May 7, 2024 | HEAVY Magazine

SABATON Start Pre-Order For Their New Studio Album – The Great War

Swedish heavy metal heroes Sabaton start the pre-order for their new studio album that will be released this summer 2019. This ninth full-length record, that will see the light of day right in time for the band’s 20th anniversary, will be a concept album named The Great War based on events during the First World War. […]

PRIMAL FEAR Unveil New Live Shot “Blood, Sweat & Fear” Video And Set To Release Marbled Vinyl (Re-) Issues Of First Three Albums

After an enormously successful year in 2018, German metal commandos Primal Fear the band is pleased to announce that their first three studio albums – Primal Fear, Jaws Of Death, and Nuclear Fire – will be (re-)released on marbled vinyl on June 14, 2019 through Nuclear Blast. Pre-order now your copies now: Primal Fear, Jaws Of Death, Nuclear Fire and […]

MEMORIAM Present Their Brand New Lyric Video For “Shell Shcok” From Upcoming Album – Requiem For Mankind

The war rages on! Old school metal veterans Memoriam are set to unleash their third album, Requiem For Mankind on June 21st via Nuclear Blast Records. Finally the band have revealed the lyric video for new killer new track “Shell Shock”. On “Shell Shock” the band says “A new Memoriam song, a new approach, and as with all our […]

Mexican Metal Band CERBERUS Set To Ignite The World With Their New Album – FIRE

Mexico’s biggest metal export Cerberus are on track for a global takeover, laying waste to the scene this summer with the release of their highly anticipated new album, FIRE! due out onJuly 12th. “This song was the first one to be ready for the album. it’s one of the heaviest and fastest songs we have! it has […]

STAN to air Russell Crowe’s “THE LOUDEST VOICE”

Stan has today announced that it will premiere the highly-anticipated seven-part SHOWTIME® event series THE LOUDEST VOICE, starring Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Russell Crowe as Fox News founder Roger Ailes, on Monday, July 1. Production is currently underway in New York City. THE LOUDEST VOICE is based on extensive reporting by Gabriel Sherman in his bestselling book, The Loudest Voice in […]

New HOBBS & SHAW Trailer Lands

The brand new trailer for Hobbs & Shaw starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham has landed.

CLOWNS Hit The ARIA Charts

Clowns fourth LP, and their first on Damaged Records Co. has hit the Album Charts at number 31, number 6 in the Australian Album Charts & number 2 on the Vinyl Charts! Clowns highly anticipated new record Nature/Nurture is OUT NOW and as you may have guessed, the gang will not be waiting long to take these tunes […]

Behind The Story Of ROCKETMAN

The cast and crew of Rocketman take us behind the story of the film which is due out in cinemas on May 31.

Seeking Guidance with RUSSIAN CIRCLES

“I close my eyes, walk on stage, and then it’s over. What happens up there? I have no clue. Maybe there’s pyrotechnics? Sword fights? I couldn’t tell ya. It’s like listening to our records, but way louder, and with more feedback. And the occasional fuck-up”.

Swiss Natives CELLAR DARLING Release Their New Video “Freeze” From Their Brand New Album – The Spell

Cellar Darling’s new concept album, The Spell, saw the light of day on March 22nd and immediately catapulted the Swiss trio into album of the year candidate territory. Their latest video offering is “Freeze” – crushing, captivating and haunting! Another chapter in the tale of a girl who falls in love with death, carried by Ivo Henzi’s […]

Ontario Pop Punk Outfit SEAWAY Release New Album – FRESH PRODUCE

Seaway is thrilled to release Fresh Produce, their upcoming album of b-sides and alternate versions of fan favourites such as “Lula On The Beach”, “Slam”, “Something Wonderful”, and more. “We really just wanted to bridge the gap between ‘Vacation’ and the next album. We’ve been so busy for the last two years. If we weren’t touring we were […]

ALICE COOPER, JOE PERRY & JOHNNY DEPP Aka: The Hollywood Vampires Will Release One Of The Most Anticipated Rock Albums Of 2019 – Rise

The Hollywood Vampires will return with new music from their explosive second album, Rise on June 21st Rock and roll royalty Joe Perry, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp and shock rock icon Alice Cooper join forces once again for the unmissable rock album of 2019. Seconds into the opening track “I Want My Now” it’s clear this supergroup has created something special – the chemistry between […]

New Zealand Natives LUCIFER GUNNE Throw Down A Frenetic And Hard-hitting Statement Of Intent Via New Single “Energenetic”

For Wellington rockers Lucifer Gunne, the journey toward their chest-punching new single “Energenetic“ has been one of evolution and growth. The four-piece brings a diverse list of musical influences such as Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead yet has expanded and demonstrated more versatility with their sound, exploring more psych-tinged territory a la King Gizzard and The […]

The First Ever SOUTHERN SLAUGHTER Festival Featuring Inaugural Headliners – BLOODBATH

For two exclusive Australian dates only, classic UK Death Metal institution Bloodbath will annihilate Sydney and Melbourne audiences as they headline the very first Southern Slaughter Festival. Brought to you by Overdrive Touring, Southern Slaughter features one of 2019’s most brutal line-ups. Bloodbath ride the wave of gore flowing from their latest album The Arrow of Satan is Drawn […]

Melbourne Speed Metallers ENVENOMED Sign Worldwide Deal With German Record Label El Puerto Records

German pirate label El Puerto Records poached in previously unknown waters and finds there Envenomed in Australia! The Speed Metal band from Down Under have finally signed a worldwide contract. Having toured and gigged tirelessly around Australia since 2005 Envenomed are about to take on the world leaping from Melbourne to Europe! More news about Envenomed’s album and […]

Rock Legends KING’S X Enter The Studio To Record Their First New Album In Over a Decade

Rock legends King’s X are thrilled to announce that they are entering the studio to record their highly-anticipated new album – the first to be released in over a decade – scheduled to drop this year via Australia’s leading international independent record label, Golden Robot Records. The label announced their global signing of King’s X in December 2018. […]

Aussie Metallers CONTRIVE To Embark On Giant 24 Date US Tour With Riverside

Melbourne two-piece metal machine, Contrive, consisting of twin brothers Paul and Andrew Haug will be heading to the USA in May for their first ever tour of the country! This huge 24 date tour sees them opening for Polish progressive powerhouse, Riverside! Drummer Andrew says of the upcoming tour, “Contrive hitting North America for the first time really […]

BOKASSA Unveil New Single & Album Plans Ahead Of METALLICA Tour

Norwegian rock trio BOKASSA are thrilled toannounce the release of new album, ‘Crimson Riders’ on June 21st, via a freshly inked deal with Brighton-based record label, MVKA (home to Zeal & Ardor). BOKASSA fuse stoner rock riffs and groove with the energy and volatility of punk and hardcore, into their own unique brand of stoner punk. […]

DEFILED Forced To Cancel Easter Shows

Local Christian authorities have forced DEFILED, among other bands, to cancel their shows in Malaysia which should have taken place during the upcoming Easter weekend. Local Christian authorities have intervened a few days prior the performances, questioning the government why the bands were granted permission to play on this particular weekend. The council’s general secretary Rev Dr Hermen […]

Gaining Access with AT THE GATES

“there are so many younger people that are into metal which is really heart-warming, it’s kinder like the 80’s, at least in Sweden it seemed like every other person was a metal head”

Reliving Your Dirty Thirties with the SCREAMING JETS

“I guess it’s a blessing and a curse when… we must have recorded 100 songs by now, and there’s songs that you love doing and you’re doing a set list and you might have a new album so you take something out of the list one night and put something else in its place and then 20 years later you go ‘oh, we haven’t played that song for 20 years’ (laughs)”.

