Adrian Smith – better known as the guitarist for Iron Maiden, and Richie Kotzen – The Winery Dogs, are two unlikely bedfellows. One comes from a rock machine and the other from heavy metal royalty but both share one major thing in common. They are both masters of their craft. Their debut album, Smith/Kotzen is due out on March 26 with Kotzen sitting down with HEAVY to chat about the album. Continue reading SMITH/KOTZEN New Rock Pairing Taking Their Chances at ...
2021 sees somewhat of a rebirth for UK metal outfit Devil Sold His Soul. After a lengthy period with no new material, the band has re-emerged with their fourth album Loss, a deeply personal offering that the band hopes will reconnect them with their passionate fans and propel them back to their previous high standings. With original vocalist Ed Gibbs back in tow alongside his then replacement Paul Green for the first time on an album, Devil Sold His Soul are knuckling ...
German metal band Orden Ogan are riding the crest of their recent album Final Days, a conceptually-based album with Science Fiction as its central theme. The album follows on from 2017’s hugely popular release Gunman and further stakes the bands claims away from being solely a power metal band. Vocalist Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann joined HEAVY for a chat earlier this week, with the early focus being on the musical nature of Final Days and Orden Ogan’s determination to break ...
While UK based melodic hardcore outfit Immerse have quickly established themselves as a major player on the international landscape, their star is only just beginning to rise on this side of the world. This is understandable given the wealth of talent that makes up just the local market, especially in the current times where the focus is on supporting your backyard in an effort to capitalise on the myriad of possibilities that are opening up due to the lack of international ...
While concerts and cheering crowds seem to be a long-lost echo from the past these days, melancholic progressive metallers Amorphis bring back some of the life and incomparable energy that many of us have been missing so desperately. Recorded during a special hometown show that took place on December 7th, 2019, little did the Finns know that this would be one of their last concerts before the pandemic outbreak in early 2020. Continue reading AMORPHIS Reveal Live Album at ...
Already a few weeks ago, Cellar Darling released their new piece “Dance” about the mysterious dancing plague of 1518, an eleven-minute mammoth project that resembles a Celtic prog symphony more than a conventional rock song. Equally courageous and visionary, the trio of Anna Murphy, Merlin Sutter and Ivo Henzi is now breaking new ground visually, as well: the corresponding video could not be further from a typical clip. Continue reading CELLAR DARLING Drop Music ...
Cannibal Corpse will release their fifteenth studio album, Violence Unimagined, via Metal Blade Records on April 16 Comprised of eleven tracks, Violence Unimagined is state of the art death metal played with passion and breathless precision, making for another flawless addition to what is inarguably one of the premier catalogues the genre has thrown up. “It really follows the path we’ve been going down for a few years now,” states bassist and founding member ...
Throughout March and April, some of the world’s greatest guitarists will come together to raise money and celebrate the music of legendary guitarist and composer Jason Becker, who has been living with ALS for over 30 years and continues to compose and record music. The virtual event, hosted in part by DragonForce guitarist Herman Li, will include three components: 1) A Livestream telethon-style fundraiser on Twitch: special guests will appear on Herman Li’s ...
Swiss/Dutch heavy metal coven Burning Witches are proud to unleash an epic new single, “Flight Of The Valkyries”, taken from their upcoming fourth full-length album, The Witch Of The North. The album will be released on May 28 through Nuclear Blast with the single available to view below: Pre-order the album or listen to the single here: (Local physical product will be available in stores) http://nblast.de/BW-WitchOfTheNorth Continue reading BURNING ...
Lamb Of God has premiered the official video for “Memento Mori (Live)” from the Lamb of God: Live in Richmond, VA DVD, which is part of the upcoming CD+DVD, due out March 26 via Nuclear Blast. The video, which was filmed in the band’s native Richmond, VA for a September 2020 Livestream, is now available to view below: Lamb Of God, Live In Richmond, VA will be available March 26 http://nblast.de/LambOfGodLiveAU Continue reading LAMB OF GOD With Live Tunes at ...
After a devastating twelve months for live music, Sydney’s much loved “Home of the Heavy”, Crowbar, is calling on its community of live and heavy music supporters to keep the venue alive. The Crowfunder campaign has just launched, giving punters a chance to get their mitts on some pretty epic money can’t buy items. Supporters can make a donation for a merchandise reward via Pozible, or take part in the online auction for a chance to nab some of ...
