Eclectic Brisbane punk/hardcore outfit Stepson are on the precipice of dropping their debut album Help Me Help You, which will be released on March 26. Like many bands, 2020 was a write off for Stepson, delaying the release of the album and putting an end to a planned European tour but that seems all a distant memory now with the band pumped to get their slab of music out to the judging ears of the public domain. Continue reading STEPSON Share The Load at HEAVY Magazine - ...
Sydney alternative rock outfit We Are Not Robots have dropped their latest single “Just Lie Again”, a haunting tune intended as an emotive ode to those who have found themselves struggling under the crippling weight of expectation and self-doubt. Vocalist/guitarist Pete Konakov sat down with HEAVY during the week to discuss the song and other things happening within the band. Continue reading WE ARE NOT ROBOTS Demand The Truth at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & ...
Coming from a place where many of us feel they have spent the last 12 months or so, Brisbane alternative metal outfit Krave have released their latest single “Purgatory”, which came out via HEAVY premiere last week. “Purgatory” is a melting pot of driving, crushing riffs, irresistible grooves, and powerhouse Halestorm-esque vocals packed into a taut duration of just over 3 minutes. Continue reading KRAVE Suppress Their Appetite at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music ...
After spending extensive time away from the public eye working in the studio, Days Like These have just announced their latest single “Gravity”, which is the first taste of their upcoming EP, Wide Awake. This release marks a brand new chapter for the Brisbane band. With the addition of new members Connor and Jamo, Days Like These have crafted a more fluent and unique sound than their previous releases. Continue reading Premiere: DAYS LIKE THESE ...
After the recent release of their crushingly brutal third album Cathedral Of Bones, Sydney melodic death/thrash metal outfit Flaming Wreckage are taking their music on the road with an East Coast tour starting in Sydney today before concluding in Brisbane on May 8. The band promises to unleash over 12 months of pent up frustration in a blistering run of shows to promote the new album. Continue reading FLAMING WRCKAGE With East Coast Tour at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal ...
Rocky’s Pride And Joy are an enigma, delivering dark and deadly doom metal while not bowing to the genre’s expectations. Gone are the 15-minute epics, they have instead been replaced with concise slabs of heavy-hitting grooves and lyrics so dark they satisfy Satan herself. The band have released their latest single “Time’s Up”. Featuring chugging riffs, pounding drums, and snarling vocals, “Time’s Up” is like a spooky horror movie ...
Sydney alt-rockers We Are Not Robots are back with a haunting new single and video “Just Lie Again” out March 5, with hometown shows at Frankie’s Pizza on March 11 and at Oxford Arts Factory on March 26. Penned by singer/guitarist Pete Konakov, “Just Lie Again” is an emotive anthem directed at those who have found themselves gasping for air under the crippling weight of self-doubt. Continue reading Premiere: WE ARE NOT ROBOTS “Just Lie ...
Melbourne based Alternative Rockers Counting Silence have just released their new single “Faraday”. The single is the title-track from their forthcoming EP that will be released on April 9. “Faraday” is a stellar example of this band’s thumping, yet uniquely approachable sound. “This epitomises our sound better than any other track we’ve done,” says vocalist Chris Fullwood. Continue reading COUNTING SILENCE Drop Tune at HEAVY ...
After recently outlining his musical journey in band form, Brisbane based bass player Squirty has started the concluding chapter of his metamorphosis from aspiring musician to accomplished producer with an honest and open insight into the other side of being an artist – that of recording and producing his own and others work. In a planned four-part series of EP’s that follow the well-worn path from a fledgling dream to an eventual possible career path, Squirty has elected to ...
The wrap up is in from Si-Fest 2021 which was recently held at the Mansfield Tavern. The event, of course, was a benefit for local metal identity Simon Russell-White and didn’t it prove what a lovable and affable young gent he is! Over 200 people converged on the Mansfield to not only show support for their brother, but also delight in the sounds of A Somerset Parade, Elephant, Piston Fist, Diskust, F.U.C, Azreal and Adriatic. Continue reading Live Review: ...
Sydney’s Dark Symphonic Metal powerhouse Carmeria are a force like no other. Embracing the gothic orchestral edge of music that so few dare to venture, the Australian metal visionaries take on the international heavy music scene with soaring vocals, powerful guitars, and orchestrations on a world-class level. Despite global circumstances halting the growth of many bands, Carmeria are here to prove otherwise with the release of their new single “To Lead The ...
Sydney’s Hardcore heavyweights Arteries are crashing into 2021 with the full force of a sledgehammer, dropping their savage new single “Play Nice”. Beginning at a slow and menacing pace accompanied by sinister visuals, the listener is lulled into a false sense of security before being abruptly projectiled into a maelstrom of djent riffs, brutal breakdowns and magnetic vocals which evoke the polished ferociousness of extreme metal legendaries such as Meshuggah and ...
Sydney-based alternative-rock trio RedHook have just revealed their riotous accompanying video for their latest single “Bad Decisions”. The clip compliments the song’s charged intensity with a graphic onslaught of visually appealing set designs and colours, along with hysterical antics and transitions of the three band members Emmy Mack, Craig Wilkinson, and Alex Powys performing the song in a mixture of heretical surroundings. Continue reading REDHOOK Make More ...
Saint Scarlett are three regional kids with a dream. After relocating to Melbourne and performing alongside international acts such as Enuff Znuff and Kip Winger, the band released their debut single “Polaroid” and have been waiting anxiously for the pandemic to clear up and get back on the road. Finally, we see the light at the end of the tunnel in 2021, and the release of the next chapter with new single “Dangerous”. Continue reading SAINT ...
Brisbane based Thrash Metal brothers Wartooth will release their latest single “Sabotage” on April 9. “Sabotage” is the latest single from Programmed Dichotomy, the debut album that has been widely regarded as 2020’s thrash metal masterpiece. Now, for the first time, the album is set to be released on vinyl on April 9. Continue reading WARTOOTH With New Single & Vinyl at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Melbourne metal stalwarts Void Of Vision are confirming details of their new record today, due out this Friday via UNFD. Titled Hyperdaze (Redux), this re-release of the band’s 2019 album Hyperdaze comes complete with a heaving list of guests collaborating across every track. Following recent cuts with Thornhill‘s Jacob Charlton and Ecca Vandal released in the lead up to its announcement, the rest of Hyperdaze (Redux) finds VOV collaborating with the likes ...
Complaints is the fourth full-length Gravel Samwidge LP and the second to be released on Brisbane’s Swashbuckling Hobo Records and follows on from 2013’s critically acclaimed Medicinal Requirements. Gravel Samwidge have carved out a distinct niche in the Australian rock landscape, always purposefully on the outside but making the kind of noise that makes the right people pay attention. Continue reading GRAVEL SAMWIDGE With New Album at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, ...
Brisbane’s old school punk rockers Kombi Killers have released their new single “Don’t Start” via Riot Records. It is a classic punk anthem that delivers just the right amount of original old school punk attitude that will no doubt satisfy the most rabid punk fan. Influences of Anti-Nowhere League, Sex Pistols, GBH and The Misfits echo throughout the track. Continue reading KOMBI KILLERS Release New Track at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
After the recent success of harder-edged bands COG and Osaka Punch, Mo’s Desert Clubhouse this weekend ramps it up even more with a metal fundraiser for Gold Coast Youth Service. Kings At Heart will headline the show which also features All Hours, Emotion Killer, Hollow Doubt, Ocean Shores and Pyrokinesis. Continue reading TUNED DOWN FOR THE CAUSE At MO’S DESERT CLUBHOUSE This Sunday at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Australian punk act Under The Influence (UTI) are set to drop their new single “Cobra Spit” via Riot Records on March 23. “Cobra Spit” is another ferocious blast of metallic hardcore punk. Have you felt someone’s narcissistic venom seep through your skin and into your brain, corrupting your thoughts to the point of nearly sending you insane? Hopefully not. Well, this is a song about the manipulation of one’s better judgement by the narcissistic ...
Recently crowned as one of ten rising Australian pop-punk bands, Brisbane outfit All Hours have dropped their latest single “Downward”. The single will be released on March 5, with pre-orders for new EP Perspectives starting on the same day. Watch “Downward” below: Continue reading ALL HOURS Drop Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Byron metal merchants Scourge Of Suffering have released their latest lyric video and it is a searing commentary on lies, deception, and societal pressures. The single off their self-titled debut album is called “Deluded” and deals with brainwashing and fear-inducing societal pressures that many people face daily across the world. Featuring a cascading blitz of images highlighting religion, war and medication the lyric videos frantic edit matches the ...
UNFD is thrilled to announce Australian rock trio Short Stack as its latest signing, alongside the reveal of the band’s new single and video “Burn You Down”. To celebrate the release, Short Stack will play one night in Sydney on Thursday with special guests Redhook. It comes after the trio caused a stir with the announcement of their comeback national tour in early 2020 which saw multiple cities sold out in a matter of hours. Continue reading SHORT ...
Following on from the release of their critically praised second EP But No Thanks, Sydney-based punks FANGZ have just revealed tour dates and their ghastly new single “Self Medicate” which is produced by Stevie Knight (Yours Truly, Stand Atlantic, The Dead Love), and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Hands Like Houses, Underoath). Continue reading FANGZ With New Tune at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Brisbane Keg Metal Kings Dirty Brew have never been shy to court controversy, confident the quality of their music will overshadow any mud slung their way. They have once again proved this with their new single “Fractured Melody” which divided the music community before it was even released but has delivered the knockout blow in terms of sonic intensity. Watch “Fractured Melody” below: Dirty Brew will be performing at Brewfest Brisbane 2021 at the Woolly ...
Turnstyle have announced their new casio compilation album Key Note Speaker as well as a Perth album launch show. Turnstyle are a West Australian indie-rock band formed in 1995, most known for their monumental single “Spray Water On The Stereo”. Now, in 2021 they launch their compilation album Key Note Speaker that has emerged off the back of the band’s inclusion in the WA Museum Boola Bardip Innovations gallery for creative process using toy/ domestic ...
Thornhill have announced an Australian tour kicking off in March. They will be taking Bloom along with them for the ride, which starts at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on March 25 and travels through Queensland, NSW and Victoria, finishing in Ballarat on April 30. Tickets available from5 pm Tuesday through destroyalllines.com Continue reading THORNHILL Announce Shows at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Hysteria, Damaged and Vinnies Dive is proud to present Mansfield Rocks, a massive celebration of rock ‘n’ roll riffs, moshing and beer after going without for so long! Headlined by world-conquering punk rockers Clowns, the all-night party will take place at Mansfield Tavern on Saturday, May 29. Joining the Melburnian stage-slayers and ARIA Top 10 entrants are slacker supergroup Loser, NSW’s fast-lovers C.O.F.F.I.N., Total Pace (Violent Soho and DZ Deathrays members), QLD’s ...
Sydney progressive outfit Intrøspect have just released their sublime new single, “The Wisdom Of Mountains”. It is the second single taken from the bands upcoming new EP Midnight Sun which will be released on March 19. Watch “The Wisdom of Mountains” below: Continue reading INTROSPECT Drop New Single at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond.
Adelaide, we hope you’re ready to go Full Tilt! That’s right, Australia’s most exciting new Alternative music festival is thrilled to announce it will be heading your way! Following the incredible response to the sold-out Melbourne edition and over 87% of tickets sold for the Brisbane edition, we can’t wait to bring this epic line up to Adelaide Showground on July 17. Continue reading FULL TILT FESTIVAL Announced For Adelaide at HEAVY Magazine - Rock, Punk, Metal Music ...
Australia’s heavy metal talent is undeniable in the present age, a fact accentuated by the recent release of Cathedral Of Bones from Sydney thrash outfit Flaming Wreckage. Mixing old school thrash mentality with melodic death metal and elements of groove metal, Flaming Wreckage have created a sound that is as timeless as it is modern. Let’s face it, the thrash metal movement has been long represented by standout bands and the notion that many bands of this genre are ...
