times’ aside they just wanted to deliver an album that felt like it was Lamb Of God. Continue reading LAMB OF GOD Return To Their Roots at HEAVY ...
The term “Godfather’s of [insert genre here]”, in relation to Metal music specifically, is often bandied about all too freely to bands who are less worthy than others. There are few bands in Australia that can hold up to be true “Godfathers” of a genre where extreme metal is concerned. Abramelin is the one that holds that flag. Their contribution to death metal as a whole is second to none. The vocals of Simon Dower and songwriting of Tim Aldridge from their very first incarnation as ...
Today we bring you the first viewing of Terminal Zero‘s new song and video for 2020 with a COVID-19 inspired belter called “Times Like This”. “Times Like This” is the second song from Terminal Zero since reshuffling and bolstering their line up with ex-Clone B and San Marcos frontman Matty Searle. Once again the musical diversity and bounce is evidently combining a hip hop/nu-metal grove with huge chorus vocals and a killer riff to mosh along with. Continue reading Premiere: TERMINAL ...
Heralded as “the most polarizing metal band since Limp Bizkit” by Revolver Magazine, Emmure has always let the music do the talking, and they don’t plan on stopping. Today, the band is releasing a new single entitled ‘I’ve Scene God’ https://shrptn.co/ivescenegod the fourth official single off of the band’s forthcoming album, Hindsight, due out digitally, on June 26, 2020 via Sharptone Records. Continue reading EMMURE Release New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
The wait is over! Australian metal destroyers AVERSIONS CROWN released their fourth studio album, Hell Will Come For Us All via Nuclear Blast. In celebration, the band offer fans the music video for ‘Paradigm’. Chris Cougan comments, “We are a generation that has been desensitized and traumatised by a daily dose of violence straight into our living rooms. Continue reading AVERSIONS CROWN Drop New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Today we bring you a brand new song by Australian band, Torizon, who have unleashed their new song “Find My Way Out”. It’s got a unique blend of alternative, heavy metal and rock sounds. “Find My Way Out” produced by Robb Torres (ex Trapt USA) and Ian Sefchick (Capitol Records USA). Since releasing their EP Singles Collection Torizon has grown from strength to strength gaining radio interest worldwide and now they are planning Australian and East Asia tours the recording ...
To celebrate what would have been the start of one of the most highly anticipated tours of the year, showcasing four of the world’s very best metal bands, The Metal Tour Of The Year will be broadcasting a mammoth streaming event this Saturday, June 13th beginning at 7:00am AEST / 9:00am NZST. The stream will be hosted by SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin and will feature full sets from MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES along with an exclusive interview with each band prior to ...
Sweden’s influential and long revered heavy metal giants IN FLAMES are celebrating two major milestones in 2020 with their 30th anniversary as a band, and 20th anniversary of their seminal, critically acclaimed album, Clayman. In honour of this monumental occasion, Nuclear Blast Records presents a special 20th Anniversary Edition of Clayman, to be released on August 28th. Continue reading INFLAMES Announce 20th Anniversary Clayman Release at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & ...
To see Soulfly live is an experience to savour. It is not easy to explain but very few bands ever hit the stage with the pure ferocity of Soulfly… and once you have seen a Soulfly show it is not something that you easily forget. In fact you find yourself comparing other shows to it for years to come. I’ll admit that while I am a huge Soulfly fan I have not always been a fan of live albums. Continue reading SOULFLY “Live Ritual NYC MMXIX at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
LAMB OF GOD has released ‘Routes’, the fourth single from their June 19 self-titled Nuclear Blast release, featuring a guest appearance from TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy. “Routes” was lyrically inspired by vocalist D. Randall Blythe’s time alongside native peoples at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota during the No DAPL movement. This protest, which began with just a few Native women and children camping at the site in protest of the pipeline being built so near to their ...
It is the maybe most demanding project of the Swedish metal icons: “The Feverish Trinity”, a trilogy of songs with accompanying videos that, according to SOILWORK, would ‘celebrate the Babylonian Death Goddesses that once made the world a more feverish and exiting place’. The band have taken their last steps on this journey that led us to the abysses and dark sides of humanity and release the final instalment of this entity: ‘Death Diviner’. Continue reading ...
