Hard hitting Brisbane rock outfit PistonFist are riding the crest of a musical wave. Over the last twelve months the band has released two cracking singles in Rise Up and Resent The Day, as well as played at venues and festivals covering from as far North as Cairns to as far west as Alice Springs. […]
Melbourne psych/doom/stoner outfit Motherslug have taken all of the elements of those genres, pillaged them, thrown them in the blender and then added lashings of their own spice to deliver what can only be described as stoner rock, Aussie style. For over a decade the four piece have plied their trade tirelessly, racking up the […]
Although Brisbane hardcore outfit Tetrament have been slaying them on the local touring circuit for a little while now, the band has yet to release their debut single to reach the ears of more than those standing in front of them. They have built a fearsome reputation on the back of their frenetic and intense […]
Aussie rock outfit The Butterfly Effect – to their fans at least – are a band who can do no wrong. Even the small matter of fourteen years passing between albums did little to dampen the enthusiasm of a large portion of this country’s population when it was announced the gang was getting back together […]
Australian heavy act IN HEARTS WAKE are stoked to today reveal their cover of all the good girls go to hell by Billie Eilish for triple j’s Like A Version, joined by Marie ‘Maz’ Devita of WAAX. The Like A Version coincides with the band’s massive regional Australian tour, which kicked off last night in […]
Adelaide rock outfit Higgs Field have released their latest single Leader In The Eye. A hard hitting song with gritty subject matter, Leader In The Eye is dedicated to the legends who fought against genocide and indoctrination, facing it head on, surviving and passing their knowledge to the next generation. Check it out https://linktr.ee/Higgsfield
There is definitely something special about Australian rock. No matter how many bands around the world try to emulate that spirit, few actually get close to the sound that has shaped a nation. What many people outside of this country can’t comprehend is that Aussie rock can’t be just learned or played. It has to […]
Ballarat, Australia’s Nicolas Cage Fighter has just released a new music video for the track Static Abyss off of the debut full-length album The Bones That Grew From Pain. Watch it below. “Static Abyss is one of our personal favorites from the album, and it’s an absolute killer live. The lyrics driving this song are […]
Melbourne hard rock outfit Hellz Abyss continue their national Blow Tour this weekend with a show at The Gal in Newcastle tonight, August 19. From all reports, these guys are blowing the roof off each venue as they make their way towards Queensland, promoting their latest album Blow and single Kill The Real Girls. Hellz […]
HEAVY Mag is having a final weekend of our 10th Birthday celebrations this weekend with a triple header starting at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on Friday, August 19 before heading to the Mansfield Tavern on the 20th and finishing back at Mo’s for a special Sunday hangover session. Friday night sees The Poor headline their homecoming […]
Sydney-based rock lords The Bifters have just released their highly anticipated debut album Reefer Madness. The Bifters have also announced a huge run of east coast tour dates to celebrate the album release. Reefer Madness was recorded with George Georgiadis at Def Wolf Studios and is a concept record, which traverses the genres of blues, rock and doom whilst satirising the […]
Australian hard rockers Burn The Highway have released a new video for the track Crossbones, filmed on remote location at Jervis Bay on the south coast of NSW. The song comes off their debut full-length album Weapon X which was released on May 14 independently and available on all major streaming platforms. The band comments […]
Brisbane hard rock machine PistonFist are inviting lovers of meaty metal everywhere to Dig In with their latest single. After a whirlwind twelve months that has seen PistonFist play from Cairns to Blacken Open Air and everywhere in between, the boys are now concentrating on showering us with new music in the lead up to […]
Today sees the release of Witches Forever, the first single from Seawitch‘s forthcoming debut album, Well Of Spells. Seawitch are the new WA-based band for Fiona Horne (founder of 80’s girl punk band, The Mothers, 90’s charting rockstar of DEF FX and infamous real life Witch) and Dave (Spiff) Hopkins, guitarist/founder of 80’s/90’s seminal surf rock band Hellmenn). Newly signed to Cheersquad Records and Tapes – where […]
From a batch of unsavoury songs and videos whipped in the iso period of 2020 became Warilla based rock comedy outfit Hommus Idol. Staunch in the DIY and independent approach to creating everything from the ground up, Hommus Idol has had songs played on Triple J Unearthed including various spotify playlists and regular rotation plays […]
Four piece Bendigo act ABREACT are proud to announce their new album Deceivers Are Coming will be released on September 16. The album features the new single Honesty and the previously released single at the start of the pandemic, Paper Planes. Honesty is the second taste of this renewed lineup of ABREACT and pulls no […]
