[NEWS] STEEL PANTHER New Album, Single and Clip
Steel Panther, the tongue in cheek glam rock band known for capturing the hearts of girlfriends and wives around the globe, announced today while on tour in Munich, Germany that their new album, “Lower The Bar,” will go on sale February 24, 2017. Click here to see the new video clip for their latest single, She’s […]
[NEWS] Lacuna Coil Announce Australian Supports
During last night’s live Q and A, Lacuna Coil’s vocalist, Cristina Scabbia announced the supports for their upcoming Australian tour. Orpheus Omega will be the main support for all shows except the Perth date where Deadspace will take the stage ahead of the Italian metal giants. Kicking things off in Perth will be Nucleust, followed by Drown This City in […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Breakdown Of Sanity: Coexistence
[rwp-review id=”0″] Breakdown Of Sanity – Coexistence Independent Release Date: Out now Review by: Dave Griffiths Brace yourself for one of the most surprising metal albums of 2016. Swiss metal merchants Breakdown Of Sanity have slaved away in this industry for a decade, and now they deliver this: their finest hour — the very brilliant […]
[COLUMN] HEAVY ROOTS
One tree which continues to spread its roots today, influencing bands and forming the creations of seminal bands and side projects is the legendary Kyuss. This tree has a history of deep roots that is definitely worth checking out. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXGu81Rk1g&w=560&h=315] Forming in sunny California, bringing desert rock from Palm Desert since 1987, the stoner rock […]
[VIDEO] DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME Die For Rock N’ Roll
[VIDEO] WALKING DEAD ON BROADWAY Pitchblack
[VIDEO] FOREVER STILL Miss Madness
[VIDEO] PELANDER Umbrella
[VIDEO] KORPLIKAANI FC Lahti
[VIDEO] PAIN A Wannabe
[VIDEO] BRUJERIA Plata O Plomo
WARNING: This video contains extremely GRAPHIC images.
[VIDEO] SONATA ARCTICA New Song And Video Clip
HEAVY recently reviewed SONATA ARCTICA’s upcoming album, “The Ninth Hour”. Read and share the review here: THE NINTH HOUR
[VIDEO] EPICA Edge Of The Blade
[VIDEO] SABATON Sparta
[VIDEO] ATTILA Public Apology
[VIDEO] MESSHUGAH Nostrum
[FILM NEWS] The Conjuring 2 Audience Prank
With The Conjuring 2 coming to Blu-Ray/DVD and On Demand, Roadshow Entertainment decided to play a little prank on an audience who had just watched the film… the result is classic. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5bd29uys0o]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Darkthrone: Arctic Thunder
[rwp-review id=”0″] Norwegian black metal duo Darkthrone release their 17th album Arctic Thunder, a follow-up to 2013’s critically acclaimed The Underground Resistance. One thing for sure is the band never let down. Each album sounds different to the one prior. They keep consistent by not keeping consistent. Long time members Fenriz, who is an absolute behemoth […]
[INTERVIEW] Mayday Parade
In 2005 two local Tallahassee bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment, joined forces to form Mayday Parade. Just one year later, the band released their debut EP, Tales Told By Dead Friends. Just another year after that, their debut full-length, A Lesson In Romantics was released. Mayday Parade guitarist Alex Garcia discusses how he feels […]
[COLUMN] Geeks In Metal
“I can’t fly,” Bran said. “I can’t, I can’t…” How do you know? Have you ever tried? — George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones (1996) In this edition of Geeks In Metal, we will be deviating away from the extreme end of metal, and instead focusing on one of power metal’s most prestigious acts, Germany’s […]
[FILM NEWS] 2016 Sci Fi Film Festival Announced
Get ready for Australia’s only SF Film Festival! And this time, HEAVY is along for the ride as a sponsor! The 2016 SciFi Film Festival tessellates into our continuum at The Ritz, Randwick this October, premiering the best bleeding-edge science fiction features and short films from around the world over five film-filled days. Opening night will […]
[WIN] FALLING IN REVERSE 2 Double Passes To Any Show
WIN a FALLING IN REVERSE double pass to any of these shows! 12 OCT Powerstation, Auckland, NZ 14 OCT Astor Theatre, Perth, WA 16 OCT 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC – U18S MATINEE 17 OCT 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC – OVER 18’s 18 OCT The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD 20 OCT The Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW Enter your name […]
[INTERVIEW] Falling In Reverse
“Ronnie writes everything. It’s Ronnie’s band, you know?” Falling In Reverse last toured Australia for 2015’s Soundwave Festival. After playing Warped Tour the last two months, they’re now gearing up for their Count Rockula Australian Tour. We spoke with Ryan Seaman (drums) ahead of their upcoming October dates. “Warped Tour was amazing,” Seaman enthuses, “we just can’t wait […]
[NEWS] HE DANCED IVY New Single, Clip and Album Details
Brisbane newcomers, punk-prog-rockers, He Danced Ivy have a rockin’ some straight out of YouTube called, The Verbal Kind He Danced Ivy’s debut album will be available from Thursday, October 27. To celebrate the boys are bashing down the doors at Crowbar on: Thursday, October 27 to play with prog bosses Red in Tooth and Mofoisdead. [button […]
[INTERVIEW] Enter Shikari
Every so often a band comes along that redefines the acceptable parameters of music. A band that is so far outside of anything you have seen or heard before that some people refuse to give them their dues based just on the fact they are too different. That band for this generation is Enter Shikari, […]
