THE PINEAPPLE THIEF Return With New Single
The Pineapple Thief have launched their brand new video for “Try As I Might”, the new single from their forthcoming new studio album Dissolution. The highly anticipated follow up to 2015’s Your Wilderness, is the band’s second album to feature King Crimson and Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison. Vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Bruce Soord explains his dystopian view “The video […]
ANATHEMA To Release Compilation Album
The band isn’t just a way of life, its been much more than that. To us, as a family, writing music of such honesty, and reaching people who feel it similarly, is as profound an expression of art and life as its possible to be. People have said to me it must be cathartic to […]
TRIPLE KILL Announce New Album
Triple Kill are one of Melbourne’s hottest and hardest working Heavy Metal bands. They take their music very seriously and yet at the same time have their fans laughing with their witty humor displayed in their film clips and promotional videos. ‘Age Of Rebellion’ is Triple Kill’s debut album and will take you on a journey […]
First Look At JOHN CARPENTER’S HALLOWEEN Soundtrack
When the new Halloween movie hits theaters in October 2018, it will have the distinction of being the first film in the canon with creator John Carpenter’s direct involvement since 1982’s Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Carpenter serves on the new David Gordon Green-directed installment as an executive producer, a creative consultant, and, thrillingly, as a soundtrack composer, alongside […]
ARCH/MATHEOS Begin Work On A New Album
Metal Blade Records has proudly re-signed Arch/Matheos for a worldwide deal! Arch/Matheos began as a reunion between founding Fates Warning members John Arch (vocals) and Jim Matheos (guitar), who hadn’t collaborated since John Arch’s solo EP, A Twist Of Fate (2003) – and hadn’t fully collaborated for a whole album since Fates Warning‘s Awaken the Guardian (1986). In 2010, the duo began working on a […]
SCOTT IAN’S New Group MOTOR SISTER Begins New Album
Rock super group Motor Sister – featuring Jim Wilson (Mother Superior), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Pearl Aday (solo), Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning), and John Tempesta (The Cult) – will have a new album due out 2019 via Metal Blade Records. Since the release of their debut, Ride, in 2015, the group has been more than busy with their other […]
Introducing Supergroup AZUSA
Members of Extol, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Sea + Air joined their creative forces and will sonically shock you with one of most experimental and mesmerizing releases of this year! Azusa’s debut album titled “Heavy Yoke” will be released on November 16 via Indie Recordings, and the record’s first single and music video “Interstellar Islands” […]
IMAGES OF EDEN Reach Their Harvest Day
Images of Eden releases its fourth studio album, Soulrise, today, August 17, 2018. The worldwide release is available on digital media outlets everywhere and in select independent record stores via Pavement Entertainment. In conjunction with the album, Images of Eden have released the official music video for their second single, “Harvest Day.” Images of Eden is […]
MUTILATION RITES Announce European Tour
In support of their blistering new album, “Chasm”, Mutilation Rites hit the road for an extensive European tour beginning in Tilburg, Netherlands on August 19. Traveling alongside Copenhagen black metal group, Solbrud, the pair will travel throughout Europe for 15 days. Guitarist Michael Dimmitt comments on the tour and the new album, “This will be […]
CARBON BLACK Announce Album Launch
HEAVY Mag was really proud to premiere the new track from Carbon Black a month ago and now we are happy to announce that the band have announced the dates for their album launch. Carbon Black ‘End of This’ Album Launch Crowbar Brisbane Friday, September 14 Presale tickets $15 via Oztix ($20 on the door) Local […]
CALIGULA’S HORSE at Howler, Melbourne 16/8/18
MUSHROOMHEAD Return With Devils Be Damned
Influential Cleveland, Ohio-based metal pioneers MUSHROOMHEAD will release their highly-anticipated upcoming DVD, VOLUME III – a follow up to the widely-acclaimed DVD’s Volume 1 (2005) and Volume 2 (2008) – tomorrow, August 17, 2018 worldwide. The DVD will feature over 90 minutes of new material – including stunning new music videos, backstage antics, and exclusive never-seen-before content. Available digitally and fine retailers such as Amazon. Following […]
Talking Inspiration with ENSLAVED
Enslaved are coming back! Just two years after their enormous 25th Anniversary tour, black metal legends Enslaved are gracing our shores once again in support of their latest opus, 2017’s E. Off the back of such an expansive and immersive album, this is sure to be a tour to remember. They’re hitting Australia in late […]
GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL – Dates and Locations!
Good Things Festival, Australia’s newest music festival for the east coast of Australia will kick off in December 2018! Good Things Festival Friday 7 December – Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne Saturday 8 December – Parramatta Park, Sydney Sunday 9 December – Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane That’s not all, the entire Festival lineup will officially be announced on […]
ANDREW W.K. Gets Excited About His Aussie Journey
The original party boy himself – Andrew W.K. is coming back to Australia for a tour and he couldn’t be in a better place. The last few months have been kind to Andrew. We last spoke to him earlier this year and he was excited about the release of his brand new album You Are […]
TOM CRUISE Opens Up About MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT
There seems to be no stopping Tom Cruise and the Mission Impossible juggernaut. While these days people get tired of franchises before too long, Mission Impossible (and Fast & Furious) are out of the equation. It looked like Twilight and Divergent limped to their finish lines, and well technically Divergent never really got off its […]
DORO ‘Forever United’
Remember that over-achieving girl at High School? You’d have an essay due and she would hand hers along with a perfectly made diaroma… she was the kind of girl that would get the bonus questions right on a test as well and end up with something crazy like 120%. The musical equivalent is Doro who […]
Irregular INTERVALS
Intervals guitarist and mastermind Aaron Marshall is in the unique position of having been in the same band that has gone through life as both an instrumental project and one with a vocalist. From humble beginnings as a solo project, he has seen the band through a number of musical evolutions but still finds it […]
DESTINIA Aims to Collect Your Metal Souls
“Well actually I have got very good reactions!” enthused guitarist Nozomu Wakai, better known for his band moniker Destinia, speaking about his third album ‘Metal Souls’. “It’s the first time that I can finally bring my music to metalheads all around the world, and I am way beyond happy!” Wakai’s name and talent are held […]
We Go Behind The Scenes On SEARCHING
Brand new thriller Searching has the whole world talking at the moment. This is a film that has been filmed in a way that we haven’t seen before and early reports out of the USA is that this is the film that will change the future of filmmaking. Now the cast and crew take us behind the […]
SOLSTAFIR Announce More European Dates
SÓLSTAFIR have added more dates to their already announced European tour in support of their latest release ‘Berdreyminn‘ this December. Their massive road-trip will kick off at Poland’s B90 in Gdansk on November 20, and run through 17 more countries before the final curtain falls at the Voodoo Lounge in Dublin, Ireland on the 22nd of December. The band will be touring in support of […]
ALICE IN CHAINS Decide To Never Fade
With nine days to go before the arrival of new Alice In Chains album Rainier Fog (BMG), anticipation is ramping up with the release of new single Never Fade . Never Fade is the third Rainier Fog song release following So Far Under and The One You Know. Recorded with producer Nick Raskulinecz (his 3rd consecutive album with the band) and mixed by Joe Barresi (Queens of […]
GREEN BOOK Trailer Premieres
eOne Entertainment has just launched the trailer for the eagerly anticipated Green Book. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, GREEN BOOK is the uplifting true story of a friendship that defied the odds. Set in 1962, the film follows Italian-American Tony Lip (Mortensen), who is hired to chauffer African-American pianist Dr. Don Shirley (Ali) on a […]
NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER To Premiere At MadFest Mebourne
The gaming world is abuzz at the moment for Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker and you can be one of the first to play it if you are heading along to MadFest Melbourne 2018. Become a master of Ninjutsu and defend your ninja village in NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER. Lead your team of ninjas to victory […]
Be Among The First To Play JUMP FORCE
Visitors at this year’s MadFest Melbourne 2018 will be among the first to be able to play the brand new game Jump Force. Check out the trailer below and head along to MadFest Melbourne 2018.
RISE AGAINST at Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC on 7/8/18
WILDHEART Share Their Grief
Brisbane Melodic Hardcore legends Wildheart are dropping their latest and most searing cut from their brand new EP, We Are. The five-track release is out on Friday August 31 2018 AND in a twist of fate and perfect timing, the band have been added to the BIGSOUND lineup in Brisbane – Australia’s largest music conference and showcasing opportunity – […]
LORO To Open Lavazza Italian Film Festival
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, The Young Pope) and starring Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) as the controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi – the most anticipated Italian film of the year, LORO, will open the 19th Lavazza Italian Film Festival nationally. Split into two parts for its Italian release, the Festival is proud to present […]
DOWNLOAD [AUS] 2019 Dates & Venues Announcement!
