Japanese black metal outfit Sigh are a band who have truly earned the tag legends, especially in their home country. Since forming in 1989 with mainstay Mirai Kawashima, Sigh have progressed to become one of Japan’s greatest and most revered metal exports. The band will reveal their new album Shiki on August 26, a dark […]
Finnish melodic death metal outfit Brymir have a definitive sound all of their own. By combining folk elements with traditional and melodic death metal, the band produces a remarkably sounding amalgamation of style and culture that resonates long after each listen. After steering away from the folk elements noticeably on their last album, Brymir have […]
Combining an eclectic taste for melodic, catchy music with roots in the hardcore side of things with massive breakdowns and huger riffs, Michegan outfit Of Virtue have truly learned to allow their music to be their expression, free of labels, tags and expectations. Since 2008 the band have undergone a steady transformation from a band […]
Finnish music machine Lost Society are preparing to unleash their latest album If The Sky Came Down on September 30. Playing a brand of metal that is both instantly recognizable but also refreshingly individual, Lost Society have spent the last 12 years building towards this album that is set to knock them unequivocally into the […]
ARISING EMPIRE is proud to announce that Southampton-based metalcore act Our Hollow, Our Home has signed to the label. “We’re super stoked to join the AE family,” the band says. “We always said that we would love to sign with a label, so long as it was one that understood the ethos of this band, and loved it as […]
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-LIFT OFF Robot God release new music video. Ready To Launch is the first song lifted from Robot God’s yet to be released second full length album titled Worlds Collide. The video clip takes the listener on a sonic journey through space and time to far reaching planets in an attempt to colonise Mars only […]
New Zealand global metal frontrunners ALIEN WEAPONRY have been touring around the world nonstop since the 2021 release of their acclaimed sophomore album, Tangaroa, out now via Napalm Records. Spreading vital messages of peace, awareness and warning through the power of their culturally-driven music, Tangaroa proves a massive next step for the band – encompassing all of the elements that […]
Quebec City’s GET THE SHOT will release their new album Merciless Destruction, out October 7 via New Damage Records. Pre-order it here. The band has dropped the Divination of Doom video over at Knotfest. “‘Divination of Doom is the first song that was written for the new album,” the band explains. “It encompasses the multiple musical influences that now shape […]
Melbourne melodic death metal masters Be’lakor just announced a very special performance to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their third studio album Of Breath & Bone. To honour this milestone, Be’lakor will be performing ‘Of Breath & Bone’ in its entirety for the first and only time on November 4 in their hometown of Melbourne. Renowned for their immersive songwriting which expands the melodic death metal genre by merging […]
Don’t Panic have dropped their new single Conquer Divide on all streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music. The track is part of their upcoming new album entitled 42, which is now set for an August 26 release. The album will also include their comeback single Time Machine which was released alongside a music video […]
Australian metal juggernauts PARKWAY DRIVE will drop their seventh album DARKER STILL on September 9 via Epitaph Records. Darker Still, their first full-length since 2018’s Reverence, can be pre-ordered here. Today, the band has shared the video for the title track. Watch it below. The song is unlike anything you’ve previously heard from Parkway Drive — it’s a monumental song in scope, with career-defining performances all around. Darker Still […]
Progressive groove metal juggernauts JINJER recently announced that with the support of the Ukrainian Ministry Of Culture, they were granted a special exemption to exit Ukraine in order to help their countrymen the best way they can – through music – and since hit the road on their just-wrapped European tour. But JINJER‘s reign of the road has only […]
Waikato rockers Medusa Glare have officially released their new song SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE. Written by Medusa Glare, recorded at Roundhead Studios NZ, engineered and mixed by Scott Seabright, produced by Scott Seabright and Medusa Glare, mastered by Chris Chetland at Kog Studio. SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE is available on Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube […]
Crossfaith are coming back to North America next month for their first North American tour since 2015. The upcoming headline tour, which features support from Crossfaith’s UNFD label mates LIMBS, kicks off on September 8 in Berkeley, California, and runs through October 9 in Seattle. The band will also appear at several key festivals during the run, including Furnace Fest […]
Brazil’s groundbreaking thunder metal band Guardian of Lightning are back with a new music video for the song Sound of Thunder, directed by Victor Yuri and Iron King, and a reissue of their debut album Cosmos Tree remastered by Billy Stull (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Cris). Watch it below. Sound of Thunder is the third music video from the band’s debut full-length album Cosmos Tree […]
Soundcore, the premium audio brand of Anker Innovations, today launched the Space A40 earbuds in Australia as part of the revitalised ‘Space’ range of on-the-go audio devices. With an upgraded noise cancelling system, the Space series offers a leap forward in the customisable, noise-free listening experience, while delivering ultra-long playtime and impressive audio performance. “Two […]