[FILM NEWS] Tracey Birdsall Wins Female Action Performer Of The Year
Actress Tracey Birdsall has walked away with the highly-coveted Female Action Performer Of The Year at AOF Festival for her performance as Sienna in Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter. Rogue Warrior was a favourite of AOFF – one of the world’s most celebrated independent film festivals – where it cleaned up in many of the categories […]
[INTERVIEW] HENRY ROLLINS
Henry Rollins is a man who does not know reluctance. Any challenge or venture presented before him is one he will undoubtedly undertake whole-heartedly. Whether it’s his famed tenure with the historic hardcore band Black Flag, his then created alt-rock and globally adored outfit The Rollins Band, his more recent spoken-word global tours, his author […]
[NEWS] HANDS LIKE HOUSES New Video and Tour
Canberra’s Hands Like Houses unveiled their latest music video, Perspectives today. “Perspectives” is pulled from the band’s third full-length studio album, “Dissonants“, released earlier this year. The new video comes just days before the band is set to kick off another round of worldwide tour dates, beginning in the UK with Of Mice & Men this week. After […]
[NEWS] KINGSWOOD Announce National Club Show Tour
ARIA-nominated, Melbourne rockers, KINGSWOOD, today announced a string of nationwide headline tour dates beginning November 2016. The tour will take in nine shows across five states including capital city and regional club shows. KINSWOOD TOUR DATES [button color=”green” size=”medium” link=”http://kingswoodband.com” icon=”icon-ticket” target=”true”]GET ‘YA TICKETS[/button] FRI 4 NOVEMBER, CHINCHILLA EVENT ‘FUSIONS ON THE FIELD’ WITH ALEX DYSON, QLD […]
[VIDEO INTERVIEW] HACKTIVIST
Heavy TV caught up with Hacktivist just before their Sydney show supporting Enter Shikari at the Metro Theatre. Our gallery of the show can be viewed here: ENTER SHIKARI + HACKTIVIST + STORIES LIVE AT THE METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY – 21 SEPT [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-BR19AZRQ]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Keychain – Break Out EP
[rwp-review id=”0″] Keychain – Break Out EP Record Label: Zombie Shark Records Release Date: Out Now Review By: Dave Griffiths Move on, metal purists – nu-metal is exploding back on the scene. Yes, I will solemnly declare that I was one of those teens who lapped up Korn and Limp Bizkit in their prime, so […]
[INTERVIEW] Against Me!
By Matt Barton Punk rockers Against Me! are set to release album number seven on September 16th. The album is titled Shape Shift With Me and is the second to feature Atom Willard on drums. “You know, it was different,” Willard says in reply to the question about how recording this album differed to his first with […]
[LIVE PHOTOS] Immolation
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[TOUR NEWS] BRING ME THE HORIZON Just Confirmed Rescheduled Dates
BRING ME THE HORIZON have confirmed rescheduled dates, following last week’s postponements due to illness. Their sold-out Adelaide show (September 20) and two Melbourne shows (September 22 and 23) were postponed due to Oli Sykes’ acute laryngitis and medical advice to rest. Honouring their commitment to return to Australia in early 2017, Bring Me The […]
[INTERVIEW] Slipknot
“Death does that to you,” Clown said sullenly. “It makes you sit down and take a deep breath and really look at your life…” As Slipknot’s particular brand of metal is difficult to neatly package in one genre, so is their contribution to the music industry undeniable. Rising from obscurity in Des Moines, Iowa in […]
[INTERVIEW] Brujeria
““Everything was going well in the world… 9/11 happened.” The band Brujeria is similar in a number of ways to a strike force team. It’s as if they engage in a battle when there is a common enemy threatening our peaceful lives, and then quietly disband when the wrongs are righted. The main difference is […]
[VIDEO INTERVIEW] Jon Toogood of SHIHAD
Callum Doig from HEAVY TV interviewed Jon Toogood of SHIHAD “The next Shihad record is going to be heavier… We are already writing it… It’s dark and heavy.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9M2FUcOMow]
[VIDEO INTERVIEW] JERICCO
Rod Whitfield had chat with the Jericco boys about their, really sad, “Farewell Show”. Get tickets for Jericco’s “Farewell Show” Jericco, Acolyte, Rival Fire & Qlaye Face Saturday 5th November, 2016 [button color=”green” size=”big” link=”http://www.jericco.com.au/” icon=”fa fa-ticket” target=”true”]GET TICKETS[/button]
[NEWS] JERICCO Announce Farewell Show Supports
It’s been over a week since we heard the news that Jericco calling it quits and playing their last show ever at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne on the 5th of November. HEAVY is proud to first announce who they will be sharing the stage with: Acolyte, Rival Fire and Qlaye Face Watch this video: Watch the full “Farewell […]
[NEWS] METALLICA Just Gave Us a New Song
Metallica surprised us all again this morning with this kick-arse number, Moth Into Flame. We’re liking Kirks little melody in the middle there… And the riff is solid… Bass is boomy… James sounds catchy… Lars is hitting the middle… Leave your thoughts below! Words from their website: We’re back!! Welcome to track number two from […]
[INTERVIEW] FRANK IERO
It’s difficult to imagine that a musician as successful as Frank Iero could still be as humble as a local artist doing their first interview, but it’s the truth. When Iero comes to us from the road on tour, it’s like he doesn’t know who he is. He’s overly apologetic for the terrible reception and […]
[WIN] AN OPETH CD!
