King Parrot announces new album, new video and tour dates
King Parrot will release a new album on 15 May through EVP Recordings. The new album, ‘Dead Set’, was recorded by the legendary Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down) at his Nodferatu’s Lair studio in New Orleans. Ahead of their album release, King Parrot have released a video for ‘Like A Rat’, which you can watch […]
Witchgrinder announce single release date
Melbourne’s Industrial Thrash metallers, Witchgrinder, have announced they’ll be releasing the first single from their upcoming album on 27 March 2015. ‘Bloodlust’ is tale about a vampire’s thirst for warm human blood, according to the band. “They crave it and must drink it to survive. I find something somewhat appealing and sexy about this. That […]
Unify Gathering announces dates for 2016
The inaugural Unify Gathering was only a few months ago but the organiser have already reminded us to save the dates with 16 and 17 January 2016 earmarked for next year’s event. We’ve trawled the Facebook comments to garner as much information as we can. It’ll be in the same location – Tarwin Lower, South […]
Philip H. Anselmo and horror actor Bill Moseley join forces
Philip H. Anselmo has reportedly recorded some new material with horror actor Bill Moseley. According to Metal Hammer, the two paired up on the collaboration called ‘Phil And Bill: Songs Of Death And Despair’. Moseley tells Little Punk People: “The music that I made with Phil Anselmo, we’re gonna put out like a mini-CD. We did […]
Malakyte has a change of line-up
Malakyte’s kit hitter and co-founder, LG, has decided it’s time to call it a day and has departed the band. According to the band the severing of ties is amicable and mutual. “It was a most ultimately bodacious pleasure to have shared the stage and the road with such a rad friend and bandmate. We’re […]
Sworn In to release new album
US metalcore quintet Sworn In will release their sophomore LP, ‘The Lovers/The Devil’ through Razor & Tie/Cooking Vinyl Australia on 10 April 2015. The band have previously toured with Thy Art Is Murder, Emmure and I See Stars in support of their 2013 debut, ‘The Death Card’. You can listen to a preview of the […]
Heavy Mag Isssue 13 – CD Feature – Kitties Of Death
Track 9: Kitties Of Death – Never Be Happy Band Name: Kitties Of Death Song: Never Be Happy Genre: Avant-garde black metal Location: USA/Australia Website: www.facebook.com/kittiesofdeath [bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=604750948 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small track=3514079060]
Photos: Hellions + supports, Sydney
Hellions + Void Of Vision + Justice For The Damned + Our Past Days + Lifes ill Blacktown Masonic Hall, Sydney 15 March 2015 Photos by Melissa Rochfort
Exclusive: Open Shores release debut video single
Open Shores have released their debut video single, ‘Day by Day’. The Newcastle Upon Tyne band were previously known as We Have A Touchdown and we reckon you’ll like them if you dig Parkway Drive, Architects and August Burns Red.
Karnivool announce Themata Decade tour dates
It’s been ten years since Karnivool released their first album, ‘Themata’ and to mark the occasion the band will be heading out on tour this April and May. The band will be performing all the tracks from that album as well as others from their catalogue. The tour kicks off in Wollongong and winds up […]
Coffin Carousel release new EP
Coffin Carousel have released a new EP, titled ‘Fiend’. The band released their first single ‘Sinister’ some months ago and are now back with ‘Fiend City’. Mixed by Grammy award winning Neil Kernon (Judas Priest, Sex Pistols, Queen) and mastered by Alan Douches (Misfits, Motorhead, GWAR). ‘Fiend’ is available worldwide at all digital music stores […]
Deez Nuts release new video
