Extreme metal outfit Psycroptic have been decimating global audiences for more than two decades. In that time they have put extreme metal in Australia on the map, in doing so paving the way for many more bands of that genre and providing them with the confidence that can only be bred by success. With an […]
Gold Coast alternative rock outfit Mass Sky Raid are riding high on the back of the well received release of their latest album, Calm in Chaos, on June 3. Showing their musical growth since their debut Science Of Fiction, Mass Sky Raid have delivered a sonic wave of modern sounding hard rock/metal that showcases many […]
For nearly three decades Superheist have been both the pioneers and leading force in a new wave of Australian music that combines rock, punk, hard rock, metal and punk. It is a mixing of genres that has been successfully attempted by many bands in the global music scene, but infrequently mastered. Balancing so many genres […]
Australian metal royalty SUPERHEIST have finally delivered their highly anticipated first single, Medicated, taken from the upcoming sixth studio album MMXX which is due for release on July 1 through Black MountainMusic/MGM. After the departure of frontman Ezekiel Ox in 2019, the band chose not to search for a new singer and took vocal duties […]
Brisbane hardcore heavyweights/stalwarts She Cries Wolf are releasing new music in the form of I on June 10. What is now known to be a three-track release on streaming services, I is a short, sharp stab to the heart – with SCW wasting no spare second on the three blistering songs. The song Beggars Well, […]
It’s a good thing that festivals and live music are back on the menu this year because you’ll be able to bring 2022 to a close this December in sensational fashion; yep, Australia’s largest alternative and favourite traveling music festival, aka Good Things Festival, is officially returning to ignite mosh pits and more along the east […]
HEAVY Mag turns 10 this year, and to celebrate have been hosting birthday parties around the country. Now, it’s Brisbane’s turn, with the Mansfield Tavern hosting a special day of live entertainment on Saturday, August 20. With 15 bands playing from midday to midnight on the one stage, HEAVY has decided to split the announcement […]
Music is a beautiful thing in that it transcends boundaries, both emotional and geographical. Usually, this sense is felt more by the fans who listen to music rather than the performers, but on occasion, that role is reversed, and the musician gets to experience the magic inherent in their art. Such was the case recently […]
This August, double your sonic pleasure as two of the modern alternative greats team up for a special split EP release. Fusing Welsh post-hardcore icons Holding Absence alongside Melbourne-based metallers Alpha Wolf, The Lost and the Longing split EP combines four magnetic tracks, two tracks per band, of dynamic and diverse heavy bliss that’ll certainly leave you yearning for more. […]
Murderfest is coming to the Bendigo Hotel in Melbourne this long weekend, with a fantastic line-up of bands descending on the iconic venue on Sunday, June 12. Harlott and Frankenbok lead the charge, with Vulgurite, Deadweight 80, The Furor, Nothing, Tongue Scum, Yantra, Hoof and Unsound joining forces for an afternoon/night of music that threatens […]
The upcoming SLEEPS SOCIETY Aussie tour will find While She Sleeps joined by dear friends and British heavyweights Loathe to treat Australian fans this July. The tour will offer a long-awaited chance for While She Sleeps to celebrate their fifth studio album, SLEEPS SOCIETY, live in action. The energetic and anthemic album received glowing praise […]
Today, Grammy and Emmy Award winning comedian, actor, director, writer and producer, Chris Rock, has announced a brand-new Sydney show at the Aware Super Theatre on Saturday 13 August, 2022. Tickets to this new show go on sale at 11am tomorrow, Thursday 9 June, from TICKETEK. This highly anticipated World Tour will be the acclaimed comedian’s first tour in […]
Prepare yourselves for a first of its kind experience, concocted in collaboration with Jack Daniels. The BIG FOUR supergroup at Frankie’s Pizza. Frankies have recruited a collection of the nation’s heaviest metallers, icons of the genre, from all corners of the country, UNITING for this unique exercise in extremity. They’ll be performing one show ONLY, […]
Symbolically and historically, the number four has come to signify things that are solid and whole; a fact entirely befitting of legendary Australian rockers The Butterfly Effect and the announcement today of their fourth studio album, aptly titled: IV. Following earlier snippets of new material via recent singles Nil By Mouth and So Tired, it’s entirely clear that time has only […]
Parkway Drive have steadily evolved from metal underdogs to festival-headlining behemoth off the back of close to 20 gruelling years, six critically and commercially acclaimed studio albums (all of which achieved Gold status in Australia), three documentaries, one live album, nearly a billion total streams, and many, many thousands of shows. Today, they have shared the video […]