Thanks to our friends at Metropolis Touring and DRW Entertainment we have 4 Opeth “Sorceress” CDs to give away! For a chance of winning a CD simply do this: Type your first name Chuck in your email address Share this page on your social media Put on Opeth’s “Damnation” album and make dinner [contact-form […]
[LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS] Apocalyptica and Supports in Melbourne
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dating back at least as far as Deep Purple’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra, heavy music has often flirted with orchestral sounds. Finland’s Apocalyptica have always been a unique expression of this blend, bringing the natural power and energy of the cello into a rock/metal setting. Their best example of this to date was […]
[TOUR NEWS] OPETH Second Melbourne Show
On the back of the exclusive Sydney Opera House Show – which sold out in an hour – and the subsequent announcement of a National tour. Due to overwhelming demand,Metropolis Touring & DRW are happy to announce a second and FINAL OPETH Show in Melbourne at 170 Russell on Wednesday 8th February 2017. Tickets for […]
[INTERVIEW] CHASTITY BELT
Sometimes the attitude is equally as important as the music. A sense of humour and general disregard for the accepted parameters of convention can make up for shortcomings in a band’s musical ability and capacity to laugh at yourself can be the difference between success and failure. Take Seattle all girl band Chastity Belt. Although […]
[PHOTOS] APOCALYPTICA at The Prince, Melbourne
Photos of Apocalyptica, Sydonia, We Lost The Sea and punters at The Prince, St. Kilda, Melbourne. Check out this video interview HEAVY did with Apocalyptica prior to the the show here: Apocalyptica Video Interview [vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1474700412625-2934570a-bf1a-2″ include=”34860,34859,34858,34857,34856,34855,34854,34853,34852,34851,34850,34849,34848,34847,34846,34845,34844,34843,34842,34841,34840,34838,34837,34836,34835,34834,34833,34832,34831,34830,34829,34828,34827,34826,34825,34824,34823,34822,34821,34820,34819,34818,34817,34816,34815,34814,34813,34812,34811,34810,34809,34808,34807″][/vc_column][/vc_row] Photos of Apocalyptica, Sydonia, We Lost The Sea at The Prince, St. Kilda, Melbourne.
[VIDEO INTERVIEW] APOCALYPTICA
Heavy TV caught up with Apocalyptica just before their Melbourne show (23 September 2016) backstage The Prince. Live photos of the show can be seen here: APOCALYPTICA LIVE AT THE PRINCE, MELBOURNE – 23 SEPT INTERVIEW WITH APOCALYPTICA
The Silverlight Shadows Album Launch at the Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood 23/09/2016.
[TV INTERVIEW] The Walking Dead: Steven Yuen & Norman Reedus Part 2
Walking Dead fans strap in! Here is Part 2 of our interview with Norman Reedus and Steven Yuen, just in time for Season Six on DVD/Blu-Ray/On-Demand on 21st September through eOne Entertainment. With a hectic schedule away from the set of The Walking Dead, it seems only fitting that the best place to grab an interview […]
[TOUR NEWS] THE APPICE BROTHERS Drum Wars Tour
Two of the drumming world’s biggest names, Carmine and Vinny Appice will be touring Australia as the Appice Brothers: Drum Wars in February 2017. The legendary brothers have been the engine room for some of the greatest bands of all time, including, Black Sabbath, Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Vanilla Fudge, Blue Murder, Paul Stanley, […]
