In the modern world where music is constantly coming at you from all directions, the success or lack of for a new album can be as simple as choosing the correct marketing strategy. While there are the obvious tried and true methods, some bands also look outside of the box and their comfort zone by […]
The name Cosentino is synonymous with magic and entertainment, not only in Australia, but around the world. Arguably Australia’s best ever and most popular illusionist, Cosentino first came to national attention on Australia’s Got Talent in 2011, but since then has worked tirelessly on his craft and image, spreading his love of the arts throughout […]
After initially forming in 1989, Swedish rock outfit Nestor didn’t actually release their first album until 2021 – some 32 years later! While this may seem like an unusually large time period between formation and debut album… well, what can you say? It is a bloody long time. Nestor went into hibernation early on in […]
“There’s so many things that were going on at the time, as far as handling expectations.” Will Ramos Lorna Shore have always stretched the accepted boundaries of metal with each release. By straddling the borders of melodic death metal, black metal and hardcore tendencies, the band have found themselves in a league of their own […]
Seldom in the history of music has a band shunned the acceptable parameters and guidelines as much as UK dark rock legends The Sisters Of Mercy. After releasing three successful albums – the last of which, Vision Thing, coming out in 1990 – The Sisters Of Mercy made a stance against their record company and […]
Interview by ERIN EDDY Gothic metal veterans Lacuna Coil are approaching a milestone, the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed album, Comalies. To mark the occasion, they returned to the studio to give the record a total facelift, to give it a 2022 identity and a new title, Comalies XX. With privilege, I sat down with […]
After having to wait more than two and a half years from the initial tour announcement, Australian audiences finally got to experience the sheer brilliance that is TYR last week when they hit our shores for a run of five shows in five days. Although unfortunately losing Arkona from the planned line-up due to unforeseen […]
Dallas, TX based Messer are sharing their new single “Unfvckwitable”. This Modern Rock Power House is known fo rtheir catchy hooks and high energy live performances. With 4 top 40 active rock singles and more than7.5million audio streams-the only truly independent act to do so-Messer is poised to raise the bar even higher. Re-Energized and […]
Jonathan Hultén, the darkly enigmatic Swedish Grammy-winning songwriter returns with The Forest Sessions on CD+DVD and LP through Kscope on December 16, 2022. Following on from the release of his 2020, debut album Chants From Another Place that saw Hultén drawing comparisons to artists such as Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens and Wovenhand, as well as […]
Brisbane based metalcore lords Among The Ruined are premiering their new single and music video, Common Creature, via HEAVY Mag. Common Creature is the title track from their forthcoming album, which was completely self-produced and mixed by Justin Aufdemkampe (Miss May I). “Lyrically Common Creature talks about the deepest state of depression Paddy has personally […]
What do you get when you toss ferocious, hard-hitting metalcore in a blender with elements of hip-hop, grime, hardcore, and alternative metal — and then finish it off with a dash of introspection and brazen, no-holds-barred energy? You get Borders, a young-but-driven collective hell bent on taking the heavy music community by storm with an […]
With The Alchemy Project, out on November 11 through Atomic Fire Records, symphonic metal titans EPICA finish their 20th anniversary year with a bang and will deliver seven new songs that were all created with a unique concept in mind: They invited 13 bands and musicians to co-write and perform the tracks with them and […]
Adelaide/Tarndanya-based alternative rock and metalcore outfit Throwaway are getting at it with their lead single Getting To Me (October 14) from their upcoming sophomore EP– Weight (November 11). With an album, an EP and a handful of singles already under their belt, the three-piece composed of Zak Kerrison, Adrian Emili and Bailey O’Brien have left […]
After a summer of high-energy shows, Story Of The Year have announced their upcoming sixth studio album Tear Me To Pieces, out March 10, 2023 via SharpTone Records. The new album is distinctly, invitingly, loudly Story Of The Year. Heartache, desperation, motivation, toxic relationships, pain, loss, anger – all of the essential ingredients of the […]
Acorn Media is thrilled to be bringing the true story of the sickest band in the world – GWAR – to Digital, DVD and Blu-Ray on October 19. The movie was a smash hits at the cinemas and now comes direct to you in the comfort of your homes. The powerful story of the most […]
For 25 years, Australian metal icons FRANKENBOK have been making noise in one form or another. To celebrate this illustrious milestone, the band are throwing a monster party to end all parties with a truly one of a kind show. For the first (and probably the last) time, Frankenbok will bring together all past and […]
Essex, UK band LOWLIFE announce their debut album PAYDAY, due on November 18 via Tim Armstrong-led Hellcat Records. Drawing inspiration from a wide variety of sources, the album fuses 90’s hip-hop and alt rock with the sound of early 2000’s pop and punk bands. Informed by the erratic, boisterous energy of groups like Beastie Boys, […]
Melbourne progressive metal outfit IRONSTONE have released Brave The Black, the third single from their forthcoming EP The Place I Cannot Find. The explosive track takes the listener on a ride through complex twists, turns and ever changing dynamics. Technical, syncopated rhythms and crushingly low guitars give way to an impossibly catchy chorus that soars […]
Melbourne metalcore outfit Vatic are releasing their new single Dead End on Thursday, October 13. Produced, mixed and mastered by Nick Sjogren (Thornhill), Dead End is the last single from the 8-track EP, out next Friday October 21. It steps away from the haunted house and its protagonist Chance on the move, as seen in […]
In 2022, POWERWOLF continue to build upon their status as the most successful German metal band in current music. An entry at #1 on the Official German Album Charts with the massive streaming event The Monumental Mass: A Cinematic Metal Event, a celebrated headline show at the legendary Wacken Open Air, impressive shows with Iron […]
Billy Howerdel, the A Perfect Circle songwriter/multi-instrumentalist whose recently released album, What Normal Was (Alchemy Recordings/BMG) is a nod to the music Howerdel was influenced by – post-punk and new wave – has released a Mynxii White (Korn, Andy Black, Tinashe) directed video for the song Ani Watch it below.
