Phil Anselmo & King Parrot US Tour Video
King Parrot dropped by Housecore Records HQ on their current North American tour to talk turkey with metal legends Philip H. Anselmo and Mike IX Williams about tours, new records, guitar lessons, and burning holes in the ground in the swamps of Louisiana!
Orphaned Land, Voyager and Orsome Welles live @ The ESPY, Melbourne
The last few years have seen a huge number of small scale tours by bands from across the metal spectrum. Bands that probably would never have expected to find their way to Australia in years gone by now arrived regularly. Orphaned Land from Israel are one such band, and show number two of their three […]
HEAVY TV: Gwar
The entire team at HEAVY is saddened to hear of Dave Brockie’s untimely passing. We’re all collectively huge fans of the band and were honoured to have Oderus Urungus talk to us at the Melbourne Soundwave show. Oderus unleashes hell with HEAVY TV’s Damo. Full of fun! Full of insight and genuinely a true character […]
GWAR Vocalist, Dave Brockie, has died at the age of 50.
According to the Richmond, Virginia based website, StyleWeekly, GWAR vocalist, Dave Brockie, has sadly passed away at the age of 50. He was found at his home by housemates on Sunday evening (March 23rd) and the cause of death, at this point, is still not known. Brockie formed GWAR in 1984 after the demise of […]
HEAVY TV: Thy Art Is Murder
HEAVY TV’s Cassie Walker interviews CJ & Lee of Thy Art Is Murder. Talking about the success of the band, loyalty of the fans, Katy Perry and Blacktown.
Sonata Arctica seeking redemption with new album.
Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica are back in 2014 with studio album eight, entitled Pariah’s Child. Keyboard player Henrik Klingenberg shares his thoughts on the latest recording, with a mix of information and humour – a combination that is probably to be expected in an early morning coffee-fueled interview.
Live Review: Absu + Portal w/ Denouncement Pyre and Thrall @ The Hi-Fi Melbourne
Having been introduced to them just weeks before the announcement of their Australian tour through two unconnected chance encounters, by way of the humorous game ‘Ikea or Death’, and subsequently finding their CD in a huge pile of promotional CDs handed to me almost four years ago. I was astonished at the prospect of seeing […]
Killswitch Engage Guitarist Joel Stroetzel on Disarm the Descent and Their Australian Tour
For the first time since the release of their 2013 album, Disarm the Descent, Killswitch Engage head to Australia in April to unleash their aural assault on the nation and HEAVY had the pleasure of catching up with guitarist Joel Stroetzel ahead of the tour.
Arch Enemy release “War Eternal” video
Only days after announcing that Alissa White-Gluz has taken over vocal duties from Angela Gossow, Arch Enemy have released a video clip for the title track from the forthcoming album “War Eternal”. On this track at least there are no signs of the clean vocals White-Gluz is capable of, with the entire track delivered in […]
The Agonist Announce New Singer Vicky Psarakis
After the announcement of former lead singer Alissa White-Gluz joining Arch Enemy, The Agonist members released this statement: “Today we announce that after 3 albums and countless tours we officially part ways with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. We wish Alissa all the best with Arch Enemy and her future endeavors. It is the beginning of a […]
HEAVY TV: Amon Amarth
HEAVY TV’s Doug Steele gets into it with Johan Hegg and Ted Lundström of Amon Amarth discussing influences, Sweden, gear and the writing process of the band.
Arch Enemy announce departure of Angela Gossow
Sweden’s Arch Enemy have dropped a bombshell with the announcement that long time vocalist Angela Gossow has stepped down and been replaced by Alissa White-Gluz, formerly with Canadian band The Agonist.
Tuomas Holopainen and the symphonic Scrooge
For an artist, one of the benefits of climbing up the music business ladder is an increased opportunity to indulge your own musical quirks. Tuomas Holopainen, the driving force behind Finland’s symphonic metal masters Nightwish, has seized the chance to do exactly that and bring to life a project based on the Disney comic book […]
Interview with Rex Brown: Road Pirates and Revolutions
Legendary metal bassist Rex Brown, formerly of Pantera and Down, is now focusing his musical energies on new band Kill Devil Hill. Having just released their second album Revolution Rise, Rex is enthusiastic for people to hear the new material. And the best way to do that in this day and age is to hit […]
A Few of My Favourite Things…
Magick, Nihilism, Hallucinogenics. With a new album in the works and an impending sophomore excursion to Australia, HEAVY caught up with Absu mastermind Proscriptor McGovern to peer behind the curtain of mythological occult metal. “When the band first started it was my main objective to categorize the music as mythological occult metal,” says McGovern, drummer/vocalist and last […]
HEAVY TV: Testament’s Chuck Billy
Doug Steele gets to chat with Testament’s Chuck Billy about music, the San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal scene, and what Chuck does when he’s not in ‘music mode’. This interview hit home for Doug, as it was his very first interview for Soundwave 2014. Doug also grew up in San Jose, California and Testament […]
Animals As Leaders Unleash The Joy Of Motion
Animals As Leaders have officially set Friday 28 March as the release date for their much-anticipated new album, The Joy of Motion via Sumerian/ADA. This third full-length release is a bombastic, dynamic and innovative explosion incorporates elements spanning across the entire musical spectrum. It also marks the recording debut of drummer Matthew Garstka, whose technical […]
HEAVY TV: DarkC3ll
HEAVY TV’s Doug Steele interview’s DarkC3LL backstage at Soundwave 2014 in Melbourne. DarkC3LL discuss the sheer excitement of getting on the Soundwave bill and about the recording process of the new album! Soul crushing beats, powerhouse industrial grooves, topped with a layer of dirty rock’n’roll swagger – this only begins to describe the musical juggernaut […]
Soundwave Gallery III
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Orphaned Land Interview
On the eve of their forthcoming Australian Tour, HEAVY gets heavy with Orphaned Land… What are your expectations of touring Australia? Have you visited before? I’ve never been to Australia. I’m almost certain none of my band mates have been there as well. We expect a very nice place! We’ve heard a lot about Australian […]
Soundwave 2014 Gallery II
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Soundwave 2014 @ Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
From the massive line up of international bands to the sunburnt faces and sea of King Parrot shirts, Soundwave proved once again why it’s the juggernaut of Australian heavy music festivals. With 12 stages, over 90 bands and an expected crowd of over 42,000 for Melbourne alone, punters are claiming this as the best one […]
Soundwave 2014 Gallery
HEAVY magazine had three representative photographers at this year’s Soundwave festival. It proved to be a fantastic day for all things Rock and we were there to cover the event from the photo-pit to backstage interviews with some of your fave HEAVY stars! Stay tuned to HEAVY for a bunch of interviews on our HEAVY […]
AFI Live @ The Prince Band Room, Melbourne, Australia
What separates a solid band from live artists? Amid a huge crop of talented heavyweights on this year’s Soundwave bill, what makes a live act outstanding? Delivering a show as sophisticated as it was raucous, as honest and raw as it was professional, alt rockers AFI demonstrated that being a performing artist involves so much […]
Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw and Dir En Grey Live @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Flinders St Station is crawling with black. Swanston St has become a makeshift highway of band t-shirts and skinny jeans. There’s more spikey hair and leather than most know what to do with. This all points to one thing – it’s Soundwave week in Melbourne town.
Alice in Chains, Down & Walking Paper Live @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney
After an enormous day of bands at the annual Soundwave festival in Sydney, Alice in Chains brought their a-game one more time for Sydney, bringing along a very diverse line-up that spanned from balls out metal to honest bluesy hard rock. Enmore theatre couldn’t wait to help brilliantly facilitate a high quality sound that very few venues could […]
