The musical love child of former Nitocris guitarist Jessica Finlayson, Raising Ravens is more than just another project. It is a labour of love for Finlayson; a project of passion that has seen her explore more musical personalities than is normally limited to the rock scope. With Raising Ravens, Finlayson utilizes her gifts for more […]
South African death metal visionaries Vulvodynia will be hitting Australian shores this November off the back of their latest opus Praenuntius Infiniti. Renowned for their flesh-melting and bone-busting death metal peppered with spine-shrinking breakdowns that capture the very crux of heavy music, Praenuntius Infiniti marks the fourth full-length record in the groups impressive repertoire. Accompanying them are Melbourne metalcore […]
Bands from the Western side of Australia are generally up against it a touch more, just because of their relative isolation to the rest of the country. One way to make sure people take notice is to make a hell of a lot of noise, which is something Perth thrash/death metal outfit Remission have figured […]
Sometimes, just sometimes, the planets align and one of the good guys has a victory. In music, as in life, it is generally the people who tow some form of company line that see themselves attaining the highs for which they truly deserve, but occasionally one of the kids from the wrong side of the […]
Australia’s beloved punk / rock ratbags Dune Rats release their fourth studio album Real Rare Whale today. Featuring the hit singles UP, What A Memorable Night and Melted Into Two, their new album represents a new phase for the group and is their most ambitious and cohesive collection of work to date. Released two years […]
Phil Jamieson – frontman/singer/songwriter/guitarist for Grinspoon – has today released his first ever solo album Somebody Else. The release of Somebody Else comes on the back of a performance with Grinspoon at Splendour in The Grass and follows the first two nights of Phil’s Somebody Else national tour. The album includes co-production credits from friends Oscar Dawson of Holy Holy and Davey Lane of You Am I; Lane is also […]
Raising Ravens‘ rocking new single At The Mercy Of The Sky dropped today, capitalising on the success of their debut EP released earlier this year which hit the Top 10 of the AIR Charts. The animated lyric video for At The Mercy Of The Sky was created by US based motion designer Wayne Joyner (LA […]
Truck are Unconventionally Rising. Releasing the band’s third single in just eight months and announcing a bunch of shows with both Baby Animals and Rose Tattoo, Truck are steadily climbing the ranks of must-see Australian rock bands. Unconventionally Rising has a fresh active rock appeal, while unashamedly tipping the hat to the classic rock vibes. The drums are thundering, the grooves are mighty, and […]
Any music festival that openly declares its love for the music community as a whole is a winner in the eyes of HEAVY, so when our good friends at Vamped Up decided to host a soirée and call it Our Party, we knew this was going to be something pretty special. After initially being slated for the beginning of […]
Aussie badass rock outfit Hellz Abyss are preparing to head out on their Blow Tour to celebrate their latest album of the same name. Led by the powerful and dynamic Lisa Perry, Hellz Abyss are set to stamp their authority on the national scene with an extensive tour that covers most of the East Coast, […]
Critically celebrated Mongolian rock band THE HU will kick off their Black Thunder tour of Australia and New Zealand in a matter of days! The band are proud to announce their opening acts! On all Australian shows, The Blackwater Fever will rattle audiences down to their bone marrow via some thunderous, tortured electric guitar, mesmerising organ swirls and the unrelenting rhythmic stomp of their atmospheric, blues-heavy […]
Sydney-based musician William Raleigh Vere Evatt is… I HAVE FOUR NAMES! Today he drops the next cut, Lock Him Away! (Parts 1 & 2) from his forthcoming sophomore record, SUSPENDED SENTENCE which will be released on July 29. “This is the song which opens the new album,” Will explained. “I wanted to start off with […]
Adelaide/Tarndanya-based alternative / prog-rock psychedelia stars SOMNIUM invite listeners to fly into the light and imagine the afterlife with their trippy trance-inducing What Would You Be When You Die?, out on July 29. What Would You Be When You Die? is a track that is thought-provoking and philosophical, yet manages to still feel lighthearted. As the title suggests, it explores reincarnation, but with the […]
Since first bursting onto the death metal scene with the now genre classic Severed Survival back in 1989 and following up with the equally revered Mental Funeral album, influential US quartet Autopsy have carved an unwavering legacy over three decades as masters and purveyors of the vile sides of the extreme metal spectrum. And now, Autopsy marks […]
