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Unlocking The Secrets Of The KNOTFEST MUSEUM With CAELIN MEREDITH

One of the lesser known wonders of the travelling Knotfest music extravaganza is the Knotfest Museum.An extension of the music program, the Knotfest Museum is more than a distraction tacked on as an afterthought. Much more. “We’ve had to wrap it in pillows and blankets so that people don’t stab their eyes.” Caelin Meredith Everything […]

Bringing The Funk With JAY WEINBERG From INFECTIOUS GROOVES

“Whatever band I’m playing with, I try to just approach it from a place of authenticity”. Jay Weinberg On the eve of their Australian tour, Infectious Grooves pulled one final punch when they announced former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg into a band that already includes Mike Muir, Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies) and Rob Trujillo (Metallica). […]

Fire And Brimstone With DAN From ANCIENT REMAINS

Brisbane metal outfit Ancient Remains understand the ethos of more is better, consistently churning out new material in an attempt to engage with as many people as possible. Their most recent effort is the crushing four-track EP Burn It All, which came out on March 13. Ancient Remains draw influences from bands such as Metallica, […]

HEAVY DIGIMAG #346

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Blast From The Past With ZAKK WYLDE From PANTERA

Photo credit Jeffrey Graham Photography Knotfest Australia 2024 is less than a week away, and despite boasting bands of the calibre of Lamb Of God, Disturbed, Halestorm, Skindred and more, the band on everyone’s lips is Pantera. After getting back together last year for some live shows – with Zakk Wylde filling guitarist duties and […]

Averting A Crisis With MATT O’KEEFE From THE GREAT AWAKE

Let’s face it, coming up with something fresh and unique when it comes to music and the music world is almost impossible these days. With more music at our disposal than ever before meaning a multitude of new bands and artists all clamouring to find their share of the market, it takes something truly special […]

Bleeding For Your Art With LIL LOTUS

LA based alternative artist Lil Lotus recently unleashed his second album Nosebleeder via Epitaph Records, building on the promise shown on his debut effort ERRØR BØY. Nosebleeder sees Lotus collaborating across the sphere of alternative music, including Mod Sun, Sophie Powers, Alexis Munroe and kennedyxoxo. Determined not to be restricted by any one genre or […]

Echoes Of The Future With MAT ROBINS From CICADASTONE

Rising from the ashes of the grunge era, Melbourne rock outfit Cicadastone have spent just over ten years refining their sound amid a musical revolution that saw their style of music shunned from mainstream darlings to backseat troublemakers. Following their 2016 debut Chance Collide, Cicadastone found strength in the fact that although grunge-infused rock was […]

THE BLACK CROWES: ‘Happiness Bastards’

March 15 Silver Arrow Records It’s been 15 long years since the world has heard new music from rock machine The Black Crowes, but all of that is about to come crashing down this Friday, March 15, when the band drops their new album Happiness Bastards. There are so many questions you could ask after […]

Bringing The Thunder With JOE HOTTINGER From HALESTORM

Halestorm took the world by storm towards the end of 2022 with the release of their fifth studio album, Back From The Dead. A rock album in every sense of the word, Back From The Dead drew a fresh generation of fans to Halestorm’s side with its harder edge and attitude-stained delivery. That album saw […]

A Better Tomorrow With BRENDAN PRESTON & BENNY BONES From ALL THIS FILTH

In the modern age of short attention spans, it is refreshing to see some bands still operating by the tried and true laws of yesteryear when it comes to releasing music. With EP’s and singles all the rage, Perth metal outfit All This Filth elected to take their time with their recently released album Tomorrow […]

HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #159

VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #159 HERE Big thanks to Nev Pearce from Everblack Podcast this week for allowing us to use his interview with Carcass after technical issues robbed us of ours! As such, Carcass feature on this weeks cover ahead of their Australian tour with The Black Dahlia Murder this April. We also […]

HEAVY DIGIMAG #345

VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #345 HERE This weeks DigiMag features Ville Valo on the cover, talking about his upcoming Australian tour. We also speak with Magnadur, Radio Birdman, The Damned, Crossfaith, The Porkers and Mammal. There’s music and tour news from Caskets, Infectious Grooves, Eyehategod, Mr. Bungle, Dirty Honey, Heilung, Better Noise Music and Orange Goblin […]

Backstage At CVLTFEST With OCEAN GROVE

CVLTFEST came to Brisbane’s Eaton’s Hill Hotel recently, bringing with it a tornado of hard rock and metal performed by some of this country’s headline bands as well as some that should one day attain that status themselves. But it wasn’t just a celebration of Australian music, with organisers Alpha Wolf assembling a strong volley […]

Controlled Chaos With TOMI PERRAKOSKI From MAGNADUR

Making any kind of a splash in the ferociously brilliant wading pool that is Finnish metal is an arduous task, made even more so by the pedigree of bands gone before and the talent of those emerging. The metal scene has always been strong in that part of the world, and although there are a […]

The Extremities Of Punk With CAPTAIN SENSIBLE From THE DAMNED

While many bands proclaim to be the real deal when it comes to punk rock, very few can say so definitively. Punk rock is/has and never will be a style of music that caters to the masses or measures itself on facts and figures. It is more music for the outcasts and disenfranchised who have […]

One Final Hurrah With DENIZ TEK From RADIO BIRDMAN

Fifty years of servitude in any industry is a great achievement, but fifty years in the music industry is something special. In an industry that rewards only when you have something of value to offer, bands are churned through the machine at a rapid rate of knots. Yesterday’s heroes can quickly become tomorrow’s nobodies with […]

Clearing The Waters With SEB From DARK WATER

As much as music and finding success in the industry is largely about talent, the occasional bit of good fortune or right place right time ethos certainly helps. Melbourne synthwave outfit Dark Water discovered this last week when they were announced as national support for Ville Valo on his upcoming Australian shows. The call-up came […]

Less Than Zero With KENTA KOIE From CROSSFAITH

Japanese metal machine Crossfaith are one of the few Japanese bands to make the massive leap from hometown heroes to international pacesetters. Blending a plethora of genres from punk to metal to rock to electronica, Crossfaith have captured a sound and energy sought by many but attained by few. Through five albums the band have […]

Chewing The Fat With PETE COOPER From THE PORKERS

25 years ago, an album by an Australian punk outfit started making ripples in the music scene that quickly turned into rips in the very fabric of music. It typified the Australian laconic sense of humour and general apathy towards anything even remotely resembling authority, and would go on to become a landmark in Australian […]

A Moment Of Realisation With EZEKIEL OX From MAMMAL

After taking a couple of years to fully find their feet again after a prolonged absence, Aussie funk/rock/metal dance machine Mammal are finally ready to unleash their second full-length album on the world with the release of The Penny Drop on March 6. After disbanding in the same year their debut album The Majority shocked […]

Building An Empire With DOM & NICK From SUFFER THE EVENUE

After laying a solid platform last year with their debut EP Vol 1: Superdead metal outfit Suffer The Evenue have spent the last 12 months planning and refining the follow-up to best showcase their musical prowess. By harvesting the essence from their first release, Suffer The Evenue felt more comfortable following their creative instincts on […]

Featured Album Review: THE PENNY DROP, MAMMAL

HEAVY is starting a new column this week when we present the Featured Album Review. But, in the usual HEAVY way, it has been done with a twist. HEAVY will review the new album first then interview the band where we will read our review track by track and see if we are on the […]

HEAVY DIGIMAG #344

VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #344 HERE DigiMag #344 is special for a lot of reasons, but the biggest is staring you straight in the face when you look at the cover and see one of the Gods of Metal staring back at you. We are proud to feature Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who put some […]

