**Apologies in advance, the audio gets a little scratchy going in and out of reception** Atreyu, where do I start here? I assume everyone loves them as much as I do, but for those of you who aren’t familiar with these legends they’ve been around fast approaching 30 years and have well and truly carved […]
For 15 years now, Swedish metal trailblazers Amaranthe have been pushing the boundaries of music with a unique blending of melodic metal, electronic rock, razor-sharp pop and hard rock that many traditionalists – to their disbelief – have found impossible to resist. It is a coming together of music and genres that defies the regular […]
While many international bands – and rightfully so – cite distance and money as two major hurdles towards touring this great country of ours, there are some who throw caution to the wind and depart for these fair shores. Then there are those who love Australia so much that they return, but even then those […]
Mudvayne are one of the most influential bands when it comes to the genre of music they helped to pioneer. When they dropped their debut album L.D 50 in the year 2000 it is fair to say the entire sonic landscape of heavy metal shifted irreversibly and the nu-metal movement that had until then just […]
While most of us take music on face value and, although maybe appreciating the lyrical content and life experiences that are invested in the lyrics, the vast majority of people do not – or cannot – fathom the entire depth, meaning and personal anguish behind them. For over three decades Dez Fafara has been writing […]
Interview by Jimmy Glinster and Kris Peters Videography by Squirty Don’t let the name fool you. While we at HEAVY favour the metal side of life, we also have a soft spot for rock – especially Aussie rock. So when we were offered the opportunity to set sail on Rock The Boat 2023 and conduct […]
UK heavyweights Conjurer make their return to Australia playing a string of headline shows in May 2024, supported by Sydney’s blackened sludge veterans Lo! as well as American mathcore royalty Botch. This will be Conjurer’s first tour of mainland Australia after playing a one-off exclusive show at Tasmania’s iconic winter festival Dark Mofo back in […]
Progressive rock powerhouse HAKEN have announced they will tour Australia in April and May. Their first visit in 5 years will see them play shows in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne with an extended career-spanning set. Joining HAKEN on this journey is none other than Australian guitar virtuoso, I BUILT THE SKY, renowned for […]
Hitting Australia for the very first time this May is Bristol, UK four-piece SVALBARD. Four albums deep, the band will tour in support of their 2023’s The Weight of The Mask. Uncompromising and highly charged, the record spans themes intrinsic to humanity, such as emotional strength and depression, to unrequited love and vulnerability, all while […]
Legendary heavy metal titans ACCEPT announce their new album, entitled Humanoid, to be released on April 26, 2024, with the first single and video to be released on February 28. The upcoming masterpiece was once again produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by critically acclaimed heavy metal producer Andy Sneap. Starting today, fans can immerse themselves […]
Are you ready?! Following massive sold-out shows across Europe, UK and the USA in 2023 – which should come as no surprise for the Greatest Band That Ever Played on Planet Earth – GRAMMY®-winning dynamic duo Tenacious D, featuring Jack Black and Kyle Gass, will bring their Spicy Meatball Tour down under to Australia and […]
Not every rebellion gestates in darkness. As one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, SKILLET continue to rebel against conventions, doubts, expectations, and rules with the intent to uplift in light. SKILLET have never compromised their integrity or their faith. Instead, they have travelled their own path to unprecedented heights with an […]
The Sydney leg of the 2024 Pandemonium festival on Anzac Day, April 25 will now take place at Cathy Freeman Park in the Sydney Olympic Park Precinct. Promoter Apex Entertainment today announced the venue change for the event – featuringAlice Cooper, Blondie, Placebo, Deep Purple and a host of other top International and Australian artists […]
Malevolence are set to shut down cities across the UK, starting tomorrow with a full-on, 11-date club tour, featuring New York’s Pain Of Truth and MLVLTD’s finest Rough Justice. The run is now almost completely sold out, with the Liverpool venue recently upgraded due to high demand. In celebration, the UK’s reigning champs of heavy […]
RHOF-inductee and guitar legend ACE FREHLEY has released a new single, Walkin’ on the Moon. This is the second track from Ace’s forthcoming album 10,000 Volts, which will be released on February 23, 2024. Produced and co-written by Ace and Steve Brown, the uncontainable energy on the 11-tracks showcases some of Ace’s best works since […]