Deez Nuts have released a new video for their next single, ‘Face This On My Own’. The single is lifted from the forthcoming album, ‘Word Is Bond’, which is out on 24 April via UNFD. The video was shot in Melbourne earlier this year in just one take, along frontman JJ Peters’ own street. Says […]
Cause of Wayne Static’s death revealed
The cause of Wayne Static’s death has been revealed today. According to Blabbermouth, the Static-X frontman consume a mix of Xanax, other prescription drugs and alcohol, which caused his death on 1 November. “On November 1, at approximately 0700 hours, [Wayne] and his wife went to bed. His wife stated that just prior to going […]
King Parrot signs record deal, new album on the way
King Parrot has signed a deal with EVP Recordings for Australia, Housecore Records in the US and Agonia Records in Europe for their new album to be released in May. The album was recorded by the legendary Philip H. Anselmo at his Nodferatu’s Lair studio in New Orleans, and he says of KP: “King Parrot is not […]
Motley Crue announces second Melbourne show
Motley Crue have announced a second show on their upcoming Australian tour with Alice Cooper. The band’s final show will be in Melbourne on 13 May at Rod Laver Arena. Tickets for the show will go on sale on 20 March. *Fan Club pre-sales: 10am Monday March 16 until 5pm Tuesday March 17 *My Live […]
Photos: Graveyard, Brisbane
Graveyard Crowbar, Brisbane 7 March 2015 Photos by Charyln Cameron
Chainsaw Hookers announce album tour dates
Perth’s bastard sons, Chainsaw Hookers, have announced a run of national tour dates. The tour is in support of their new album, ‘We Want Your Blood’. Tour Dates Friday, 10th April 2015 Claim The Throne, Emu Xperts, Bounty Hunter Amplifier Bar, Perth Oztix Thursday, 16th April Meatbeaters, Standard Union, Soberphobia Crown & Anchor, Adelaide Friday, […]
Decimatus and Envenomed announce national tour dates
Decimatus and Envenomed have teamed up for a national tour over several dates between March and June. Tour Dates March 21: Barwon Club – Geelong April 5: Bendigo Hotel, Melbourne April 10: Metalcastle, Newcastle April 12: Frankies Pizza, Sydney May 8: Club 54, Launceston May 9: The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart May 15: Musicman Megastore, Bendigo […]
A Wilhelm Scream add extra shows
A Wilhem Scream have added two extra shows to their upcoming Australian tour in Sydney and Melbourne. The extra two shows will be ‘fan request’ shows and you can have your say on the following social media pages. Sydney – http://on.fb.me/1GJ0TkH Melbourne – http://on.fb.me/1wCvavq Punk rockers Anchors will be joining the tour excluding Adelaide and […]
Blind Guardian announces tour supports
Blind Guardian have announced supports for their upcoming Australian shows. Divine Ascension and Bane of Winterstorm will open in Melbourne with Divine Ascension and Taberah opening in Sydney. Tour Dates Friday 19th June – The HiFi, MELBOURNE (18+) Tickets from www.metalobsession.net / www.thehifi.com.au w/ Divine Ascension & Bane of Winterstorm Saturday 20th June – The […]
Blind Guardian announce tour supports
Blind Guardian have announced supports for their upcoming Australian shows. Divine Ascension and Bane of Winterstorm will open in Melbourne with Divine Ascension and Taberah opening in Sydney. Tour Dates Tickets From www.metalobsession.net Friday 19th June – The HiFi, MELBOURNE (18+) Tickets from www.metalobsession.net / www.thehifi.com.au w/ Divine Ascension & Bane of Winterstorm Saturday 20th […]
Slipknot’s guitarist stabbed in fight
Slipknot’s guitarist, Mick Thomson, has reportedly been stabbed during an altercation. KCCI reports the fight occurred between Thomson and his brother while they were allegedly intoxicated. Thomson sustained a stab wound to the back of the head. The injuries are not life-threatening. You can read the full story here.
