The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #036: “WILD ROSE”
In this episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath take a look at brand new musical drama Wild Rose.
On a VOYAGER across Australia
““It has literally been all work and no play so we are absolutely chomping at the bit to get out on the road and play some music again”
The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #035: “X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX”
In this episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath take a look at the brand new epic comic book movie X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
Prepare for the HALESTORM
Iif you have never caught John Fred Young and Arejay Hale in a room together look out because it is like when a tornado meets a hurricane.
The divine CHAOS DIVINE
“We also have a history of partying together so it could get interesting… but we are getting old.”
In a dark place with SKYND
“It is really an interest in true crime and it started really early and I was just fascinated by death and by crime.”
The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #034: “TOLKIEN”
In this episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath take a look at new biopic Tolkien.
Life Without Restraints with BORN FREE
“We wanted every part of it to count and every section of every song to make people go nuts or wanna sing along or stage dive or get involved and pretty much the way we wrote the album we wanted people to listen to it and want to put it on again”.
Growing Old Disgracefully with MEMORIAM
“It’s just a big sounding, heavy, steamroller of an album. I’ve been listening to it for three months so it will be interesting to find out – because I know there has been a couple of songs come out – but it will be interesting to hear everybody’s view once the full length is out next week”.
Seperating Fact From Fiction with THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER
“We wanted to do something that was a little bit out of the box for most concept bands. There are concept bands out there like Defeater who focus on return soldiers of war and stuff like that and then there are other bands like Sworn In who focus on one self-loathing person. What we decided to do was we took aspects from a lot of pop culture – specifically action movies and stuff like that, and horror films – and decided to make it into one whole story”.
Changing the tides with RED SEA
“That’s why when we describe ourselves we make a point of saying we’re prog and melodic just to distinguish so people – depending on what their tastes are – know what we’re bringing”.
ABLAZE at Frankie’s Pizza By The Slice 15/06/2019
If like me, you grew up in the eighties, your first foray into heavy music may well have been via the hard rock bands of that era. While individual tastes change over time, and heavy music continues to evolve and push boundaries, sometimes it is excellent to re-visit those hard rock roots, and tonight, I’m […]
CLOWNS & HARD-ONS at Crowbar on 14/6/19
It’s frustrating being a millennial and heading about the golden days of Sydney’s live music scene. Whether it be your best mates dad or opposition leader Anthony Albanese on the TV, it seems everyone but yourself got to experience walking down Parra road, popping a tenner into the doorman’s hand and kicking back with the […]
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Announce Australian Tour
Italyian symphonic death metal beasts, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, will return below in October and November on the back of their latest album Veleno. FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Australian Tour Dates Tickets on sale now: http://soundworksdirect.eventbrite.com October 30th – Brisbane, Woolly Mammoth November 1st – Melbourne, Max Watts November 2nd – Adelaide, Lion Arts Factory (The New Dead Festival) […]
BACKYARD BABIES Announce October 2019 Australian Tour
The band that brought sleaze rock in Scandinavia and Sweden, the Backyard Babies, just announced an Australian tour. On the back of their 2019 release, Sliver and Gold, the band will make way to Australia in October. Tickets on sale: Wednesday 19 June at 10am AEST Backyard Babies Australian Tour Dates: TICKETS: https://silverbacktouring.com.au Friday 4 […]
CRADLE OF FILTH Australian Tour “Performing Cruelty and the Beast” in Full
’98 was the year that dawned the concept album, “Cruelty and the Beast”. It’s based on the life of mass murderer Elizabeth Bathory a Hungarian Countess and who tortured then murdered hundreds of women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Many say this is COF’s finest album and those that don’t agree it’s almost theirs, […]
The Popcorn Conspiracy Ep #033 – GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS
In this episode of The Popcorn Conspiracy Dave Griffiths and Kyle McGrath review the brand new monster flick – Godzilla: King Of Monsters.
CLOWNS and PRIVATE FUNCTION at Crowbar, Sydney 14/6/19
VADER ‘Thy Messenger’
Now this is a concept that I could really embrace – a pre-present that you receive before the actual present. Imagine if you a week before your birthday or Christmas your friends and families had to give you a smaller gifts? It is a great concept and something it seems that Polish death metal outfit […]
HEAVY Magazine / DIGI-MAG Issue #80
This week we’ve talked to those fiendish men, Devildriver, who put the romours about their new album to rest. We’ve got Skinlab, (HED)P.E., Static-X, Koasis, ATLVS and more! VIEW IT ONLINE HERE: https://preview.mailerlite.com/l2j5p0 HEAVY Magazine print edition is coming in two weeks–start crossing off your calendar!
HAMMERFALL Released a Lyric Video for “(We Make) Sweden Rock”
Hammerfall has just released a lyric video for “(We Make) Sweden Rock” following the world premiere on the big screens at Sweden Rock Festival prior to the band’s performance over the weekend. The track is from their forthcoming album, Dominion set for release on August 16th. HAMMERFALL frontman Joacim Cans comments, “The lyrical content is […]
Lineups announced for BAYVIEW SUSPECT Australian Tour
Perth groove metal act Bayview Suspect have had a stellar year in 2019 so far, first supporting the legendary Phil Anselmo & The Illegals alongside King Parrot at this year’s sold out Slayfest and then releasing a brand new song titled “Stay Away” which was officially launched at Perth Monthly Metal Club Hornography on May […]
THE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT Announce Australian Tour
Alt-rock queens, The Beautiful Monument, announced they will be headlining a tour in August to showcase their new album, I’m The Reaper (June 28 via Greyscale Records). Pre-order the album here: https://grysclrec.lnk.to/reaper THE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT TOUR DATES With special guests: Tapestry & The Comfort TIX ON SALE NOW VIA OZTIX Saturday August 3 Lansdowne Hotel, SYDNEY […]
Crobot Announced New Studio Album “Motherbrain”
Crobot have announced a new studio album Motherbrain which will be out on August 23. Today, the band and Mascot Records present a second song from the upcoming album titled “Low Life” which can be heard here. Listen and Pre-Order here: http://smarturl.it/Crobot-Band Band will also go ON TOUR in the UK/EU this July and August.
SABATON reveal first album trailer about “The Great War”
Swedish heavy metal warriers, Sabaton, will release a new album The Great War on July 19th. It’s a concept ablum based on the First World War. They just reveiled a trailer which includes Pär Sundström and Joakim Broden talking about the album. Pre-order the physical versions of the album: HERE Bassist Pär Sundström comments: “We […]
MY SECRET CIRCUS Release Music Video For “Gone”
Following their 2018 EP release, Rise and Fall, My Secret Circus have dropped a new single called “Gone”. Front man Dan Mazarita says ‘Gone is much heavier than what we have done in the past, and the video, to me, is part 2 to No Cigar, a sequel if you will. Both videos were done […]
THE HU Announce Debut Album, “The Gereg”
Mongolian rock group, The Hu, released music videos for “Wolf Totem” and “Yuve Yuve Yu” and quickly racked up 28 million views and charted at #1 and #2 on iTunes globally, They’ve just announced the release of their debut album, The Gereg, on September 13 via Eleven Seven Music.
Jessie Buckley interview about “WILD ROSE”
“I had never seen a female character be so bold, so rusty and unchained. Her bravery and tenacity just blew me away.”
Nicholas Hoult interview about “TOLKIEN”
“I was thinking that even if he hadn’t created this wonderful things this was still just a beautiful story and the life that he lived was remarkable.”
Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson interview about “MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL”
““You just have to rein me in, but part of creation is destruction sometimes. We did wreck some stuff, but I think that is part of my process I kind of just go at it and then think ‘okay that is the boundaries’”
Sophe Turner interview about “X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX”
“That was a lot of fun and it was probably the most dangerous thing – and it wasn’t even that dangerous…. it was fun and I’m safe and unhurt.”
James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender interview about “X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX”
““We were actually able to put Charles in the middle of the action sequence and use him – he was able to use his powers and be part of it.”
Pushing Musical Boundaries with KAOSIS
“One of the primary motivations of the band is to keep things fresh. Within this band, there’s a lot of different influences. We see synergies in a lot of different musical genres so we’re really trying to find that common binding point between those genres. If it’s creating something new it’s pretty much the main thing we are trying to do”.
Dominic Sherwood and Alberto Rosende interview about “SHADOWNHUNTERS”
“So for me it is a wonderful feeling where I am humbled by people telling me they enjoy what I do because it brings us down to the level of the people that enjoy the medium that we put forward.”
DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY – Christopher Sabat Interview
When it comes to Anime circles there is few bigger names than Christopher Sabat. Sabat has been voicing Anime characters for longer than any of us care to remember and has been the pivotal voice artist in popular series such as Pokemon, Attack On Titan and Dragon Ball and all of its offshoots. And if […]
DEVILDRIVER Return To Oz
“So just know that this thing is on fire and that we can’t wait to come… and we can’t wait to get there because it is definitely one of my favourite places to tour for sure.”
Back To The Death Trip For STATIC-X
“Just to hear that it was like ‘man it is such a shame that because of drugs the world is robbed of that’.”
Memoirs of ATLVS
“as you listen to the E.P from start to finish it’s sort of going on a bit of a story and your ups and downs of what’s going on in your personal life so you’re going from the anger to the hurt inside, so then more anger, and it leads towards the end which is more like acceptance and leaving things open for what’s to come”.
Nita Strauss at GREASY LUCK Music Hall & Pub, New Bedford, MA (United States) on 4/6/19
Connect with Nita Strauss (click icons): All Photography: Robert Forte Instagram: 40_ Photography – https://www.instagram.com/40_photography/ Facebook: @fourzerophotography – https://www.facebook.com/4zerophotography
Getting Under The SKINLAB
“We’re punk rock we don’t care, and if that is any indication of this tour will be – then bring it on.”
Video Feature: ATLVS “Sick” 🤮
Australian metalcore youngsters, ATLVS, recently announced their debut EP “Memoir” and asked us to feature the first single from it called “Sick”. “Memoir” is out on the 14th of June – https://ffm.to/atlvs_memoirep Memoir was produced, co-written, mixed & mastered by Ionei Heckenberg (Ocean Sleeper) at Zanari Records. Lead Vocalist Jesse Buckingham says that the new […]
(HED) P.E. Prepare To Stampede
“In contrast the last album had no programming, where as this album has tonnes of 808s and subs and gangsta-trap programming, EDM programming mixed in with hardcorism… it really is the shit.”
CIRCLES Announce Local Aupports
‘Winter’ Tour is near. Today Circles announced local supports for the Australian leg of the tour with SIXTEEN local bands across the country including previously announced, Ebonivory.Circles’ Australian headline shows in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, Belgrave, and Ballarat. The other SIXTEEN bands on the Australian circut starts on July 11 at Sydney’s Oxford […]
JOHN FLOREANI at The Workers Club, Melbourne 07/06/19
We find comfort in the space of others who we feel not only understand us but give us the opportunity to be heard and respected. A place where we feel just as at ease and content, like the space we call our home. Through the emotion, the love, the humour and even the awkward silences […]
Diana Nguyen interview about “PHI AND ME”
““It is the first Vietnamese/Autralian comedy series in the world. So we are stamping all over the firsts and popping cherries for all the Vietnamese.”
10 Female Artists That You Need To Know About by Dave Griffiths
If you were putting together a list of female artists in hard rock and heavy metal then it would be a time consuming task that could well become a never-ending list of some of the most talented musicians to ever walk this Earth. So, HEAVY’s Dave Griffiths decided to help you out by putting […]
HEAVY Magazine / DIGI-MAG Issue #79
This week we bring you the nicest scary bunch of musicians in the world, Motionless In White. We turn to Nonpoint for some advice; fantasize with Turilli/Lione Rhapsody; get the deep blues with Kenny Wayne Shepherd. We also got to know more about Australian artists Pissing Razors (ouch! Yeah, that would hurt so bad) […]
PALACE OF THE KING + THE POOR Announce “When The King Met The Poor” Tour
The Poort and Palace of the King announced they will be doing an Australian tour together aptly called, “When The King Met The Poor”. Melbourne rockers Palace Of The King recently released a brand new song of One Of These Days. Download/Stream One Of These Days smarturl.it/oneofthesedays PALACE OF THE KING TOUR DATES Get your tickets […]
STRIKER Release Video For “On The Run”
Canadian shredders STRIKER unleashed their sixth studio album Play To Win in October 2018 via their independent label Record Breaking Records. The band have just released a brand new video for the track, “On The Run” Play To Win is out now Web | iTunes | Amazon | CD Baby | Spotify The band comment on the clip: ‘As an independent […]
AUGUST BURNS RED Announce Australian Tour with Alpha Wolf
Pennsylvanian metalcore quintet August Burns Red will be returning to Australia in October to celebrate their 10 year anniversary of their third studio album Constellations as part of their worldwide tour and today, they’ve announced Melbourne’s Alpha Wolf as the support act on all Australian dates. Tickets on sale now at www.tickets.destroyalllines.com VIP and general […]