Influenced by the early industrial scenes with lyrics inspired by classic horror and sci-fi flicks of the same era, Witchgrinder’s darkness is absolute, and their stage presence commands attention. The much-respected band released their debut album in 2013 and in the ensuing decade have proved themselves again and again on multiple headline tours across the […]
Rising post-punk outfit Killer Kowalski are soon to unleash their latest sonic creation, Landlord Leonard, a raw and introspective anthem that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Landlord Leonard does what it says on the tin, really. It’s a brutal, raw tirade about the exploitation of tenants who find themselves paying exorbitant amounts for a […]
LORD OF THE LOST have unveiled an official music video for their song, The Future of a Past Life which features Marcus Bischoff from German metalcore legends Heaven Shall Burn. The video features Bischoff performing alongside LORD OF THE LOST, and closes the highly successful and eventful Blood & Glitter era with a bang. The […]
WARKINGS have revealed a new lyric video for their track The Rite, from their top 10 charting latest album, Morgana (2022). Having previously toured with the likes of POWERWOLF and FEUERSCHWANZ, as well as performing at many important rock and metal festivals like this year’s 70000 Tons of Metal cruise in the US, the warriors […]
The Los Angeles Forum, just before midnight on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Slayer’s Kerry King stood center stage, his signature chains hung from his belt, he walked over to stage right, unhooked the chains and held them high, dropped them onto the stage floor, turned around and walked off the stage. “I knew early on […]
March 1, 2024 will see Australian dark folk/blackgaze project SULDUSK herald the new year with the release of their much-awaited sophomore studio offering, entitled Anthesis, via Napalm Records. Following the release of the Melbourne-based act’s first single and album title track, today, SULDUSK are premiering a music video for their gripping new single, Crystalline. Band […]
All This Filth, the dynamic and trailblazing music group known for their industrial-tinged groove metal sound and impassioned lyrics, recently set the stage ablaze with the announcement of their signing with US record label Brutal Records for their much-anticipated new album titled Tomorrow Will Be Better?. After dropping three singles including two music videos, the […]
Andorran extreme prog metal unit PERSEFONE is starting off strong in 2024. Today, their captivating, hard-hitting new single, The Equable, has been released alongside an immersive official music video, which is a video art created by Gràfica de Ferro, a design and art company of guitar player Filip and his partner. This comes just before […]
After spending 2023 releasing their first new music since 2018’s debut album No Chaser, Ablaze are back and tearing straight into 2024 with a new single and tour. Intent on showcasing the band’s diverse writing styles, new single Different Kind of Nightmare is a venture into far darker lyrical themes than the previous full-speed rocker […]
Overtire comes from Des Moines, Iowa and are currently planning the release of their second upcoming EP Empty Heads, which will be available to stream from February 23 on all platforms. It will include Salt Lick as well as four other original tracks. Empty Heads will expand upon the sounds and ideas established in the […]
Top 10 alt-metal vanguards FROM ASHES TO NEW have released the emotionally charged new song Barely Breathing featuring female-fronted rock trio Against The Current. Adeptly juxtaposing clean vocals and rap verses delivered by FROM ASHES TO NEW founding member Matt Brandyberry alongside impassioned screams from frontman Danny Case, Barely Breathing, examines the dissolution of a […]
Fasten your seatbelts, as German modern metalcore upstarts SETYØURSAILS aren’t slowing down in 2024. After taking over stages at festivals like Summer Breeze and Full Force in 2023, the quartet is now set to drop their second studio album, Bad Blood, scheduled for release on April 12, 2024 via Napalm Records. Jumping right into the […]
Finnish metalcore eccentrics One Morning Left unveil Emerald Dragon featuring Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red, out now via Arising Empire. Accompanying the release of Emerald Dragon is a music video that has garnered attention for its visual style, reminiscent of The Prodigy‘s famous Smack My Bitch Up. The video’s dynamic and creative visuals effectively […]
In a surge of anticipation, the post-hardcore scene welcomes the latest offering from the genre’s reigning monarchs,VENUES, called Unspoken Words, following their critically acclaimed album Solace and previous singles Reflections, Cravings, Haunted House, Oblivion and Radiate Me. Their new single Unspoken Words has hit the airwaves, sending ripples through the hearts of fans and critics […]
