[STREAMING] Holy Serpents Purification By Fire
Melbourne ‘skate rockers’ Holy Serpent will release a brand new 5 song/44 minute album called Temples via US label RidingEasy Records on September 30 You can can a sneaky listen here! Tracklisting 01. Purification By Fire 02. Bury Me Standing 03. Toward The Sands 04. The Black Stone 05. Sativan Harvest Temples will be available […]
[TV INTERVIEW] The Walking Dead: Norman Reedus (Daryl) & Steven Yuen (Glen) Part 1
If you’re an Aussie fan of The Walking Dead, then you will be on the verge of nirvana because two big things are about to happen in your world. Not only are we only a few weeks away from Season 7 hitting the TV screens, answering the big question who exactly did Negan kill in […]
[EXCLUSIVE] Behind The Scenes Of The Walking Dead Season 6
As part of our celebration of all things The Walking Dead – as Season 6 is now available on DVD/Blu-Ray thanks to eOne Entertainment – we are lucky enough for cast member Michael Cudlitz (Abraham) to take us behind the scenes of Season Six in this Australian exclusive. Watch as Michael catches up with Soneque Martin-Green (Sasha), Lennie James (Morgan), Lauren […]
[NEWS] Parkway Drive Release Clip For Bottom Feeder
Australia’s biggest metal band Parkway Drive have just dropped a new video for Bottom Feeder. The clip shows the boys in their element playing some amazing live shows among killer pyrotechnics, and of course, jumping off random structures into water. You can take the Parkway’ out of Byron, but can’t take Byron out of the Parkway.’ Parkway […]
[PREMIERE] DÉPARTE Release A New Song Called Ruin
Post-black metal outfit, DÉPARTE, have just released their final track premiere of the forthcoming, “Failure, Subside” (out 14th of October). DÉPARTE comment: “The song, Ruin, is one of the slower, more introspective tracks on the record, ebbing and flowing between suffocating intensity and disquieting stillness. Lyrically, th e song deals with the crushing emotional weight of […]
[PHOTOS] Enter Shikari + Hacktivist + Stories Sydney 21st Sept 2016
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[INTERVIEW] Escape The Fate
By Matt Barton Escape The Fate were born in 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since then, as drummer Robert Ortiz says, “We’ve been through everything,” he laughs. “Just Google it, we’ve been through fuckin’ everything.” It’s pretty much true – their former singer Ronnie Radke went to prison in 2008 for battery and drug charges. Twelve […]
[COLUMN] HEAVY ROOTS
Written By: Matt Bolton The dark roots explored in this edition of HEAVY ROOTS form the foundation for black metal and a style of vocals known as the death gr0wl, as we focus on the great Thomas Gabriel Fischer, known to the metal world as Tom G. Warrior. The man is truely a Warrior having grown up as an […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Vinterbris: Solace
Vinterbris – Solace Triton’s Orbit Release Date: Out Now Review By: Dave Griffiths Right now is a great time to be into melodic metal, hot on the back of Hour Of Anguish’s new album vying for ‘Album Of The Year’ honors, comes the release of those Norwegian black metallers Vinterbris’ latest album Solace. And again… […]
[CLASSICA] Cheap Trick: Dream Police
CLASSICA – Cheap Trick – Dream Police Written by John Raptis I grew up on the music of the mid to late 70’s. Particularly the great Rock bands that were destroying cities across the US of A. KISS, Ted Nugent, Van Halen, Rush, Aerosmith and the mighty Cheap Trick. These were the bands I was […]
[NEWS] CALIGULA’S HORSE Tour Supports Announced!
Caligula’s Horse, one of the country’s most exciting and innovative progressive bands, will hit the road for a national tour in November and December for the Hands Shape Stone Australian Tour! The tour has just gotten a lot bigger with the news that Caligula’s Horse will be headlining this year’s Progfest taking place at the […]
[GIVEAWAY] IMMOLATION T-Shirt & Double Pass Giveaway!
1. WIN A DOUBLE PASS Fill in this form and put the words “DOUBLE PASS” in the subject. (Valid for Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane) [contact-form-7 id=”1503″ title=”Contact form 1_copy”] 2. WIN A T-SHIRT Fill in this form and put the words “T-SHIRT” in the subject. ONE CATCH, YOU MUST ALREADY HAVE A VALID TICKET FOR THE […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Epica: The Holographic Principle
Epica – The Holographic Principle Nuclear Blast Release Date: September 30th, 2016 Review By: Rod Whitfield I am an unabashed and unapologetic sucker for the female fronted symphonic metal thing. In fact, for symphonic metal of just about any kind. I find it epic, bombastic and just plain HUGE. And one of the world’s absolute […]
[LIVE REVIEW] King Parrot + Supports, Belgrave, 16th September 2016
King Parrot + Swidgen + Wolfpack Sooki Lounge, Belgrave 16th September, 2016 Review and pictures by: Kiel Egging It’s fascinating how a short tour in cities often left off a thrash band’s touring map can be the catalyst to return to a venue you haven’t frequented in more than a decade. But that’s exactly how Melbourne thrash kings King Parrot roll; they […]
[INTERVIEW] Stonefield
by Matt Barton You can be excused if you’ve never heard of Darraweit Guim. The small Victorian town has a population of under one thousand and certainly seems an unlikely place for four sisters to form a psych rock band. However, in 2006, that’s exactly what happened to form Stonefield. The band is made up of Holly […]
[INTERVIEW] Pagan
When forming a band the temptation to base your sound on an already established band or keep your influences that close that you sound like a miniature clone would be hard to resist. In a sense, you would be riding the coat tails of someone who has done all the hard work and in theory, […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Coma Cluster Void: Mind Cemeteries
Coma Cluster Void – Mind Cemeteries Label – Independent Release Date – Out Now Reviewed by Jeremy Vane-Tempest This album is heavy. I could pretty much just end this review here because that’s the best way to describe Coma Cluster Void’s new record, Mind Cemeteries. It’s tech death metal. It’s good tech death metal, and […]
[INTERVIEW] THE USED
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By Nikki Russian It’s been 15 years since The Used broke free from Utah with the success of songs like The Taste of Ink and Box Full Of Sharp Objects, and by no means has anyone forgotten their influence. Their upcoming Australian tour has expanded with extra dates and venue changes to accommodate ticket demand. The […]
[NEWS] DZ Deathrays New Single and Tour
DZ DEATHRAYS UNLEASH NEW SINGLE ‘POLLYANNA’ + ANNOUNCE BIGGEST HEADLINE TOUR TO DATE FOR DECEMBER (WITH SPECIAL GUEST ECCA VANDAL) Fresh off the back of performing two electric sets at BIGSOUND 2016, today we are psyched to present you with‘Pollyanna’, the infectious new single from Bundaberg’s DZ Deathrays which premiered overnight on triple j. Along […]
[AUDIO INTERVIEW] Enter Shikari
England’s very own emulsion of post-hardcore and electronic music comes straight from the aggressive echoes of Enter Shikari – one of Australia’s common and regular musical visitors who’ve gained nothing but heavy, requited love from their fan base since 2008, where the band made their debut at the Big Day Out festival. Now, returning for another […]
[FILM REVIEW] La Belle Saison
Title: La Belle Saison Director: Catherine Corsini Writers: Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss Stars: Cecile De France, Izia Higelin Release Date: In cinemas now. Review by: Dave Griffiths Normally when a film is made centering around the romance genre, you can expect something light and fluffy with a little bit of cheesiness to round it off. […]
[COLUMN] HEAVY Oz
By Rod Whitfield G’day folks, it’s that time of the week again, when we take you down that gold-encrusted road that is the Australian heavy rock and metal scene, and another five known and lesser known Aussie bands that are more than worth your time to check out and a few of your hard-earned to […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Hour Of Anguish: Solace Of Sorrow
Hour Of Anguish – Solace Of Sorrow Record Label: Self-Released Release Date: Out Now Review By: Dave Griffiths Solace Of Sorrow may well be one of the most surprising albums of the year – surprising first of all because of the fact that this is the debut album for Sweden’s Hour Of Anguish. This sounds […]
[TOUR NEWS] SUPERHEIST Just Announced Support Acts
Superheist’s, “Don’t Call It A Comeback” Australian Tour now includes some good ‘ol friends as supports. Segression, joining the tour for Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne and Earth Caller joining the whole tour except for Perth. Other locals supporting include King Mungi (Brisbane), Horrorwood Mannequins (Sydney & Hobart), Down to Size (Melbourne), Sparrow, Hailmary and […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] The Sword: Low Country
The Sword – Low Country Razor & Tie/Cooking Vinyl Release Date: September 23rd, 2016 Written by: Callum Doig Last year, The Sword reached high into the countryside with a fresh and altered take on 2015’s High Country record. But this time, the Texan stoner rock quartet have headed into the lower sector by revisiting last […]
[PHOTOS] Circles + Supports, Melbourne, 17th September 2016
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[PHOTOS] Bring Me The Horizon + Architects, Sydney, 17th Sept 2016
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[Interview] King 810
By: Callum Doig Flint, Michigan – America’s most dangerous city is also home to one of the most dangerous groups in today’s scene. King 810, the quartet responsible for excreting the horrors and trepidation that’s represented in their hometown through their music, have returned with the follow-up to their debut Memoirs of a Murderer entitled […]
[NEWS] AMON AMARTH New Video Clip for Raise Your Horns
Gather ye fans of Swedish melodic death metal! Here is the new video clip, launched globally just now, for Amon Amarth’s Raise Your Horns. The clip is full of metal superstars, which they have met and played with over the years, drinking (what is probably fine Germanic beer) from horn cups. Need a horn cup […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Osaka Punch: Death Monster Super Squad
Osaka Punch – Death Monster Super Squad Birds Robe Records Release Date: September 16th, 2016 Reviewed By: Rod Whitfield Australian alternative and progressive rock has thrown myriad stupendous musical ensembles into the ring over the last 15-20 years, luminaries such as Cog, Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly Effect, Caligula’s Horse and so on and […]
[LIVE REVIEW] The Dead Love + Supports, Sydney, 16th September 2016
The Dead Love + Rick Dangerous and the Silkie Bantams + The Way We Were The Bald Faced Stag, Sydney 16 September, 2016 Reviewed by: Monica Strut Since their inception 5 years ago, Sydney grunge band The Dead Love have been constantly touring both locally and abroad and have just released their sophomore album, So […]
[FILM NEWS] Monster Fest Announces Opening Night Film
Returning this year from November 24-27, Australia’s premier genre film festival, Monster Fest is thrilled to announce the Australian premiere of controversial new French horror film, Raw as its Official Opening Night Film. Raw made its World Premiere at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it was awarded the coveted FIPRESCI Award and was lauded by […]
[LIVE REVIEW] Circles + Supports, Melbourne, 17th September 2016
Circles + Orsome Welles + James Norbert Ivanyi + Kardinal The Evelyn, Melbourne 17th September, 2016 Reviewed By: Rod Whitfield Prog. Love or hate the music itself, you cannot deny that it is played by masterful musicians with immense creativity and vision. Australia is amassing a body of work in the genre as high quality […]
[TOUR NEWS] BLACK STONE CHERRY Announce 2017 Australian Tour
Black Stone Cherry will be arriving in Australia hot on the heels of their tour down under earlier this year with Steel Panther, where they wowed full houses early on. That was the band’s maiden voyage down under and they are returning ASAP to cement their place in Australian audiences’ hearts. Australian crowd-favourites blues-rock legends […]
[FILM NEWS] Cinema Nova To Celebrate Art House Theatre Day
For the very first time, Cinema Nova will participate in Art House Theatre Day, a celebration of independent cinemas worldwide and the cultural role they play in the community. Art House Theatre Day recognises the contributions of film and filmmakers, patrons and staff that are dedicated to providing access to the best cinematic experience. In […]
[Feature] Top Ten Aussie Vocalists of the Decade
By: Callum Doig Over the years, we’ve had a vast amount of legendary singers from the country such as Bon Scott and Brian Johnson, Lord Tim, Adam Agius, Ian Kelly and Angry Anderson establish Australia’s heavy music movement. Now, we’re taking a look at the current decade and the latest movement in Aussie metal to […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Brujeria: Pocho Aztlán
Brujeria – Pocho Aztlán Record Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: Out Now Review By: Matt Bolton Mexican terrorists Brujeria have been sharing their deathgrind with the masses since 1989 and on their fourth full-length release, Pocho Aztlán, the time is now, as the bands message is most relevant with the way the world is heading today than […]
[FILM REVIEW] Yoga Hosers
Title: Yoga Hosers Director: Kevin Smith Writers: Kevin Smith Stars: Harley Quinn Smith, Lily-Rose Depp, Johnny Depp Release Date: In cinemas now. Review by: Dave Griffiths Let’s be brutally honest, the last few years haven’t been especially kind to filmmaker Kevin Smith. The man who has made some of the best comedies ever made – […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Ghost – Popestar
Ghost – Popestar Release Date: 16 September 2016 Loma Vista Recordings Review written by John Raptis Ghost have proved they are one of the hardest working bands on the planet. With a gruelling schedule of non-stop touring, it seems the extensive time on the road is beginning to take its toll. Astute Ghost fans […]
[FILM NEWS] Red Dog: True Blue Poster and Trailer Released
Our Dog. Our Story. Our Legend. Roadshow Films and Good Dog Distribution are excited to bring audiences a new trailer and poster for the highly-anticipated return of Red Dog. Red Dog: True Blue is an iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, about a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow […]
[NEWS] Firelight Music Festival Line-Up Announced
The live music scene in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs is about to get a major boost with the announcement that the first Firelight Festival will be held in Pakenham on Saturday 20th September, 2016. Music lovers of all ages have been crying out for more live music events to be held in the area, which is […]
[FILM REVIEW] Pete’s Dragon
Title: Pete’s Dragon Director: David Lowery Writers: David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Karl Urban, Wes Bentley Release Date: In cinemas now. Review by: Dave Griffiths It must be an excellent time to be a kid at the moment, especially if you’re one that is into cinema. […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Safe Hands: Tie Your Soul To Mine
Safe Hands – Tie Your Soul To Mine Lost Boy Records Out September 23, 2016 Reviewed by Jeremy Vane-Tempest Previously a world-class (and I don’t throw that term around lightly) math hardcore band, Novocastrian gentlemen Safe Hands have reinvented themselves as an exemplary post-hardcore band reminiscent of Emery and La Dispute on their latest record, Tie […]
[MOVIE REVIEW] Spin Out
Title: Spin Out Director: Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie Writers: Edwina Exton, Tim Ferguson Stars: Xavier Samuel, Morgan Griffin, Travis Jeffrey Release Date: In cinemas 15th September 2016 Review by: Dave Griffiths It is unlikely that any film will divide critics as much as new Australian comedy Spin Out. Some critics will see the film as […]
[MOVIE/TV NEWS] Helen Mirren Joins Winchester Cast
Winchester, the new supernatural thriller from Peter and Michael Spierig (Predestination), today announced production would commence early 2017 following confirmation of Screen Australia Production Investment. Oscar®-winning actress Helen Mirren will play the role of Sarah Winchester, millionaire heiress to the Winchester Arms fortune who designed and built the renowned Winchester Mystery House. Produced by Blacklab Entertainment’s Tim McGahan (Predestination) […]
[LIVE REVIEW] Simple Plan + Forever Ends Here in Melbourne on Sept. 15th
Simple Plan and Forever Ends Here Prince Bandroom September 15th, 2016 Review by: Matt Barton As Simple Plan frontman Pierre Bouvier says during their set, “we’ve been coming here [Australia] since 2003!” So, it’s a tad ridiculous that the Canadian four-piece are playing a venue as small as the Prince Bandroom. It was certainly […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] Sonata Arctica: The Ninth Hour
[rwp-review id=”0″] Sonata Arctica – The Ninth Hour Release Date: 7 October 2106 By Bailey Graham Power and symphonic metal have entered its renaissance era in today’s age, with bands like Nightwish, Epica and Within Temptation selling record numbers and packing out arenas and amphitheatres worldwide. There is no doubt that powerheads worldwide have begun […]
[FILM REVIEW] Bridget Jones’s Baby
Title: Bridget Jones’s Baby Director: Sharon Maguire Writers: Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Emma Thompson Stars: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey Release Date: In cinemas 15th September Review by: Dave Griffiths Over the past few years, we have seen some franchises brought kicking and screaming into the modern era. While for series like Rocky and […]
[EP REVIEW] The Dreamer Within – This Is Not Our Home EP
The Dreamer Within – This Is Not Our Home EP Release date: September 30 Review by: Matt Barton Formed in 2014 through a mutual love of synth, EDM, metal music and blistering riffs; UK’s The Dreamer Within have released their long awaited debut EP. This Is Not Our Home kicks off with Origins; the opening moments of […]
[FILM NEWS] Peter Helliar Joins Cast Of Storks
Roadshow Films is excited to announce that Australia’s own Peter Helliar will be joining the all star cast of Storks, lending his voice to The Wolf Pack. The Australian comedian and TV presenter joins Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammar, Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell and Katie Crown. “When I was asked to join the cast of Storks I […]