Desert TV is the live video arm of Gold Coast creative space Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, aiming to develop and nurture the energy and creative vision of artists and industry workers, capturing professionally-recorded live sets which engage the community in collaborative experience and provide necessary alternate income streams. Ex Cairns/now Melbourne four piece DRUNK MUMS have […]
Metal and electronic dreams come true via the scorching new team-up between hard-hitting Aussie producer PhaseOne and metalcore linchpins Polaris, with the two acts unveiling their thunderous new collab track Icarus, out today via UNFD. A towering display of precision, rapid-fire instrumentation and gutteral soundscapes, Icarus hurls PhaseOne’s signature metal-meets-dubstep stylings alongside the formidable flair […]
THE BLACK CROWES have today announced two new headline shows on their 2022 Shake Your Money Maker Australian Tour. With the first Sydney show now totally sold out, they have added a further Enmore Theatre date for Monday, November 14, and a Melbourne date, Sunday, November 20 at Palace Foreshore. Tickets for the new Sydney […]
Due to high demand, Grammy-winning hard rock band HALESTORM will perform a second show at Auckland’s Powerstation on January 30. The band are also excited to announce Canadian rockers THEORY (Theory of a Deadman) will be supporting them on all Australia AND New Zealand dates next January. Tickets for the new show go on sale at 12pm (local), […]
July 29 UNFD Words by Erin Eddy When I found myself presented with the opportunity to review the debut album by Banks Arcade, Future Lovers, I was excited. I caught their set at Unify back in January, and there seems to be a hell of a lot of hype around this band right now, evident […]
Third Man Records July 22 Words by Coco Le Sex Bomb What’s better than a new release? A double release, of course! A short while back, it was announced that we would not only get one, but two new albums from the infamous Jack White. The first, Fear Of The Dawn, was released early April […]
Metal Blade Records August 5 While most of the metal loving world would be familiar with Amon Amarth I have yet to be scarred by their visceral tales of Viking folklore and battle. Not because I am not interested, it’s just I have always found the violent way of life depicted from warriors of this […]
Stan today released the dramatic full trailer for the brand new season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, with the latest instalment in the growing Power Universe set to premiere 14 August, same day as the U.S. and only on Stan. To watch and share the full trailer, click here: https://youtu.be/vFnm4ffcFE0 Set in the early 1990’s, the next chapter in the “Power Universe […]
The Walt Disney Company has today announced that principal photography has begun in Victoria on the Disney+ Australian event series “The Clearing”. Produced by Wooden Horse, the series is based on J.P. Pomare’s novel In the Clearing and is inspired by the real-life Australian cult The Family and its founder Anne Hamilton-Byrne, one of the rare female cult leaders in […]
The Melbourne Cinémathèque reveals its program for the second half of 2022, opening with Douglas Sirk and closing with musicals. The program screens at ACMI from 24 August – 21 December, showcasing a breadth of films from early German expressionism to contemporary Cannes winners, including provocative European masterpieces and films exploring gender, sexuality, activism, and non-conformity. Films […]
With The Reef: Stalked landing in cinemas this Thursday this week we sat down and had a chat with the star of the film Teressa Liane. Take a listen to the full interview below:
Australian filmmaker Kriv Stenders this week chats to HEAVY Cinema about his new documentary, Lee Kernaghan: Boy From The Bush, which looks at the life and career of Aussie music icon Lee Kernaghan. The film is released in cinemas this Thursday and you can hear the full interview below:
Brand new documentary Film Kids is set to screen on SBS on August 2nd. This week the film’s director Bernard Weber chatted to HEAVY Cinema about how it all came together. You can listen to the full interview right here:
Filmmaker Matthew Bauer chats to HEAVY Cinema about his brand new doco The Other Fellow which screens as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival this week. Take a listen to the full interview below:
From New Line Cinema, Dwayne Johnson stars in the action adventure “Black Adam.” The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the DC Super Hero comes to the big screen under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”). Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and […]