Our Mirage, the rising post-hardcore group, unveils their latest music video for the single Farewell, out now via Arising Empire. This latest release showcases a bolder and more intense side of the band, guiding viewers on a stirring emotional journey. Farewell highlights the band’s inventive prowess, mesmerizing with both its musical complexity and captivating visual […]
Formed in 2007 Cursed Sun are one of the longest existing bands on the local Northern Irish metal scene. The band have recorded an album and 5 EP’s. Their sound is a mixture of thrash, death, groove with a strong sense of melody. New single The Experiment is about the government experimenting on people. Using […]
Hailing from the East coast of Australia, the formidable duo known as Beast Machine – touted as the world’s most powerful pairing akin to a hybrid of Slayer and Faith No More – is set to unleash their latest single, Pretend. With a track record that includes two independent EPs, a full-length album, and four […]
Out Now MNRK Heavy Let’s get this started the right way, with a disclaimer. For transparency’s sake, I’ll start with informing you that I have never been a fan of KISS. In my opinion, they are up there with Tool and The Beatles as one of the most overrated bands of all time. Opinions are […]
Pix by MrBradMedia Sometimes pictures are all you need. Over the course of 20 years plus in the Australian rock scene, The Butterfly Effect have proven time and time again their status as one of this country’s finest rock bands is beyond reproach. Which, of course, they proved emphatically on the first show of their […]
Greyscale Records/Pure Noise Records February 16 Words by Lewd Scoff As you probably don’t know, I really enjoy musical collectives that like to change up their sound here and there whilst still maintaining a constant aesthetic cohesion to the overall vibe of the sound they create. Sydney, Australia’s BLOOM fit that brief down to the […]
Review by Jimmy Glinster and Kris Peters Photos by Sarah Gilpin Jimmy: As usual, I walked in late for the first band, even though we’ve been here for hours. I guess that’s what happens when you run into so many cool peeps out at the bar. Anyway, I walk in to catch Terror Parade in […]
Words by Matt New Pix by Angie New Photography Adored by thousands of fans and respected by many of their musical peers, The Butterfly Effect have long been considered one of the most influential bands in the Australian heavy music scene over the past three decades. Their debut album Begins Here celebrated its 20th anniversary […]
I rock on into the Burnside Tavern at Yatala just before 5pm. If you’re wondering where Yatala is, it’s about halfway between the Gold Coast and Brisbane and the venue is located directly across the highway from the brewery, which I’m sure you all know where that is. After doing a lap of the venue, […]
From Blumhouse, the genre-defining masterminds behind FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S and M3GAN, comes an original horror that taps into the innocence of imaginary friends – and begs the question: Are they really figments of childhood imagination or is something more terrifying lying just beneath? When Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home with […]
Genre: Action-ComedyCast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan Screenplay: Mike White, Ken Daurio Director: Chris Renaud Co-Director: Patrick Delage Producers: Chris Meledandri, Brett Hoffman In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favourite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, ...
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new […]
The trailer and poster for riveting ANZAC war epic BEFORE DAWN have been revealedahead of its national release on APRIL 4, 2024. The film is based on real diaries from ANZAC soldiers and centres mateship at the core of Australia’s biggest WW1 victory. Director Jordon Prince-Wright delivers a deeply moving and immersive breakout feature starring Levi Miller, Travis […]
When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings – never use someone else’s deck – they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in […]
A celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, BACK TO BLACK honours Amy’s artistry, wit, and honesty, […]
This week Dave Griffiths had a chat with Jake Ryan to chat about his new movie Kane which is on streaming platforms right now. You can take a listen to the interview right here:
Filmmaker Simon Emmett chats to David Griffiths about his brand new film Welcome To The Darkness which chronicles the return of alternative rockers The Darkness. Take a listen to the interview right here:
It is the biggest blockbuster release this holiday season and Dave and Lee Griffiths have gone and taken a look at Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom for us.
