With the recent release of their single “Get Back (To Fuckwit City)”, Sydney four-piece rock outfit Avalanche have cast off the shackles of their relative youth and taken aim at the city that provides the backdrop to their music, unafraid to call out the shortcomings of living in a major city. Vocals/bassist Steve Campbell and lead guitarist Veronica Taleski sat down with HEAVY to talk about the single and much more. Continue reading AVALANCHE Lay Down The Law at HEAVY ...
With the recent release of their fourth album Detritus of the Final Age, thrash metallers Harlott have broken free from the trilogy of albums that started their career and now explore new territory. Vocalist/guitarist Andrew Hudson sat down with HEAVY to talk about the new album and his take on everything surrounding it. “I wanted to try a bunch of things (with this album),” he stressed. Continue reading HARLOTT Enter The Final Stage Of Mankind at HEAVY Magazine - ...
After last weeks insightful and entertaining chat with Steve Hughes, Olivia Reppas continues her informative look into the life of an Australian icon in the concluding chapter below… Steve Hughes is a man of many talents and faces. Essentially a heavy metal musician, Hughes has also dabbled successfully in comedy, with his unabashed honesty standing him apart from most other artists that hide behind some form of façade every time they venture into the public ...
Sydney four-piece hard rock outfit Avalanche are proud to premiere their brand new and final single for 2020, ‘GET BACK (TO FUCKWIT CITY)’. This one has always been a crowd favourite and is a raw, punchy, anthemic ode to the band’s home city and the perfect send-off to 2020! This is the song you’ll be singing in your head whenever you’re stuck in traffic… when you miss your train.. when your boss pisses you off… when your folks kick you out… when you’re ...
When Frames Collide is a term often used to describe the competing, clashing or contradictory framing of events. It is also the name of a short-lived Melbourne rock band featuring Andy from Australian Rock Royalty, Horsehead on vocals who graced the stages of a number of intimate venues in 2019, playing to adoring crowds before disappearing to record, never to be seen or heard of again…until now. Continue reading WHEN FRAMES COLLIDE Release EP at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
Melbourne alternative rockers Cicadastone have released the official video for latest single “Out of Sight”. “Out of Sight” is the follow up to the recently released singles “Dying In Sunshine” and “Box Of Anger”. All three tracks are taken from their upcoming 2021 album Cold Chamber. Watch “Out of Sight” below: Continue reading CICADASTONE With Video For “Out Of Sight” at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
Johnny Boxer is best known to the world as Bobo the Pizza Chef from television series Fat Pizza, but there is much more to the man, the myth, and the legend than just that. Each week Johnny joins HEAVY to answer questions from you, the fans and public, plus each week we present little snippets of the great mans past in order for you to get to know the man behind the mystery. Continue reading HEAVY REGULAR: 12 Rounds With JOHNNY BOXER a.k.a BOBO #7 at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, ...
Luca Brasi have released the single “Every Time You’re Here (I’m Gone)” that is lifted off next years album Everything is Tenuous which will be out on February 12 via Cooking Vinyl Australia. Everything is Tenuous is a natural progression from 2018’s breakthrough ARIA nominated album Stay, which soared to #10 on the ARIA chart and catalysed the biggest tours of their career. Continue reading LUCA BRASI With New Single And Upcoming Album at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
Sydney punk rockers Molly & The Krells have released the music video for their single “What Went Wrong” and follow it up now with “Expectations”. Recorded at Electric Sun Studios “Expectations” is a song about growth and overcoming problems that are prevalent in each of us. Watch “Expectations” below: Continue reading MOLLY & THE KRELLS With New Video at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Metallica‘s world-famous Blackened Whisky has been difficult – if not near impossible – to source from this country. Until now. Groglords have teamed up with the worlds biggest metal band to deliver this rare and exceptional whisky to fans in Australia, with pre-orders available now! Pre-orders available here: http://www.groglords.com/ Continue reading METALLICA’s Blackened Whisky Coming To Australia Via GROGLORDS at ...