Following their latest, chart-breaking album Heat Wave (2020), that has been praised by both fans and international music press alike, the new album by Sweden’s heavy rock queens THUNDERMOTHER looks set to be a next landmark and sees the band double-down all expectations. Black And Gold takes its listener and the dedicated rocker on a wild, high voltage and powerful ride into […]
Ohio’s powerhouse SINK THE SHIP are back and released their special take on Ghost by Justin Bieber. SINK THE SHIP erupted into the underground heavy music scene with their energetic, bold and bright post-hardcore and pop-punk infused blend of metalcore in 2012 – and since then, they’ve been sailing stronger and stronger with each passing year. Within two years’ […]
There are just 10 days to go until Fist Full of Rock – featuring the ultimate line-up in Australian hard rock, The Angels, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo and The Poor – hits the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on September 2. These four incredible bands will showcase the quintessential setlist of Australian rock anthems. The Angels are one of Australia’s most loved rock […]
Extreme Metal pioneers VENOM INC. are proud to present Come To Me, the third single from their upcoming album There’s Only Black, which will be released on September 23, 2022 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. The song comes with an atmospheric lyric video, full of occult imagery, which you can watch below. Almost 40 years after their inception, the revitalized 1989 – 1992 Venom […]
Swedish metal legends SOILWORK have released their new album Övergivenheten. Both highly anticipated by fans and lauded by the press, the twelfth output by Helsingborg’s finest lands as one of the finest metal records of the year, and of SOILWORK’s career. Together with the new album, the band have released a live video for their focus track Valleys Of Gloam that you can watch […]
GRAMMY Award-winning Iowan icons SLIPKNOT have shared the official music video for their new single Yen which is directed by the band’s own M. Shawn ‘clown’ Crahan – watch it below. Yen is the latest song to be released off SLIPKNOT’s widely anticipated new album, THE END, SO FAR, which will be released September 30 on Roadrunner Records. Both the track and the video are […]
Punk rockers of Australia and New Zealand unite! For the first time in history two of the most influential and enduring punk bands of all time are heading down under together. Fans never thought they would see the day, so get ready to tick this off your bucket list as LA heavyweights Social Distortion and Bad Religion team up […]
Following a two year recording drought, Gold Coast space rockers, Rinser are back with a vengeance this September with the release of the title track from their forthcoming, debut album, Existential Exodus; set for release in November 2022. The boys will be celebrating the long awaited release with a five stop tour of South East […]
The vessel has finally entered the port and SEVENTH STORM‘s first album Maledictus out now. With influences ranging from Bathory via Paradise Lost, and Dead Can Dance to even Van Halen, the Portuguese combo around Mike Gaspar is only just embarking on a journey across the wild and wondrous waters of heavy metal history. And while not being a […]
Southern California band MOVEMENTS are back with a brand new track. The band has shared the visualizer for Cherry Thrill. Watch and listen below. Cherry Thrill presents a new sonic side of Movements. The California post-hardcore band taps into its alternative and indie rock sensibilities on this smooth, steady, and ultimately woozy track. While the band is known […]
Artist, fashion designer and musician Chloe Trujillo is a multi-faceted wonder and she has been teaming up with Mark Dalbeth (Rav Medic) from the rock act Bellusira. Their new EP HEAVY PEACE is now available digitally via Golden Robot Records. Making our way through life, we get tested by various obstacles and internal emotions. A big part of surviving the day to day, is the ability […]
Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse, Five Finger Death Punch, globally released their highly anticipated ninth studio album, Afterlife today. Listen to the album on your streaming platform of choice https://5fdp.ffm.to/afterlifealbum The release is also highlighted by the launch of the brand new official music video for Times Like These. Watch it below. 5FDP have amassed over 8 billion […]
The Funeral Portrait have released their new single Voodoo Doll via Better Noise Music. The song describes unrequited devotion and taps into the pain of being in love with someone who self-sabotages by abusing substances. The track will be featured in the band’s highly anticipated first full-length record set for release in early 2023. Watch […]
Australian heavy act IN HEARTS WAKE are stoked to today reveal their cover of all the good girls go to hell by Billie Eilish for triple j’s Like A Version, joined by Marie ‘Maz’ Devita of WAAX. The Like A Version coincides with the band’s massive regional Australian tour, which kicked off last night in […]
Brisbane hard rock machine PistonFist are inviting lovers of meaty metal everywhere to Dig In with their latest single. After a whirlwind twelve months that has seen PistonFist play from Cairns to Blacken Open Air and everywhere in between, the boys are now concentrating on showering us with new music in the lead up to […]
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August 19 Bargain Bin Records Words by Michael Naidos The Australian punk rock scene is not only alive and well but getting global success and, alongside AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS, THE CHATS are leading the way off the top of the success of their album, High RiskBehaviour and lead single Smoko in 2020. Something about […]
Nuclear Blast Records Out Now When Soulfly came into existence around a quarter of a century ago, there was a large number of music fans that gravitated to the band and their music simply by virtue of the fact it was fronted by Mr. Max Cavalera. His was/is and shall always be a name synonymous […]
