Often bands that are referred to as ‘ahead of their time’ are lumped into the basket simply because people can’t understand their musical vision and/or output. But when that term is used on a band 10 years or more after their inception, the plot thickens just a little. With the benefit and time and hindsight, […]
It’s been a massive six months for British rock/metal frontrunners Asking Alexandria, starting with the release of their latest album, Where Do We Go From Here? and culminating with an upcoming appearance in Australia as part of Knotfest 2024, which also sees Pantera, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Disturbed and more visit these shores. In between, […]
Get ready and prepare to rock! Multi-platinum UK rock royalty The Darkness are returning to Australia in February 2024 to perform three very special Let There Be Rock events in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary of Permission to Land. The classic debut album which delivered iconic songs such as I Believe […]
The last few years have been tough on the world at large, with people of all walks of life forced to find their own coping mechanisms to safely navigate increasingly treacherous waters. Musicians, long thought to be able to handle anything the world threw at them and turn it into cathartic verse, were amongst the […]
Interview by Jimmy Glinster and Kris Peters Camera work by Squirty Don’t let the name fool you. While we at HEAVY favor the metal side of life, we also have a soft spot for rock – especially Aussie rock. So when we were offered the opportunity to set sail on Rock The Boat 2023 and […]
Don’t let the name fool you. While we at HEAVY favor the metal side of life, we also have a soft spot for rock – especially Aussie rock. So when we were offered the opportunity to set sail on Rock The Boat 2023 and conduct onboard interviews for the first time ever we jumped at […]
WEDNESDAY 13 and his current band – which features former MURDERDOLLS alumni Roman Surman and Jack Tankersley – are in Australia and will be performing a full set of MURDERDOLLS songs, taken from the band’s celebrated 2002 debut album Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls and their triumphant 2010 return, Women And Children Last. Amid […]
Yomi Ship is enjoying a meteoric rise to the pool of highly respected bands which have exploded from Perth. Previously this has included support slots for Karnivool, COG, CHON (US), Delta Sleep (UK) and world-renowned guitar maestro Plini. In 2024 the WAMI Nominated band is adding The Butterfly Effect and Katatonia to their growing list […]
Maniacs! Adelaide’s festival dedicated to old-school metal, melodic metal and rock n’ roll – Churches Of Steel VI – returns for its seventh installment on Saturday, February 17, 2024 in the sunny cloisters of Unibar Adelaide. Join the hordes. Dust off your leather, battle jacket, and high tops, crack open a beer and bang your […]
Australian metal outfit Magnertron have released their new album Amplified Assault, featuring 20 tracks recorded at Underground Sounds Studios in Brisbane. Magnertron is an Australian metal band based in Brisbane. Their sound has been described as Death/Thrash/Jungle metal with grinding vocals with pitch squealing guitars with a line-up featuring Kroza Tron on guitar, Axl Redbeard […]
Pandemonium festival organisers, Apex Entertainment, are working collaboratively with the NSW State Government on a solution pertaining to the location of Pandemonium Sydney, scheduled for Thursday, April 25 in Sydney, NSW. They will issue an update very soon, and thank you for your patience. Some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll will […]
KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival, is returning to Australia in March 2024. We are thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on the huge festival lineup. This is the first and only sideshow announcement, and there will be no more sideshows announced. PANTERA and DISTURBED are festival exclusives […]
Complimenting an already incredible line-up is Adelaide’s technical melodic death metal act FREEDOM OF FEAR. Since launching their debut album, Nocturnal Gates in 2019, this highly talented five-piece have earned their reputation as one of Australia’s tightest and most engaging live metal acts. With astonishing musical skill, FREEDOM OF FEAR will more than prove their […]
Radio Birdman, legendary outsiders of Australian rock and roll, celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2024. This truly landmark achievement will see the ARIA Hall of Fame inductees take the stage for a series of special farewell performances around the country in June and July. In a time when absolutely everything is deemed iconic, Radio Birdman […]
Hailing from the deserts of Arizona, GATECREEPER returns to Australia this April to spread their death metal heat all over the mainland with a staggering 10 shows, all set to be absolute belters. Standing at the forefront of modern death metal only a decade into their career, with a fresh album coming through new label […]
US Metal Titans Coal Chamber are touring Australia next month and fans now have an opportunity to not only meet the band and receive a bunch of goodies and special privileges as part of a VIP Upgrade, but to also help raise funds for one of Australia’s best loved charities, Camp Quality. Camp Quality is […]
After finally releasing their long-awaited new single Chain Breaker in December last year, Gold Coast metal titans Kaosphere believe there has been sufficient recovery time, to release their next slab of brutality, War Cry. Charging out of your speakers from the get-go, War Cry is a tribute to indigenous warriors through to modern soldiers. The […]
Aussie metal outfit Lotus Born have just released their new song Barracuda. Barracuda follows the band’s previous single Public Enemy, which gained radio coverage on Triple J and led to extensive performances in the local Australian heavy music scene. The single reflects on the struggles of family relationships, characterized by heavy riffs and catchy choruses. […]
A swaggering and powerful ode to the fairer sex, PRAY AT YOUR ALTAR is the new single out today from goodthankyou, aka the solo project from Melbourne cult party-starters The Stiffys’ frontman Jason John Leigh. The formidable lead single taken from goodthankyou’s debut album THE KENNARDS SESSIONS, also out today, PRAY AT YOUR ALTAR showcases […]
Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock shapeshifters RedHook are launching into 2024 with one of their heaviest singles to date in Scream 2 – produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore). Conceptualised as a sequel to their 2020 single Cure 4 Psycho, which has ticked over two and a half million streams […]
Aussie rock outfit Suburbiasuburbia are at it again, treating us to another slab of old-school excellence with their latest track I Broke A Home Invader’s Leg. Besides having an awesome title, the music video features an assortment of eclectic goodies with visions of war, desolation, trenches, burning oil fields and sawn-off limbs all adding to […]
In the same vain as their heroes, Guns N Roses and Skid Row, Wicked Things deliver another Rock N Roll Anthem that is just as infectious as the song title. With its crunchy mid-tempo riff and larger-than-life chorus, Venomous is an instant rock classic that will have you raising your fist in the air. Wicked […]
Ancient Remains (formed in 2019), is a Brisbane heavy metal band that encompasses a unique sound comprising groove, old-school thrash and metalcore. The boys have released the track Burn It All, which is the title track from their upcoming E.P. This song aims to bring wisdom to anyone going through a tough time or a […]
Napalm Records February 9 Up until last year, I hadn’t heard the name Infected Rain, but after that first introduction, I knew that I wanted their music in my life from that moment forward. The band are massive and only getting bigger overseas, having released five albums and played some of the world’s most prestigious […]
I rock on into the Burnside Tavern at Yatala just before 5pm. If you’re wondering where Yatala is, it’s about halfway between the Gold Coast and Brisbane and the venue is located directly across the highway from the brewery, which I’m sure you all know where that is. After doing a lap of the venue, […]
Nuclear Blast Records Out Now Words by Greg Walker Formed by guitarist Wes Hauch of Glass Casket and Faceless, Atlanta’s Alluvial have trudged the scene since 2017, blending their brand of Melodic Death/Sludge/Doom into something quite unique and fresh in a genre jam-packed with cloned outfits. Alluvial established their pedigree almost immediately with their debut […]
Words and Pix by Rashid AlKamraikhi Orange County hardcore band Stick To Your Guns is in town to throw down hard on a Wednesday night at The Triffid and School night or not, the kids are out to throw down with them. As I enter the venue, the night’s openers Wetwork are already up on […]
