Contouring inspiration with Enslaved’s Ivar Bjørnson
Fourteen albums and twenty-six years into their career, Norwegian band Enslaved is still very much a band that is evolving. The band could have rested on their laurels and celebrated the twenty-five years that they have been together, but instead, they embarked on a hectic tour schedule and then started work on their brand new […]
36 CRAZYFISTS Announce UK And Euro Headline Tour
36 CRAZYFISTS have announced an extensive UK and European tour for January/ February 2018, starting in Glasgow and finishing in Berlin. Having just released their deeply personal album ‘Lanterns’ on September 29th via Spinefarm Records, this tour marks the first opportunity for fans to experience new tracks such as ‘Death Eater’ and ‘Better To Burn’ […]
Melbourne’s Colour & Shade Release Debut Video
Melbourne based newcomers Colour & Shade have just released their debut single and music video ‘Composure’. ‘Composure’ was premiered via Hysteria Magazine and is the first taste of their upcoming debut album. Colour & Shade create an earnest brand of alterative rock that takes the listener on a dynamically rich journey. Colour & Shade were […]
CKY Replease New Video
CKY (Chad I Ginsburg, Jess Margera and Matt Deis) have debuted a brand new music video for their single “Head For a Breakdown.” Directed by The Costa Sisters, this is the third music video we’ve seen from the band off their latest LP. The video was shot in and around London, UK during the band’s near sell […]
Live-Evil To Get VOD Release
Do the ‘monster mash’ this Halloween with the home entertainment premiere of horror-comedy Live-Evil, starring Vladimir Kulich (TV’s Vikings), Charlene Amoia (How I Met Your Mother) and horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman, #FromJennifer). ‘’Ghostbusters meets Dawn of the Dead caught in the Twilight Zone’’ (Nerdly) in writer-director Ari Kirschenbaum’s “unique, visually entertaining” (We Live Entertainment) […]
Claim The Throne Announce Australian Tour
Ripping apart folk metal with a merciless assault, CLAIM THE THRONE return with their epic fourth album ‘ON DESOLATE PLAINS’! To celebrate the release, the Perth veterans are bringing the new album around the country for an epic2 week release party! Not only will there be blistering metal shows with huge local lineups, but also intimate workshops where […]
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne on 19/10/17
Satyricon Release New Clip
With the recent release of their ninth studio album, Deep calleth upon Deep, black metal groundbreakers Satyricon have proven they still lead the way in extreme music. Today they unveil a brand new video for the track, ‘To your brethren in the dark’. Watch It Here [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAYKQt93Jtc] Speaking about the new video, frontman and band visionary, […]
Gene Simmons Announces Australian Tour
Legendary Rock n’ Roll God Gene Simmons has today announced he will bereturning to Australia with his band to treat the Australian KISS Army to a special run of concerts in February 2018. Gene’s tour dates will kick off in Adelaide on 1st February at the Entertainment Centre Theatre, followed by Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on 2nd February, Margaret […]
Marvel Release Black Panther Trailer
Marvel have released the trailer for Black Panther which opens on Feb 16th. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDjIWPwcPU]
Sorcerer Release New Video
Swedish Epic Heavy Doom Metal warlords Sorcerer will release their new album, The Crowning Of The Fire King, today via Metal Blade Records! Sorcerer have now released a lyric video for the new single “The Devils Incubus” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i39_TeAhuk] To hear the first single, “Sirens”, please visit: metalblade.com/sorcerer – where The Crowning Of The Fire […]
Watch Cattle Decapitation’s New Docco Right Here
This past summer, Cattle Decapitation embarked on a European trek, during which the band filmed a tour documentary, directed by Paul McGuire / Obscenery Films. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqKmkq_zEl8] Guitarist Josh Elmore comments: “For several years now, fans have been asking the band to release a video chronicle with live performance footage and enhanced or ‘behind the […]
Gwar Release Monster New Video
The wait is over, GWAR have released their latest opus The Blood of Gods today via Metal Blade Records. Watch the video for their latest single I’ll Be Your Monster . [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivh4KUwI-aQ] Don’t miss out! GWAR‘s new album is being hailed by critics as the greatest sonic event since the Big Bang. The […]
