[NEWS] GOOD TIGER Enter Studio To Record Second Album
After releasing their debut, A Head Full of Moonlight, last year via Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records, Good Tiger is now entering Middle Farm Studios in Devon (UK) to begin recording their sophomore full-length. With Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus) as their producer and Adam Nolly Getgood (Devin Townsend, Periphery) as their engineer, the group’s […]
[NEWS] ONI Release Video Clip
2016 was a breakout year for progressive metal band Oni, who proved their lasting prowess with the release of their debut album Ironshore, toured with heavy metal greats such as Max & Iggor Cavalera and Children of Bodom, and tore up the stage at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest with Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God. After […]
[NEWS] ARMORED SAINT Release Live DVD
On February 24th, Armored Saint will release their new live album, “Carpe Noctum”. Having toured with Metallica, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, The Scorpions, and many other artists since their inception in the early 80s, Armored Saint has always been a highly regarded live act – not only in their hometown of Los Angeles but also around […]
[NEWS] SIX FEET UNDER Reveals Details For New Album
On February 24th, Six Feet Under returns with their 12th studio album, “Torment”, and a new leap in intensity. There’s plenty of classic Six Feet Under groove to be had on “Torment”, but fans will note a much more aggressive approach, and even more blast beats throughout. Watch the lyric video for, Sacrificial Kill here:
[LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS] ALEXISONFIRE, The Getaway Plan, Behind Crimson Eyes, Festival Hall, Melbourne
Dame Nellie Melba, John Farnham, KISS and now Alexisonfire. What do these artists all have in common? They are now all artists that have announced farewell tours, changed their mind and then returned to Melbourne with triumphant returns. Mark down the 17th January 2017 as the date that Alexisonfire stormed back into Melbourne and showed […]
[LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS] Day Two Unify Gathering, Tarwin Lower, Victoria, 14/01/2017
Day Two – UNIFY ’17 With surely an abundance soreheads clambering around the main arena, an early start was probably not what most would have wanted; genuinely a few would have preferred possibly an early death. Melbourne’s Pagan had the deserved privilege of opening the second day and improve these deteriorated feelings with their proclaimed […]
[LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS] Day One UNIFY GATHERING, Tarwin Lower, Victoria
Day One – UNIFY ’17 Regardless of one’s identity or one’s preparedness, at an outdoor music festival, everyone and anyone is vulnerable. It is an unfortunate scenario, but in turn, it also adds to the adventure and excitement of the event. Within minutes of the official opening to the grand gathering that is Unify, mother […]
[NEWS] STEEL ASSASSINS FEST ’17
Steel Assassins returns with their 6th instalment in 2017! Following on from the festival’s biggest success yet in 2016, Sydney will once again play host to the country’s biggest gathering of Trad/Speed/Power/Thrash and Melodic Metal come November. Steel Assassins is not only a showcase of the best underground Heavy Metal from all over Australia and […]
[NEWS] LANCER Release Album
LANCER unleashed their label debut, “Mastery”, last Friday via Nuclear Blast Records. Additionally, the band is currently on an extensive European tour with HAMMERFALL an GLORYHAMMER which started on Thursday. As if this wasn’t enough, the band has revealed an impressive music video for ‘Follow Azrael’, featuring actress Julianna Juhász, over on YouTube today. Watch […]
[LIVE REVIEW] METAL FOR MELBOURNE FEST ’17, Corner Hotel, Melbourne
With the advent of the internet, today’s metal fans have been granted a glimpse into what once was. Various old VHS clips of Metal for Melbourne festivals gone by can be found on YouTube, with bands like Tyrus and Nothing Sacred thrashing away in front of packed rooms in the eighties. The problem today is […]
HEAVY TV Interview: FRANK CARTER
HEAVY caught up with the one and only Mr Frank Carter fresh from his chaotic performance at The Bald Faced Stag where he discussed life, love, family, the new album and some massive tours. Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have their brand new album “Modern Ruin” to drop on 20th Jan! [button color=”blue” size=”medium” link=”http://www.andtherattlesnakes.com/” […]
[LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS] METAL FOR MELBOURNE, The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Featuring in order of appearance: Persecution / Ion Drive / Renegade / Depression / Bengal Tigers / Abramelin / Nothing Sacred / Mass Confusion / Taramis / Tyrus / Hobbs Angel of Death If you were a Melbourne metalhead worth your weight in salt growing up in the 80’s or 90’s you would have heard […]
[LIVE REVIEW and PHOTOS] Every Time I Die and supports, Melbourne, 11/01/17
In Trenches were first up tonight, and they didn’t fuck about, launching into a gloomy and ruthless set that sounded like A Secret Death meets Trap Them. I like both of those bands, so between their passionate live show and fantastic songs, they can be confident they made at least one new fan last night. […]
[PHOTOS] UNIFY Day 2
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[PHOTOS] UNIFY Day 1
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[NEWS] PROTEST THE HERO Announce Tour
One of progressive metals most unique acts PROTEST THE HERO are returning to Australian and New Zealand shores this April in support of their latest release Pacific Myth. These revolutionary metal giants will be bringing a collection of fan favourites, in addition to some new head banging hits that every hardcore fanatic will not want […]
[NEWS] The Coming War On China Gets Australian Release
Antidote Films is proud to announce Australian theatrical release and Q&A screening dates of John Pilger’s compelling new film, The Coming War On China. Participating cinemas are Cinema Nova in Melbourne (opening Feb 9 with Q&A on Feb 10), Dendy Newtown in Sydney (opening Feb 16 with Q&A), Dendy Canberra (opening Feb 23 with Q&A), […]
[NEWS] TIGER ARMY Announce Australian Tour
At a time when much of contemporary rock music has been reduced to meaningless theatre performed by false pretenders, TIGER ARMY is an antidote, bracing in its authenticity. Hear it, and hear the sound of artistic legitimacy reclaiming rock music! Frontman and visionary Nick 13 has never written the same album twice. The same can […]
[NEWS] T2 Trainspotting Character Featurettes Released
First there was an opportunity….then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). […]
[NEWS] Raw US Red Band Trailer Released
With Julia Ducournau’s horror flick Raw getting rave reviews right around the world the film’s Red Band US Trailer has just been released. Raw has currently won award at the London and Austin Film Festivals and also picked up the Directors Fortnight/Critics Week prize at the Cannes Film Festival. You can check out the new trailer right […]
[NEWS] HADAL MAW Launch New Single
The release of Hadal Maw’s crushing new record is just a couple of weeks away! Olm will be released via EVP Recordings on February 3, 2017. The band have just unleashed the second single and its accompanying video for the track Simian Plague. Listen to it here soundcloud.com/user-712881322/simian-plague-1 Pre Order Super Deluxe CD/Merch Bundles/Digital Now from www.evprecordings.com/hadal-maw Hadal Maw […]
[NEWS] CAROUSEL KINGS Premiere Grey Goose
Pennsylvania pop-punk ambassadors CAROUSEL KINGS have partnered with Substream Magazine to premiere “Grey Goose,” the high-flying second video from their upcoming album Charm City. The album, “packed with spirit and spry enthusiasm,” as heralded by Substream, will be available everywhere February 10th, 2017. Watch “Grey Goose” at Substream. “Now this was a lot of fun […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] GHOST SEASON: Like Stars In A Neon Sky
Bands out of Greece aren’t exactly bands you come across every day but Ghost Season are one of those. The four-piece, alternative metallers, just released their debut record, Like Stars In A Neon Sky. The album starts with the build up, mellow track The Reckoning before launching into Sons of Yesterday. The first thing you […]
[NEWS] Pitchfork Featurette Released
Glenn Douglas Packard’s well-received indie horror ‘’Pitchfork’’ officially hits VOD this Friday the 13th. An ultra-low budget film, made with only one camera and shot in just 21 days, ‘’Pitchfork’’ has struck a chord with film fans, horror buffs and filmmaking aficionados alike.Despite its low- budget and guerrilla-style construction, ‘’Pitchfork’’ not only looks like a […]
[NEWS] EMMURE Announce New Album
Metalcore heavy-hitters EMMURE have announced that their new album, titled Look At Yourself, will be out in March 2017 The band’s follow up to the 2014 full-length Eternal Enemies is their first with SharpTone Records and will see them touring throughout North America building up to the release. The band currently consists of vocalist Frankie […]
[NEWS] AFI Premiere Get Hurt
With a week to go before the January 20th release of AFI (The Blood Album), AFI has teamed with Stereogum for the premiere of “Get Hurt,” the fourth track to be released in advance of the record, which Stereogum calls “the best thing AFI have done since Sing The Sorrow.” Click HERE to listen. “Get […]
[PREMIERE] VIPASSI’s Album “SUNYATA”
HEAVY is proud to announce the premiere listening of VIPASSI’s album “SUNYATA”. Led by Australian guitarist Ben Boyle with three members of NE OBLIVISCARIS, instrumental technical metal band VIPASSI combines ecstatic technical virtuosity with a love of creating atmospheric soundscapes, sparkling melodies, and captivating passages. The roots of their sound reach back into a time when […]
[INTERVIEW] GONE IS GONE
“We tried to spread the wings a little bit wider sonically, and I think there’s more hills and valleys and peaks… there’s some sensitive moments and there’s a lot of doom.” – Troy Van Leeuwen [button color=”blue” size=”big” link=”http://digi.heavymag.com.au” icon=”fa-chevron-right” target=”true”]READ IT ALL IN HEAVY DIGI-MAG #20[/button] All interviews are now featured in the HEAVY […]
[NEWS] MEAT WAVE Announce New Album
It’s a swelling. A pyramid. A crescendo. It stems from living recklessly. And selfishly. And regrettably. It’s an overwhelming anxiety brought on by the biggest and littlest fucking things, and it’s what MEAT WAVE’s new album, The Incessant, is all about. Recorded with legendary Chicago engineer Steve Albini, The Incessant is a bracing, emotional punk […]
[NEWS] THE MENZINGERS Premiere New Song
The Menzingers have premiered new song After The Party at Stereogum; a song off the band’s new album of the same name out February 3rd. Listen to After The Party at Stereogum HERE. After The Party is the follow-up to the Philadelphia-based band’s widely acclaimed Rented World. Produced by Will Yip (Title Fight, Balance & Composure, Pianos […]
[NEWS] Mother’s Cake Local Supports Announced
Austrian psychedelic, progressive trio Mother’s Cake will be returning to Australia in February 2017!The band are set to release their highly anticipated third album, No Rhyme No Reason on January 27!Mother’s Cake have been producing their explosive blend of psych, indie, blues and space rock since their formation in 2008 and have developed into a phenomenal […]
[NEWS] New XXX Featurettes Released
Three brand new XXX: Return Of Xander Cage featurettes have just been released. In XXX:Return Of Xander Cage Vin Diesel returns as Xander Cage joined by a global cast including Australia’s own Ruby Rose & Toni Collette plus Donnie Yen, Nina Dobrev, Deepika Padukone, Tony Jaa and Samuel L. Jackson. Meet the team and get […]
[NEWS] Wil Wagner Announces Tour
Prior to the release of new music and a busy year ahead for The Smith Street Band, much-loved front man Wil Wagner will embark on an extensive solo tour throughout February. After the success of two sold out East Coast shows mid 2016 between recording commitments, Wagner will return to the stage in solo mode […]
[NEWS] Danny Trejo’s Life Comes To Cinema
World-renowned actor Danny Trejo has teamed up with award-winning filmmaker Brett Harvey (Ice Guardians, The Culture High) to tell a story 71-years in the making. “Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo”, currently in production in California, explores the life and career of Hollywood’s most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo. Trejo, whose myriad of TV and […]
[LIVE REVIEW and PHOTOS] EVERY TIME I DIE, letlive, Bare Bones and Counterparts at 170 Russell, Melbourne
I couldn’t think of a better way to end a stinking hot day than head to The Metro for an evening of explosive and intense live music. Opening up, Sydney punk rock quintet Bare Bones. It’s always a good sign when there’s a healthy turn out to see the first band on the bill, and […]
[NEWS] NE OBLIVISCARIS Re-Releasing Long Sold Out EP’s Free!
Yes that’s right, Australia’s symphonic metal ambassadors Ne Obliviscaris are giving away FREE digital copies (wav files, artwork & lyrics included) of their two long sold out & ultra limited 2014 crowd funding EP’s. All you have to do is become a member of The Ne Obluminati via Patreon.com/neobliviscaris for as little as $1 a month! Ne Obliviscaris […]
[LIVE REVIEW and PHOTOS] HALESTORM and Devilskin, Factory Theatre, Sydney
Devilskin’s set begins with an epic intro track that hypes up a very keen an already very sweaty crowd. Through the darkness drummer, Nic Martin appears atop his kit and the packed room goes wild in anticipation. As Devilskin launch full flight, vocalist Jennie Skulander makes her mark swiftly. The power in her melodic vocals […]
[NEWS] I BUILT THE SKY Announce National Tour
Melbourne progressive instrumental project, I Built The Sky will tour the nation across March and April in support of the recently released second album “The Sky Is Not The Limit”. TOUR DATES Saturday, March 11: Workers Club, Melbourne Saturday, March 18: The Factory Floor, Sydney Friday, March 24: Enigma Bar, Adelaide Friday, April 7: The […]
[NEWS] EPICA Release New Video from The Holographic Principle
Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA have launched the new music video for ‘Beyond The Matrix’ taken from the band’s latest album “The Holographic Principle”. Frontwoman Simone Simons comments: “The energy that lives within ‘Beyond the Matrix’ is extremely contagious. It will sweep you off your feet when the melodies enter your mind. The video embodies […]
[NEWS] SEPULTURA Release Second Song from Machine Messiah
Brazilian heavy metal icons, SEPULTURA, will unleash their upcoming studio album, »Machine Messiah«, on January 13th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band already unveils their second track-by-track trailer! If you want to know everything about the last five songs of the new record, don’t miss to watch this new video here: http://youtu.be/n2Nj-1XbEJI Have you missed the […]
[NEWS] SLAYER To Release Three Comic Books
SLAYER will see Issue #1 of its three comic book series “Repentless” released on January 25 through Dark Horse Comics. The comic book series is based on SLAYER’s brutal ‘Repentless’ music videos, written and directed by B.J. McDonnell (Hatchet III) and scripted by director/producer Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros., The Death of Superman Lives). […]
[NEWS] DAMNATIONS DAY
Sensory Records welcomes Australian melodic progressive power metal outfit DAMNATIONS DAY to the label’s roster, signing the act for the early Spring release of their incoming sophomore record, “A World Awakens”. Recorded and mixed by Dean Wells at Wells Productions and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Kamelot, Wolverine), A World Awakens maintains the raw energy, […]
[NEWS] FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Australian & New Zealand Tour
The Italian masters of dark musical extremity, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, will make their long-awaited return to Australia & New Zealand for a headline tour this June! Since forming a decade ago in 2007, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE has grabbed the metal world by the throat and not let go. Releasing four albums, relentlessly touring the globe, and amassing a […]
[NEWS] BORIS THE BLADE New Single and Video
Melbourne Metal Mainstays BORIS THE BLADE are poised to release their new opus ‘WARPATH’. Their second Full-Length album will be released on January 27th worldwide through heavy record label Siege Records. Announced late in 2016 for release January 27, Warpath has already seen a couple of singles – eponymously titled ‘Warpath’ and ‘Misery’ featuring CJ McMahon, released online. […]
[INTERVIEW] REFUSED
“Getting the band back together is honestly the best thing to happen to me.”, David Sandstrom [button color=”blue” size=”big” link=”http://digi.heavymag.com.au” icon=”fa-chevron-right” target=”true”]READ IT ALL IN HEAVY DIGI-MAG #20[/button] All interviews are now featured in the HEAVY Digi-Mags.
[INTERVIEWS] SEBASTIAN BACH
“I’ve never written a book before,” he laughed, “so I wanted to make something that was entertaining for the reader. I’ve read every single rock book there is so I knew I had to write one, it just took forty years to complete!” – Sebastian Bach [button color=”blue” size=”big” link=”http://digi.heavymag.com.au” icon=”fa-chevron-right” target=”true”]READ IT ALL IN […]
[INTERVIEW] DEE SNIDER
“It feels old,” Snider laughed when I mention his legendary status. “It’s pretty amazing actually. My band had moments in the sun and we had some major hits or whatever but we didn’t necessarily have the longevity that a lot of bands have, like your AC/DC’s and Iron Maiden’s and stuff like that. Somehow, whatever […]
[LIVE REVIEW and PHOTOS] HALESTORM and DEVILSKIN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A perfect Tuesday evening in Melbourne and time to kick off the first of three Australian dates for this current New Zealand/Australia co-headline tour (Devilskin headlined the seven New Zealand dates, and Halestorm now take the lead on the Australian leg). The sellout crowd have turned up early and by the time the doors open […]
[NEWS] NABERUS Launch New Video & Album
Australia’s Naberus has unveiled a new music video for the song ‘Torch the Sky’. The song depicts the struggle of standing up for one’s beliefs and never giving up, even under the direst circumstances. ‘Torch The Sky’ is the third single off the band’s new album ‘The Lost Reveries’ which comes out worldwide via Eclipse Records […]
[ALBUM REVIEW] OCEAN SLEEPER: Six Feet Down
Go to a heavy or metal gig in Gippsland, and you’ll see that there is strong following in this country area. It’s perhaps been a surprise then that over the years there haven’t been more bands out of the area that has made an impact in the Australian music scene. Well now comes a band […]
