Sydney high energy, high personality, and catchy as hell outfit RedHook have finally released their debut EP Bad Decisions upon the world, and believe me when I tell you it has been worth the wait!   After plying their trade across the country for over four years and refining their music with their uniquely RedHook tidings, the band have settled on a collection of 6 songs that best capture their vivacious spirit, albeit with one surprise twist that you are going to have to ...

  Gold Coast heavy rock outfit Kobrakai have courted controversy with the release of their latest single “Vessels”.   Not that the subject matter is offensive; more so contentious, with the lyrical content loosely based around cults and the effects they have on people and society.   Guitarist/vocalist Cloudy joined HEAVY for a chat about the song and other happenings within the Kobrakai camp. Continue reading KOBRAKAI Explore Cult Behaviour With “Vessels” at ...

  Brisbane’s thrash metal sensations Warrior Within have unleashed their driving new single “Pagan Spirit”.   Incorporating influences such as Sabbat, Exodus and Nuclear Assault, this powerful track commands the listener’s attention with the full force of a sledgehammer throughout the entirety of the composition.   Blending classic heavy metal, power metal, and thrash sensibilities in a seamless musical package of cool defiance and taut aggression, ...

  Health Officials confirm: The only thing slower than Australia’s vaccine rollout is writing the new Frenzal Rhomb album… The small possibility of blood clots from the AstraZeneca jab has been eclipsed today, by the even tinier chance of any new music from Australia’s semi-favourite still-here punk rock band before 2022. In a late-night hastily organised press conference, Frenzal Rhomb’s chief medical officer Doctor Lindemans was quick to hose down speculation that the delivery ...

  Frankenbok will be making their first live appearance in Brisbane in over two years when they return to headline the Moondoll Music Festival at the Mansfield Tavern on July 10.   Run by The Colourful Writer and Good Call Live and proudly supported by HEAVY, Moondoll this year moves to the expansive stages of the Mansfield Tavern with a full day of live entertainment across two stages   Also announced in the first release was The Billie Ray Rebellion, The Wrath, PistonFist, ...

  Brisbane high octane rock outfit PistonFist are temporarily shelving work on their debut album and preparing to unleash fury on Melbourne with back to back shows next weekend.   With the album roughly halfway recorded the lure of the road has proven too much to resist so the band have decided on a hit and run mission targeting Victoria.   Next Friday, April 30  they play the famous Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood as a late addition to Nemesium’s album launch party alongside ...

  The countdown is on as Brisbane metal machine Diskust prepare to launch their first Southern invasion next weekend.   The band are putting the finishing touches to their new single “Khronic” and have promised to unleash the track every stop of the way to Kilfest on May 1.   Starting at the Crowbar in Sydney on Thursday, April 29, Diskust then move to the Basement in Canberra on Friday, April 30 before winding up at the Old Kilmore Gaol on Saturday, May 1. Continue reading ...

  Sydney‘s Raising Ravens new single “It’s a Trap” has hit the Number 1 spot on Australia’s AMRAP Metropolitan Airplay charts, and has been added to playlists around the world including USA, UK, Canada, Egypt & Brazil. “It’s a Trap” is a dark pop/rock story exploring the true meaning of fairy tales that people have been fed as truth which glorify and romanticise domestic violence and intimate partner abuse. Continue reading RAISING RAVENS Single Races Up Charts at HEAVY ...

  In 1990 five blokes from Newcastle called The Screaming Jets took the Aussie music scene by the scruff of the neck and gave a red hot shake.   Before they had even signed their first record deal with rooArt Records, the Screaming Jets had already clocked up more than 200 live shows, won the Triple J Battle Of The Bands competition and established themselves as an onstage, no holds barred, powerhouse of Aussie rock n roll. Continue reading THE SCREAMING JETS ReHash Debut Album ...

  Wollongong heavy metal band Nosedive are releasing their latest single “Bad Mood” on April 23 through Best Wishes Records.   The track is a melancholic introspection on depressive episodes, with haunting guitar solos and rabid vocals which pull you down into a concoction of seething anger and misery.   Watch “Bad Mood” below:   Continue reading NOSEDIVE Drop New Tune at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.

  Following on from their critically praised EP You’re Not Alone, Melbourne-based alternative rock group Bad Juju have just revealed their sentimental new single “In the Clouds” – produced, mixed, and mastered by Callan Orr at Avalanche Studios (Young Lions, Bad/Love, Stepson).   To coincide with the release, Bad Juju will be performing launch parties at The Workers Club in Melbourne and the Crown and Anchor in Adelaide. Continue reading BAD JUJU Release Song at HEAVY ...

  Brisbane four-piece metal outfit Scrutiny have released their latest single “Firefight”, just in time for ANZAC Day.   “Firefight” is based on a true story, told by a Veteran who was sent to Iraq found living on the streets. This song tells his story as Scrutiny pleads for help to spread awareness of veterans suffering from PTSD and how it is destroying their lives or worse killing them. Continue reading SCRUTINY Release New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...

  Perth rock act The Silent Deeds have released a brand new video for their latest single “Ghosts”.   The video comes off their latest EP Down With Me which was released last year and follows two previously released clips for “The Race” and “Come Alive”. The video was shot by Task Force Films at the iconic Fremantle Prison which encapsulates the story-driven clip featuring Ash Woods as the protagonist “Ghost”. Continue reading THE SILENT DEEDS Rock New Single at HEAVY ...

  Lagerstein are a band with a massive reputation – especially in the live arena.   Since before I moved South from Cairns in 2016 people had been singing their praises and telling me that theirs was one live show I HAD to see.   Unfortunately, life and travel and kids have combined to impede this mission so it was with relief, a touch of trepidation and a sense of ‘I hope the hype hasn’t built them up to be more than they are’ that I gratefully accepted the chance to review ...