BIGSOUND 2023 Dates Revealed
Get your diary out. BIGSOUND, the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest celebration of new music, is returning to Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Entertainment Precinct from Tuesday 5 – Friday 8 September 2023. Across four days and three nights, BIGSOUND 2022 delivered 210 speakers and buyers, 44 conference sessions, 24 industry events, 186 artists, 21 venues and 23 stages. […]
FRANKIES PIZZA Plan To Go Out With A Bang
Frankies Pizza have planned the send-off of the century in the lead-up to Frankie’s Final Night on December 11 (Just two weeks away!). Here’s everything you need to know. Firstly, Frankies will be open from 4 pm to 3:30 am daily. They will be busy, and early arrival is recommended. Secondly, Frankies are committed to […]
SCATTERED HAMLET Hit The Road Through December
US rockers Scattered Hamlet are hitting the road for a select run of dates leading up to Christmas, spreading festive cheer by way of good old fashioned hard rock music! Head over to individual Facebook event pages for more information and tickets: Dec 2 Tulsa, OK (Blackbird on Pearl) https://fb.me/e/2oRH8sYC7 Dec 3 KC MO Vivo […]
DESTRUCTION Share ‘Tormented Soul’
Looking back at the last year, vicious thrash metal legends DESTRUCTION saw many successes, celebrating their fortieth anniversary with the release of their impressive latest full-length record, Diabolical. Catapulting you straight into the seventh heaven of metallic bliss, their incredible fifteenth studio album brings out a heavy artillery full of honest and uncompromising thrash metal […]
ARIA’s 2022 Photo Gallery
HEAVY was invited along to this year’s ARIA Awards and sent Jimmy Wah from Sense Media along to commemorate the night for us with these great photos!
HONG FAUX Release ‘Trains’
Swedish alternative rock band Hong Faux have released their new single Trains via Golden Robot Records. The track is the first look at what to expect from their highly anticipated third full-length album, due out in 2023. Trains dives deep into the fury of an “ordinary man” over the state of craziness in the current […]
ENTER SHIKARI Drop ‘Bull’ ft CODY FROST
Enter Shikari are today sharing a brand-new single, Bull feat. Cody Frost, along with a video directed by Elliot Gonzo. Bull feat. Cody Frost is the second stand-alone Enter Shikari single of 2022 and follows the band’s huge summer return The Void Stares Back feat. Wargasm. Having lit up the mainstages at Reading and Leeds […]
RESOLVE Return With New Track ‘Move To Trash’
After releasing the full-length Between Me and The Machine and playing over 50 shows across Europe and the UK, RESOLVE are back with their new track Move to Trash. “Nearly a year after the release of our debut album and about 50 shows played across Europe and the UK, we were eager to follow up […]
NOTHING MORE Drop ‘You Don’t Know What Love Means’ From Upcoming Album
As three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock quartet NOTHING MORE gear up to hit the road later this month alongside IN THIS MOMENT, the band have shared a fourth new track, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE MEANS from their upcoming album SPIRITS – out October 14 and available for pre-order now. The impassioned song examines what happens […]
POLYPHIA Drop ‘Fuck Around And Find Out’ From New Album
Remember That You Will Die, the fourth studio album from genre-bending instrumental band Polyphia, is out now via Rise Records. The album features collaborations with $not, Chino Moreno (Deftones), Brasstracks, Steve Vai, and more. Produced by guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage, the album also features production from Rodney Jerkins (Michael Jackson, Destiny’s Child, Lady […]
Ausmusic T-Shirt Day Premium T-Shirts Closing Soon!
A huge thank you to all of you who have already ordered a t-shirt, made a donation or signed up tofundraise for this year’s Ausmusic T-Shirt Day on Friday 18 November. If you haven’t got your tee for the big day yet, there’s just one week left to get your pre-order in beforesales close on […]
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Release Two Music Videos Together
Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse, Five Finger Death Punch have launched not one but two official videos simultaneously for the first time ever with the official clip for current #1 single Times Like These along with a video for part 2 of the story, Welcome to the Circus. The band have once again broken records with […]
CROOKED ROYALS Release Last single Ahead Of Album
Thrashing NZ alternative metal quintet, Crooked Royals return with one last single, Counterfeit from their debut album Quarter Life Daydream, out via 3DOT Recordings on Friday October 21. Recorded and mixed by Zorran Mendonsa (Coridian) and mastered by George Lever (Sleep Token, Loathe, Thornhill), Counterfeit commands listeners attention with an undeniably ferocious energy.