In light of the Australian Government COVID-19 directives, including the compulsory 14-day quarantine of all international travellers, the restriction on gatherings of over 500 people, together with the uncertainty of the time frames surrounding these directives, Silverback Touring have decided to postpone the John 5 and Jared James Nichols Australian tour, scheduled for April They encourage ticket holders to retain their existing tickets as these dates will be honoured for rescheduled ...
We, along with some really important people, would like to know how you feel about live music after COVID-19. Please answer then share this with your friends. Post COVID-19 QUESTION – When live music resumes will you: ______________ Continue reading ANSWER THIS: Will you go back to live shows post COVID-19? at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
In Hearts Wake joined up with Jamie Hails of Polaris on their new song and video ‘Hellbringer’ from their “Kaliyuga” album out August 7, 2020. The video clip for “Hellbringer” was created to remind people that they don’t need to take themselves too seriously. The video that parodies the awkwardness of live music streams. Vocalist Jake Taylor said, “At some of our American shows extremist groups have picketed outside, telling our fans that they’re ‘going to ...
With their latest album, Hell Will Come For Us All due out on June 12, Aversions Crown guitarist Mick Jeffrey sits down with HEAVY to discuss everything metal. “It’s still going to be a brutal death metal album essentially”, he promised, “which is what the band has always been but there are some different elements in it this time. I think the songs are… and I know everybody always says it… but I genuinely feel the songs have matured. Continue reading No ...
Norway’s avantgarde metal heroes ENSLAVED have released their new single ‘Homebound’ from the upcoming record Utgard, that will be released in spring 2020. “Homebound‘ is about the greatest reward of exploring and travelling into unknown territory – to “go viking” if you will, turning Homebound at the end of the journey. Continue reading ENSLAVED Release New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Today we bring you the Band Together: Isolation Covers Project – Episode #2 created by Code Atlantic/Painting Fires guitarist Matt New. This episode features Tool‘s “Eulogy” from their 1996 record Aenima. The Band Together: Isolation Covers Project was created to bring together musicians from across the World to perform and record a cover song and to help bring some positivity, entertainment and comfort during this tough time. Continue reading Watch BAND TOGETHER: ...
Bringing old school death metal back to life and into ’20s is Nemesium with their long-awaited and much-anticipated debut Continua album — the follow up to their 2015 EP Sentient Cognizance. This album has been a long time coming and fuck me if it wasn’t worth the wait. The cold, confronting intro “Antecedent” kicks Continua in perfectly before launching into the bleak black/death inspired opener “Archetype”. Continue reading NEMESIUM – Continua at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
Watch out Aussie heavy music scene there is a new kid on the block and they want to play rough… rough and heavy in the good sense of course. Formed in Adelaide in 2018 Shatter Brain have just delivered an absolute killer debut album in the form of Pitchfork Justice. From start to finish this album seems more like a band celebrating their tenth anniversary rather than delivering their debut album. Continue reading SHATTER BRAIN “Pitchfork Justice” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, ...
Back in 1982, Vandenberg were the first support act (when they opened for the Michael Schenker Group on the Assault Attack tour) to capture my attention enough to buy their debut album the very next day! I still listen to that album 38 years later. After two further critically acclaimed albums, guitarist and songwriter Adrian Vandenberg joined rock legends Whitesnake for arguably their most successful period in the late 1980’s. Continue reading VANDENBERG “2020” at HEAVY ...
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Kobrakai‘s new song “Planets” was recorded and mixed by Nik Carpenter at Core Studios in October 2019 and mastered by Paul Blakey of 12th and Vine Post. Nik’s talents enabled the band to head down a sludgier path than what they had previously done. The riffs were inspired by listening to a lot of Mastodon, some Tool, a bit of Kyuss and (as always) Alice in Chains. Continue reading New Music From KOBRAKAI at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
The new generation of Brisbane Metalcore is among us! Among The Ruined are today announcing the release details of their forthcoming Album ‘Despite All Odds’ – and dropping the single and video of the same name! The Album will be released into the world on Friday June 26, with pre-orders going live this Friday May 8th, along with the first single being available to stream and purchase same day at http://ffm.to/ATR_despiteallodds.Formed in 2015 by Patrick ‘Paddy’ Creamer, ...