South African based metal outfit Kill Frenzy have released their latest video “End In Flames”. This is the band’s fourth single but first video clip. Watch “End In Flames” below: Continue reading KILL FRENZY With Debut Clip at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
L.A rock/punk outfit The Bronx have announced the release of their new album Bronx VI on Aug 27 via Cooking Vinyl. An early taste of the 11-song album comes via the single “White Shadow” a track vocalist Matt Caughthran describes as “a song about spiralling. Wild-eyed guitars, drums, and bass mixed with a high-speed chase and a frantic mind unravelling. Continue reading THE BRONX With New Album & Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Twice Grammy-nominated band August Burns Red have been sharing previously unreleased tracks, such as a cover of System of a Down‘s “Chop Suey!” and their metalized rendition of the theme song for the HBO series Westworld, over the past several months. The Lancaster-based band revealed that these songs (and more) will live on the Guardians Sessions EP. Continue reading AUGUST BURNS RED Announce EP at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Denver dirt rockers Lost Relics are back with their first official release, the five track EP Now We’re Even to be released via Coffin & Bolt Records / Golden Robot Records on April 30. The weight of indifference is the boulder that crushes our society. Empathy is dead and with it so are we. It is an “Unrealistic Cause” which can be viewed below: Continue reading LOST RELICS Release Next Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
After recently releasing their 5th chef-d’oeuvre, Mӕre, Harakiri For The Sky hit a phenomenal #4 in the German album charts (#22 in Switzerland, #35 in Austria, #78 UK indie-rock charts) and received overwhelming reactions from fans and critics alike. To thank their loyal fans for their support during these difficult times and to herald their 10th-year anniversary celebrations, Austria’s blackgaze pioneers have unveiled a surprisingly different – and sci-fi ...
CA-based Heavy Rock band Them Evils is tearing into 2021 with their newest, party anthem single “Pour out Another One”. Produced by Jim Kaufman, the live video for “Pour out Another One” was directed and edited by the band’s own David Delaney and can be viewed below: Continue reading THEM EVILS With Live Track at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Rock outfit Kiss Kiss Bang Bang has released the official music video for the lead single off of their upcoming, sophomore EP, Hungry, High, & Seeing Things. The Ep is available now on the band’s BandCamp and will be available on all platforms March 26. Watch “High Price (For Peace Of Mind)” below: Continue reading KISS KISS BANG BANG With New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Pop Evil have debuted their new single “Set Me Free” along with announcing May 21 as the release date for their much-anticipated sixth full-length album Versatile via Entertainment One (eOne). The release finds the Michigan rock heavyweights pushing their instantly distinctive sound to uncharted territories, expertly balancing the styles they’ve explored on recent tracks “Let The Chaos Reign”, “Work” and “Breathe Again”. Continue ...
Northlane have heralded a new era with the arrival of their new single “Clockwork”, which is out now via Believe. “Clockwork” is also the official soundtrack for Tom Clancy‘sRainbow Six Siege Oceanic Nationals and can be viewed below: Continue reading NORTHLANE Drop New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Los Angeles punk rock ‘n’ roll vigilantes The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs return with their first album in nearly 20 years and a wacky music video for the first single that features videogames, puppets, drugs, violence, mayhem, dark comedy, and hallucinatory madness. The new wavey “We Are The Ones (We’ve Been Waiting For)” is the first single from One More Drink, out on Cleveland-based Dead Beat Records which is out now. Continue reading THE STREETWALKIN CHEETAHS With New Album at ...
Arizona’s Go Ahead And Die is proud to announce their self-titled debut album will be released on June 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. Born from the mind of creative writer and musician Igor Amadeus Cavalera of Healing Magic and extreme metal icon, and Soulfy leader Max Cavalera, the band’s tempos are wild with a contempt for modern social ills palpable; its riffs monstrous and captivating. Continue reading GO AHEAD AND DIE ft. MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Debut Single at ...
