When four fresh faced teenagers from the Gold Coast burst onto the local music scene with their EP Society Anxiety in 1999 the seeds for a musical revolution were officially sewn. Although Australia had been introduced to the grunge-inspired heavy metal crossed with nu-metal, hard rock and some rap undertones, home grown bands had yet […]
After six years without releasing new music, Melbourne melodic metal veterans Vanishing Point triumphantly returned in late 2020 with their highly rated album Dead Elysium. Despite being robbed of valuable touring opportunities because of recent world events, the band have vowed to make up for lost time this month and into next when they take […]
Interview by CJ Nash from Local Band Smokeout New Zealand experimental metal outfit Kaosis are crossing the waters back to Australia this June for a series of showcase events alongside some of this countries best and most promising acts. One of these shows is Gold Coast Carnage Fest, to be held at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Heads on Friday, June 3. Kaosis […]
The Angels are one Australian band that needs no introduction. After more than 40 years atop the Aussie rock tree, the band still shows no sign of slowing down. Part of that is due to the appointment of one Dave Gleeson to frontman duties just over ten years ago, another part due to the injection […]
Gold Coast alt rockers Mass Sky Raid have just dropped their anthemic new single Miracle, the final offering from their sophomore album Calm In Chaos due for release on Friday, June 3rd, 2022. There is nothing more riveting than experiencing a methodically constructed soundscape oozing with passion and authenticity. That is exactly what you can expect from this […]
If you had to list the most important heavy Australian albums of all time, it’s likely that Sunk Loto’s 2003 release Between Birth and Death would be near the top, and metal aficionados still consider the band one of the most influential home-grown bands of the early 2000s. Signed to Sony in 1999 when the average age of the band members […]
Australian rock-blues provocateurs Suburbiasuburbia return, with Bad Day Loser, the follow-up to their last sonic ram-raid Bruce Hwy Elbow, which attracted tonnes of interest from radio and streaming platforms across the country. Bad Day Loser is an up-to-the-minute slice of pure unashamed rock with all of the band’s might and mettle intact: mischievous sense of […]
Phil Jamieson – frontman/singer/songwriter/guitarist for Grinspoon – has released a second single and video entitled Trouble from his first ever solo album Somebody Else set for release July 29. “Trouble started life in Potts Point in 2019,” says Phil. “I demoed with long time collaborator Ben Rosen. He had just moved back from Singapore and had this chic Art Deco place right in the heart of the […]
Melbourne alternative metal darlings, To Octavia, have today released a moving new single and music video for Pluto. The track is a breathtaking final instalment of their sophomore EP, Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream which came out last July, and is accompanied by a mini-documentary. Watch it here. Produced, mixed and mastered by Chris Lalic (Windwaker, […]
Following on from the fury of Breakdown, one of New Zealand’s finest rock exports, Ekko Park, recently released their second single for 2022 in the shape of Violent Silent. A music video for the track has now been released. Frontman Joe Walsh says of the clip “The words came for this song like a lyrical scrapbook. That’s kind of how […]
Sweden’s melodic death metal veterans SOILWORK are set to return to Australia this November courtesy of Hardline Media and they will be armed with their latest album Övergivenheten. Övergivenheten isSoilwork’s latest masterpiece, their first studio album in three years and the follow-up to Verkligheten, will be released on August 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. SOILWORK have evolved both musically and lyrically and Övergivenheten is their most complex […]
Enter full-blown excitement, with avant-garde UK rockers ENTER SHIKARI today announcing a run of Australian shows this November, with some very special guests: fellow English groundbreakers Creeper and Aussie metallers Windwaker. “Australia was the last tour we did before the pandemic started, so shows have remained fresh in my memory throughout these difficult last few years. When our tours […]
More than two decades deep into their existence, Psycroptic have today announced their eighth studio album, Divine Council, set to be released via Prosthetic Records on August 5. Alongside the album announcement, the Australian extreme metal group have shared the lead single, Rend Asunder, and an accompanying music video for the track – directed by Michael Rankine and […]
Melbourne extreme metallers Scaphis are back with a ferocious new single Blood Eagle, the second offering from their sophomore album Dissected & Fermented due for release on July 8, 2022. Blood Eagle is a testimony to the band’s dedication, musical prowess and all-around brutality. Vocalist Spyke Jagerkrieg delivers blackened melodies from the deepest depths of inhumane gutturals, continuing to push […]
The Hard-Ons kicked off their I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Take tour – their first tour with new singer Tim Rogers – with three sold out shows on the weekend, only to hit a hurdle yesterday. The group issued the following statement this morning: “We regret to advise that the band has unfortunately been struck with Covid, with one of […]
Fresh from making their critically acclaimed live debuts at Australian festivals UNIFY Gathering and Groovin’ The Moo and polishing off their biggest ever national headlining tour, Eora/Sydney alt-rock force RedHook have returned with their most gut-wrenching single to date, Jabberwocky, produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore). Jabberwocky is an intensely personal song that addresses vocalist Emmy ...