Musical Progression with AGNESIS

“It’s obviously one of our heavier tracks but it probably doesn’t represent us in terms of our more mellow stuff and our super proggy stuff but it is a pretty good example, especially of our vocal styles and the way we use harmonies and that kind of stuff”.

10 Indigenous Bands You Need to Hear

Many bands go unnoticed on this vast planet, and therefore we are often missing out on new and unique blends of tradition and modernism. These ten artists give us a glimpse of their world with traditional and unique instruments with today’s modern electronic devices.

Tesla at The House of Blues, Boston, MA (United States) 16/4/19

Sacramento, California rockers Tesla pulled their tour bus up to the House of Blues this past Tuesday for the purpose of unleashing the same type of high energy, blues based rock and roll performance on Boston that served as the precipice behind the band’s initial rise to fame. Although Tesla has sold over fifteen million […]

HELLFEST 2019 Is Possibly the greatest festival line-up ever?

Hellfest 2019 has got to have one of the best line-ups of all time. Surely? We were there last year to experience what can only be described as a fuckin’ immense, fiery, metal HEAVEN! Waken is great, no doubt about that, Download, is too, but, HELLFEST is 100 steps above. It truly is. The entire grounds […]

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Announce New Album, Reveal Two New Tracks!

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have unveiled details of their new studio album, ‘Disguise’ which is set for release on 7th June (album art / track listing below). Today the band has shared two new songs from the forthcoming LP, the title track ‘Disguise’ and ‘Brand New Numb,’ which are both available to listen to via streaming platforms […]

PREMIERE: Accidental President “100 Days”

If you like your hard-rock, raw and without fluff, you will probably like Accidental President. This three peice has today dropped a video clip for the new single, “100 Days” and will release their debut album later in the year.

HEAVY Magazine / DIGI-MAG Issue #73

[button color=”black” size=”big” link=”https://preview.mailerlite.com/a4d0z4″ icon=”” target=”true” nofollow=”false”]VIEW ISSUE #73 HERE[/button] This week in HEAVY Digi-Magazine Issue #72 we are featuring deathcore masters, Whitechapel who we interview a few weeks ago ahead of the latest album release,”The Valley”. We thought it was such a great album and interview we had to make a feature of […]

FROM ASHES TO NEW and ICE NINE KILLS at The Tarheel, Jacksonville, NC on 13/4/19

Palisades From Ashes To New Ice Nine Kills

Flying High with LIFE PILOT

“We’re a funny group of guys, we’re not dead serious all the time like a lot of people in metal bands often are and we thought let’s roll with that, let’s do something funny that showcases our humour a little bit more and might just be a little bit different”.

100 Days and Counting with ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT

“Guitars have always been king for me and I’m also a big fan of vocals and harmonies so this band is basically a three-piece hard rock outfit with a focus on riffs and harmonies and bit of a tune in there as well”.

AMON AMARTH Launch Video For New Song ‘Crack The Sky’

On May 3rd, Amon Amarth will release their 11th full-length album, Berserker, via Metal Blade Records (North America) / Sony Music (International/Australia). To pre-order Berserker go to http://smarturl.it/AA.BERSERKER The album is available in the following formats as well as digitally: digipak CDdeluxe box set [digipak CD, shield (~12″x12″), patch (~4″x4″) – limited to 500 copies in […]

Explore the Obelisk with HYBRID NIGHTMARES

“it was easy to tell what had been polished enough to continue with and what needed a lot more work.”

Subculture Ep #051: ROWAN THAMBAR

On this episode of Subculture we chat to comedian Rowan Thambar about his show at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival – 23 And Disappointed.