KISS announces Australian tour dates
KISS have announced they’ll be heading to Australia this October. The stage production called ‘The Spider’ will be moved by 38 computer controlled winches, featuring 220 automated lights, weighing in at 43,000 kgs, incorporating 900 pieces of pyrotechnics and powered by 400,000 watts of sound. The band are on their way Down Under as part […]
Bam Margera announces Australian and New Zealand tour dates
Professional Skateboarder and star of Jackass, Bam Margera, has just announced that F*ckface Unstoppable will return to Australia for another national run comprising of capital city and regional dates. The tour kicks off on 6 May in Auckland and winds up in Perth on 17 May. Tour Dates Wednesday 6 May | ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT www.ticketing.co.nz Thursday 7 May | Manning […]
Heavy Mag Isssue 13 – CD Feature – Chainsaw Hookers
Track 8: Chainsaw Hookers – Make Them Die Slowly Band Name: Chainsaw Hookers Song: Make Them Die Slowly Genre: Rock Location: Perth WA Website: www.facebook.com/chainsawhookers
In Hearts Wake announce tour with We Came As Romans, Beartooth and Storm The Sky
Byron Bay metal / hardcore outfit In Hearts Wake have announced a national tour to launch their third album, ‘Skydancer’, released May 1 via UNFD. The new album is the second half of the project they’ve been planning since ‘Earthwalker’, and will emerge 364 days after its predecessor. Both albums were recorded in the same […]
Voyager announce national tour dates with Klone
Voyager have announced a run of national tour dates with Klone. The band will kick off their tour in Adelaide on 21 May. Klone are another French success story having toured with Gojira and Orphaned Land several times, are regulars on Hellfest, France’s biggest metal festival and will be playing Euroblast fest later in the […]
Heavy Montreal announces line-up
Heavy Montreal has announced its line-up with Slipknot, Faith No More and Korn leading the charge. Alexisonfire will also make an appearance at the festival. Other bands on the line-up include Lamb Of God, Iggy Pop, NOFX, Billy Talent, Mastodon, Bullet For My Valentine, Meshuggah, Within Temptation, Gojira, Testament, Arch Enemy, Lagwagon, Lita Ford, Marky […]
Gold Coast’s Wallapalooza Festival Goes National, With Epic Special FX
Australia’s most cinematic rock and metal festival, Wallapalooza, is going national. Since launching five years ago, the Gold Coast event has become one of the most successful and long-running independent festivals in Southeast Queensland, drawing crowds in excess of 1000 people. And now, it’s taking on the East Coast. The festival will hit Byron Bay, […]
Photos: Soundwave Festival, Sydney – Day 2
Soundwave Festival, Sydney 1 March 2015 Photos by Onur Karaozbek Apocalyptica, Barebones, Butcher Babies, Coldrain, Confession, Crossfaith, Dayshell, Fall Out Boy, Fucked Up, Godsmack, Judas Priest, Killer Be Killed, King 810, Lagwagon, Marilyn Manson, Mayhem, Nonpoint, Papa Roach, Slash, Slipknot, Tonight Alive, Twin Atlantic
Photos: Soundwave Festival, Brisbane – Day 2
Soundwave Festival, Brisbane 1 March 2015 Photos by Gerry Nicholls Atreyu, Deathstars, Dragonforce, Emily’s Army, Fear Factory, Gerard Way, Hollywood Undead, Lamb Of God, Le Butcherettes, Lower Than Atlantis, Ministry, New Found Glory, Sleepwave, Soundgarden, Steel Panther, Terror Universal, The Aquabats, The Bennies, The Interrupters, The Treatment
Photos: Soundwave Festival, Sydney – Day 2
Soundwave Festival, Sydney 1 March 2015 Photos by Christian Ross Butcher Babies, Conditions, Dayshell, Escape The Fate, Fall Out Boy, Fucked Up, Godsmack, Judas Priest, Killer Be Killed, Marilyn Manson, Mayhem, Papa Roach, Slash, Slipknot, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Wonder Years, This Wild Life, Tonight Alive
Heavy Mag Isssue 13 – CD Feature – Tensions Arise
Track 7: Tensions Arise – Maniac Band Name: Tensions Arise Song: Maniac Genre: Groove Metal Location: Sydney NSW Website: www.facebook.com/tensionsarisemetal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj0Zi3980zY
Jericco release new album, tour dates
Jericco will release a new album on 13 March, titled ‘Machine Made The Animal’. The band will also head out on a national tour in support of the new album. The band successfully completed a crowd funding campaign, resulting in a final target of $10,500. To salute their supporters, the band will be releasing their […]
Watch: In Hearts Wake – Breakaway
In Hearts Wake have released a new video for ‘Breakaway’. The track is the lead single from their new album, ‘Skydancer’, which will be released though UNFD on 1 May.
Listen: Sock Puppet Parody cover Slipknot
Sock Puppet Parody have covered Slipknot’s ‘Wait And Bleed’. Have a listen below and tell us what you think.
