Interview by CJ Nash Gold Coast metal outfit Awake In Time are living proof that hard work and determination does pay dividends. Since their formation in 2018 the guys have played at Good Things Festival and more recently Wallapalooza earlier this year, proving in the process their stage performance is capable of at the very […]
Interview by CJ Nash Brisbane heavy outfit Hang ‘Em High have crammed a lot into their 18 months together. The band dropped their debut single Slapshot Regatta within days of announcing their arrival, following that up two weeks later with Nothing For Nothing. That track featured CJ McMahon from Thy Art Is Murder, further enhancing […]
Night At The Barracks is an amazing new initiative showcasing live music between September 9 and October 9 at Manly’s North Head. Featuring some of the countries best pop, indie, musical theatre, dance, rock, opera and jazz acts set in an enchanting location steeped in historical significance and natural beauty, this is an event that […]
Words and interview by Kyra Jade-Coombs It really is a damn treat when heavier bands grace Cairns with their presence. A genuine sight for sore eyes rocking up at the venue to a sea of metalheads, patiently waiting to UNLEASH. Everything was a buzz in the venue, all hands-on deck, just how I like it. […]
Interview by CJ Nash Brisbane hard rock machine Torizon have been quiet of late, but that doesn’t mean the band have been idle. Far from it. HEAVY‘s intrepid reporter CJ Nash managed to track down vocalist Mish Sharma and discovered that Torizon are, in fact, just getting started and have a plethora of new songs […]
For more than forty years now, the Hoodoo Gurus have been amongst the shining lights in Australian rock. Their feel-good brand of rock has endeared them to many, both here and abroad, proving the common belief that there is something in the Australian air that just keeps rock and roll alive. After initially planning to […]
Sam Vallen entered the international music scene on the back of Caligulaâs Horseâs debut album, Moments from Ephemeral City in 2011. From those humble origins to the world stage, Vallen has established an internationally celebrated career as a guitarist, songwriter, and producer. With Caligulaâs Horse, Vallen has released five critically acclaimed records, and toured the […]
Melbourne rockers Slowly Slowly have released their new track Longshot via UNFD. A bustling ode to self belief in the modern age, Longshot also offers another tantalising peek into Slowly Slowly’s impending new album Daisy Chain, due out on November 4. Boasting swirling choruses, stomping beats and sweeping guitars, Longshot is a catchy and sweet emo-meets-pop-punk treat that also significantly showcases the quartet’s sharpened sonic progression […]
Sydney’s Bridge Left To Burn have released their debut track Set Me Free. The song delivers a forceful mix between classic hardcore and modern metal trends which blend to create an energetic but delightfully melodic track. Produced, mixed, and mastered by Matt Clarke. Set Me Free explores themes of isolation and the hopelessness caused by […]
Melbourneâs alt metal titans Circles deliver the pinnacle of Australian progressive metal with their new single Dig. Illustrating this next chapter via Wild Thing Records on September 14, they are also announcing and starting pre-orders for their long-awaited EP The Stories We Are Afraid Of | Vol. 1. The Stories We Are Afraid Of | Vol. 1 is the first instalment of an epic two-part EP, […]
Today, Melbourne alternative rock band Terra share their cracking new single and video Perfect Crime. The track premiered last night on Triple J’s Home & Hosed with the video premiering this morning on highly influential / tastemaker Youtube channel Dreambound. In conjunction with the release, tomorrow the band kicks off their first headline Australian tour, details below.Â
New Zealand’s neanderthal horde Vicissitude come rampaging forth from the depths of the void, to unleash their debut album Neolithic Necrocannibals upon surface dwellers, smashing bones and rending flesh with bestial, bludgeoning riffs and a ferocious barbaric vocal assault. The first track in NN VI has been released, indicating the dark and impending signs of […]
Swedish sleaze metal titans Hardcore Superstar return to Australia on the back of their new album ABRAKADABRA in November. If you have seen these guys live before, you know what you are in for. If not, get familiar. This is one of the best rock shows currently out there. Tickets selling fast: https://www.silverbacktouring.com.au/hardcore-superstar-2022/ Check out the video […]
Adelaide extreme metal outfit Freedom of Fear announce their new album Carpathia will be released October 21Â via EVP Recordings. The band have shared the first single Zenith, an intense force of nature which combines tech-death, black metal and melodic death metal influences. Featuring German tech-death legend Hannes Grossmann (Necrophagist, Obscura) on drums, and the world […]