Disney+ has unveiled the official trailer and key art for Original limited series “Mike,” an unauthorised and no-holds-barred look at the life of Mike Tyson – and it is one wild ride. The eight-episode series premieres with two episodes in Australia on August 25th on Disney+ under the Star banner. Two new episodes will be available to […]
I think I had a first last night. In the past films have made me feel happy, they have made me feel sad, some have entertained me and some really bad ones have left me bored. Never before though has a film made me feel uncomfortable. Sure there have been times when I felt uncomfortable […]
One of the things I love about Australian cinema is that as a country our filmmakers seem to be able to make films about ‘real issues’ a lot better than many other industries. When you take a look at the work of directors like Ana Kokkinos or go back and re-visit films like Tom White […]
HEAVY Cinema’s Dave Griffiths sits down for a one-on-one chat with Brett Morgen about his new film Moonage Daydream which is screening as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival. Take a listen to the full interview below:
Director Mark Hartley chats to HEAVY Cinema about his new film Girl At The Window. Girl At The Window is released in Australian cinemas today and you can listen to the full interview below:
Rebekah McKendry chats to David Griffiths about her brand new film – the early anticipated Glorious – which will be released on Shudder this week. Take a listen to the full interview below:
Music documentaries can be strange beasts. It has seemed over the past few years that they either became a tabloid doco where a filmmaker sets out to expose an artist or they become a vanity affair where the main aim is to showcase an artist’s career or in some tragic cases simply boost album sales. […]
Blaze is a fantasy drama film which mixes live action, many forms of animation and music to tell the story of twelve year old prepubescent girl Blaze (Julia Savage). One day walking home from the shops Blaze is confronted by a horrific act of sexual violence between Jake (Josh Lawson) and Hannah (Yael Stone), witnessing […]
There’s something to be said for cheesy genre films in the marketplace. At times when I know a studio or film-makers are capable of much better they can be a drag but the entire subgenre of ‘ozploitation’ films was filled with examples of these silly movies that while not brilliant we’re definitely enjoyable to audiences […]
Love stories being something of a tired genre their formula has become a joke in of itself. The ‘meet cute’ the ‘honeymoon period’, the third act breakup and the characters reunion all of it is so predictable that it takes a special kind of love story or tale of romance for me to find it […]
Despite being the perfect age and growing up at the perfect time to be part of the show’s target audience I never really watched “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” the Disney children’s animated series about two chipmunk detectives and their friends Gadget: a small female mouse, Monterey Jack: a larger Australian mouse and Zipper: a […]
There have been literally dozens of adaptations of the German fairy tale “Hansel & Gretel” collected and published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. The simple story of a brother & sister in the woods, a gingerbread house, an evil witch and the children’s eventual escape is one known by almost everybody who was ever […]
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today released first-look images and a powerful teaser for the upcoming Stan Original Series Bali 2002, starring Claudia Jessie (Bridgerton), Rachel Griffiths (Total Control), Richard Roxburgh (Rake), Sean Keenan (Stan Original Film Nitram), Srisacd Sacdpraseuth (Mystery Road) and newcomer Sri Ayu Jati Kartika. The four-part, one-hour drama series ...
Disney+ has unveiled the official trailer and key art for its first UK Original series, rom-com action thriller “Wedding Season.” The eight-episode series premieres exclusively on the streaming service on Disney+ Day on Thursday, September 8. Further images were also revealed of the brand-new series, which premieres on Disney+ under the Star banner in Australia. The genre-busting […]
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced filming has commenced on the Stan Original Series Totally Completely Fine – a co-production between Sundance Now and Stan, and produced by Fremantle Australia. Inspired by true events, the six-part dark comedy series is led by Thomasin McKenzie (JoJo Rabbit, Last Night in Soho) and explores the complexities of grief, […]
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, is thrilled to release the trailer for the Shudder Original Raven’s Hollowahead of the film’s debut on the platform on Thursday 22 September and upcoming world premiere at the celebrated genre film festival Arrow FrightFest in London on Saturday 27 August. The latest feature from Christopher Hatton, […]
Two of Australia’s favourite stars have joined Tinseltown’s elite voicing the characters of ‘Mark’ and ‘Keith’ two hapless guinea pigs in the Australian version of the upcoming animated action-adventure film, joining Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski and Keanu Reeves. In “DC League of Super-Pets”, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, […]
Stan today released the teaser and first look images for the brand new series Dangerous Liaisons, a reimagined take on the 18th century novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Lacios, premiering 6 November, same day as the U.S and only on Stan. To watch and share the teaser, click here: https://youtu.be/tNMfoh1xmfU Starring Alice Englert (The Power of the […]
Vincent Grashaw chats to HEAVY Cinema about his brand new film What Josiah Saw which is released on Shudder this week. Take a listen to the full interview below:
