Swedish godfathers of epic doom CANDLEMASS celebrate their 40th anniversary of pioneering the genre with a four-track EP, Black Star. Packed with craterous riffs, this celebration of doom metal mastery is set for release on […]
Northlane will return to the regions for the first time in three years! Kicking off in Queensland and winding up in Victoria, the heavy music trailblazers will charge across the country in July and August with […]
New York’s own Coheed and Cambria have releasef their monumental 10th studio album, The Father of Make Believe, via Virgin Music Group. The Father of Make Believe includes the previously shared singles Goodbye, Sunshine, Blind […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor continues the electrifying rollout of her forthcoming album Black & Gold with the release of her powerful new single, “What Are You Gonna Do Now?” via Journeyman Records. A song born from […]
New York heavy metal trio SANHEDRIN presents their latest single, “Let’s Spill Some Blood.” The track comes off the band’s Heat Lightning full-length, set for release Friday, March 14th on Metal Blade Records! Notes vocalist/bassist […]
“American Death” is the latest single from progressive death metal progenitors RIVERS OF NIHIL. The ferocious new track — a true-to-form beater that’s sure to slay live — comes by way of the band’s eponymous […]
The Swarm” is the latest video/single from technical death metal architects, ALLEGAEON. The track comes off the band’s forthcoming new full-length, The Ossuary Lens, set for release on April 4th via Metal Blade Records. Notes […]
Emerging from the shadows of Dubbo, in regional NSW Australia, Whisperhead have returned with their most blistering release to date; My Game, My Rules. Known for their skull crushing yet accessible fusion of metalcore and nu-metal, Whisperhead’s latest […]
Ricky Warwick has announced the release of his new solo album Blood Ties, which will be out on 14th March via Earache Records. You can pre-order the album here. To coincide with the announcement, Ricky […]
Critically acclaimed Texas based blues rock guitarist and vocalist Ally Venable will release her new single “Money & Power” via Ruf Records on Friday March 14th. It is the third single and title track from […]
Everyone has their favourites and Harem Scarem have been my favorite Canadian Melodic Rockers for years now. It’s great to hear then that their 16th studio release ‘Chasing Euphoria’ will be out in April to […]
Before he ever became a guitar virtuoso and toured the world with the likes of Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Rob Halford and – currently – Mötley Crüe, John 5 was just a kid growing up near Detroit Rock City obsessed […]
It’s funny isn’t it that sometimes your relationship with the music of a particular band colours your judgement one way or the other before you’ve even heard a note? As a kid I was a […]
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a man of simple pleasures and as a consequence never really got into Prog Rock at all. I’ve seen all the greats live of course (but that’s […]
Love/Hate back in the early 90’s was peerless live in concert. Sadly the band disintegrated back in the mid 90’s and whilst Jizzy went on to front both Ratt, L.A. Guns and others. Despite a […]
I’ve never reviewed a single before but this one’s been stuck in my head since I first heard it. There’s a real chugging T-Rex groove to the opening bars of this news single by Luke […]
After news of the upcoming Iron Maiden book Infinite Dreams: The Official Visual History there’s even more exciting news – because in celebration of the British heavy metal icon’s 50th anniversary, Maiden fans will also be treated […]
New album comes on the heels of 2022’s High Voltage Blues which spent 58 weeks on the Billboard Top 10 Blues Albums chart First single “Praise The Loud” Official Music Video Out Now Critically acclaimed blues-rock, guitar maestro Anthony […]
Melbourne rock powerhouse Ablaze are steaming ahead into 2025 with their brand-new single ‘Next Train Out’—a high-energy, bluesy, riff-fuelled anthem with thunderous grooves and an anthemic singalong chorus. Channelling classic Aussie rock attitude with a Southern-rock twist, ‘Next Train Out’ […]
Sleep Token returns with Even In Arcadia, their fourth offering and first under RCA Records / Sony Music Australia, set to release on May 9th, shortly followed by their Saturday headline slot at Download Festival, on June 13th. This new chapter follows Take […]
Breaking out of the Newcastle live music scene, FIST is set to follow-up their explosive debut single ‘KA-BOOM (MTHRFCKR)’ which premiered exclusively with HEAVY Magazine. The band’s sophomore effort ‘Dickhead’ is produced by Jackson Wiebe […]
Perth singer/songwriter Jason Ayres is back with a brand new single. Released today, ‘Desire’ is an upbeat country/rock tune with catchy pop elements. It is a new direction for Ayres and one he is relishing […]
Acclaimed musical innovator and six-time Grammy nominee, Steven Wilson, will bring his highly anticipated The Overview Tour to Australia this November. His arrival in Australia will follow a massive run of UK, European and American dates and celebrates […]
It was almost 40 years ago that L.A. Guns established themselves as the undisputed sleaze kings of the Sunset Strip, and, eventually, the world. At this point in time, most bands in their position would be content […]
WA rock’n’roll saviours The Southern River Band have released their towering new single and rally cry, “F**k You, Pay Me”, out now via Civilians. The band will take the single out on a headline tour […]
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