The Crown Announce New Album
Swedish Death Metal legends The Crown have returned to Metal Blade Records for a multiple album deal! Comments The Crown on the agreement: “We are very honoured to be back working with the label that supported us through many albums. The biggest ‘steps’ during our career have been thanks to Metal Blade. We have always had a strong mutual will […]
Lycanthrope Release Ghostly New Video
Lycanthrope are today announcing the release of their debut full-length album, Chapters, on Friday February 16 2018! To celebrate, they are unleashing a brand new track and video into the world, entitled ‘Like A Ghost.’ Pre-Orders for the album go live on December 4th on iTunes (with users getting ‘Like a Ghost’ instantly) and the […]
Marvel Releases Avengers: Infinity War Trailer
Marvel has just dropped the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer and it looks epic. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-FhLVYyErI]
Of Mice And Men Release New Track
21st century hard rock leaders Of Mice & Men—vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley, guitarist Alan Ashby, drummer Valentino Arteaga, and guitarist Phil Manansala—will release their new album Defy, on January 19, 2018. The band have just released the second single (and title track) from their new album [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvpK0sfq2ck] Talking on new single frontman Aaron Pauley says “To Defy means to challenge the power of; resist […]
Leprous Announces Supports
The 2018 line up of Progfest will be the strongest yet with Norway’s LEPROUS confirmed to headline all 3 Progfest festivals, plus headline their own sideshows in Perth and Adelaide! Some of Australia’s finest acts including: Voyager, AlithiA, Orsome Welles, Meniscus, Osaka Punch and Dyssidia are just some of the 24 bands that will be taking part in Progfest 2018! The line ups for the Leprous headline […]
SMILF Renewed For Season Two
Stan has today announced that its breakout hit comedy series SMILF will return for a second season. Starring and executive produced by Frankie Shaw, SMILF is a raw, honest look at the life of a 20-something single mother based on her Sundance Film Festival Jury Award-winning short film of the same name. The series also stars multiple Emmy® winner Rosie O’Donnell […]
The Stars of Method chat to HEAVY
A new television comedy will be coming to Channel 9 in 2018 and recently HEAVY Mag sat down and had a chat with the stars of the show – Tawni Bryant and Jerome Velinski. Take a listen as Tawni and Jerome tell us what to expect from the new show and how they came up with the concept.
BALEFUL CREED ‘Seismic Shifter’
Seismic Shifter is the second album from the Belfast foursome Baleful Creed. As the follow up to their 2013 debut self titled album, this release is another hard-hitting album from this band. Since forming in 2009, the band have released not only now two full albums but also three EPs, the last two of which […]
Partying Hard with Alex Potapenko
‘Tycoon’ games have been around for almost 20 years now: from RollerCoaster Tycoon to Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis to last year’s Planet Coaster, business management simulators are the quiet stars of the industry. They tend to have niche fanbases, but it’s also hard to come across a gamer that hasn’t, at some point, played and […]
Cattle Decapitation Announce Australian Tour
One of the most brutal, relentless and vital forces in extreme music, Cattle Decapitation will return to Australia in February! They will be joined by one of Australia’s most successful heavy acts, Psycroptic, to form one of the deadliest tours of the year. Over the course of twenty years and eight full-lengths San Diego’s Cattle Decapitation have […]
P.O.D. Announce Australian Tour
Boom! Here comes the Boom! With over 12 Million Records sold Worldwide American hard rockers P.O.D. make their triumphant return to Australia for their first headline tour since 2002 to perform highlights from their hugely successful albumSatellite – “Alive”, “Youth Of The Nation”, “Boom”, “Satellite” and plus other Hits. After forming in 1992 in San Diego, California, high school friends Vocalist Sonny Sandoval, Drummer Wuv […]
Siberian Hell Sounds And Convulsing Team Up
Siberian Hell Sounds and Convulsing – two of Australia’s finest in extreme music – come together for a split LP on Art As Catharsis. ‘The Breath Of The Beast’ marks the moment when Siberian Hell Sounds transcended the sum of its parts, and emerged as a hypnotically heavy drone machine – more a cataclysmic force majeure than music. […]
Movie Producer, Demetrius Stear, Drops Some Big News on HEAVY: Dave Mustaine Stars in His Film!
