A Black Frosty Reception To NAILED TO OBSCURITY
Anyone who feels that there is nothing fresh coming out of the death metal scene has obviously not been following the career of German band Nailed To Obscurity. For me this has been a band to watch for a long time now. These guys have somehow managed to take the good old fashioned death metal […]
Unveiling The VEIL OF MAYA
This year has been epic year for Chicago based metalcore band Veil Of Maya. 2018 has seen them embark on an epic amount of tours lining up with bands such as Underoath and The Devil Wears Prada as well as visiting countries as far and wide as India. Now it is Australia’s turn as they […]
MELBOURNE CINEMATHEQUE Celebrates DUSAN MAKAVEJEV
Just as his native Yugoslavia was situated in the turbulent middle-ground between the communist East and the capitalist West, Dušan Makavejev (1932–) swayed from social realism to sexual revolution in a lively and controversial directorial career that spanned the 1950s to the 1990s. Coming of age in the charged atmosphere of post-war Belgrade, Makavejev was […]
UNLEASHED ‘The Hunt For White Christ’
The Fathers of Swedish Death Metal Unleashed are back with their 13th full-length album The Hunt For White Christ. Created in the winter of 2018 at Chrome Studios, Stockholm the album is the fourth of a continued story aptly named “World of Odalheim and their Midgard Warriors”, which is inspired and crafted by founding member […]
Premiere: ROTTING CHRIST New Song, “Fire God and Fear”
Here is the very first track premiere, “Fire God and Fear”, taken from the forthcoming new ROTTING CHRIST album, The Heretics — Out Feb 15th 2019! https://www.facebook.com/rotting-christ-290468585669 www.facebook.com/seasonofmistofficial PRE-ORDER IT HERE: http://smarturl.it/RCHeretics
PRIDELANDS Talk Storming Australia
You always have to give credit to a band that are willing to go the whole nine yards to achieve their dream. Pridelands are about to set out on their maiden Australian headline tour but what is more impressive is what this band has done to get to this point. Several years ago now the […]
UNDEROATH Testify To UNIFY
If you needed any proof that Underoath are now one of the most popular heavy bands with Aussie fans then 2018 should have been the year that had you truly believing. First of all the hype around the release of their brand new album Erase Me was like something that as a heavy music journalist […]
Worshipping At The METAL CHURCH
The legendary Metal Church are back with their brand new album Damned If You Do and like they have been doing since the 1980s they have once again dropped an album that is just pure gold. Of course the Metal Church of today is further strengthed by the fact that lead vocalist Mike Howe is […]
CODE ORANGE Alert For DOWNLOAD
It is starting to get to that time when the bands selected to play at the next Download are beginning to count down the days the same way their fans are. One band who is certainly doing that is Pennsylvania’s very own Code Orange who are looking forward to heading back Down Under not only […]
The Day Is Coming For INOVO
The last twelve months has seen Brisbane alternative proggers Inovo embark on an epic project. The trio indulged in their love of cinema and set about to create an amazing looking video clip for their single ‘The Day Is Coming.’ But this wasn’t just any video clip… oh no there no ‘let’s record this in […]
OPUS OF A MACHINE Release Video Ahead Of Stray Fire Show
Brisbane progressive maestro’s Opus of a Machine released their highly praised new album,Stray Fire, in early August. The first single off Stray Fire was Up.Out. – A video for the track has just been released! Opus of a Machine will close out the year with a very special headline show at The Brightside in Brisbane this Saturday, December 1 […]
DEATH KISS To Get December DVD Release
Uncork’d Entertainment announces a DVD release date of December 4 for new action-vigilante feature DEATH KISS. Filmed in Northern California, the film stars Robert Kovacs, Daniel Baldwin (JOHN CARPENTER’S VAMPIRES), Richard Tyson (KINDERGARTEN COP, TWO MOON JUNCTION), Eva Hamilton (horror fest fave RUIN ME), Stormi Maya, Leia Perez, Reese Austyn, and Sam Story. DEATH KISS […]
PETER JACKSON Takes us Behind The Scenes On MORTAL ENGINES
The legendary Peter Jackson takes us behind the scenes of Mortal Engines which opens in Australia next week.