Australia, the biggest metalcore tour of the year kicks off on Thursday and tickets are selling like hot cakes! That’s right, ALPHA WOLF, Australia’s finest metalcore juggernauts will be embarking on their biggest national headline tour around the country for The Metalcore Snitches tour joined by their close friends in FIT FOR A KING (USA), GREAT AMERICAN GHOST (USA) and PALEDUSK (JPN). Check out the […]
Out Now Mascot Records Words by Jimmy Glinster For a split second there, I thought I was reviewing another one of Dave Grohl‘s side projects, but then I put my glasses on and realised these eyes really are failing me in my frail old age. What I discovered with Crobot though, is a rocking good […]
Gramophone Records Out Now Featuring members of Sabaton and Bathory, new Swedish metal outfit DAMPF is already somewhat of a musical enigma, despite their debut album The Arrival not being unleashed until June 3. A metal supergroup of sorts (I still cringe when having to mutter those words), DAMPF is lead by A-Tron, who you […]
Out Now Nuclear Blast Words by Jimmy Glinster Decapitated, is that a threat? Are these guys actually about to rip my head off? I’ve heard rumours, and I’ve definitely heard of, and heard this band before. From what I remember, they are pretty god-damn brutal. Can I say that anymore, god-damn I mean? Spellcheck is […]
Inspired by seeing Cruel Intentions: The Musical last week our resident writer Dave Griffiths decided to go back and revisit the 1999 film. The result is a brand new episodeof A Critic’s Journey. You can take a listen to the new episode right here:
The global celebration of Disney+ Day will return on Thursday, September 8, 2022, leading into D23 Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa in Anaheim, CA. In celebration, the streaming service will host special experiences for fans and subscribers, and will premiere new content from its marquee brands, including the return of the […]
Disney+ is pleased to share the trailer and key art from its upcoming series “Andor” that was featured this morning at Star Wars Celebration. The new, original series from Lucasfilm takes place prior to the events of “Rogue One” and launches exclusively on Disney+ August 31, with the first two episodes. The “Andor” series will explore […]
Harrison Ford and filmmakers James Mangold, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall of the upcoming fifth instalment of the “Indiana Jones” franchise were on hand to wish five-time Academy Award®-winning composer John Williams a happy 90th birthday today at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California. They delighted the enthusiastic fans with an early photo from the film which opens in cinemas on […]
30 May, 2022 – Stan today released the first official teaser for the brand new season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, with the latest instalment in the growing Power Universe set to premiere 14 August, same day as the U.S. and only on Stan. To watch and share the teaser, click here: https://youtu.be/GWlzudXzElU Set in the early 1990’s, the next chapter in […]
Disney+ unveiled the teaser trailer for Lucasfilm and Imagine Entertainment’s “Willow” an all-new live-action fantasy adventure series based on the classic 1988 feature film, at the Lucasfilm studio showcase panel at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim last Friday. “Willow” will premiere November 30, 2022, exclusively on Disney+. An epic period fantasy series with a modern sensibility […]
One of the world’s best known Detectives returns to the big screen so we sent Alex First, David Griffiths, Greg King and Peter Krausz to take a look at Maigret. Take a listen to the review right here:
The hit television series has come to the big screen with The Bob’s Burgers Movie so we sent Alex First and Peter Krausz along to check it out. Take a listen to their review right here:
Dave Griffiths takes a look at new Australian documentary Ablaze which explores the life of Aboriginal filmmaker William Onus. Take a listen to the review right here:
Stan, Australia’s leading local streaming service, today announced the brand new series American Gigolo, starring Jon Bernthal (Ford v Ferrari, The Walking Dead) is coming soon, same day as the U.S. and exclusively to Stan. To watch and share the teaser, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oHV-IQfaJs Bernthal stars in the series as the iconic male escort Julian Kaye, who was originally played by […]
AMC+ today debuted the official trailer for the upcoming suspense thriller, Moonhaven from creator Peter Ocko (Lodge 49, Black Sails, Elementary). The series is set in a utopian colony on the moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth, which has become increasingly perilous, and features an acclaimed ensemble cast including Emma McDonald (Queens of Mystery), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Amara Karan (Doctor Who), ...
