Tomahawk Live @ The Metro, Sydney
The Metro was at roughly when the house lights went down for the support band. Although no one quite knew who was playing support, I highly doubt there was anyone in the venue that could have predicted what was about to occur.
Periphery & Crossfaith Live @ The Espy, Melbourne, Australia
If you happened upon the Esplanade Hotel tonight you would have witnessed a lengthy queue comprised of every type of fan. From the basketball top donning metal-core fan, to the staunchest metal-head, to the biggest nerd, to even the most casually dressed of folk. Periphery’s reach alone should be enough reason to give them some […]
Dragonforce & The Sword Live @ Billboard, Melbourne, Australia
Armed with endless riffs, orange amps and a pounding drum beat, The Sword kicked off the night with one incredible set. Blasting through 45 minutes of heavy stoner rock and sounding like a cross between Kyuss and Black Sabbath, The Sword’s return visit to Australia shows their sound has grown to monstrous proportions. They just […]
HEAVY TV: Episode 01: Turbonegro
HEAVY TV sent our resident sweet heart Cassie Walker on her first mission to infiltrate the Turbonegro camp and steal some time with Hank von Helvete and Happy-Tom while before their set at The Hi-Fi Bar in Melbourne, to see if she could handle the heat and bring you the low down on the bands […]
Slayer & Anthrax Live @ The Big Top, Sydney, Australia
When one is presented with the opportunity to photograph Slayer and Anthrax – no matter where – one jumps at that chance! Both are amongst two of my favourite bands and both I had never photographed in the past so even if the gig was to be held in Sydney, I was arranging flights and […]
Twenty Two Hundred Release Carnaval De Venus
The Australian band Twenty Two Hundred has teamed up again with sonic genius and two-time Grammy® winner, Andrew Scheps, and has released their debut album on Scheps’ own Tonequake Records. “I loved the album while I was mixing it and am really excited to be able to release it on my label,” said Scheps. Mark […]
Adam Duce parts ways with Machine Head
Machine Head announced today that founding member, bassist Adam Duce has decided to leave the band. Adam and vocalist Robb Flynn started the band back in 1991 and Duce feels the time has come to pursue other projects. From all reports coming from Machine Head HQ, the decision is amicable and his bandmates wish him […]
Suffocation Guitarist Buys His Own CD
Most bands can usually count on at least their mothers buying their albums. Suffocation guitarist, Guy Marchais took the dilemma most bands face these days with pirating not generating sales for bands one step further by going into a cd store and buying his own product. In a stance that brings to light first hand […]
Ghost: Infestissumam Details Revealed
Creating quite a buzz amongst both fan and peer, Swedish cult band Ghost are about to release their second album ‘Infestissumam’. (Latin for ‘hostile’) Full track-listing for the album appears below. The long awaited album is scheduled for release on April 9 via Loma Vista Recordings. In further developments, Ghost was recently forced to change […]
Dave Lombardo Not Touring Australia With Slayer
In big news Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo will not be touring with Slayer for Soundwave Festival. Here is his statement: I want to personally apologize to all of our fans in Australia who have bought tickets for the tour expecting to see me in my usual place on the drums.
Dying Fetus & Putrid Pile Announce Australian Tour
SUPREME SLAUGHTERHOUSE AUSTRALIAN TOUR APRIL 19 – 23, 2013 Formed in 1991, during the height of the death metal explosion, Dying Fetus have moulded into one of the premiere extreme death metal/grindcore acts to emerge from the massive global metal underground. Combining an innovative mix of technical virtuosity and catchy song structures to create the […]
Coheed & Cambria Australian Tour
It would be hard to find a band with grander artistic scope than Coheed and Cambria. They continue to remain a unique beast, impossible to classify and are simply this generation’s greatest musical storytellers. Following five groundbreaking albums, the New York foursome are back and in no less dramatic fashion than is to be expected. […]
Black Like Vengeance
After an extensive period of hibernation, the beast has risen once again to stake its rightful claim as Australia’s premiere female-fronted melodic Death Metal band. 2013 heralds the dawn of a new era for Melbourne’s Black Like Vengeance. Since their inception in ’05, they’ve stunned audiences from coast to coast with their grim elixir of […]
Dark Tranquility Part Ways With Bassist
Shortly before beginning the studio sessions for the upcoming 10th studio album ‘Construct’, Dark Tranquility have amicably parted ways with bassist Daniel Antonsson. The decision has been growing for a while, and the main reason is that Daniel wanted to focus on his own musical projects as well as working more in his recording studio. […]
Destroy She Said Sign To Bad Reputation
Melbourne hard rockers Destroy She Said, have signed a European licensing and publishing deal with French record label Bad Reputation. The deal is for the band’s debut album, ‘Down To Dirty’ and is another notch in the belt for the five piece outfit who formed in 2009. Since then they’ve gained a loyal following and a lot of […]
The Mark Of Cain Tour
When The Mark Of Cain presented their fifth studio LP, Songs Of The Third and Fifth in November last year, the reaction of music lovers across the country was indicative of a fan base who had been starved of the style of music TMOC make for far too long. They responded fast, making the record […]
Six Feet Under Withdraw From Soundwave
Six Feet Under’s drummer Kevin Talley has had a dirtbike mishap and apparently will not recover in time to make the trip for Soundwave 2013. Regrettably, Six Feet Under have had to withdraw from the Festival.