Acclaimed Aussie rockers The Poor have released their new single LET ME GO which is the follow up to Cry Out and Payback’s A Bitch. In more exciting news for fans, the band have also revealed the title and release date of their highly anticipated new album High Priced Deed will be available on February 3, 2023, with pre-orders coming very […]
Following their recent signing with powerhouse label AFM Records, rising metal force ALL FOR METAL are set to take the heavy music world by storm. Today, the up-and-coming band, featuring Asenblut vocalist Tetzel, have shared a colossal video for their first single, aptly titled All For Metal. Says singer Antonio Calanna: “I’m so excited for […]
German Folk and Medieval Rock frontrunners SUBWAY TO SALLY will release their long-awaited and highly anticipated 14th studio album Himmelfahrt [EN: Ascension] in March 2023. The new album marks a turning point, by leaving the dystopian lyrics of predecessor HEY! (2019) behind. Himmelfahrt marks an end and a new beginning at the same time. After […]
The intense new track titled Fight Alone, from alternative metal band, Motive Black (AFM Records) drops today. Produced by Grammy-winner Nick Rowe (Bloodsimple, Vampire Weekend), the track showcases the vocal prowess of frontwoman Elana Justin, and features Ray Luzier (Korn) on drums and Nick Rowe on guitar, bass and co-songwriting credits. “This song is about […]
Blackened death thrash practitioners GOATWHORE released their long-awaited new full-length, Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven, last Friday via Metal Blade Records. In celebration of its release, today the band is pleased to unveil their new video for the record’s title track. Trooping into their twenty-fifth year as conjurors of the most ruthless extreme […]
Overnight, blink-182 have announced that the original line up is back together, with Tom DeLonge rejoining the OG line up alongside Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus. They have also announced their brand new single Edging will drop on October 14, marking the first time in a decade that Mark, Tom and Travis have been in […]
Roadrunner United was a project organized by iconic hard rock record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary, culminating in the U.S. Billboard Top 200, UK Albums, and Australian ARIA Albums-charting original The All Star Sessions. Four “team captains” (Slipknot’s Joey Jordison, Machine Head’s Robb Flynn, Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares, and Trivium’s Matthew K. […]
Architects have shared the third preview off their new album, the classic symptoms of a broken spirit, which will be out via Epitaph on October 21. Continuing the band’s exploration of industrial and electronic influences, a new moral low ground opens with moody synths before erupting in a maelstrom of riffage, the hooky refrain of […]
Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm along with Canadian rockers, Theory (Theory Of A Deadman) will be touring Australia and New Zealand in early 2023. “After years of keepin’ the faith, we are finally returning to Australia and New Zealand to bring the Rock!” says frontwoman extraordinaire Lzzy Hale. “Thank you so much to all of […]
Watch and listen to Ditch from LAMB OF GOD’s ninth album, Omens below. The new single and full album Omens, from the GRAMMY-nominated metal masters, is available everywhere for download and streaming as well as on CD, Vinyl and Cassette here: https://lambofgod.bfan.link/omens
Ritual collective HEILUNG will perform in Australia for the first time ever in March 2023. Since its inception in 2015, the enigmatic ritual collective has been paving melodic paths to the past with their unique and mystifying sound. Evading all conventional genre tags and the confines of any specific labels, the group aptly self-describes their […]
ARCH ENEMY are bigger and better than ever. Delivering a maelstrom of diamond-hard riffing wrapped around cinematic melodies, thunderous drumming and towering vocals, ARCH ENEMY are unstoppable and sound incredibly energized, and they are headed back to Australia and New Zealand in February 2023. Presale: Wednesday 12 October at 9:30 AM AEDT General public on […]
British iconic punk and new wave rockers The Stranglers have announced they’ll be touring Australia, playing shows across five cities in April 2023. First forming in 1974, the band’s no bullshit attitude saw the band blaze an experimental trail, from Art Rock to Goth to New Wave Pop, inspiring a wave of prog rock guitar […]
From Ashes To New just dropped a new song and video called Until We Break via Better Noise Music. The new track centres around feelings of betrayal and uncertainty, telling the story of how sometimes the path of least resistance is often the wrong choice. Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire lent his vocals to the track, […]
Melbourne based alternative rock outfit As A Rival recently released their latest album The Only Way Out Is Together (TOWOIT). The release is a celebration of 10 years as a band; the nucleus of those formative years mixed with the lessons learned from touring and working with some of their idols. TOWOIT shows a maturity […]
Melbourne rock outfit Raising Ravens have announced a long-awaited East Coast tour to celebrate the new single Vexed , which will be out on October 28 through Interloper Records. The tour includes a support slot with Danish rockers D.A.D. at Sydney’s Manning Bar, and with the legendary Glitoris at Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney and […]