After a massive debut with their single “Repent'” Adelaide’s theatrical emo/rock/punk outfit Wolf & Chain are back again with the title track single of their debut EP, An Honest Mistake (single out May 1/ EP out June 5). The debut single “Repent” was a call to arms to join Wolf & Chain’s preacher and his misfits on their journey seeking out vengeance who have been left sickened by the world around them. Continue reading New Music From WOLF ...
Brisbane’s purveyors of ‘Petrol Rock’ are back with a new track so smokin’ hot, it will leave a trail of thick black smoke spiralling through the air behind it.PistonFist are “On The Run” with their latest single release which includes a new music video taking us on a visual journey of fast cars, hectic crashes and a performance from the guys to match. It’s high speed, heavy fueled, pedal to the metal PistonFist ‘Petrol Rock’ in its dirtiest form. Continue reading New Music ...
Spare No Words are a Melbourne based hard-hitting heavy rock band that have recently released their debut album Kill The World. The three-piece is made up of Chris Russell (Guitar), Finbar Concaig (Bass/Vox) and Josh Coghlan (Drums). The group’s shared love for bands such as System Of A Down, Violent Soho and Tool inspired their initial development, leading to drinking unhealthy amounts of beer and occasional gigging. Continue reading New Music From SPARE NO WORDS at HEAVY Magazine - ...
Ironstone is a five-piece progressive metal band from Melbourne, Australia. Bursting onto the scene in 2018 they rapidly earned a reputation for their slick, energetic live show and infectious songs. Influenced by a range of metal genres, their music features the duality of clean and distorted vocals, djent driven riffs and breakdowns, atmospheric layers and epic solos. The result is a contemporary metal sound that is sophisticated, melodic and hard-hitting. Their new single ...
Australian progressive metal band Ironstone are set to release their debut EP Prophecy on 29 May 2020. Until then they are thrilled to present “Downpour”, a new single and video from Prophecy. The band states: “‘Downpour’ was written quite a while ago and has developed over time. We incorporated an Eastern theme to create the atmosphere of a heavy, monsoonal storm. We loved the idea of filming a music video in pouring rain, which was actually a major incentive ...
Formed by brothers Ando and Wally, Wartooth have been ferociously crafting a unique melodic, yet fierce style of old school thrash metal, and bringing it to Aussie stages with high intensity and genuine metal heart! Taking influence from classics such as the Big 4, Overkill, Testament and Kreator, combined with a number of other various music styles and bands, Wartooth are a mixture of melody and aggression. Continue reading New Music From WARTOOTH at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
After making a triumphant return in October last year with their empowering grunge kicker “Say It”, Melbourne rising stars Bad Juju are back and better than ever with “Disappoint”, out today. A painfully emotional ode to loss, “Disappoint” moves between light and shade, powerfully capturing the process of grief as frontman Russell Holland’s vocals switch between furious snarls and gentle harmonies while he belts out lines like “I don’t want to disappoint ...
Following on from their impressive debut offering The Henry Lawson Jive, self-proclaimed “offensively average” Sydney-based pop-punk quintet SoSo have returned with their rambunctious follow-up single “(Shit) Love Story” – produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, RedHook). Opening with jagged guitars, intense drums and the heartfelt vocals of lead singer Rhys de Burgh, “(Shit) Love Story” serves up an explosive three minutes of passionately driven ...
Born amidst the isolation of a world health pandemic and driven by the thirst to produce unrelenting energetic music, Australia’s newest heavy metal conglomerate Faith in Lies launch with authority via the monstrous release of their debut offering “I Can’t Close My Eyes” through a worldwide deal with Black Mountain Music and MGM Distribution. With band members hailing from accomplished touring acts including Lycanthrope, From Crisis To Collapse and Take My Soul, and coupled ...
Rather than sit idle in self-pity through isolation, members of Lycanthrope, Take My Soul and From Crisis To Collapse elected to be pro-active and not only come up with new music but also a brand new band to go with it. “It’s an amalgamation of a bunch of mates from across the Eastern seaboard of Australia getting together and thrashing out a heap of music that we’re fans of”, laughed guitarist Chad Ellis (From Crisis To Collapse), “very much in the vein of a ...