There was excitement in the air today in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con when Miss Minutes popped up to introduce Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios and chief creative officer of Marvel, who was joined on stage by moderator Ash Crossan to deliver Marvel Studios’ long-awaited live-action panel. Feige didn’t disappoint the enthusiastic crowd, showcasing […]
From New Line Cinema comes “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!,” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam. “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” stars returning cast members Zachary Levi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) as Shazam; Asher Angel (“Andi Mack”) as […]
Yesterday at Comic-Con in San Diego, enthusiastic fans got a look at what’s coming up from Marvel Studios’ Animation. Moderator Paul F. Tompkins introduced panelists Brad Winderbaum, Marvel Studios’ head of streaming television and animation; Ryan Meinerding, head of visual development; Bryan Andrews, director of “What If…?” and executive producer of “Marvel Zombies”; AC Bradley, writer […]
AMC+ presented a panel for Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire at San Diego Comic-Con earlier today. Based on Anne Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire follows Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and Claudia’s (Bailey Bass) epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told […]
MC Networks today announced that Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira will reunite for a new series in the expanding universe around The Walking Dead. The series will continue the journey and love story of the Rick Grimes and Michonne characters. Lincoln and Gurira, who have been actively involved in conceiving the creative and the continuation […]
There were more Isle Of The Dead cast announcements at San Diego Comic Con today… this is what was said: Isle of the Dead (wt) Casting News Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of The Walking Dead Universe, announced the following cast: Mahina Napoleon in the role of “Ginny” Zeljko Ivanek in the role of “The Croat” Jonathan Higginbotham in the […]
Premiering Sunday 14 August onAMC+, Tales of the Walking Dead consists of six original one-hour standalone episodes focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. Each episode has its own distinct tone and point of view –but the stakes are high in each story, pushing new, indelible characters with relentless, life-threatening choices […]
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) takes on his most lethal adversaries yet in the upcoming fourth installment of the series. With the price on his head ever increasing, Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Osaka to […]
Actors are vain humans who are all about themselves and directors are strange individuals who will do anything, no matter how crazy, in order to bring their artistic dream alive. It seems strange that that would be the point that a film is trying to make yet that is exactly what we find with Mariano […]
Brand new action flick The Gray Man is currently in cinemas and on Netflix. This week we sent Alex First, David Griffiths and Greg King to check it out. Take a listen to their thoughts right here:
Based on a best selling novel crime thriller Where The Crawdads Sing is now in cinemas. This week we sent Alex First, Dave Griffiths and Greg King to check it out. This is their thoughts:
The 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF46) will showcase eight restored classics by master filmmakers across three continents. From horror, musical, fantasy, and political allegory to social dramas, these visionary works take on new dimensions as seen today, reigniting appreciation from new generations of audiences. Regarded as one of cinema’s most haunting nightmares, Carl Theodor […]
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural has released the teaser for Shudder Exclusive Lovecraftian Thriller ‘Glorious’ ahead of its debut on the platform on Thursday 18 August. Directed and co-written by the talented Rebekah McKendry (All the Creatures Were Stirring) and starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), the film will have its world premiere […]
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”). Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in […]
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES kicks off San Diego Comic-Con in Hall H with the world debut of the new trailer! A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: […]
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, releases today the first clip for the Shudder Original What Josiah Sawahead of the film’s debut on the platform next week, on Thursday 4 August. The film is the third feature from American filmmaker Vincent Grashaw (Coldwater, And Then I Go) and world premiered to high praise […]