DVD Review: THE MEG
Probably one of the strangest conversations I will have this year about films happened after the Melbourne media screening of The Meg. Somehow I ended up in a discussion with somebody that said they couldn’t like the movie because it was ‘ridiculous.’ It made me stop and check myself for a moment… not just because […]
DISNEY Release ARTEMIS FOWL Teaser
Disney have just teased us all with the first look at the Artemis Fowl movie. Starring Miranda Raison (Spooks, My Week With Marilyn), Hong Chau (Downsizing, Inherent Vice), Judi Dench (Skyfall, Notes On A Scandal) and Josh Gad (Frozen, Pixelsi) Artemis Fowl will be released in August 2019.
MICHAEL B JORDAN Explains The Rocky To Creed History
With Creed II hitting cinemas sitting this week Michael B. Jordan takes us on a journey to show us the history that links Rocky with Creed.
THE LIFECHANGER To Get VOD Release
The highly anticipated LIFECHANGER will be released in the US January 1, 2019, by Uncork’d Entertainment and in Canada by Raven Banner Entertainment. Written and directed by Justin McConnell, LIFECHANGER tells of a murderous shape-shifter that sets out on a blood-soaked mission to make things right with the woman he loves. Drew has an identity problem. Every few days, […]
TOP 5 BEST THINGS ABOUT THE ROCKY MOVIES
The Rocky film series has been with us for 43 years and over 8 films, they represent eras of filmmaking and the mindsets of their times. The classic Cinderella sensibility of the original Rocky (1976) with the street low budget aesthetics of 1970s realism heralded the resurgence of populist film one year before Star Wars […]
EARTHLESS Announce 2019 Australian and NZ Tour
Psychedelicers, EARTHLESS, return to Australia and New Zealand in February and March supporting their ’18 release Black Heaven and their new live album From the West. Comprised of singer/guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, drummer Mario Rubalcaba and bassist Mike Eginton, EARTHLESS have previously toured down under four times; the last time in 2015. In the intervening years, […]
PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS + KING PARROT = THRASH BLAST GRIND TOUR
Fuck us! Philip Anselmo and King Parrot… Grow some big balls of steel if you haven’t already motherfuckers!!! THRASH BLAST GRIND TOUR is back for Australia and New Zealand in March 2019 and today we have the first line-up announcement! It will be headlined by the legendary Philip H. Anselmo [Pantera] and The Illegals on […]
WALKWAY ‘WWIII’
An album mastered amongst the atmospheric imprints made by the likes of The Beatles and Pink Floyd at Abbey Road Studios, Walkway’s WWIII pleases with a spectrum of tonality, ambience and influences. From opener “Stutter” – complete with a stuttering sound gimmick – Walkway introduce us to their formula of distinctive vocals, damsel-in-distress guitar solos […]
JOE SATRIANI at The Astor Theatre, Perth on 24/11/18
VOIVOD, 35th Anniversary Tour, AUSTRALIA JAN 2019
It’s been 20 years since VOIVOD last played on Australian stages and now the Sci-fi thrash/punk metal band VOIVOD are celebrating thirty-five years of music and in 2019 and they are coming back! VOIVOD 2019 Australian Tour Dates Wednesday January 23rd – Brisbane – Crow Bar Thursday January 24th – Canberra – The Basement Friday […]
DREAM THEATER Launch In-the-Studio Video Series
Dream Theater recently announced the forthcoming worldwide release of their 14th studio album, Distance Over Time on February 22, 2019. The album marks the first for the band’s new label InsideOutMusic / Sony Music Australia. The artwork was created by long-time cover collaborator Hugh Syme (Rush, Iron Maiden, Stone Sour). Distance Over Time was produced […]
KRISTEN CONDON And BAILEY STEVENSON Talk LANDFALL
You can never have enough film festivals and you certainly can never have enough festivals that set about championing Australian films. This Friday sees the start of a brand new film festival in Melbourne – the Oz International Film Festival set up by legendary Australian filmmaker Frank Howson. The film chosen to open the Festival […]
Facing TERROR With STICK TO YOUR GUNS
Life has been hectic in the life of Jesse Barnett recently. His hardcore outfit Stick To Your Guns are preparing to tour Australia in January with Terror and aside from that he has been busy with his solo project Wish You Were Here. Well when HEAVY Mag recently caught up with Barnett he talked to […]
Film Review: Robin Hood
We all know the story of Robin Hood, right? The man who wore green tights and went around Sherwood Forest stealing from the rich to give to the poor with a band of merry men that had to dodge the Sheriff Of Nottingham as they went about it. There have been no shortage of Robin […]
DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE By S. CRAIG ZAHLER At MONSTER FEST
If you haven’t already heard of Dragged Across Concrete then this is a film you need to get on top of. Gritty, confronting and a film that will turn the crime suspense genre on its head – that is just a few of the ways that you could describe this amazing film that stars Hollywood […]
EMIGRATE Get Personal
Way back in 2007, a new band landed with an album that just had to be heard to be believed. That band was Emigrate and even today one listen to their self-titled first album and you are hooked. The brainchild of Rammstein, Richard Kruspe, talks to us about Emigrate who naturally seems to go from strength. Now, some […]
The HEAVY Take On MONSTER FEST 2018
Monster Fest is back!!! Not just back in the sense that once again Aussie horror fans get to re-fill their fix of gore, blood and guts at Australia’s biggest cult film festival, but also back in the sense that the festival that just gets better with age is returning back to its rightful home – […]
The GOOD THINGS With BOSTON MANOR
The countdown to the inaugural Good Things Festival is rapidly ticking down and this week saw the announcement of more sideshows – including that of Blackpool based Boston Manor who are deadly excited about heading to Australia for the very first time. When HEAVY Mag recently caught up with vocalist Henry Cox we talked about […]
Getting To The Point Of ROBIN HOOD With OTTO BATHURST
The cinematic world is about to get a very different look at the Robin Hood folk-tale. Gone are the men in tights and instead the new version hitting cinemas in just a few weeks sees Robin of Oxley became a stylised action hero… and it works remarkably well. And while the film starring the likes […]
SUBCULTURE Ep #030 – HOODOO GURUS
Aussie rock legends The Hoodoo Gurus are heading out on the road again for this year’s Under The Southern Stars festival. Subculture recently caught up with Brad Shepherd to chat about the festival and also about the history of the band as well. Brad’s insight to the music industry makes this a must listen episode.
BREAKING it down with 23/19
Hailing from Adelaide, South Australia Metal/ Hardcore neck benders 23/19 have just dropped their second release for 2018, this a 2 song offering entitled Two More Reasons To Hate Us. Reason for such a quick follow up to the Broken E.P. “We weren’t super happy, we were happy but Broken didn’t give us exactly […]
GINGER WILDHEART ‘G*A*S*S Mk II’
For a chunk of the mid-90’s Ginger Wildheart and his partners in crime provided a large part of the soundtrack of my life. These anarchic troubadours transcended into commercial success with their spiky, oft-witty and reflective brand of rock. With this success came a contradiction with Ginger recently reflecting “No label was ever going to […]
TROPHY EYES Announced an Australian Regional Tour
Trophy Eyes have announced an Australian tour in January 2019. Prior to thier UNIFY Gathering appearance, the tour kicks off in the regional areas of Victoria and New South Wales, including the band’s hometown of Newcastle. Ticketing information, visit: trophyeyesmusic.com This tour comes after Trophy Eyes having released their third album The American Dream and […]
THE STORY SO FAR & BASEMENT Announce Australian Tour
Californian fun-rockers The Story So Far and UK’s, Basement will be returning to Australia in 2019 for a national co-headline tour which will see them play all major cities (yes Adelaide and Perth!) through-out April in support of their new studio albums. THE STORY SO FAR & BASEMENT AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TOUR THURSDAY 18 APRIL: THE […]
BILLY GRAZIADEI (Biohazard, Powerfolow) to Release Solo Album
Influential hardcore/thrash guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei, AKA BillyBio, of groundbreaking bands Biohazard and Powerflo has released a 360° music video for his brand-new single “Rise and Slay.” The song is featured on his forthcoming, debut solo album, Feed The Fire, that’s due out with AFM Records on November 30th. “I love the beginning of a band’s […]
Farmer & The Owl Festival Features a Deafheaven and Totally Unicorn
Farmer & The Owl Festival is an eclectic mix of bands, to say the least. We’ve had a listen to the line-up playlist and to be honest fellow rockers and metalheads… save your earholes for something else. There’s nothing really heavy on the bill except for Deafheaven and Totally Unicorn. There are a few cool […]
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS Song Dedicated To TOYAH CORDINGLEY, R.I.P.
A popular 24-year-old animal and music loving young lady Ms Toyah Cordingley’s body was discovered in the dunes at Wangetti Beach, Cairns, on October 22. Cordingley was walking her dog on a beach and was murdered but despite a huge amount of information and obtained by police, the killer is still at large. There may […]
BLOODBATH ‘The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn’
From what started out as a side project for a bunch of legendary Swedish musicians in the late 1990s, Bloodbath soon rose to become an iconic name in the history of HM-2 fuelled Swedish death metal. Spanning over a 20 year career, Bloodbath has since released four studio albums, two EPs, two live albums and […]
EMPEROR Australian Tour Announced for 2019
EMPEROR, the symphonic black metal gods hailing Norway are coming to Australia with two shows only and probably never to be repeated again. Emperor will perform the entirety of the epic Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk album. “Australian hordes! We are finally coming your way. April 2019 it is. Hope to see you all […]
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL UK Announces Next Wave Of Acts For 2019
SLAYER (final UK show) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS DREAM THEATER | LAMB OF GOD EAGLES OF DEATH METAL ALIEN WEAPONRY | ANTHRAX | BADFLOWER BLACK FUTURES | BLACKBERRY SMOKE | I PREVAIL THE INTERRUPTERS | JINJER | MAN WITH A MISSION NOTHING,NOWHERE. | OUR LAST NIGHT | RIDING THE LOW ROYAL REPUBLIC | STATE CHAMPS | […]
CODE ORANGE Announced Brisbane Sideshow
Code Orange just announced that they will be spending some time in Brisbane during the Download festival to play at the Zoo. THE ZOO, BRISBANE SUNDAY MARCH 10 TICKETS ON SALE 11 AM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Pre-sale begins 10 am Monday, November 19 For complete tour and ticketing information, visit: livenation.com.au
GHOST Announced Brisbane Sideshow
Ghost today announced they will be extending their Australian pilgrimage to Brisbane during the Download Festival events. THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE WEDNESDAY MARCH 6 Download media release, tour assets and content available to media via: media.livenation.com.au TICKETS ON SALE 10 AM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Pre-sale begins 9 am Tuesday, November 20 For complete tour and ticketing information, visit: livenation.com.au
ALICE IN CHAINS Brisbane Sideshow Announced
Alice In Chains has annoucned an extra show, other than the Download performances, in Brisbane. EATONS HILL HOTEL, BRISBANE WEDNESDAY MARCH 13 TICKETS ON SALE 1 PM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Pre-sale begins 12 pm Wednesday, November 21 For complete tour and ticketing information, visit: livenation.com.au
CONAN and BELL WITCH at Whammy Bar, Auckland NZ on 13/11/18
SKILLET at The Forum, Melbourne on 18/11/18
Terra Skillet
PRIMAL FEAR and SINNER at Max Watt’s, Melbourne on 16/11/18
PRIMAL FEAR SINNER HORIZON’S EDGE
MONUMENTS, VOLA, KADINJA, ATLAS at the Dome, London 09/11/18
Kadinja VOLA Monuments
