Japam are the winners of our video of the week
Adelaide’s Japam have hit us with an hilarious video for their debut single, Wolf Harass. It certainly made us want to watch past the 30 second mark. The djent band will be touring in support of their debut very soon but in the meantime, check this video out. The song is by no means hilarious […]
Dave Lombardo; Still Reigning In Blood After Forty Years
By Daniel Tucceri Ask any drummer into extreme metal to name the best in the business, and you’ll invariably hear Slayer legend Dave Lombardo’s name come up. Whilst his days smacking cow hides with the thrash titans are a distant memory, Lombardo has been no less prolific. Recently, the Mike Patton fronted Fantomas have reunited […]
Tour Diary: Dead City Ruins Part 1
By Jake “Haggis” Wiffen It’s 4am, Monday the 31st of August and I find myself sitting alone in the upper private lounge of a Nightliner Bus. I’m holding a piping hot freshly ground coffee that I made a few minutes ago with the machine in the lower “main” lounge room of the bus. I’m watching […]
Photos: Abbath + supports, Melbourne
Abbath + Ruins + Hybrid Nightmares Max Watt’s, Melbourne 17 October 2015 Photos by John Raptis
Top 10: Thy Art Is Murder
It’s the last show of Thy Art Is Murder’s headlining tour tonight with Aversions Crown, Feed Her To The Sharks, and Colossvs. Everyone and their mothers seems to love lists on the Internet, HEAVY’s Alex Sievers gives you his top ten tracks from Sydney’s finest. Infinite Death Despite the absurdly stupid and offensive lyrics of […]
Watch Saxon’s new video for ‘Queen Of Hearts’
Saxon have released a video from their 21st studio album, Battering Ram. The album is out now via UDR Music / Warner. You can watch Queen of Hearts below.
Clowns announce local tour supports
Clowns have revealed the supports for their upcoming tour at the end of this month. Joining them on the ‘Never Enough Tour’ will be a stack load of sick bands. Tour Dates with Cosmic Kahuna Thursday October 29 – Phoenix, Canberra w/ Sketch Method Friday October 30 – Factory Floor, Sydney w/ Frank Rizzo & […]
Photos: Helloween + supports, Melbourne
Helloween + Damnation’s Day + Horizon’s Edge 170 Russell, Melbourne Photos by Carl Neumann
Megadeth: “This new line-up has a really cool, honest and organic feel to it.”
Interview by Steven Jenkins Thrash legends and veterans of the heavy music universe Megadeth, have arrived in Australia for the first time since 2010, after a couple of unavoidable delays. Famous frontman Dave Mustaine and his group are finally here and they’ve brought Finnish melodic death metallers Children Of Bodom along for the ride. A […]
Things You Didn’t Know About Caligula’s Horse (But Should)
Caligula’s Horse release their new album today, entitled Bloom. The band shared some pertinent information about individual band members. Let’s see how many snippets of information you recognise… The most important one to remember is that Dave Cooper, our bassist, ran for Lord Mayor of Brisbane once as an independent. That excites the hell out […]
Thy Art Is Murder will be doing a couple of in stores this weekend
Thy Art Is Murder have just kicked off their Holy War tour and they’ll be appearing at a couple of in stores in Melbourne and Sydney this weekend. First up will be Melbourne at the 24Hundred store in Richmond on Friday. Saturday will see the band at Utopia Records. In Store Dates Friday 16 October […]
Graham Bonnet announces tour dates
Graham Bonnet – best known for fronting Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group and Alcatrazz – will be heading to Australia and New Zealand in April 2016. Bonnet will be performing eight shows on this tour, kicking off in Perth. Tour Dates Wed, April 6: Amplifier, Perth Thurs, April 7: The Gov, Adelaide Fri, April 8: The […]
Metallica are recording a new album
James Hetfield has revealed in an interview that Metallica are in the studio and recording new material. Hetfield talks to EMG about his three signature ESP guitars – Truckster, Snakebite, and Iron Cross. During the course of the interview, Hetfield reveals the band is in the studio and recording their new album. “I tell ya, […]
Whoretopsy: “Hopefully we can shock the metalcore people and sort of break into that ‘core’ aspect.”