Gippsland heavy hitters, Ocean Sleeper will release their highly anticipated new EP, Is It Better Feeling Nothing THIS FRIDAY August 19 via BMG. Pre orders are available now from https://Ocean-Sleeper.lnk.to/IIBFN Fresh off the back of two monstrous singles, Forever Sinking and Your Love I’ll Never Need, OceanSleeper will also tour across August and September in support of the release. ** […]
Emerging blackened death metal quartet BLACK LAVA will release its debut full-length Soul Furnace on November 25, 2022 via Season of Mist. Black Lava was founded by drummer Dan Presland (Vipassi, A Million Dead Birds Laughing, ex-Ne Obliviscaris) and guitarist Ben Boyle (Vipassi, AMDBL, Hadal Maw). They draw influence from old school death and black metal bands while injecting groove-laden melodies […]
South East Queensland metal outfit Tetrament have unleashed the crushing video for their latest single Lifeless. The track takes its roots lyrically from the band’s distaste for organised religion and the suffering this well-oiled machine has inflicted on humanity throughout history. Lyrically the song is short and sweet, avoiding the traps of delving too deeply […]
Immersed in a world in which a disorienting clock ticks out of time and red clouds swirl forebodingly amidst a lingering sense of death and destruction, The Gloom In The Corner paint a picture for listeners: the Rabbit Hole is not the menacing Hell you think you know from myth and legend. Rather… it’s much worse.  Out today […]
Melbourne soloist The Overcoming Project is set to release his visceral new single Overcoming this Friday. Featuring world class metal musicians such as Mike Heller of Fear Factory, Jon Howard of Threat Signal and Sergei “Efes” Fomin of FS Projekt, this ferocious and impactful track stands as a powerful follow-up to their latest single Determination […]
Formed in 2019 with members from around Brisbane and Sunny Coast, Ocean Shores was built with the mindset of bringing the people what they want: fast riffs, heavy chugs and breakdowns worthy of the mosh. Revisiting the roots of Aussie Metalcore and bringing it to the 2020s with a vengeance. Their debut EP kicks Rona […]
Following the release of her hypnotic new single OLD NEWS, Ella Hooper has today announced a national run of tour dates to showcase the track live, along with a selection of new material and some old favourites! The tour will commence in WA on October 20, before moving on to Victoria, SA and QLD, and winding up […]
Fresh off the release of their gripping EP CHRONICLES II: HEAVEN and their huge headline tour, Melbourne metalcore trailblazers Void Of Vision are set to close out 2022 with the Hell Hell Hell regional tour with special guests Diamond Construct and The Beautiful Monument. Kicking off on Friday 11 November in Hobart, Void Of Vision will take their dazzling mix of crushing beauty and sharpened […]
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, […]
Today sees the release of the split EP between Alpha Wolf and Holding Absence titled The Lost & The Longing. To celebrate, Alpha Wolf have unleashed a merciless video for the final single 60cm of Steel ft. Holding Absence. 60cm of Steel is an onslaught of everything that makes Alpha Wolf standout amongst their peers […]
Four-piece Australian alt/rock project Hyperdrive Stereo, signed to Golden Robot Records, recently announced that their debut will be released in November 2022, after 20 years in the making. In the lead up to the album release, Hyperdrive Stereo have just dropped the first single Contact off the album, which is available now on all digital platforms.
Rising from the ashes of a worldwide pandemic comes Munitions. Formed in early 2021 and battling through lockdowns, Munitions are finally taking to the stage and releasing their debut EP entitled, Blackwind. Playing a blend of Death Metal and Blackened Thrash, Munitions features members of renowned Melbourne bands from the likes of Join The Amish, […]
After the success last year of Rock Sisters United, one of the major players Stella Da’vaim has once more jumped behind the cause, putting together a great line-up of entertainment featuring Krave, Da’vaim, Violet and Kathleen Turner Overdrive at The Brightside on September 30. Stella Da’vaim has this to say about Rock Sisters United” “Rock Sisters United […]
Australian Hard Rockers Burn The Highway have released a new video for the track Crossbones, filmed on remote location at Jervis Bay on the south coast of NSW. Check out the clip below. The song comes off their debut full-length album Weapon X which was released on May 14 independently and available on all major streaming platforms. The band comments on the […]
THE POOR are coming to Mo’s for one night of mayhemic Oz Rock. Having just returned from Europe, The Poor will launch their new single Cry Out from the band’s forthcoming full length album, their first in over 10 years! The Poor started out playing the pub circuit in Darwin nearly 2 decades ago. The […]
Sharptone Records August 15 Words by Lewd Scoff 2021’s A Quiet Place to Die saw Melbourne, Australia’s Alpha Wolf nominated for an ARIA (Australian Record Industry Award) in the category of Best Hard Rock or Metal Album category. Losing out to Tropical Fuck Storm (yes, who?) was a travesty to say the least, but now […]
August 19 Bargain Bin Records Words by Michael Naidos The Australian punk rock scene is not only alive and well but getting global success and, alongside AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS, THE CHATS are leading the way off the top of the success of their album, High RiskBehaviour and lead single Smoko in 2020. Something about […]