From New Line Cinema, Dwayne Johnson stars in the action adventure “Black Adam.” The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the DC Super Hero comes to the big screen under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”). Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and […]
Check out the intense new trailer for “Prey,” an all-new action-thriller from 20th Century Studios directed by Dan Trachtenberg (“The Boys,” “10 Cloverfield Lane”). The newest entry in the “Predator” franchise, “Prey” will stream August 5, 2022, on Disney+ under the Star banner. Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, “Prey” is the story of […]
Okay now I am going to sound like a grumpy old critic here – but in my opinion horror films have become horribly tame over the past decade or so. Go back to the 1990s and there were commercial horror films that would frighten the socks off most cinema audiences these days. It is for […]
Brand new horror film Offseason premiers on Shudder this week so we sat down to have a chat with the star of the film Jocelin Donahue. Take a listen to the full interview below:
Aussie filmmaker Nick Ahern is currently in post production on his new film The Ninth Order starring John Jarratt. This week Nick took the time out to chat to David Griffiths to tell us what we can expect from the film. You can take a listen to the full interview below:
Melbourne Cinémathèque announces a very special curated season, Masterpieces of Ukrainian Cinema. The season pairs six essential historical and contemporary retrospective titles across three weeks showcasing works of auteurs, contemporary talent, and some of Ukraine’s greatest films of all time. The season screens from 20 July – 3 August every Wednesday from 7pm at ACMI. In curating […]
Today, Disney+ announced that the latest Marvel Studios addition to their exciting summer lineup, “I Am Groot,” will launch on August 10. “I Am Groot” is a collection of five original shorts starring Baby Groot, everyone’s favorite little tree, and will feature several new and unusual characters. All five shorts will be available for viewers […]
He has voiced characters in and acted as a director for some of the biggest anime franchises in history. This week Mike McFarland joined us on HEAVY Cinema to not only chat about his brilliant career but also about Oz Comic Con 2022. Make sure you grab your tickets from the Oz Comic Con website […]
This June, from the biggest animated franchise in history and global cultural phenomenon, comes the untold story of one 12-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain, in Minions: The Rise of Gru. In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Oscar nominee Steve Carell) is growing up in […]
The highly anticipated new episodic anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead, the latest series within the expanding The Walking Dead Universe, will premiere Sunday 14 August on AMC+ with the first two episodes. Tales of the Walking Dead consists of six original one-hour standalone episodes focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. Each episode has its own distinct […]
STUDIOCANAL are proud to announce brand new 4K restorations of the two classic Dr. Who feature-length films starring award-winning actor Peter Cushing – DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. Released initially in 1965 and 1966 respectively and directed by Gordon Flemyng, these two films, shot in glorious Technicolor, have been regenerated in out-of-this-world 4K and are the perfect […]
Disney+ has announced that Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ June 22. Watch the new online spot to see a special “fan thank you” from Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong and Xochitl Gomez. In Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the MCU unlocks the […]
As COVID saw production units around the world shut down some filmmakers decided to sit at home and hit social media to vent their frustration. But others saw it as an opportunity to be creative with their filmmaking. Suddenly, some of the more creative filmmakers across the globe realised that the best way to make […]
Brand new documentary Rondo And Bob takes a look at the careers of horror art director Bob Burns and actor Rondo Hatton and this week Dave Griffiths sat down for a chat with director Joe O’Connell about the film. You can take a listen to the interview right here:
One of the highlights of this year’s German Film Festival is brand new comedy A Stasi Comedy so this week we sent Alex First and Peter Krausz along to check it out. Here is their review:
