W.A.S.P. release new song from ‘Golgotha’
W.A.S.P. have released a new song, Scream, from their new album, Golgotha. The new album will be released on 9 October via Napalm Records. You can grab the new album here. Track Listing Scream Last Runaway Shotgun Miss You Fallen Under Slaves of the New World Order Eyes of My Maker Hero of the World […]
Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society adds another show
Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society have added another show to their Australian tour dates on the back of their first Melbourne show being sold out. The second show will be held on 30 November at 170 Russell. Tour Dates 25 November – Metropolis, Fremantle 27 November – HQ, Adelaide 28 November – Roundhouse, Sydney 29 […]
Dumbsaint announce album launch dates
Dumbsaint have just released their second album, Panorama, in ten pieces and have announced a few of shows to launch it. Alongside the album, the band have released a 60-minute feature-length film was written, funded, filmed and edited entirely by the members of Dumbsaint: “‘Panorama, in ten pieces.’, is a suburban horror that tells the […]
Negfest announces line-up
Negfest have announced their line-up for 24 October. The day will showcase heavy, negative Australian music at Hermann’s Bar at Sydney Uni. Headlining the festival will be Space Bong, who will be launching their new album, Deadwood To Worms along with Gvrlls, who will be launching their new release, Protect Us From The Ones We […]
Vanity Riots release new single
Vanity Riots have released a new single, Hail Mary. The band have also announced a couple of show dates in October. The band released their debut EP, Ambulance, in May 2013 and have since toured the Philippines and Indonesia. Tour Dates Friday 2nd October – Studio Six, Sutherland, NSW [18+] w/Closure in Moscow. Tickets here. Sunday 4th […]
Listen: Voodoo Kills – Not Dead
Los Angeles based band, Voodoo Kills, have released a new, Self-Titled EP. The first track on the album is Not Dead, which you can listen to below. The band consists of two French and two Americans, who have been plugging away for 4 years now. We’re diggin’ this track. Let us know what you think. […]
Clutch: The profound levity of rock’n’roll
By Salla Harjula Funk rockers Clutch have been doing their thing for nearly a quarter century. It’s still a lot of work, it’s still wildly successful, it’s still from the heart. Most importantly, it’s still fun. Upcoming album Psychic Warfare has a primal energy that feels signature Clutch. But this time the easy groove was […]
Black Sabbath announce ticket details for Australian tour
Black Sabbath have announced ticket details for their 2016 Australian tour. The band have announced this is their final tour, titled ‘The End’. Tickets for all shows will go on sale at 10am Monday September 21. Telstra Thanks is bringing an exciting 48-hour pre-sale just for Telstra customers from 2pm Tuesday September 15 until 2pm […]
Bring Me The Horizon – That’s The Spirit – Album Review
Bring Me The Horizon That’s The Spirit Sony Music Australia Release Date: 11 September 2015 Review by Sam Sweeney Bring Me The Horizon have done it again. Their fifth studio release That’s The Spirit, is undoubtedly the final part of the band’s transitional trilogy that began with There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen […]
At The Gates announces tour supports
At The Gates are heading to Australia in October and they’ve just announced their local supports for each show. Tour Dates and Supports 28 October 2015 – Perth – Amplifier Bar with Malignant Monster & Advent Sorrow 29 October 2015 – Adelaide – The Unibar with Truth Corroded & Voros 30 October 2015 – Melbourne […]
Win: Tickets to see The Visit
Horror/thriller fans! We’ve got 5 double passes to giveaway to The Visit. The movie is released on 24 September in cinemas. Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious series) welcome you to Universal Pictures’ THE VISIT. Shyamalan returns to his roots with the terrifying […]
Exclusive Premiere: Chronolyth – Revenants
Heavy Mag is proud to host the exclusive premiere to the brand new video clip from Brisbane metal outfit Chronolyth. Following up from their successful underground debut album in 2012, multiple lengthy tours and Soundwave Festival appearance, they bring to the table a full force statement to be heard with the first single from their […]
Sixth band announced for Soundwave Festival
It’s been a slow drip but Soundwave Festival have come up with the goods by announcing they’ve added Lordi to the 2016 line-up. The band will join the already announced Northlane, Refused, Failure, Bullet For My Valentine and Dead Letter Circus. Festival Dates Saturday 23 January, 2016 – Brisbane Sunday 24 January, 2016 – Sydney […]
blessthefall: “Everything had to improve for this album.”