HEAVY chatted with actor/producer Demetrius Stear about his new horror flick – “The Domicile” and he just casually slipped into the conversation some amazing news for Metallica and Megadeth fans: Dave Mustaine is doing a voice-over in another film Stear is working on called “Halloween Pussy Trap Kill Kill“! If you’re fans of either band […]
Hammers Release New Single
Northern Rivers hell-raisers, Hammers, have had an eventful 2017. The band kicked off the year by supporting Aussie Rock stalwarts The Screaming Jets for a run of shows through regional NSW, before returning home to support U.S. rockers Nashville Pussy in Brisbane. Shortly after, the band underwent a significant lineup change, enlisting new guitarist/vocalist Lucas Stone, and drummer Ryan […]
Armstrong – Kerry Carlock & Nicholas Lund-Urlich Interview
The Domicile – Demestrius Stear Interview
Victoria De Mare Interview
The Dead Loves On The Road & Laughing
Over the past seven years The Dead Loves have been delivering their brand of grunge music to Aussie music fans. Now they have just hit the studio to release some new music in 2018. Stevie from The Dead Loves recently chatted to Heavy Radio about the new material and about their upcoming shows.
Scream Queen Victoria De More Tells Heavy About Her Surprise For Music Fans
Scream Queen Victoria De Mare has made a name for herself over the past few years playing iconic roles like Batty Boop and has even found herself appearing in Hustler magazine. However, when she recently caught up with Heavy Mag she surprised us all when she admitted that she has something special coming up for heavy […]
The Dead Love Rise
Through Fire announces their first headline run, the 2017 BREAKOUT TOUR!!
After touring coast to coast as support for bands such as Seether, Black Stone Cherry and All That Remains, Through Fire announces their first headline run, the 2017 BREAKOUT TOUR!! They’ll be hitting the road with Dangerkids, Righteous Vendetta and Sumerian Records label mates American Sin. It’s been an amazing year with their single “Breathe” going top 10 in the Country at rock radio, #1 on Billboards Mainstream Rock recurrent chart […]
First Clip From Apocalypse Road Released
Wild Eye Releasing runs rings around Mad Max this December with director Brett Bentman’s post-apocalyptic thriller Apocalypse Road. Fuel up on a powerful mix of The Road and Fury Road as Apocalypse Road chronicles the tense journey of two sisters separated during a post-apocalyptic depression. A sweat-inducing story about the instinct of human survival and […]
Sifting Added To New Year’s Resolution Tour
Hot off their return from Ecuador as direct support for Tarja, Los Angeles, CA’s modern prog rock/metal outfit SIFTING have been added to The New Years Resolution Tour, supporting DAYSHELL and EYES SET TO KILL. The fifteen-date tour begins on November 29 at Strummers in Fresno, CA, and wraps up December 15 at Mission Tobacco […]
Frankie’s Pizza Turns 5 With Gilby Clarke
Frankie’s Pizza, that fine establishment in a basement on Hunter Street in Sydney’s CBD turns 5 years old this weekend! The saviour of rock n roll and providore of some seriously excellent pizza, has played host to global rockstars, local yet-to-be stars and their fans for half a decade and is throwing a huge […]
Jarface Release New Track
Melbourne, post-grunge monsters Jarface have announced their debut album ‘Now They See’ will be release on Friday, December 8.To celebrate the release of ‘Now They See’, Jarface have released a taste of the album in new single Absolution; a grooving track about finding love in the early hours of the morning after a show. It’s been a long journey to ‘Now They See’ for Jarface and the album title is a subtle digat the arduous […]
The Black Swamp Announce Shows And New EP
South east Queensland riff commanders, The Black Swamp will independently release their new EP, Witches on February 1, 2018 Recorded at Housefox Studio’s in Sydney with studio head Ryan Miller (Black Rheno) at the helm of engineering and production, Witches will be the bands first release with new vocalist Luke Hosking (Azreal) on board. While worshipping the doom/sludge high lords of […]
Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Preview