By Steven Jenkins Sick, brutal, heavy, disgusting, violent, and hilarious. Just a few words that very accurately describe Melbourne death metal band Whoretopsy. With the recent release of their second full length and a couple of EPs under their belt, it’s quite clear that Whoretopsy are quickly becoming one the most distinctive bands in Australia […]
Gig Review: Sick Of It All + supports, Sydney
Sick Of It All + Toe To Toe + Boneless Manning Bar, Sydney 10 October 2015 Review by Greg Smith Photo by Joel Anderson Kicking off the night of hardcore was Sydney band Boneless. The four-piece’s music is in the traditional vein of short, fast, loud, and they seemed genuinely excited to be on the […]
Confession to perform final Victorian show at UNIFY
Confession recently called game over, but they’re not going to let UNIFY pass them by as they return for the second time at the 2016 event. This will be the band’s final Victorian show. Confession vocalist Michael Crafter says, “We are stoked to be included on the lineup for Unify this year as our final Victorian […]
SANZU are launching their new album
SANZU will be launching their debut album, Heavy Over The Home Tour Dates BRISBANE, Dec 3rd @ New Globe Theatre – Hope Drone, Eternal Rest + More SYDNEY, Dec 4th @ Valve Bar , Underground – The Seer, Rise of Avernus, Gods of Eden+ More MELBOURNE, Dec 5th @ Reverence Hotel– Hollow World, Athenas Wake […]
Trivium – Silence In The Snow – Album Review
Trivium Silence In The Snow Roadrunner Records Release Date: 2 October 2015 Reviewer: Steve Jenkins No other band is as responsible as Trivium for creating an entirely new generation of young heavy metal listeners. Now after seven studio albums and a fifteen year career, they’re back with a vengeance, albeit slightly more tame. This being […]
Denner/Shermann – Satan’s Tomb – Album Review
Denner/Shermann Satan’s Tomb Metal Blade Records Release Date: 2 October 2015 Review by Cameron Cooper Heavy metal diehards will know Michael Denner and Hank Shermann as the dual-guitar assault of black metal revolutionaries Mercyful Fate. No longer together in Fate, the original twins of evil have teamed up with everybody’s favourite drummer Snowy Shaw, US […]
For Today – Wake – Album Review
For Today Wake Nuclear Blast Release Date: 2 October 2015 Review by Jeremy Edwards Christian metalcore. It’s probably not a genre the majority of metalheads would have in their collection. For Today have been heavyweights in Christian metalcore since their beginning in 2005, but the release of their fifth album in early 2014, Fight The […]
Heart Of A Coward – Deliverance – Album Review
Heart Of A Coward Deliverance Century Media Release date: 2 October 2015 Review by Joshua Bulleid Heart Of A Coward have had a bit of trouble getting off the ground with their first couple of albums. While they managed to amass a small following off the back of those releases, they’ve also fallen short of […]
We Hunt Buffalo – Living Ghosts – Album Review
We Hunt Buffalo Living Ghosts Fuzzorama Release Date: 25 September 2015 Review by Cameron Cooper Desert rock is back. Or, more specifically, desert rock is back in the form of three greasy Canadians. On their second full-length, the power trio embark on a mind bending cruise across the desert planes, conjuring a sound somewhere between […]
Black Tongue – The Unconquerable Dark – Album Review
Black Tongue The Unconquerable Dark Release Date: 4 September 2015 Century Media Records Review by Steven Jenkins Black Tongue have emerged from the darkness to become a band that’s hot on the radar as of late. With their slowed down tempo that creates an aura of heaviness like no other. Down tuned guitars, thunderous drumming […]
Caligula’s Horse reveal new video for ‘Firelight’
Caligula’s Horse have released a new video for Firelight, from the new album Bloom, which is out this Friday, 16 October via InsideOut Music. “Firelight is dedicated to those we’ve lost.” Says vocalist Jim Grey “A reminder not to dwell in mourning and melancholy, but to celebrate life in all its fragility. It’s a bright […]
Senses Fail announce tour dates
Senses Fail have announced they’ll be coming to Australia in March 2016. The band will be touring nationally with Trophy Eyes. Tour Dates Wednesday 2 March | Fowlers Live – Adelaide, SA www.moshtix.com.au Thursday 3 March | The Brightside – Brisbane, QLD www.oztix.com.au Friday 4 March | Corner Hotel – Melbourne, VIC www.cornerhotel.com Saturday 5 March | Factory Theatre – Sydney, NSW www.factorytheatre.com.au & www.ticketek.com.au Sunday 6 March | […]
Queensryche – Condition Human – Album Review
Queensryche Condition Human Century Media Release Date: 2 October 2015 Review by Kevin Prested It’s been hard to keep track of who ‘is’ Queensryche of late with yet another saga of a band claiming split ownership, but here we have another Queensryche release with former Crimson Glory vocalist Todd La Torre returning for his second […]
Photos: Sick Of It All + supports, Sydney
Sick Of It All + Toe To Toe + Boneless Manning Bar, Sydney 10 October 2015 Photos by Joel Anderson
Thy Art Is Murder’s Andy Marsh: Top 5 Death Growls In Metal
We all love a good death growl and everyone has their opinion on what constitutes the perfect one. Thy Art Is Murder’s Andy Marsh weighs in on this Top 5. Nergal from Behemoth Very European, very different, strange vocal production, and he says important stuff with his lyrics. Corpse Grinder from Cannibal Corpse Very distinct, […]
Gig Review: Dead Letter Circus + supports, Melbourne
Dead Letter Circus + 10 Years + Guards of May The Forum, Melbourne 10 October 2015 Review by Rod Whitfield Imagine my joy when I found out that one of my favourite bands on the planet would be doing the Melbourne leg of tour for their brand new album at my favourite venue in the […]
Transcending Mortality: Power Levels Over 9000!
By Jeremy Vane-Tempest Transcending Mortality started life as a doom band but ended up taking a more prog approach to life. Unfortunately, they promptly broke up before they could fully explore this new-found progressive streak. Happy days though, because they’re back to headline Steel Assassins in Sydney on November 6 and 7. Perhaps the most […]
Countdown to Extinction (Or just the 10 best Megadeth songs of all time)
by Salla Harjula Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! (Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! 1985) Megadeth’s debut isn’t the most original thrash album ever, but it gave us… Megadeth. And this song is ace. Train of Consequences (Youthanasia 1994) How do you make a guitar riff sound cheeky? Tell […]
AC/DC announces tour supports
AC/DC have announced their supports for the upcoming ‘Rock or Bust’ Australian tour. It’s a case of “we didn’t see this coming” when The Hives were announced and massive congrats to Kingswood who’ll also be joining the tour. Tour Dates Wednesday, 4th November ANZ Stadium, Sydney Tickets: Ticketek Saturday, 7th November – NEW SHOW ANZ […]
Want to meet Rise Against?
Frontier Touring are giving people a chance to win a meet and greet with Rise Against. The band will be touring Australia in December. One lucky ticketholder and their ticketholding friend will get a chance to meet the band at the show. For your chance to win, simply email [email protected] and tell them your name, […]
The Ghost Inside release new video for ‘Move Me’
The Ghost Inside have released a new video for Move Me. The track is taken from the band’s 2014 Dear Youth album. Front man Jonathan Vigil explains the video concept: “Everyone has those times when things don’t go their way. Sometimes it’s worse than others and it feels like it will never end. The thing […]
Cold Snap have released a new video about a controversial subject
Cold Snap have released a new video for Monster and it touches on a sensitive, controversial subject. The press release states the band are “mad as hell about child predators.” We’re with you on that one, Cold Snap. Their hope is the video will encourage people to speak out. “In this video there is a […]
Win tickets to see Nile and Unearth
Nile and Unearth will be touring Australia in November with Feed Her To The Sharks and Whoretopsy and we’ve got a ticket to give away to each show. Here’s what you have to do. Competition Details Tell us which show you’d like to attend Tell us your name as it appears on your ID Send […]
Leprous and Voyager announce joint Australian tour
Norway and Australia join forces next January when Leprous and Voyager head out on tour in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne. Leprous recently released their fifth studio album, The Congregation via Inside Out Music. Voyager have recently returned from a successful set at ProgPower USA. Tour Dates Presented by HEAVY Music Magazine 29 January – […]
Soundwave Festival adds another band to the 2016 line-up