By Alexander Sievers Flashback about a decade when musical elitists would cast some serious shade on younger post-hardcore/metalcore bands with lines like “All these bands right now, they’ll be gone in a year or two”, or “These bands will never make it”. Well, a lot of those bands did actually make it, and they’re still […]
Another band announced for Soundwave Festival 2016
It’s been a slow drip but Soundwave Festival have come up with the goods by announcing they’ve added Northlane to the 2016 line-up. The band will join the already announced Refused, Failure, Bullet For My Valentine and Dead Letter Circus. Festival Dates Saturday 23 January, 2016 – Brisbane Sunday 24 January, 2016 – Sydney Tuesday […]
Want to be on the next HEAVY Music Magazine Digital Download?
Our next issue is due out on 5 November 2015 and we’re inviting bands to be a a part of our HEAVY Music Magazine Digital Download. This will now replace our previous Cover Mount CD. Why? We listened to our readers and understood they mostly consumed new music via digital download. So now we’re offering […]
Unify: A Heavy Music Gathering early bird tickets are officially sold out
That’s right, folks, the Unify: A Heavy Music Gathering early bird tickets are officially sold out. After being on sale for under three hours, the early ticket allocation is officially gone. Any 2015 attendees who missed out on these tickets have another chance to secure passes when the general public allocation goes live on October […]
Grave Pleasures – Dreamcrash – Album Review
Grave Pleasures Dreamcrash Sony Music Release Date: 4 September 2015 Review by Salla Harjula Melancholy. Yes, Scandinavians know how it works. From the ashes of Beastmilk, Grave Pleasures rise and deliver an album at least as gothically dreamlike and undeniably danceable as Climax. Or maybe those qualifiers should be the other way around: there’s a […]
Riverside – Love, Fear and the Time Machine – Album Review
Riverside Love, Fear and the Time Machine Inside Out Release Date: 4 September 2015 Review by Rod Whitfield Don’t get me wrong, Poland’s Riverside are a great band, and this album is cool. They’ve been around for a decade and a half, and this is their sixth album. Love, Fear and the Time Machine is […]
Spocks Beard – The Oblivion Particle – Album Review
Spocks Beard The Oblivion Particle Inside Out Release Date: 21 August 2015 Review By: Rod Whitfield Sometimes you just need to listen to a record multiple times for it to sink in properly. The twelfth album by this classic American prog act is another such case. First impressions of this album were that it’s an […]
Pop Evil – Up – Album Review
Pop Evil Up eOne Music Release Date: 21 August 2015 Review by Matt Doria After 2013’s Onyx took the world by storm and brought Pop Evil to the international stage, there’s a lot of pressure on the Michigan hard rock brigade to succeed – or even just live up to – their previous oeuvre with […]
Oceans Of Slumber – Blue – Album Review
Oceans Of Slumber Blue Century Media Release Date: 21 August 2015 Review by Jeremy Edwards Occasionally bands come along whose unique sound makes them difficult to categorise. Those bands that people argue over, whether they’re this genre or that. Oceans Of Slumber are most certainly one of those bands. Since the release of their independent […]
Coffin Carousel release new EP
Coffin Carousel have released a new EP, entitled Doom Pop. The EP plays homage to influential punk icons the Misfits with Static Age and Ramones with the radio hit I Wanna Be Sedated in a dual cover song release mixed by Grammy award winning Neil Kernon (Judas Priest, Sex Pistols, Queen) and mastered by Alan […]
Photos: Witchgrinder + supports, Melbourne
Witchgrinder + Decimatus + Atomic Riot Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne 4 September 2015 Photos by Roger Brookes
Ugly Kid Joe to release first album in nearly 20 years
Ugly Kid Joe will release their first album in nearly two decades. Uglier Than They Used Ta Be is the band’s first full length since 1996’s Motel California. The album will be released on 18 September, with the first single Hell Ain’t Hard To Find already released and She’s Already Gone to be released on […]
Vanna are releasing an EP of covers
Covers are always such a tricky area. You either nail it or fail it. Vanna will be releasing an EP of covers on 2 October via Pure Noise Records/Sony Music Australia. The EP will include their versions of Marilyn Manson, The Offspring, The Smashing Pumpkins, Korn and Metallica. The first track they’re released is Manson’s […]
TesseracT release new video
TesseracT have released a new video for Survival. The track comes from the forthcoming album, Polaris, which is out on 18 September. The band will also be touring Australia in October with Caligula’s Horse. Tour Dates Wednesday, 14 October – The Zoo, Brisbane – 18+ – with Plini Thursday, 15 October – The Factory […]
Storm The Sky join Sleeping With Sirens on their Aussie/NZ tour
Storm The Sky will join Sleeping With Sirens on their upcoming Australian/New Zealand tour. The band will be direct support on all shows. Tour Dates Wednesday 16th September – Powerstation, Auckland Tickets available from Ticketmaster Thursday 17th September – The Triffid, Brisbane SOLD OUT Sunday 20th September – UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney Tickets available from Ticketek […]
Five Finger Death Punch: “We just wanted to make a real smack-in-your-face record!”
