Piratefest featuring Alestorm and Lagerstein is on its way
Alestorm and Lagerstein have announced they’ll be heading to Australia and New Zealand for Piratefest. The tour will kick off in Wellington on 20 November and take in Auckland, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. Tour Dates 20 November – Valhalla, Wellington 18+ 21 November – Whammy Bar, Auckland 18+ 24 November – Amplifier Bar, Perth 18+ […]
Brewtality Festival Spotlight: Broozer
The Brewtality Festival is on again this year and HEAVY Music Magazine is proud to be a presenting partner. The event will be held on 8 August across two venues; The Tote and The Bendigo Hotel. We caught up with Retch from Broozer to get an insight into the band, what you can expect from […]
Dew-Scented – Intermination – Album Review
Dew-Scented Intermination Metal Blade Records Release Date: Out Now Review by Salla Harjula It’s German, it’s thrash metal, it’s fast, it’s aggressive, it’s chock full of melodic riffs, it’s got the obligatory brutal vocals, its musicianship is rigorous and it all ticks like gothic clockwork. Leif Jensen’s Dew-Scented is nearly a quarter of a century […]
Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators – Live At The Roxy – DVD Review
Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Live At The Roxy 25.9.14 Eagle Rock/Shock Records Release Date: Out Now Matthew Clewley Slash has been quite busy straight after the release of his World On Fire album, taking down crowds across the world with some of the greatest rock songs that we have ever heard. He […]
Gig Review: Hand Of Mercy + Prepared Like A Bride, Melbourne
Hand Of Mercy + Prepared Like A Bride + Vices + Glorified + Advocates Arrow on Swanston, Melbourne 27 June 2015 Review by Alex Sievers Photo by Sofie Marsden When you have a big live room like Arrow on Swanston does, having it half-filled for a weekend hardcore show always makes the space feel emptier […]
Photos: Hand Of Mercy + Prepared Like A Bride, Melbourne
Hand Of Mercy + Prepared Like A Bride + Vices + Glorified + Advocates Arrow on Swanston, Melbourne 27 June 2015 Photos by Sofie Marsden
Photos: The Black Dahlia Murder + Psycroptic + Boris The Blade, Sydney
The Black Dahlia Murder + Psycroptic + Boris The Blade The Factory Theatre, Sydney 27 June 2015 Photos by Joel Anderson
Thy Art Is Murder announce national tour
Thy Art Is Murder released their third studio album, Holy War, last Friday and to celebrate the release the band have announced a national tour. This will be their first shows in Australia since Unify Gathering in January this year. Thy Art Is Murder are currently on tour in America with Slayer and Whitechapel as […]
Hostile Objects – Cave In – EP Review
Hostile Objects Cave In Burnum Records Release Date: Out Now Review by Derek J. Huckel The battering sonic onslaught, musically and shredding vocals, of the punk thrashers Hostile Objects new EP Cave In begins right away so you know what you’re in for but it’s not all there is. This is their third release, a […]
Succubus Irons – The Gorgon’s Lullaby – Album Review
Succubus Irons The Gorgon’s Lullaby Independent Release Date: Out Now Review by Callum Doig Canada’s metal scene has been known mostly for being home for acts such as Voivod, Rush, Beyond Creation, as well as the legendary Devin Townsend. Canada’s newest addition to the metal scene in Quebec identify themselves as progressive doom outfit – […]
Bison Machine – Hoarfrost – Album Review
Bison Machine Hoarfrost Kosmik Artifactz Release Date: Out Now Reviewed by Paul McBride Hamtramck, Michigan (population 22,000) might be just a tad off the beaten rock ‘n’ roll track, but stoner/heavy rockers Bison Machine don’t seem the types to let that bother them. Mitch Ryder (of the Detroit Wheels fame) is perhaps the most-well known […]
August Burns Red – Found In Far Away Places – Album Review
August Burns Red Found In Far Away Places Fearless Records/Unified Release Date: 26 June 2015 Review by Alex Sievers “If ain’t broken, don’t fix it”. That’s a saying that I think truly sums up August Burns Red’s career in a nutshell. Their tight, rich brand of metalcore has never been faulty, broken, nor has it […]
Bullet For My Valentine release first single from new album
Bullet For My Valentine have released the first single, You Want A Battle (Here’s A War) from their new album, Venom, which is released on 14 August via Sony Music Australia. We wanted to cut an album that was purely us inside and out (…) We thought about what makes us who we are […]
Aversions Crown announce ‘Parasites’ tour
Brisbane death metallers, Aversions Crown, have announced they’ll be hitting the road in August. Tour Dates 6 August – Tatts Hotel, Lismore 7 August – The Lab, Brisbane 8 August – MMRS, Sydney 14 August – Amplifier, Perth 15 August – Prince Of Wales Hotel, Bunbury 16 August – YMCA HQ, Leederville 21 August – Club 54, Launceston 22 August […]
Caulfield release new video
Caulfield have released a new video for Hell Inside My Head. The song is taken from the forthcoming album, Outcast, which is released through Halfcut/Shock Records on 7 August. The release comes on the back of the band’s new line-up change and follows on from their 2013 debut album, Vanity.
