“It’s a bit of a Dave Grohl kind of effort. I tried my hand at everything.” Warning Order might be a new project from the creative mind of Jordan Moore, but the band definitely doesn’t sound anything like the new kid on the block. A solo creation by Moore – who recorded and played EVERYTHING […]
Fresh from belting out a six track demo with King Parrot’s Squiz at his Krap Shack Studios, Melbourne “bong blasting, Sabbath worshipping grind from Hell” outfit Choof are gearing up for an eight date run up the East Coast to let EVERYONE know they mean business. Bass player Jackson sat down with HEAVY for a […]
Perth melodic hardcore outfit Saviour have had a rough couple of years – as have we all – but when you are a band from the Western side of Australia things have been magnified significantly. With the band’s fourth album A Lunar Rose having been released amid the worst part of the pandemic – and […]
In the words of frontman Skenie “The Poor are back baby, wear your helmets!” Wise words indeed, for The Poor’s new song, Payback’s A Bitch – the band’s first new music in over a decade – is a tune so full of spite and venom that it would make a rattlesnake sick! Payback’s A Bitch […]
What do you get when five bad ass babes, born and bred on Appetite for Destruction come together? You get, PARADISE KITTY, one of the world’s leading tributes to the mighty Guns N’ Roses. With serious metal honed chops and raucous reverence for the Sunset Strip warriors that took Hollywood and the world by storm, they are a sexy, […]
Australia’s heavy bright lights In Hearts Wake have released the Kaliyuga Booster Pack, a unique deluxe offering of their acclaimed 2020 album Kaliyuga featuring three new tracks and a variety of live songs recorded at the band’s only live show of 2021 in Brisbane.Today’s release also comes alongside the announcement of a special physical offering of Kaliyuga Booster Pack now available […]
When The Poor came out with their smash single More Wine Waiter Please in 1994 it is fair to say the landscape of Australian rock shifted considerably in their favour. Here was a bunch of musicians that not only walked the walk, but also talked the talk. A group of tough as nails Aussies who […]
Full Tilt Brisbane taking place on Saturday 23 April at Eaton’s Hill Outdoor and Ballroom reveals it’s full line-up! Uniting from across the nation, Full Tilt Festival is a who’s who of the Australian Metal, Punk and Rock spectrums. The festival is headlined by the ever evolving metalcore luminaries and Aria Award winners, Northlane. Joining them are the best hard hitters in the land, including […]
Perth melodic hardcore outfit Saviour released Reshape Me late last year to a hungry audience and are today announcing it as the lead single off of their fifth studio album, Shine & Fade, out April 29 via Greyscale Records. It’s been a long couple of years for the Perth based band, having not been able to play a show since 2019 and […]
The organisers of Wallapalooza have made the following statement: LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT Due to ongoing border restrictions we sadly have to say goodbye to heavy hitters Dead Letter Circus, Def FX, and Seawitch, plus the legends in The Wrath & The Molotov We are however PUMPED to welcome a number of incredible Aussie acts to […]
Slowly Slowly are welcoming 2022 with the reveal of their new single Nothing On today. Accessible from all angles, Nothing On sees Slowly Slowly expertly strike the balance between frivolity and depth. Listeners on the outskirts of the band’s world will be drawn in by its dance and pop-esque sensibilities; equally, faithful Slowly Slowly listeners will notice this tune’s heartache-tinged […]
Sydney metalcore titans Polaris are packing their bags and heading back on the road in February, March and May with some great friends in tow. The Summer Tour will see them hitting all national cities with very special guests Alpha Wolf, Justice For The Damned and Mirrors. Make Them Suffer sadly have to withdraw from the Summer Tour due to WA borders […]
The Scene & Heard team are gearing up to bring festivalgoers one helluva show in 2022, and we can’t wait! With a new date locked in for Sunday March 13 at Wickham Park, with this news comes the announcement of some new friends set to join us, which we’re sure you’re going to love. Joining Grinspoon, Ratcat, Frenzal Rhomb, COG and Caligula, […]
After coming to our attention in 2020 Ghosts Of Sunset are really establishing themselves as a major player on the hard rock scene. The band have clocked up several hundred thousand streams for their recent singles No Saints In The City, Look Me Up (If You Come Down) and If You’re Not Coming Back. Queen of Used to Be is their […]