By Cameron Cooper Not many bands can boast the kind of continuous output that Five Finger Death Punch can. Cameron Cooper chats with Jason Hook about the new album, Got Your Six, and his unconventional approaches to writing and recording. When Five Finger Death Punch released Way Of The Fist in 2007, their impression on […]
Soundwave Festival adds another band to the 2016 line-up
It’s been a slow drip but Soundwave Festival have come up with the goods by announcing they’re added Refused to the 2016 line-up. The band will join the already announced Failure, Bullet For My Valentine and Dead Letter Circus. Festival Dates Saturday 23 January, 2016 – Brisbane Sunday 24 January, 2016 – Sydney Tuesday 26 […]
Black Sabbath announces farewell tour dates
Black Sabbath have announced dates for their farewell tour. The band will be heading to this side of the world in April 2016. Tour Dates 15/4 – Perth, Perth Arena 17/4 – Adelaide, Entertainment Centre 19/4 – Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena 23/4 – Sydney, Allphones Arena 25/4 – Brisbane, Entertainment Centre 28/4 – Auckland, Vector […]
Claim The Throne: Celebrating 10 years
1. First of all guys congratulations on your tenth anniversary. Could you start by telling how Claim The Throne first formed and whether or not you ever thought you guys would still be going 10 years later at the time? Thank you very much. The band started really from a bunch of school mates who […]
Exclusive Premiere: Voros – Diseased Deity
Voros‘ new album, Diseased Deity, is due for release tomorrow (4 September) and we’ve got the exclusive stream of the album. Tour Dates 4 September – Bald Faced Stag, Sydney w/ Claim the Throne, Daemon Pyre, Rise of Avernus + more 5 September – Enigma Bar, Adelaide w/ Beyond Mortal Dreams, Daemon Pyre, Alkira + […]
Villainy release new single and film clip
New Zealand’s Villainy have released a new single and film clip for Syria. The single was produced by Tom Larkin’s Studios in the City in Melbourne, Engineered and Mixed by Samuel K and Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering, Los Angeles, CA. The track is a preview of what is to come on […]
Here’s why heavy music will dominate this year’s BigSound line-up
It’s no secret that music’s heavy hitters are dominating at the moment. Take the last few ARIA Charts. Back at the beginning of August, Northlane and Lamb of God were #1 and #2 respectively. Following on from that, Bullet For My Valentine and Dead Letter Circus took out the top two spots. As we look […]
Soilwork: Enjoy the ride
By Nick French Many bands who reach double digits in albums produced approach their music from a slightly cynical base – whether it be following new trends to attract a new audience; going through the motions because that’s all they know; or perhaps staying where the dollars are to be made. Swedish legends Soilwork are […]
Wildlights – Self Titled – Album Review
Wildlights Self Titled Season of Mist Release Date: 21 August 2015 Reviewer: Tristan Peterson Hailing from North Carolina, Wildlights are a self proclaimed “Heavy Rock” duo carrying strong progressive and blues influences with a subtle tinge of the psychedelic. Basically, what would happen is Solstafir took their meds. (Which makes a sick kind of sense, […]
TesseracT: From Milton Keynes to the North Star
By Salla Harjula How to deliver anything actually meaningful into a chat of all of 15 minutes? TesseracT’s Amos Williams shows how. We jump straight into the deep end, as I call the man in China and ask him to describe the backstory for upcoming album Polaris. ”The theme is quite simple,” Amos says, before […]
Unwritten Law announces Australian tour
Unwritten Law have announced the Love Is The law Australian tour. The tour kicks off on 3 December in Adelaide and will see the band touring Coolangatta, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Central Coast, Sydney and Perth. Special guests for the tour are Grenadiers. Tour Dates THURSDAY 3rd DECEMBER – ADELAIDE – FOWLERS LIVE www.moshtix.com.au FRIDAY 4th […]
Cosmic Psychos announce tour supports