Blood, Sweat & Beers announces line-up
Blood, Sweat & Beers have announced their line-up for 2015. The event will be held on 25 July at The Factory in Sydney with bands, beer and jolly good time. Line-up Tyre Swans + Luca Brasi + The Gifthorse + Bagster + Corpus + The Hard Aches + HannahBand + Hostile Objects + Dividers + […]
Abbath announce new line-up
Abbath have announced their new line-up ahead of their performance at the Tuska Festival in Helsinki. The band’s new line-up is: ABBATH (vocals/ guitar) KING (bass) CREATURE (drums) At Tuska, Abbath will premiere a brand new song titled ‘Fenrir Hunts’ alongside classic IMMORTAL material including ‘One By One’, and a handful of songs from Abbath’ and King’s 2006 project […]
In Hearts Wake announce regional tour dates
In Hearts Wake have announced they’ll be doing a run of regional tour dates under the banner of ‘The Badlands Regional Tour’. The tour kicks off in Launceston on 4 September with Make Them Suffer, Ocean Grove and Stories. Tour Dates Friday 4 September – Club 54, Launceston TAS (18+) Saturday 5 September – The […]
Caligula’s Horse announce record deal
Caligula’s Horse have just announced a deal with Inside Out Music (part of the Century Media). Founder and CEO of Inside Out Music, Thomas Waber had this to say about the signing: “Australia is home to many great bands and we are thrilled and excited to start working with Caligula’s Horse, one of the most […]
King Parrot announce regional tour dates
King Parrot are back on the touring circuit again. This time they’re hitting the regional circuit as well as some city dates. The band recently released a new album, Dead Set, which was produced by Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down) and Michael Thompson. Tour Dates Thursday, August 13: Geelong – Barwon Club 18+ Friday, August […]
Premiere: Minds Like Mirrors – Monuments
Minds Like Mirrors have released a new single, Monuments off the upcoming EP Metanoia (release date TBA). The clip was directed by David Borges and was shot in various areas of Southern Maryland. “This song is probably one of the best testaments to the meaning of our EP Metanoia, a changing of one’s mind, heart, […]
Yob announce tour supports
Yob are on their way to Australia this August and they’ve just announced tour supports. Tour Dates and Supports Perth – August 19 – Rosemount Hotel with Alzabo and Dirac Sea Adelaide – August 20 – Enigma Bar with Space Bong and Crypt Melbourne – August 21 – Max Watt’s with Whitehorse and Inverloch Sydney […]
Van Canto: Lending their voices to this Tasmanian festival
By Dave Griffiths Now any heavy music fan could easily be excused for hearing about Tasmania’s Festival Of Voices and thinking ‘well their wouldn’t be any reason for me to attend that’, hell you’re probably wondering why the festival is even being mentioned in Heavy right now! Well there is a reason, a very big […]
Vattnet Viskar – Settler – Album Review
Vattnet Viskar Settler Century Media Records Release Date: 26 June 2015 Review by Thomas Riley Lanyon Since emerging from Plaistow, New Hampshire, in 2010, Vattnet Viskar have been pushing boundaries and defying the typically strict aesthetics of black metal through their music, album artwork, and lyrical content, creating a sound and vision that is urgent […]
Senses Fail – Pull The Thorns From Your Heart – Album Review
Senses Fail Pull The Thorns From Your Heart Release Date: 30 June 2015 Pure Noise Records Review by Alex Sievers I love it when bands evolve and change up their sound. Absolutely love it I tells ya. As for New Jersey’s Senses Fail, when they released their equally aggressive and overly melodic ripper, Renancer, I […]
Ocean Grove – Black Label – Album Review
Ocean Grove Black Label Shock Records Release Date: Out Now Review by Peyton Bernhardt There are bands that can get away with mastering the ‘same old, same old’ conventions of a genre to build a following and there are bands that can’t. It’s that simple. Whether Ocean Grove could have continued to hone in on […]