AVATARIUM Release new Single ‘Stockholm’
Almost 10 years ago, Candlemass legend Leif Edling made the doom metal world a darker and ultimately more interesting place with new band, AVATARIUM. Over the next eight years the band released four critically acclaimed studio albums, two EPs, and a live DVD, An Evening With Avatarium – Live in Stockholm. Edling eventually left AVATARIUM’s […]
SKID ROW Release ‘Time Bomb’ From THE GANG’S ALL HERE
SKID ROW have released Time Bomb, the third single and video from the band’s forthcoming Nick Raskulinecz-produced album The Gang’s All Here, available everywhere October 14! The video for Time Bomb was helmed by acclaimed director Dale ‘Rage’ Resteghini (Five Finger Death Punch, Guns N Roses) who Rachel Bolan sought out to realize his artistic vision for the song about humanity’s continuing struggles with self-indulgence and monotony. Rage, […]
THY ART IS MURDER To Release Limited Edition Second Batch Of CHILLING SEASON WHISKEY
“THE THIRST IS CALLING, WINTER IS FALLING” After selling out the first batch in record time, Thy Art Is Murder are proud to offer the second batch release of Chilling Season Whiskey – a death metal hard liquor. Limited to 250 bottles and available to pre-order now – all bottles are filled to 666mL, hand […]
Prog Outfit CITADEL Drop Single ‘Malignant’ From Upcoming Album
Brisbane prog metal rising stars Citadel just announced their debut album Decompose due for release on Friday, November 4. Accompanying this exciting announcement, the group also unveiled their immersive new single Malignant highlighting the remarkable diversity that is characteristic of its composers. Featuring a harrowing melodic feel that’s satisfyingly heavy in all the right places, Malignant showcases the heavier […]
KING PARROT Announce Tasmania & WA Shows
Since the country opened back up King Parrot have toured Australia and played favourites to the mainland east coast of Australia only. That changes today. The band felt it would be unsatisfactory to leave Tasmania and Western Australia off the map any longer so four big shows are scheduled for December to round out the […]
THE L.I.F.E PROJECT Release New Track ‘Dying Of The Light’
THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT, the musical partnership of Grammy-nominated STONE SOUR guitarist, Josh Rand and PARALANDRA vocalist Casandra Carson have released a new single, Dying Of The Light. The band debuted the colossal new song live on their recent US tour dates with Alice In Chains, Breaking Benjamin and Bush. Casandra Carson confesses; “I love being able to play a new song live before releasing it, because […]
CANNIBAL CORPSE Vocalist Releases Solo Single ‘Bottom Dweller’
Earlier this year, Cannibal Corpse vocalist George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher released his debut solo album, Corpsegrinder. Now, Corpsegrinder returns with a new video for the album track Bottom Dweller. Animated and directed by Andrew Ralph (MGK, Juice WRLD, Paramore), Bottom Dweller can be viewed below.
OCEANS Announce Final EP Of HELL IS WHERE THE HEART IS Trilogy
German nu-metal stars OCEANS are back. After delivering the second in a trilogy of EPs earlier this year with Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part II: Longing, the band have proudly announced the third and final part of the series Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part III: Clarity which will be released on November 25. In […]
KORPIKLAANI Release New Single
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a new single called Krystallomantia which sees the band couple their trademark sound with their most politically influenced lyrics to date. The melancholic, yet upbeat anti-war song was written about Ukraine and the ongoing Russian invasion currently happening in that country. In addition, KORPIKLAANI are playing a charity show for Ukrainian […]
ENTER SHIKARI Release Single ‘The Void Strikes Back’ ft Wargasm
Fresh from dominating the main stages at Reading and Leeds festivals over the weekend, Enter Shikari are today sharing the video for their latest single, The Void Stares Back feat. Wargasm. The song became the subject of much conversation over the weekend as the band brought Wargasm themselves out on stage with them for a […]
TROPOICAL FU*K STORM Release ‘Moonburn’
Tropical Fu*k Storm continue their hot streak of brain-bending releases with Moonburn, a maxi-single cassette out today on Joyful Noise Recordings. To celebrate its release, the band are sharing its tense, meandering and, ultimately, colossal title track – a ballad in the classic TFS style of which Gareth Liddiard writes, “‘Moonburn’ is about not being able to hide from everything or anyone. But in the end, who cares? Everyone’s […]
GUARDIAN OF LIGHTNING Drop Video For ‘Sound Of Thunder’
Brazil’s groundbreaking thunder metal band Guardian of Lightning are back with a new music video for the song Sound of Thunder, directed by Victor Yuri and Iron King, and a reissue of their debut album Cosmos Tree remastered by Billy Stull (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Cris). Watch it below. Sound of Thunder is the third music video from the band’s debut full-length album Cosmos Tree […]
THE POOR Cry Out To Rock Tonight At MO’S DESERT CUBHOUSE
The Poor return home tonight after a successful European tour with Rose Tattoo for their first show on home soil since the release of their latest single Cry Out. The boys come battle hardened and ready to rock with support from Clam Sandwich, PistonFist and Smoking Martha tonight, August 19 at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse. Tickets […]
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS DIGI MAG ISSUE #86
VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS DIGIMAG #86 HERE For those of you familiar with Brisbane outfit New Clear Vision there was great news this week, and if you aren’t familiar with the band then BLOODY WELL DO IT! The boys have announced the reforming of the band, which makes them the obvious choice for this weeks […]
PSYCROPTIC Drop Album & Single
More than two decades deep into their existence, Psycroptic have released their eighth studio album, Divine Council, alongside the latest single and video for the track, Enslavement. Speaking on the new album, Todd Stern (bass): “Divine Council is an extremely proud moment for Psycroptic. I believe that it accurately represents the intensity and maturation of […]
LORD OF THE LOST Cover IRON MAIDEN
German genre-fusing visionaries LORD OF THE LOST recently finished up their summer tour of Europe with the legendary Iron Maiden. As one their biggest performances so far, the band conquered the stages of Europe’s largest metropolises. Now, to round off the end of the tour, the band has revealed a brand new video for their recent cover of Iron Maiden’s Children of […]
EINHERJER Reveal Live Track
Entering the last powerful round before its release, EINHERJER reveal the third single from their upcoming live album, Norse And Dangerous (Live… From The Land Of Legends). Dragons of the North stands as one of the band’s trademark songs. Originally released over 25 years ago on their debut album, Dragons of the North (1996), it offers powerful, husky live vocals and […]
MUNICIPAL WASTE Drop Animated Video
Following up on the release of their critically acclaimed, thrash-masterpiece, Electrified Brain, Richmond’s hard-charging, metal maniacs MUNICIPAL WASTE have released an epic new animated video for their single Grave Dive created by Pierre Mousquet, in which the band summons an army of dead fans for a hell-raising concert with cameos by the Toxic Avenger, Lemmy, The Ramones, Skeletor and countless others. […]
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS DIGI MAG ISSUE #84
VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS DIGIMAG #84 HERE The abundance of talent within the Australian music scene at the moment is sensational. Even someone like my good self who lives and breathes music pretty much 24/7 is being ambushed by a wealth of new and established bands that had somehow managed to slip under my radar. […]
HEAVY Digi-Mag Issue #212
VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #212 HERE International touring is well and truly back ladies and metalheads, and one of the most ferocious acts that have ever graced these shores are preparing themselves to unleash hell when Xibalba return for their first Down Under tour in 10 years this August. We caught up with guitarist Martin Stewart […]
THE ACACIA STRAIN Announce US Dates
THE ACACIA STRAIN have announced the You Can’t Skip Lunch Tour, which kicks off on September 9 in Philadelphia and runs through September 26 in Washington, DC. Sanguisugabogg, Year of the Knife, and Bodybox will support. All dates are below. Tickets go on sale on Friday, July 22 at 10am local time. Get tickets here. THE ACACIA […]
LONG DISTANCE CALLING Release Track
Following the first singles Kamilah and Giants Leaving, LONG DISTANCE CALLING have released their third single and title track Eraser from their upcoming album which will be released on August 26. LONG DISTANCE CALLING’s eighth album Eraser is an immediate and heartfelt tribute to the gradual erosion of nature by man. The band has dedicated the album to […]
EINHERJER Release Live Track
Norse metal legends EINHERJER have released a second single, the live version of Far Far North, cut from their upcoming live album, Norse And Dangerous (Live… From The Land Of Legends), out August 5, 2022 via Napalm Records. Check out the video below. Far Far North was originally released in 1997, and in its dark, gritty live form, shines in […]
GANGS OF OLD LADIES Announce Second Vocalist & Guest Vocalists
International metal warriors Gangs Of Old Ladies have welcomed a new member with Diletta Luna (The Moon Witch) joining the band as second vocalist. Diletta joins existing members Jekyll Jones, Simon Unknowne, David Andersson (Soilwork/NFO) and Rick Rozz (Left to Die, ex Death/Massacre), bringing another dynamic to the band’s existing sonic assault. Gangs Of Old Ladies […]
YOURS TRULY Unleash EP
Polished, precise and hauntingly vulnerable, Melbourne alternative dynamos Yours Truly have transformed their previous trademark pop punk style into a brand new sonic chapter via their brand new EP is this what i look like?, officially out today via UNFD. Armed with raw honesty and heightened influences, the journey towards the new EP was never intended to mark an […]
HEAVY Hangover Party At MO’S DESERT CLUBHOUSE
HEAVY winds up its 10th Birthday Bash weekend at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on Sunday, August 21 in what is being dubbed the HEAVY Hangover Party. What better way to close out the celebrations than with three out of towners and a new local act? Frankenbok, Armoured Earth and Deadweight 80 head up the Victorian contingent, […]
LUCIFER Sign To Nuclear Blast
Acclaimed multinational heavy rock group LUCIFER is proud to announce that they have joined the ranks of NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. Since its inception in 2014, the highly prolific band led by charismatic singer Johanna Platow Andersson has put out four electrifying albums and several stand-alone singles infused with 1970s hard rock, proto heavy metal, doom and occult rock, with a nod to their […]
TESTAMENT Announce Video Album For ‘Titans Of Creation’.
