Good Things 2023 will be underway next week, with the annual music extravaganza kicking off next Friday, December 1 in Melbourne before hitting Sydney and Brisbane over the following two days. Every year the Good Things line-up manages to top itself, with this year’s show being no exception. Headlined by Fall Out Boy and Limp […]
One of the best things about music festivals is the opportunity to discover your potential new favourite band, quite often lurking with intent on some smaller side stage with a rapidly growing crowd of inquisitive onlookers being the only indication from afar that they might indeed be worth a listen. Many people still point their […]
While She Sleeps are just one of the many massive bands that are included in the lineup for this year’s Good Things Festival. As such they will be on Aussie soil as of November 30, kicking off their stint here with a headlining show in Melbourne. HEAVY had the pleasure of chatting with bassist Aaran […]
One thing that has always typified Australian music is the internal support system encouraged by those within it. Band members often share their talents amongst two, three, or sometimes four other bands, with his fellow bandmates offering words of encouragement and respect rather than bemoan the fact their guitarist, or their drummer is not exclusively […]
One song can tell a dozen stories and stir even more memories, but there’s only so much that can be told in a four-minute window. The real stories, the ones that were happening while the public story was being written, generally remain in the hearts and minds of only those directly involved – and usually […]
As the saying goes ‘get busy living or get busy dying!’ This is certainly true for Greg Puciato, (the living part that is) multi instrumentalist and vocalist for Better Lovers, The Black Queen, Killer Be Killed, Jerry Cantrell’s Solo Band, his own Solo band and, of course, vocalist for the now very deceased Dillinger Escape […]
OF MICE & MEN do not do things by halves. Whether writing immense songs, recording them to perfection or performing them with the intensity of a thousand suns in a live setting, every member of the band pours his heart and soul into every second of everything that they do. It is that relentless quality […]
After a highly successful opening seven shows spread across Australia and New Zealand, Aces High – the Sydney Iron Maiden tribute outfit – have just two shows remaining on their spectacular Live After Death Tour 2023. From all accounts the shows have been awesome, paying homage and respect to one of the greatest metal bands […]
Quicksand’s debut album Slip turned 30 earlier this year, and what better way to commemorate such a monumental album than with an equally as hard-hitting live show? Valhalla Touring and Waxstar Touring are bringing the anniversary celebrations to Australia and New Zealand where Quicksand will perform their greatest hits along with select tracks from Slip. […]
After overcoming a number of last-minute hurdles, Killfest 2023 is finally ready to wreak havoc this weekend with a new home and brighter future. After late trouble with the original birthplace of the event, the show will now be held at the Kilmore Memorial Hall this Saturday afternoon/night. All ticket holders and people who buy […]
Australia, prepare for a vortex of metal, punk, and reggae in 2024, with Japanese metal punx SiM today announcing their first-ever headline tour down under next year. Appearing as part of their PLAYDEAD World Tour, SiM will arrive armed in Australia with their explosive new album PLAYDEAD. Kicking off on Thursday 12 September at The […]
Australia’s largest and favourite travelling music festival Good Things 2023 is almost here! Headlined by none other than American rock idols FALL OUT BOY, the stacked bumper line-up also includes Florida heavies LIMP BIZKIT to keep the party rockin’ this December and from breaking stuff to whipping it, American new wave legends DEVO will also […]
With Good Things Festival now less than two weeks away, we interrupt your regular viewing to announce an exciting new stage to the 2023 proceedings: prepare to enter Stage 666. Leveling up the entertainment alongside the incredible acts already lined up to dazzle you throughout the festival, Stage 666 will feature a karaoke band, circus/freak […]
The Animals announce their 60th Anniversary We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The band’s Final Tour of Australia. The Animals’ impact and influence is undeniable. They created some of the most iconic songs in popular music history including We’ve Gotta Get Out Of This Place, The House of The Rising Sun, Don’t Let […]
Experimental metal band MR. BUNGLE today announce Australia and New Zealand dates for March 2024 as part of the The Raging Wrath of Australia & New Zealand with fellow pop stars MELVINS. Back in all of their teenage-angst glory, Mr Bungle will kick off the tour at Auckland’s Town Hall before heading to Melbourne’s Festival […]
In 2024, music, art and culture will collide once more in unforgettable fashion. Following its entirely sold out inaugural Australian run in 2023, KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand, will officially make its monumental return down under in 2024. The music and counterculture experience that is KNOTFEST will hit the East coast of Australia starting on […]