Northlane – Obelisk – Single Review
Northlane Obelisk (single) UNFD From the album Node, available 24 July Review by Sam Sweeney UNFD is perhaps one of my favourite record labels in that it consistently delivers the goods; 90% of the bands on the label are pretty damn fantastic, for lack of better words, and Northlane have a well deserved place amongst […]
Arcane Saints – In The Shade Of The Juniper – Album Review
Arcane Saints In The Shade Of The Juniper Independent Release Date: Out Now Review by Dave Griffiths Over the past few years an Australian band has been working hard, gurgling away just under the surface but solidly impressing anybody that has been lucky enough to come across them. That band is Arcane Saints! Hailing from […]
F*ck – Buckcherry – Album Review
F*ck Buckcherry F-Bomb Records/Caroline Australia Release Date: Out Now Review by Dave Griffiths Buckcherry’s F**k EP may well be one of the surprises of 2015. When you pick up an album and realise that its concept is for the band to try and put the word f**k into every song and its title your first […]
Disturbed are back with a new album and new song
Disturbed are back in a big way! Four years after they announced their hiatus, they’ve announced they’ve been secretly writing and recording a new album. Here’s the first song from the album, The Vengeful One. The new album, Immortalized, will be released on 21 August. Track listing The Eye Of The Storm Immortalized […]
Def Leppard’s tour will go ahead
Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell recently announced that his cancer had returned. A further update to his situation finds Campbell confirming that he’ll continue touring with the band. Vivian said ‘So, so happy to report that I’ve dodged the bullet of radiation. I was due to start a course that would have sidelined me for most […]
Gig Review: Blind Guardian, Melbourne
Blind Guardian + Divine Ascension + Bane Of Winterstorm Max Watt’s, Melbourne 19 June 2015 Review by Joshua Bulleid Photo by Roger Brooks Melbourne’s own Bane Of Winterstorm were the perfect band to start the night. With only one album under their belt, these guys are already one of the finest power metal acts around […]
We Lost The Sea have a new album and tour dates
We Lost The Sea have announced they’ll be releasing a new album, Departure Songs, on 23 July through Bird’s Robe Records and Art As Carthasis. The band has also revealed their first song, A Gallant Gentleman, which you can listen to below. The band will head out for a run of tour dates, kicking off […]
Gig Review: Hostile Objects + supports, Sydney
Hostile Objects + Dark Horse + The FUCK OUTS + Two Faced Black Wire Records, Sydney 19 June 2015 Review by Salla Harjula Black Wire Records hosted an EP launch for hardcore punks Hostile Objects and an assorted ensemble of other kindred spirits. The chilly Friday night was cosy and fun and snug in that […]
Photos: Make Them Suffer, Sydney
Make Them Suffer + supports Bald Faced Stag, Sydney 18 June 2015 Photos by Joshua Concepcion
SNFU announce tour supports
SNFU are heading to Australia in August and they’ve just announced their tour supports. Tour Dates and Supports Wednesday 12th August – The Crown & Anchor, Adelaide SA. 8pm w/ Wolfpack, Fresh Killz & More TBA Thursday 13th August – Newtown Social Club, Sydney NSW. 7:30pm w/ Wolfpack, Cap a Capo & The F**kouts Friday […]
Gig Review: Dune Rats + Cosmic Psychos, Sydney
Dune Rats + Cosmic Psychos + The Mis-Made Manning Bar, Sydney 19 June 2015 Review and photo by Gwendolyn Lee Despite the dreary rainy weather on Friday, Dune Rats and Cosmic Psychos gig at Manning Bar was happening and nothing was going to stop their fans from getting there. I knew I was in for […]
Hell On The Bay Metal Cruise line-up announced
The third instalment of the Hell On The Bay Metal Cruise is happening on 5th of September and the line-up has been announced. Headlining the metal love boat will be Barbarion with support from Desecrator, Claim the Throne and Hybrid Nightmares. The ticket price includes a 4.5 hour cruise on the Hell On The Bay […]