Art As Catharsis have released a new video for ‘Rabbit’, the latest single from Sydney-based psych rock outfit Turtle Skull. Shot over a week in a sun lit studio, ‘Rabbit’ gives an intimate glimpse into Turtle Skull’s recording process for their upcoming album, Monoliths. Produced and edited by Ali Vann, the clip shows the band as they go back and forth writing, recording, listening and playing music in an unfolding, organic way. Continue reading TURTLE SKULL ...
With the release of Eldur on May 22, New Zeland alternative rock outfit Coridian mapped out the third instalment of their four-part cycle of albums centring on the elements that comprise the Earth we live in. It is an ambitious undertaking, but one which vocalist Dity Maharaj says fans are embracing with this latest release. “I guess the main goal with this EP was just to get some good music to people’s earholes”, he laughed, “and reach out a bit more and get a bit ...
Terra have been growing their presence in the Australian alternative scene, delivering catchy, explosive and wound-opening pop-rock/ alt-rock that bleeds raw emotion. They are now stripping that sound back with their new 3-track acoustic EP, Into Deep Blue (Out May 29) featuring the brand new single, “Song For Maddie” and acoustic versions of previously released singles “Confidence” and “Breaking”. https://terra.lnk.to/Into-Deep-Blue Mid last year, Terra ...
The Brisbane heavy music scene has shown over the past few years that it is loaded with talent and now another band is set to rock the foundations of the city as Among The Ruined have just dropped their brand new album Despite All Odds. Heralding a new generation of metalcore in Australia the album is just as inspiring as the title suggests and vocalist Paddy Creamer was only too happy to talk to me about the album. Continue reading AMONG THE RUINED Beat The Odds at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, ...
Brisbane pop-punk quartet Waxflower have today revealed their newest single “Sixteen Floors”, a poignant and honest ode to heartbreak. Drawing from personal experience, frontman Tristan Higginson explains: “’Sixteen Floors’ was written at the end of a relationship, and along with my anxiety and panic disorder, I was facing a new kind of sadness, with the backbone of my emotional support system gone. The song served as a vessel for all the negative thoughts and emotions that I ...
Australian Melodic Death Metal band MrKill is set to release their debut EP The Day of Reckoning on 31 July 2020. Today they reveal the artwork and tracklist. MrKill released a teaser video to give you a taste of what will hit you. The Day Of Reckoning is upon us! Formed in 2017 in Melbourne, Australia, by Justin Ks, the band combines a range of musical styles however is focused predominantly around melodic death metal and cover the lyrical themes of turmoil, darkness, ignorance and ...
“This song is about a shy dude who is obsessed with a colourful, weird chick at school”, explained Pineapple Lazer frontman Andy Bowles, referring to latest single “Wow (She’s Amazing)”. “Everyone else thinks she is a weirdo, but he thinks she’s amazing and would do anything to be with her! It was inspired by our boredom of predictable mainstream music and over sexualisation in the media. We just wanted to make something unpredictable, high energy, ...
Tuscan Turbo is a hard rock band from Melbourne, Australia, made up of three blokes that just don’t like things quiet. Yuri (drums) and Marco (guitar), met in Melbourne and laid down the foundations for a new rock band before settling on vocalist Jimmy Black to complete the project. With Tuscan Turbo the name of the game is play hard, play loud, and have fun with it! Continue reading New Music From TUSCAN TURBO at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
After unveiling an exciting change of pace with their single “Regular Human Person” earlier this year, Brisbane trio Walken are thrilled to share their new track “Fever Dreams”. The release sees the band lean further into their pop undertones while maintaining their origins in punk rock, resulting in a dreamy and driving anthem. “Fever Dreams” follows a fruitful last twelve months for the group, with a spot on the Brisbane leg of Good Things Festival, ...
Melbourne’s Snark today share their new single “Wasted”, delivering their signature brand of “upbeat songs for sad people”, artfully combined with the polished grit of California-style punk and an undeniable sense of Aussie charm. The single also serves as the first release of a more refined era for the trio, with their debut EP Impostor due for release on Wednesday 2nd September. Described by the band as “a song inspired by bad decisions and good times,” “Wasted” ...
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