Bay area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT unleashed their highly acclaimed thirteenth studio album, Titans Of Creation, via Nuclear Blast in 2020. Today, TESTAMENT is proud to announce they will release a Titans Of Creation Video Album on September 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. The limited-edition collectible features performance videos of all the tracks on the record. The footage was compiled at a soundstage in San Francisco and […]
VIOLENT BY NATURE Sign To EXTREME MANAGEMENT GROUP
Extreme Management Group Senior Artist Manager and Talent Scout Greg Shaw is pleased to announce the worldwide signing of Charlotte, North Carolina deathcore machine VIOLENT BY NATURE. The band have hit the ground running in its short existence, releasing its self-produced debut EP Fear Waits to Spread in 2020, and the latest single and video […]
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Coming Back To Oz
They are Sweden’s premiere purveyors of thrash metal meets sleaze rock; they are HARDCORE SUPERSTAR and due to popular demand they are bringing the party back to Australia in November thanks to Silverback Touring for their 3rd consecutive tour in four years previously headlining in 2018 and with Buckcherry in 2019. Fusing a base of hard, aggressive heavy metal with the catchy, […]
BLACK VEIL BRIDES Tour Kicks Off
Australia, BLACK VEIL BRIDES Australian tour kicks off this week! Tickets for their Australian headline tour are flying out the door. With Adelaide and Melbourne’s 18+ show sold out, the tickets for Melbourne’s all ages show are selling fast and final tickets remaining for Sydney and Brisbane. BLACK VEIL BRIDES have championed the isolated, the dismissed, and the forgotten […]
RIFFMAGEDDON II This Weekend
Do you LOVE Red Fang, Kyuss, Queens Of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Truckfighters? Your weekend is here! Taking place between June 30 and July 3 across multiple venues in South East Queensland with performances in Brisbane, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Riffmageddon II is the ultimate homegrown Stoner Rock showcase! Featuring from Western Australia – Giant Dwarf. From South Australia – Kitchen […]
BLOODBATH Prepare For Zombie War On New Track
It’s time for another deep dive into the horrors of mortality and the foul side of the supernatural – It’s time for Survival Of The Sickest. The sixth full-length album from BLOODBATH, Sweden’s undisputed masters of old school death metal, will be unleashed on September 9, 2022 via Napalm Records. This is death metal at its ugly […]
LIMBS Drop EP Single
U.S. post-hardcore rising stars LIMBS have released their lyrically intimate and sonically pummeling new EP Coma Year, out now on UNFD. The band have also shared the video for Blood and Heel, which you can check out below. The video is full of fire, pit-stirring breakdowns, riffy, post-hardcore urgency, and supremely catchy choruses that invite finger-pointing and singing along. The subject matter is something the entire […]
TRUE BELIEVER Find Their Way On New Track
Melbourne metal band True Believer have released their powerful new single Back To You. Produced by principal songwriter and lead singer Gabe Gabriels, Back To You is a song born from progression as much as necessity which showcases the continual growth and evolution of True Believer. The band have also dropped a video for the new single, which can be seen […]
HEAVY Digi-Mag Issue #208
VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #208 HERE This week’s DigiMag is chock full of some great interviews, including The Veer Union, Parallel Minds, Hellfire 76, Sinsid, Dragon Breed, Rise Of Kronos, Cyphonism and Carson, taking you into the darker realms of metal that often get neglected. Our cover features rising stars Classless Act, who drop their debut […]
DEVIN TOWNSEND Announces New Studio Album
Devin Townsend and InsideOut Music are very pleased to announce that the new studio album Lightwork, produced by Devin and Gggarth Richardson (Biffy Clyro, Rage Against The Machine), will be released on Friday 28 October 2022. The front cover artwork was designed by long-time friend and designer Travis Smith. The album will be accompanied by a companion record called Nightwork, available as part of the […]