Following the announcement of their return to Australia & New Zealand, US rock band Dinosaur Jr. announce special guests Stepmother (AU only) and Office Dog (NZ only) will join them for their upcoming headline shows next February & March 2024. Heading to Australia celebrating 30 years of their iconic album Where You Been, Dinosaur Jr. […]
In 2024 The Earth Will Turn, with American genre-trailblazers DAYSEEKER today announcing their triumphant return down under next July, joined by special guests CASEY, LANDON TEWERS and INERTIA. Marking their debut headline Australian tour following the band’s first visit in 2022 supporting Thornhill and again this year supporting Beartooth and Pierce The Veil, DAYSEEKER are […]
Renowned for their epic live performances, both sonically and visually, The Dandy Warhols will return once again to Australia and New Zealand in April 2024. Australia hosts one of bands largest and most devoted fan bases in the world, a relationship built upon since their inaugural tour back in 1998. With over a quarter of […]
Photo credit Jay Collier Continuing the weekly countdown to the release of their live album on December 15, Frankenbok have today released the live version of Last Ditch Redemption from that show. Taken from last year’s 25th Anniversary show at The Tote in Melbourne and featuring performances from all five line-ups of the band, this […]
After much interest with their debut single Long Distant Daze Organic Green Monster Machine release a heavy psychedelic prog rock tune titled Dark King’s Curse. The song tells the story of an evil king who rules with an iron hand and is riddled with greed all his people are slaves to the cause. Then an […]
This Silent Divide are a rock band from Wellington, New Zealand that mix driving drums, wall-of-sound guitars and melodic overtones to create catchy, high-energy songs. They are known for their tight and powerful live sound that gets audiences moving. Their latest single Outside is the band’s third release of 2023, following on the heels of […]
Returning to their emo rock roots, Melbourne quintet Reside share their catchy new single, Eden. Offering up chugging distorted guitars, gristly vocals, synth-soaked ambience and a punchy driving force, Eden is about seeking refuge in a space perceived to be a safe haven, but after time you find that same safe space turning its back […]
Australia’s heavy music vanguards Northlane have shared their expansive new single, Dante, out now via Believe. Dante is the first piece of new music since the release of their #1 album Obsidian (2022) and signals a new era for the four-piece. Dante is an instant Northlane classic years in the making. Dubbed by the band […]
An instant modern-day grunge classic, Sydney indie mavericks Dear Seattle return armed with an anthemic new single idc, out now via Domestic La La. Packed with fuzzy guitars, nostalgic rock nods and catchy melodics for days, idc follows on from the quartet’s recent upbeat outing Nothing’s Stopping Me Now with lashings of heart and a […]
Gunaikurnai/Gippsland-based metalcore quartet ATLVS have just unveiled their frenetic mini-EP Shadow Dancer, produced by Damien Bigara (Diesect), and mixed/mastered by Michael Campbell (She Cries Wolf, Diamond Construct, Deficit). Shadow Dancer is a blistering three-track series that catapults into a maelstrom of thundering drums, shredding guitars and guttural vocals. Narratives about toxicity, being let down by […]
Ahead of the release of his brand new EP Mirage due out on Friday, November 1, multi-faceted guitarist and songwriter Plini has unveiled a scintillating new single Still Life. Balancing gleaming guitarwork, whimsical grooves and oscillating instrumentation, Still Life also features some spectacular additional fretwork courtesy of Animals As Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi. “Tosin was […]
Narrm neo punk/funk warriors Mammal target misinformation in scintillating fashion, with their explosive new single Keanu Reeves premiered via HEAVY today, and also marking the band’s first new material since 2022. Fittingly accompanied by a music video inspired by one of the actual Keanu Reeves’ most iconic cinematic moments, the brand new Mammal outing will […]
Independent Out Now It’s not often I sit down to review an album from a band I know absolutely nothing about, but a quick glance through the press release for Taliesin’s new album Disciple tells me pretty much I needed to know. Their previous release Faceless was voted Best Australian Metal Album of 2022 on […]
Words by Matt New Pix by Angie New Photography It feels like just yesterday we were treated to the first Sunk Loto shows in over 15 years, but how quickly the past 12 months have flown by. The Gold Coast alternative-metal quartet is embarking on a national tour to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of their […]
Words by Simon Russell-White Pix by SquirtyG First off, The Triffid, Brisbane really is a treat, the reason for it NOT ‘being so subtly tucked away in depths of Fortitude Valley’ is due to its instant gritty attractiveness the moment you enter. It’s staple for the Brisbane music scene and yet again it proved to […]