Epic RecordsOut Now Words by Jimmy Glinster Lamb of God have been on top of their game for some time now. Even back in the day when I had no idea who the fuck they were but ended up backstage at the Arena Brisbane chatting with a bunch of cool as fucks blokes from Virginia. […]
Review by Matt NewPhotography by Angie New The Roundhouse on the grounds of the University of NSW is widely regarded as one of Sydney’s hidden gems when it comes to the ultimate live music experience. A great room that sounds incredible, matched by a seemingly clever architectural design that alludes to an atmosphere more intimate […]
Pix by Dave Rubinich Words by Will Oakeshott Happy Sunnudagr! In Old Norse Mythology this term means Sunday, which certainly became a “FunDay” in Adelaide on this balmy spring evening. Not usually recognised as a thriving night in South Australia, but this reputation was given the “Blood Eagle” treatment as it appears that the combination […]
The Dead Daisies PTY LTD / SPV Out Now The Dead Daisies are a band with a constantly evolving lineup. Since starting in 2013 they have welcomed and farewelled musicians such as John Corabi, Marco Mendoza, Dizzy Reed and Jon Stevens to name a few, placing emphasis on the quality of their music rather than […]
20th Century Studios’ “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” starring Owen Teague (“It”), Freya Allan (“The Witcher”), Peter Macon (“The Orville”), Eka Darville (“Jessica Jones”) and Kevin Durand (“The Strain”), has begun production at Disney Studios Australia in Sydney (renamed from “Fox Studios Australia”, part of The Walt Disney Company’s Australian footprint), under the direction of Wes Ball (“The Maze Runner” trilogy). […]
Thanks to our friends at Potential Films we have some double passes to giveaway for Dominik Moll’s (of ONLY THE ANIMALS) latest French film THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH. In Cinemas October 13.Many cinemas will be showing a preview screening of THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH on the night of the 12th of October the […]
AMC+ released the trailer and premiere date for its new series Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, the second series in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe. Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, starring Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa and Harry Hamlin, will premiere on AMC+ exclusively on January 5, 2023 with the first two episodes. Subsequent episodes will rollout weekly. Based on Rice’s best-selling trilogy, Lives of the Mayfair […]
AMC+ released first look photos for its new series The Walking Dead: Dead City, the upcoming spin-off series premiering in April. A new AMC+ Original series set in The Walking Dead Universe, starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Walking Dead: Dead City follows the popular Maggie and Negan characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling […]
With Wog Boys Forever hitting cinemas this week today on A Critic’s Journey Dave Griffiths goes back to take a look at The Kings Of Mykonos: The Wog Boy 2. Take a listen to the episode right here:
It is one of the most anticipated films of 2022 and this week Alex First, David Griffiths and Peter Krausz took a look at Amsterdam. Take a listen to their full review below:
Alex First takes a look at the film that will be opening the Jewish International Film Festival – Armageddon Time. Take a listen to his full review right here:
Film journalist Dave Griffiths jumps in his time machine and goes back to the year 2000 to take a look at the original The Wog Boy film. Make sure you take a listen to this before heading out to check out The Wog Boy 3.
To hell with “all is calm.” From 87North, the bare-knuckle producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a coal-dark holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red. When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team […]
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy today announced the full list of nominees for the 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), as well as the International Juries who will determine the winners ahead of the glamorous APSA Ceremony at HOTA on Australia’s Gold Coast on Friday November 11. The full Asia Pacific Screen Forum programme and […]
MISTLETOE RANCH, the tender, joyous and snow-filled holiday romance from The Steve Jaggi Company, will release in cinemas nationally from November 17, 2022. Starring Mercy Cornwall (Dive Club) and Jordi Webber (Nomad, Power Rangers Ninja Steel), MISTLETOE RANCH is an uplifting tale of love rediscovered, that will ignite the festive spirit this holiday season. Eight years after leaving […]
Does anybody have a more important and imposing job in cinema this year than director David Gordon Green? It has been 44 years since Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis – True Lies) first faced off against the menacing Michael Myers in John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween. Now it is in the hands of Green to […]
Well he said the original was one of his favourite films of all time so we sent Dave Griffiths along to check out Wog Boys Forever. Take a listen to his review below:
Brilliant new Australian film The Stranger is in cinemas now through Transmission Films and this week Dave Griffiths sat down for a one-on-one chat with the film’s director Thomas M. Wright. Take a listen to the interview right here:
