Bolt Gun Releases New Video
Fremantle’s Bolt Gun have released a new video in support of their upcoming album, ‘Man Is Wolf To Man’, a sonic, cinematic epic depicting the horror of Stalinist Russia, and drawing from post-rock, ambience and doom. Like a Pink Floyd epic unfolding in some kind of nightmare dimension, Bolt Gun take listeners across the decimated countryside, […]
CALIGULA’S HORSE In Contact: Debuts In ARIA Top 50 + Aus Tour Starts
Caligula’s Horse latest album, In Contact, was recently released — September 15 — through Inside Out Music and it debuted on the National ARIA Charts this week at #50! #50 ARIA Album Chart Overall #9 ARIA Australian Artists *** #2 iTunes AUS Metal #12 iTunes AUS Rock #48 iTunes AUS Overall *** #17 JB Hi-Fi Charts In […]
DON BROCO Talk Their New Record, Dropping 2018
Don Broco are the most underrated rock band of the current decade, and if you’ve ever actually listened to them, you would probably feel the same way. The British outfit have been grinding over the past few years to build themselves up, but once you hear their music, it’s hard not to get involved in […]
LIVE PHOTOS: MOTIONLESS IN WHITE and CROWN THE EMPIRE at Arrow on Swanson, Melbourne 23/9/17
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: MOTIONLESS IN WHITE + Supports at Arrow On Swanston, Melbourne 23/9/17
With a crowd of all ages and a venue that looks more like a high school hall geared up for a graduation, the lights are still bright when Sydney quartet Darkcell’s “Haunted Reality” entices the crowd to the spectacle. While the line outside grows and the crowd inside does the same, attentions pique from Macabre’s […]
Erdve Release Live Video
ERDVE are releasing a live video for the crushing track “Atraja”, which is taken from their forthcoming debut full-length, ‘Vaitojimas’, which will be out in early 2018. The Lithuanian experimental hardcore collective was filmed at their live debut at the Armageddon Descends V festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2017, which is the biggest annual in-door event f the Baltic extreme […]
Archspire Launch New Video
ARCHSPIRE have just released their brand new album, ‘Relentless Mutation’, ARCHSPIRE comment: “Relentless Mutation is out now! This album is a collaboration between ourselves and producer Dave Otero (CATTLE DECAPITATION) and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out, the response has been overwhelming. Pick up a copy, stream it, check out a live show, buy […]
New Dragonforce Video Lands
International metal superstars Dragonforce have unveiled a new video for Midnight Madness. Taken from latest album, Reaching Into Infinity, the video drops just ahead of the UK & European legs of their massive “Reaching Into Infinity” World Tour. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVlyjTXVHU8] Giving fans a rare glimpse into the making of a Dragonforce album, the video takes fans behind the scenes with the […]
Tracey Birdsall To Battle Hitler In The Time War
The Time War, which reunites Tracey Birdsall with her Rogue Warrior : Robot Fighter director Neil Johnson, will also star William Kircher, Stephen Manley, Aaron Jacques, and Daniel Logan. The late Christopher Lee recorded narration for the film shortly before his death. During World War 2, the Nazis were alleged to be experimenting with Time […]
Esben And The Witch Embark On European Tour
ESBEN AND THE WITCH are kicking off a last string of shows this year. After only 5 more dates in 4 countries, the final curtain of this leg will fall at the Ekko in Utrecht, The Netherlands on the 30th of September. ESBEN AND THE WITCH comment: “We are pleased to announce that we shall soon be dusting […]
Replacire Launch Play Through Video
REPLACIRE are now streaming a guitar play-through video for “Horsestance”, the opening track of Boston’s tech metal shooting stars’ latest album, ‘Do Not Deviate’, which has been released on March 17th. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1TV7E_VfYc] REPLACIRE guitarist Eric Alper comments: “We chose to do a play-through of ‘Horsestance’, because it’s a really fun song to play. It’s a real burner […]
IN TWILIGHT’S EMBRACE ‘Vanitas’
Polish black metal outfit, In Twilight’s Embrace have just dropped their fourth full-length album, Vanitas, through Arachnophobia Records. As you would expect, the album is very dark. While this isn’t a distinct change in direction for the band, vocalist Cyprian Lakomy explains the underlying themes: “Having confronted several deaths of family members and friends made […]
ENSLAVED ‘E’
There aren’t very many bands in the world that are still ‘tinkering’ with their sound when they are twenty-five years into their career. While fans have heard Enslaved transform over the past few albums from their original traditional Norwegian black metal sound, that change has never been more obvious then it is on their latest […]
DREAM THEATER at the Palais Theatre, 20th Sep 2017
Before I get into this review, I want to make one thing clear: I am a BIG fan of Dream Theater… on disc. Now, to be honest, I have always neglected to watch any live footage or had the opportunity to see Dream Theater live because I know how hit-and-miss vocalists of this genre can easily […]
LIVE PHOTOS: MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA and SKINDRED at The Forum, Melbourne on 23/09/17
Powerman 5000 Announce US Tour
In support of the upcoming album, New Wave, Powerman 5000 announces the first leg of a worldwide tour that will last through the end of 2018. The band will first hit the West Coast, hosting their record release party on October 26, 2017, at the world famous Whisky A Go Go. Afterward, come visit the Powerman […]
CAMP COPE and Worriers at The Red Rattler, Sydney on 22/09/17
CURSED EARTH ‘Cycles Of Grief Volume II: Decay’
Out of Perth, Australia comes one of the most brutal, but also sweetest, releases of 2017… Sweet in the sense that this is some of the nicest ear candy that you are ever going to hear this year. Hot off the heels of Cursed Earth’s Cycles Of Grief Volume 1: Growth comes the brilliant Cycles […]
Andrew & Paul Haug’s CONTRIVE
For a generation of metal fans in Australia, the name Andrew Haug needs no introduction at all. In a way, he was the voice of metal in Australia because we have spent years listening to his metal show and of course now through one of Australia’s leading metal podcasts. For other metal fans they also […]
SATYRICON Live Stream Album Release Show From Oslo
Formed in Oslo in 1991, SATYRICON made an immediate and enduring impact when they emerged from the flourishing Norwegian black metal scene. With their brand new opus titled ‘Deep calleth upon Deep‘, the iconic masters Satyr and Frost properly dispense the darkest art of metal. SATYRICON‘s highly anticipated ninth studio album is out today via Napalm Records! To celebrate the new record, […]
NATIONAL SUICIDE ‘Massacre Elite’
Thrashing their way out of Trento, Italy, National Suicide is set to release studio album number three, “Massacre Elite”, through Scarlet Records. Wearing their influences unashamedly on their sleeve, National Suicide plays pure, unadulterated thrash. Far from being a tribute or a parody, they take everything that was great about 80’s metal and turn it […]
CURSED EARTH’s Grief and Decay
If you love your hardcore music then there is a good chance that you’ve heard of Perth’s Cursed Earth. The band are about to unleash their latest batch of harshness onto metal fans in the form of a new EP titled – Cycles Of Grief Volume 2: Decay. One of the things that has made […]
KADAVAR Meets Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory… Kind-of…
If Willy Wonka had a favourite band, Kadavar would be it. It’s clear by the deliciously strange and heavy tones of the band’s latest album Rough Times, a lot of thought has gone into its conception. But just like the strange happenings that occur when you spend a day in the chocolate factory, producing their […]
Lo! Release Another WTF Music Video
Post-metal/sludge band Lo! will release their third full-length album, Vestigial on October 6 via Pelagic Records. Their video for “Orca” taken from their 2015 EP The Tongueless, showed a truly outstanding and innovative approach to visual arts in heavy music. Today the band release another cinematic music video, this time for the track “Locust Christ”. The video was shot in one day in Sydney and directed and […]
The Acacia Strain Australian Tour with Kublai Khan
Fresh from releasing their 2017 album “Gravebloom”, The Acacia Strain are headlining an Aussie tour. They’ve shared the stage with the Architects, Hatebreed, Crowbar, Oceano and We Came As Romans as well as appearing on Warped Tour (US) and Summer Slaughter (US)… In the main support position of the tour are Kublai Khan, who are […]
Skindred Talks About the Cavalera Boys
It doesn’t take very many minutes into interviewing Skindred’s front-man Benji Webbe to learn that he is a bit of a character. As we joke about the fact that he is nice and warm and I’m freezing cold (it’s a wet and windy Melbourne night) he jokes that I need someone to keep me warm […]
Killing Six Billion Demons With ABADDON
Today, I’ll be taking a step back from video-games and their music and honing in on another entirely soundless medium. I’m talking about the world of webcomics, where visuals are king and stories are told through over-the-top action. In particular, I’ll be looking closely at a unique little gem drawn by the artist known only […]
THE BRONX ‘V’
It has been four long years since California’s treasured punkers The Bronx released their last album IV (not including the band’s other project Mariachi El Bronx, which should NEVER be ignored), so it is more than justified to suggest that the anticipation for V is well and truly palpable. Where IV was more of a […]
DREAM THEATER at Palais Theatre, Melbourne on 20/09/17
Pearl Jam To Hit Village Cinemas
In an exciting exclusive opportunity, Village Cinemas is bringing the ultimate rock band, Pearl Jam, to the big screen with new documentary Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two on Wednesday 4th October. Screening for one night only, Australian rock fans will be some of the first in the world to see the eagerly anticipated production. Sally Mason, Alternate Content Manager […]
PREMIERE: INTERIM’s “Escapism” with a Song by Song Breakdown
Today HEAVY is stoked to be the first to release Interim’s new album, “Escapism” upon the world. Interim have given us an in-depth, track by track, breakdown of each song for you to get a good understanding of their hard-blues-rocky groove. Molly Molly was one of the first songs we knew had to be on the album. […]
Marilyn Manson Releases Killer New Track
Marilyn Manson releases “KILL4ME”, the second single from his forthcoming album Heaven Upside Down out October 6 via Loma Vista Recordings / Caroline Australia. Manson asks his fans to brutally pledge their devotion on the industrial rock anthem. The new single follows the release of “WE KNOW WHERE YOU FUCKING LIVE”, which “trolled the dark frenetic territory that […]
New Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle Trailer Released
Sony Pictures have just released a brand new trailer and cast image for the upcoming film Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM33He_WZi8] In the brand new adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the tables are turned as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they discover an old video game console […]
Sinistro Announce Album And Tour
When SINISTRO emerged out of a spontaneous spark on a hot summer’s day spent dallying in the studio, nobody could have predicted the meteoric rise of these fascinating Portuguese doom rockers. Their first album, a new beginning after some different earlier attempts, was strongly cherished by critics and fans alike, with invitations to prestigious festivals […]
Statues Release Unsettling New Video
Statues are a chaotic, progressive hardcore band from Perth, Western Australia. Since their formation in 2009, Statues have become renowned for their extremely high energy stage presence and unforgiving rawness in their music. In 2015 Statues released their debut record, “Together We’re Alone” to fantastic critical reception, described by Sputnik Music as “Mind-blowing in both craziness […]
First Look At New Tomb Raider Film
Warner Bros. have given us the first glimpses of the new Tomb Raider film overnight with the release of not only the film’s first trailer but with a special Becoming Lara Croft featurette as well. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ndhidEmUbI] Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. […]
DAEMON PYRE Australian Tour
After working hard on new material in recent months Daemon Pyre are hitting the road to round out the year on their ‘Touring a Dying World’ tour. A weekender awaits in November including performances in Canberra, Geelong and a headlining slot at the “Tote’l Metal Fest” in Melbourne. Then a massive hometown Sydney show dawns as part […]
HEAVY TV: Motionless In White Interview
Chris from Motionless In White had a fun little chat with us after soundcheck yesterday in Sydney while on their Motionless In White: Australian Tour! w/ special guests Crown The Empire & Darkcell! 😱 Get tickets http://bit.ly/2fvw9xR Check our recent interview with MIW here http://bit.ly/2f6p4Dl
Coffin Carousel Turn Creepy-Crawler
Melbourne Australia’s spooky, adrenaline-infused horror-punk rockers Coffin Carousel have released their new single entitled ‘The Crawler’. The Crawler is the third single from the band’s eighteen track full-length album Between Death & Dead, which will see a global release on October 13, 2017. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze6Xjk-u-x4] “Filming the music video for The Crawler was so much fun! The video captures […]
Four Year Strong Announce UNIFY Side Shows
FOUR YEAR STRONG have announced that they will be extending their Australian visit this January, taking Rise or Die Trying on the road to celebrate the album’s 10th anniversary. Special guests on all dates on their UNIFY sideshows will be Kentucky natives, KNOCKED LOOSE. Tickets for all shows go on sale at 10am Monday, September 25. My Live Nation members […]
70000Tons Of Metal Public Ticket Sales Date Announced
70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced the Public Sales date for the February 1-5, 2018 voyage which sails from Miami / Fort Lauderdale to Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands and back. Public Sales will begin Thursday September 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT (9:00 AM PDT, and […]
The Black Dahlia Murder Premiere New Single
On October 6th, The Black Dahlia Murder will release their eighth full-length, Nightbringers, via Metal Blade Records – which has already become the best-selling direct-to-consumer pre-order in the label’s storied history! For a preview of Nightbringers, the new single, “Matriarch”, can be heard here www.facebook.com/altpress/videos/10159345794830652 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voxtdphvP5k] Rather than meticulously plan things out or stick rigidly to any kind of […]
CANNIBAL CORPSE Reveal Details For New Album + Video
On November 3rd, Cannibal Corpse will release their 14th full-length, Red Before Black, via Metal Blade Records. For the first preview of Red Before Black, the band has launched a video for the single, “Code of the Slashers”. Directed by Zev Deans (www.panoramaprogramming.com – who created videos for Behemoth’s “Messe Noire”, Ghost’s “Square Hammer”, Portal’s […]
PREMIERE: HORACE BONES “The Rats” Video Clip
While the HEAVY team were at BIGSOUND Festival a couple weeks ago we stumbled upon HORACE BONES upstairs a pub that was primarily an indie-band stage during the festival. But, when we walked into the venue we were pleasantly blown away by what we saw, heard and most importantly, felt. It was raw but the […]
THE OCEAN New Song “Turritopsis Dohrnii”
The Ocean have just released their first new song since 2015, Turritopsis Dohrnii, which will appear on the Pelagic Records label compilation, In The Twilight, These Rocks Have Teeth, to be released on September 29.
DREAM THEATER at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney 19/9/17
KING PARROT ‘Ugly Produce’
When two already near beautifully brutal entities are suddenly smashed together into an avocado like substance on a gluten-free sourdough sliced cobb loaf, in a trendy St. Kilda breakfast tavern, we hope for the best… It’ll either be Dead Set fuckin’ delicious and you’ll tell all your mates about your new “trendy” find, or it […]
WORLD WAR ME ‘World War Me’
Remember that time when pop-punk bands really had something to say? You wouldn’t know it from listening to the bands in the genre today, but there was a great period when some of the most political statements in the music industry were being made by bands like Green Day (who are still doing it) and […]
AUGUST BURN RED “The Frost” Video
August Burns Red has released the second single from their forthcoming album Phantom Anthem, the follow-up to 2015’s Found In Far Away Places that earned the band a GRAMMY nomination for Best Metal Performance. Pre-orders for Phantom Anthem are available now at https://caroline.lnk.to/PhantomAnthem which includes both singles “Invisible Enemy” and “The Frost” instantly with each […]
PREMIERE: KAERULEAN “Labyrinth” Lyric Video
Kaerulean unleashed their second full-length album Metempsychosis in 2016 and have just inked a deal with Truth Inc Records. Today the death metal band released a lyric video for “Labyrinth”, their second single off Metempsychosis. “We are so excited to work with Truth Inc Records!” says Amber Rea, Kaerulean guitarist. “We have a lot of great […]