Cosmic Psychos have announced supports for their “Bum For Grubs” tour. Dune Rats have already been announced as joining the tour. Now the tour has also announced Zeahorse, The Peep Tempel, High Tension and more. Tour Dates Friday 4th September– Uni Bar , Wollongong www.yoursandowls.com.au & www.oztix.com.au With Zeahorse and Dead Rats Saturday 5th September– […]
Sanzu reveal details of debut album
Perth death metallers, Sanzu, have revealed they’ll be releasing their debut album, Heavy Over The Home on 3 December. Following the release, the band will tour Australia. “Ever since the release of the ‘Painless’ EP we have been working around the clock writing, recording and preparing for the album,” commented vocalist Zachary Andrews. “Our debut […]
Lord announce tour dates
Just when you thought October couldn’t be anymore jam packed with tour dates, along comes Lord with their October/November tour, PLAYING TO WIN: The Road to Farnsy Tour 2015. For some reason, the band seems to have a slight obsession with The (original) Voice, John Farnham. After the following tour dates, the band is planning […]
Five Finger Death Punch – Got Your Six – Album Review
Five Finger Death Punch Got Your Six Sony Music Australia Release Date: 4 September 2015 Review by Nick French If you’re reading this, the chances are you’ve heard Five Finger Death Punch before, or at least know what they sound like. Their sixth album Got Your Six follows their previously laid-out blueprints – plenty of […]
High Tension announces new band member
High Tension have announced a new band member. Mike Deslandes will take over axe duties as Ash Pegram departs for his new adventure overseas. Mike’s the ex-guitarist of Aria nominated, Coerce. He’s also the engineer who recorded vocals for the High Tension album, Bully and has recorded numerous albums for Australian bands including Cosmic Psychos, A Secret Death, Colossvs […]
The Arbitary Method to release debut EP
The Arbitary Method will release their debut EP, Augmentation on 23 October. Two years in the making, the EP features guest vocals on the track Into Insanity from Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid, frontman of Swedish metal legends Soilwork. The band has supported the likes of Sybreed & Mnemic, as well as Australia’s very own Dead Letter […]
Watch: Bring Me The Horizon at Reading
Bring Me The Horizon appeared at Reading recently and the BBC have released live footage of the band performing Throne. Bring Me The Horizon’s new album, That’s The Spirit, is released on 11 September via Sony Music Australia
Dave Lombardo announces tour dates
Dave Lombardo, one of the original and founding members of Slayer will be heading to Australia this October in a series of appearances at Allans Billy Hyde in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Join Dave as he discusses his incomparable musical career and Rhythm Mysterium Art Collection. Watch never before seen footage, hear his new […]
Film Review: The Gift
Title: The Gift Director: Joel Edgerton Writer: Joel Edgerton Stars: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton Release Date: In cinemas now Review by Dave Griffiths Australians have come to know and love Joel Edgerton over the years. He started winning people over with his portrayal of the kind-hearted Will in hit television series The Secret […]
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Blossom – Album Review
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes Blossom Kobalt Released: 14 August 2015 Review by Alex Sievers What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘blossom’? Now, unless you’re some emotionally vapid bastard, it’s most likely one of peaceful calm, of thoughtful serenity, and of change and growth. Well, a wave of peace and calm […]
Film Review: StalkHer
Title: StalkHer Director: John Jarratt Writer: Kristijana Maric Stars: John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax Release Date: In cinemas now Review by Dave Griffiths There’s no doubt that John Jarratt is the current Aussie horror ‘it’ man. The Wolf Creek series of films have made him a household name in horror circles and the one time Play […]