Only in these crazy times might a band tour its ‘new’ album two years after it was released, but that’s what the Meanies will be doing when they hit the road to finally give Desperate Measures a proper live airing. Desperate Measures was released in July 2020 (on Cheersquad Records & Tapes), by which time the shit had […]
With the recent announcement that Western Australia’s borders will remain closed for an indefinite period of time, One World Entertainment and TEG Live have been forced to postpone the Kiss End of the Road tour until August / September 2022. The band is passionate and determined to perform for all their Australian fans – they […]
Out Now HEAVY loves it when new Australian artists send their stuff through for review, so when we got the debut EP from Melbourne musician Jordan Moore for his new project Warning Order, we just had to make time for a listen. With Me…With You opens with Terminus, and the drum filled intro that thunders […]
February 11 Words by Jimmy Glinster Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand somewhere in the Great Victorian desert over the last 25 years, you’ve probably heard the name Frankenbok once or twice. And even if you have had your head buried in the sand, you’ve probably heard these loud bastards ripping out […]
Out Now It’s been a long road to the release of East York’s debut EP, Origins. What started in 2020 with a cracking debut single Outsiders soon became a patient waiting game as COVID lingered and strengthened, and East York kept waiting patiently for the right time to unleash their body of work. Through drip […]
It is the last time around for the Jackass boys so we sent our very own David Griffiths to check out Jackass Forever. Take a listen to all Dave’s thoughts right here:
You really have to wonder what the Earth has ever done to director Roland Emmerich. With the movies that he has penned and directed over the years it feels like Emmerich is always thinking of ways to destroy the planet that we live on. From creature feature Godzilla, to alien warfare in Independence Day and […]
Brand new drama Parallel Mothers has just landed in cinemas so we sent Alex First, Dave Griffiths, Greg King and Peter Krausz to check it out. Take a listen to their thoughts right here:
Director Mark Williams chats to HEAVY Cinema about his brand new film Blacklight which hits cinemas tomorrow. Take a listen to the full interview with Mark right here:
Monster Pictures is pleased to reveal that it’s onboard to distribute THE WALRUS & THE OYSTER, the sophomore feature from award-winning filmmaker Kurt Martin (MOON ROCK FOR MONDAY), in Australia & New Zealand. THE WALRUS & THE OYSTER follows a single mother who, after the death of her only son discovers a creature living in her house. The creature encourages […]
Directed by Emmy award-winner Chris Terrill and from Emmy Award-winning producer Julia Nottingham and BAFTA Award winning producer Olivia Lichtenstein,THE LAST MOUNTAIN explores the forces that drove two mountaineers to their untimely deaths – a quarter of a century apart. One a mother; the other her son. It’s the compelling true story of 30-year-old climber Tom Ballard who disappeared […]
Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones will play a leading series regular role in the Disney+ original series “National Treasure,” it was announced today by Disney Branded Television and Disney+. The live-action series is an expansion of the “National Treasure” movie franchise centred on a young heroine, Jess (Lisette Alexis), a brilliant and resourceful […]
Today, Disney+ unveils the key art and trailer for the Original limited series “The Dropout.” The upcoming series will premiere with three episodes on 3 March exclusively on Disney+, with new episodes streaming weekly. Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. From Executive Producer Elizabeth Meriwether, “The Dropout” is the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Theranos, an unbelievable tale of ambition […]
Dave and Lee return for another episode of He Says/She Says Film Reviews and this time they are checking out Nightmare Alley. Have a listen to their thoughts right here:
After an unprecedented number of applications from across Australia, Rahel Romahn has been named as the 11th recipient of the prestigious and highly-coveted Heath Ledger Scholarship, the richest acting prize in Australia. He joins a growing list of Australian actors whose international careers have been launched on the back of winning of the scholarship. Rahel most recently starred in […]
