Megadeth are a band that has polarised music lovers almost from the outset. Despite a successive string of hit albums, the band has always been more defined by past members and their ongoing feuds with vocalist Dave Mustaine. While music will always be the victor, these public disputes have always threatened to overshadow the music […]
After exploding onto the metal scene with their debut album Echoes Of The Soul in 2021, Brazilian death metal outfit Crypta soon found themselves connecting with music lovers on a global stage. Led by former Nervosa member Fernanda Lira (bass, vocals), Crypta, which is now rounded out by Jéssica di Falchi (guitar), Tainá Bergamaschi (guitar) […]
When Before The Dawn went on hiatus a little over a decade ago the chances of the band ever reuniting were slim to say the least. Plagued by line-up changes and label problems, the band were imploding at a rapid rate, losing the most important thing of all. Hope. Now, fast-forward a decade, and Before […]
Choose Your Cruise, Australia’s leading music cruise charter company, is thrilled to announce the highlyanticipated Rock the Boat 2024 cruise, set to take place from October 23 – 30, 2024. This year, Rockthe Boat will make history as it sails for the first-time on-board Carnival Luminosa, offering music loversa new and fresh approach to the […]
KISS have announced two local support acts for their final Australian show, which is set to take place at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Saturday 7 October. The Final Curtain will see KISS supported by Oz rockers Regurgitator & The Delta Riggs and special guests, as previously announced, are Californian rockers Weezer. Get ready for an […]
KINGS OF THRASH “The MEGA Years” featuring David Ellefson & Jeff Young are set to perform live the MEGADETH albums Killing is my Business….and Business is Good as well as So Far, So Good… So What albums in their entirety on their upcoming Australian shows, starting tonight (July 12) in Canberra. KINGS OF THRASH “The […]
New Indie Record Label XMusic have started to put on gigs to highlight the best of their original music lineup. First up is on Saturday July 22 at Quakers Inn Sydney where XMusic artists Whiteford, Wicked Things and Kris Petersen will be playing. XMusic boss Tim Mclean Smith says, “It’s the only way to give […]
Fearless US hardcore punk band Drug Church is thrilled to announce additional dates and support acts for their highly anticipated debut tour ‘Down Under’. They’ve added a show at Whammy Bar in Auckland on August 12 and an additional show at Stay Gold in Melbourne on August 19. The band have recruited Sydney’s Beerwolf to […]
Devin Townsend is a relentless force, fearlessly pushing the boundaries of artistic expression. A genius, an eccentric mastermind, an orchestrator, and a comedian all rolled into one. His ability to seamlessly transition from creating crushingly heavy sounds to crafting ethereal and otherworldly ambience is not merely a display of immense talent; it lies at the […]
Bearings have released Live Forever Never Die, the newest single from their upcoming album The Best Part About Being Human. On the new track, the band explains, “Live Forever Never Die is a song that us felt like the perfect mix of the big chorus and vibey versus. Hoping to live forever in warm weather […]
After tearing up stadiums across the UK with Arctic Monkeys, as well as a monumental Other Stage performance at Glastonbury Festival last month, The Hives release their brand new single Rigor Mortis Radio – the third off their highly anticipated album The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons, which arrives August 11 via FUGA. A sheer stomper, […]
Synthwave pioneers GUNSHIP invite listeners to celebrate the power of imagination on their new album Unicorn, out September 29. Named after the international icon of fantasy and imagination, it’s emblazoned with the tagline Imagination Is A Weapon, the trio’s trademark, synth-laden atmosphere and transportative soundscapes have continued to evolve to include more rock, industrial, and […]
Australian death metal trio WEREWOLVES have released a new single and music video, titled Destroyer of Worlds. It is the third track to be taken from WEREWOLVES’ forthcoming fourth album, My Enemies Look and Sound Like Me, which is set for release via Prosthetic Records on August 11. Coinciding with a certain upcoming Hollywood blockbuster […]
Death Metal Overlords DYING FETUS return with their highly anticipated new album, Make Them Beg For Death, out September 8. Recorded in Baltimore with long-time producer Steve Wright and mixed by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse), Make Them Beg For Death contains every DYING FETUS hallmark. The veteran death metal band’s ninth album is fast, intense, […]
Pump5, a long-running rock group based out of Southern California, has been busy pushing their latest single Make Me and newest album Paradise Place, which was released on April 20. As one of the hardest-working independent rock groups in the region, the band has worked tirelessly with touring, recording and pumping out some of the […]
Australia’s Eurovision stars, synth-prog metal outfit Voyager have released their incredible new single and video, Ultraviolet, another glimpse of their world-beating new album Fearless In Love, set for release this July 14 (Season of Mist). The band head into darker and more cinematic realms with the huge new track, featuring Sean Harmanis from Australian metalcore […]
Releasing their sixth album Hasta El Final! this past March via Rockshots Records, Bad Bones have a new music video to rock out your summer out to. Entitled Libertad, it’s an epic and powerful song that brings to mind the Hagar-era Van Halen and the Scorpions. “We don’t always get what we want, living leads […]