Batushka Announce Re-Issue
Polish black metal legion BATUSHKA are the latest additions to the Metal Blade Records’ roster. Pronounced “Batjushka,” the band’s Cyrillic name Батюшка means “father” and is used to address an Eastern Orthodox priest. Despite their themes and imagery, they are not a Christian band. The identities of the members are unknown, but they are involved […]
Marvel Teases With New Thor: Ragnarok Teaser
Marvel has teased us with one more little Thor: Ragnarok Teaser Trailer before the film opens next week. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj-DGqRNdEw]
Through The Eyes Of The Dead Launch New Video
Through The Eyes Of The Dead have debuted a new music video for their single, “Hate The Living” today. Directed by veteran video director Michael Compitello, this is the first music video TTEOTD has released from their new LP. “We are stoked to have teamed up with our good friends at MyGoodEye for the video […]
Anvil To Host Free Online Lecture
Ahead of their Australian tour in November, Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow, the founder, lead guitarist/vocalist & songwriter for legendary Canadian metal band ‘ANVIL’ will host a FREE Online Music Industry Lecture on Monday 23rd October! If you’ve never heard of Anvil they are credited as influencing some of greatest metal bands of all time including Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth & Guns N […]
Dead Vikings To Invade Sydney
The Deadvikings from Japan will be doing a blitzkrieg weekend in Sydney smashing 4 venues in 4 days. Celebrating the release of their internationally acclaimed CD, ‘Libertatia’, Japan’s iconic band The Deadvikings will be playing a blitzkrieg long weekend in Sydney, including Date:9th November Time: 8pm – 11pm Venue: Old Manly Boatshed (Manly) Support: Handasyd […]
Ylva Release New Single
Melbourne underground noise makers YLVA will release their new album Meta on November 17 via Pelagic Records The band have released the second single from the album called Lapse. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlpbuLW1Hr4] Mike Deslandes from the band comments on Lapse ‘It’s a more erratic track from the record that musically surges and slumps in and out the eye of […]
Time To Meet The Flash
Ahead of your forthcoming appointment with The Justice League Roadshow films would like you to meet Barry Allen aka The Flash. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2gzhtJTLgA]
Saara And Brendan Drop By For Some Innuendo Interviews
Heavy Mag’s Dave G today caught up with director/actress Saara Lamberg and leading man Brendan Bacon to chat about the release of new Australian film Innuendo. If you like what you hear then make sure you check out Innuendo at Cinema Nova this week.
William Patrick Corgan Film To Get Aussie Release
GRAMMY® Award winning, acclaimed singer-songwriter and Smashing Pumpkins frontman, William Patrick Corgan today announced Pillbox, a silent film set to music from his highly-acclaimed Rick Rubin produced solo album Ogilala, will screen at Sydney’s Golden Age Cinema in a one-off intimate screening on Friday, October 24 at 5.30pm. Tickets are strictly limited and can be […]
Eisley/Goldy Release New Video
Frontiers Music Srl is proud to announce a new project, Eisley/Goldy, who will release their debut album, “Blood, Guts and Games” on December 1, 2017. The first track from the upcoming release, “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter” is out today! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSRq0KzOVu4] You can pre-order the release now here: www.frontiers.shop Singer David Glen Eisley and guitarist Craig Goldy (Resurrection […]
Lagerstein Announce Australian Tour
Lagerstein make way for Australia after successfully completing the epic 8 month voyage, conquering 97 taverns and 97 stages this year through Europe, with sights keenly set on their final Australian Tour of the year. The Aussie brigands Lagerstein have taken to the sea with eyes firmly set on Australia, bringing their most powerful and […]
Baptism Announce Tour Dates
BAPTISM have announced a string of new shows in Europe and North America. The Finnish black metal veterans will even cross the Atlantic again to perform at the prestigious Messe Des Morts VII Festival in Montreal, Canada on November 24th. In the year of the band’s 20th anniversary (1998-2018),BAPTISM will perform at the iconic Maryland Deathfest next May. In […]
Nocturnal Graves Re-Issue Satan’s Cross
NOCTURNAL GRAVES are re-issuing their debut album ‘Satan’s Cross’, which will include the original demo as bonus tracks. The full-length will hit the stores on December 8th. The Australian old school death metal wrecking crew have employed renowned painter Paolo Girardi (INQUISITION, MANILLA ROAD, HIEROPHANT) to produce the amazing recreation of the original cover art. NOCTURNAL […]
Looking within The Acacia Strain with Vincent Bennett
“Oh, man, I could not tell you,” laughed Vincent Bennett, vocalist for The Acacia Strain. “I am more excited for my experience than yours, honestly. We’re gonna deliver the heaviest possible show we can. We’re bringing over our good friends from Kublai Khan who are also going to deliver the heaviest fucken show they can so between both […]
Heavy Readers Get A Sneak Peek At Method
The first three episodes of the award-winning six-part comedy series METHOD, about two struggling actors doing anything but acting, are now available to watch exclusively online at www.methodseries.com/watch ahead of a Nine Network broadcast early next year. After a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise production funds, METHOD has been building significant buzz, including winning the […]
36 Crazyfists Announce South African Tour
During their face-melting performance at Krank’d Up festival in 2015, front man Brock Lindow of Alaskan metal legends 36 Crazyfists promised the ravenous crowd that the band will return to our tip of Africa soon. Never letting their rabid fan base down, Brock has kept his promise and thus the band will be making their way back to South […]
Infidel Reich Release Album Teaser
Infidel Reich has given their fans something to look forward to with a little teaser of their brand new album Quranicide [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk-lcYofVXI]
Our Oceans and “Blue” with Karina Holden
There have been a few environmental documentaries over the years that have warned humanity about the impact that we, as a species, are having on the environment around us. The Inconvenient Truth introduced a lot of people to the concept of global warming while The Cove showed us the barbaric side of the illegal fishing […]
It’s a “Happy Death Day” with Jason Blum
When Heavy Mag catches up with Jason Blum he is a few minutes late and begins apologising profusely. Really though you couldn’t expect anything less – Blum is one of Hollywood’s hardest working producers – in the past he has worked on 122 films and is currently working on 25 movies as well as having […]
Jungle Poster Released
Umbrella Pictures is proud to unveil the key art for the epic real-life story of survival against all odds, Jungle, opening in cinemas nationally November 9. Starring Daniel Radcliffe as young Israeli Yossi Ghinsberg, author of the international best-selling 1996 memoir Back from Tuichi: The Harrowing Life-And-Death Story of Survival in the Amazon Rainforest, Jungle […]
Trivium “I’m always playing the guitar and I’m always screaming”
Listen to the Interview with Matt Heafy of Trivium Interview with Matt Heafy of Trivium Sitting down to chat to Matt Heafy from Trivium is a weird experience for me. I can remember like it was yesterday interviewing him just before their first album, Ember To Inferno, came out in 2003. Now it is fourteen […]
TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN ‘Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown’
Read any autobiography of any rock giant who once pranced in and out of Sunset Strip’s Whisky A-Go-Go or The Roxy and what will you find? Aside from a ludicrous altitude of depicted decadence, you won’t need your specs to find the sheer volume of recounted musical resolve, ambition and ‘whatever it takes’ inclinations. Not […]
BEAST IN BLACK ‘Berserker’
When it comes time to sit down and write out my Best Albums of 2017 list it is going to be nightmare. It seems whenever an album has come across my desk this year it has been a beauty… the duds have certainly been few and far between. Even in the last twenty-four hours I’ve […]
Killswitch Engage and Anthrax Announce “KillThrax II” US Tour
ANTHRAX AND KILLSWITCH ENGAGE TO MOUNT EPIC SEQUEL WITH “KILLTHRAX II” SiriusXM Will Present All Dates “‘Evil Dead II.’ ‘Dawn of the Dead.’ ‘The Godfather: Part 2.’ ‘The Empire Strikes Back.’ All sequels that are better than the original. Add ‘KillThrax II’ to that list. Back by popular demand, KillThrax is coming at ya again my friends.” — Scott Ian, Anthrax What […]
NE OBLIVISCARIS Announce Urn Australian & New Zealand Tour
Ne Obliviscaris will be touring across Australia and New Zealand in February 2018 in support of their new album Urn which is set to be released on October 27. NeO spent most of 2017 preparing for the release of Urn and this will be their first-ever appearance in New Zealand, along with the first time […]