Photos: Blind Guardian, Melbourne
Blind Guardian + Divine Ascension + Bane of Winterstorm Max Watts, Melbourne 20 June 2015 Photos by Roger Brooks
Photos: Cosmic Psychos + Dune Rats, Sydney
Cosmic Psychos + Dune Rats + supports Manning Bar 19 June 2015 Photos by Gwendolyn Lee
Nasty Habit releases new single
New York rockers, Nasty Habit, have released a new single and video for Turn Up The Radio. The song is the first single off their upcoming EP. Turn Up The Radio is about the anticipation that builds from daily life to want to be free, relax and enjoy yourself, and then getting that release at […]
Listening to heavy music is like receiving a warm hug
A study has been released by the University of Queensland that links listening to heavy music as giving you the same warm and fuzzies as a hug. The study focused on the 18 – 34 year old demographic and was published in Frontiers In Human Neuroscience. Each participant went through a 16-minute anger induction session. […]
Change Is release debut album
Michigan metal/hardcore band, Change Is, have released their debut album, Insomnia, through their Bandcamp. They’ve also released limited edition 300 CD pressing for the release. The concept behind the album is that each song represents a reason why I was up late and why life just seemed to turn gray. I decided to call the […]
Code Orange announce tour dates
Code Orange have announced tour dates for the ‘I Am King’ Australian tour. The tour kicks off on 23 September in Brisbane and finishes its run in Melbourne on 4 October. Tour Dates 23 September – Crowbar, Brisbane Tickets from Oztix outlets and www.oztix.com.au 24 September – Zephyr Hall, Brisbane AA Tickets from Oztix outlets […]
Tremonti – Cauterize – Album Review
Tremonti Cauterize FRET12 Release Date: Out Now Review by Paul Southwell The second effectively solo album from celebrated Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti is not an adventure into self-indulgence but a deeper exploration of his appreciation of heavy metal influence combined with his melodic approach to arrangements. Produced by Michael Baskette and mastered […]
Entrails – Obliteration – Album Review
Entrails Obliteration Metal Blade Records Release Date: Out Now Review by Matthew Clewley The early 90’s were an incredible time for death metal in the metal decorated land of Sweden. If ABBA wasn’t enough for you to headbang, then Entombed would be your band to enjoy. During this time period the Swedish death metal scene […]
Gig Review: Deez Nuts + supports, Sydney
Deez Nuts + Antagonist A.D. + Relentless + Earth Caller The Bald Faced Stag, Sydney 5 June 2015 Review by Matt Doria Photo by Joshua Concepcion When it comes to hardcore shows in Sydney, The Bald Faced Stag is an exceptional atmosphere – it’s compact enough so that promoters don’t have to worry about underselling […]
Gig Review: Thorax + supports
Thorax + Nunchukka Superfly + Baby Machine + Glory Hole + Fallow Ground Black Wire Records, Sydney 12 June 2015 Review by Gary Grim For the uninitiated, Black Wire Records in Sydney is a punk record store and performance space. When I say “punk”, I am definitely tapping into the DIY, experimental, left of centre […]
The Getaway Plan – Dark Horses – Album Review
The Getaway Plan Dark Horses Independent Release Date: 3 July 2015 Review by Peyton Bernhardt It’s a magic moment when you hear an album that you’ve been anticipating and you don’t feel disappointed. If you’re up for a release that justifies its hype, The Getaway Plan’s latest offering is for you. A crowdfunded, independent release, […]
Hundredth – Free – Album Review
Hundredth Free Hopeless Records/UNFD Release Date: Out Now Review by Peyton Bernhardt Consistency is an objective that’s hard to achieve and a trait, ironically, equally as difficult to maintain. Hundredth have it in spades. Their new full length ‘Free’ is proof, sustaining a solid, unpretentious aggression that stands out against the backdrop of modern hardcore […]