Projecting Your Mortality With BRUCE DICKINSON

It’s been almost 20 years since Bruce Dickinson released his last solo album Tyranny Of Souls back in 2005, but the wait is almost over with the release of The Mandrake Project on March 1. Much has happened with Dickinson both professionally and personally between albums, and he pours the bulk of it out on […]

MAMMAL: The Penny Drop

New World Artists March 6 Mammal has been right up there as one of my all-time favourite bands from the moment I stumbled across them in one of the side tents at the Gold Coast Big Day Out in 2009. I remember walking past the three-quarter full tent and hearing a rumbling mixture of rock, […]

Chain Of Command With NICK MELISSOURGOS From SUICIDAL ANGELS

Greek metal masters of mayhem Suicidal Angels tomorrow release their eighth studio album Profane Prayer, reaffirming their growing stature as one of the leaders of the next phase of metal evolution. Since forming Suicidal Angels at just 16 years of age back in 2001, Nick Melissourgos (vocals, guitars) has overseen a changing of the guard […]

GROOVER Review: AUSTIN ROAD ‘A Cloud With No Silver Lines’

Regretfully, the first track sent to me by Somerset metalcore outfit Austin Road expired before I had a chance to listen, but thankfully the band has given me a second chance and sent in their new track A Cloud With No Silver Lines. A swirling guitar lick eases to the surface before an abrasive as […]

GROOVER Review: DEVERE ‘Dead Before I Die’

DeVere returned with their third offering Dead Before I Die via all streaming services on February 2, 2024, but since this is my first listen to the band let’s start from scratch. Starting with deliberate notes, DeVere create a sonic atmosphere of desolation from the outset, a haunting tone lingering in the breeze before the […]

GROOVER Review: IRIDIUM ‘Maaji’

I almost skipped past this track from Iridium due to the fact there was no bio or real information about the band. It happens too often, and I personally find it hard to listen to a new band’s music without knowing anything about them. But then I got to thinking maybe that’s my problem, not […]

On The Prowl With ALPHA WOLF Backstage At CVLTFEST

Alpha Wolf are deservedly riding the crest of a musical wave at the moment. After doing it tough for a few years, the band have settled into a metal groove, quickly forcing themselves into the top echelon of Australian metal bands. Following last weekend’s successful CVLTFEST in Brisbane and a new album Half Living Things […]

Musical Festivities With CRAVE DEATH Backstage At CVLTFEST

One of the best things about music festivals is getting the chance to be introduced to bands and new music that you might never have come across otherwise. HEAVY is in the double bonus position of sometimes getting to chat to these bands as well, as was the case last weekend when we were invited […]

Keeping The Faith With DAI DAI From PALEDUSK

Japanese metal hybrid outfit Paledusk recently completed a tour of this country with countrymen Crossfaith. The two bands played to large crowds at every performance, culminating with both bands playing at CVLTFEST in Brisbane last weekend. Combining metalcore, industrial metal, nu-metal and electronic elements, Paledusk are a band rapidly on the rise, hastened by the […]

Featured Album: MAMMAL The Penny Drop Video Review Teaser

HEAVY is starting a new column this week, when we present the Featured Album post. But, in the usual HEAVY way, it has been done with a twist. HEAVY will review the new album first then interview the band where we will read our review track by track and see if we are on the […]

THE MIDNIGHT DEVILS Announce Melbourne Sideshow At STAY GOLD

The Midnight Devils are sweeping through Australia this July supporting Bon But Not Forgotten as they celebrate 50 years of AC/DC, but the hard-rocking glam party animals have also managed to score a few headline sideshows. With the Sydney sideshow at the Duke Of Enmore on July 11 being announced recently, today the Devils are […]

Tides Of Death With JASON EVANS From INGESTED

Manchester death metal outfit Ingested are the gift that keeps on giving. Since their 2020 album Where Only God May Tread, the three-piece masters of metal have released roughly one album per year, culminating in The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams which will be unleashed via Metal Blade Records on April 5. “I didn’t […]

Metal Electric With SCOTT KIRKLAND From THE CRYSTAL METHOD

Pioneers of Electronic Industrial Music, The Crystal Method, return to Australia from March 1 via Auckland on February 29 for a string of showstopping performances. Despite only 14 months elapsing since their last trip out here, such has been the demand for The Crystal Method to bring their music back that these new shows are […]

HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #157

VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #157 HERE With Knotfest fast approaching, we thought it time to introduce you to one of the bands playing, Brand Of Sacrifice. And what better way to do that than by speaking with frontman Kyle Anderson? We also catch up with RedHook, COG, Voodoo Bloo, The Whiskeys, Of Mice & […]

Premiere: THE WHISKEYS ‘Hoedown’

Tweed Heads rock machine The Whiskeys are unleashing their debut single Hoedown on the world today, and you better be ready! The Whiskeys formed back in 2019 but spent the next few years refining and finding their sound through countless live shows and hours spent writing. Although having enough material to possibly record and release […]

Conquering New Territories With KYLE ANDERSON From BRAND OF SACRIFICE

Knotfest Australia 2024 is fast approaching, with less than one month before the traveling music extravaganza hits Melbourne for the first show on March 21. Headlined by Pantera, Disturbed and Lamb Of God, it would be easy to overlook some of the other bands on the bill out of pure excitement for the headliners, but […]

HEAVY DIGIMAG #343

VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #343 HERE This week’s digimag features a rare and special interview with Sam Totman from Dragonforce. He doesn’t do many interviews because…well, he’s simply not allowed to! We had the pleasure of spending time with him to talk about their upcoming album Warp Speed Warriors and heaps more. We also spoke with […]

Travelling At Warp Speed With SAM TOTMAN From DRAGONFORCE

Dragonforce are undoubtedly one of the biggest bands in the world – or at least the most recognisable. Allowing their track Through The Fire And Flames to be used on Guitar Hero 3 proved a masterstroke for the band after the global success of that game – not to mention the fact how addictive it […]

Shut Up And Smile With BENJI WEBB From SKINDRED

UK reggae/metal/funk/rock outfit Skindred have successfully managed to combine a plethora of sounds, influences and genres together to create a completely fresh and vibrant sonic wave of destruction that on paper should not work but somehow does. Over eight albums the band has defied scrutiny, backlash and, at times, disdain for daring to be different, […]

RATFEST Set To Blast Your Ears This August

Oz alternative rock stalwarts Suiciety are curating their first ever event this August when they present Ratfest over three days at three different venues. To be held at the Gaso on August 23, Haba the following day and the Sooki Lounge on August 25, Ratfest features Melbourne metal legends Frankenbok, Tasmanian horror rockers Captives, desert […]

Airing Your Dirty Laundry With BILLY JEANS From MEAN JEANS

One of the most enduring qualities of music – or punk music more specifically – is that as a listener or musician you don’t feel the obligation to grow up. Ever. It’s actually expected of you that your morals and beliefs will differ from the rest of society, and your outlook on life and sense […]

Taming The Psycho With REDHOOK

Sydney’s chameleons of rock, RedHook have been pretty quiet since the release of their debut album Postcards From A Living Hell in April last year. And who could blame them? 2023 was the year RedHook broke through from a band on the fringes of success to a bona fide international standard touring band, following high-profile […]

GROOVER Review: AMALGAMA ‘Dark Lacroix’

Metal outfit Amalgama are on the verge of releasing their new album Mastermind and have elected to share the lead single Dark Lacroix with HEAVY and our listeners. A tasty guitar intro revs up the drums before an almighty scream fills the void and the guitar soars majestically with an awesome lick that reverbs into […]

Taking Out The Garbage With RORY MCDONALD From VOODOO BLOO

Despite their relative youth, New Zealand alternate rock outfit Voodoo Bloo are no amateurs when it comes to music. Don’t let their baby faces or innocent looks fool you. When it comes to making the tough decisions that could ultimately make or break your career, these lads will invariably make the right one. Be it […]

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