Brisbane metal outfit Revoid have released their latest single “Cut Me Down”. To celebrate they will be launching the single at the Woolly Mammoth in Brisbane on November 22 with tickets on sale from Moshtix. Watch “Cut Me Down” below: Continue reading REVOID Release Single Plus Announce Launch Party at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Australian metal outfit Growth have released the video for “Soul Rot”. The single is taken from the band’s upcoming album The Smothering Arms of Mercy which is due out December 4 via Wild Thing Records. Growth will be releasing a trilogy of albums exploring the human conditions of connection, trauma, despair and the fragility of hope. Continue reading GROWTH Stream New Video at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Melbourne rock outfit The Dead Amigos have released their latest single “1 in 5”, an infectiously groove orientated track that details a debaucherous chapter in the life of a rock band that pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. The track is accompanied by a spectacular stop-motion video, the brainchild of Dan Armstrong (Strongman Pictures) which light-heartedly tells the story of the song. Continue reading THE DEAD AMIGOS Announce New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
Having released their blistering debut album Prehab last year, Gold Coasters Radolescent are today ringing in a new era with a fresh lineup and a brand new single, “Calling Out”. The track arrives on the tail of a sold-out show at Brisbane’s The Tivoli joined by friends Beddy Rays and Semantics, and ahead of an upcoming show at Elsewhere on the Gold Coast with Peach Fur. Continue reading RADOLESCENT With New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Brutal Coast returns for another round of live action on the Gold Coast on November 27. To be held at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, this incarnation follows on from the sold-out previous show, showcasing the talents of Torizon, Snake Mountain, Eternal Torment and MindsEnd. Tickets on sale now through https://www.mosdesertclubhouse.com/events/brutal-coast-2 Watch Snake Mountain perform “The Hunted” below: Continue reading BRUTAL COAST Returns ...
Melbourne alt-rockers Elephant Gun have returned from the wilderness to release their first new music in two decades! Their new album, Now To Survive, will be released on November 20 via Dinner For Wolves. After giving fans a taste of the new stuff via “Kill Street Blues”, the band return with a lyric video for the track which can be viewed below: Continue reading ELEPHANT GUN With Music Video at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Less than a year since their debut album The Dead Are Screaming, Werewolves are back with their sophomore full-length What A Time To Be Alive which will be out via Prosthetic Records on January 29. The Australian death metal trio – featuring Dave Haley (Psycroptic, Ruins, King), Matt Wilcock, and Sam Bean (both of The Berzerker, The Antichrist Imperium) – have unveiled the album’s apoplectic lead single, “I Don’t Like You”, to coincide with the ...
Fresh from the release of their self-titled EP last month, Hands Like Houses are announcing an Australian tour for early 2021. Titled the Reflect Tour, Hands Like Houses will bring a reimagined gig experience to venues in NSW, QLD and their hometown of Canberra throughout January. Supported by 2020 breakouts Agnes Manners, Hands Like Houses will bring a reimagined taste of their acclaimed catalogue to Australia in January 2021. Continue reading HANDS LIKE HOUSES Announce 2021 ...
Melbourne’s live music scene is slowly starting to resurface, with Desecrator taking advantage of the lifting regulations be scheduling a night of music at The Bendigo Hotel on December 5. The night will be a unique blending of metal and meals with food and drink being served by way of table service, with locals True Believer supporting. The capacity is extremely limited with bookings essential. Continue reading An Evening With DESECRATOR at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, ...
With the many albums that come across my desk rarely do I listen to one as audacious and daring – especially for a sophomore offering – than Aramitama from Brisbane progressive/thrash/stoner/all-kinds-of-metal-you-can-think-of outfit Therein. This collection of 12 songs is perhaps one of the most haphazard and eclectic collections of songs put together in a long time, and while most bands would suffer for this almost disjointed delivery, Therein thrive and prosper, obviously ...