FOO FIGHTERS at Etihad Stadium on 30/01/18
Live Review & Photos: FOO FIGHTERS and Weezer at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne on 30/1/2018
Melbourne is used to big events. Things like the AFL Grand Final, the Melbourne Cup and the Grand Prix bring a feeling to the city that can’t be replicated. Yes, the festive nature that engulfs the city during a major sporting event is something you have to feel to believe. Now the city has felt […]
Brandon Boyd on Incubus
“It gets more challenging the further along we go” – Brandon Boyd “Has it been six years since our last headlining tour?” asked a shocked Brandon Boyd, frontman for Calabasas’ Incubus. “That’s crazy. We’re really looking forward to coming back there for the obvious reasons. This band really loves Australia and I think we can […]
Live Photos: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY at Ritz Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina on 28/1/18
DON BROCO “Technology”
Don Broco are back with another album full of lads anthems, whilst the musicianship stronger than ever this time around. Technology combines both sides of the London band; Priorities’ strutting rock ‘n’ roll via power pop stomp and Automatic’s indie sensibility, cleverer vocal melodies and cleaner guitar – each of these elements are found on […]
(hed) p.e. Announce Australian Tour
Genre melding masters, (hed) p.e. will be making their long overdue return to Australia this March as they embark on their Worldwide Unity Tour! Fusing rock, punk, rasta, gansta rap and soul into something truly unique (and affectionately known as G-Punk), (hed) p.e. have been a mainstay in the rock and metal community since forming in 1994. Over the […]
Big Hero 6 The Series To Air In Australia
Disney’s animated ‘Big Hero 6 The Series’ is set to launch on Disney Channel with a one-hour special, ‘Baymax Returns’ on Friday, February 16 at 5:30pm on Disney Channel. ‘Big Hero 6 The Series’ will premiere Saturday at 9am on March 3 on Disney Channel. The series picks up where the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award®-winning […]
Big News For Hybrid Nightmares
Australian progressive extreme metal quintet, Hybrid Nightmares released their long awaited debut album Almagest worldwide on October 6. Almagest is the follow up to the bands 2015 release, The Ages, the critically acclaimed four cd concept album of totally epic proportions. The band have just released a video for the track Jupiter. Next month they head to Japan to play 4 […]
Sanctum & Solace Head To 1096
If you reckon you are pissed off about this summer’s heat? Spare a thought for Mackay’s Sanctum & Solace, who are dropping fire AF hardcore tracks, straight out of the thick AF tropical humidity of North Queensland. Today, they are releasing ‘1096’, new single from their EP ‘Made Wrong’, which will be released on Friday February […]
HEAVY TV Interview with Papa Roach
Anna Rose hosted HEAVY TV for this interview backstage the Metro Theater with Papa Roach in Sydney, Australia. “It’s been great! The shows have been bringing a lot of energy and the crowds are great!”
Live Review & Photos: STEEL PANTHER at Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK on 24/1/18
We’re 8 years on from Steel Panther’s debut album Feel the Steel, and we’re at the Manchester Apollo to find out if the joke has run its course. Wayward Sons are first to take to the stage. It’s hard to believe they played their first gig together little over 6 months ago, as the chemistry […]
Live Photos: STEEL PANTHER & Inglorious at O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK on 20/01/18
Steel Panther Interview with Michael Starr and Stix Zadinia on HEAVY TV
Mike from HEAVY UK had a long, silly, banter with Michael Starr and Stix Zadiniaon of Steel Panther backstage @ O2 Apollo, Manchester UK. This video is sponsored by Utopia Records! The home of metal, Est. 1978.
The Rocket Dolls Release New Video For ‘None Of This Is Right’
The Rocket Dolls have premiered their energised music video for new single ‘None Of This Is Right’. The song is taken from The Rocket Doll’s forthcoming sophomore album ‘DeadHead’, which is released 6th April. . Watch ‘None Of This Is Right’ (official music video): “HERE WE GO….The first song from the new album, and now […]
BLOODSTOCK Welcomes At The Gates, Exhorder, & more….
BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce four more bands for 2018! Tickets are moving faster than ever for 2018’s weekender, with ‘Serpent’s Lair’ VIP tickets sold out completely! Don’t delay in picking up your ticket before August comes around. We’re expecting another weekend sell-out this year! Now for the latest band announcement… Sunday’s special guest […]
The Black Swamp And Flaming Wreckage Name Supports
Sydney thrashers Flaming Wrekage and Brisbane sludge lords The Black Swamp are joining forces for the Witches and Wolves Tour set to disrupt Australia across Feb and March 2018. The Black Swamp have just released a new track off their forthcoming EP Listen to Event Horizon right here. Pre Orders for The Black Swamp’s Witches EP are available now https://theblackswamp.bandcamp.com/album/witches […]
Captives Announce Tour
Captives are about to take you “Over The Rainbow” – their brand new album will be captivating fans from Friday 30th March 2018 – and today they are dropping the cracking first single from the record, “Paint it in Blue”! The record will be available to pre-order from Friday February 9th 2018 – with all information […]
First Films Announced For MidWest WeirdFest
MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave for 2018 today. The second annual festival – a cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, offbeat, and just plain weird – takes place March 9-11, 2018 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “We are delighted to unveil this first glimpse at some of the […]
New Pacific Rim: Uprising Trailer Lands
The second trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising has landed and you can see it right here.
Dalriada Change Line-Up And Release New Album
Leading hungarian folk metal band, Dalriada launched its’ new album ‘Nyárutó’. The 8th record has been released by NAIL Records while worldwide distribution is operated by Plastic Head Music Distribution (www.plastichead.com). ‘Nyárutó’ is also available on all major digital platforms! Album title refers to the folkish name of the month August – following the traditions as every Dalriada album dedicated to a month […]
Good Tiger Tastes The Salt Of The Earth
Rock quintet Good Tiger is thrilled to share their brand new video “Salt Of The Earth, The track comes from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, We Will All Be Gone, which is set to be released on February 9th, 2018 via Blacklight Media Records. On the new video, guitarist Dez Nagle shares: “The video for ‘Salt Of The Earth’ […]
Visigoth Meets Warrior Queen
On February 9th, Salt Lake City’s traditional metal champions Visigoth will release their sophomore album, Conqueror’s Oath, via Metal Blade Records. Standing in staunch opposition to any presumptuous notion of “reinventing the wheel” or “redefining the genre”, Visigoth instead dedicates themselves to worshipping at the ageless altars of heavy metal with a singular focus on writing music inspired by their […]
Lik Look Set For New May Release
In the dirt where fallen icons lay to rest, the maggots and seeds spawned in 2014 a new creation. This took the ugly form of Lik, which fittingly means corpse in Swedish. An un-dead creation which offers a plate of savory old school death metal. Metal Blade welcomes Lik to their roster. Lik comments: “The huge impact Metal Blade has had […]
Sacred Reich Announce New Album
Thrash metal legends Sacred Reich have signed with Metal Blade Records! They are currently writing material for what will be their sixth album and first since 1996’s Heal. Since their 1985 inception, the band has become one of the most revered 80s thrash bands and have continued to carry the torch with European festival appearances, plus their 2012 Live at […]
Accuser Explore The Catacombs
German thrash legends ACCUSER will release their new album The Mastery January 26th via Metal Blade Records! Watch the brand new video for Catacombs here. ACCUSER comments on the new video: “Catacombs describes the attempt to escape a psychological dead end. Imprinting, education and religion are the possible causes of this dark aberration, so the lyrics of this tune are quite gloomy and kinda fit […]
Primordial Announce New Album
Irish pagan metal gods PRIMORDIAL announces their new album Exile Amongst The Ruins for a March 30th release through Metal Blade Records. The band teamed with producer Ola Ersfjord, who worked on their 2016 live album Gods to the Godless. The record was tracked at Dublin’s Camelot Studios, located adjacent to PRIMORDIAL‘s rehearsal room. Once again building upon their signature sound, the follow up […]
Stick To Your Guns “True View” AUS Tour 2018 – HEAVY TV
HEAVY TV tagged along with hardcore legends Stick To Your Guns on their recent “True View” Australian Tour. We also chatted with Josh at UNIFY Gathering 2018. This video is sponsored by the legends at Young Henrys! https://www.younghenrys.com/home Also, Utopia Records! The home of metal, Est. 1978. https://www.utopia.com.au Live footage from UNIFY + Sydney sideshow […]
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL UK Gets Even Bigger – 65 Acts Announced
Download Festival is thrilled to make its biggest announcement yet by adding over 60 of the world’s biggest rock acts to its unparalleled bill. This includes gigantic arena fillers Shinedown, You Me At Six, Black Stone Cherry, legendary metal outfits Hatebreed, Cradle Of Filth, plus Kerrang! Radio Fresh Blood returns to host The Avalanche Stage […]
THERION ‘Beloved Antichrist’