Yep, here are the dates and venues for Download 2019… After last years epic Australian (well, Melbourne) brand of Download Festival we’re pumped to reveal the dates and locations of Download 2019! Sat 9 March, Parramatta Park, Sydney Mon 11 March, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne [long weekend] Keep your eyes peeled to DOWNLOADFESTIVAL.COM.AU and facebook.com/downloadfestAU for the […]
Premiere: LONDON New Song, Video & Tour Dates
LONDON is the creation of London Gabraelle and Australian heavy music producer and songwriter dw Norton (Superheist, Walk The Earth). Think Lacuna Coil meets Kate Bush & Parkway Drive… big hooks and even bigger riffs! Feel London Gabraelle’s sweet but heart-wrenching vocals combined with Norton’s crushing guitar for an infectious and original concoction. Today London […]
Premiere: RED BEE “Silent Enemy” Video
Red Bee have just launched a visually captivating music video for the title track to their second album, “Silent Enemy” which is available now! http://smarturl.it/redbee “Silent Enemy” is available now! http://smarturl.it/redbee Red Bee have locked in a run of shows around the east coast and are gearing up to take “Silent Enemy” to their fans at the following […]
FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES Gets American Release
Pistol-packing acclaimed South African western Five Fingers for Marseilles, a thrilling tale that takes its place alongside classics such as Once Upon a Time in the West and contemporaries like The Proposition and No Country for Old Men, stares down the barrel of a national theatrical release Friday, September 7, 2018. From filmmaker Michael Matthews […]
SUMMIT Release 2nd Single “Patient Zero” From Debut EP out Aug 31
The picturesque landscapes and isolation of Australia’s Northern Territory have produced Metalcore outfit SUMMIT. Today they are releasing their brand new single “Grief”. It’s the second cut from their debut EP “Echoes of Aberration”, out Friday August 31. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWAh9aPWXNc?autoplay=1] The “Echoes of Aberration” EP will be available for pre-order now in all good digital outlets […]
THE DEAD DAISIES Kick Off “Welcome To Daisyland” Tour In Liverpool November 13th
THE DEAD DAISIES are returning to the UK!! Partnering with Academy Events & Planet Rock, the band is very pleased to announce they’ll be back in the UK playing 8 shows throughout the country, adding special guests from both ends of the rock spectrum: trusted classics Diamond Head, Tygers of Pan Tang, Chrome Molly and […]
FOUR SECONDS AGO (feat. Current Periphery Members) Reveal Scott Pagano as Director of ‘Galaxy’
Four Seconds Ago, the electro-ambient outfit featuring Periphery band members Jake Bowen and Misha Mansoor, have revealed the otherworldly video for Galaxy. The track is lifted from the duo’s forthcoming debut album The Vacancy, out September 28 via 3DOT Recordings. The Vacancy is available to pre-order now. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLwvhbNhH10] Galaxy was directed by graphic abstractionist Scott Pagano, with design and animation created by Neither-Field. Pagano has collaborated with several electronic musicians […]
LIVING COLOUR Announce Australian Tour
The ground-breaking American rock band from New York City will be returning to Australia this December to perform highlights from their debut album ‘Vivid’ plus they will be armed with all their other classic tunes! Formed in 1984 and led by guitarist Vernon Reid, the bands lineup solidified in the mid-80’s w/ Corey Glover (vocals),Will Calhoun (drums) and Muzz Skillings (bass). […]
HANDS LIKE HOUSES Drop New Single “Monster”, Announce Intimate Album Release Shows
Hands Like Houses have revealed “Monster” – the second single from their new album ‘Anon’ set for release on October 12 via UNFD. Alongside the single reveal, Hands Like Houses have also announced an exclusive run of album intimate launch shows during release week in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Built around the line “I can feel it coming alive”, […]
THE CURED To Get Australian Release
Horror flick The Cured is set for an Australian release after being picked up by Dendy Cinemas. You can check out the brand new trailer here for the film which is directed by first time feature director David Feyne and stars Ellen Page (Juno, Inception) and Sam Keeley (Burnt, This Must Be The Place).