JAMIE’S ELSEWHERE, featuring Of Mice & Men vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley, have announced their new Paradise EP, out July 19 via SharpTone Records. It’s the first new material from the band in nearly a decade. Today, the band has shared the new single Escapist. “We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve signed with SharpTone Records, and excited […]
Australia’s extreme metal titans Thy Art Is Murder have released their storming new single, Keres, the second taste of new music lifted from the band’s forthcoming album, Godlike, out September 15 via Human Warfare. A stadium-sized death metal anthem, Keres has it all: bone-crushing verses, colossal stomping choruses, an urgent guitar solo, and frontman CJ […]
Rock powerhouse Taking Back Sunday have shared a brand-new track and video entitled The One, the multi-platinum selling rock band’s first new music in over four years. An inspiring declaration of love, hope, and acceptance, The One is a soaring reminder to seize the moment and live your dreams while you still can. “The One […]
Cleveland extreme metal legends RINGWORM have delivered another brutal taste of their highly-anticipated, 9th full-length album, Seeing Through Fire, that’s out August 18 from Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band has released, Thought Crimes, a track of epic brutality and relentless aggression. Commenting on the song, vocalist Human Furnace says: “‘Thought Crimes.’ Speed. Aggression. Attack. […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum singer-songwriter, actor, and New York Times best-selling author Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) releases a brand new song from his forthcoming solo studio album, CMF2. “‘Post Traumatic Blues’ is my attempt to describe for people what it’s like to deal with PTSD,” says Taylor. “Sometimes it’s so hard for people to understand […]
It’s been silent around the EQUILIBRIUM camp for quite some time, but today, the German modern metal virtuosos can finally share the news that fans around the globe have been waiting for as the five piece releases their new single Shelter. “During the last months, we contemplated much on what EQUILIBRIUM means to us – […]
Naarm/Melbourne-based alternative-heavy act Future Static make their hotly anticipated return in an unexpected yet utterly electrifying fashion with a turbo-charged, metal fuelled cover of Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee‘s 2004 global reggaeton hit, Gasolina. Electric front-woman Amariah Cook, born in Melbourne and raised in Barcelona, unites the vastly different metal and reggaeton worlds of her […]
Prague formation STELLVRIS have released a new single called Who’s the Target Now, on which they worked again with the American producer Jonathan Dolese from KonKrete Studios (Cane Hill, For the Fallen Dreams). This single is the hardest effort the band has made so far. This year we can look forward to a debut album […]
Words by Jimmy Glinster Napalm Records Release date: July 14 I guess you could say that England and thrash metal kinda go hand in hand with the whole New Wave of British Heavy Metal thing that happened back in the early 80s with the likes of The Big Four. All of which were American bands […]
Words by Jimmy Glinster Out Now PLEASE NOTE. THE EP WAS SENT IN DIGITAL FORM AND NOT IN THE CORRECT ORDER OF SONGS It’s not too often you get an email at 5:30 in the morning asking if you want to do an EP review, and to be honest it was the last thing I […]
Words Jimmy Glinster Out Now Have you ever had that Sicksense that you’ve completely forgotten about something? Well, I just did after realising that I forgot to review the Fools Tomorrow EP that I so eagerly hassled Vicky Psarakis for an early copy of a couple of months back. If you think that name sounds […]
We go behind the scenes with Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog, Rose Byrne as Leatherhead, John Cena as Rocksteady, Jackie Chan as Master Splinter, Ice Cube as Superfly, Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, Post Malone as Ray Fillet, Seth Rogen as Bebop, Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko, Alongside Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil, Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman and Maya Rudolph as Cynthia ...
This week Dave Griffiths spoke to filmmaker Shaun Anthony Robinson about his brand new film Surviving Sunset An Actor’s Hollywood Journey which is currently screening at MDFF. Take a listen to the interview right here:
As Prescribed is currently screening as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and this week Dave Griffiths spoke to the film’s director Holly Hardman to find out what people can expect from the film. Take a listen to the interview right here:
The Popcorn Conspiracy Radio Show Ep #018 is now online. In this episode David Griffiths, Harley Woods, Kyle McGrath and Lee Griffiths review Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny, Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 and No Hard Feelings. They also chat to Holly Hardman about As Prescribed and Jarret Gahan about Monster Fest […]
TOM CRUISE, HAYLEY ATWELL, SIMON PEGG and POM KLEMENTIEFF, along with Director CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE lit up the red carpet at the Australian Premiere of MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE at The Darling Harbour Theatre at ICC Sydney.
The first stop on the global tour was at Bondi Beach where Barbie took over the iconic pool and the film’s talent participated in a press conference at the famed Icebergs restaurant.With the beach being a significant setting in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film, it was only fitting that Australia’s most famous beach served as the location for […]
Grab the hat and whip because the man, the legend, Indiana Jones is back in Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny. The film itself may have been put on the backburner for some film lovers due to the saturation of ads for Mission Impossible and Barbie but this rightfully should be one of the […]