International All-Stars melodic death metal band Act Of Denial – featuring lead guitarist and songwriter Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim), guitarist and lyricist Luger (Benighted, Koziak), vocalist Bjorn Speed Strid (Soilwork), bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Testament), drummer Krimh (Septicflesh) and keyboardist John Lönnmyr (The Night Flight Orchestra) – have revealed the second teaser for their new single “Slave”, which will come out on March 29 featuring ...
Billboard-charting metal band Dead Crown from Portland has shared a music video for their latest single, “Pale Horse”. The aggressive, pipe bomb of a track pulls zero punches and puts an unapologetic message out there for all to witness. In its simplest form, the song is about hating everyone. Watch “Pale Horse” below: Continue reading DEAD CROWN With New Track at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Ministry will be moving forward with the much anticipated Industrial Strength Tour, announcing that the previously announced spring dates have now been moved to October and November 2021to allow additional time for COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted as the country nears towards more normalcy this fall. The new dates will kick off on October 3 in Albuquerque and run through November 3 in Seattle, hitting all the previously announced markets except Pittsburgh, PA and Missoula, MT which ...
Depths Of Hatred have released their third full-length album, Inheritance, via Prosthetic Records. Accompanying the album release, the band have shared a new music video for “Enslaved Through Lineage“. Inheritance marks the Canadian quintet’s first recorded output with new vocalist William Arseneau, breathing new life into Depths Of Hatred’s razor-sharp modern death metal sound. Continue reading DEPTHS OF HATRED With New Album & Single at ...
Girlschool burst out of the blocks with their debut 1980 album Demolition. Here was a rock band from the British heavy metal movement that came with an attitude and ability to match, working and recording with Motorhead and touring the world with unbridled success. Now, thanks to Renaissance Records, Girlschool’s first four albums, Demolition, Hit and Run, Screaming Blue Murder and Play Dirty are set to be re-released on vinyl. Continue reading GIRLSCHOOL’s ...
With their recent offering Resident Human, progressive rock outfit Wheel feel as though they have reached a critical, yet successful, juncture in their career. This album is everything prog is meant to be and more. Much more. It is the type of album that commands repeat listens and one which threatens to envelop more of your subconsciousness with each passing moment. Continue reading WHEEL: Resident Human at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
There is perhaps no bigger way to announce that blockbusters are back in post-COVID cinemas then to let two titans like Godzilla and King Kong go head-to-head. The Godzilla/Kong franchise has bubbled along nicely for Warner Bros over the past seven years and now it roars back to life as the two titans come to some pretty impressive blows in Godzilla vs Kong. Directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch) the film sees the giant creatures go to war after Kong expert Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall – ...
Everybody was surprised when Saint Maud was recently nominated for a couple of BAFTA Awards so HEAVY Cinema sent Dave and Lee Griffiths along to check out this psychological thriller that has everybody talking. Check out their thoughts right here: Continue reading SAINT MAUD Review at HEAVY Cinema.
Thanks to Defiant! Screen Entertainment we here at HEAVY Cinema have 5 DVDs to giveaway of the brand new sci-fi film – Possessor. Possessor is directed by Brandon Cronenberg and has received rave reviews right around the world. To enter simply go to the HEAVY Cinema Facebook page – then like it and private message the code word ‘Possessor’ to us. Possessor is out now. Continue reading POSSESSOR Giveaway at HEAVY Cinema.
The amazingly talented Corin Hardy stopped by for a chat to HEAVY Cinema this week about the hard-hitting Gangs Of London which is just about to be released in Australian through Umbrella Entertainment. Take a listen to the chat right here: Continue reading GANGS OF LONDON – Corin Hardy Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
The stars of brand new sci-fi flick Enhanced, George Tchortov and Alanna Bale, had a little chat with HEAVY Cinema this week. Take a listen to our chat right here: Continue reading ENHANCED – George Tchortov & Alanna Bale Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
With the Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicking off this week we spoke to comedians Amir Rahimzadeh and Sharon Heywood about their show Don’t Trust Me I’m A Dentist. Check out the interview below: Continue reading DON’T TRUST ME I’M A DENTIST – Amir & Sharon Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
HEAVY Cinema were recently invited along to the Australia premiere of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway thanks to Sony Pictures so we sent Dave and Lee Griffiths along to check it out. Here are their thoughts: Continue reading PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY Review at HEAVY Cinema.