MOONSPELL New Lyric Video + Album
Hitting official album charts at #1 in their home country Portugal, MOONSPELL‘s, brand new album ‘1755’ comes and is sung in Portuguese! Set for release on November Set for release on November 3rd, 2017 on Napalm Records, this record will outclass all standards you have ever heard from MOONSPELL before! The song ‘Evento’ ( english: […]
Live Review + Photos: MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, The Amity Affliction & Miss May I at The Truman, Kansas City 10/9/2017
Monday, October 9th, Halloween came early as Motionless in White rolled through The Truman in Kansas City on their “Graveyard Shift Tour” with The Amity Affliction, Miss May I and William Control. It was a site to see as dual lines heading from the east and the west of The Truman doors completely wrapped around […]
Jason Bonham on Led Zeppelin and His Father
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcTxYHMa9B0&feature=youtu.be Listen to the Jason Bonham Interview An Interview with Jason Bonham The name Jason Bonham is a name that most rock fans would certainly know. His father is the late John Bonham, the famous drummer from Lep Zeppelin and Jason has certainly followed in his footsteps. Bonham first appeared drumming with his father at […]
The Tea Party In “Transmission” Through Jeff Martin
Listen to the Interview with Jeff Martin An Interview with Jeff Martin, The Tea Party It is hard to believe that it has been twenty years since Canadian alternative rock band, The Tea Party released their chart-topping album Transmission. The album became a fan-favourite as fans fell in love with tracks like “Temptation,” “Psychopomp,” “Release” […]
Nippon Marathon with Onion Soup
Party games have long been a staple of any gamer’s diet: Mario Party, Wario Ware, Gang Beasts – games where you can enjoy an evening of healthy competition with your friends and family. …And by ‘healthy competition’, I mean bloodthirsty rage as your best friend steals your lead and kicks you all the way back […]
Building Schools with Ryan Sumo
In 2015, Introversion Software released Prison Simulator, a neat little indie game about building and managing your own prison full of unstable maniacs. You could run a totalitarian institute with metal detectors on every door, spotless kitchens, and a dead-eyed guard for every inmate… or leave a few walls unbuilt just to see what happens. […]
GEEKS IN METAL: HYBRID NIGHTMARES’ ‘Almagest’
Almagest is the long-awaited debut full-length album from the Melbourne-based progressive extreme metal outfit, Hybrid Nightmares. This quintet has had a history of delving into worlds of science-fiction blended with elements of cosmic horror and Kubrick-esque discovery (the band’s signature totem, the ‘Obelisk’, has influences in Stanley Kubrick’s science-fiction masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey with the […]
Wintersun Brisbane Venue Changed
Due to the recent announcement that the Max Watt’s Brisbane venue will close it’s doors in late October, the scheduled Wintersun show for November 4th has been moved to an alternative venue in THE BRIGHTSIDE. All ticket purchases to date, will remain valid for the show. The official Max Watt’s statement is as follows: Max Watt’s has […]
Live Photos: MAYDAY PARADE and THIS WILD LIFE at 170 Russell, 13 October 2017
Powerman 5000 Become Cult Leaders
On October 13, 2017, Powerman 5000 releases the music video for “Cult Leader,” giving fans another taste of their upcoming New Wave album, available everywhere October 27, 2017, via Pavement Entertainment. “Cult Leader” pumps up the propaganda with the ultimate theme song for the Follow Me Age! The song also makes a commentary on society’s modern vices. […]
Anvil Announce New Album + European Tour
Of course there are bands that have garnered higher chart positions, sold more albums and filled bigger venues than Anvil. Yet there are few metal acts that have earned as much respect from their colleagues as the Canadian act surrounding vocalist/guitarist Steve ´Lips` Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner. The most renowned Anvil aficionados include, among others, international stars such […]
MAYHEM bring their ‘DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS’ tour to Australia
Widely considered one of the single most influential albums in the history of black metal, MAYHEM brings their ‘DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS‘ tour to Australia to shroud us all in a veil of satanic darkness. Written and recorded in bleak and turbulent times, during which the suicide of vocalist ‘Dead’ and the murder of guitarist […]