I’m Now: The Story Of Mudhoney
Any time you’re playing music for the crowd instead of yourself… you’re f**ked! Mark Arm Mudhoney have lived through a lot since they formed out of the ashes of Green River in 1988 between breaking into the big time, taking a break, leaving Sub Pop and signing to a major, then once again returning home […]
Continents: Idle Hands
Proving your mettle as a Heavy act is tough in today’s market and in Britain it’s almost impossible. But South Wales five-piece, Continents, have fought to make their mark. ‘Idle Hands’ boasts great energy and provides plenty of opportunities to bang your head. The punky ‘Exhale’ is designed for live shows will make you move, […]
Drifter: Head (EP)
Drifter are the not your usual three piece, and HEAD is testament to that. Five tracks lifted straight from the gritty streets of the ’90s, with chaotic and frenzied songs that sound like Therapy? and Fugazi all the way through to the steam rolling pub distortion of the Cosmic Psychos sounding ‘I’ve Been Bad’. HEAD […]
Cradle of Filth Announce Australian Tour
Presented by KillRockStar BigDog Entertainment by arrangement with X-Ray Touring – Cradle of Filth is set to spread their sickly evil darkness upon Australia this May – with dates in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Fremantle. Tour Dates: Thursday 9 May HiFi, Brisbane Friday 10 May Palace Theatre, Melbourne Saturday 11 May UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney Sunday […]
Devourment: Conceived In Sewage
If you are familiar with Devourment then you already know that they are 1 of, if not THE sickest, filthiest and devastatingly heaviest Death Metal bands of all time. Their albums and live shows are a lesson in sickness and they have a rabid following among the underground Death Metal scene. ‘Conceived In Sewage’, their […]
Dave Draiman – Device
With Disturbed on indefinite hiatus for the foreseeable future, Dave Draiman is not one to rest on his laurels. In 2013 he returns with his new project called Device. HEAVY catches up with Dave and he fills us in on all the goss! So where did the idea for Device come from? It came about […]
The HEAVY Forum
We’ve just launched the HEAVY Discussion Forum. It’s free! It’s fun! It’s easy! Visit the Forum here and we look forward to having a good, old rocking chinwag with ya!
Eths: Autopsie/Samantha
The timing of French Death Metal superstars Eths push into the Australian market probably couldn’t have come at a worse time seeing that the band’s talented lead singer, Candice Clot, has just quit due to family commitments. Still the re-released/packaged-together versions of Eths’ two most popular EPs ‘Autopsie’ and ‘Samantha’ have now hit Australian shores… […]
The Fucked Up HEAVY Interview
With their boundary-pushing LP David Comes to Life, Canada’s Fucked Up reignited a debate about what it meant to be ‘punk rock’. As they work on a follow-up record and prepare for their return to the Soundwave festival, drummer Jonah Falco tells HEAVY about pissing people off, and why you don’t want Fucked Up to […]
Ne Obliviscaris Sign To Season Of Mist
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of Australian progressive, extreme metal outfit Ne Obliviscaris! The band stand on their own by infusing their metal with western art music, jazz, and flamenco. With adventurous, progressive and nuanced compositions often exceeding ten minutes in length, Ne Obliviscaris add profound depth to a musical proficiency […]
Airbourne In The Studio
Airbourne have released the first in a series of videos documenting the recording of their upcoming third album, ‘Black Dog Barking’. The album will be available everywhere this May; in the clip below, frontman Joel O’Keeffe takes us for a tour of the magnificent Armoury Studios describing the band’s breakneck work schedule, and – in […]
HEAVY Interviews Finntroll’s Mathias Lillmåns
Troll metal is about as niche as it gets. So to say Finntroll is the leading the way in their genre would be a reasonable statement. That’s not to say they just win by default. Should the style proliferate more artists, the Finnish Folk metallers would certainly still be a golden contender, with robust song […]
Vision of Disorder: The HEAVY Interview With Tim Williams
Vision of Disorder, or VOD as they’re more affectionately known, tend to get lumped too easily into the hardcore genus. However it was their blending of progressive and metal elements that separated them from the pack in the mid 90s. While they amassed a devout cult following during this period, there was still a contingent […]
Lita Ford Australian Tour 2013
Blue Palm Touring is proud to announce Lita Ford’s Australian Tour in May, 2013. Lita will be playing two rocking dates in Melbourne and Sydney. TOUR DATES: May 23 – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne May 25 – Factory Theatre, Sydney Further info on the Blue Palm Touring Facebook page.
Pennywise Reunion
With a 25 year history spanning from 1988 – 2013, the original members of Pennywise (Byron, Randy, Jim & Fletcher) are ready to tear Australia a new one! With guests Face To Face & The Menzingers, Pennywise will be barnstorming through Australia at the following dates and venues. Tuesday April 2 – Perth, Metro Fremantle […]
Blood Luxury: Trance
When you put this EP on, you’re firstly going to notice the unrelenting riffs pummelling your skull in. About thirty seconds in it gets a little more intense and continues to do so for the next two minutes, until the song takes a breath before rocking you back into a demented lullaby for the remaining […]