Dashvilleâs Thrashville returns to the Hunter Valley this Friday/Saturday. Featuring 22 hard-hitting acts over two days and across two stages – MALCOLM/ANGUS, you donât want to miss the likes of Astrodeath, WELL?, Bitchcraft, The Neptune Power Federation, The Australian Beefweek Show, Latest God, Bloody Hell plus new additions Avalanche, Teddy Rizzo, Fungas, comp winners Spoonhead and more⌠Keen to get some […]
Dig The Dandy Warhols? In Sydney for one night only, they’re desperate to keep the party going with you at Frankies Pizza. Saving good parties from bad music since 2001, DJ Rescue, aka Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols, has been spinning diverse genres at varied events around the globe. From Bowie to Beastie Boys, Otis Redding to Os […]
Ska Nation 2022 will bring some of the best ska-centric acts to the small regional town called Warrion, just outside Colac, Victoria. This yearâs festival will be headed up by some of Australiaâs and the worldâs best exponents of Jamaican-inspired music together for a two-day dance party â including one of the originators of ska […]
Hang on to your cowboy hats and get ready for a crossover because metalcore maestros The Gloom In The Corner are taking listeners to church, cinema-core style, with their new single and music video New Order. Featuring Taylor Barber of popular Atlanta deathcore outfit Left To Suffer, the Australian quartetâs latest track flexes their versatility, delivering a seething blend of symphonic metal […]
Parkway Drive have shared the song Ground Zero which opens the band’s upcoming album Darker Still in an anthemic way. The track erupts with galloping guitar solos, stadium-sized riffs, and the thunderous roar of McCall. It’s a fist-in-the-air tour de force that will send adrenaline coursing through your veins from start to finish. “Ground Zero, […]
Sydney hardcore outfit Two Faced are releasing their new album Everlasting Pain at 7pm on Friday, September 16. Described as a frenetic burst of in your face aggression, Two Faced comprise former members of reputable bands such as Toe To Toe, As Silence Breaks, Daemon Pyre and Headbutt, all of which bring their individual styles […]
Come and shake your bones on The Gold Coast as Feed The Fire hit the stage at MO’s Desert Club House on their SHAKE Queensland tour 2022! Set to be an arvo of non stop rock that’ll have ya all fired up for a big night out or home early enough to not be nursing […]
Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock force RedHook have today returned with their fiery new single SAY, self-produced by guitarist Craig Wilkinson and mixed by Sam Guiana (Between You And Me, The Devil Wears Prada). SAY is a heavy-riffing firecracker that takes its sonic cues from the UKâs new wave of electronic rock pioneers such as Bring Me The Horizon, Nova Twins and Nothing But Thieves, offering up a seismic smash […]
Bathurst isn’t the first regional town you think of when it comes to in your face guitar shredders but thats where you will find Dave Webb. The Dave Webb Project have recently released their debut EP, A Second To Surface. Inspired by a 15 year long journey that began with Daveâs band A Second to Surface, which is where the title […]
Australian heavy stoner rock outfit Dark Blues Project have dropped a music video for their new single Lost in the Dream. This is the third single release from the upcoming five track EP, Howl At Her Light An offering to the Red Queen Babalon.
Sydney hardcore punk outfit Two Faced have released their new album Everlasting Pain. Described as a frenetic burst of in your face aggression, Two Faced comprise former members of reputable bands such as Toe To Toe, As Silence Breaks, Daemon Pyre and Headbutt, all of which bring their individual styles and influences to the table and explode them into a sonic […]
Epic and A & R Ops September 9 Ozzy Osbourne is finally ready to deliver the follow-up to 2020s critically acclaimed album, Ordinary Man. While the mans recent health problems have been well documented he has been quietly toiling away in the studio in readiness to deliver his latest metal masterpiece, and this time he […]
Solid State Records September 16 Words by Kyra Jade-Coombs The Devil Wears Prada have been busy recording their eighth full-length album thatâs due to be released on Friday, September 16 through Solid State Records. Since forming in 2005 weâve heard all kinds of offerings from the band. Their newest album Color Decay is no exception. […]
September 16 Words by Erin Eddy Calling fans of Periphery, Karnivool and Spiritbox! If you like your music deliciously djenty with a sprinkling of prog, youâre going to want to check out the new EP by Sydneyâs Reliqa. Sharing the title of the opening track, I Donât Know What I Am is approximately 23 minutes […]
Words and pics by Paul Miles âRockânâRoll can save the world, all of us together. And the chicks are great!â Almost Famous After a 3-hour road-trip from Houstonâdetouring via the city of La Grange, while of course cranking ZZ Top, I pulled my hired, black Dodge Charger into a San Antonio parking lot and strolled […]
