After many years playing with and alongside legendary bands like Winger, Whitesnake and Dokken, guitarist Reb Beach has completed the cycle by releasing his debut solo instrumental album, A View From The Inside. While many music fans shy away from instrumental albums, Reb says that he has attempted to make this a more accessible instrumental album that will appeal to music lovers of all tastes. Continue reading Living The Dream With REB BEACH at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
Spanish metal giants Lords of Black returned last month with their latest album Alchemy of Souls Part 1, a journey into the mind and musical psyche of guitarist Tony Hernando and vocalist Ronnie Romero. It is an album that nearly didn’t happen with this line-up after Romero left the band last year only to be coaxed back by the quality of the music coming from Hernando. Continue reading A Journey Into The Soul Of LORDS OF BLACK at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & ...
To coincide with the announcement of their signing to UNFD, Grand Rapids metalcore outfit Hollow Front have celebrated the only way they know how by releasing another killer track. “Wearing Thin” was released today, PLUS the band has announced a special re-issue of their debut album Loose Threads via UNFD early next year. Watch “Wearing Thin” below: Continue reading UNFD Sign HOLLOW FRONT at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
With his project Fierce Deity Tasmanian songwriter Jonathon ‘JB’ Barwick has developed his own unique style with melodic hooks and an outside-the-box approach to music. His latest and fifth single “A Ballad of Heartbreak and Despair” brings an epic conclusion to a series of singles he has dubbed The Trials which began with first single “The Path”. The song features guest vocals from Andrew Hudson from Harlott. Continue reading Premiere: FIERCE DEITY “A Ballad of ...
Black Sabbath unleashed the group’s fourth album in two years in 1972 with Vol 4. Stacked with classic tracks like “Supernaut,” “Changes,” and “Snowblind,” the record harnessed the group’s surging popularity to reach the Top 10 on the Albums Chart in the U.K. and the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., on its path to being certified platinum by the RIAA. Continue reading BLACK SABBATH To Release “VOL 4 Super Deluxe Edition” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
England-based post-metalcore quintet, Architects share the second single off their forthcoming ninth studio record For Those That Wish To Exist. “Black Lungs” follows the colossal single “Animals,” which to date has amassed 6M+ streams and 3.5M+ YouTube views. Today, the band share the post-apocalyptic video for “Black Lungs,” directed by Jeb Hardwick. Continue reading ARCHITECTS Share “Black Lungs” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Words by Mark Dalbeth This Goes To 11 is a weekly column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been working on Rav Medic plus an exciting new project he has in the works. Continue reading HEAVY REGULAR: “This Goes To 11” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Within Temptation have released their new single “The Purge”. “The Purge” showcases frontwoman Sharon den Adel’s search for self-redemption and is a full-tilt rock number that retains the classic Within Temptation sound while also entering new sonic territory for the band. Watch “The Purge” below: Continue reading WITHIN TEMPTATION Release “The Purge” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Last month murder metal/death metal pioneers Macabre unleashed their latest bloodbath on the world with the superbly demented album Carnival of Killers. To make sure you don’t feel safe just yet, the band has unleashed the video for “Joe Ball Was His Name”, just one of the deliciously demented tracks on the album. Watch “Joe Ball Was His Name” below: Macabre have also released their full catalogue which can be heard here: ...
Norwegian death metal outfit Cadaver have released their latest album Edder & Bile via Nuclear Blast Records. To celebrate, the band have put out “Let Me Burn” which can be viewed below: Continue reading CADAVER Release “Let Me Burn” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Thy Art Is Murder have rescheduled their upcoming Australian tour. The Human Target tour, due to kick off later this month, will now take place in October 2021. All tickets for the December 2020 tour dates are valid for the new rescheduled shows. Supports will be announced at a later date. Thy Art Is Murder apologise to all fans affected by the postponement. Continue reading THY ART IS MURDER Announce new Dates at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & ...
With their latest album Weight of the False Self out now Hatebreed again prove it was worth the wait with new single “Cling To Life”. After the universal praise heaped on previous singles “Instinctive (Slaughterlust)” and title track “Weight of the False Self”, maintain their footing with “Cling to Life”. The band themselves have called Weight of the False self the perfect representation of Hatebreed in 2020 with another outstanding album ...
Symphonic metal masters Epica have revealed their next album Omega will be released on February 26, 2021, via Nuclear Blast. Omega will be the first studio album from Epica in five years and has already spawned the single “Abyss of Time”. They return with the second track from the album, “Freedom – The Wolves Within” which can be viewed below: Pre-order Omega here Continue reading EPICA Release Second Single “Freedom – The Wolves ...
Swedish outfit the Night Flight Orchestra have embraced the Christmas spirit with the release of “Paper Moon”. A band statement reads: “So, just in time for the Christmas Holidays, The Night Flight Orchestra are releasing their new single ‘Paper Moon’. A moody Swedish melodrama over an enticing discobeat, the song is about all those emotions that you usually are able to repress, but which come bubbling up to the surface whenever sentimental times like ...