Subculture Ep #050: MARTIN DUNLOP

In this episode of Subculture we chat to comedian Martin Dunlop about his show at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Small Tales Of Little Mercy. What: Small Tales of Little Mercy, a one-man Southern Gothic sketch show Who: written and performed by Martin Dunlop When: 12-21 April, 7:00pm. Where: The Butterfly Club, Carson Place, off Little Collins St Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com

VLTIMAS ‘Something Wicked Marches In

The term ‘Supergroup’ definitely gets bandied about way too often. Often featuring one, maybe two relevant member/s of a genre and/or band long forgetting or now seemingly irrelevant. The last true and great supergroup to rear its formidable head was none other than Killer Be Killed in 2014 and released a devastating and, pardon the […]

Brissie’s HE DANCED IVY Drop Video For “Cutting It Fine” And Announce Their First National Tour

Brisvegas’ He Danced Ivy are setting out on their first ever national tour with dates seven dates across May and June with dates in Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Sydney, Port Macquarie, Toowoomba and Melbourne. To celebrate, He Danced Ivy have released a music video for their track “Cutting It Fine”. Filmed during the launch of their […]

L.A. Based Indie Punk Band SPANISH LOVE SONGS Signs To Pure Noise And Releases New SIngle And Video For “LOSERS”

Five-piece punk band Spanish Love Songs have signed with Pure Noise Records / Sony Music Australia. To celebrate, they’ve released a new single and video entitled “Losers”. Vocalist and guitarist Dylan talks about Spanish Love Songs new single, “Weirdly, “Losers” has become my unexpected farewell to Los Angeles. I’ve lived here for a decade, but after spending half […]

German Metal Legends RAGE Return To SPV/Steamhammer!

15 years after the arrival of their live recording “From The Cradle To The Stage”, German metal legends Rage have returned to Hanover imprint, SPV/Steamhammer. The band featuring frontman Peavy Wagner, guitarist Marcos Rodriguez and drummer Vassilios “Lucky” Maniatopoulos is currently busy working on new material for their upcoming album Wings Of Rage (working title), scheduled for release on 10 January 2020. A lead single […]

True Crime Inspired, Industrial Duo SKYND Premiere New Single And Video For “JIM JONES”

Industrial-tinged and true crime-inspired duo Skynd is the dark creative outlet and the alter ego of its lead singer, Skynd, and producer and multi-instrumentalist Father. They are back with a new song and video that continues their exploration of the darkest and most disturbing parts of the human psyche and furthers their delightfully creepy aesthetic. Skynd, known for taking […]

Intergalactic Sci-Fi Power Metal Titans GLORYHAMMER Release First Single And Official Video For “Gloryhammer”

Mighty warriors of the galaxy! Gloryhammer have released the first single and official music video of their third studio album Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex! On their third epic quest through the universe, the five heroes around Angus McFife XIII created the galactic hymn “Gloryhammer” , which tells about their own journey through time and space, […]

German Hardcore Stalwarts TOXPACK Premiere New Single “Setz die Segel“ And Album Deets

German streetcore legends Toxpack from Berlin return with their ninth full length album Kämpfer on May 31st! After entering the Top 20 of the official German album charts with their last two releases (Schall & Rausch #20 and Friss! #16), Toxpack continues their journey to the top with the impressive, honest and strong new album Kämpfer. Now the five piece from […]

Ukranian Ethno Metallers MONTANKA Release Cracking New Video To “VERBA” From Their Upcoming Self Titled Album

Ukrainian metallers MOTANKA have released a stunning and dramatic 7 minute official video for their first single “Verba” (Ukrainian for willow tree) from their upcoming self-titled debut album. The video underlines the strong connection of the Mystic Metal four-piece to mystical nature and ancient traditions. Montanka will release their self-titled debut album Motanka on June 7th via […]

Diversive Ethno-Prog Band Out Of Sydney BAK Announce New EP – PAINTER And Unleash The First Incredible Clip For “US ALL”

Sydney ethno-prog band BaK have today announced that their new EP Painter will be released on Friday May 10. The band have dropped a video for the track “Us All”, the first single to be released off Painter. BaK are an intricate fusion of progressive rock with strong ethnic themes – ‘ethno-prog’. Like Tool doing a tribute to Disney’s Aladdin! BaK […]

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