Last year HEAVY Cinema’s Dave Griffiths was lucky enough to catch horror comedy Psycho Goreman at Monster Fest. Now the film has just been released as VOD he takes an in-depth look for us. Take a listen to his review right here: Continue reading PSYCHO GOREMAN Review at HEAVY Cinema.
HEAVY Cinema recently sent Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath along to the Australian premiere of the brand new IMAX documentary Great Barrier Reef 3D. The film is now screening at IMAX Melbourne and here are their thoughts on the film: Continue reading GREAT BARRIER REEF 3D Review at HEAVY Cinema.
In this episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath take a look at the brand new documentary Great Barrier Reef 3D which is currently screening at IMAX Melbourne. Take a listen to the episode right here: Continue reading The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #126 – GREAT BARRIER REEF 3D at HEAVY Cinema.
Comedian Alanta Colley mixes comedy and science together with her new show On The Origin Of Faeces at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. This week Alanta chatted to us about the show. For more information about the show and to book tickets simply go here – https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2021/shows/on-the-origin-of-faeces You can take a listen to the interview below: Continue reading ALANTA COLLEY Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
This week we spoke to Gillian English about her award-winning show She Wolf which is currently on in Melbourne as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. For more information about the show and to purchase tickets simply go to – https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2021/shows/she-wolf You can listen to the interview right here: Continue reading GILLIAN ENGLISH Interview at HEAVY Cinema.
Thanks to Defiant! Screen Entertainment we here at HEAVY Cinema have 5 DVDs to giveaway of the brand new action film – Redemption Day. Redemption Day stars Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Ernie Hudson, Martin Donovan, Robert Knepper, Samy Naceri and Andy Garcia. To enter simply go to the HEAVY Cinema Facebook page – then like it and private message the code word ‘Redemption’ to us. Continue reading REDEMPTION DAY Giveaway at HEAVY Cinema.
Thanks to Rialto Distribution we here at HEAVY Cinema have 10 family passes to giveaway to the brand new animated family adventure – Two By Two Overboard. To enter simply go to the HEAVY Cinema Facebook page – then like it and private message the code word ‘Overboard’ to us. Two By Two Overboard hits cinemas on April 1st. Continue reading TWO BY TWO OVERBOARD Giveaway at HEAVY Cinema.
Roadshow Films THE DRY has confirmed itself as a modern Australian classic, taking in an astounding $20 million at the box office since its New Year’s Day release. Surpassing classics such as Priscilla, Queen of The Desert, Muriel’s Wedding and The Dish to become one of the top highest grossing Australian films of all time. “The astounding success of THE DRY confirms what Roadshow has always known, that there will always be an appetite for quality Australian productions which can without ...
Disney+ Original series “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” from Marvel Studios ranked as the most watched series premiere ever on Disney+ during its opening weekend, Friday, 19 March – Sunday, 22 March, and the most watched title overall for the same time period on a global basis, including in Disney+ Hotstar markets. The premiere of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” joins the premieres of Marvel Studios’ first live-action series, “WandaVision,” and the season two premiere of “The ...
Stan today is releasing a captivating first look teaser of the Ancient Rome drama Domina. The eight-episode landmark series, which brings to life the power struggles of Ancient Rome from a female perspective, will premiere exclusively on Stan in May. Domina stars Kasia Smutniak (Perfect Strangers, Them, Devils) playing Livia Drusilla, with the young Livia played by Nadia Parkes (The Spanish Princess), and supported by an international stellar cast including Liam Cunningham (Game of ...
Stan today is releasing the trailer for the dark comedy series Made For Love. The 10-episode, half-hour series, which has been based on the tragicomic novel of the same name, will premiere with three episodes, with new episodes on Thursdays, from 1 April, only on Stan. Made for Love is a dark, absurd, and cynically poignant story of divorce and revenge, which follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a thirty-something woman on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to Byron Gogol ...
Last week, PAX Aus announced that the country’s gaming community would be coming together in person again on October 8 – 10th for the biggest and most diverse celebration of games in the Southern Hemisphere. Since then, our pagers, fax machines, and carrier pigeons have been beeping/ making weird fax noises/cooing relentlessly with one very important question: When can we buytickets? Well, wait not longer. You can grab your PAX Aus 2021 tickets today. Continue reading PAX Early ...