The Pretty Reckless have announced their latest album Death By Rock And Roll will be released on February 12 next year via Century Media Records. After already releasing the title track, The Pretty Reckless have now put out the second single from the album “25”. Watch “25” below: Pre-order Death By Rock And Roll HERE Continue reading THE PRETTY RECKLESS To Put Out New Album at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
VRSTY have unleashed upon the world their debut EP Cloud City. And when I say unleashed, I mean their first song “Massive” charges at you like a bull out the gate! A perfect song to start off Cloud City and give you an idea of what else could be on this EP. Although, it’s not what you’d typically ‘expect’ from VRSTY – and not in a bad way – the New York band promised an infusion of music genres mixed in with their usual ‘heavier songs’ and this ...
Words by Audrey Gerrard Red Sea are an emerging heavy melodic band from Sydney, Australia. Recently, off the back of their debut EP and some [epically fun] touring, this exciting four-piece have been igniting the curiosity of heavy music fans across the country. Luckily for us, during the trials of the pandemic, they’ve taken the opportunity to release their second EP, Sanguine, and it’s a rollercoaster journey of from searing, soul-burning clean vocals to hard-rocking ...
There are just some bands that really take you back to a time and place whenever you hear them. Yes, I am going to sound like an old codger when I say this but one listen to the brand new Elephant Gun album and I was transported back to my uni days. Back to a very well spent youth that saw me in live music venues every Friday and Saturday night eager to hear bands like Magic Dirt, The Mark Of Cain and Spiderbait plying their wares. Continue reading ELEPHANT GUN “Now To ...
Award winning actress Caroline Goodall not only acts in new thriller The Bay Of Silence she is also the screenwriter and producer of the film. Recently she sat down with HEAVY Cinema to chat about the film… check out the interview below. Continue reading THE BAY OF SILENCE – Caroline Goodall Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
Actor Felix Williamson chats to HEAVY Cinema about his brand new film Koko: A Red Dog Story. Check out the interview below. Continue reading KOKO: A RED DOG STORY – Felix Williamson Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
Swedish born actress Noomi Rapace is perhaps one of Hollywood’s best kept secrets. Of course Rapace first became known for her gritty performances as the determined Lisbeth Salender in the Scandinavian films that became known as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo franchise, but since then Rapace has put in a number of great performances that should have made her a household name. From that original franchise Rapace made the switch to Hollywood pretty seamlessly appearing in blockbusters ...
“Art imitates life.” It is a clichéd phrase that you often hear said at film awards nights. It is a nice sentiment, but perhaps not always true. Unless your next-door neighbour drives to work in a Batmobile or you’re studying to become an Avenger then cinema is certainly one art form that has not imitated life for the past decade. It is for that reason that films like The Assistant have become such a valuable commodity in the cinematic landscape. Continue reading THE ASSISTANT Review at ...
We chat to filmmaker Jon Garcia about his latest romantic drama Love In Dangerous Times – a film that was entirely shot during lockdown. You can take a listen to our interview below. Continue reading LOVE IN DANGEROUS TIMES – Jon Garcia Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
We go behind the scenes of the new Disney+ series Meet The Chimps by chatting to the chief veterinarian on the show Dr Raven Jackson-Jewett to find out what viewers can expect. Take a listen to the interview below. Continue reading MEET THE CHIMPS – Dr Raven Jackson-Jewett Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
There is just something about Scandinavian cinema that to me makes it stand out from what the rest of the world is producing at the moment. For some reason Scandinavian filmmakers are constantly making movies that are usually gritty, normally on the alternative side and always well written and engrossing. That is certainly the case with director Hlynur Palmason’s (Winter Brothers) brand new film A White, White Day – a film that has an artistic edge but packs such an almighty emotional ...
Sometimes as a movie critic you forget that it is okay for a film to be fun. Somewhere deep down inside your brain you watch a movie and then you try to analyse and pick apart exactly what the director was trying to achieve with the film. Sometimes there are no hidden meanings though, or there are no world changing beliefs that the filmmakers are trying to open the world up to. Sometimes a film is made to do what films were originally made to do – and that is entertain their ...
It’s hard to imagine life in Australia without there being some kind of memory of Slim Dusty stuck in your head. For me it is laying in bed in Latrobe, Tasmania, as a child hearing my Grandfather get ready for work while listening to Slim Dusty coming from his old school wireless. Time would go on, my musical tastes would get heavier but the music of Slim would still remain in my life occasionally thanks to the soundracks of some of my favourite Australian films – Dirty Deeds and Wolf ...
To say that 2020 has been a rough year is probably a pretty big under-statement. And yes, as we have mentioned here before one of the biggest hit industries globally was the film industry. In particular though the two films that will most likely come out of this the most impacted will be the family film Trolls: World Tour and of course Christopher Nolan’s epic Tenet. While some films took the easy way out and were postponed to try and avoid the pandemic’s closed cinemas Tenet and Trolls: ...
HEAVY Cinema’s Dave Griffiths chats to filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg about his brand new Possessor. Possessor is out now in Australian cinemas through Monster Pictures. Continue reading POSSESSOR – Brandon Cronenberg Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
How does an actor who relies on keeping fit workout during the Covid lockdown? We chat to Christopher Showerman, best known for his work in George Of The Jungle 2 on how he has managed to stay fit during the lockdown… and it turns out it all comes down to a dog leash. Check out the interview below. Continue reading CHRISTOPHER SHOWERMAN Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
In this episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath take a look at the brand new horror-thriller Sputnik. Continue reading The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #118 – SPUTNIK at HEAVY Cinema.