May 13 Seldom do local metal bands garner the same passion and following as Brisbane groove/metal/hardcore merchants Massic. From the outset, Massic have been a marked band, with the undeniable talent oozing from the vocal chords and fingers of the five members commanding respect, but also heightening expectation. Live on stage, Massic have always been […]
Out Now Words by Glen Thomas Although new to the scene, Sydney based hardcore metal act Sugar Spine is already achieving recognition amongst critics and fans alike, paving the way to be considered one of the finest metal acts to come out of Australia. If their 2021 single Go Outside didn’t already have you involuntarily […]
Pix by Ivan Scheffer Kiwi rock machine Devilskin played the final show of their Red Australian tour last weekend in Melbourne, supported by Melbourne metal titans Frankenbok and Shepherd’s Reign. Check out the photo gallery below to catch up on all the fun. FRANKENBOK
Out Now Housecore Records / Dead Set Records Words by Jimmy Glinster What better a way to kick off my Sunday morning then to review a split EP by two Aussie bands that tend not to fuck around with their songwriting furiosity and intensity. And luckily so, because I’ve got a baby shower and a […]
Words by Matt New Pix by Angela New Brisbane’s very own Caligula’s Horse have played a very patient hand, waiting almost three long years to reconnect with their fans to showcase their latest offering Rise Radiant. Joining them for the much anticipated tour were Central Coast natives Reliqa and Acolyte from Melbourne. The Sydney show […]
Pix by Squirty G Fist Full Of Rock promised plenty on the first stop of two scheduled shows, and with bands of the calibre of The Poor, Rose Tattoo, Baby Animals and The Angels you KNOW you are going to get bang for buck! In fact, the show was THAT GOOD, the only way HEAVY […]
Filmmaker Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion) has one of the toughest jobs in cinema this year. See it is Mr Kosinski who is the man responsible for bringing Top Gun: Maverick to the big screen. Mark my words if the film is a flop there will be people baying for his blood because the original Top Gun […]
Before the release of Top Gun: Maverick next week in this episode of A Critic’s Journey Dave Griffiths goes back and looks at where it all began with Top Gun. Take a listen to the episode right here:
Often when people talk about the Australian cinema industry they will pull out the old line “oh we make great cult films.” Well as an industry I have to say we do more than just that. We also make some pretty intense dramas and we’ve made some classic comedies over the years as well. Actually […]
In a cinema world of Marvel blockbusters and CGI extravaganzas it is rare that I get to see a film that makes me think and reflect anymore. That is why as cinema lovers we need to embrace films like After Yang. This isn’t just the kind of film that has you thinking a little during […]
When you put Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson and Jacki Weaver in a film together we reckon you have probably created something pretty special so this week we sent Dave Griffiths along to check out Father Stu. Here are his thoughts:
This week on HEAVY Cinema we had one of the most interesting guests that we have ever spoken to. Jon Binkowski is not only a filmmaker but also creates rides and experiences at theme parks right around the world. In his chat with Dave Griffiths he not only spoke about his work with theme works […]
This week brand new documentary A Sexplanation hits streaming platforms so we had Dave Griffiths sit down this week with the film’s director Alex Liu for a chat. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumours of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from […]
Disney+ has released a new trailer and key art for Marvel Studios’ “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” Streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning August 17, the new comedy series stars Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who specialises in superhuman-oriented legal cases. Executive producer Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios and chief creative officer of Marvel, welcomed […]
It’s time for another episode of A Critic’s Journey and this time around Dave Griffiths takes a look at action classic The Rock. Take a listen to the episode right here:
Crunchyroll has announced that a new series has made the cut and will be included in one of its upcoming seasons as it has acquired the streaming rights to the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man. Crunchyroll will simulcast the series from Japan later this year, subtitled and dubbed, in more than 200 countries […]
Pixar Animation Studios revealed details about its 27th feature film, “Elemental,” which will release on June 15, 2023. Directed by Peter Sohn (“The Good Dinosaur,” “Partly Cloudy” short) and produced by Denise Ream (“The Good Dinosaur,” “Cars 2”), the film journeys alongside an unlikely pair, Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. […]
It was a movie that he first saw when he was at High School and he instantly fell in love with it. Now, more years than he wishes to admit later, Dave Griffiths goes back and revisits classic action film Air Force One in a new episode of A Critic’s Journey. Take a listen right […]
There always seems to be an interesting side circus when producer Jason Blum announces that he is about to re-make or re-boot a horror classic. Whenever he makes an announcement I could always guarantee that soon social media will be choked with people expressing their outrage. I find it an interesting response because it seems […]
It was one of the most devious war time plans ever to be put into practice and now Operation Mincemeat has been turned into a spectacular new film. This week we sent Alex First, David Griffiths, Jacqui Hammerton and Peter Krausz along to check out the film. Their thoughts on it are below:
Brand new Australian film Little Tornadoes is in cinemas this week so we sent our team along to check it out. Take a listen to what Alex First, David Griffiths, Jacqui Hammerton and Peter Krausz thought of the film below:
It has been labelled one of the most intense films of 2022 so we thought it was only fitting for us to send our team to go and check out new Italian film To Chiara. Take a listen to what Alex First, David Griffiths, Jacqui Hammerton and Peter Krausz thought of the move below:
Powerful new film Firebird is screening at Cinema Nova exclusively this Tuesday. This week our very own Dave Griffiths sat down and took a look at the film. Take a listen to his review right here:
When the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the globe filmmakers were left with some very hard decisions to make. Some decided to take the time to sit down and work on their next script while their current filming schedules were placed on hiatus. Then there were a brave few who decided that they could come up […]
We felt it was time to get this popular podcast series back on track and Dave Griffiths kicks it off by taking a look at a classic with Dangerous Minds. Take a listen to the episode right here:
