Finnish gothic rock legend Ville Valo is gearing up for an electrifying return to the Australian and New Zealand stages after a decade-long hiatus. With his debut solo album Neon Noir still reverberating through the music scene, Valo took some time to chat with HEAVY Mag about his latest ventures and the eagerly awaited tour. […]
Making any kind of a splash in the ferociously brilliant wading pool that is Finnish metal is an arduous task, made even more so by the pedigree of bands gone before and the talent of those emerging. The metal scene has always been strong in that part of the world, and although there are a […]
Fifty years of servitude in any industry is a great achievement, but fifty years in the music industry is something special. In an industry that rewards only when you have something of value to offer, bands are churned through the machine at a rapid rate of knots. Yesterday’s heroes can quickly become tomorrow’s nobodies with […]
While many bands proclaim to be the real deal when it comes to punk rock, very few can say so definitively. Punk rock is/has and never will be a style of music that caters to the masses or measures itself on facts and figures. It is more music for the outcasts and disenfranchised who have […]
Japanese metal machine Crossfaith are one of the few Japanese bands to make the massive leap from hometown heroes to international pacesetters. Blending a plethora of genres from punk to metal to rock to electronica, Crossfaith have captured a sound and energy sought by many but attained by few. Through five albums the band have […]
25 years ago, an album by an Australian punk outfit started making ripples in the music scene that quickly turned into rips in the very fabric of music. It typified the Australian laconic sense of humour and general apathy towards anything even remotely resembling authority, and would go on to become a landmark in Australian […]
After taking a couple of years to fully find their feet again after a prolonged absence, Aussie funk/rock/metal dance machine Mammal are finally ready to unleash their second full-length album on the world with the release of The Penny Drop on March 6. After disbanding in the same year their debut album The Majority shocked […]
Leeds-based post-hardcore groovers Caskets announce their return to Australia for the May 2024 Reflections Tour, their first string of Australian headline shows, celebrating the release of last year’s sophomore album of the same name. The tour also welcomes special guests The Home Team (US), who will be visiting the country for the very first time. […]
Ville Valo will be in Auckland next week, marking his first visit to New Zealand in well over 10 years. VV and his band will be delivering a comprehensive and career-spanning set taking in the greatest hits from his band HIM as well as material from his highly acclaimed VV album, Neon Noir. Joining him […]
The legendary Infectious Grooves will be touring Australia at the end of March! The funk-metal supergroup will be appearing at Byron Bay Bluesfest as well as headlining their own massive headline shows in Melbourne Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. Joining Infectious Grooves on all shows are French rock-blues duo, The Inspector Cluzo. The Inspector Cluzo deliver […]
EYEHATEGOD have announced their Turn Troubled Tables Tour of Australia and New Zealand this July, bringing with them Goatwhore for the Australian leg only. EYEHATEGOD have become the high watermark when it comes to so-called sludge metal, having birthed rock’s unholy bastards and inspiring multiple others with their combined sounds of southern rock, blues riffs […]
Experimental metal band MR. BUNGLE kick off their Australian dates on March 6 as part of The Raging Wrath of Australia & New Zealand Tour with fellow pop stars Melvins. Back in all of their teenage-angst glory, Mr Bungle kicked off the tour at Auckland’s Town Hall earlier this week before heading to Melbourne’s Festival […]
Some musicians take a while to build an audience and connect with fans. For the Los Angeles quartet DIRTY HONEY, success came right out of the gate, and hasn’t let up one bit. To start, the band’s 2019 debut single, When I’m Gone, became the first song by an unsigned artist to reach No. 1 […]
HEILUNG, the ground-breaking collective renowned for their captivating performances, announce their highly anticipated rituals across Australia and New Zealand. This marks the debut of their mesmerizing rituals in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Auckland and their return to Sydney and Melbourne. Since its inception in 2015, the enigmatic ritual collective has been paving melodic paths to the […]
Better Noise Music, home to bands including Five Finger Death Punch, The HU, Dirty Heads, Nothing More, Bad Wolves, Asking Alexandria and many more, have released their latest edition of The NOISE, their monthly trailer highlighting the label’s newest music. This month, the trailer features: FROM ASHES TO NEW Top 10 alt-metal vanguards FROM ASHES […]
Cut from the same beer-stained cloth as the greats, UK stoner rock metal act ORANGE GOBLIN are still riding high and leading the pack in ‘balls to the wall’ heavy metal thunder. Emerging amid the exhilarating melee of the mid-‘90s stoner rock and doom explosion, ORANGE GOBLIN immediately endeared themselves to a generation of metal fans by simply going […]
Fresh off selling out Melbourne’s Forum in 24 hours, alongside the sold out sign hitting Adelaide and less than 200 tickets available for the remaining shows on their Half Living Things Tour, Aussie metalcore behemoths Alpha Wolf today unveil Whenever You’re Ready; a compelling and cathartic new cut taken from the band’s upcoming third full […]
After releasing first taste Juan Carlos back in June, Melbourne-based desert and stoner rock outfit Full Tone Generator are now gearing up for the release of their second album Refuge of Sinners. While indebted to key influences such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, KYUSS, and Melvins, over the course of their life the band has […]
Melbourne hard rock outfit Cicadastone return with a new album and new label. Being released though Xmusic, their third album Future Echoes is possibly the band’s biggest statement yet. Leaning on aspects of both previous albums, Future Echoes pushes the sonic boundaries out even further. Cicadastone have released the lead single In The Crossfire, a […]
Welsh titans, HIMALAYAS have returned with their anthemic single, V.O.V, which was co-written with none other than the legendary AC/DC frontman, Brian Johnson. The lyrics were gifted to the band via a mutual friend of them all, following Brian hearing the quartet’s music. Realising they were sitting on an opportunity of a lifetime, HIMALAYAS got […]
Internationally acclaimed guitarist, composer and yes, living music legend, Al Di Meola captivates the audience with a brand-new song Fandango. This electrifying musical piece showcases Di Meola’s virtuosity and innovation, cementing his status as a pioneering figure in the world of contemporary jazz and fusion. Fandango takes listeners on a mesmerizing journey filled with intricate […]
Today THE GEMS are giving the celebrations surrounding International Women’s Day later this week an early kickstart by releasing an official music video for their track Queens, representing a story of struggle and unity. The trio made up of ex-Thundermother members Guernica Mancini, Emlee Johansson and Mona “Demona” Lindgren released their debut album, Phoenix, on […]
Northlane have revealed their stunning new single Afterimage featuring Ian Kenny of Karnivool. Afterimage is the third piece of new music from the band’s forthcoming EP, Mirror’s Edge, out April 12 (Independent). Northlane debuted Afterimage live recently during their huge Australian tour, which set the internet alight and left fans hanging to hear the studio […]
One year ago, cosmic pioneers Enslaved released their latest avant-garde creation, Heimdal. To celebrate the studio album’s first year of existence, the band announced the Heimdal (Deluxe) digital album, which is out today. As well as a UK and European tour with British post-hardcore quartet Svalbard and US metallers Wayfarer this month. Also today, Enslaved […]
“Excarnate Light is a key track from our new album End Terrain, a concept album exposing a vision of the world consumed by waste.” – explain the members of Locrian, talking about today’s premiere. “Excarnate Light works in movements, building and then disassembling and then reconstructing itself again. Lyrically it is about not even knowing […]
It is the first day of a new season, and Autumn has arrived. Following on from January’s release of the bright and energized Spring, this latest track sees Melbourne band RUN‘s sound venture down a darker and notably colder path as another page of its latest vision is revealed. “The lyrics to this song are […]
GRAMMY® Award winning duo Twenty One Pilots have announced details of their new album, Clancy, which will be released May 17 via Fueled By Ramen. In the meantime, the band has shared the forthcoming album’s first single, Overcompensate, which is available on all streaming platforms and accompanied by an official music video directed by longtime […]
UK death metallers INGESTED drops their latest single, Pantheon, upon the masses today. The brutalizing new hymn comes by way of the band’s latest full-length, The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams, set for release on April 5 via Metal Blade Records. Since their fifth album, 2020’s Where Only God May Tread, INGESTED has been […]
Heavy metal legends ACCEPT unleash the first single, the title track of their upcoming album Humanoid, out on April 26, 2024. The hard-hitting first single features razor-sharp riffs in true ACCEPT style and comments on our reliance on technology. The dystopian atmosphere of the accompanying official music video compliments the track perfectly, depicting a stark […]
Words and pix by ROBERT FORTE Pantera pulled up the tour bus to the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore MD this past weekend to bring Charm City just a little taste of what helped skyrocket the Arlington, Texas power metal outfit to global super stardom in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Whether you buy […]
Nuclear Blast Records Out Now Amaranthe had me excited until I realised that I had them confused with that guitar-shredding vixen Orianthe. Now that I’ve realised that though, they have the benefit of me starting this review without any bias because when it comes down to it, I know fuck all about this Swedish 6-piece […]
HEAVY is starting a new column this week when we present the Featured Album Review. But, in the usual HEAVY way, it has been done with a twist. HEAVY will review the new album first then interview the band where we will read our review track by track and see if we are on the […]
Dave and Lee Griffiths love a great scare – so we sent them along to check out brand new horror Baghead. You can listen to their thoughts on the film right here:
Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor and Stephanie Hsu, with Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving RhamesBased on: The Wild Robot novel by Peter BrownWritten and directed by: Chris SandersProducer: Jeff Hermann From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure […]
Kyle McGrath reviews The Great Escaper – a film which many say features Michael Caine’s greatest performance. What did Kyle think? You can take a listen right here:
When it was announced back in 2020 that director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) was tackling the project of bringing the novels of Frank Herbert’s Dune odyssey to the big screen science fiction fans right across the world waited with baited breath. Herbert’s work is considered a masterpiece within the sci-fi realm and previous attempts […]
Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in […]
If you are needing to just lean into a little crazy, then THE NUT FARM is for you. Laugh, relax and you’ll remember that style of humour you enjoyed back in the 80s when comedy was a little out there and took a risk on looking at life a little differently. Introducing Nuts… Brendan Brandon, […]
Winner of the 2023 Un Certain Regard award at Cannes Film Festival, HOW TO HAVE SEX, will release in Australian cinemas on March 7. Directed by Molly Manning Walker (cinematographer of Scrapper), the film stars Mia McKenna-Bruce, who just won the BAFTA Rising Star award! Three teenage girlfriends navigate sex, consent, and friendships old and new on a […]
Thanks to our good friends at StudioCanal we have some double passes to giveaway for Imaginary that lands in cinemas on March 7th. For a chance to win one of these passes just send a message through to our Facebook page telling us what you favourite Blumhouse movie is.
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 […]