Heavy Mag Isssue 13 – CD Feature – Bloodklot
Track 6: Bloodklot – Hate Will Prevail Band Name: Bloodklot Song: Hate Will Prevail Genre: Death Metal Location: Perth WA Website: www.facebook.com/bloodklot666
Review: Soundwave Festival, Brisbane
Soundwave Festival, Brisbane 28 February and 1 March 2015 Review by Callum Doig Soundwave Festival returned with a massive change of pace for frequent punters and newcomers by turning into a 2 day festival in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Headlining the festival were Soundwave newcomers Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins, and coming back for […]
Heavy Mag Isssue 13 – CD Feature – Stray Dog Strut
Track 4: Stray Dog Strut – The Mars Faulter Band Name: Stray Dog Strut Song: The Mars Faulter Genre: Alternative Metal Location: Adelaide SA Website: www.facebook.com/straydogstrutadelaide
In Hearts Wake announces surprise new album
In Hearts Wake have announced a surprise follow-up album to 2014’s ‘Earthwalker’. ‘Skydancer’ will be released on 1 May through UNFD. ‘Skydancer’ is the second half of an ambitious project that has been planned in secret well before the release of award-winning breakthrough album ‘Earthwalker’. Skydancer will be released 364 days after its predecessor. Both albums […]
Opeth announce Australian tour dates
Opeth have announced a run of Australian tour dates, kicking off in Sydney on 3rd of May. The band will tour in support of their album, ‘Pale Communion’ and return to Australia for the first time since their 2013 ‘Heritage’ tour. Tour Dates Sunday May 3 Sydney – Enmore Theatre Monday May 4 Adelaide -The […]
Opeth have announced a run of Australian tour dates, kicking off in Sydney on 3rd of May. The band will tour in support of their album, ‘Pale Communion’ and return to Australia for the first time since their 2013 ‘Heritage’ tour. Tour Dates Sunday May 3 Sydney – Enmore Theatre Monday May 4 Adelaide -The […]
Photos: Soundwave Festival, Sydney – Day 1
Soundwave Festival, Sydney 28 February 2015 Photos by Onur Karaozbek Antemasque, The Aquabats, Atreyu, Crown The Empire, Deathstars, Emilys Army, Faith No More, Falling in Reverse, Fear Factory, Gerard Way, He Is Legend, Hollywood Undead, Incubus, King Parrot, Le Butcherettes, Ministry, Monuments, Ne Obliviscaris, New Found Glory, Nothing More, One Ok Rock, Patent Pending, Raglans, […]
Photos: Soundwave Festival, Brisbane – Day 1
Soundwave Festival, Brisbane 28 February 2015 Photos by Gerry Nicholls All Time Low, Apocalyptica, Butcher Babies, Crossfaith, Escape The Fate, Exodus, Fall Out Boy, Fucked Up, Killer Be Killed, King 810, Marilyn Manson, Mayhem, Nonpoint, Papa Roach, Slash, Slipknot, This Wild Life, Tonight Alive, Twin Atlantic
No Life Til Leather pays tribute to Motley Crue
The No Life Til Leather DJs are putting their best glam faces on to celebrate the career of Motley Crue. Friday, 13th of March will see DJ Colonel Knowledge and The Sultan of Sin reunite to pay tribue to one of the baddest bands to ever crawl out of the gutter. Motley Crue recently announced […]
Witchgrinder announce supports for their single launch shows
Witchgrinder have announced supports for their upcoming single and video launch shows for Bloodlust. The launch will showcase the first single from their forthcoming, yet to be titled new album. In Sydney, Witchgrinder will be joined by Graveyard Rockstars, who will be co-headlining the show and also launching their new single and video for The […]
Metallica take their own washing machine on tour
Kirk Hammett has tweeted a photo of Metallica’s touring washing machine. Apparently when the band is on tour they travel with this essential item. Forget the Marshall fridge. There’s nothing more metal than having your jocks cleaned by official Metallica washing machine while on tour. Beats the local public laundry, hands down. Guess they can […]
Exclusive Listen: Psycroptic – Self Titled album
Psycroptic will release their Self-Titled album on 13 March through EVP Recordings/Rocket Distribution in Australia. The album will be available on CD and LP. You can listen to it ahead of its release, below.
Photos: Soundwave Festival, Brisbane – Day 2
Soundwave Festival, Brisbane 1 March 2015 Photos by Shaun Watson Area 7, Deathstars, Faith No More, Fear Factory, Godflesh, Incubus, Le Butcherettes, Ministry, Ne Obliviscaris, Nothing More, Soundgarden, Steel Panther, Terror Universal, The Treatment,
Review: Soundwave Festival, Brisbane
Soundwave Festival RNA Showgrounds Brisbane 28 February and 1 March 2015 Review by Nathan Eden Photo by Shaun Watson Day 1 Queensland turned on its very best weather for Soundwave Brisbane only one week after Cyclone Marcia turned the place in to a big puddle. Although I did see one cautious dude wearing gumboots, it […]