I feel I need to preface this review with a small disclaimer of sorts. Beloved Antichrist is literally a lifelong dream realised by Therion founder and guitarist, Christofer Johnsson. Even for diehard fans of the Symphonic Rock and Operatic Metal genres, this album represents something extremely unique and conceptual. A single overarching story is bequeathed […]
MINISTRY ‘AmeriKKKant’
To understand the hype surrounding Ministry’s upcoming release AmeriKKKant, one must understand a couple of things. AmeriKKKant will be the first release since the band’s 2013 album From Beer to Eternity and the first release through label Nuclear Blast Records. This came as somewhat of a welcome shock to Ministry’s massive cult audience after founder, […]
Live Photos: GEOFF TATE at Rebellion, Manchester on 21/01/18
Live Review & Photos: GEOFF TATE at Rebellion, Manchester on 21/01/18
Its a cold and miserable night in January and the UK weather is doing its best to put everyone off from going outside, but still the Queensryche faithful were not deterred and Rebellion is packed to the rafters in anticipation. Geoff Tate’s bringing the 30 year anniversary tour of this seminal album to the UK […]
MACHINE HEAD “Catharsis’
Being a contributor to well-respected metal publication [Editor: why thank you Neil], I make it my business to be a voyeur in other press and online publications and their valid opinions and thoughts whether positive or negative, to albums and artists and the content they contain. Some I agree with and some I do not. […]
John Garcia Announces Acoustic Tour
Over the last two-plus decades, JOHN GARCIA‘s voice has set the standard for the sound of the California desert. His work in genre-progenitors Kyuss speaks for itself — loudly, and with much fuzz — and subsequent outfits Vista Chino, Unida, Slo Burn, Hermano. His contribution to the legacy of rock n roll is relentless not historical. We […]
Grasshole Announce Tour
Don’t be an a$$hole, check out Grasshole! Their brand new track “Hash? Tag Me In” will be released January 31, along with the pre-order for their debut album, “Fuzz of Flavour”, which will see it’s release on Friday February 23 2018. The Stoner/Grunge/Fuzz band from Melbourne have been working hard touring around the country and […]
HEAVY Images From The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Check out all the winners and losers from the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
“Mind Games” with Eat Your Heart Out
Mental health issues aren’t a new concept in our society today, least of all in the performing arts. Newcastle’s Eat Your Heart Out address several topics around mental health struggles and being stuck in your own head in their new album, Mind Games. Penning their experiences and setting it to music is what the band […]
Steven Spielberg Explains Why He Directed Ready Player One
Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg explains why he wanted to direct Ready Player One.
Pop Evil Bleed A New Single
POP EVIL have released a new music video today for their newest single, “Colors Bleed,” alongside an exclusive Q&A with Billboard Magazine seen here. The band brought back director Columbia Tatone, who also directed the recent “Waking Lions” video. “The #MeToo movement has been a paramount inspiration to my creative endeavors,”says Tatone. “The courage of individuals has inspired and empowered me, […]
Sightings – Dallas Morgan Interview
HEAVY chats to film director Dallas Morgan about his new film Sightings.
hell bent Interview
Hailing from Rhode Island hell bent chat to HEAVY about their debut EP.
Mr Plow Interview
Stoner rock outfit Mr Plow chats to HEAVY about their new album Maintain Radio Silence.
Grenadiers Interview
Aussie band Grenadiers chat to HEAVY about their new album Find Something You Love And Let It Kill You.
Screaming Eagle Interview
Aussie band Screaming Eagle chats to HEAVY about their new album Ride The Tiger.
Swinging Safari: Asher Keddie & Stephan Elliott Interview
HEAVY’s Dave Griffiths catches up Asher Keddie & Stephan Elliott to talk about the brand new Aussie comedy Swinging Safari.
Live Review: PROGFEST 2018, January 20th at The Factory Theatre
One of the great things about being a reviewer is, it provides opportunities to see bands that you normally don’t listen to. Such was the case with the line-up for this year’s instalment of Progfest. With many of the bands on the bill being unfamiliar to me, I’m seeing and hearing the vast majority of […]
Interview with Christofer Johnsson of Therion
I see a full-scale production with sets and props and lights and all kinds of glorious things. One day. Goth metal legends Therion are set to release their new album Beloved Antichrist next month. But this isn’t any ordinary album – this is a rock opera spread across three full-length CDs. Beloved Antichrist, inspired by […]
Live Photos: PROGFEST at Factory Theatre, Sydney on 20/1/18
COG Announces Tour
Sydney progressive rock trio Cog are ready to release their first new music since Sharing Space. Following a sold-out 2016 tour, Cog are back with a mammoth new track, The Middle. The Middle is the first new song from Cog since 2008’s Sharing Spacealbum. This new offering was recorded in the band’s very own Studio 101 in the Byron Bay Hills. Engineered, Mixed & Mastered […]
Film Review: The Commuter
The action film Gods have been favourable to Liam Neeson over the past few years. Three Taken films, Non-Stop, The Grey and A Walk Among The Tombstones have made the 65-year-old a bankable action star. It is therefore no surprise that we now find him cast in The Commuter –an action thriller set on a […]
