Sunshine Coast based metal outfit Dying Sun are seasoned enough musicians to understand the notion that sometimes you don’t have to go like a bull at a gate to make an impact. Often it is more beneficial to step back, take stock, and assess the landscape before rushing in. Comprised of current and former members […]
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 surprise packets of the festival run was German outfit Electric Callboy, who were making their first visit to our corner of […]
Interview by Jimmy Glinster & 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, […]
Interview by 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, and didn’t we make the most of […]
“You write your album, give it to the label, and they tell you ‘this is terrible'”. Spider One It seems inconceivable that a major international band could be on the world touring circuit for over three decades and never played a note in anger in Australia. Almost criminal in fact, but when that band is […]
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 Simon Russell-White 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 beautiful things about festivals like this – aside from the musical diversity – is the fact that […]
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! While all of the interviews on the day were special for their own reasons, ones like the following chat with […]
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! We were supposed to do a phoner with Gojira the week before Good Things but when that fell through the promotors kindly promised us […]
Melbourne symphonic prog metal band Victoria K are hitting the road this February in support of their latest album Kore which was released October 14, 2022 via Rockshots Records. The tour sees the band hit major cities and towns including Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Wollongong and Adelaide. Support acts and tickets for each show will be […]
It has been a massive year for British rockers Don Broco. Their new album, Amazing Things, landed at #1 in the UK charts plus they have an upcoming sold-out UK headline tour with support bands Papa Roach and Dance Gavin Dance, a European headline tour supported by Sleeping With Sirens, and they were invited to […]
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 […]
SoCal punk outfit Unwritten Law vow to keep you up all night as they embark on an extensive Australian tour. Be transported to balmy nights under Californian skies as the ’90’s punk outfit perform their brand new album The Hum over 17 dates, 5 states and a night overflowing with new music and nostalgia. The […]
Black Rheno kick straight into gear for 2023 with The Summer Of Sludge Tour hitting stages across NSW. After a blistering 2022 with headline tours along the east coast and appearing at heavy fests including Thrashville, The New Dead Fest, Halloween Hysteria and the ultimate heavy metal pilgrimage held in the country’s red center, Blacken, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Australia’s NOTHING SACRED marked their return in 2021 with the release of their first album in 30 years entitled No Gods and now a year and a half later they are ready to continue that groundbreaking resurrection with the next record Leviathan due out February 3, 2023, via Rockshots Records. Fans of the band will notice on this new EP […]
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 […]
Words by Simon Russell-White Pix by Rashid Alkamraikhi Although I have lived on the North side of Brisbane for almost 10 years now, it will never not feel strange to call the Eatons Hill Hotel “my local”. You see I come from a really small town, and as a young person, Tuesday nights were boot-scooting […]