Marvel have just given us an extended look at Season 5 of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDBwsMIXlMk]
The Ministry of Metal – Show 21 – AUSMETAL Special Pt. 3 – 26.11.17
The final chapter for this years Ausmusic Metal Special. The show features some fine upcoming such as Behold The Defiant, The Autumn League, Scaphis, Polaris, Cryptic Abyss, and EmbraceThe Dawn plus formidable no longer with us artists the likes of Terrorust, The Amenta, Alchemist. There’s also plenty more well-known treats for listeners to bleed from […]
Live Review: PERTURBATOR and Rebel Yell at Max Watts, Melbourne on 21/11/17
Straight off the bat I want it known that I love PERTURBATOR. I was really hesitant at first purely because I am pretty much exclusively a metal head and metal head only and I have never really had the time for anything purely electronic. I discovered him as I am an ardent and staunch supporter […]
Live Review & Photos: I PREVAIL & WE CAME AS ROMANS at The Truman, Kansas City, MO on 11/21/2017
On Tuesday 11/21/2017 the “Holy Shit Everybody is Injured Tour” stopped by The Truman in Kansas City, ok it was not called that, it is the Rage on the Stage tour, but two of the four front men were injured casing one of them to miss time on the tour. Who were they, well read […]
Apocalypse Orchestra Release Haunting New Video
The music video for Apocalypse Orchestra’s first single, “The Garden Of Earthly Delights” has gone viral with over 2 million views. This was an impressive start from a debuting band on their first music video from the first single on their debut album. Now Apocalypse Orchestra releases their second music video, this time for the song “Theatre of War”. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh_GkBIluaE] […]
Skambankt Release New Video
The Norwegian hard-rockers SKAMBANKT released their new music video for the single ‘Fremmed i En Fremmed Verden’. The music video was shot on different locations in the city of Stavanger and is directed by Lina Helvik. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A16CPnRuBc8] The band commented on the video: “Good music and great atmosphere are for everyone! Non-mainstream people might have the best experiences […]
Cult Of Luna Launch Docco
One of the true progressors of the metal genre, the absolutely captivating Cult Of Luna, released their short documentary ‘Mariner’! ‘Mariner’, the collaborative masterpiece done with the extremely talented vocalist, Julie Christmas, was documented and shot across Europe during their tour in November 2016. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7AO6Dnn_Ms] Cult of Luna and Julie Christmas will release a live LP of ‘Mariner’ album, recorded live […]
Melbourne Movie Market Returns
The Melbourne Movie Market retruns at the Astor Theatre! Film fans of all genres will find a treasure to behold at this special “film only” flea market spectacular, celebrating all things cinema. – New (discounted) and second hand DVDs/BluRays – Pre-loved VHS/Beta/LaserDisc – Posters, Books, Signed photographs, Cards – Soundtracks, CDs, Vinyl – Toys, Board […]
Raw Power Hit Australian Shores
Over their 30-year career Italys’ Raw Power have shared the stage with some of the most important groups of the punk scene, hardcore and metal world: Dead Kennedys, GBH, Corrosion of Conformity, Suicidal Tendencies, Motorhead, Cro Mags, Sick of it All, Agnostic Front, Circle Jerks, Scream, Adolescents, Rancid, Poison Idea, Slayer, Venom, DRI, to name […]
Tickets Go On Sale For 12.01 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Screenings At The Astor
Tickets are now on sale for our 12:01am screening of Star Wars The Last Jedi. First week of sessions is also available. Experience the new entry into the eternal saga on the historic Astor Theatre SuperScreen, in one of the last single screen picture palaces. Trust Us, we are going to make this EPIC! May […]
New 12 Strong Trailer Lands
Warner Bros. have just released the brand new trailer for 12 Strong. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxag9p-63RU]
Danielle Whalebone Chats About Animal Hands’ Hunger
With Animal Hands just releasing their new single, ‘Hunger’, off their debut album Heavy Mag sat down and had a chat with lead singer Danielle Whalebone.
