Brisbane outfit Young Lions are on the cusp of dropping their fourth album, the wonderfully titled Make A Rainbow And Put It In The Sky, which is out on January 6. An extremely challenging album for the band in many respects, it is also an album that signifies the continued musical growth of the band […]
In 2023 HEAVY are joining up with Gold Coast-based entertainment machine Vamped Up to bring you a weekly round-up of what’s happening in the world of rock, punk and metal plus slightly off-beat interviews with local, national and international bands and musicians. With the official launch of Season 2 of Vamped Up! rapidly approaching we […]
South East Queensland metal outfit Distorted Views made a massive impact on the local music scene with their debut single Propoganda in early 2021, with their blending of metal and rap elements managing to transcend the tried and true formula into something refreshingly unique and original. Since then they have released a couple of equally […]
German symphonic metal outfit Beyond The Black faced a daunting challenge after the standout success of their 2020 album Horizons. The band’s fourth album, Horizons saw Beyond The Black in more experimental mode, refining the best characteristics of previous albums Songs Of Love And Death, Lost In Forever and Heart Of The Hurricane but also […]
Interview by Kyra-Jade Coombs Videography, editing and graphics by Squirty G Good Things Festival 2022 was so much fun for a lot of different reasons, but for HEAVY it also marked a significant milestone. We were granted unprecedented backstage access for the final show of the tour in Brisbane on December 4, and didn’t we […]
Interview by Simon Russell-White Videography, editing and graphics by Squirty G Good Things Festival 2022 was so much fun for a lot of different reasons, but for HEAVY it also marked a significant milestone. We were granted unprecedented backstage access for the final show of the tour in Brisbane on December 4, and didn’t we […]
Interview by Jimmy Glinster HEAVY had the honour of conducting backstage interviews with a selection of bands for the final Good Things Festival show in Brisbane recently, which we are going to drip-feed you just because we can! One of the highlights – especially for Jimmy – was getting to chat with the legendary Dino […]
Interview by Kyra-Jade Coombs and Kris Peters Videography, editing and graphics by Squirty G Good Things Festival 2022 was so much fun for a lot of different reasons, but for HEAVY it also marked a significant milestone. We were granted unprecedented backstage access for the final show of the tour in Brisbane on December 4, […]
KEEP OF KALESSIN have been announced for 70000TONS OF METAL 2023, with two very exclusive sets planned. As one of the festival’s many exclusive performances announced, these pioneers of Epic Extreme Metal will perform their upcoming album Katharsis in its entirety for one of their sets. As an added bonus, there will also be an […]
Following the success of last year’s new Brisbane music extravaganza, The Other Festival, organisers have decided to once more bring the event to life, this time in the more intimate quarters of The Tivoli in Brisbane. One of the best things about last year was the amount of emerging local bands given the opportunity to […]
Polish death metal legends VADER are proud to confirm their Australian and New Zealand 40 Years Anniversary tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, adding even more diversity and dark, sinister atmosphere to these very special events. Furthermore the band has announced their tour in Asia for May + June 2023! More details TBA. VADER’s […]
Norwegian rock outfit Wig Wam are riding high as 2022 peters to a close, with their single Do Ya Wanna Take It going gangbusters thanks to it being the theme song for popular HBO superhero TV series, Peacemaker. On top of that the band have a new album, Out Of The Dark, coming out on […]
Madness / Medicine by As Paradise Falls is a 5 track EP that will defy what a two-piece band is capable of. With the influence of this modern Grime & Hip-Hop, old-school Deathcore and a futuristic look on how their music should be perceived, the band teamed up with longtime friend & producer Shane Edwards (Northlane, Trophy Eyes, Hellions) at Studio […]
Since dropping their debut single Propaganda some 18 months ago, Queensland metal outfit Distorted Views have made it their mission to reach the ears and hearts of a nation. By playing select shows and heightening interest, the band have managed to create an untouchable aura around their music and have decided to welcome in the […]
Swedish masters of melancholic metal KATATONIA have released the third and final single, Birds, off of their upcoming, highly anticipated twelfth record, Sky Void of Stars. The quick and energetic sound of this brand-new track once again shows off KATATONIA’s explosive potential and their genre-bending style, carried by Renkse’s longing vocals. Alongside the single, KATATONIA […]