HELL MACHINE Announce Debut Album
HELL MACHINE announce debut album release “MERCILESS HATE” First single “WAR ON THE CROSS” is available now: War On The Cross by Hell Machine The track comes from HELL MACHINE‘s debut album MERCILESS HATE. The album was recorded in June at The Black Wreath studio in Central Australia. Vocalist / Bass player DAVE HELLRAZOR stated: “This song is […]
VB HARD YARDS Announce Full Lineup
Victoria Bitter are excited to announce the winners of VB Hard Yards 2018. Being Jane Lane, Paper Thin and Claws & Organs have all scored a spot in the VB Hard Yards tour van, and will play a series of FREE gigs with Alex Lahey, Tired Lion, WAAX, and RAAVE TAPES this October. Over 600 hard working […]
PLAIN WHITE T’S Release Brand New Track ‘Bury Me’
GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum alt-pop band, Plain White T’s have released a brand new track, Bury Me, from their highly anticipated eighth studio album, Parallel Universe (produced by Matt Squire [Ariana Grande, Panic! At The Disco)]. Bury Me, a mid-tempo love song and is the fifth song released following lead single “Your Body,” “Bonnie I Want You,” “Light Up The Room” and “Low.” [youtube […]
SOILWORK Announce 2019 Australian Tour
SOILWORK are currently wrapping up the recordings of the follow-up to 2015’s ‘The Ride Majestic’at Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas “Plec” Johansson (The Panic Room). The as of yet untitled album is due in early 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. “We are very excited to tour Australia again and we will bring a […]
TOM MORELLO Releases New Track, ‘Rabbit’s Revenge Ft. Bassnectar, Big Boi & Killer Mike.’
Providing another glimpse into his highly anticipated forthcoming album The Atlas Underground this fall, the track & music video for Rabbit’s Revenge is available now. The song finds legendary musician Tom Morello teaming up with Bassnectar, Big Boi and Killer Mike. Watch the full music video for the track available exclusively on Apple Music here: Morello is also giving fans across North […]
TERROR Unleash New Single ‘Mental Demolition’
Influential hardcore vets TERROR, will release their much anticipated, 7th full-length album, Total Retaliation, with Pure Noise Records / Sony Music Australia. The band gives fans a taste of the new record today, with the debut of their first single, ‘Mental Demolition’. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zu7kXsBGlo?autoplay=1] PRE-ORDER TOTAL RETALIATION HERE Known for their unrelenting, furious style of metal infused hardcore, LA’s homegrown […]
CALL ME KING Break The Machine
Austin, TX based Alternative / Post-Hardcore band CALL ME KING has released their official music video for the single “Broken Machines,” off of their August 4th released, sophomore albume, The Writer and the Written. CALL ME KING has also launched their Can We Borrow Your Cabs Tour, which kicked off August 4th in their hometown and will wind through the […]
ABANDONED BY BEARS Hit The Greyscale
Swedish pop-punkers ABANDONED BY BEARS have released “Greyscale,” the groove-filled banger from their highly anticipated new album. The track closes the bands upcoming third studio album, Headstorm, set for worldwide release on August 24, 2018 on Victory Records. To coincide with the release, the band will be serving up old favorites alongside new Headstorm tunes on the inaugural Headstorm Tour, […]
WANK Return After 20 Years
Orange County’s own WANK returns with founding members Bobby Amodeo, Spider, Danny Walker, and new addition of Higgins X-13 (formerly of The Offspring). The band plans to release their new album ‘White Knuckle Ride’ later this year. On WANK’s return and new record, frontman Bobby Amodeo comments, “WANK is stoked to be back making music. It’s been 20 […]
A Look Behind SLENDER MAN
It is the horror film that every Aussie horror fan is talking about at the moment. The creepy poster is in the cinema lobbies and the trailer is on our screens. Now the cast of Slender Man explain what the film is all about.
SKÁLMÖLD To Release ‘Sorgir’ On October 12
The Icelandic Viking Metal Heroes SKÁLMÖLD strike back with their 5th full length album Sorgir. The album title (eng.: sorrows) gives the headline for this concept album that is divided in two parts: The first four songs tell four short stories about tragedies and death. It is called Sagnir (tales). The second chapter called Svipir (ghosts) thickens the plot by telling the same […]
OTEP Calls Out the NRA in New Music Video for “Shelter In Place”
Just over one week ago, iconic rockers OTEP unleashed their most uncompromising, candid, all-inclusive and controversial assessment of the current residing political regime that they have ever released – the new album Kult 45. Today, they have released a shocking new music video – pointing a finger at the NRA and their allowance of continued gun violence – […]