HEAVY PREMIERE: Animal Hands Premiere New Video With Heavy
Finally its is all here, Today Animal Hands have released their first single, ‘Hunger’, off their debut album Tonic Clonic and you can view the video right here. To celebrate their single release they will be hosting a residency at ‘The Tote’ Saturday nights in December. ‘Hunger’ was recorded at Birdland Studios and was produced by Lindsay Gravina while Tonic […]
Accuser Announce New Album
German Thrash legends Accu§er will release their new album, The Mastery, on January 26th via Metal Blade Records! Accu§er comments: “2017 has been quite busy for us, as we wanted to come back with a bang and to present you a more than decent follow up to ‘The Forlorn Divide’. For us, ‘The Mastery’ is the essence of what Accu§er is all about. It definitely feels […]
Amon Amarth Release Video Game
Available immediately, Swedish heavy metal titans Amon Amarth (Metal Blade Records/Sony Music International) – in partnership with Swedish video game developer and publisher Ride & Crash Games AB has unleashed a new Amon Amarth mobile video game! The Game. You are Thor and your mission is simple: cleanse Midgard from all of the vile creatures that are threatening the (*ahem*) […]
PAIN Announce Australian Tour
Swedish industrial metal titans, PAIN, will tour Australia for the first time ever in May 2018 in support of their eighth studio album, Coming Home (Nuclear Blast) Led by one of the most iconic and legendary figures in the extreme metal world, Peter Tagtgren, PAIN will crush every capital city on the map. Mixing metal […]
Gorguts Teach You To Play Bass
Colin Marston has released a remarkable play-through video for the complete ‘Pleiades’ Dust’ EP via his own YouTube channel. You can admire the GORGUTS master of bass working his six-stringer. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHm56uabR_4] Disclaimer: Season of Mist is not responsible for any entangling or other damage of to your fingers, if you are trying to replicate his playing. GORGUTS‘ latest, highly […]
Black Label Society Premiere New Song
Black Label Society has debuted a brand new track titled “All That Once Shined” from their brand new LP, Grimmest Hits, due out next year. The single is the second song the band has made available to the public. Just last month the band released a “Room Of Nightmares” music video, seen below. Both “All That […]
The Condo To Get VOD Release
From Gravitas Ventures comes an urban comedy classic that paints The Hangover only slightly tipsy, The Condo! Baron Jay Films and director James Cullen Bressack invite you to an abode of laughs and lust, available from December 5! Four married friends buy a condo to share as a bachelor pad, a place to bring their […]
Rotten Sound Announce Japanese Tour
ROTTEN SOUND have announced three shows in Japan next March. The Finnish grind-veterans have furthermore been confirmed by the first festivals in 2018. More dates will follow in due time. ROTTEN SOUND have previously released a power-driven live video that shows the band tearing their stage apart and whipping the audience into a frenzy. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9MQ3pgyUJ4] The track “Trashmonger” […]
Solstafir Surprise Fans Live
When SÓLSTAFIR asked their friends and label mates, ÁRSTÍÐIR to join them on their current European tour, the Icelanders had of course no strings attached. As it turns out, there are some keys in it though… ÁRSTÍÐIR keyboarder Ragnar Ólafsson has happily accepted to give a helping hand or rather two to the enigmatic Icelandic rockers. This is of […]
Morbid Angel Announce New Album
Death metal legends, Morbid Angel will release their 9th studio album, Kingdoms Disdained worldwide on December 1 via Silver Lining Music. Kingdoms Disdained reunites guitarist and founder Trey Azagthoth with bassist and vocalist Steve Tucker to create a world beating apocalyptic soundtrack. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQpuF-YkNjw] Just one play of Morbid Angel’s searing, incendiary new opus, and you’ll […]
Journeyman Trailer Released
Studio Canal have just released the trailer for new boxing film Journeyman. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCKQ9bVO4w4]
Mike Portnoy Chats To Heavy Mag
In the middle of his current Australian tour with Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress Mike sits down and has a chat with Heavy Mag’s Dave G.