Soundwave Festival has announced the 11th band to join the 2016 line-up as Metal Allegiance. The band has been dubbed as a supergroup due to the huge amount of metal talent performing under the banner. Touring for the Soundwave Festival will be: Troy Sanders (Mastodon) – Mark Osegueda (Death Angel) – Alex Sklonick (Testament) – […]
Gig Review: Behemoth + supports, Sydney
Behemoth + Watain + Bölzer The Metro Theatre, Sydney 03 October 2015 Review by Salla Harjula Photo by Kierra Thorn Ah. What do you say after a Behemoth show? You’re mown down and flattened to paste on the floor from a force field of relentlessness. The night fires off with Swiss two-piece Bölzer. I walk […]
Win tickets to see Megadeth and Children of Bodom
Megadeth and Children of Bodom are about to hit Australian shores and to celebrate, we’ve got some double passes to giveaway to each show. Here’s what you have to do. Competition Details Tell us which show you’d like to attend Tell us your name as it appears on your ID Send an email to [email protected] […]
MofoIsDead releases new single, announces album release date
MofoIsDead have released a new single, Born Shit Die from their forthcoming EP, Brisneyland. The EP will be released on 20 November through MGM Distribution, and according to the band, will be distinctively Brisbane and distinctively eclectic. You may have heard Paul Galagher’s voice before, as the frontman for The Butterfly Effect. The record’s lyrics […]
Megadeth’s Beijing show allegedly stopped due to censorship
The Beijinger has reported that Megadeth‘s concert in Beijing came to a grinding halt due to alleged censorship. The first night of the Dystopia tour ended rather abruptly after an hour of Megadeth being on stage by officials and the censorship conclusion is being drawn from one of their tracks, Skin of My Teeth being […]
Abbath releases video for Nebular Ravens Winter
Abbath has released a live video for Nebular Ravens Winter. Nebula Ravens Winter was recorded in early September in the same live session as the first new Abbath song to be released, Fenrir Hunts. Abbath says:”This is one of my favourite Immortal tracks. It’s from the album ‘Blizzard Beasts’. Enjoy or die!”
Flying Colors release live video for Mask Machine
Flying Colors have released a live video (Live at the Z7) for Mask Machine. Steve Morse says “I really like Casey’s more aggressive vocal style in this song, and the lyrics are deep enough to appreciate on their own. It’s a fun song to play, and was a great way to end the show!” […]
Ganbaru to release debut album, ‘Declaration’
Melbourne hardcore band, Ganbaru, will release their debut album, Declaration on 23 October. The band have released a video for the lead single, Bleeding Hearts, which you can watch below. Drummer Joel Cairns is relieved and excited to finally be releasing the album. “We had a whole lot to prove – we had to rename […]
Ryan Van Poederooyen (DTP) announces Masterclass tour
Ryan Van Poederooyen will be touring Australia with Devin Townsend in October and he’s just announced that he’ll be staying on after the tour for his own masterclass tour. Not solely about drumming, these events will be more a masterclass on music, and life within the music industry. Ryan will share some of his experiences […]
Slipknot release new video (NSFW)
Slipknot have released a new video for their single, XIX from .5: The Gray Chapter. There have been a handful of releases of the current album, so how does this one stack up? Check it out here.
Exclusive Premiere: Vessel Born – Dressing A Dead Man
Vessel Born have released their film clip for Dressing a Dead Man. Dressing a Dead Man is the first official single from the record and is produced by Adam Merker at Studios Anders Debeerz (Disentomb, Aversion’s Crown, The Stratagem). The stark, beautiful black-and-white film clip was directed by Jonathan Creed & Luke McClean for Shots […]
Abbath announces tour supports
Abbath has announced supports for the upcoming Australian tour. Joining Abbath on tour will be Ruins on all dates. Vyrion will join the tour in Brisbane, Gods of Eden in Sydney and Hybrid Nightmares in Melbourne. Tour Dates Ruins will appear at all shows Thursday, October 15: Max Watt’s, Brisbane 18+ w/ Vyrion Friday, October […]
Between The Buried And Me announce Australian tour dates
Between The Buried And Me have announced Australian tour dates with Chon. The Coma Ecliptic Tour IV will hit our shores in February 2016. The tour will kick off on 25 February at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth and wind up in Melbourne on 29 February. Tour Dates Thursday, February 25: Rosemount Hotel, Perth Friday, […]