In 2023 HEAVY are joining up with Gold Coast-based entertainment machine Vamped Up to bring you a weekly round-up of what’s happening in the world of rock, punk and metal plus slightly off-beat interviews with local, national and international bands and musicians. With the official launch of Season 2 of Vamped Up! rapidly approaching we […]
NorCal-based Experimental Metal outfit FLUB have released a lyric video for their new single, Paracosm. The new track is the latest offering from the band’s upcoming EP, Dream Worlds, which will see a February 10, 2023 release. Speaking about the record, guitarist Eloy Montes shares: “We began working on this EP after my time in […]
Thick with their signature dual buzzsaw guitars, soaring vocals that have been compared with Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, and slamming rhythms that gel into the 90s-infused sound they’ve made into their own, CHESTER DOOM’s Anxiety will appeal to fans of modern active rock as well as the classic rock anthems of the 80s, 90s […]
Templemind has released the music video for new single More To This Life. More To This Life was the first track Templemind wrote which set the tone for the whole project. It was guided by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic and is a life-affirming anthem, with a super hooky guitar riff and evoking lyrics that will […]
Ready for another single from WIG WAM‘s upcoming new album Out Of The Dark? The band has just released a new single and video for the track High ‘N Dry. Coming on the heels of renewed, enthusiastic interest in the band thanks to their classic track Do Ya Wanna Taste It being used as the […]
Ancient Remains is a Brisbane heavy metal band that encompasses a unique sound comprising groove, old-school thrash and metalcore. The Ancient Will Remain is the band’s latest single that has just been released at the strike of midnight on NYE. This track in particular, is one Ancient Remains were all very proud of as it […]
Australian Heavy Stoner Rock outfit Dark Blues Project have dropped a music video for their new single Ballad from the Void. This is the fourth single release from the upcoming five-track EP Howl At Her Light. Check it out below.
To round out 2022 HEAVY thought it was about time our readers got to meet the people who bring them the best in rock, punk and metal week in week out, so we decided to put them under the pump for a change! Read and get to know the crew a bit more and see […]
KEEP OF KALESSIN have been announced for 70000TONS OF METAL 2023, with two very exclusive sets planned. As one of the festival’s many exclusive performances announced, these pioneers of Epic Extreme Metal will perform their upcoming album Katharsis in its entirety for one of their sets. As an added bonus, there will also be an […]
Photos by Kaotic Images Words by Kyra-Jade Coombs Editor’s note: The third – and final – leg of Good Things 2022 in Brisbane was a special occasion for HEAVY. For the first time since I took over the horns from Carl Neumann HEAVY had the honour of conducting backstage interviews with a hand-picked selection of […]
Brand new film Elephant Refugees has just been released and this week David Griffiths sat down with the film’s director Louise Hogarth to chat about the film. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
Rats! They’re everywhere… In the breadbins, dancing across the tabletops, stealing pies from under the cook’s noses. So, what does every town need? A good piper to lure them away. That’s where Maurice, a streetwise tomcat with the perfect money-making scam, comes in. Everyone has heard of the stories about the pied piper and the […]
He is one of the stars of brand new horror flick Sleep. Walk. Kill and this week Bill Reick stopped by to chat with Dave Griffiths about it. You can listen to the full interview right here:
Noah Segan sits down with David Griffiths to talk about his brand new film Blood Relatives which is now on Shudder. Take a listen to the full interview right here:
Brand new horror thriller The Death of April is out now through streaming platforms so this week Dave Griffiths sat down and had a chat with the film’s director Ruben Rodriguez. Take a listen to the interview right here:
If there is one thing that we have learnt over the years music biopics can be an interesting slippery slope. Often the films are put together in such away that they are supposed to celebrate an artist’s legacy which means the filmmakers involved need to get permission to make the film from both record labels […]
It is one of the strangest films of 2022 so we sent Alex First, David Griffiths, Greg King and Peter Krausz to check out Triangle Of Sadness. Take a listen to their thoughts right here:
